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Katerina Sakellaropoulou

H.E. the President of the
Hellenic Republic

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Prime Minister
Hellenic Republic

Antonios Achilleoudis

Group Managing Director
AXIA Ventures Group
Greece

Effie Achtsioglou

frm Minister of Labour, Social Secutiry & Social Solidarity
Greece

Andrzej Adamczyk

Minister of Infrastructure
Republic of Poland

Rector Hélène Ahrweiler

President of the Administration Council of the European Cultural Centre of Delphi Greece

Rania Aikaterinari

CEO
Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations S.A
Greece

Maarten Akkerman

Senior Director Value Based Health Care EMEA
Medtronic
Netherlands

Dionysis Ammolochitis

Founder & CEO
Manifest Services & Manifest Securities
Greece

Dora Anagnostopoulou

Anchorwoman
MEGA TV
Greece

Simos Anastasopoulos

President
Council on Competitiveness of Greece

Andreas Andreadis

CEO & co-Managing Partner
Sani/lkos Group
Greece

Dimitris Andriopoulos

President & CEO
Dimand S.A.
Greece

Nikos Androulakis

Member with the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
European Parliament
Brussels

Michele Antognoli

Vice President, International Markets Department
BFF Banking Group
Italy

Peggy Antonakou

General Manager Southeast Europe, Google
Greece

Vassilis Antoniadis

Regional Financial Institutions Leader- Central Europe & Middle East, Senior Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group, Greece

Eva Antonopoulou

Anchorwoman
SKAI TV
Greece

Pascal Apostolides

General Manager
AbbVie Pharmaceuticals SA
Greece

Evangelos Apostolakis

frm Minister of Defence
Hellenic Republic

Panagiotis Arkoumaneas

President
National Public Health Organization (EODY)
Greece

Timothy Garton Ash

Professor of European Studies
Oxford University
UK

Anna Michelle Asimakopoulou

Member
European Parliament
Brussels

Angelos Athanasopoulos

Editor-in-Chief, Politics, Senior Editor on Diplomatic, Defense and EU affairs, To Vima, Greece

Nikolaos Athanasopoulos

CEO
Athens Urban Transport Organization
Greece

Eleftherios Avgenakis

Deputy Minister of Culture & Sports
Hellenic Republic

Dimitris Avramopoulos

Frm European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs & Citizenship, Greece

Kostas Bakoyannis

Mayor of Athens
Greece

Nicola Battilana

CEO
DESFA, Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator, Greece

Kristof Bender

Deputy Chairman & Senior Analyst
European Stability Initiative

Carl Bildt

Senior Adviser
Covington & Burling LLP
fmr Prime Minister
Sweden

Michail Bletsas

Director of Computing
MIT Media Lab
USA

Laurence Boone

Chief Economist
OECD
France

Matt Brittin

President, EMEA Business & Operations
Google
UK

Ana Brnabić

Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia

Wilhelm Brunner

Head of International Markets
ORS Group
Austria

Amb. Nicholas Burns

Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy & Int. Relations
Harvard Kennedy School
USA

Creon Butler

Director, Global Economy and Finance Programme
Chatham House
UK

Mitat Çelikpala

Professor & Dean, Faculty of Economics & Social Sciences Kadir Has University, Turkey

Aristotelis Chantavas

Head of Europe
ENEL GREEN POWER
Greece

Lefteris Charalambous

Partner
McKinsey & Company Athens
Greece

Nikos Chardalias

Deputy Minister for Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Hellenic Republic

Nicos Christodoulides

Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Cyprus

Nikos Christodoulou

Partner, Consulting Leader
Deloitte
Greece

Leonidas Christopoulos

Sec.General
for Digital Governance
& Simplification of Administrative Processes

Christos Danezis

General Manager
Sigmalive, Cyprus
Cyprus

Constantinos Davlos

Journalist
SKAI TV
Greece

Maria Demertzis

Deputy Director
Bruegel
Brussels

Athena Dessypri

General Secretary of the Board of Trustees
Bodossaki Foundation
Greece

Dimitris Delevengos

Journalist
Kathimerini newspaper & Capital.gr.
Greece

Alexandros Diakopoulos

National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister
Hellenic Republic

Anna Diamantopoulou

President
DIKTIO, fmr European Commissioner, fmr Cabinet Minister
Greece

Christos Dimas

Deputy Minister for Research & Technology
Hellenic Republic

Athanasios-Meletios Dimopoulos

Rector, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Greece

Dr Chun Ding

Director, Centre for European Studies
Fudan University
China

Thanos Dokos

Alternate National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister
Greece

Florian Eder

Managing Director
Politico
Brussels

Charles Ellinas

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
Cyprus

Athanasios Ellis

Editor-in chief
Kathimerini English edition
Greece

Jin Fang

Secretary General
China Development Research Foundation
China

Kevin Featherstone

Prof. of Contemporary Greek Studies & of European Politics. Director of the Hellenic Observatory, LSE, UK

Niall Ferguson

Milbank Family Senior Fellow
Hoover Institution, Stanford University
USA

Nikos Filippidis

Journalist
Mega Channel
Greece

Constantinos Filis

Executive Director
Institute of International Relations
Greeece

George Fintikakis

Journalist
Greece

Vicky Flessa

Journalist
ERT Public Broadcaster
Greece

Nikos Fligos

Director, Commercial Operations Greece, Cyprus & Malta PAPASTRATOS S.A. an affiliate of Philip Morris International Greece

Maria Founta

Country Marketing Manager Greece, Romania, Ukraine, Strategy & Ops for CEE
Google

Dimitris Fragakis

Secretary General
Greek National Tourism Οrganizatiοn

Kenneth Fredriksen

Executive Vice President, CEE & Nordic Regional HQ
Huawei

Lea Gabrielle

Special Envoy and Coordinator of the Global Engagement Center
U.S. Department of State
USA

John Galligan

Senior Director
Global Government Affairs
Microsoft

Fofi Gennimata

President
Kinima Allagis
Greece

Paolo Gentiloni

Commissioner for Economy
European Commission
Brussels

Micea Geoană

Deputy Secretary General
NATO

Thodoris Georgakopoulos

Editorial Director
diaNEOsis
Greece

Adonis Georgiadis

Minister of Development & Investments
Hellenic Republic

Giorgos Gerapetritis

Minister of State
Hellenic Republic

Konstantinos Gerardos

Vice President & Managing Director, Plaisio,
Greece

Apostolos Gkoutzinis

Partner
Milbank
UK

Nik Gowing

Founder
Thinking the Unthinkable
UK

Ioannis N. Grigoriadis

Associate Professor & Jean Monnet Chair, Department of Political Science & Public Administration, Bilkent University, Turkey

Christian Hadjiminas

Chairman EFA Group
Vice President Hellenic Entepreneurs Association (EENE)
Greece

George Handjinicolaou

Chairman
Piraeus Bank
Greece

Christos Harpantidis

Philip Morris International Head of South East EU Cluster
Philip Morris International
Greece

Iordanis Hasapopoulos

Journalist, Presenter
Open TV
Greece

Kostis Hatzidakis

Minister of Environment and Energy
Hellenic Republic

Randall C. Henning

Prof. of International Economic Relations, American University,
USA

Ekrem İmamoğlu

Mayor of Istanbul
Turkey

Alan Iny

Partner and Director
Head of Creativity and Scenarios
BCG

Michael G. Jacobides

Sir Donald Gordon Chair of Entrepreneurship & Innovation
London Business School
UK

Christos Joannou

Chairman & Executive Director
AVAX
Greece

Christos Kalogerakis

CEO
Public-MediaMarkt
Greece

Noni Karagianni

Journalist
Greece

Kostas Karamanlis

Minister of Infrastructure & Transport
Hellenic Republic

Catherine Karatzas

Managing Partner
Karatzas & Partners Law Firm
Greece

Fokion Karavias

CEO
Eurobank
Greece

Iakovos Kargarotos

Vice President
Papastratos
Greece

Dr Alexander Karyotakis

Director of Concessions Terna Energy
Greece

Ioannis Kasimatis

General Manager
ΜcArthurGlen Group, Athens
Greece

Eftichia Kasselaki

Partner, People Advisory Services Leader
EY
Greece

George Katrougalos

MP, Syriza
Hellenic Parliament
Foreign Affairs Minister (2019)

