The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with its Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, held its 15th annual Corporate Social Responsibility conference, Inclusive Cities & Engaged Citizens: Rebuilding our Society Sustainably, on November 6 at the Benaki Museum.
The conference focused on sustainability in the urban environment for cities to stimulate economic growth and the emergence of opportunities that make cities more attractive to citizens and businesses investing in sustainable growth. The conference aimed to drive social development in urban and regional areas by focusing on four pillars: Entrepreneurship & Growth, Education, Urban Innovation and Engaging Citizens. The conference, attended by 300 delegates, provided a platform for attendees to hear insights from prominent speakers and learn about new opportunities to develop more meaningful corporate social responsibility practices in fostering a culture of corporate sustainability leading to a more sustainable future.
Our successful innovation, the CSR Marketplace showcased innovative best practices, encouraged more interaction, dialogue, and sharing among conference participants. The exhibitors included: 3M, AB Vassilopoulos, Alpha Bank, Athens International Airport, Eurobank, Interamerican, National Bank of Greece, Sanofi, Vodafone, Amimoni, Metadrasi, Praksis.
CSR CONFERENCE 2017 PROGRAM AND PRESENTATIONS
Opening Remarks
Simos Anastasopoulos, President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
Pakis Papademetriou, Chair, CSR Committee, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
Maria Alexiou, Chair of the Board, CSR Hellas
Keynote Speaker
Alec von Graffenried, Mayor of Berne, Switzerland
Entreprenuership & Growth – Linking Business Objectives to society
Sabina Dziurman, Director for Greece and Cyprus, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Nikos Drandakis, Founder, BEAT
Nikolaos Pipas, CEO, Yolenis
Stavros Tsompanidis, Founder, PHEE
Moderator: Michalis Stangos, Co-Founder, Industry Disruptors-Game Changers
Education – Creating Value for the Future
Michail Bletsas, Director of Computing, MIT Media Lab
Stefanos Gialamas, President, American Community Schools of Athens
Iraklis Mousiadis, Vice President, American Farm School
Peter Chresanthakes, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Anatolia College
Paul Kidner, General Manager, The People’s Trust
Moderator: Ioanna Sapfo Pepelasis, Associate Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business
Urban Innovation – Breaking Barriers towards Sustainable Living
Dimitris Papastergiou, Mayor of Trikala
Kostas Adamakis, Associate Professor, University of Thessaly
Konstantinos Champidis, Chief Digital Officer, City of Athens
Vassilis Nikolopoulos, CEO & Co-Founder, Intelen
Matthew Damigos, Founder, Athens Wonders
Moderator: Polydefkis Loukopoulos, Chairman & Managing Director, Philips Lighting
Engaging Citizens – Empowering People in an Urban Reality
Panagis Vourloumis, President, Food Bank
Eleni Myrivili, Chief Resilience Officer, Resilient Athens
Alexandros Taxildaris, President, Perpato
Dimitris Kontopidis, Founder & General Director, Humane
Nadina Christopoulou, Co-Founder, Melissa Network
Moderator: Alexander Theodoridis, Co-Founder, Boroume
Closing Keynote Address
Dr. Stephen Miller, Professor Emeritus of Classical Archeology, University of California Berkeley
Naftempiriki CSR Conference Article
Simos Anastasopoulos, President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
Pakis Papademetriou, Chair CSR Committee, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
Maria Alexiou, Chair of the Board, CSR Hellas
Alec von Graffenried, Mayor of Bern, Switzerland
Entreprenuership & Growth Panel
Education Panel
Urban Innovation Panel
Engaging Citizens Panel
Dr. Stephen Miller, Professor Emeritus of Classical Archeology, University of California, Berkeley
- CSR 2017 CONFERENCE
November 6, 2017
9:30 am - 3:30 pm