3rd SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS NETWORK (SDSN) MEDITERRANEAN CONFERENCE & OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF SDSN GREECE

PROGRAMME

Venues:KaratzaMegaron,NationalBankofGreece(Sept.7th)&ArgyriadisAmphitheatre,NKUA(Sept.8th)

Participationinthe3rdSDSNMediterraneanConferenceandOfficialLaunchofSDSNGreeceisbyinvitationonly

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Wednesday,September6,2017–SDSNGreeceisendorsedbytheGreekPrimeMinister

20.30-22.30 ExecutiveDinnerandPresentationoftheSDSNGreeceLeadershipCouncil–ShortSpeechbyJeffreySachsandPanelDiscussionLocation:HiltonHotel(VasilissisSofias46,11528,Athens) -ByinvitationONLY-

Thursday,September7,2017–LaunchoftheSDSNGreeceNetwork Location:KaratzaMegaron,NationalBankofGreece(Aiolou82-84&Sofokleous,10559,Athens)

08.30-9.30 Registration&Coffee

09.30-09.45 WelcomeRemarksandKeynoteSpeech

Chair:AndreasPapandreou(SDSN-GreeceCo-Chair,ProfessorNationalandKapodistrianUniversityofAthens)

WelcomeRemarksbyGeorgeKatrougalos,GreekMinisterofForeignAffairsresponsibleforEuropeanAffairsandInternationalEconomicRelations

09.45-10.00 KeynoteSpeechbySocratesFamellos,GreekMinisterofEnvironment

10.00-11.30: PresentationofSDSNGreecewithintheGlobalandMediterranean

Network Chair:Prof.PhoebeKoundouri,(SDSN-GreeceCo-Chair,Professor

AthensUniversityofEconomicsandBusiness,ICRE8Director,LSE)

LivelinkwiththeConvocationofRectorsofGreekUniversities[Location:Kalavryta,Greece]

SpecificRemarksbyKostasGavroglou,GreekMinisterofEducation,

ResearchandReligiousAffairsJeffreySachs(DirectorSDSNGlobal,ProfessorColumbiaUniversity):PromotingSDresearchandteachingatGreekuniversities

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Speakers: AlessandraViviani,SDSNMediterranean MiguelÁngelMoratinos,ChairSDSNSpain(formerSpanishMinisterofForeignAffairs) PhoebeKoundouri,SDSNGreeceCo-chairGeorgePapandreou,MemberSDSNGlobalLeadershipCouncil(formerPrimeMinisterofGreece)

11.30-11.45 Coffeebreak

11.45-13.30 Session1:Sustainabledevelopmentintimesofcrisis.Greeceasa casestudy(Panel) Chair:Prof.AndreasPapandreou,Co-chairSDSNGreece

Speakers: AssiaBensalahAlaoui(AmbassadoratlargeofHMKingMohamedVIofMorocco) NikosVettas(GeneralDirectoratIOBEandProfessoratAUEB)DimitrisKaravellas(CEO,WWFGreece)LoukaKatseli(ProfofEconomics,NationalKapodistrianUniversityofAthensandChairoftheBoardofNBGCyprus)SpyrosKouvelis(FormerGreekMinisterofExternalAffairs,SeniorExpert,SustainableDevelopment&CircularEconomy,UNEnvironmentProgramme-MAP)AhmedMoawia(President,GreekForumofMigrants)IoannisTsipouridis(GeneralManager,R.E.D.ProConsultants,formerP.P.C.RC.E.O.andformerChairman&C.E.O.ofHellenicWindEnergyAssociation)

13.30-14.30 Lunchbreak

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14.30-16.15 Session2:Sustainableallocationofinvestments:Integrating

NaturalCapitalintheEquation(Panel)Chair:Prof.PhoebeKoundouri,Co-chairSDSNGreece Speakers: ShiriZemah-Shamir(IDCHerzliyaandUniversityofHaifa)PlutarchosSakellaris(Professor,AUEB,formerVicePresidentoftheEuropeanInvestmentBank)NikitasPittis(Professor,UniversityofPiraeus,ICRE8)RenatoDeFilippo(EniClimateChangeManager)ZisimosMantas(BusinessDevelopmentOfficer,EEG-EUNICEEnergyGroup)KostasBakoyannis(RegionalGovernorofStereaEllada)VasilisLampropoulos(ChiefTechnicalOfficer,Thenamaris,Greece)YanniPaniaras(Chairman,SEVBCSDandExecutiveDirector,GreekRegion&GroupCorporateAffairs,TITAN)

16.15-16.30 Coffeebreak16.30-18.00 Session3:Climatechange:mitigationandadaptationpoliciesfor

theMediterranean(Panel)Chair:Prof.AnastasiosXepapadeas(ProfessorAUEB,FellowBeijerInstitute,TheSwedishAcademyofSciences) Speakers: ChristosZerefos(PresidentoftheGeneralAssemblyoftheHellenicFoundationforResearchandInnovation,f.PresidentoftheInternationalOzoneCommission-IO3C)HionaBalfoussia(EconomicResearchDepartment,BankofGreece) SpyrosLioukas(Professor,AthensUniversityofEconomicsandBusiness) NikosCharalambides(ExecutivedirectorofGreenpeaceHellas)

19.00-20.00 AwardCeremony:JeffreySachsbecomesEmeritusProfessoroftheUniversityofAthens(‘’GreatHall’’,UoA)

