Εκδηλώσεις

Οn Monday, October 24, the Hellenic Association of Insurance Companies organized a event on the topic: "Insurance industry contribution in building a sustainable future", at Technopolis City of Athens - Auditorium "Miltiadis Evert".

The First Dolomite Conference on the Global Governance of Climate Change: On the road to Sharm El-Sheikh

From the 20th – 22nd October in a three-day meeting thirty visionary intellectuals, policy makers, entrepreneurs, managers, journalists, political and natural scientists met to discuss the matter of climate change and find innovative solutions. The whole conference has been articulated by problems to be solved into working groups and plenary discussions, whose conclusions were then reported by the chairs and introducers of various sessions.

From 10 – 14 October members of European Junior Water Programme (EJWP) Groups 3 and 4 combined expertise and learning paths in a Training Week hosted by the University of Thessaly, in Athens.

Under the umbrella of the H2020 funded BRIDGE-BS, the Blue Economy High-Tech for the Black Sea is a large research-based Black Sea forum on ocean digitalization and Industry 4.0 across academia, research organizations, investors, industry, and society at large.

On the 19th and 20th of September 2022, the Kick-off meeting of the ERASMUS+ CATALYST project took place in Skopje, North Macedonia. 

On 26th September prof. Phoebe Koundouri gave a keynote speech focused on “European Sustainability Transition: Policy and Vision” at the 20th annual Corporate Responsibility Conference, Headwinds 

On the occasion of the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations, Prof. Koundouri gave five different speeches in New York. These speeches were focused on the presentation of the SDSN Global Climate Hub that she chairs, as well as the SDSN and AE4RIA research on the acceleration of SDGs Implementation.

The hybrid Greece-Japan Sustainable Island Symposium is co-organised by the  Research Laboratory on Socio-Economic and Environmental Sustainability (ReSEES) at Athens University of Economics and Business, the Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI) at the University of Tokyo and the Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Αephoria (AE4RIA). It will take place from 28^th to 29^th of September at the Electra Palace in Athens, Greece followed by a hybrid Climathon on Sustainable islands which will run from 28^th to 30^th of September inviting everyone to suggest solutions on “Sustainability and ageing population”.

Την Πέμπτη 1 Σεπτεμβρίου, η καθ. Φοίβη Κουντούρη συμμετείχε ως η βασική ομιλήτρια στο Συνέδριο «X AERNA Conference, 2022»

In the context of the EAERE Webinars on Science-Policy-Business Interface, on the 21st of July, 2022, University of Brescia and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei hosted the event “Free thoughts on the future”.

Tην Πέμπτη 7 Ιουλίου πραγματοποιήθηκε η παρουσίαση του βιβλίου “Πανδημία, Θάλασσα και Άνθρωπος στην Ελλάδα” στο ξενοδοχείο King George. 

The first Springer Nature Science & Technology Symposium 2022 was held on Tuesday, June 21st.

On June 1^st, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri, SDSN Europe Co-Chair and Maria Cortes Puch, SDSN Vice President of Network Program, presented SDSN framework of SDGs transformation pathways to the United Nations ECA (Europe and Central Asia) Regional Economist Network Annual Retreat.

Στις 23/5 η καθηγ. Φοίβη Κουντούρη ήταν καλεσμένη και έδωσε ομιλία στο 5ο Προσυνέδριο του Δημοκρατικού Συναγερμού με θέμα «Η πράσινη μετάβαση» στην Λευκωσία, Κύπρος.

On Thursday 2 June 2022, at 17:00-18:30 (EEST)/ 16:00-17:30 (CEST), the Greek and European Economy Observatory of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) is organizing an online discussion, on the occasion of the publication of Alessio Terzi’s book on: “Growth for Good: Reshaping capitalism to save humanity from climate catastrophe” (Harvard University Press).

Greek sustainability leaders, selected by Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium: Prof. Phoebe Koundouri had the honor of being selected by Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium, as one of the 7  Greek sustainability leaders.

On May 3rd the SDSN’s Senior Working Group on European Green Deal  will launch the 2ndAnnual Report, entitled “Financing the Transformations for the Joint Implementation of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and the European Green Deal” 

The official launch of the Goulandris Natural History Museum exhibition on climate change took place on Friday 16 April. This is the first interactive exhibition on Climate Change in Greece and is entitled “Climate Change and Us”.

On the 31st of March & 1st of April the second meeting of the European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant “Water Futures” took place at at ATHENA Research and Innovation Center.

