Programme

Day One

Tue Nov 11, 2025

09.30 - Opening Remarks, Mr. Costis Stambolis, Chairman, IENE

09.40 - 09.40 - Address by Ms. Despoina Paliarouta, Secretary General, Ministry of Energy

10.00 - Session I: Global & Regional Challenges

Moderator: C. Stambolis, Chairman, IENE

• M. Damanaki, Independent Advisor on Climate – Oceans / Former European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (keynote speaker)
• Representative of the European Commission (online)
• Kostas Μitropoulos, Chairman of the BOD, Intergalactic Services
• John Roberts, Energy Security Specialist, Methinks Ltd, Scotland, UK
• Dr. Charles Ellinas, Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center of the Atlantic Council, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, IENE
• Dr. Leo Drollas, Independent Energy Consultant, UK (online)
• Dr. Halil Yurdakul Yigitguden, IENE’s Partner, Independent Energy Advisor, Ankara, Turkiye (online)

11.00 - Session II: The Greek Energy Market in Transition

Moderator: Harris Floudopoulos, Journalist, Capital.gr & Kefalaio, Greece

• Prof. Pandelis Biskas, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Chairman of IENE Scientific Council (keynote speaker)
• Dimitrios Fourlaris, Vice President of Energy Sector, Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste, and Water (RAAEY)
• Konstantinos Nazos, Deputy CEO, Chief of Energy Management, PPC Group
• Dr. Athanasios Dagoumas, Associate Professor, Energy & Resource Economics, University of Piraeus, former President of the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAAEY)
• Dr. Fay Makantasi, Research Director, diaNEOsis

11.45 - Session III: The Key Role of Energy in Economic Development

Moderator: Giorgos Fintikakis, Journalist, Euro2day

• Rania Ekaterinari, President of SEV Executive Committee & Vice-President of the Board (keynote speaker)
• Konstantinos Yazitzoglou, Chairman, Association of Mining Enterprises (SME), CEO, GEOHELLAS
• Alkiviadis Kalabokis, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Panhellenic Exporters Association, Greece
• Nikos Vettas, General Director, Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) and Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)
• Alexander Karolos Makropoulos, Member of the Board of Directors, Energy Sector, ACCI, Greece
• Ilias Lekkos, Group Chief Economist, Wealth & Asset Management, Piraeus Bank

12.40 - Session IV: Electricity Market Competition – Wholesale Market & PPAs

Moderator: Dr. Theodore C. Panagos, Associate Professor, International Hellenic University, Lawyer, Greece

• Antonis Kontoleon, President of the Board of the Hellenic Union of Industrial Consumers of Energy (UNICEN), Greece (keynote speaker)
• Andreas Petropouleas, Director of Energy Management, ELPEDISON, Chairman of Electricity Committee (keynote speaker)
• Dr. Giorgos Stamtsis, General Manager, Hellenic Association of Independent Power Producers (HAIPP)
• Dr. Ekaterini N. Iliadou, Associate Professor of Public Law, Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attorney-at-Law, Consultant on Legal and Regulatory Affairs

13.20 - Session V: Electricity Market Competition – Retail Market

Moderator: Harris Floudopoulos, Journalist, Capital.gr & Kefalaio, Greece

• Miltos Aslanoglou, General Manager, Hellenic Association of Energy Suppliers and Chairman οf The Board at AirEnergy SA (keynote speaker)
• Sofia Politopoulou, Executive Officer HEDNO and Member of the Board of Directors, IENE
• Ioannis Giannakopoulos, Chief Executive Director Integrated Utility, Metlen Energy & Metals
• Athanasios Ghikas, Electrical Engineer, Designer and Manager of allazorevma.gr- Founder of Clarus ESCo

14.00 - Lunch Break

15.00 - Session VI: Electricity Grids & Interconnections

Moderator: Thomas Lamnidis, Partner, Lamnidis Law, ΙΕΝΕ Partner

• Konstantinos Tsirekis, Director of Strategy and System Planning, Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) (keynote speaker)
• Ioannis Togias, Executive Director, Marine Technology, Asso.subsea
• Timos Manolopoulos, Business Development Manager, Hellenic Cables
• HEDNO Representative

16.00 - Session VII: “Policies and Analysis for the IEA 2025 Outlook Scenarios”.