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Friday,September8,2017–MediterraneanConference&1stSDSNGreeceYouthEvent1Location:ArgyriadisAmphitheatre,NKUA(Mainbuilding,Panepistimiou30)

08.30-9.00 Registration

09.00-09.15 Welcomeremarks,KeynoteSpeechandPresentationofNationalandRegionalMediterraneanSDSNs

Chair:PhoebeKoundouri(Co-Chair,SDSNGreece)

WelcomeRemarks,AngeloRiccaboni(Chair,SDSNMediterranean)

WelcomeRemarks,Prof.AndreasPapandreou(Co-Chair,SDSNGreece)

09.15-10.30 KeynoteSpeech:PresentationofSDGIndexandanalysisfortheMediterraneanregion,byProf.JeffreySachs,DirectorSDSN-Global,ProfessorColumbiaUniversity

10.30-11.30 NationalandregionalSDSNMediterraneanpresentations(Italy,Spain,Turkey,Greece)Speakers:SabinaRatti,Co-chairSDSNItalyMiguelÁngelMoratinos,ChairSDSNSpain(formerSpanishMinisterofForeignAffairs):ChallengesofSustainableDevelopmentintheMEDRegionBaharOzay(SDSNTurkeyManager):SDSNTurkeyPhoebeKoundouri,Co-chairSDSNGreece:ScienceDrivenSDGImplementation-IncludingpresentationsofselectedICRE8project-specificleadingresearchers:Dr.AchilleasVassilopoulos,Dr.StellaTsani,Dr.EbunAkinsete,Dr.NikosEnglezos.

11.30-11.45 Coffeebreak

1PreliminaryAgendaofthe1stAnnualSDSNYouthEvent*locatedonpage8

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11.45-13:15 Session4:Water,energyandfoodnexus:Commonregional

objectives(Panel)Chair:MiguelÁngelMoratinosKeynotespeech:AngeloRiccaboni,ChairSDSNMED:PrimaandSDGsinMediterranean Speakers: AssiaBensalahAlaoui(AmbassadoratlargeofHMKingMohamedVI,KingofMorocco)LuciadeStrasser(FEEM) CostasPapanicolas(PresidentCyprusInstitute,Cyprus)YannisIoannidis(StrategicManagementBoardMemberSDSNGreece,PresidentATHENARC,ProfessorNKUA)NotisArgyriou

13.15-14.00 Lunchbreak14.00-15.30 Session5:SustainableenergyintheMediterranean(Panel)

Chair:NikosCharalambides(DirectorofGreenpeaceHellas)Speakers: JulienLeTellier(ProgrammeManagementOfficer,GovernanceUnit,UNEPMediterraneanActionPlan)LenioMyrivili(ResilienceOffice,AthensMunicipality)ArisVrettos,(ProgrammeDirectoroftheCambridgeInstituteonSustainabilityLeadership(CISL))ArthourosZervos(President,RenewableEnergyPolicyNetworkforthe21stCentury-REN21&Professor,NationalTechnicalUniversityofAthens)

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15.30-17.00 Session6:SustainabledevelopmentintheMediterranean:TheNorthAfricaandMiddleEastperspective(Panel)Chair:CostasPapanicolas(President,TheCyprusInstitute)Speakers:PanosHadjinicolaou(Professor,CyI):HeatExtremesinMiddleEastandNorthAfricaRuslanaPalatnik(NaturalResourceandEnvironmentalResearchCenter,UniversityofHaifa&TheMaxSternYezreelValleyCollege,Israel)DimitrisMentis(KTH-RoyalInstituteofTechnologyinStockholm)NickSpyropoulos(Director,AlmaEconomics)StefanosXenarios(MountainSocietiesResearchInstitute,UniversityofCentralAsia)

17.00-17.15 Coffeebreak

17.15-18.45 Session7:EducationadvancementofSDGsthroughteachingandresearchintheMediterranean(Status,Challenges,Projects)(Presentations&QA)Chair:YannisIoannidis,StrategicManagementBoardMemberSDSNGreece,PresidentATHENARC,ProfessorNKUASpeakers:JeffreySachs,ChairSDSNGlobal,ProfessorColumbiaUniversityAngeloRiccaboni,ChairSDSNMediterranean(SpecificProject)

18.45-19:00 SDSNGreeceEndorsementbyKyriacosMitsotakis,LeaderoftheOppositioninGreekParliament.[TBC]

19.00-19.15 ClosingRemarksbySDSNGreeceCo-Chairs,PhoebeKoundouriandAndreasPapandreou:Conferenceconclusionsandthewayforward

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*Friday,September8,2017–1stAnnualSDSNGreeceYouthEvent Location:Tobeconfirmed

10:30-11:00 Registration

11:00-11:15 SDSNYouthGlobalInitiative-SDGsIntroductoryPresentation.GlobalCoordinatorofSDSNYouthInitiative,SamSiamakLoni.

11:15-11:30 Presentationof#KnowYourGoalsCampaign.NetworkcoordinatorofSDSNGreeceYouth

11:30-11:45 PresentationofYouthSolutionsReportProjectLeaderDarioPisseli.

11:45-12:45 KeynoteSpeechdeliveredbyProf.JeffreySachsTitled:“Aristotle,Virtue,andtheSDGs”TimeforQ&Aincluded

12:45-13:00 CoffeeBreak

13:00-14:00 Panel‘’FromGoalstoActions’’