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Steering committee

Loukas G. Katsonis

Head of Steering committee
Loukas G. Katsonis is an International Relations expert, publisher of Foreign Affairs The Hellenic Edition magazine since 2011. He holds a master’s degree in Geopolitical Analysis and Geostrategic Synthesis from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Thomas Lamnidis

Head of Energy – Law committee
Thomas Lamnidis is a lawyer. He has a Law Degree at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Licence Spéciale en Droit Européen at University of Brussels. The areas of his expertise are in energy, transport, investments, corporate restructuring, privatizations, non-performing loans, and litigation.

Kostas Ifantis

Head of International Relations – Strategy committee
Kostas Ifantis is a Professor of International Relations, Department of International Relations, Kadir Has University and at Panteion University of Athens. He worked as a Lecturer in International and European Politics at the Universities of Bradford and Portsmouth, UK (1991-1995).

George Mergos

Head of Economic committee
George Mergos is an Emeritus Professor of Economics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He holds an MSc from Oxford University and a PhD from Stanford University in Applied Economics.

Archim. Aristarchus Grekas

Head of Religion – Culture committee
Aristarchus Grekas is an Archimandrite, a Clergyman of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens. He is also a Doctor of Theology and Assistant Professor at the Theology Department of the Theological School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Antonios Platias

Head of Defence and Security committee
Antonios PLATIAS is a Brigadier General (ret). He served at the Ministry of Defence as National Defence Policy Director, as well as Head of Bilateral Defence Cooperation Section and NATO -EU Affairs Office of the International Relations Directorate.

Antonios Platias

Theodoros I. Theodorou

Head of Ecumenical Hellenism committee
Theodoros J. THEODOROU is Ambassador a.h. He has studied economics in Greece and he had his post – graduate diploma in Diplomacy from the Diplomatic Academy, Vienna, Austria.

Elizabeth Prodromou

Dr. Elizabeth H. Prodromou teaches in the Program on International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, where she is Faculty Director of the Initiative on Religion, Law, and Diplomacy.

COMMITTEE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS – STRATEGY

Kostas Ifantis

Charalambos Papaioannou

Charalambos (Babis) Papaioannou is an international expert on youth policy making. He is one of the pioneers in the field

Dr. Ioannis L. Konstantopoulos

Ioannis L. Konstantopoulos is Assistant Professor of International Relations – Economic Diplomacy at the Department of International and European Studies

Themistoklis Z. Zanidis

Themistoklis Z. Zanidis is a political scientist/international relations specialist. He has a BA in Cultural Studies (concentration Hellenic Civilization) from

Thrassy N. MARKETOS

Dr. Thrassy N. MARKETOS, is a Jurist, MSc Public International and European Law/University Aix – Marseille III (France), International Relations Doctor

Ioannis E. Kotoulas

Ioannis E. Kotoulas (Ph.D. in History; Ph.D. in Geopolitics) is Adjunct Lecturer in Geopolitics at University of Athens, Visiting Lecturer in

George Mergos

Victoria Pistikou

Victoria Pistikou is Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics in Democritus University of Thrace. She graduated from the Department

George Chatzitheofanous

George Chatzitheofanous is an economist, graduate of the Department of Economics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, holder of the

Υiannis Siotos

Υiannis Siotos studied tourism economics and theoretical economics. In 1981 he began his journalistic career, first as a financial editor

Nikolaos G. Sabatis

Nikolaos G. Sabatis is an economist and external Auditor. He studied at the University of Piraeus, in the department of

Antonios Platias

Hippocrates Daskalakis

Hippocrates Daskalakis is a lieutenant general ret. He has studied in all the provided schools of his field and his rank, as well as in ASP and School of National Defense (SETHA). He has been trained in the United States in the anti-aircraft system “HAWK” and in the School of Strategic Information (DIA).

Nikos Κ. Deniozos

Dr. Nikos Κ. Deniozos is a Senior Officer of the Hellenic Coast Guard ret. (demobilized at his request), Graduate of

Eleni Kapsokoli

Mrs. Eleni Kapsokoli is PhD Candidate in University of Piraeus, Department of International and European Studies. Her thesis examines the

Thomas Lamnidis

Vassilis Analytis

Dr. Vassilis Analytis, MSc, MBA is a Chemical Engineer, graduated from the National Technical University of Athens. He is the

Agis-Georgios Digas

Agis-Georgios Digas holds a PhD on Mathematical Modeling and Risk Analysis in International Relations from the National and Kapodistrian University

Ioannis Basias

Ioannis Basias has been President and CEO of the Hellenic Hydrocarbons Management Company (EDEY) since November 2016. He has more

Alexandra Stephanova

Alexandra Stephanova is a Chemical Engineer from National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). She has been active in the energy sector for over 15 years with significant experience in the management of RES and natural gas projects. She has worked for multinational companies abroad, while she has also been an executive of the Energy Regulatory Authority.