SBC GREECE 2024

ANNUAL CONFERENCE

SUSTAINABILITY REFRAMED:

Technology, Education, Business & Community Engagement

19.11.2024 | 09.30-18.00

BASIL AND ELISE

GOULANDRIS FOUNDATION

19.11.2024

09.30-18.00

BASIL AND ELISE GOULANDRIS FOUNDATION

CONFERENCE

Themes | Speakers | Programme | Sponsors & Supporters

SBC Greece is organizing the Annual Sustainability Conference 2024 on November 19 at the Vassilis and Elizas Goulandris Foundation, Eratosthenous 13, Athens.

The conference theme is “Sustainability reframed: Technology, Education, Business & Community Engagement”. The current trends and status of sustainability in the built environment will be presented.

Representatives of the largest sustainability institutions in Europe and worldwide will present topics of circular economy, taxonomy, health and well-being in the building sector, and tools for designing, building and renovating sustainable buildings. Issues of technology, education and the participation of businesses and the society in the dialogue on sustainability in the built environment will also be discussed.

Conference themes:

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Sustainability & Education

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Sustainability & Community Engagement

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Sustainability & Business Engagement

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Innovation & Technology for Sustainability

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Building Incentives for Sustainability

Speakers

Sofia Zacharaki

Minister of Social cohesion and family affairs

Manolis Grafakos

Secretary General of Waste Management Coordination, Ministry of Environment and Energy

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Dionyssia Avgerinopoulou

Chair Special Permanent Parliamentary Committee on Environmental Protection

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Alexander Athanassoulas

President & Chief Executive Officer STIRIXIS Group,
President SBC GREECE

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Stephen Richardson

Senior Impact Director, WorldGBC

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James Fisher

Head of Strategic Partnerships, BRE

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Richard Teichmann

Vice Chair of Europe Regional Network (ERN/WorldGBC), Managing Partner – Teichmann et Compagnons Property Networks GmbH

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Rick Fedrizzi

Executive Chairman, International WELL Building Institute

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Fay Makantasi

Research Director at diaNEOsis

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Maria Logotheti

President and CEO, Climate Change Hub, Senior Policy Advisor at ELIAMEP

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Dr. Polydefkis Loukopoulos

Chairman & Managing Director Signify Greece, Israel, Cyprus, Malta

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Dr. Yiannis Kontoulis

General manager Greece, Cyprus and Malta, Knauf Insulation

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Christos Famelos

Sales Director Building EUs and Channels, Schneider Electric

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Kostas Papaconstantinou

Key Account Manager – Specifiers, SIGNIFY

Chari Toloumis

Head of Business Unit, Buildings, Greece and Cyprus and Head of Business Unit Buildings, Digital & Software, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Siemens

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Georgios Karakatsanis

Co-founder & CEO at EVOTROPIA Ecological Finance Architectures

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George Tampoureas

General Manager, OTE Estate

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Evangelia Gklezakou

Senior Sustainability Manager, DIMAND

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Aristotelis Nikolakopoulos

R&D Director, VITEX S.A.

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Christopher Voulgaris

Concrete Business Unit Director Greece, INTERBETON

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Evripidis Dimou

Manager Fillers & Importers Department, Hellenic Recovery & Recycling Corporation (HERRCO)

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Dimitris Managoudis

CEO & Project Manager, ICON Group,
Vice President SBC GREECE

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Pantelis Levantis

MD at Ecoveritas,
Member of the BoD, SBC Greece

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Alexandros Archontidis

Commercial Director, Olympia Odos S.A.,
Treasurer SBC Greece

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Konstantinos Katsakioris

Alternate Member of the BoD, SBC Greece

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Spyros Konstantakis

Managing Director, PRAXIS CONSTRUCTIONAL G.P.,
Secretary SBC Greece

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Agenda

09:30 - 10:00

REGISTRATION

OPENING REMARKS

10:00

Akis Kekridis, Executive Director SBC Greece
Alex Athanassoulas, President SBC Greece, CEO STIRIXIS Group
Stephen Richardson, Senior Impact Director, WorldGBC
Rick Fedrizzi, Executive Chairman IWBI
Alexandra Sdoukou*, Deputy Minister Environment & Energy of Greece
Sofia Zacharaki, Minister Social Cohesion & Family of Greece
Manolis Grafakos, Sec. Gen for Waste Mgmt. Coordination, Ministry of Env. & Energy
Dionyssia Avgerinopoulou, Chair Spec. Permanent Parliamentary Comm. on Env. Protection
Konstantinos Kyranakis*, Deputy Minister Digital Governance of Greece

