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Born in 1942 in Thessaloniki, he has studied at the School of Civil Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens.

He started his career as a civil engineering researcher in 1968, setting up his own research company in 1980 and a second one in 1990. During their operation, both companies carried out studies of infrastructure works of a total amount of over 26.000.000 Euros. In the sector of Public Works Constructions, he constructed various major public works.

His social activity was greatly influenced by his refugee origins. Therefore, he has been the only continuously elected member of the Holy Institution “Panagia Soumela”, since its foundation in 1974. What’s more, in 2000 he created and funded the Refugee Housing Rehabilitation Foundation, donating approximately 250 building permits and constructing and distributing 46 houses to refugee families. Last but not the last of his activities concerning his refugee sensitivity, in 2001 he was elected Vice-President of the Panhellenic Federation of Pontian Associations, while from 2007 to 2016 he was the elected President of the World Council of Pontian Hellenism.

However, his charity work is not limited to refugee matters, as since 1968, when he started his professional activity, he has offered his contribution for free to every organization or social group that needed it. In this framework, he drew up the plans and supervised the construction of more than 20 churches in the Prefecture of Serres, as well as those of the Retirement Home and the Orphanage of Sidirokastro.

Furthermore, since 1974 he has offered free technical support and has drawn up all the studies of the works carried out at “Panagia Soumela” Monastery on Mount Vermio, while in 1994 he gratuitously constructed the central wing of the new Retirement Home of Serres.
Considering his political career, in 2002 and until 2006 he was the elected Mayor of Serres, while since 2010 and after his re-election in 2014 he has been the Vice-Regional Governor of Serres.

Dr. Yannick Glemarec is Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director for Policy and Programme for the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women).

Previously, he was the Executive Coordinator of the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office from February 2013 to March 2015, after serving as UNDP Executive Coordinator for the Global Environment Facility and Director of Environment Finance from June 2007 to January 2012. Before these positions in New York, he held increasingly responsible positions with UNDP Country Offices in Vietnam, China and Bangladesh.

He holds a PhD from the University of Paris in Environment Sciences and two Master Degrees in Hydrology and in Business Administration. He has authored and co-authored several publications in the field of disaster risk management, sustainable development, renewable energy, climate finance, and co-benefits between gender equality and climate action for sustainable development.

Mr. Ihsan Uğur Delikanli was appointed President of the Black Sea Trade & Development Bank as of July 16, 2014 for a period of four years.

Mr. Delikanli started his professional career in the financial sector as a Sworn Banks Auditor at the Undersecretariat of Treasury of the Republic of Turkey in 1992. In 2005 he became Head of the Regulations Department in the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency of Turkey, and in 2009 he was appointed Vice President.

In 2012 Mr. Delikanli moved to the private sector as Executive Vice President of Aktif Bank, a Turkish investment bank.
Mr. Delikanli has an MBA in Financial Management from the University of Exeter, United Kingdom and a PhD degree in accounting and finance.

During his career Mr. Delikanli has been a member of the Turkish Accounting Standards Board and of the Tax Council. He also served as representative of the Republic of Turkey at Basel Banking Supervision Committee between 2009-2012.

Mr. Delikanli is an author of a number of publications in the field of banking and finance.
He is married and has two children.