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6th Athens ESG Forum: Charting a Course for Sustainable Business Transformation!
The proceedings of this year’s forum at the Eugenides Foundation were completed with absolute success! More than 200 delegates, C-Level executives, ESG Directors and stakeholders were present, turning the event into the ultimate meeting point for the future of sustainable development in Greece.
A big “thank you” to our 45+ speakers, our sponsors, the scientific committee, and of course, the 200+ participants who shared with us the vision for a more sustainable and resilient business world.
- Key takeaways
Through a comprehensive and highly timely agenda, leading speakers from Greece and abroad analyzed the market’s greatest challenges and opportunities. Key Takeaways of the Day:
ESG 2.0 & Leadership: The new leadership model that goes beyond mere regulatory compliance and focuses on actual Value Creation and business resilience was highlighted.
The “Post-Omnibus” Era & SMEs: The simplified rules (VSME Framework) were discussed extensively, along with how small and medium-sized enterprises can shield their supply chain and attract investment capital.
The “Triple Transition”: The roadmap from data interoperability to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and AI Governance as the “New G” in ESG, was thoroughly analyzed.
Digital Tools & Carbon Accounting: Digital solutions that transform environmental data into a competitive advantage were presented.
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Key Themes
From Compliance to Competitiveness: ESG evolves from regulatory reporting to a core driver of business performance and market advantage.
Standardization & Data Integrity: Global alignment of CSRD, EU Taxonomy, and ISSB frameworks; a shift toward verified, comparable ESG metrics.
Tech-Powered ESG Transformation: AI, automation, and climate analytics become essential for transparency, impact measurement, and predictive decision-making.
SME Inclusion & Just Transition: Scalable ESG tools, financing, and capacity-building to integrate smaller enterprises into the sustainability economy.
ESG and Profitability: Reinforcing that sustainability and financial performance are mutually reinforcing, not competing goals.
Biodiversity and Nature-Positive Growth: Integrating ecosystem protection and biodiversity metrics into corporate ESG strategies.
The Human-Centric “S”: Prioritizing gender equality, social inclusion, and equity-driven policies as engines of business resilience.
Leadership, Governance & Accountability: Elevating ESG from department to boardroom priority through executive education and measurable governance frameworks.
Anti-Greenwashing & Transparency Revolution: Strengthening credibility through data verification, third-party assurance, and transparent communication.
AI Ethics & Responsible Innovation: Harnessing digital transformation responsibly to align sustainability progress with human values and systemic trust.
- Past Attending Companies
3M GREECE | AEGEAN AIRLINES | ALPHA BANK | ALUMIL GROUP | APIVITA | |ATHENIAN BREWERY | ATHENS EXCHANGE GROUP | ATHENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT | BARBASTATHIS | COSMOTE TELECOM | DELOITTE GREECE | DEPA | ELINOIL | ELLAKTOR GROUP | ELPEDISON | ELVALHALCOR | EUROBANK | EY GREECE | GENESIS PHARMA | GRANT THORNTON | HENKEL | IBM HELLAS | ICAP CRIF | KORRES | KOTSOVOLOS | KPMG | KRI KRI | LAMDA DEVELOPMENT | PAPOUTSANIS | PRODEA INVESTMENTS | QUEST GROUP | RESNOVAE | TERNA | TIRESIAS | TITAN CEMENT GROUP | UNI-PHARMA | VIANEX | VIOHALCO
Who is attending
300+ ESG experts & professionals
Business Leaders, CEOs & Board members, ESG strategists and consultants, Sustainability professionals, Compliance and Corporate Governance officers, Banking and Asset Management executives, Investment managers, Policymakers.
Why attend
- Become an active member of a vibrant community of ESG and Sustainability professionals from across industries.
- Gain valuable knowledge and understanding of what shapes the sustainability business scene in Greece and globally.
- Familiarize with best practices, trends, tools and services that can inspire and/or facilitate your company’s ESG transition.
- Get to know your next partners who will assist your company in the implementation of your sustainability business plans.
- Be part of a wide network that includes legislators, key decision makers, c-level executives, investors, consultants, field experts and practitioners.
Key Takeaways
The Athens ESG Forum is the must-attend event of the year 2026 for any professional that needs to stay up-to-date on the latest developments and best practices in sustainable development. Whether you are new to the field or a seasoned ESG professional, attending the Forum will help you stay informed, connected and inspired and it will be a valuable investment in your professional development and your organization’s ESG strategy.