Vassilios Katsos

Member of the Board
Pharmathen
Greece

Amalia Katzou

Journalist CNN Greece & Mega TV Greece

Chryssos Kavounides

Partner & Managing Director, head of Athens office BCG
Greece

Athanasios Kefalas

President
Greek Mining Enterprises Association
Greece

Ioannis Kefalogiannis

Deputy Minister
Ministry of Transportation
Hellenic Republic

Voula Kehagia

Journalist
ETHNOS
Greece

Dr Athanasios Kelemis

General Manager/Member of the Board
Greek-German Chamber of Commerce
Greece

Niki Kerameus

Minister of Education & Religious Affairs
Hellenic Republic

Vassilis Kikilias

Minister of Health
Hellenic Republic

Foivos Klavdianos

Journalist
Real news
Greece

Gerald Knaus

Founding Chairman
European Stability Initiative
Austria

Christos Konstas

Financial Editor
Blue Sky TV News Programs
Greece

Mario Kontomerkos

CEO
Mohegan Gaming Entertainment
USA

Vassilis Kontozamanis

Deputy Minister of Health
Hellenic Republic

Christos Kotsakas

Senior Editor
epixeiro.gr
Greece

Dimitris Kottaridis

Journalist
ERT
Greece

Konstantinos Kougioumoutzis

Chief Operations Officer
NN Hellas
Greece

George Koumoutsakos

Alternate Minister of Migration & Asylum
Hellenic Republic

Xenia Kounalakis

Head of Foreign Desk
Kathimerini
Greece

Penny Koutra

Journalist
euro2day
Greece

Dimitris Koutsopoulos

CEO
Deloitte Greece

Giorgos Kouvaras

Journalist
Action 24
Greece

Ivan Krastev

Chairman
Center for Liberal Strategies
Bulgaria

Stella Kyriakides

Commissioner for Health & Food Safety, European Commission, Brussels

John Kyriopoulos

Emeritus Professor of Health Economics
National School of Public Health
Greece

Georgios Kyrtsos

Member, Group of the European People's Party
European Parliament

Yannis Larios

VP Strategy & Business Development
vivawallet
Greece

Socrates Lazaridis

CEO
Athens Exchange Group
Greece

Philippe Le Corre

Research Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
Harvard Kennedy School
USA

Cheng Li

Director & Senior Fellow
John L. Thornton China Center Foreign Policy, The Brookings Institution
USA

Dimitris Liakos

Economist
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister (2016-2019)
Greece

Capt. Weng Lin

Deputy CEO
Piraeus Port Authority S.A.
Greece

Odin Linardatou

Journalist, Head of Media
ELIAMEP
Greece

Staffan Lindblad

Emeritus Professor
Karolinska Institute
Sweden

Andrew Liveris

Chairman
The Hellenic Initiative
USA

Manos Logothetis

Secretary General for the Reception of Asylum Seekers
Ministry of Μigration and Asylum
Greece

Nefeli Lygerou

Journalist
Proto Thema
Greece

Ioanna Mandrou

Journalist
Kathimerini Newspaper & SKAI TV
Greece

Apostolis Mangiriadis

Political Correspondent / Contributing Editor
SKAI TV
Greece

Amb. Demetrios Marantis

Senior Vice President, Global Government Engagement
Visa
USA

Maria Martin-Prat

Director, DG Trade
European Commission
Brussels

Yannis Mastrogeorgiou

Secretary General for Communication and Media at Presidency of the Government
Hellenic Repubic

Lina Mendoni

Minister of Culture and Sports
Hellenic Republic

Nektarios V. Notis

CEO
Notice Content and Services (FnB Daily - BnB Daily)
Greece

Afroditi Panagiotakou

Director of Culture
Onassis Foundation

Dimitris Papadimoulis

Vice President
European Parliament
Brussels

Alexis Papahelas

Executive Editor
Kathimerini Newspaper
Greece

Dimitris Papastergiou

Mayor of Trikala
Greece

Fanis Papathanasiou

Journalist
ERT
Greece

Nikos Pappas

Member of Parliament
V3 Notiou Tomea Athinon
Greece

Maria Patakiouti

Talent Director
EY Greece / South Cluster Talent Leader
EY Greece

Alexis Patelis

Chief Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister
Hellenic Republic

