To celebrate Europe Day and climate action, the Country Coordinator for Greece for the EU Climate Pact is organising the insightful event “Planting Seeds for Change: Celebrating Climate Action on Europe Day”, that will take place on Thursday, 8 May 2025, from 16:00 – 18:00.
Through short speeches, Greek EU Climate Pact Ambassadors and Partners will share their vision for a greener Europe, highlighting personal and collective actions to tackle the climate crisis. The aim is to raise awareness, strengthen citizen participation, and highlight the important role that each and every one of us can play in building a sustainable future and greener Europe.
The event will be attended by the Ambassadors, Envoys, and Partner Organizations of the Climate Pact, as listed below:
Phoebe Koundouri, Professor Dr. Phoebe Koundouri, Athens University of Economics and Business & Technical University of Denmark, President World Council of Environmental and Natural Resource Economists Associations, Chair SDSN Global Climate Hub, Director AE4RIA; Director Sustainable Development Unit ATHENA Research Center
Konstantina Togaridou, Just Transition Ambassador, JTPeer Expert
Dimitris Kollias, Energy Transition Strategist, Energy Transition Strategist, Advisor to Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy
Yiannis Anastasakis, Vice Governor for Climate Change and Sustainable Mobility, Region of Crete, Civil Engineer, NTUA, MSc
Marianna Rappou, Agriculturalist (Msc), Landscape Architect (MA), Garden Coach
Nasos Makios, Circular Economy Expert
Aggelos Chasiotis, Mechanical & Aeronautics Engineer, MSc, MA, PhD Candidate – Laboratory of Climatology & Atmospheric Environment
Antonis Kalogerakis, Head of the Institute of Theology & Ecology – Annex of the Orthodox Academy of Crete, Environmental Engineer
Rania Assariotaki, Director, Office of Sustainability, The American College of Greece (Pierce, Deree, Alba)
Sofia Gialama, PhD Candidate, PA.DA, Specialist in ESG & Climate Change Issues
Alexandra Politaki, Political Scientist, Scientific Associate of the International Institute for the Climate Change
Dimitris Gkotzos, E.D.I.P. (Laboratory Teaching Staff) Department of Digital Systems, University of Piraeus
Evi Makri, PhD Candidate, Researcher on climate and energy policy (NTUA), Co-founder of Beak-on
Diana Fagoudi, Chief Operations Officer, WE4All
Vanessa Archontidou, Communications & Sustainability Consultant, AWomanCanBe.orgFounder, Alpinist & Speaker, Co-Founder Up&Out Elite Adventures09.15
Penelope Antoniou, Transport Engineer at Thessaloniki Transport Authority S.A. – TheTA, Sustainable Mobility Advisor
Alexia Spyridonidou, Climate Governance Specialist – EPLO.
Anastasis Stamatis, Co-founder and CEO of Dataphoria
Konstantinos Psomopoulos, Professor, University of West Attica, Member of the Board HSWA
Euthymia (Fenia) Karamitrou, Scientific Associate, Lawyer, MSc specializing in Regional Development
Stefania Zourka, Lawyer, LLB, LLM in International & European Legal Studies (Faculty of Law,AUTH), Junior Project Manager, CluBE
Dr. Ioannis Pappas, Chief Executive Officer, GREEN EVOLUTION AE
The session will be moderated by Alice Corovessi, Managing Director INZEB and Country Coordinator for Greece for the EU Climate Pact.
The event is in Greek language.
You can watch the livestreaming of the event in the following link: https://www.youtube.com/live/CMoHbusblB8