On 17th March Prof. Phoebe Koundouri participated as a Keynote Speaker at the conference “New Trends in Football: CSR and Sustainable Development” organized by BOUSSIAS and supported by SDSN Europe & SDSN Greece. The conference presented the New Trends in modern football in the light of Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development.

Την Παρασκευή 11 Μαρτίου 2022  η καθηγήτρια Φοίβη Κουντούρη συμμετείχε και έδωσε ομιλία για τον Στόχο 5 Βιώσιμης Ανάπτυξης (Ισότητα των φυλων) και την εργασιακή πραγματικότητα στο Webinar με τίτλο: “Η θέση της γυναίκας στο σύγχρονο ανταγωνιστικό περιβάλλον” 

On the 3rd of March Prof. Koundouri gave an opening remark at the Launching Event of SDSN Western Balkans as a member of its Network Council

he EUROPAEUM 2022 Winter School on Planetary Wellbeing taking place on 22-25 February 2022 in Barcelona, at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF). This Winter School is a joint endeavour of the EUROPAEUM and the Universitat Pompeu Fabra to increase knowledge and understanding of the set of complex, interrelated and systemic issues affecting the wellbeing of humans, animals and the planet itself.

The Green Transition is all around us. The Circular Economy is a resilient system that regenerates the environment, creates new jobs and ultimately decouples economic growth from the depletion of finite resources, tackling climate change and biodiversity loss, while fostering SMEs growth and innovation. Key stakeholders are exploring how to accelerate the Circular Transition and enable climate resilience in the most efficient way, addressing major policy developments, spreading business best practices and empowering climate-financing tools and impact investment strategies, with a special focus on Greece & Southeast Europe

On the occasion of the 2022 UN-ECOSOC Partnership Forum, to be held on 2 February 2022, SDSN Europe and SDSN Greece co-organize a side event: Joint implementation of the Agenda 2030 and the European Green Deal: Transformations for a sustainable recovery from COVID-19. 

Η καθηγήτρια Φοίβη Κουντούρη ως Διευθύντρια του EIT Climate KIC Hub Ελλάδος συμμετείχε στην ημερίδα με τίτλο “Η καινοτομία στην Ελλάδα και οι φορείς που τη στηρίζουν 3.0”, στο πάνελ «Η Καινοτομία σε Κάθετους Τομείς»,  που πραγματοποιήθηκε διαδικτυακά το Σάββατο 22 Ιανουαρίου 2022.

Fostering innovation and entrepreneurship: Utilities' case study

On the 13^th of December Prof. Koundouri participated at the Panel Discussion “Resilience to Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Pandemic Risks - Biosafety”, within the framework of the 2nd International Conference TMM_CH.

On the 10th of December Prof. Koundouri gave a speech at the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment - 16 Days of Activism event.

On 8/12/21 Prof. Koundouri gave a speech at the “COP26 Conference - How do we move forward in Europe?”, an expert discussion about the results of the COP26 Conference, organized by KAS Greece and Cyprus.

Prof. Koundouri as President Elect of the European Association of Environmental and Natural Resource Economists participated at the second session of the conference.

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri with her role as co-chair of SDSN Europe provided the wrap-up at the Closing Remarks session together with Mr Dimitris Dimitriadis, President of the Section for External Relations (REX), European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).

On 2/12/21 Prof. Koundouri gave a welcoming speech at the webinar “Circular Economy Approach in Albania: sharing of experiences" which was organized by Open Society Foundation for Albania(OSFA) and QARKON: Platform for Diaspora Knowledge Gain (QARKON).

The Greek-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce and Technology (GNCCT) in partnership with the Embassy of Nigeria in Athens hosted the 2021 GNCCT Investment Summit that took place on Tuesday, 30th November 2021, in Athens Greece.

The 2nd Annual EPICUR FORUM, hosted this year by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, took place virtually, on the 24 – 26 November 2021.

Η καθηγήτρια Φοίβη Κουντούρη έδωσε ομιλία για την «Οικονομική Αλληλεξάρτηση και Εθνική Ασφάλεια»

On the 22^nd of November Prof. Koundouri gave a speech at the online event "Impacts of the climate crisis" organized by the Sustainable Development Observatory (SDO) of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).

Στις 9 Νοεμβρίου 2021, η καθηγ. Φοίβη Κουντούρη συμμετείχε στο Διεθνές Συνέδριο «Climate Change: The future of the Agrifood sector» στη Θεματική «Αναδεικνύουμε την agenda της κλιματικής αλλαγής σε εθνικό, ευρωπαϊκό και παγκόσμιο επίπεδο (climate policy)».