CONFERENCE PART 1:

BUSINESS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

11:00 - 12:15

Dr. Yannis Kontoulis, General manager Greece, Cyprus and Malta, Knauf Insulation
Kostas Papaconstantinou, Key Account Manager – Specifiers, SIGNIFY
Famelos Christos, Sales Director Building EUs & Channels Schneider Electric
Charilaos Toloumis, Head of Business Unit, Buildings, Greece and Cyprus and Head of Business Unit Buildings, Digital & Software, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Siemens
Panel & Q&A Dimitris Managoudis, Vice President SBC Greece, CEO ICON Group

12:15 - 12:30

Membership Award 2024

12:30 - 13:00

COFFEE BREAK

CONFERENCE PART 2:

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

13:00 - 13:45

Makantasi Fay, Research Director diaNEOsis
Logotheti Maria, Co-founder, Chair & CEO, Climate Change Hub

13:45 - 14:25

LIGHT LUNCH

CONFERENCE PART 3:

14:25 - 15:00

Sofia Zacharaki, Minister Social Cohesion & Family of Greece
Discussion with Alex Athanassoulas, President SBC Greece, CEO STIRIXIS Group

CONFERENCE PART 4:

BUILDING INCENTIVES FOR SUSTAINABILITY

15:00 - 16:15

James Fisher, Head of Strategic Partnerships BRE Group
Richard Teichmann, Vice Chair European Regional Network World GBC
George Taboureas, General Manager OTE Estate
Evangelia Gklezakou, Senior Sustainability Manager Dimand
Panel & Q&A Pantelis Levantis, Member of the BoD, SBC Greece, Managing Director Ecoveritas

16:15 - 16:30

COFFEE BREAK

CONFERENCE PART 5:

PANEL DISCUSSION: THE EFFICIENCY PARADOX

16:30 - 17:50

Igniter:
George Karakatsanis, Chairman, Circular Econ. Comm. SBC Greece, Founder, Evotropia

Speakers:

Aristotelis Nikolakopoulos, R&D Director, Vitex
Evripidis Dimou, Manager Fillers & Importers Dept, HERRCO
Christopher Voulgaris, Concrete Business Unit Director Greece, INTERBETON

Panel Moderator:
George Karakatsanis, Chairman, Circular Econ. Comm. SBC Greece, Founder, Evotropia

CLOSING REMARKS

17:50 - 18:00

Alex Athanassoulas, President SBC Greece, President & CEO STIRIXIS Group

18:00

CONFERENCE END

Sign up

Participation fee:

SBC Greece members (1 person from each company): free
Non-members or additional guests: 100 Euro + VAT

To register for the conference please fill the expression of interest form.:

You will then need to deposit the participation fee (100 Euro +VAT) to the following bank account:

PIRAEUS BANK
ACCOUNT NO: 5193-078682-184
IBAN: GR4401721930005193078682184
NAME: SUSTAINABLE BUILDING COUNCIL GREECE – ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟ ΑΕΙΦΟΡΩΝ ΚΤΙΡΙΩΝ ΕΛΛΑΔAΣ

And send the bank receipt to:
[email protected]

What’s in it for me

Sustainability is not a project but a way of life determining the prospects of development. The conference is a dynamic meeting addressing Sustainability in the Built Environment, aiming at updating and strengthening awareness, knowledge and networking among diverse groups of industry stakeholders.

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Latest Developments & Current Trends

Keep up to date with the latest developments and current trends in sustainability.

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Networking & Collaborations

Network with sustainability professionals and create the foundations for collaborations that will assist in developing your personal career and business plans.

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Exchange views and dialogue

Create a dialogue for the challenges you are facing and exchange views with industry experts.

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Transparency & Behaviour

Get to know the importance of transparency and behaviour in sustainability.

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Who is it for:

The conference is addressing diverse professionals operating in the property and infrastructure industry in Greece. Indicatively, the following sectors are described: