Speakers 2023

President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides talks to the media at a press briefing after the end of the 2-day European Council summit. The newly elected Cypriot president does a statement, talks about the meeting with the EU leaders and heads of states at the headquarters of the European Union and answers questions from journalists while taking a selfie picture with journalists. EUCO in Brussels, Belgium on 24 March 2023  (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Nikos Christodoulides

President of the Republic of Cyprus
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Christina Achilleos

Founder/CEO
InnoEUsphere
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Constantinos Adamides

Associate Prof. of International Relations and Director of the Diplomatic Academy
University of Nicosia
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Dave Adamson

Lead Standards Development Manager
British Standards Institution, London
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Niki Agrotou

Policy Officer
Oxygono
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Arnaud Amouroux

UN Office of the Special Adviser to the Secretary General on Cyprus
Alexander Apostolides

Alexander Apostolides

Senior Researcher
Europen University Cyprus, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance
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Andreas Apostolou

Member of the House of Representatives of Cyprus
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Petros Aristodemou

VRMCy
Retinal Surgeon
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F. Defne Arslan

Senior Director
Atlantic Council IN TURKEY & Turkey Programs Center
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Theodoros Arvanitopoulos

Research Officer
London School of Economics, Hellenic Observatory
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Georgina Athanasiou

President of the Executive Committee of Oxygono
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Emil Avdaliani

Professor. Director of Middle East Studies
Geocase/European University
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Pranab Bardhan

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics
University of California, Berkeley
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Yannis Bassias

Offshore Projects Advisor
Independent Energy Consulting
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Benedetta Berti

Head of Policy Planning in the Office of the Secretary General at NATO
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Asya Beyaz

College of Europe graduate / Office of MEP Niyazi Kızılyürek, European Parliament / Co-founder, European Union Cypriot Students (EUCS)
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Corneliu Bjola

Associate Professor of Diplomatic Studies
University of Oxford
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Kjartan Björnsson

Deputy Director and Head of Unit
European Commission - Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support
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Federica Bicchi

Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics (LSE)
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Julie Bindel

Journalist, Author, and Feminist campaigner
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Ipek Borman

International relations expert and academic
Freelance
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Ilaria Casillo

Vice-president of National Commission for public debate/ Associate professor at University Gustave Eiffel
National Commission for publi debate
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Salina Grenet-Catalano

Ambassador of France to Cyprus
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Evgenia Chamilou

Lawyer
Law Office of the Republic of Cyprus
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Sergio Jaramillo Caro

Former High Commissioner for Peace in Colombia
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Alexandros Charalambides

Associate Professor
Cyprus University of Technology
Irene Charalambides

Irene Charalambides

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice-President, Special Representative on Fighting Corruption
House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus
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Sotiroulla Charalambous

General Secretary
Pancyprian Federation of Labour PEO
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Christophoros Christophi

Lawyer, host of the LegalMatters Podcast
CHRISTOPHI & ASSOCIATES LLC
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Anna Zavou-Christoforou

Commissioner of Internal Audit
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Jonathan Cohen

Ambassador (retired), Non-resident Senior Fellow
Atlantic Council
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Aristoteles Constantinides

Associate Professor of International Law and Human Rights
University of Cyprus
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Awa Dabo

Director and Deputy Head, PBSO/DPPA
Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO), Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, United Nations
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Anna Damaskou

Adjunct Faculty - European Institute of Management and Finance
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Achilleas Demetriades

NGO “Truth Now”
Advocate/Founding Member
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Annita Demetriou

President, House of Representatives
House of Representatives
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Demetris Demetriou

Member of the Parliament of Cyprus, Chairperson of the Committee on Institutions, Merit and the Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman)
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Bob D’Haeseleer

Climate Neutral City Advisor
ICLEI
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Nikola Dimitrov

President and co-founder of the Balkan Center for Constructive Policies - Solution Former Foreign Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia
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Rita Dias

President of the Erasmus Student Network
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Corina Drousiotou

Coordinator/Senior Legal Advisor
Cyprus Refugee Council
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Orla Drummond

Senior Research Analyst/Human Rights Lawyer
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Eleftherios Eleftheriou

Cyprus government MOF
Ministry of Finance
Erhan Erçin

Erhan Erçin

Head of Brussels Office
Project Associates
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Charles Ellinas

CEO of EC Cyprus Natural Hydrocarbons Company Ltd (eCNHC)
nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Center
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Athanasios Ellis

Editor in Chief
Kathimerini English edition
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Achilles Emilianides

Professor & Dean, School of Law
University of Nicosia
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Eleni Evagorou

Central Organizational Secretary
POGO WOMEN MOVEMENT
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Dia Evagorou

