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Speakers

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Ayşemden Akın

Editor in chief
Bugun Kıbrıs
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Müge Akkar Ercan

Professor Dr.
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Eleftheria Aristotelous

Deputy Head, Programme and Policy Division
Secretariat of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026
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Georgina Athanasiou

President of the Board - Oxygen for Democracy/ Lawyer - HARRIS KYRIAKIDES
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Amalia Avraam

Lawyer Vice - President of the Youth Board of Cyprus Co - Chair of the Technical Committee on Youth
MICHAEL KYPRIANOY & CO LLC
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Yaşar Aydin

Researcher (Political Scientist)
CATS at the SWP - German Institute for International and Security Affairs
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Giulia Bertezzolo

Head of the Cyprus Settlement Support Unit
Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (European Commission)
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Gizem Caner

Urban Planner
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Georgia Channi

Finance Editor
Politis Newspaper
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Nadia Charalambous

Associate Professor
University of Cyprus
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Dikaia Chatziefstathiou

Professor of Applied Olympic Studies, Director of the Olympic Studies Research Centre for Safe Sport and Human Rights, Associate Dean REKM
Canterbury Christ Church University
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Josie Christodoulou

Commissioner for Gender Equality
Republic of Cyprus
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Filippa Chatzistavrou

Assistant Professor
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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Christophoros Christophi

Lawyer. Managing Partner of Christophi & Associates LLC, Host of the LegalMatters Podcast
Christophi & Associates LLC
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Chrysanthos Chrysanthou

Assistant Professor of Ancient Greek & ERC StG Grantee 2023
University of Cyprus
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Georgios Chrysanthou

Journalist
Alpha Cyprus
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Emmanuel Cohen-Hadria

Co-Founder, Member of the Executive Board
DIPLOMEDS
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Andreas Cosma

Investigative Journalist & Researcher
Cyprus Investigative Reporting Network (CIREN) & Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)
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Irene Cotter

Doctor working at the Medical and Public Health Services
Ministry of Health
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Nicodemos Damianou

Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy
Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy
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Demetris M. Demetriou

MP
DISY
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Ilkay Demirdag

Co Founder
Energy Shift Forum
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Anna Diamantopoulou

President, DIKTIO-Network for Reform in Greece and Europe, f. EU Commissioner, f. Minister
DIKTIO
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Christoforos Dimitriou

Legal counsel, citizen
EU Law Across the Divide
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Kriton Dionysiou

Advocate, Legal Consultant Board Member if the Institute of Studies for Politics and Democracy
Kriton Dionysiou Law Firm & Institute of Studies for Politics and Democracy
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Eftychios Eftychiou

Chairman of the SELK Tax Planning and Policy Committee
SELK
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Wassim El Hajj

Rector of AUB Mediterraneo
The American University of Beirut – Mediterraneo (AUB Mediterraneo)
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Charles Ellinas

CEO - Also Councillor
eCNHC - with Atlantic Council
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Stefanos Stavros Evangelides

Advocate/Board Secretery of ACCEPT Cyprus
ACCEPT LGBT Cyprus
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Stavroula Georgiou

Administrative Officer
Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare
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Aziel Philippos Goulandris

Secretary-General / CEO
World Federation of UN Associations
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Takis Hadjigeorgiou

Former Mep
European Parliament
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Nikitas Hatzimihail

Professor of Law
University of Cyprus
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Constantinos Hadjisavvas

Senior Research Fellow, École des Ponts Business School (EPBS), Paris Member, Cyprus Defence Industrial Council
École des Ponts Business School (EPBS)
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Maria Heracleous

Advisor to the Minister of Finance
Ministry of Finance
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Dominik Hierlemann

Senior Advisor
Bertelsmann Stiftung
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Mehmet Harmanci

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Nicholas A. Ioannides

Deputy Minister
Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection
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Byron Ioannou

Professor of Urban Planning at the Department of Architecture
Frederick University
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George Isaia

Executive Director
Oxygen for Democracy
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Dimitris Kairidis

Member of Parliament for Athens-North (New Democracy) and Parliamentary Party Spokesman
Hellenic Parliament
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Konstantina Karacosta

Founder and Cost Consultant at K. KARAKOSTA Q.S. L.L.C | Vice President of Civil Society Advocates | President of NGO “ένα εμείς”
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Christina Karakosta

Policy Officer , Rule of Law Unit
European Commission, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers
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Anastasia Karatzia

Associate Professor in Law
University of Essex
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Philippa Karsera Christodoulides

First Lady of the Republic of Cyprus / Head of Directorate for Schengen and Consular Affairs as Minister Plenipotentiary
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Yiannos Katsourides

Associate Professor
University of Nicosia
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Sevki Kiralp

Associate Professor
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Cleopatra Kitti

Certified Independent Director, Advisor to international organisations and governments, Founder of the Mediterranean Growth Initiative.
Cleopatra Kitti Limited.
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Georgia Klefti

President
Paralimni Youth Council
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Nadia Kornioti

Associate Lecturer in International and Comparative Public Law
UCLan Cyprus
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Marta Kos

