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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

H.E. Ms. Željka Cvijanović

Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mr. Umberto de Pretto

Secretary General, International Road Transport Union

Switzerland

Mr. Adonis Georgiadis

Minister for Development & Investments

Greece

Ms. Esra Doğan Tulgan

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

Turkiye

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  

Leading Sponsors

Sponsors

Official Partners

Contributors

Auspices

Media and Communication

BBSF22 Multimedia Data Policy

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:

  1. BBSF is owned by the nonprofit organization “Geo Routes Institute” (here-after referred to as The Organizer) and lies under the latter’s jurisdiction.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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)

BBSF22 Sponsors

Special thanks to all Balkans Black Sea Forum 2022 Partners

Leading Sponsors

Sponsors

Contributors

Official Partners

Auspices

Media

BBSF22 Steering Committee

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

BBSF22 Speakers 2022

Speakers

Speakers

H.E. Ms. Željka Cvijanović

Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ambassador Omar Amer Youssef

Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Greece

Egypt

Mr. Giannis Balakakis

Chair Organizing Committee

Greece

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. Valentina Disoska

President, Association of Business Women in North Macedonia

North Macedonia

Ambassador Angelina Eichhorst

Managing Director Europe, European External Action Service

Brussels

Ms. Alia El-Yassir

Regional Director, UN Women Office for Europe & Central Asia

Turkiye

Ms. Emine Perviz Erdem

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

Turkiye

Dr. Spyridon Flogaitis

President, European Public Law Organization

Greece

Mr. Adonis Georgiadis

Minister for Development & Investments

Greece

Ms. Merâl Güzel

Partnerships Manager, UN Women Headquarters

USA

Mr. Erik Holmgren

Economic Counselor, Embassy of the United States

United States of America

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

Dr. Avtandil Kasradze

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

Georgia

Dr. Haris Lambropoulos

President, Hellenic Development Bank of Investments

Greece

Ms. Odin Linardatou

Head of Communications, Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy

Greece

Mr. Zdenko Lucić

State Secretary for Foreign Trade & Development, Ministry of Foreign & European Affairs, Republic of Croatia

Croatia

Ms. Eleni Marianou

Secretary General, Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions

France

Mr. Romeo Mikautadze

Deputy Minister of Economy & Sustainable Development of Georgia

Georgia

Mr. Daniel Mitov

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

Bulgaria

Mr. Jim Morris

Political Counselor, Embassy of the United States

United States of America

Ambassador Burak Özügergin

Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Greece

Türkiye

Mr. Anthony D. Papayannides

Journalist, General Manager Economia Group

Greece

Mr. Umberto de Pretto

Secretary General, International Road Transport Union

Switzerland

Mr. Costis Stambolis

Executive Director, Institute of Energy for South East Europe

Greece

Mr. Peter Svec

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy of Slovakia

Slovakia

Ms. Esra Doğan Tulgan

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

Turkiye

Mr. ΥU Zenggang

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Piraeus Port Authority SA

China

Mr. Wouter Zweers

Research Fellow – EU & Global Affairs Unit, Clingendael Institute

Netherlands

BBSF22 Registration Policy

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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Registrations should be made electronically through the designated platform of the forum and are subject to the approval of the organizers.
  4. 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.
  5. Students’ reduced fees require a valid academic ID and a student enrolment document. Documents shall be provided by email.
  6. For the time-being access to the venue requires certification of vaccination against Covid-19.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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)