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Special Event Draft Agenda Delphi Economic Forum - Special Event Draft Agenda DAY 1 | THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2021 10.00-15.00 ARRIVAL OF GUESTS IN DELPHI HOTEL CHECK-IN EUROPEAN CULTURAL CENTRE OF DELPHI 15.00 REGISTRATION - LIGHT LUNCH 16.00 INVESTING FOR IMPACT: THE AVENUE TO RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE The Covid-19 pandemic is reshuffling the global economy and everyday life in ways that are yet to be measured and evaluated. Recovery plans, especially the EU’s “Next Generation EU” stimulus package, focus on tackling the social and economic aftermath of the pandemic and assist in transitioning European economies to more sustainable, green and resilient business models. In this context, Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Finance & Investment has moved from niche to mainstream, with impact investments and impact funds sprouting globally. In Cooperation: EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development Adonis Georgiadis, Minister of Development & Investment, Hellenic Republic Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of State and Digital Governance, Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Skrekas, Minister of Environment & Energy, Hellenic Republic Theodoros Skylakakis, Alternate Minister of Finance, Hellenic Republic Introduction: Spyros Kouvelis, Director, EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development, Greece Chair: Eleni Varvitsioti, Greece and Cyprus Reporter, Financial Times Confirmed Speaker DAY 1 | THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2021 17.30 ΒREAK EUROPEAN CULTURAL CENTRE OF DELPHI 17.45 FIRESIDE CHAT Makis Voridis, Minister of Interior, Hellenic Republic Chair: Lena Paraskeva, Journalist, Star Channel Central Greece 18.15 INDUSTRY – ESG AS A BUSINESS MODEL AND ITS RELATION WITH RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE As ESG Finance and Investment is gaining mainstream attraction, businesses have to transition to verifiable, sustainable business models. What are the best practices to share from specific industries? How can we move from marketing practices and CSR 101 to fully-fledged ESG compliant companies that make good? What is the Greek and international experience? In Cooperation: EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development Alexis Patelis, Chief Economic Advisor to Greece's Prime Minister, Hellenic Republic Simos Anastasopoulos, President, The Council of Competitiveness of Greece; Chairman & CEO, Petsiavas, Greece Christos Harpantidis, President & CEO, Papastratos; MD EU South East Cluster, Philip Morris International Julia Tsetis, CEO, OFET; Member BoD, SEV; President BoD, Global Compact Network Hellas Chair: Spyros Kouvelis, Director, EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development, Greece 19.30 END OF SESSIONS DELPHI AMALIA HOTEL 20.30 RECEPTION FOR ALL GUESTS Confirmed Speaker DAY 2 | FRIDAY, JULY 2, 2021 EUROPEAN CULTURAL CENTRE OF DELPHI 09.30 FIRESIDE CHAT MACROECONOMIC PROSPECTS OF THE GREEK ECONOMY After more than 10 years of instability and insecurity, and braving through two consecutive crises topped by the pandemic, the Greek economy is set to rebound strongly in 2021, raising hopes for a more stable and long-term expansion in the future. What are the defining factors for this to materialize? How dependent this expansion is to the EU stimulus package? Minister of Finance of the Hellenic Republic will be sharing his thoughts on this subject. Christos Staikouras, Minister of Finance, Hellenic Republic Chair: Ilias Siakantaris, Anchorman, ERT, Greece 10.00 FIRESIDE CHAT PUTTING THE HOUSE IN ORDER: GREECE'S "EUROPEAN" STRUGGLE FOR AN EFFICIENT AND HUMANE RESPONSE TO MIGRATION Greece has been at the epicentre of the refugee and migration crisis in Europe. The country's role as the EU's official "gatekeeper", imposed by geography and EU law, has divided Greek society and troubled European and Greek policymakers since 2015 but the recent crisis in Evros added a geopolitical layer in an issue normally considered one of human rights rather than diplomacy. How is Greece managing the effort to provide shelter to people fleeing persecution while at the same time protecting EU borders? Is there a "golden" solution that appeals to both our humanitarian ideals and our need for security? Panagiotis Mitarachi, Minister of Migration and Asylum, Hellenic Republic Chair: Maria Nikoltsiou, Journalist, Anchorwoman, Alpha TV, Greece 10.30 ΒREAK Confirmed Speaker DAY 2 | FRIDAY, JULY 2, 2021 EUROPEAN CULTURAL CENTRE OF DELPHI 10.45 WESTLESSNESS We are witnessing a period of “Westlessness” – the West itself is becoming less Western, and the world is becoming less Western, too. The role of the West in the world, and how it is challenged both internally and externally: by the emergence of illiberalism inside many Western countries, growing disunity among Western nations, and the relative rise of non-Western powers. In Cooperation: Munich Security Conference Tobias Bunde, Director Research & Policy, Munich Security Conference Chair: 11.30 ΒREAK 12.00 THE FUTURE OF EUROPE DEBATE: IS IT THE WAY FORWARD? In Cooperation: Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) Nikos Androulakis, Member, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, European Parliament Anna Michelle Asimakopoulou, Vice-Chair of the International Trade Committee, European Parliament Eva Kaili, Member, European Parliament; Digital Ambassador, ICC WOMEN HELLAS Dimitris Papadimoulis, Vice President of the European Parliament Maria Spyraki, Member, Group of the European People's Party, European Parliament Chair: George Pagoulatos, Professor, Athens University of Economics & Business; DG, ELIAMEP, Greece 13.00 THE FUTURE OF EUROPE: THE EU FOREIGN POLICY AND THE RELATIONS BETWEEN EUROPE AND THE WIDER REGION Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs & Citizenship (2014-2019) Anna Diamantopoulou, President, DIKTIO; fmr EU Commissioner; fmr Education Minister, Greece Chair: 13.30 LIGHT LUNCH Confirmed Speaker DAY 2 | FRIDAY, JULY 2, 2021 ROMAN AGORA IN DELPHI 20.30 CULTURAL EVENT AT THE ROMAN AGORA OF ANCIENT DELPHI Theodore live in Delphi DAY 3 | SATURDAY, JULY 3, 2021 DEPARTURE OF GUESTS Confirmed Speaker .
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