Conference Speakers

Vasiliki Aggelatou

Head, Department of Mineral Raw Materials Technology & Metallurgy, HSGME

Konstantinos Athanasoulis

Head, Analytical Laboratories Department, HSGME

Aristotelis Aivaliotis

Secretary General for Energy & Mineral Raw Materials, Ministry of Environment and Energy

Giorgos Anastasakis

Professor, Director of the Mineral Processing Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens

Marianthi Anastasatou

Officer, Department of Geochemistry & Environment, HSGME 

Andreas Antonakos

Department of Natural Disasters, Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection

Apostolos Arvanitis

Head, Department of Geothermal Energy & Thermal Mineral Resources, HSGME 

Kyriakos Asimakopoulos

Quarries & Raw Materials Director, AGET HERACLES LAFARGE HOLCIM

Petros Varelidis

Secretary General for Natural Environment & Water, Ministry of Environment and Energy

Lefteris Vasileiadis

Advisor to the Secretary General for Energy & Mineral Raw Materials, Ministry of Environment and Energy

Georgios Vougioukalakis

former Head, Department of Natural Disasters, HSGME

Konstantinos Voudouris

 Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Vasileios Gaganis

Professor, National Technical University of Athens

Emmy Gazea

 Environmental Director, Hellenic Gold

Dimitrios Galanakis

Director of Natural & Technological Risk Management, HSGME  

Menelaos Gardikiotis

President, GEOTEE 

Konstantinos Giazitzoglou

President, Hellenic Mining Enterprises Association

Dimitris Giantsis

General Director of Projects, “Information Society S.A.” (KtP S.A.) 

Athanasios Ganas

President, Geological Society of Greece

Miltiadis Gouzouris

CEO, HVA International

Dionysios Goutis

Director General, HSGME

Manolis Grafakos

 Secretary General for Waste Management Coordination

Dimitris Dermatas

Professor of Geoenvironmental Pollution and Head of the Division of Water Resources and Environment, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens

Dimitris Dimitriadis

Management Consultant, GEK TERNA Group 

Katerina Dimitrou

Head of New Activities, Directorate of Strategy & Innovation, EYDAP

Niki Evelpidou

Professor of Geography and Climatology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Aspasia Zalachori

Head, Department of Digital Governance, HSGME

Ioannis Zafeiratos

Director of Mining, Energy & Industrial Minerals, Ministry of Environment and Energy

Eirini Zananiri

Head, Department of General Geology, Geological Mapping & Applications, HSGME

Vasileios Zorapas

Head, Department of Hydrogeology & Hydrology, HSGME 

Nikos Zouros

Professor of Physical Geography & Geomorphology, University of the Aegean 

Konstantinos Zombos

Deputy Regional Governor of Attica 

Christos Kavalopoulos

Director General, Hellenic Mining Enterprises Association

Christos Kanellopoulos

Officer, Department of Ore Deposit Geology & Mining Research, HSGME

Konstantinos Karytsas

 Director of RES Technologies

Athanasios Kefalas

CEO, Imerys Greece

Stefanos Kilias

Professor of Economic Geology & Geochemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 

Nikolaos Koukouzas

Research Director, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH)

Kleanthis Kotsakiaxidis

Research Director, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH)

Konstantinos Laskaridis

 Director of Mineral Resources & Mining, HSGME 

Efthymios Lekkas

Professor of Dynamic Tectonics, Applied Geology & Natural Disaster Management, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Alexandros Liakopoulos

Head, Department of Geochemistry & Environment, HSGME

Dimitris Loukas

Mayor of Lavreotiki

Athanasios Markinos

CEO, Thessaly Water Management Organization

Vasileios Melphos

Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Antonia Moropoulou

Professor, National Technical University of Athens

Efthymios Bakogiannis

Secretary General for Spatial Planning & Urban Environment, Ministry of Environment and Energy 

Christos Balaskas

President, Hellenic Gold

Nikos Bozos

Greece CCUS Manager, Heracles Group, member of Holcim

Nikos Nikolaou

former Director General of IGME, former Director of General & Applied Geology, HSGME

Chrysoula Nikolarou

Head, Department of Water Services Costing & Pricing, General Directorate of Water

Maria Nikoltsiou

Journalist, News Anchor at Alpha

Ioanna Ntoutsi

Chemical Engineer, NTUA

Anthimos Xenidis

Professor, School of Mining & Metallurgical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens

Nikolaos Xirokostas

Officer, Analytical Laboratories Department, HSGME

Ilias Palialexis

 Journalist, AMNA

Heraklis Panagiotakis

Director, ENYDRON

Kostas Papazachos

Professor of Seismology & Geophysics, Aristotle University

Charalampos Paraschou

  Director, Hellenic Army Geographical Service

Eleftheria Pogiatzi

 Director, Directorate of General & Applied Geology, HSGME

Stylianos Sakaretsios

Chairman of the Board, Hellenic Cadastre

Konstantinos Saltas

Chairman of the Board, HSGME 

]Panagiotis Sabatakakis

Director of Water Resources & Geothermal Energy, HSGME 

Katerina Sardi

Country Manager & Managing Director, Energean Greece

Natalia Spanou

Officer, Department of Engineering Geology, HSGME 

Evangelos Spyridonos

Project Manager for geothermal projects, Project Development Directorate, PPC Licensing 

Aleka Stamatiadi

 Communications Consultant, PhD in Media Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Kostis Stambolis

President & Executive Director, Institute of Energy for South-East Europe

Xenophon Stavropoulos

 Consultant, Xenophon Stavropoulos & Partners G.P. GEOENVIRO

Aristofanis Stefatos

CEO, Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management & Energy Resources 

Angelos Syrigos

 Member of Parliament, Professor of International Law & Foreign Policy, Panteion University

Charalampos Syropoulos

Dipl. Rural & Surveying Engineer, NTUA, MSc

Giannis Tzanopoulos

Journalist & CEO, Liberty Experience

Petros Tzeferis

Director General of Mineral Raw Materials, Ministry of Environment and Energy 

Maria Tzima

 President, Association of Greek Geologists 

Giorgos Tsifoutidis

 Head, Department of Geothermal Energy, Ministry of Environment and Energy

Olga Chalkiadaki

 Officer, Analytical Laboratories Department, HSGME

Nikos Chrestou

CEO, European Bauxites S.A. 

Charalampos Chrysochoidis 

Officer, Department of Technical Support & Natural Resources of the Decentralized Administration 
of Macedonia–Thrace, responsible for geothermal energy