ELIAMEP in cooperation with the Centre for Green Development & Energy Policy (CGDEP) of the University of Nicosia organised in Athens a 3-day Executive Seminar focusing on the role of Greece as potential oil & gas producer as well as an energy transit hub for Caspian and Eastern Med hydrocarbons. The Executive Seminar took place on 25-27 September 2013 under the aegis of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Hellenic Ministry of Energy & Environment with the potential participation of both Ministers and/or Deputy Ministers.
Invited Speakers included:
- Yiannis Maniatis, Minister for Environment, Energy & Climate Change
- Dimitris Kourkoulas, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Niki Tzavela, European Member Parliament, Committee on Commerce & Energy
- George Paparsenos, CEO, DESFA, Greek Transmission System Operator
- Charles Ellinas, Executive Chairman, Cyprus National Hydrocarbons Company-CNHC
- Mathios Regas, CEO, Energean Oil & Gas
- Rikard Skoufias, Country Manager, Trans Adriatic Pipeline
- Panayiotis Kanellopoulos, CEO, M&M Gas S.A.
- Harry Sachinis, President & CEO, DEPA S.A.
- Alexandros Yannis, Energy Diplomacy Coordinator, European External Action Service
- Angus Miller, Energy Advisor, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Sir Michael Leigh, Senior Advisor, German Marshall Fund of the United States
- Sinan Ulgen, President of EDAM, Center for Economics & Foreign Policy Studies