Communication Officer, Demotec Project and Officer at Communication, Marketing and Promotion Service, Cyprus University of Technology
Cyprus University of Technology
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Euripides Evriviades

Ambassador (a.h.)
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Andrew Peter Geddes

Professor of Migration Studies/Director of the Migration Policy Centre
Panayiotis Georgiou

Panayiotis Georgiou

Co-Founder of APLA
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Heather Grabbe

Non-resident fellow at Bruegel and Visiting Professor at University College London
Penelope Vasquez Hadjilyra

Penelope Vasquez Hadjilyra

Architect-General Coordinator EU Mission: NZ Limassol 2030
Limassol Municipality
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George Hadjipavlis

Phd student, University of Oxford
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Ioannis Hadjiyiannis

Head of Unit “Horizontal Policies” / Head of Athens Office, DG REFORM, European Commission
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Philippos Hadjizacharias

Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy
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James Hamilton

Independent consultant
Venice Commission
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Kevin Hyland

International Expert on Modern Slavery
Santa Marta Group
Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson

UWC (United World Colleges)
Chair
Marianna Karageorgis

Marianna Karageorgis

Press and Information Office
Head of the Liaison Officers Section
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Christina Kokkalou

Managing Director at Insights Market Research (IMR)
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Skevi Koukouma

General Secretary
Progressive Women's Movement POGO
Fabienne Hara

Fabienne Hara

Deputy Director General
Paris Peace Forum
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Kyriacos Nicolaou

Business Editor
Cyprus Mail
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Katja Saha

Representative
UNHCR
Yiannis Seitanides

Yiannis Seitanides

Chief Finance Editor
Politis, Daily Newspaper
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Christina Loizou

Officer Α
Health Insurance Organisation
Samson Itodo

Samson Itodo

Executive Director
Yiaga Africa
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Fiona McKergow

Australian High Commissioner in Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus
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Elena Kleopa

Attorney of the Republic
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Nicolas Kyriakides

President
Cyprus Forum
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Stavros Malas

President of The Cyprus Institute
The Cyprus Institute
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Mario Nava

Director-General for the Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM)
European Commission
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Dan Mihalache

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to the Republic of Cyprus
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Fernando Mendez

Senior Researcher
University of Zurich
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Fiona Mullen

Director
Sapienta Economics Ltd
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Yiannis Panayiotou

Minister of Labour and Social Insurance
Melina Pyrgou

Melina Pyrgou

Managing Director
Pyrgou Vakis LLC
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Olia Tsivitanidou

Co-founder & Managing Director
Inquirium Ltd
Mary Pyrgos

Mary Pyrgos

Co-Ordinator of Cyprus Platform of Gender Budgeting
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Maria Panayiotou

Environment Commissioner
Republic of Cyprus
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Ilan Pappe

Professor
Univeristy of Exeter
Petros Petrikkos

Petros Petrikkos

Researcher
University of Nicosia
Evie Mitsidou Phillips

Evie Mitsidou Phillips

Assistant Editor in Chief
Cyprus News Agency
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Eleni Ploutarchou

Diversity Charter Cyprus Representative
Center For Social Innovation
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Judit Rozsa

Director in the Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support, European Commission
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Panayiotis Sentonas

Founder & Managing Director
ImpAct - C4S
Nikolas Shiakallis

Nikolas Shiakallis

Financial Consultant - Treasurer of C.I.F.
Cyprus Integrity Forum
Eleni Stavrou

Eleni Stavrou

Member of the European Parliament
Elena Hadjikakou

Elena Hadjikakou

Acting Director
Cyprus Pedagogical Institute; Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth
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Elena G. Patera

Member of the Independent Authority Against Corruption
Antigoni Themistokleous

Dr Antigoni Themistokleous

Radiotelevision Officer
Cyprus Radio Television Authority
Charis Kourtelli

Charis Kourtelli

Senior Manager, Consulting, PwC Cyprus
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Menelaos Menelaou

Greek Cypriot Negotiator
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Jahna Otterbacher

Associate Professor (OUC), Team Leader (CYENS CoE)
Open Univeristy of Cyprus, CYENS CoE
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Róbert Vass

President
GLOBSEC
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Yiannis Thomatos

Delphi Economic Forum
Executive Vice President
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Colin Stewart

Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), and Deputy Special Adviser on Cyprus (OSASG-Cyprus)
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Stefanos Kyprianou

Co-Founder
APLA
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Yağmur İzcan

Legal Advisor of the Human Rights Platform
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Louis Telemachou

Ambassador, Secretary General of the General Secretariat of European Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Ulrike Marx

Lecturer in Accounting
Queen Mary University of London
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Özdil Nami

Retired politician
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Keith Lewis

Consultant Survivor Leader
British Standards Institute
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Katerina Theodoridou

