Conference Speakers 2025
Vasiliki Aggelatou
Head, Department of Mineral Raw Materials Technology & Metallurgy, HSGME
Konstantinos Athanasoulis
Head, Analytical Laboratories Department, HSGME
Aristotelis Aivaliotis
Secretary General for Energy & Mineral Raw Materials, Ministry of Environment and Energy
Giorgos Anastasakis
Professor, Director of the Mineral Processing Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens
Marianthi Anastasatou
Officer, Department of Geochemistry & Environment, HSGME
Andreas Antonakos
Department of Natural Disasters, Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection
Apostolos Arvanitis
Head, Department of Geothermal Energy & Thermal Mineral Resources, HSGME
Kyriakos Asimakopoulos
Quarries & Raw Materials Director, AGET HERACLES LAFARGE HOLCIM
Petros Varelidis
Secretary General for Natural Environment & Water, Ministry of Environment and Energy
Lefteris Vasileiadis
Advisor to the Secretary General for Energy & Mineral Raw Materials, Ministry of Environment and Energy
Georgios Vougioukalakis
former Head, Department of Natural Disasters, HSGME
Konstantinos Voudouris
Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Vasileios Gaganis
Professor, National Technical University of Athens
Emmy Gazea
Environmental Director, Hellenic Gold
Dimitrios Galanakis
Director of Natural & Technological Risk Management, HSGME
Menelaos Gardikiotis
President, GEOTEE
Konstantinos Giazitzoglou
President, Hellenic Mining Enterprises Association
Dimitris Giantsis
General Director of Projects, “Information Society S.A.” (KtP S.A.)
Athanasios Ganas
President, Geological Society of Greece
Miltiadis Gouzouris
CEO, HVA International
Dionysios Goutis
Director General, HSGME
Manolis Grafakos
Secretary General for Waste Management Coordination
Dimitris Dermatas
Professor of Geoenvironmental Pollution and Head of the Division of Water Resources and Environment, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens
Dimitris Dimitriadis
Management Consultant, GEK TERNA Group
Katerina Dimitrou
Head of New Activities, Directorate of Strategy & Innovation, EYDAP
Niki Evelpidou
Professor of Geography and Climatology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Aspasia Zalachori
Head, Department of Digital Governance, HSGME
Eirini Zananiri
Head, Department of General Geology, Geological Mapping & Applications, HSGME
Ioannis Zafeiratos
Director of Mining, Energy & Industrial Minerals, Ministry of Environment and Energy
Vasileios Zorapas
Head, Department of Hydrogeology & Hydrology, HSGME
Nikos Zouros
Professor of Physical Geography & Geomorphology, University of the Aegean
Konstantinos Zombos
Deputy Regional Governor of Attica
Christos Kavalopoulos
Director General, Hellenic Mining Enterprises Association
Christos Kanellopoulos
Officer, Department of Ore Deposit Geology & Mining Research, HSGME
Konstantinos Karytsas
Director of RES Technologies
Athanasios Kefalas
CEO, Imerys Greece
Stefanos Kilias
Professor of Economic Geology & Geochemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Kleanthis Kotsakiaxidis
Research Director, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH)
Nikolaos Koukouzas
Research Director, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH)
Konstantinos Laskaridis
Director of Mineral Resources & Mining, HSGME
Efthymios Lekkas
Professor of Dynamic Tectonics, Applied Geology & Natural Disaster Management, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Alexandros Liakopoulos
Head, Department of Geochemistry & Environment, HSGME
Dimitris Loukas
Mayor of Lavreotiki
Athanasios Markinos
CEO, Thessaly Water Management Organization
Vasileios Melphos
Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Antonia Moropoulou
Professor, National Technical University of Athens
Efthymios Bakogiannis
Secretary General for Spatial Planning & Urban Environment, Ministry of Environment and Energy
Christos Balaskas
President, Hellenic Gold
Nikos Bozos
Greece CCUS Manager, Heracles Group, member of Holcim
Nikos Nikolaou
former Director General of IGME, former Director of General & Applied Geology, HSGME
Chrysoula Nikolarou
Head, Department of Water Services Costing & Pricing, General Directorate of Water
Maria Nikoltsiou
Journalist, News Anchor at Alpha
Ioanna Ntoutsi
Chemical Engineer, NTUA
Anthimos Xenidis
Professor, School of Mining & Metallurgical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens
Nikolaos Xirokostas
Officer, Analytical Laboratories Department, HSGME
Ilias Palialexis
Journalist, AMNA
Heraklis Panagiotakis
Director, ENYDRON
Kostas Papazachos
Professor of Seismology & Geophysics, Aristotle University
Charalampos Paraschou
Director, Hellenic Army Geographical Service
Eleftheria Pogiatzi
Director, Directorate of General & Applied Geology, HSGME
Stylianos Sakaretsios
Chairman of the Board, Hellenic Cadastre
Konstantinos Saltas
Chairman of the Board, HSGME
Panagiotis Sabatakakis
Director of Water Resources & Geothermal Energy, HSGME
Katerina Sardi
Country Manager & Managing Director, Energean Greece
Natalia Spanou
Officer, Department of Engineering Geology, HSGME
Evangelos Spyridonos
Project Manager for geothermal projects, Project Development Directorate, PPC Licensing
Aleka Stamatiadi
Communications Consultant, PhD in Media Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Kostis Stambolis
President & Executive Director, Institute of Energy for South-East Europe
Xenophon Stavropoulos
Consultant, Xenophon Stavropoulos & Partners G.P. GEOENVIRO
Aristofanis Stefatos
CEO, Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management & Energy Resources
Angelos Syrigos
Member of Parliament, Professor of International Law & Foreign Policy, Panteion University
Charalampos Syropoulos
Dipl. Rural & Surveying Engineer, NTUA, MSc
Giannis Tzanopoulos
Journalist & CEO, Liberty Experience
Petros Tzeferis
Director General of Mineral Raw Materials, Ministry of Environment and Energy
Maria Tzima
President, Association of Greek Geologists
Giorgos Tsifoutidis
Head, Department of Geothermal Energy, Ministry of Environment and Energy
Olga Chalkiadaki
Officer, Analytical Laboratories Department, HSGME
Nikos Chrestou
CEO, European Bauxites S.A.
Charalampos Chrysochoidis
Officer, Department of Technical Support & Natural Resources of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia–Thrace, responsible for geothermal energy
