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JUN. 04, 2026

Hilton Nicosia

Transition as A RESPONSIBILITY (NOT A TREND)

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Program

2026 agenda: Transition in the Trump era, AI and sustainability, Water management, Desalination with clean energy, Innovative storage, Designing cooler cities, Quiet luxury tourism, Olive oil as a soft power product, Wildfires lessons and risk management.

Agenda & Tickets

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Registration

8:50 AM - 9:00 AM

Theodoros Loukaides - Innovation for a Greener Future: Building Cyprus' Sustainable Economy

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM

Bora Markovic - The Man Who Shows Us Why Cyprus Is Special

9:10 AM - 9:30 AM

Demetris Tsiakkis fireside chat with Michalis Persianis - Building Cyprus Responsibly: The future of Sustainable Real Estate

9:30 AM - 10:10 AM

Amelia Kallman - Solutions for a Green Future: Changing Technologies, Opportunities & Actions

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM

John Josephakis - AI and Sustainability: The NVIDIA Way

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

Discussion - AI vs Climate Crisis: Can Technology Save the Planet?
John Josephakis, Amelia Kallman, Kyriakos Kokkinos

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

Constantinos Yiorkadjis - Circular Water, Sustainable Future (in Greek)

11:10 AM - 11:25 AM

Abdulrahman Al Baker - No Water, No Problem? Qatar’s Blueprint For A Thirsty Future

11:25 AM - 11:55 AM

Discussion - Designing the Cities of Tomorrow
Kostas Bakoyannis, Prof. Demetris Melissas, Byron Ioannou (in Greek)

11:55 AM - 12:15 PM

Yonadav Buber - Happening Now! Electricity Bills in Cyprus at 50% less?

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

Dr. Andreas Poullikkas - Are SMR’s the Answer for Cyprus?

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM

Discussion - Cyprus Wants Clean Energy, But Can It Also Be Affordable?
Andreas Poullikkas, Giorgos Papanastasiou, Michalis Sophocleous, George Petrou, Paris Hadjiodysseos

12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

Christos Katsanos - ESG as a Real Transformation Initiative (Not a Green-Washing Tool).

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Dimitris Palaiogiannis - Tourism rooted in place: Creating value for communities, culture and future generations

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Anita Zachou - Beyond the Grove: Olive Oil Tourism Redefined

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Discussion - Akamas…The Art of Doing Nothing
Antonia Theodosiou & Demetris Lottides

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Lunch/ Discussion - Green Transition and Risk Management

Speakers

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John Josephakis

Global VP of HPC/Supercomputing. NVIDIA

KOSTAS BAKOYANNIS

President of the Commission for the Environment, Climate Change, and Energy (ENVE) at the European Committee of the Regions

Yonadav Buber

CEO of Baromar

AMELIA KALLMAN

Leading London futurist, speaker, and author

Bora Markovic

Nature Photographer and influencer

DIMITRIS PALAIOGIANNIS

Founder of Eudaimonia Tourism Non-Profit Organisation and creator of Zorbabook-‘Responsible Explorer’

ABDULRAHMAN AL BAKER

Director of Production Planning & Water Resources at Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation

CHRISTOS D. KATSANOS

Agronomist, ESG Ambassador & Brand Strategist

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Anita Zachou

Agricultural Engineer - Expert Olive Oil Taster by Jaen University - Production & Quality Consultant - Brand Architect - Founder of Mykonos Olive Oil Tasting