Speakers

H.E. Dr. Badr Abdelatty

Ambassador, Head of Mission
Arab Republic of Egypt to the EU

Laura Batalla Adam

Secretary General, EU-Turkey Forum
European Parliament

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Rapporteur for Turkey, European Parliament

Dimitris Apokis

Journalist, International Relations Analyst
ERT

Anna – Michelle Asimakopoulou

Member
European Parliament

Nikos Christodoulides

Minister of Foreign Affairs (2018-2022)
Republic of Cyprus

Nikos Chrysoloras

Senior Media Officer
European Investment Bank

Maria Demertzis

Deputy Director
Bruegel

Nikola Dimitrov

Minister of Foreing Affairs (2017-2020) Republic of North Macedonia

Thanos Dokos

National Security Advisor to the Greek Prime Minister

Martin Dvořák

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Czech Republic

Karoline Edtstadler

Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution
Republic of Austria

Athanasios Ellis

Editor in Chief
Kathimerini English Edition

Reinhard Felke

Director for policy, strategy and communication, DG ECFIN at European Comission

Megi Fino

Deputy Minister
Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs

Roland Freudenstein

Vice President and Head of GLOBSEC Brussels

Maria Rita Galli

CEO
DESFA

Basil Gavalas

Head of international relations at DIKTIO Network for Reform in Greece and Europe

Elena Giannakopoulou

Director of Strategy
Public Power Corporation S.A.

Christos Gofas

Senior Expert for Socio-Economic Development
European Commission

Megan Greene

Senior Fellow
Harvard Kennedy School

Ioannis N. Grigoriadis

Associate Professor & Jean Monet Chair, Bilkent University; Senior Research Fellow, Program on Turkey, ELIAMEP

Olivier Guersent

Director General for Competition
European Union

Thomas Hagleinter

Head of Unit in charge of Western Balkans Policy and Regional Strategy, DG Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), European Commission

Kim Jørgensen

Director-General and Permanent Representative
European Investment Bank

Evangelos Kalpadakis

Dipl. Advisor to the President of SYRIZA & Leader of the Main Opposition

Ivan Katsarov

Executive Director
Bulgarian Forum for Transport Infrastructure

Faruk Kaymakci

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director of EU Affairs, Republic of Turkey

George Kremlis

Advisor to the Greek PM, for Energy, Climate, Environment & Circular Economy

Meglena Kuneva

Ambassador of the European Union to the Council of Europe

Miroslav Lajčák

EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and Western Balkans
Former Minister of Foreign & European Affairs, Slovak Republic (2012-2020)

Ian Lesser

Vice President, The German Marshall Fund of the US, Belgium
The German Marshall Fund of the United States

Vladimir Malinov

Executive Director
Bulgartransgaz

Alexandros Mallias

Ambassador (R)
Member of the Board of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture

Roumen Markov

General Manager
Large Infrastructure Projects Ltd

Vangelis Meimarakis

MEP Nea Dimokratia

Sneška Quaedvlieg – Mihailovic

Secretary General
Europa Nostra

Greg Mills

Director Brenthurst Foundation; Advisory Board Member, Royal United Services Institute

Mario Nava

Director General, Directorate-General Structural ReformSupport (REFORM)
European Commission

George Pagoulatos

Director General
Eliamep

Alexis Papahelas

Executive Editor
Kathimerini

H.E. Haim Regev

Ambassador - Head of Mission
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel

Anita Richter

Acting Head of the OECD South East Europe Division
OECD

Marc Sandler

Program Leader for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure
World Bank

Margaritis Schinas

Vice - President, Promoting our European Way of Life, European Commission, Belgium at European Union

Virginijus Sinkevičius

Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
European Union

Kostas Skrekas

Minister of Environment & Energy
Hellenic Republic

Dubravka Šuica

Vice-President, Democracy and Demography
European Commission

Symeon G. Tsomokos

Delphi Economic Forum

Ozgur Unluhisarcikli

Director, Ankara Office
The German Marshall Fund of the United States

Olivér Várhelyi

European Commissioner for Neighbourhood & Enlargement
European Commission

Ioannis Vrailas

Permanent Representative, Greece to the EU

Mary Burce Warlick

Deputy Executive Director
International Energy Agency

Ioannis Xifaras

Secretary General of Transport, Hellenic Republic

Alexandros Yannis

Deputy Head of Policy Planning and Strategic Foresight
European External Action Service, European Union