By Cyber Era NG Special Correspondent

Following the successful 2021 and 2022 conferences, the 2023 conference will address a wide range of topics on ESG (Environmental-Social-Governance) of interest to banks, corporates, institutional investors, regulators, policy makers, and supervisors in Greece and abroad.

The conference is organised by Director of IFFR, Professor George Skiadopoulos and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).  This is a high-quality international conference organised by two prominent organisations to inform all interested parties on the latest developments in the ESG field and discuss challenges and solutions. IFFR is a leading international research center which bridges the gap between finance industry and academia.

Distinguished academic and professional speakers from prestigious organisations will deliver in-depth presentations and convey their experience to inform the audience on what it takes for all stakeholders to succeed in this demanding reformulation of practices in the finance industry.

Speakers include:

• Director of IFFR, Conference Co-organizer | University of Piraeus & Queen Mary University of London, Professor George Skiadopoulos
• Regional Head – Director Greece & Cyprus, EBRD, Andreea Moraru
• Columbia Business School, Professor Shivaram Rajgopal
• EMEA Head of Sustainability and ESG, Citi, Kathryn Mintoft
• Head of Factors, Sustainable and Solutions, BlackRock, Dr Andrew Ang
• Executive General Manager of Group Compliance and Corporate Governance & General Company Secretary, National Bank of Greece, Panos Dasmanoglou
• CDP Europe’s Director of Capital Markets, Laurent Babikian
• Head of ESG Department, Prodea Investments, Dr Nikolaos Gkonis
• Vice-Chair, International Sustainability Standards Board, Sue Lloyd
• Senior Sustainability Director, Viohalco SA, Panagiotis Skiadas
• Reporter, Reuters, Nina Chestney
• Global Head of Responsible Strategy, BNY Mellon Investment, Kristina Church
• Deputy Head Green Finance and Investments Unit, DG Environment, European Commission, Kevin Flowers,
• Partner EY, Orestis Chontoulidis
• Director, Business Consulting, EY, Apostolos Noutsos
• Head of Group Business Planning, IR & ESG at Piraeus Financial Holdings, Chryssanthi Berbati
• General Manager – Chief Transformation Officer, Head of Strategy & International Activities, National Bank of Greece, Ernestos Panayiotou
• Partner in Financial Services, Grant Thornton, Katerina Stefanidou,
• Associate Director, Head of Sustainable Finance Policy, EBRD, Russell Bishop
• CEO Hellenic Corporation of Assets & Participations, Gregory Dimitriadis
• Editor of Responsible Investor, Lucy Fitzgeorge-Parker