European Commissioner for EU Enlargement
European Commission
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Christos Koulouteris

Team Leader - DG EMPL Cyprus and Greece Unit
European Commission
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Andreas Kyprianides

Secretary General of the Cyprus Youth Council
Cyprus Youth Council
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Dimitris Lambrianides

Πρόεδρος Οργάνωσης Παραπληγικών Κύπρου
Οργάνωση Παραπληγικών Κύπρου
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Alessandro Lamonica

Director, Public Policies Unit
Anna Lindh Foundation
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Elena Lazarou

Director General
ELIAMEP
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Pavlos Loizou

CEO
Ask Wire
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Evripides Manoullos

Founder & CEO
Parallax Experience
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Valentina Marin

Associate Director
Space Syntax
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Odysseas Michaelides

Leader, ALMA Movement
ALMA Movement
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Athena Michaelidou

Minister of Education, Sport, and Youth
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Maria Miltiadou

Deputy Executive Director
Youth Board of Cyprus
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Andreas Mouzourides

Sales and Marketing Manager Real Estate
Photos Photiades Group
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Özdil Nami

Ex Turkish Cypriot Negotiator
Retired
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Mario Nava

Director-General DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
European Comission
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Nicoletta Neophytou

Director
PwC Cyprus
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Tomasz Obremski

Program Manager of the Warsaw Security Forum
Casimir Pulaski Foundation
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Ilias Nikolaidis

Content Director
diaNEOsis
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Münevver Özgür Özersay

Architect (PhD), Founding Director
Miro Designroom
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Panagiotis Palates

Commissioner for the Citizen
PRESIDENCY AND PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
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George Pamboridis

Managing Partner
Pamboridis LLC
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Andreas Panayiotou

Journalist
O topos mas (Netcast Zone)
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Konstantinos Panitsas

Economist, ESF Center
The Conference Board
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George Pantelides

Chairman
Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation (OEB)
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Georgios Papaconstantinou

President of the European Youth Parliament (EYP) Cyprus
European Youth Parliament (EYP) Cyprus
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Kostas Papageorgiou

Chief Conservator of Forests
Department of Forests
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Ralli Papageorgiou

Journalist
CNA - CYBC
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George Papanastasiou

Minister
Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry
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Costas Papanicolas

Professor
The Cyprus Institute
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Pierantonios Papazoglou

Research Associate in Civil Protection and Safety of Responders | CERIDES Research & Strategy Manager
European University Cyprus (EUC) - Centre of Excellence in Risk and Decision Sciences (CERIDES)
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Petros Petrikkos

Adjunct Lecturer
Department of Politics and Governance, University of Nicosia
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Omiros Pissarides

MD
Ominthia Capital
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Irene Piki

Deputy Minister to the President
Government of the Republic of Cyprus
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Charis Polycarpou

Economist - Head of the Economic Policy Department of AKEL
AKEL
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Marina Polycarpou

Gerontologist, CEO
Materia Group
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Marios Polycarpou

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Board Chair of the KIOS Center of Excellence
University of Cyprus
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Julian Popov

Senior Fellow
Strategic Perspectives
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Charalambos Prountzos

Mayor of Nicosia
Municipality of Nicosia
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Charis Psaltis

Professor of Social and Developmental Psychology
University of Cyprus
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Sophia Russack

Research Fellow
CEPS
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Meltem Onurkan Samani

Founding Director
Cyprus Peace and Dialogue Center (CPDC)
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André Sapir

Professor Emeritus and Senior Fellow
Universite libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and Bruegel
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Yannis Seitanides

Chief Finance Editor
Politis, Daily Newspaper
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Irshad Shaikh

Head Of Country Office
World Health Organization
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Fábio Silva

Fire Behavior Analyst
greenflame
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Gareth Simons

Senior Research Fellow in Building Stock and Energy Modelling Research Fellow in Evidence Based Design and Planning
UCL
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Foteini Sokratous

Project Manager & Researcher
CARDET
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Dimitris Stylianou

Journalist
O topos mas (Netcast Zone)
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Marvin Suesse

Associate Professor
Trinity College Dublin
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Marek Szczepanowski

Ambassador of Poland to Cyprus
Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Nicosia
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Michael Tatham

British High Commissioner
British High Commission
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Sotiris Themistokleous

Director of Strategic Development
Center for Social Innovation - CSI
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George Theocharides

Chairman
Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission
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Charalampos Theopemptou

Chair of the Parliamentary Comittee for the Environment
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Yiannis Thomatos

Executive Vice President
Delphi Economic Forum
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Fikri Toros

Member of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP)
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Harry Tzimitras

Director
Peace Research Institute Oslo-PRIO Cyprus Centre
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Michel Vedrenne Gutiérrez

Head of Section
European Commission
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Savvas Vlachos

Director
Cyprus Energy Agency
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Charalambos Vrasidas

Founder and Executive Director
CARDET
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Nicholas Yatromanolakis

Founder, Policy Lab;former Deputy Minister of Culture, Greece
Policy Lab
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Theodoros Zachariadis

Professor and Acting Director of the energy, Environment and Water Research Centre of the Cyprus Institute