Past Attendants
- 245 Companies & Organizations
- Highlighting Renowned International Speakers
3M GREECE|ACADEMY OF ATHENS|ACCESS FASHION|ACFE|ACTUM GROUP|AEGEAN AIRLINES|AEGEAN MOTORWAY|ALBA GRADUATE BUSINESS SCHOOL|ALD AUTOMOTIVE|ALDEMAR RESORT|ALPHA ASSET MANAGEMENT|ALPHA BANK|ALPHA TRUST|ALUMIL GROUP|ANDRIAKI SHIPPING|APIVITA|AQURANCE|ARCHEIOTHIKI|ASCO GREECE|ATHENIAN BREWERY|ATHENS EXCHANGE GROUP|ATHENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT|ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS|ATLAS TAPES|ATTICA BANK|AVAX|AVS – BUSINESS QUALITY CONSULTANTS|AZEUS UK|BAKER TILLY|BANK OF GREECE|BARBASTATHIS|BIOSAFETY|BLUE STAR FERRIES|BRILLIANT PR|BROOKSTREET EQUITY PARTNERS|CGI GREECE|CITRUS-CHIOS|CITY OF ATHENS|CLIMATE GOVERNANCE INITIATIVE GREECE|CNN GREECE|COSMOTE|CPI|CREDITCARB|CSE|CSR HELLAS|DATAPHORIA|DEDDIE|DELL TECHNOLOGIES|DELOITTE GREECE|DEPA|DEPOSITS & LOANS FUND|DESFA|DIAMANTIS MASOUTIS|DIXONS SOUTH EAST EUROPE|DKG GROUP|DONKEY HOTELS|E.F. CONSULTING|ECALI CLUB|E-CERT TRANSLATIONS|EDA THESS|EKONOMIA NET|ELETEA|ELIN|ELINOIL|ELLAKTOR GROUP|ELPEDISON|ELVALHALCOR|ENABLEGOOD|E-ON INTEGRATION|EPSILONNET|ESG POINT CROATIA|ETHNIKI INSURANCE|EUCLID CONSULTING|EUROBANK|EUROBANK ASSET MANAGEMENT|EUROCORP FINANCE|EUROLIFE|EUROPA PROFIL ΑΛΟΥΜΙΝΙΟ|EUROPEAN RELIANCE|EY GREECE|EYATH|EYDAP|FELIX BNI|FOURLIS HOLDINGS|FRAPORT GREECE|GENESIS PHARMA|GEYSINOUS|GIZELIS ROBOTICS|GLOBAL LINK|GLOBAL SUSTAIN|GMM GROUP|GOODY’S EVEREST|GRANT THORNTON|GREEN TRUST ENGINEERING & CONSULTING|GREENFENCE|GROUP RMC|HALCOR|HARVARD UNIVERSITY|HATZIYIANNAKIS DRAGEES|HCMC|HDB – HELLENIC DEVELOPMENT BANK|HELLAS GOLD|HELLENIC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF LSE|HELLENIC BANK ASSOCIATION|HELLENIC CABLES|HELLENIC CAPITAL MARKET COMMISSION|HELLENIC FUND AND ASSET MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION|HELLENIC PETROLEUM|HELLENIQ ENERGY|HENKEL ADHESIVES TECHNOLOGIES|HENKEL CONSUMER BRANDS|HOUSEMARKET|IBM HELLAS|ICAP CRIF|ICGB|ICRE8|IKON PUBLIC RELATIONS|INFORM LYKOS|INFORMATION SOCIETY|INTERAMERICAN|INTRACOM DEFENSE|INTRACOM HOLDINGS|INTRAKAT|INTRASOFT INTERNATIONAL|INVENTIO CONSULTING|INVENTIO EDGE DEVELOPMENT|IOBE|IVOLUNTRY|KAFEA TERRA|KANTAR|KAPACHIM|KKS ADVISORS|KLEEMANN HELLAS|KORRES|KOTSOVOLOS|KPMG|KRI KRI|LAMDA DEVELOPMENT|LATSCO SHIPPING LIMITED|LATSIS FOUNDATION|LEASEPLAN HELLAS|LIDL HELLAS|LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL|LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP|MAE ARCHITECTS UK|MARGETIS MARITIME CONSULTING|MARKS AND SPENCER|MAZARS CONSULTING|MCCAIN|MEGA DISPOSABLES|MELLON TECHNOLOGIES|METALIGN|METAVALLON|METRO|MEVGAL|MINISTRY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENTS|MINISTRY FOR ENERGY|MINISTRY FOR FINANCE|MITSIS HTELS|MOODY’S ANALYTICS|MORNINGSTAR|MOTODYNAMICS|MOTOR OIL GROUP|MRK CONSULTING|MYTILINEOS|NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE|NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE AGENCY|NAVARINO|NEA ODOS|NESTLE HELLAS|NEW NE SOLAR DEVELOPMENTS NINE 9|NIK. BAGIANNIS & CO|NOMIKI BIBLIOTHIKI |NOVARTIS HELLAS|OLYMPIA GRP|ONETEAM|OPAP|ORACLE HELLAS|OTE GROUP|PALIRIA|PANTEIO UNIVERSITY|PAPACOSTOPOULOS – GRIGORIADOU AND ASSOCIATES|PAPOUTSANIS|PIRAEUS BANK|PIRAEUS CONTAINER TERMINAL|PLANET|POLYECO|PREMIA PROPERTIES|PRINCIPIA|PRIORITY QUALITY CONSULTANTS|PRODEA INVESTMENTS|PROSPERIA|PROSYFAPE|PUBLIC POWER COMPANY|PWC|QUALCO|QUALITYNET FOUNDATION|QUEST GROUP|RAFARM|REAL SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS™ UK|RED DESIGN CONSULTANTS|RESNOVAE|RSM GREECE|S&P GLOBAL|SALTPAY|SAMARAS & ASSOCIATES|SARACAKIS GROUP OF COMPANIES|SEV|SINGULARLOGIC|SIOUFAS & ASSOCIATES|SPEAKIT|STANTON CHASE|STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION CULTURAL CENTER|STREEM GLOBAL|STUDYSMART|SUNLIGHT|SURVEY DIGITAL PHOTOVOLTAICS|SUSTAINABILITY KNOWLEDGE GROUP|SUSTAINABLE FITCH|SUSTCHEM|SYMETAL|SYNGENTA HELLAS|SYSEP|TEAV|TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WUERZBURG SCHWEINFURT|TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE|TEKMON|TERNA|TIRESIAS|TITAN CEMENT GROUP|TOSOH HELLAS|TRASTOR|TUC|TUV HELLAS (TUV NORD)|UNI SYSTEMS|UNICEF REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA|UNI-PHARMA SA|UNIVERSITY OF CRETE|UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS|V GROUP|VIANEX|VIOHALCO|VODAFONE|WATER-TODAY.ORG|YODIWO
Rina Bardic, Former Advisor Ministry of Investment UAE
Sasja Beslik, Chief Investment Strategy Officer at SDG Impact Japan
Elisa Bevilacqua, Senior Sustainability Technical Manager, EFRAG
Hortense Bioy, Morningstar Global Director of Sustainability Research
Josep Bohigas, Director of the Barcelona Regional strategic planning agency
Patrick de Cambourg, Sustainability Reporting Board Chair European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG)
Paul Clements-Hunt, Coined ESG (2004), delivered the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (2006), entrepreneur, Investment Advisor to UN, speaker, writer
Hasan Cerhozi, VP Impact & ESG Methodology Development, Moody’s Analytics
Alex Ely, Founder Director, Mae Architects UK
Fatima Hadj, Chairwoman of the Structured Finance Advisory Board, Principles for Responsible Investment; Lecturer in the Full-Time MBA, SDA Bocconi
Sudip Hazra, former Head of ESG Research, Kepler Cheuvreux
Peter Hajipieris, Chief Sustainability Solutions Officer, Real Sustainability Solutions™ UK
Luc Hendrickx, Member of EFRAG’s Sustainability Reporting Technical Expert Group (TEG) representing the SMEs interests ,
Prof. Ioannis Ioannou, London Business School, Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, BA (Yale) MA PhD (Harvard)
Anita Knezović, Managing Director, ESG Point Croatia
Anais Labigne, Senior Associate Client Relations, Sustainalytics
Dr. Karsten Machholz, Professor for SCM & Procurement, Strategic Consultant SCM, The Sustainable Procurement Pledge Ambassador
Karolina Markiewicz-Kuskowska, President of Henkel GR&CY and General Manager, Henkel Consumer Brands GR&CY,
Caterina Occhio, CSR & Sustainability Specialist
Onic Palandjian, Partner, Group RMC
Djordjija Petkoski, Lecturer and Senior Fellow, Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research, The Wharton School – University of Pennsylvania
Elena Philipova, Director, Sustainable Finance, LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)
Hatuna Pokrovskaia-Verkuyl, Senior ESG Business Development Manager S&P Global Market Intelligence
Panos Seretis, Head of ESG, Sustainable Finance EMEA, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Elli Siapkidou, Financial System Research Lead, World Benchmarking Alliance
Dr. Marguerite Soeteman-Reijen, Member Supervisory Board & Chair Audit Committee, MN; Independent Non Executive Director, Siemens Nederland N.V; Member Advisory Board, Erasmus Centre for Data Analytics,
Marina Stefanova, Vice Dean Sustainability Empowerment and Engagement, FEBA, Sofia University,
Ariane Thomas, Global Tech Director of #Sustainability and Trustworthy AI lead, L’Oréal Group
*Professional titles as by the time they spoke at the Athens ESG Forum
Gold Sponsor
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