Third Sustainability Summit 2019 | The Economist | 16 October 2019 | Goulandris Natural History Museum, Levidou 13, Kifisia 145 62, Greece

Within the context of Agenda 2030, governments, civil society, academia and the private sector are working together towards achieving efficient and effective implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Technological developments, innovative practices, sustainable investment and new partnerships are being pursued, with the hope to lead humanity to this new era of development and welfare. On the other hand, conceptual challenges, weak governance structures and institutions, limited transparency and financing restrictions are only some of the shortcomings that hinder progress toward this end.

2019 Speakers

John Andrews
Consultant editor, The Economist

Dimitris Avramopoulos
Commissioner for migration, home affairs and citizenship, European Commission

Assia Bensalah Alaoui
Ambassador at Large of His Majesty Mohamed VI Kingdom of Morocco

Nicholas Christakis
Sterling professor of social & natural science, Yale University

Maria Damanaki
Global managing director for the ocean, The Nature Conservancy

Mari Daskalantonaki
CEO, Grecotel

Sissy Iliopoulou
Public affairs, communications & sustainability manager, Greece, Cyprus & Malta, Coca-Cola Company

Ekkehard Ernst
Chief of the macroeconomic unit, International Labour Organization

Socrates Famellos
Former alternate minister of environment and energy, Greece

Lilia Giugni
Co-founder & CEO, GenPol (Gender & Policy Insights), research associate, Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation

Kostas Hatzidakis
Minister of environment and energy, Greece

José Herrera
Minister for the environment, sustainable development and climate change, Malta

Mladen Ivanić
Former member, Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, former prime minister, Republika Srpska

Christian Kälin
Founder & chairman, Andan Foundation

Masamichi Kono
Deputy secretary-general, OECD

Hariton Korizis
Co-founder & chief product architect, ResonanceX

Jadranka Kosor
Former prime minister, Croatia

George Koumoutsakos
Alternate minister for immigration policy, Ministry of Citizens’ Protection, Greece

Phoebe Koundouri
President, Elect European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE)

Spyros Kouvelis
President, Greek Eurasian Business Council, former vice-minister for foreign economic, cultural and environmental affairs, Greece

Panagiotis Ladakakos
President, Hellenic Wind Energy Association (HWEA)

Zlatko Lagumdzija
Former prime minister, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Panos Laskaridis
President, European Community Shipowners Associations

Marnie McGregor
Pioneer, urban affairs advisor, Climate KIC, Greece

Alexandra Mitsotaki
President, Action Finance Initiative-AFI, co-founder, World Human Forum

Henry Moatsos
CEO, AXA Insurance

Jan Noterdaeme
Co-founder, CSR Europe

George Papandreou
President, Socialist International, former prime minister of Greece, member, Global SDSN Leadership Council

Andreas Papandreou
Co-chair, Sustainable Development Solutions Network Greece (SDSN Greece)

Dimitris Papastergiou
Mayor, Municipality of Trikala

George Procopiou
Founder, Dynacom Tankers Management

Pavlina Proteou
President & CEO, Beyond CSR

Geoffrey Pyatt
US ambassador to the Hellenic Republic

Angelo Riccaboni
Chair, PRIMA Foundation, professor, University of Siena

Gregor Robertson
Former mayor, City of Vancouver

Jeffrey Sachs
Director, Global SDSN Leadership Council, director, Centre for Sustainable Development, Columbia University (via skype)

Yannis Stournaras
Governor, Bank of Greece

Nicolaos Theodossiou
Chair, SDSN Black Sea

Dimitris Tryfonopoulos
Former secretary-general, Greek National Tourism Organisation, CEO, Desiterra Resort Santorini

Marianna Vardinogiannis
Goodwill ambassador, UNESCO

Fali Voyatzaki
President, Goulandris Natural History Museum

Filip Vujanović
Former president, Montenegro

Kateryna Yushchenko
Former first lady, Ukraine