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Prof. Rym Ayadi

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Prof. Rym Ayadi - EMEA Founder and President, Professor at the Bayes Business School, City University of London, Co-Founder of the Brain Capital Alliance Professor Rym Ayadi is Founder and President of the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), a Barcelona based regional Think Tank that serves as a leading independent and innovative policy research institution. Co-Founder of the Brain Capital Alliance, and founder and Director of the Euro-Mediterranean and African Network for Economic Studies (EMANES), Professor at the Bayes Business School (Former CASS) of the City University of London and Senior Advisor at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). She is the Chair of the European Banking Authority (EBA) Banking Stakeholders Group (BSG) of which she acted as elected Chair from February 2019 to present. Professor Ayadi is an Economist and international academic expert on international business and financial systems, financial markets and institutions, global financial regulation and governance, and socio-economic development and foresight in economies in transition. She is currently Member in several international high- level Academic, Advisory Committees and Editing Boards. For more information please visit www.rymayadi.com
17.25-18.15: The political-policy dimension

Thursday 19th Dec

The political-policy dimension

  • Chair: Mr. George Kremlis, Director, Circular Economy and Climate Institute, EPLO
  • Speakers:
    • Mr. Arif Mammadov – Ambassador of Azerbaijan in Greece
    • Mr. Jan Dusik – Deputy Director General for Climate Action – DG CLIMA
    • Mr. Pedro Escosteguy Cardoso - Minister-Counsellor of the Embassy of Brazil to Athens
    • Ms. Svetlana Zhekova - Vice-President of the UNFCCC Bureau for 2024 on the way to COP29 - Co-chair of the Eastern European Group
    • Mr. Dimitris Kollias – Energy Transition Strategist – Advisor to the Greek Deputy Minister of Energy.

18.15-18.45: The business sector & the energy transition

Thursday 19th Dec

The business sector & the energy transition

  • Chair: Ms. Garyfallia Selimi - Deputy Director, Circular Economy and Climate Institute, EPLO
  • Speakers:
    • Mr. Konstantinos Chatzifotis – EU Affairs Manager, Motor Oil
    • Ms. Monika Stanisheva – Founder of Green Transition Forum
    • Mr. Gianni Chianetta – Chair Greening the IslandsFoundation – Board Member & Secretary Global Solar Council

18.45 - 19.00: Coffee break

Thursday 19th Dec

Human Centered Design

Short coffee Break

19.00-19.45: The role of civil society & the cultural dimension: from Dubai & Baku to Belem

Thursday 19th Dec

The role of civil society & the cultural dimension: from Dubai & Baku to Belem

  • Chair:              Prof. Antonia Moropoulou, NTUA
  • Speakers:
    • Princess Dana Firas of Jordan, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, VP ICOMOS
    • Ms. Alexandra Mitsotaki, Chair & Co-Founder World Human Forum
    • Mr. Antonio Jesus Antequera Delgado, General Subdirectorate for Coordination & Management of Cultural Assets, Ministry of Culture of Spain
    • Mr. Andrew Potts, Heritage and Climate Action Advisor, Europa Nostra

19.45-20.00: General Conclusions

Thursday 19th Dec

General Conclusions

  • Mr. Grammenos Mastrojeni – Senior Deputy Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean
  • Mr. George Kremlis, Director, Circular Economy and Climate Institute, EPLO