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.
Speakers
Ms. Esra Doğan Tulgan
Corporate Affairs Manager, Investment Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey
Turkiye
Agenda
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Registrations
Welcome notes
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
Ambassador (a.h.) Michael B. Christides
Chapter 1: Energy supply & security - Environmental commitments
Programming partner: Institute of Energy for South East. Europe
Ambassador Omar Amer Youssef
Ambassador Burak Özügergin
Mr. Dimitris Kardomateas
Mr. Erik Holmgren
Chapter 2: Innovation, Technology, Financing, Investments at serving society
Dr. Christos Dimas
Mr. Peter Svec
Mr. Romeo Mikautadze
Chapter 3: Regional cooperation-integration based on the economic geography of the regions
H.E. Ms. Željka Cvijanović
Ambassador Lazar Comanescu
Ms. Alia El-Yassir
Ms. Eleni Marianou
Mr. Wouter Zweers
Chapter 4: Connectivity & Infrastructure, the growing need for new investments
Ambassador Xiao Junzheng
Mr. Umberto de Pretto
Mr. ΥU Zenggang
Dr. Haris Lambropoulos
Speakers'- Partners' official dinner
by invitation only
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Registrations
Chapter 5: Investing in gender innovation to build sustainable economies
Programming partner: UN WOMEN
Ms. Alia El-Yassir
Ms. Emine Perviz Erdem
Dr. Avtandil Kasradze
Ms. Esra Doğan Tulgan
Ms. Valentina Disoska
Chapter 6: Global convulsions and their impact on the Balkans and the Black Sea region
Ambassador Angelina Eichhorst
Mr. Daniel Mitov
Dr. Spyridon Flogaitis
Mr. Jim Morris
Moderators’ remarks and conclusions
Ambassador (a.h.) Michael B. Christides
Mr. Anthony D. Papayannides
Ms. Merâl Güzel
Mr. Costis Stambolis
Ms. Odin Linardatou
End of the conference
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
Networking & Social Activities
coming soon
Side Events
coming soon
Delegates practical information
coming soon
Image, Video, Sound Data Policy
Any participant, including speakers, delegates, subcontractors and staff, in order to gain access to the Balkans & Black Sea Forum (here-after BBSF), accept, agree and consent to the following terms and conditions:
- BBSF is owned by the nonprofit organization “Geo Routes Institute” (here-after referred to as The Organizer) and lies under the latter’s jurisdiction.
- Participants acknowledge, agree and consent that during the forum The Organizer will allow photo coverage as well as video & audio recordings of presentations, for documentation purposes.
- Participants grant to The Organizer the right to freely use the aforementioned documentation through its affiliated websites, including – but not limited to – the balkansblackseaforum.org, www.geo-routes.com, www.agribusinessforum.org, and through social media channels connected to these websites, as well as to all media and communication partners, bodies, institutions or anyone else related with the BBSF.
- The Organizer is committed to handling aforementioned content and data in a professional manner and solely in the context of the BBSF aims. Any disagreement must be submitted – prior to registration – in written form to the following e-mail info@balkansblackseaforum.org
- BBSF speakers and sponsors are solely responsible for the material presented to the forum, including the right for presenting such material publicly. The Organizer has no responsibility for copyrighted or otherwise protected material presented by any person during the forum without the consent of the creator or rights-holder.
- The Organizer may prohibit taking photos and/or making audio and video recordings by participants who have not received accreditation for such purpose. Only photographers / cameramen holding official accreditation are allowed to operate within the venues of the forum and during the latter’s events. Copy of any photographic material and/or audio and video recording created by a rightfully accredited person, shall be supplied to The Organizer.
- Unless Participants expressly and in advance deny their consent, The Organizer and his partners may photograph and/or record free of charge the voice and image of Participants, the stands or specific items displayed on them, and may distribute photos and/or recordings to third parties and to communicate them to the public, in the whole world, which may be presented (in particular in the form of live or delayed broadcasting), reproduced without limit as to the number of reproductions and published, in the whole world, in any format, using any method or process known or unknown at this time, in whole or in part, on all tangible or intangible media known or unknown at this time, including, in particular, the internet (the websites of The Organizer and its partners and social networks), and on any other promotional or marketing tool it may use for information or promotional purposes.
In case of disagreement with the above terms, you are kindly requested to refrain from registering to the event.
For any questions or concerns on the Digital Policy of the BBSF, please revert to: info@balkansblackseaforum.org
The above policy applies to all kinds of participation to BBSF events (in person, hybrid or virtual)
Steering Committee
Synonymous with the Board of Trustees, Steering Committee is conducting all major issues of the Forum including its Annual Declaration.
Ms. Anita Bathia
Ass. Secretary-General of the United Nations & Dpt. Executive Director of UN Women
India
Ambassador Lazar Comanescu
Secretary General, Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
Romania
Speakers
Speakers
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
Registration Policy
General Conditions for participation to the Forum:
Participation in the Balkans & Black Sea Forum (hereafter BBSF) means that the following provisions were read, understood and accepted prior to your registration to the conference:
- Registrations for in-person participation include 2-days of attendance, 2-light meals, 5 coffee breaks, conference material and e-certification of attendance. VAT is not included.
- Registrations for online participation include 2-days live streaming (real-time), e-conference agenda, e-certification of attendance, and access to the virtual Sponsors’ lounge. VAT is not included.
- Registrations should be made electronically through the designated platform of the forum and are subject to the approval of the organizers.
- Registrations are not transferable and no refunds for canceled registrations are accepted. In case the forum goes virtual, due to a lockdown declared by the government, in-person participants will be refunded the difference between physical and virtual attendance.
- Students’ reduced fees require a valid academic ID and a student enrolment document. Documents shall be provided by email.
- For the time-being access to the venue requires certification of vaccination against Covid-19.
- Participants may access the forum upon presentation of the relevant accreditation (e-pass), to be provided electronically by the organizers one week prior to the forum.
- The official language of the BBSF is English. BBSF reserves the right to amend the program and is not responsible for cancellations of speakers due to private reasons or other unforeseen circumstances.
- BBSF accepts no responsibility for statements made orally or in written form by any of the speakers or delegates during the forum, nor the responsibility for any copying, republication, or redistribution of such statements.
- Participants accept, consent and authorize the organizers to freely take photos and make video and voice recordings throughout the event. Furthermore, they agree to personally appear in the aforementioned material for promotional and/or scientific purposes and for an unlimited amount of time.
The above applies to all kinds of participation in the BBSF (in-person, hybrid or virtual)