A Presentation by Mr. Faidon Papadimoulis, Clean Energy & Technology Modeller, Energy Technology Policy Division, International Energy Agency, Paris

Moderator: John Roberts, Energy Security Specialist, Methinks Ltd, Scotland, UK

Commentators:

• Konstantinos Theofylaktos, Deputy Chairman, IENE, and Chairman of IENE’s Energy Efficiency Committee IENE
• Dr. Charles Ellinas, Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council Senior Research Associate, Institute of Energy for South-East Europe (IENE), UK

16.45 - Session VIII: Improvement of Energy Efficiency in Businesses and Industry

Moderator: Konstantinos Theofylaktos, Deputy-Chairman, IENE, and Chairman of IENE’s Energy Efficiency Committee

• Anthi Charalambous, Director, Ideopsis Ltd, Nicosia, Cyprus
• Νikos Vourgidis, Researcher, NTUA 
• George Pantelidis, Head of Design and Project, ZEB
• Dimitris Kollias, Energy Transition Strategist, EU Climate Pact Ambassador

17.30 - Session IX: Nuclear Energy and the Energy Transition: Are There Prospects for Greece?

Moderator: Dr. Nikos K. Kokkalakis, Principal, Strategy Technics

• Dr. Christos Housiadas, President, Greek Atomic Energy Commission (keynote speaker)
• Cosmin Ghita, CEO, Nuclearelectrica, Romania
• Dr. Dionysios Chionis, Co-Founder, Athlos Energy
• Dr. Jur Marie-Athena Papathanasiou, Ecoprosperity Capital Ltd, UK

18.30 - Cocktail Reception

 

Day Two

Wed Nov 12, 2025

09.00 -Session X: The Last Opportunity for Greece in Hydrocarbons

Moderator: Harris Floudopoulos, Journalist, Capital.gr & Kefalaio, Greece

• Tereza Fokianou, IENE Partner, Chairman of Upstream Committee (keynote speaker)
• Prof. Yannis Maniatis, MEP, Vice President of the S&D Group, former Minister of Environment, Energy & Climate Change (online)
• Dr. Efthimios Tartaras, MSc, PhD Geoscience Manager-Management Consultant, HEREMA
• Dr. Konstantinos Nikolaou, Petroleum Geologist-Energy Economist, Freelance Consultant
• John Grigoriou, VP Continental Europe Energy Council (CEEC), IENE Partner

10.00 - Session XΙ: New Tools for Decarbonization: Hydrogen & CCUS

Moderator: Giorgos Fintikakis, Journalist, Euro2day

• Kostis Oikonomopoulos, Petroleum Geologist, Research Fellow, IENE (keynote speaker)
• Dr. Michalis Thomadakis, Strategy & Development Division Director, DESFA
• Dr. Katerina Sardi, Energean Country Manager and Managing Director in Greece
• Dr. Emmanouil Kakaras, Executive Vice President, GX Solutions, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries EMEA (online)
• Aris Tsikouras, Director, Group Decarbonization Strategy , TITAN CEMENT GROUP
• Nikos Bozos, Greece’s CCUS Manager, HERACLES Group

10.45 - Session XΙI: Hydrogen – Prospects & Challenges

Moderator: Giorgos Fintikakis, Journalist, Euro2day

• Dr. Phoebe Koundouri, Professor and Director of Research laboratory on Socio-Economic and Environmental Sustainability (ReSEES), Athens University of Economics and Business (online)
• Dr. Nikos Koukouzas, Director of Research, EKETA & Visiting Research Fellow IENE
• Gerasimos Avlonitis, Senior Director, Market and System Development, DESFA SA
• Dr. Spyridon Oikonomou, Director General, EUNICE

11.30 - Session XΙΙΙ: The New Dynamics in the Greek Natural Gas Market

Moderator: Harris Floudopoulos, Journalist, Capital.gr & Kefalaio, Greece

Part A
• George Polychroniou, Executive Director Strategy & Business Development, DEPA COMMERCIAL S.A (keynote speaker)
• Sotirios Bravos, Chief Officer Commercial Services, DESFA
• Eleni Charisi, Head of Sales & Key Account Management, EnExGroup

• Theodora Georgieva, CEO, ICGB, Sofia, Bulgaria (online)