On the 2^nd of November Prof. Koundouri gave a speech on “The Economic Case for a Sustainable Recovery from COVID-19: Co-Developing the Future Vision based on SDGs and the Climate Agreement” at the 15th General Conference of TWAS

Με μεγάλη επιτυχία πραγματοποιήθηκε η επιστημονική ομιλία που διοργάνωσε ο Σύνδεσμος Εκπροσώπων & Στελεχών Ασφαλιστικών Εταιριών με θέμα : «Βιωσιμότητα και Ασφάλιση : Πως μπορούν οι Ασφαλιστές να οδηγήσουν τη βιωσιμότητα ; ».

On the 26^th of October Prof. Koundouri gave a speech on “Circular  economy  and  sustainable  development  in  Greece” at the High-Level Conference on Circular Economy organized by The Adriatic Ionian Euroregion.

On 12/10/21 Prof. Koundouri gave a speech on “Green Transition as a driver to foster innovation cohesion” during the discussion with Commissioner Gabriel at the online event “Fostering  Innovation Cohesion” by the K4I Forum in the European Parliament.

On 11/10/21 Prof. Koundouri gave a keynote speech on “What is the Future We Want? The Green Deal as tool to achieve the SDG agenda” at the SDG Generation Festival. She also participated in the Panel Discussion “The role of education in the realisation of the European Green Deal” together with María Cortés Puch, María García Alvarez and Sandra Pellegrom.

On the 6^th of October Prof. Koundouri gave a speech on “The Future Europe Wants: A Green & Digital, Job-Based and Inclusive Recovery from COVID-19 Pandemic” in the session: The future of agrifood systems in view of the outcomes from the United Nation’s Food Systems Summit 2021 of the Agribusiness Forum

Η καθηγ. Φοίβη Κουντούρη έδωσε ομιλία την Κυριακή 3/10, για την ενεργειακή μετάβαση και τα χαρακτηριστικά της Ελληνικής περίπτωσης, στο πλαίσιο του session "Ενεργειακή Μετάβαση στην Ελλάδα και ΕΕ", στην Διαδικτυακή Εκδήλωση “Ενεργειακή Μετάβαση: Ο δρόμος για το μέλλον”.

On the 1^st of October Prof. Koundouri in her role as co-chair of SDSN Europe participated in the panel debate at the “Focus 2030 Webinar: The European recovery and the SDGs: the case of Flanders” organized by SDSN Belgium and CIFAL Flanders and supported by SDSN Europe.

On the 24^th of September Prof. Koundouri gave speech on “The value of open data: the case of OpenAIRE (Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe) ” at the CBA Webinar “KEEPING PACE WITH CBA: Investment appraisal for the Next Generation EU”

On the 22^nd of September Prof. Koundouri joined the roundtable discussion on “PBL for the future of STEM” at HackSTEM 2021 organized by Siemens Gamesa and Spanish Startups 21-26 September 2021.

SDSN Europe is hosting Fireside Chat on the European Green Deal at the 9^th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development.

Prof. Koundouri participated in the Session III: Building Forward Better, (re-)distribution and the implementation of inclusive socio-ecological transitions: The role of social protection which took place on the 14^th of September 2021.

On 2/9/21 Prof. Koundouri participated in a round table discussion focused on “Adaptation to climate change, a driving force for the societies to transit to a greener future”, together with Prof Costas Synolakis , Mr. C. Economou and Prof Maria Papadopoulou.

On the 23^rd of July Prof. Koundouri gave a speech at the launch of  #HeatSeason in Europe organized by the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center.

SDSN Europe session on ‘’The R-evolution of development models - from global to local: Foresight on the challenges of a just and inclusive green transition' with 'Jeffrey Sachs, Prof. Koundouri and Prof. Papandreou and other distinguished speakers at the 23nd International #SymiSymposium, organized by the Andreas Papandreou Foundation and Symi Symposium, which took place on 11-15 July 2021.

Στην ημερίδα συμμετείχε η καθηγήτρια Φοίβη Κουντούρη όπου η ομιλίας της επικεντρώθηκε στην "Ευρωπαϊκή Πράσινη Συμφωνία και πώς αυτή μπορεί να αποτελέσει τον φάρο για την μετάβαση στην Αειφορία".

This thematic session is dedicated to the “EAERE Award for ERC Grants laureates in the field of environmental and resource economics”. This award intends to recognize the scientific excellence of ERC grantees (Starting Grants, Consolidator Grants, Advanced Grants, Synergy Grants) in the field of environmental and resource economics.

This thematic session is dedicated to the EAERE Award for Best Doctoral Dissertations in Environmental and Resource Economics. This award is given to encourage and recognize outstanding and innovative academic achievement in the field of Environmental and Resource Economics. Three dissertations are awarded every year after peer review of all submissions.

