Welcoming Remarks:
Henri Bohnet, Director, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Greece and Cyprus Office
George Pagoulatos, Director General, ELIAMEP; Professor of European Politics and Economy, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)

Session 1: The geopolitics of energy in the Eastern Mediterranean
Michael Tanchum, Professor, Universidad de Navarra; Senior Associate Fellow, Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES), Vienna
Kirsten Westphal, Senior Analyst, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Efthymios Papastavridis, Research Associate, ELIAMEP; Researcher and Part-time Lecturer, University of Oxford; Research Fellow, Academy of Athens and Athens PIL Center, Athens

Session 2: New energy solutions for the Eastern Mediterranean
Nikos Tsafos, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington DC
Maria Gavouneli, Assoc. Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Senior Policy Advisor, ELIAMEP, Athens
Michalis Mathioulakis, Research Associate, ELIAMEP; Energy Strategy Analyst and Academic Director, Greek Energy Forum, Athens

Moderator: Alexandra Voudouri, Correspondent of diplomatic affairs at Athina 9,84fm; Editor, MacroPolis

Co-organised by ELIAMEP and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Greece