Part B
• Nikolaos Satras, Head of Natural Gas Business Unit, Motor Oil
• Alexandros Lagakos, CEO, Molgas Energy Group Athens
• Alexandros Koutroumpousis, MD Office Director, Gastrade SA
• Theodore Terzopoulos, Energy & Renewable Gases Consultant, Member of the Executive Committee & Chairman of Natural Gas, Hydrogen and Biomethane Committee, IENE

12.30 - Session XIV: Green Energy Market Challenges

Moderator: Nikos Sofianos, IENE General Secretary and Chairman of the RES Committee, Greece

• Dimosthenis Voivontas, Chief Executive Officer, Operator of Renewable Energy Sources & Guarantees of Origin, DAPEEP S.A. (keynote speaker)
• Dimitrios Kardomateas, Chairman of the Board and General Director of the Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving of Greece (C.R.E.S.)
• Panagiotis Ladakakos, President, Hellenic Wind Energy Association (HWEA), Greece
• Dr. Stelios Loumakis, President, Hellenic Association of Photovoltaic Energy Producers (SPEF)
• Prof. Stavros A. Papathanasiou, National Technical University of Athens, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electric Power Division, Greece

13.15 - Session XV: Investing in Renewable Energy Sources: Opportunities and Challenges

Moderator: Nikos Sofianos, IENE General Secretary and Chairman of the RES Committee, Greece

• Yannis Vougiouklakis, Senior Director, Strategy PwC
• Vasilis Giotas, Country Manager, OWC
• Panagiotis Mourtopallas, President, Hellenic Association of Photovoltaic Companies (HELAPCO)
• Antonis Ν. Koumpias, Senior Associate, KG Law Firm
• Bank Representative

14.00 -Lunch Break

15.00 - Session XVI: Circular Economy

Moderator: Anastasios Tosios, Independent Energy Consultant, Member of the Executive Committee & Partner of the Institute of Energy for South-East Europe (IENE), Program Leader "Innovation in Energy", IENE

•George Kremlis, Member of the Board of Directors, Director of the Circular Economy & Climate Institute, Ambassador of the EPLO to Bulgaria (keynote speaker)
• Dimitrios Kontaxis, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Federation of Recycling and Energy Recovery Industries & Enterprises (SEPAN)
• Dr. Dionisis Xenos, Independent Consultant for Energy & Environment and IENE Partner
• Dr. Nikolaos Liapis, Energy and Business Consultant, Managing partner ActaNonVerba; IENE’s Downstream Committee
• Dr. Michail Gkoumas, Policy officer at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Greece

16.00 - Session XVII: Artificial Intelligence & Smart Energy

Moderator: Dr. Nikos K. Kokkalakis, Principal, Strategy Technics, Greece

• Dr. Dimitra Apostolopoulou, Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, UK (online)
• Prof. Vassilios Vescoukis, Electrical & Computer Eng., Ph.D. National Technical University of Athens
• Marco Veremis, Founding Partner, Big Pi Ventures, Co Founder & President, Upstream, President of Innovation Committee, SEV (tbc)
• Dr. Alexandros Papaspyridis, Partner AI & Digital Transformation, Prime Partners

16.45 - Session XVIII: Energy Challenges in SE Europe & the East Mediterranean

Moderator: John Roberts, Energy Security Specialist, Methinks Ltd, Scotland, UK

• Dr. Nikolas E. Farantouris, Member of the European Parlaiment, The Left (online)
• Artur Lorkowski, Director, Energy Community Secretariat, Vienna, Austria
• Dr. Evangelos Gazis, Head of Southeast Europe, Aurora Energy Research
• Dr. Vlasios Oikonomou, Institute for European Energy & Climate Policy (IEECP)
• Dr. Amit Mor, CEO of Eco Energy, Financial & Strategic Consulting and Senior Lecturer at Reichman University, Israel

17.30 - Session XIX: The Geopolitics of Energy

Moderator: Mr. Michael B. Christides, Ambassador (a.h.) Balkans and Black SEA Forum

• Angelos Syrigos, Member of Parliament, Professor of International Law and Foreign Policy, Panteion University (keynote speaker)
• Dr. Philip-Mark Spanidis, Project Manager, ASPROFOS Engineering S.A.
• Vasili Nicoletopoulos, Founder, Natural Resources PC
• Christodoulos (Christos) Dimas, IENE Partner, Chairman of IENE’s Geopolitics Committee

18.15 - Conference Closing and Conclusions

18.30 -Farewell Drinks