On 9/6/21 Prof. Koundouri gave a speech at the Webinar: Green transition and the economy organized by Turin School of Regulation.

PANEL II – YOUTH PARTICIPATION FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE

After the success of the first Athens Circular Forum in bringing the Circular Agenda at the heart of the public debate, this year the Athens Circular Forum II took place on May 31 and June 1, as the Partner Event for Greece in the #EUGreenWeek, under the auspices of the EU Commission and the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy.

Στις 26/5/21, η καθηγήτρια Φοίβη Κουντούρη, παραχώρησε  ομιλία  στους Φίλους του Μουσείου Γουλανδρή Φυσικής Ιστορίας με θέμα: "Κλιματική Κρίση και Ατομική Ευθύνη".

On 17/11 Prof. Koundouri participated in the discussion on Science and Social Consensus in the Mediterranean at CASSANDRA 2021 Conference organized by Eurecat.

We are pleased to share with you the upcoming workshop of the Nexus Project Cluster, which is going to be held on Tuesday November 23. The title of the Workshop is 'Advancing the Nexus for Science and Policy'. During the workshop Several new projects funded from H2020 and PRIMA will present themselves and there will be a more forward-looking approach to identify emerging topics for research and policy. The workshop will of course also focus on how the cluster could support science and policy in the next years.

The transition to net zero emissions by 2050 could hinder environmental and biodiversity conservation. EAERE promotes the research-policy interface by examining this issue from an energy, marine and land-use standpoint. This provides the science-based framework to analyse the key role that renewable assets, reporting standards and sustainable finance can play to drive a sustainable transition.

On Monday, 20/9, Prof. Koundouri joined the discussion on “Towards COP26: Climate Crisis Response Actions” at the XXI High-Level Meeting - New York, USA as a side event to the United Nations General Assembly titled: “What does peace and stability mean in 21st century”, organized by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center.

On the 23rd of June Prof. Koundouri as president-elect of EAERE, chaired the Policy Session “Transformative investment for an inclusive, green and digital recovery from COVID 19 pandemic: Lancet COVID19 commission and UN SDSN European Green Deal Report” at the 26th Annual Conference of the EAERE which was held from June 23 - June 26, 2021

Professor Koundouri as co-chair of SDSN Greece & Europe and Director of EIT Climate-KIC Hub Greece co-organised & participated in 5 sessions.

Στις 28/4, Η καθ. Φοίβη Κουντούρη συμμετείχε στη διαδικτυακή συζήτηση που διοργανώθηκε από τη  διαΝΕΟσις με θέμα «O Τομέας της Ενέργειας και η Κλιματική Κρίση στην Ελλάδα».

On 22/4 and on the occasion of “Earth Day 2021”, Prof. Nicolaos Theodossiou, moderated the webinar “How to save the planet” in which Prof Phoebe Koundouri presented the closing remarks. The webinar was organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Athens

On 21/4 Prof Koundouri presented the activities of SDSN EU and EAERE at the Ninth IAERE Annual Conference where she opened the lecture of Prof William Nordhaus, Nobel Prize in Economics 2018, on “Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Aspirations on Climate Policy”, together with Prof. Sergio Vergalli.

Prof. Koundouri gave an opening speech at the "Public Debate" event that took place on Monday 19 April at 6 pm, in collaboration with the Rhetorical Club of the Athens University of Economics and Business

On 19/4 at 11:30 (EEST), Prof. Koundouri ( https://phoebekoundouri.org/ ) gave a speech on “Sustainable recovery from COVID-19: Co-Developing the Future Vision for a Sustainable Europe Co-Designing the Pathways via Research-Innovation-Policy Interface”

On 14/4 at 14:00 CEST Prof. Koundouri and Prof. Theodossiou participated in a discussion on “Technological Innovation for Sustainable Blue Growth"

Join us on May 19^th at 14:00 CET in the Webinar “Pathways to Carbon Neutrality: United States, European Union, and China” organized by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).

On 8/4 Prof. Koundouri participated in a discussion on "Managing Risks and Expectations in Sustainability Transformation" together with Anette Galskjot, Danish Consul General, Istanbul. The session was chaired by Dr. Tamer Atabarut, Turkey Director, BUYEM & SDSN at the "Green Business: Sustainable Business Summit". 

