Speakers 2024
(in alphabetical order)
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
Chair Executive Committee, Balkans & Black Sea Forum
Ambassador (h.c.) Konstantinos Bikas
Fm. Head Greek National Intelligence Service, International Business Director at Metlen Energy & Metals
Mr. Hendrik Bosshammer
Project Manager SEE, Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD)
Ambassador (a.h.) Michael B. Christides
Co-Chair Executive Committee, BBSF
Mr. François Davenne
Director General, International Union of Railways
Professor Spyridon Flogaitis
Director, European Public Law Organization
Rear Admiral Georgios Floros HN
Deputy Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff
Dr. Renwei HUANG
Executive Director-General, Fudan Institute for Belt & Road and Global Governance
Ambassador Xiao Junzheng
Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China
Mr. Lambros Kalarrytis
Journalist
Mr. George Karakatsanis
Natural Resources Environmental Economist, Evotropia Ecological Finance Architectures
H.E. Mr. Noam Katz
Ambassador of Israel
Dr. Young Tae Kim
Secretary-General, International Transport Forum-OECD
Mr. Konstantinos Lambropoulos
Senior Strategic Analyst, Co-Chair Greek branch-Geneva Center for Security Policy
Dr. Ilias Lekkos
Group Chief Economist & Head of Investment Strategy, Piraeus Bank
H.E. Mr. Arif Mammadov
Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan
Ambassador Bolat Nurgaliyev
Chairman, Foreign Policy Research Institute, MFA of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Mr. Nikos Papathanasis
Alternate Minister of Economy & Finance, Hellenic Republic
Mr. Anthony D. Papayannides
Journalist
H.E. Mr. Valentin Poriazov
Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria
Ambassador (a.h.) Dimitrios Rallis
Deputy Secretary General, BSEC PERMIS
Mr. Costis Stambolis
Executive Director, Institute of Energy for South East Europe
Dr. Jisheng SUN
Vice President, China Foreign Affairs University
Mr. Olivér Várhelyi
Commissioner for Neighborhood & Enlargement, European Commission
Dr. Angelos Vlachos
BoD Member at Hellenic Ports Association & CEO Port of Kavala SA
Ms. Xiaoxi ΧΙΑ
Counsellor, Secretariat of Cooperation Between China & CEEC, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China
Mr. ΥU Zenggang
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Piraeus Port Authority SA
Speakers 2023
(in alphabetical order)
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
Chair Executive Committee, Balkans & Black Sea Forum
H.E. Mr. Yerlan Baudarbek-Kozhatayev
Ambassador of Kazakhstan
H.E. Ms. Lidija Boshkovska
Ambassador of North Macedonia
Mr. Hendrik Bosshammer
Project Manager SEE, Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD)
H.E. Ms. Lajla Brandt Jakhelln
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Greece & Cyprus
Ambassador (a.h.) Michael B. Christides
Co-Chair Executive Committee, BBSF
Mr. Thanos Dokos
National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister
Professor Spyridon Flogaitis
Director, European Public Law Organization
Mr. Konstantinos Fragkogiannis
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Diplomacy & Openness
Mr. Erik Holmgren
Economic Counselor, Embassy of the United States
Mr. Lambros Kalarrytis
Journalist
Ms. Xenia Kaldara
President, Michael Cacoyannis Foundation
H.E. Mr. Noam Katz
Ambassador of Israel
H.E. Mr. Kyriakos Kenevezos
Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus
Mr. George Kremlis
BoD member, European Public Law Organization
Dr. Yannis Maniatis
Professor Piraeus University, Fm Minister of Environment & Energy
Mr. John Nomikos
Director, European Intelligence Academy
Ms. Christina Papaconstantinou
Deputy Governor, Bank of Greece
Mr. Anthony D. Papayannides
Journalist
H.E. Mr. Valentin Poriazov
Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria
Ambassador Dimitrios Rallis
Deputy Secretary General of BSEC PERMIS
H.E. Mr. Sergii Shutenko
Ambassador of Ukraine
H.E. Ms. Lina Skerstonaite
Ambassador of Lithuania
Mr. Costis Stambolis
Executive Director, Institute of Energy for South East Europe
Dr. Michael Thomadakis
Chief Officer Strategy & Development, DESFA SA
Speakers 2022
(in alphabetical order)
Ambassador (a.h.) Michael B. Christides
Co-Chair Organizing Committee, Balkans & Black Sea Forum
