Speakers & Committees

Speakers

Nikos Christodoulides

President
Republic of Cyprus
Director-General
International Renewable Energy Agency
Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry
Republic of Cyprus
Minister for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise
Malta
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry
Chairman
Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA)
CEO
E-C Natural Hydrocarbons Company Ltd (eCNHC), UK
Professor
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Director, Country Engagement and Partnerships
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Regional Programme Officer, Islands
International Renewable Energy Agency
Professor
The Cyprus Institute
Commercial Counselor of Cyprus in Dubai
Ministry of Energy, Commerce, and Industry
Professor
University of Split (Croatia)
Chairman of the Research Centre FOSS
University of Cyprus
Research Fellow, Centre for Environmental Policy
Imperial College, London
Head of Public Affairs & Business Development, SkySails Group GmbH
Board Member of Airborne Wind Europe
Senior Engineering Assistant
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
Senior Fellow
Stimson Center on the Transforming Conflict and Governance Program
Associate Research Scientist
The Cyprus Institute
Founder and CEO
SYCHEM group of companies
Partner | Financial Advisory Services Leader
Deloitte Limited
Director of Energy
Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, Federal Republic of Somalia
Senior Advisor to the Director-General
International Renewable Energy Agency
Chairman
Association of Renewable Enterprises Cyprus
Program Officer for Clean Energy Transition Scenarios
International Renewable Energy Agency
Principal
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
President
Cyprus Wind Energy Association (CWEA)
Advisor - Energy and Climate Change
Ministry Secretariat – Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise, Malta
Ambassador
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates to Cyprus

Committees

Chair:
  • Ioannis Michaelides, formerly at the Cyprus University of Technology
Co-Chairs:
  • George Georgiou, University of Cyprus
  • Theodoros Zachariadis, The Cyprus Institute
  • Gurbuz Gonul, International Renewable Energy Agency
Members:
  • Andreas Andreou, Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • George Partasides, Ministry of Energy Commerce and Industry
  • Agis Papadopoulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • Nestor Fylaktos, The Cyprus Institute
  • Alexandros Charalambides, Cyprus University of Technology
  • Theocharis Tsoutsos, Technical University of Crete
  • Charis Doukas, National Technical University of Athens
  • Michalis Komodromos, Frederick University
  • Antonis Zorpas, Open University of Cyprus
  • Christos Maxoulis, Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber
  • Constantinos Rouvas, Electricity Authority of Cyprus
  • Panayiotis Keliris, Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority
  • Michalis Syrimis, Cyprus Transmission System Operator
  • Savvas Vlachos, Cyprus Energy Agency
  • Marios Menelaou, Natural Gas Public Company
  • George Martides, Deloitte
Steering Committee:
  • Ioannis Michaelides (Chair), formerly at the Cyprus University of Technology
  • Andreas Andreou, Cyprus Council of Commerce and Industry
  • George Partasides, Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry
  • Arieta Gonelevu Rakai, International Renewable Energy Agency
Chair:
  • Agis Papadopoulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Co-Chairs:
  • Efrosyni Giama, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Members:
  • Alexandros Charalambides, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
  • Stelios Choulis, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
  • Chris Christodoulou, Frederick University, Cyprus
  • Danae Diakoulaki, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
  • Haris Doukas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
  • Vasiliki Drosou, Centre for Renewable Energy Sources, Greece
  • Polyvios Eleftheriou, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
  • Flourentzos Flourentzou, Estia SA, Switzerland
  • Paris Fokaides, Frederick University, Cyprus
  • George E.Georgiou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
  • Marios Georgiou, The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus
  • Ghalib Kahwaji, Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai
  • Harry Kampezides, National Observatory of Athens, Greece
  • George Karagiorgis, Frederick University, Cyprus
  • Athanasios Kolios, Cranfield University, UK
  • Isaac Meir, Ben Gurion University of the Nagev, Israel
  • Marina Neophytou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
  • Sandro Nizetic, University of Split, Croatia
  • George Papadakis, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
  • Konstantinos Papakostas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Lina Seduikyte, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
  • Despina Serghides, The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus
  • Chryso Sotiriou, ideopsis Ltd, Cyprus
  • Theodoros Theodosiou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Maja Todorovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
  • Antonis Tourlidakis, University of Western Macedonia, Greece
  • George Tsilingiridis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Derek Wilson, Institution of Engineering and Technology, UK