Balkans & Black Sea Forum 2022

The Balkans & Black Sea Forum 2022 is held at a time of numerous geopolitical, economic, and power-shifting challenges that influence the global scene and endanger the social and economic equilibrium of regions. In a world of conflict and constant disruption, Balkans & Black Sea Forum 2022 aspires to pave the way for a sincere, coherent, and constructive exchange of views and dialogue, needed today more than ever before.

Balkans & Black Sea Forum 2022  spans across 6 high caliber sessions with 30 renowned speakers from Greece and the world, representing leading businesses, policymakers, diplomats, think tanks, research, and academia. Real-time broadcasting will be available. 

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Speakers

Ambassador Burak Özügergin

Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Greece

Türkiye

Mr. Dimitris Kardomateas

Head of the Office of the Secretary General for Energy & Mineral Resources, Ministry of Energy & Environment

Greece

Mr. Anthony D. Papayannides

Journalist, General Manager Economia Group

Greece

Mr. Giannis Balakakis

Chair Organizing Committee

Greece

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Agenda

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

09.30 - 10.00

Registrations

10.00 - 10.30

Welcome notes

photoMr. Giannis Balakakis

Chair Organizing Committee • Greece

photoAmbassador (a.h.) Michael B. Christides

Co-Chair Organizing Committee, Balkans & Black Sea Forum • Greece
10.30 - 12.00

Chapter 1: Energy supply & security - Environmental commitments

Programming partner: Institute of Energy for South East. Europe

photoAmbassador Omar Amer Youssef

Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Greece • Egypt

photoAmbassador Burak Özügergin

Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Greece • Türkiye

photoMr. Dimitris Kardomateas

Head of the Office of the Secretary General for Energy & Mineral Resources, Ministry of Energy & Environment • Greece

photoMr. Erik Holmgren

Economic Counselor, Embassy of the United States • United States of America
12.30 - 14.00

Chapter 2: Innovation, Technology, Financing, Investments at serving society

photoDr. Christos Dimas

Dpt. Minister for Development and Investments in charge of Research & Innovation • Greece

photoMr. Peter Svec

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy of Slovakia • Slovakia

photoMr. Romeo Mikautadze

Deputy Minister of Economy & Sustainable Development of Georgia • Georgia
15.00 - 16.30

Chapter 3: Regional cooperation-integration based on the economic geography of the regions

photoH.E. Ms. Željka Cvijanović

Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bosnia and Herzegovina

photoAmbassador Lazar Comanescu

Secretary General, Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation • Romania

photoMs. Alia El-Yassir

Regional Director, UN Women Office for Europe & Central Asia • Turkiye

photoMs. Eleni Marianou

Secretary General, Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions • France

photoMr. Wouter Zweers

Research Fellow – EU & Global Affairs Unit, Clingendael Institute • Netherlands
17.00 - 18.30

Chapter 4: Connectivity & Infrastructure, the growing need for new investments

photoAmbassador Xiao Junzheng

Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Greece • China

photoMr. Umberto de Pretto

Secretary General, International Road Transport Union • Switzerland

photoMr. ΥU Zenggang

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Piraeus Port Authority SA • China

photoDr. Haris Lambropoulos

President, Hellenic Development Bank of Investments • Greece
19.30 - 21.30

Speakers'- Partners' official dinner

by invitation only

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

09.30 - 10.00

Registrations

10.00 - 10.15

Keynote speech

photoMr. Adonis Georgiadis

Minister for Development & Investments • Greece
10.15 - 11.30

Chapter 5: Investing in gender innovation to build sustainable economies

Programming partner: UN WOMEN

photoMs. Alia El-Yassir

Regional Director, UN Women Office for Europe & Central Asia • Turkiye

photoMs. Emine Perviz Erdem

President of Turkey Woman Entrepreneurs Association, BoD Member of Erdem Holdings • Turkiye

photoDr. Avtandil Kasradze

Chairman, Georgia’s Technology & Innovations Agency (GITA) • Georgia

photoMs. Esra Doğan Tulgan

Corporate Affairs Manager, Investment Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey • Turkiye

photoMs. Valentina Disoska

President, Association of Business Women in North Macedonia • North Macedonia
12.00 - 13.30

Chapter 6: Global convulsions and their impact on the Balkans and the Black Sea region

photoAmbassador Angelina Eichhorst

Managing Director Europe, European External Action Service • Brussels

photoMr. Daniel Mitov

fm. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of the National Assembly of Bulgaria • Bulgaria

photoDr. Spyridon Flogaitis

President, European Public Law Organization • Greece

photoMr. Jim Morris

Political Counselor, Embassy of the United States • United States of America
13.30 - 14.30

Moderators’ remarks and conclusions

photoAmbassador (a.h.) Michael B. Christides

Co-Chair Organizing Committee, Balkans & Black Sea Forum • Greece

photoMr. Anthony D. Papayannides

Journalist, General Manager Economia Group • Greece

photoMs. Merâl Güzel

Partnerships Manager, UN Women Headquarters • USA

photoMr. Costis Stambolis

Executive Director, Institute of Energy for South East Europe • Greece

photoMs. Odin Linardatou

Head of Communications, Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy • Greece
14.30

End of the conference

15.00 - 16.00

Speaker's & foreign missions/delegates guided visit to the Acropolis Museum

By registration till 13/12/2022, 13h00

NB

  • Official language is English and participation to the Forum is with a registration fee
  • Topics are indicative and Chapters may be reordered  
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