Director of R&D and Project Management
Center for Social Innovation (CSI)
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Luigi Scazzieri

Senior Research Fellow
Centre for European Reform
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Panayiotis Nicolaides

Director of Research, EU Tax Observatory
Paris School of Economics
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Flora Cresswell

Regional Coordinator, Western Europe – Transparency International, Secretariat
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Demetris Papadakis

Member of the European Parliament
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Jean-François De Hertogh

Executive Director
Open Collective Europe
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Joshua Huck

Deputy Assistant Secretary
U.S. Department of State
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Vasilis Manavopoulos

Project Manager
DEMOTEC
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Fotis Fitsilis

Head of Department for Scientific Documentation and Supervision
Hellenic Parliament
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Michael Tsangarides

Political Economy Student
Princeton University
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Haridimos Tsoukas

The Columbia Ship Management Professor of Strategic Management
University of Cyprus
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Carl Miller

Founder
Centre for the Analysis of Social Media, and CASM Technology
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Terry Martin

TV News Anchor, Journalist
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Stylianos Lambrou

CEO & Co-founder
Heart Group
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Loizos Michael

Professor of Computational Cognition
Open University of Cyprus & CYENS Center of Excellence
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Hervé Godechot

Member of Arcom
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Sigurlaug Anna Johannsdottir

Democracy advisor
The city of Reykjavík
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Berk Tansel

Parliamentary Associate of MEP Niyazi KIZILYÜREK
European Parliament
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Angelos Kaskanis

Executive Director
Transparency International Greece
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Josie Christodoulou

Commissioner for Gender Equality
Maria Danezi Pelekanou

Maria Danezi Pelekanou

Member of the Board of Directors of the Research Institute Promitheas
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Nikos Isaris

Deputy Head
Representation of the European Commission in Cyprus
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Zsolt Darvas

Senior Fellow at Bruegel and Senior Research Fellow at Corvinus University of Budapest
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Xenia Karekla

Sustainable Urban Mobility Consultant & Associate Director
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Sotiris Themistokleous

Director of Strategic Development
Center for Social Innovation - CSI
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Irene Piki

Deputy Minister to the President
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Mehmet Öğütçü

Chairman, Global Resources Partnership; Chairman, London Energy Club
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Evie Theocharous

Board member at Cyprus Youth Diplomacy, “Former Cypriot Youth Delegate to the Council of Europe”
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Gabriel Haritos

Lecturer (Adj.) Hellenic-Israeli Relations, Ben Gurion University of the Negev and ELIAMEP Research Fellow (Mediterranean Programme)
ELIAMEP
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Marc Papinutti

Chair
National Commission for Public Debate
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Steve Clemons

Founding Editor
LargeSemafor
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Stavri Kalopsidiotou

International Law expert (PhD); Cyprus Problem Bureau of AKEL
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Christos Clerides

President of Cyprus Bar Association
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Laris Vrahimis

Advocate
Eleni Vrahimi & Co LLC
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Marios Constantinou

Professor of Psychology
University of Nicosia
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Loizos Symeou

Professor of Sociology of Education
European University Cyprus
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Maria Kola

President of the Cyprus Youth Council
Data Analyst
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Harry Tzimitras

Director, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) Cyprus Centre Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
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Demetris Hadjisofocli

Co-Founder and Managing Director
Center for Social Innovation (CSI)
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Charalambos Papatryfonos

Advisor DMRID on Green Transition and Innovation
Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy
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Michael Harari

Ambassador (ret)
Michael Harari Consulting
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Demetris Petrides

Industrial Extension Officer, Circular Economy Unit, Industry & Technology Service, Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry
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George Pamboridis

Lawyer
Pamboridis LLC
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Costas Clerides

Attorney General of the Republic of Cyprus (Ret’d)
Member of the Supreme Court of Cyprus (Ret’d)
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Alexander Davidian

Copywriter & Editor
Freelancer
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Konstantinos Kleovoulou

Assistant Vice President of Strategy and Development
The Cyprus Institute (CyI)
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Vera Jourova

Vice-President of Values and Transparency
European Commission
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Kornelia Kitazou

Head of Public Relations of EYP Cyprus, Political Science Student
European Youth Parliament Cyprus
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Chrysses Nicolaides

Strategy consultant & advisor for cities, Member EU Mission Board for Climate Neutral & Smart Cities
CNE Business Development Ltd
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Christina Karakosta

Policy Officer, European Commission, DG Justice, Rule of Law Unit

Maria Miltiadou

Acting Director of Youth Board of Cyprus
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Anke Schlimm

Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Cyprus
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Constantine Dovrolis

Professor and Director of CaSToRC
The Cyprus Institute
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Christos Parmakkis

Young politician, public figure, active citizen
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Julie Fisher

