Eighth Sustainability Summit for SE Europe & the Mediterranean

● Humanitarian emergencies and protracted conflicts 
● New wave of immigrants to the Mediterranean 

Sofia Voultepsi, deputy minister of migration and asylum, Greece
Nicholas Ioannides, deputy minister of migration and international protection, Cyprus
Birgitte Bischoff Ebbesen, regional director, Europe, The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Rade Ljumović, managing partner, office head Montenegro and Greece, member of government advisory group, Henley & Partners 

Chair: John Andrews, The Economist

Sofia Voultepsi Deputy minister of migration and asylum

Nicholas Ioannides Deputy minister of migration and international protection

Birgitte Bischoff Ebbesen Regional director, Europe

Rade Ljumović Managing partner, member of Government Advisory Group

John Andrews Consultant editor

● Environmental refugees: how can they be helped?
● Forced migration 

Alexandre Stutzmann, EU representative to the West Bank, Gaza and UNRWA
Dimitris Avramopoulos, former European Commissioner for migration, home affairs and citizenship, Member of the Hellenic Parliament
John Dautzenberg, president of JPD Global Advisors, former White House official

Commentator: Elena Lazarou, senior fellow, ELIAMEP, associate fellow, Chatham House

Chair: John Andrews, The Economist

Alexandre Stutzmann EU representative to the West Bank, Gaza and The United Nations Relief and Works Agency

Dimitris Avramopoulos Former European commissioner for migration, home affairs and citizenship and former minister of foreign affairs

John Dautzenberg Former White House official, President

Elena Lazarou Senior fellow, ELIAMEP and associate fellow

John Andrews Consultant editor

● How will the US election affect SDGs?
● Is the glass half-full or half-empty?
● Is there a lack of green leadership on both sides of the Atlantic?
● In what areas is there urgent need to accelerate transition?

Jeff Sachs, president, United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University (via connection)
Domagoj Juricic, political risk management senior consultant, MKPS, Croatia, fmr chief of staff to the President of Croatia
Rania Assariotaki, director, office of sustainability - public affairs & ex-officio member, Academic Advisory Board, ACG Center of Excellence in Sustainability, The American College of Greece

Commentator:
Phoebe Koundouri, chair, World Council of Environmental and Natural Resource Economists Associations, chair, SDSN Global Climate Hub, chair, AE4RIA (via connection)

Chair: John Andrews, The Economist

Domagoj Juričić Fmr chief of staff to the president of Croatia, Political risk management senior consultant

Rania Assariotaki Director, office of sustainability - public affairs & ex-officio member, Academic Advisory Board, ACG Center of Excellence in Sustainability

Phoebe Koundouri Chair, World Council of Environmental and Natural Resource Economists Associations, Chair, SDSN Global Climate Hub, Chair

John Andrews Consultant editor

● In need of a new strategy?
● Best practices on environmental management and civil protection
● Governance and natural risks
● Protecting lives and building resilience

Vassilis Kikilias, minister of climate crisis and civil protection, Greece 
Christos Zerefos, secretary-general, Academy of Athens, climate envoy for Greece
Costas Synolakis, professor, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, NAE

Commentator:
George Boustras, special adviser to the president of the Republic of Cyprus in civil protection and crisis management, professor in risk assessment, school of sciences, European University Cyprus

Chair: Andreas Papandreou, SDSN Greece

Vassilis Kikilias Minister of maritime and insular policy

Christos Zerefos Climate envoy for Greece, Secretary-general

Costas Synolakis Professor, Viterbi School of Engineering

Andreas Papandreou Professor, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Co-chair

● The government’s plan for Thessaly
● Mitigating natural hazards: Are we prepared enough?
● Shortage of grain – prices increases
● Environmental crisis and food security: what policies should be prioritised?
● Strengthening ties between industry and the primary sector

Kostas Tsiaras, minister of rural development and food, Greece
Nikos Charalambides, executive director, Greenpeace Greece
Yiannis Georgakellos, communications & corporate affairs director, Athenian Brewery 

Chair: John Andrews, The Economist

Kostas Tsiaras Minister of rural development and food

Nikos Charalambides Executive director

Yiannis Georgakellos Communications & corporate affairs director

John Andrews Consultant editor

Harry Sachinis, chief executive officer, EYDAP
Loïc Charpentier, manager of the advocacy program, Water Europe

Chair: John Andrews, The Economist

Harry Sachinis Chief executive

Loïc Charpentier Manager of the advocacy program

John Andrews Consultant editor

● Reskilling and upskilling the workforce
● ESG ratings: myths and reality 
● Transforming the labour market 
● Sustainability: how due diligence helps us fight violence and harassment at work

Zefi Dimadama, lecturer, Department of Regional Development, Climate Crises & Equality, Panteion University
Pavlos Vlachos, Theodore Papalexopoulos chair in sustainability, associate dean of research professor of marketing, Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece
Panos Tsoukalis, fellow, World Inequality Database

The business perspective:
Costas Vavaroutas, senior director of human resources, Cenergy Holdings
Ioannis Marketos, founder & CEO, MRK Consulting, lecturer, Democritus University of Thrace

Chair: Andreas Papandreou, SDSN Greece

Zefi Dimadama Lecturer, Department of Regional Development, Climate Crises & Equality

Pavlos Vlachos Theodore Papalexopoulos chair in sustainability, associate dean of research, professor of marketing

Panos Tsoukalis Fellow

Costas Vavaroutas Senior director of human resources

Ioannis Marketos Founder & CEO, MRK Consulting, Lecturer

Andreas Papandreou Professor, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Co-chair

● Is the fashion industry responding to the current sustainability challenges?

Simone Cipriani, chair of the steering committee, UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion (via connection)
Anne Marr, director, jewellery, textiles and materials, Central Saint Martins
Chryssi Tzanetou, teaching fellow, Greenwich Business School

● The elephant in the room: Child labour in the faashion industry 
● Addressing human trafficking in supply chains
● How is fast fashion undermining ESG?

George Papadimitrakopoulos, research associate, ELIAMEP, adviser to the National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings

Co-chairs:
John Andrews, The Economist
Pavlina Proteou, president & CEO, Beyond CSR

Simone Cipriani Adjunct professor, Paris Institute of Political Studies and dean

Anne Marr Director, Jewellery, Textiles & Materials

Chryssi Tzanetou Teaching fellow

George Papadimitrakopoulos Adviser to the National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings, Research associate

John Andrews Consultant editor

Pavlina Proteou President & chief executive