Agenda – Sustainable Future V
Sustainable Future V: Industry in Practice: How ESG Becomes Strategy, Risk & Opportunity
Monday, 25 May 2026| Bank of Greece| 15:00 – 19:30
15:00 – 15:25 | Keynote Speeches
Christos Ntouhanis, Vice President, Council of State
Vassilis Angelopoulos, Co-Founder, Get Involved
15:30 – 15:50 | Firechat Discussion: Career paths and opportunities in the EU institutions - the case of sustainability
Francesco Cometa, Senior Officer, Review and Evaluation Process Department, European Investment Bank
15:55 – 16:55 | Energy, Infrastructure and resilience: A discussion in a perma crisis environment
Anna Vasila, Sustainability and Industry Affairs Manager, Athens International Airport
Achilleas Ioakimides, Chief Sustainability Officer, PPC Group
Orestis Omran, Partner, DLA Piper
16:55 – 17:25 | Break
17:25 - 18:25 | Workshop Motor Oil: Sustainability in practise
To be announced
18:30 - 18:55 |The Next Wave of Professionals – Sustainability in Listed Companies
Alexandros Floros, Sustainable Finance Officer, Euronext Athens
Iliana Peta, Sustainability Reporting Specialist, Athens International Airport
Athina Tsironi, Sustainability Specialist, Athens International Airport
Tuesday, 26 May 2026 | Bank of Greece| 15:00 – 19:30
15:00 – 15:35 | Keynote Speeches
Gikas Hardouvelis, Chairman of the Board of Directors, National Bank of Greece
Vassilis Vasdekis, Rector, Athens University of Economics and Business
15:40 - 16:00 |Geopolitical Developments & Challenges for the European Union
Spyros Blavoukos, Professor, Department of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business
16:05- 16:25 | Firechat Discussion: Climate & the Bigger Picture for future professionals
Katerina Paisiou, Sustainable Finance Specialist, Climate Change and Sustainability Centre, Bank of Greece
16:30 – 17:10 | Sustainability: Banking and the Economy
Dimitrios Dimopoulos, Head of Sustainability Center, Piraeus
To be announced
17:15 – 17:25 | Center for Education and Lifelong Learning of AUEB
Athanasios Sakkas, Director of Center for Education and Lifelong Learning & Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting and Finance, Athens University of Economics and Business
17:25 – 17:55 | Break
17:55 – 18:35 | The Expanding Role of Consulting & Legal Functions in Sustainability
Christina Tsironi, Partner, Head of Sustainability & Governance Services, Grant Thornton
To be announced
18:40 – 19:10 | Youth Discussion: Who shapes sustainability?
Maria Anastasopoulou, Senior Associate, Get Involved
To be announced
19:10 – 19:20 | Conclusion of the Conference
Vassilis Angelopoulos, Co-Founder, Get Involved
Maria Triantafyllopoulou, Vice President, Get Involved