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cyprus
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Christophoros Christophorou

Media & political analyst
Freelancer
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Kostas Gouliamos

Deputy President of the Prometheus Research Institute and frm. Rector of European University Cyprus
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Niyazi Kizilyurek

Member of the European Parliament, GUE/NGL
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Paschalia (Lia) Spyridou

Assistant Professor
Cyprus University of Technology
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Cleopatra Kitti

ELIAMEP Senior Policy Advisor & Founder, The Mediterranean Growth Initiative
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Scott Greytak

Director of Advocacy
Transparency International U.S.
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Marios Magioladitis

President of Wikimedia Community Greece
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Joyce Antone Ibrahim

Manager, World Development Report 2023
World Bank Group
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Amanda Paul

Senior Policy Analyst
European Policy Centre
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Victor Trokoudes

CEO and co-founder
Plum
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Christiana Erotokritou

Deputy Chair Democratic Party - MP - Chairperson Parliamentary Committee on Financial and Budgetary Affairs
Democratic Party - House of Representatives
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Dr. Kyriakos Hadjiyiannis

Member of the House of Representatives of Cyprus Vice President of the OSCE PA
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Omar Mohamed Rahal

University Professor and Director of the Human Rights and Democracy Media Center "SHAMS"
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Panagiota Vatikalou

Presiding Judge/Head of the First Instance Court of Chania (GREECE)
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Georgios Kyrtsos

Member of European Parliament
European Parliament
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Ian Lesser

Vice President
The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Prof. Theodore Panayotou

Rector of the University of Limassol
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Andreas Kasis

Research Lecturer
KIOS Center of Excellence
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Manuel Antonio Mota Nunes

Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Environment
Nature and Climate Action
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Nicholas Nicoli

Associate Professor, Department of Communications
University of Nicosia
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Nicos Tornaritis

Parliamentary Leader of DISY and Chairman of the Legal Affairs, Justice and Public Order Committee, House of Representatives Republic of Cyprus
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Irfan Siddiq

British High Commissioner to Cyprus
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Elke Merks-Schaapveld

Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Cyprus
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Nektaria Stamouli

Eastern Mediterranean correspondent
POLITICO Europe
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Yuliya Kazdobina

Security Studies Program Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”, Head of the Ukrainian Foundation for Security Studies
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Dr. Ebtesam Al-Ketbi

President
Emirates Policy Center
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Sertac Sonan

Assoc. Prof. Dr.
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Aliki Stylianou

Director of the Press and Information Office of the Republic of Cyprus (PIO)
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Anna Iasmi Vallianatou

Academy Associate, Europe Programme
Chatham House
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Rachel Witkin

Counter-Trafficking Practice Consultant
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Marie Lintzer

Head of international partnerships
French High Authority for Transparency in Public Life
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Nikandros Ioannidis

PhD Candidate - Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Cyprus University of Technology
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George Isaia

Operations Executive
Nomoplatform
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María Luisa Calero Martínez De Irujo

Head of the A.G. Leventis- Anáhuac
Chair on Cyprus Studies
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Sasho Kjosev

Full Professor, PhD
Faculty of Economics, University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje, North Macedonia
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Chiara Rosselli

Co-Founder and Executive Director
APROPOS Group
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Kyriakos Iordanou

General Manager
Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus
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Zenonas Tziarras

Lecturer
Department of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cyprus
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Dr. Odysseas Michaelides

Auditor General Of the Republic of Cyprus
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Ahmet Sözen

Professor of International Relations
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Ioannis Tirkides

Economics Research Manager
Bank of Cyprus
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Elli Kodjamani

News Director
ANT1 TV
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Bogdan Mihai Radu

Senior Lecturer (PhD)
Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania
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Antonis Frangoudis

Director, Economic Affairs and Administration Department
Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB)
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Hubert Faustmann

Professor for History and Political Science, Director of the Office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation in Cyprus
University of Nicosia/Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation
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Nick Sorros

Founder
MantisNLP
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Despo Michaelidou

Commissioner for Children's Rights
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Jane Lasonder

ISTAC member,Speaker, author founder Red Alert task force
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Christiana Xenofontos

Vice President of the European Youth Forum, Parliamentary Research Associate, Elected Member of the Political Office of the Democratic Rally in Cyprus
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Katerina Stephanou

Modern slavery compliance consultant; Founder, CEO
Step Up Stop Slavery
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Tatiana Zachariadou

Member
Independent Authority against Corruption
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Marcos Zambartas

Zambartas Winery
Owner
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Panayiotis Zafiris

Rector
Cyprus University of Technology
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Marie-Joëlle Zahar

Professor, Department of Political Science
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Paris Zingis

Uppsala University graduate - International Relations, Master Student UCY -Peace and Conflict Studies