George Patoulis

Governor of Attica Region
Greece

Manto Patsaoura

Managing Director
kariera.gr
Greece

Dimitris Pefanis

General Manager
insider.gr
Greece

Guy Perry

VP, Urban Planning and Design - CP&I Major Projects
McKinsey & Company Dubai
UAE

Rebecca Pitsika

CEO
People for Business
Greece

Sangeeth Ram

Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company Dubai
UAE

Edi Rama

Prime Minister
Republic of Albania

H.E. Ernst Reichel

Ambassador
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to Hellenic Republic

Yiannis Retsos

President
Greek Tourism Confederation, SETE

Gianluca Rocco

Chief of Greece Mission
International Organization for Migration

Konstatinos Rodopoulos

President
Metropolitan College
Greece

Nikos Roussanoglou

Journalist
Karthimerini Newspaper
Greece

Katerina Savvaidou

Ass.Professor, Aristotle University; Frm. Secretary General of Public Revenues
Greece

H.E. Kate Smith

Ambassador
British Embassy to the Hellenic Republic

Katerina Sokou

Washington DC Correspondent
KATHIMERINI Greek Daily
USA

Nektaria Stamouli

Journalist
Politico-ANA-MPA
Greece

George Stassis

Chairman & CEO
PPC SA
Greece

George Stathakis

Fmr. Minister of Environment & Energy
Hellenic Republic

Nikos Stathopoulos

Managing Partner
BC Partners
UK

Daniel Stelter

Founder
Beyond the Obvious

Panagiotis Theodorikakos

Minister of Interior
Hellenic Republic

Spyros Theodoropoulos

CEO
Chipita
Greece

Sotiris Theofanis

Chairman of the BoD & Managing Director
Thessaloniki Port Authority SA
Greece

Maria Theofanopoulou

Owner
gtp
Greece

Harry Theoharis

Minister of Tourism
Hellenic Republic

Gerassimos Thomas

Deputy Minister of Environment & Energy
Hellenic Republic

Nathalie Tocci

Director
Instituto Affari Internazionali; Honorary Professor at the University of Tübingen
Italy

Achilleas Topas

Journalist
SKAI
Greece

Yannis Tountas

Professor of Social and Preventive Medicine
University of Athens, Medical School
Greece

Olga Tremi

Anchorwoman
ERT TV
Greece

Giacomo Trovato

Country Manager Italy & South-East Europe
Airbnb

Theodoros Tryfon

Co/CEO, ELPEN Group; President, Panhellenic Union of Pharmaceutical Industries
Greece

Aggelos Tsakanikas

Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research
Greece

Ioannis Tsakiris

Deputy Minister in Charge of Public Investments and Structural Funds in Greece,
Ministry of Development & Investments
Hellenic Republic

Zois Tsolis

Editor in Chief
To Vima
Greece

Anastasios Tzikas

President TIF-HELEXPO SA
President TECHNOPOLIS THESSALONIKI SA
Greece

Apostolos Tzitzikostas

Governor of Central Macedonia Region
Greece

Antonis Tzortzakakis

Sec.General of Telecommunications & Post
Ministry of Digital Governance
Hellenic Republic

Sinan Ulgen

Executive Chairman
EDAM Think Tank
Turkey

Vangelis Vlachos

CEO
Athens Development & Destination Management Agency
Greece

Clara Weil

Senior Epidemiologist
Macchabitech
Israel

Damon Wilson

Executive Vice President, Programs & Strategy
Atlantic Council
USA

Deborah Wince-Smith

President and CEO
US Council on Competitiveness
USA

Martin Wolf

Chief Economics Commentator
Financial Times

Amb. Alan Wolff

Deputy Director General
World Trade Organization
Switzerland

Andreas Xanthos

Member
Hellenic Parliament
Minister of Health (2015-2019)

Konstantinos Xifaras

CEO
Public Gas Corporation
Greece

Zoran Zaev

Former Prime Minister
Republic of North Macedonia

Filippos Zakopoulos

Managing Partner
Found.ation
Greece

Andreas Zampoukas

Journalist

Grigoris Zarifopoulos

Deputy Minister of Digital Governance
Hellenic Republic

Tao Zhang

Deputy Managing Director
IMF
USA

Loukas Ziomas

Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company London
UK