Greece
Ambassador Lazar Comanescu
Secretary General, Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
Romania
Dr. Christos Dimas
Dpt. Minister for Development and Investments in charge of Research & Innovation
Greece
Ms. Emine Perviz Erdem
President of Turkey Woman Entrepreneurs Association, BoD Member of Erdem Holdings
Turkiye
Ambassador Xiao Junzheng
Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Greece
China
Mr. Dimitris Kardomateas
Head of the Office of the Secretary General for Energy & Mineral Resources, Ministry of Energy & Environment
Greece
Mr. Zdenko Lucić
State Secretary for Foreign Trade & Development, Ministry of Foreign & European Affairs, Republic of Croatia
Croatia
Mr. Daniel Mitov
fm. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of the National Assembly of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Ms. Esra Doğan Tulgan
Corporate Affairs Manager, Investment Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey
Turkiye
Speakers 2018
(in alphabetical order)
Ambassador HUO Yuzhen
Special Representative China-CEEC Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
China
Mr. Jörg Asmussen
Managing Director Lazard, Head of the Financial Institutions Group for Continental Europe
Germany
Ms. Christina N. Baboulaki
Dpt. Manager Strategic Planning & Marketing, Piraeus Port Authority SA
United Kingdom
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
President of the BoD Geo Routes Cultural Institute & Chair Organizing Committee BBSF
Greece
Mr. Ioannis Brachos
Secretary General, International Economic Relations, Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Greece
Ms. Mila Carovska
Minister, Ministry of Labor & Social Policies, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Ambassador Michael B. Christides
Secretary General, Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
Greece
Mr. Ismir Jusko
Minister, Ministry of Communications & Transport, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Mr. Georges Kremlis
Honorary Director of the European Commission & Chair of the Espoo Convention Bureau
Greece
Mr. Zoran Lakićević
State Secretary, Ministry of Construction Transport & Infrastructure Serbia
Serbia
Dr. Gerasimos Lyberatos
Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, Athens National Technical University
Greece
Dr. Maaike Okano-Heijmans
Sr. Research Fellow, Clingendael, Netherlands Institute International Relations
Netherlands
Ms. Siwarde J. Sap
Sr. Advisor Economic Policy Affairs, Embassy of the Netherlands & Vice Chair Steering Committee BBSF
Netherlands
Dr. Jelica Stefanović-Štambuk
Professor of Diplomacy, International & European Studies, University of Belgrade
Serbia
Dr. Nicholas J. Theocarakis
Chairman & Scientific Director, Center of Planning & Economic Research
Greece
Ms. Ivelina Vasileva
Chair, Environment & Water Committee, National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Speakers 2017
(in alphabetical order)
Ms. Maia Bitadze
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources & Protection | Georgia
Georgia
Mrs Elena Cardas
European Affairs Adviser | Galati Association for Sustainable Development ”Prut – Danube” Romania
Romania
Mr. Panos Chamakiotis
Regional Director EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) | Compo Expert Group
Greece
Ambassador Michael B. Christides
Secretary General | Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
Greece
Mr. Dimitri A. Economides
Regional Managing Director Operations | Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC)
Greece
Mr. Georges Kremlis
Honorary Director of the European Commission & Chair of the Espoo Convention Bureau
Greece
Ms. Iryna Makarenko
Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Permis (Bucharest Convention) | Turkey
Ukraine
Mr. Frans Paul van der Putten
Sr. Research fellow | ‘Clingendael’ Netherlands Institute of International Relations
Netherlands
Mrs. Anastasia Sideri
Communications Director, Central and Eastern Europe | The CocaCola Company
Greece
Dr. Jelica Stefanović-Štambuk
Professor of Diplomacy, International Studies and European Studies, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Sciences
Serbia
Mrs. Alexia Trokoudi, LLM
Director of Legal Division on Energy Regulation | Hellenic Petroleum Group
Greece