«Ο ρόλος των ελληνικών ιδρυμάτων τριτοβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης στην προώθηση των SDGs» την οποία συνδιοργανώνει το Εργαστήριο Έρευνας στην Κοινωνικό-Οικονομική και Περιβαλλοντική Αειφορία (ReSEES), Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών καθώς και για την διήμερη αιμοδοσία για την υποστήριξη των αναγκών του νοσοκομείου ΝΙΜΤΣ, που συνδιοργανώνουν το Αμερικανικό Κολλέγιο Ελλάδος (Pierce-Deree-Alba), το Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών και το Εργαστήριο Έρευνας στην Κοινωνικό-Οικονομική και Περιβαλλοντική Αειφορία (ReSEES), Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών στις 30 και 31/3/21.

On 10/3, Prof. Koundouri gave an invited speech to the SDSN Northern Europe webinar, focused on Global Platforms for Sustainability Monitoring, Reporting,

Είσαι νέος/α και σε ενδιαφέρει να συμμετέχεις σε έναν ανοιχτό διάλογο για την κλιματική αλλαγή στην Αθήνα;

Yesterday Prof. Koundouri gave a keynote speech on “The European Green Deal driving Sustainable Recovery from COVID 19 pandemic” in the session “Building Renovation Wave Policy and Financing” at the Upgraded Buildings Conference 2021.

Prof. Koundouri participated at the WAAS@60 Conference - A Planetary Moment on 15/2 in a discussion on “Why WAAS? – Inventing the Future” and on 17/2 on “Leadership for Planetary Momentum”.

Prof. Koundouri gave a speech at the conference "Environmental Challenges and Actions in the Municipality of Fyli" held by the Athens University of Economics and the lyceum of Zefyri.

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri discussing on Sustainable Finance with the companies in the portfolio of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development fund at the Webinar: “Environment, Society and Corporate Governance (ESG)”, organized by HRADF / ΤΑIΠΕΔ in collaboration with EIT Climate-KIC Hub Greece, UN SDSN Greece, ReSEES AUEB and HSBC Greece.

Join Prof. Koundouri today at 18:00 for a discussion on "Between rescuing and restructuring the Greek economy" at the online event organized by Kyklos ideon.

ΝΒG Business Seeds: 3η Εκδήλωση γνωριμίας και καθοδήγησης για startups από τον χώρο της Ενέργειας

This is why in 2020 EIT Climate-KIC, EIT Food, EIT Manufacturing, EIT Raw Materials, ATHENA and BioAzul have joined forces to face the real challenges around this theme and collaborate in the cross-KICs project “Finding innovative solutions for water scarcity in Southern Europe”. Representatives of the KICs and Slow Food  will engage in a discussion to share knowledge on environmental protection and sustainability related to water management, and raise awareness about water scarcity and climate change on a national and international scale.

Join Prof. Koundouri tomorrow @ 12:30 EET at the CONFERENCE ON Global Leadership for the 21st Century

The successful Digital Dialogue series, that is an initiative of the Regional Growth Conference (RGC), serve as a primer to the RGC 2021 and is organized by PELOPONNISOS newspaper. The 4th Digital Dialogue entitled “Smart Cities” will take place on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 4:00 PM EEST (Athens, Greece time). Watch it on RegionalGrowthConference.gr or Facebook.

Today at 19:00- 20:00 Prof Phoebe Koundouri will give a Keynote speech at the 1st annual EPICUR Forum

Today, Prof. Koundouri gave a speech on "Just Transition in Western Macedonia" at the online Futures Literacy Lab:The city of Kozani in 2040, organized by FORTH/PRAXI Network, ANKO and the C4SDGRows Research Team of the Department of Journalism and Mass Media of AUTh.

Αυτην την Παρασκευή 11 Δεκεμβρίου, το Climathon έρχεται στον Πειραιά και συνδιοργανώνεται απο το ΕΚ Αθηνά, την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα Έρευνας και Καινοτομίας (EIT Climate-KIC Hub Greece), το Δίκτυο Λύσεων για τη Βιώσιμη Ανάπτυξη των Ηνωμένων Εθνών (UN SDSN Greece), το Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (ΟΠΑ), το Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιά (ΠΑΠΕΙ), το δίκτυο ΠΡΑΞΗ, το Ίδρυμα Οικονομικών & Βιομηχανικών Ερευνών (ΙΟΒΕ) και το Ίδρυμα Θάλασσα. 
 

We are delighted to invite you to participate in the System Mapping as a Service for post – COVID Regional Transition Workshop initiated by the EIT Climate KIC network and the ATHENA Research Center.

Circular Learning Hub Public Workshop

Project outcomes and knowledge sharing

18^th December 2020, 11.00 – 13.30 CET

Join Prof. Phoebe Koundouri tomorrow at 12:00 EET for her speech on “Climate Innovation”.