Speakers

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Christina Achilleos

Founder / Director
InnoEUsphere Limited
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Constantinos Adamides

Associate Prof. of International Relations Director, Diplomatic Academy
University of Nicosia
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Sinem Adar

Associate
Center for Applied Turkey Studies, German Institute for International and Security Affairs
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Afxentis Afxentiou

Director of the UoL Research Center
University of Limassol
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Kalliope Agapiou Josephides

Jean Monnet Professor (2001), Associate Professor
University o Cyprus
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Tinatin Akhvlediani

Research Fellow
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
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Erbay Akansoy

CDF Secretariat - Coordinator
Cyprus Dialogue Forum Secretariat
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Christos Andreou

Student of EU Scholarship Programme for a UWC Short Couse
United Youth Of Cyprus
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Christophoros Anayiotos

Head of Deal Advisory
KPMG
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Oren Anolik

Ambassador of Israel
Embassy of Israel
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Naser Al-tamimi

Senior Associate Research Fellow
Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) in Milan, Italy,
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Anaïs Anouilh

International Relations Officer
High Authority for Transparency in Public Life
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Elena Antonacopoulou

Professor of Management
American University of Beirut - Mediterraneo
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Michalis Antoniou

Director General
Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation (OEB)
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Christina Andreou

Civil Engineer
Cyprus Energy Agency
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Andreas Apostolou

Member of the Parliament
Member of the Parliament
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Alexandra Attalides

Member of Parliament
House of Representatives
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Sinem Arslan

Visiting Research Fellow at Middlesex University Research Fellow at Civil War Paths Project at the University of York
Middlesex University
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Nadezhda Arbatova

Head of Department on European Political Studies
The Primakov Institute for World Economy and International Relations Russian Academy of Sciences
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Georgina Athanasiou

President of the Board - Oxygen for Democracy/ Lawyer
Oxygen for Democracy/ HARRIS KYRIAKIDES
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S. Gülden Ayman

Prof.Dr.
İstanbul University
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Mustafa Aydın

Coordinator
Global Academy
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Monika Bańka

Policy and Network Coordinator
European Chemical Regions Network
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Kemal Baykalli

Green Line Trade Expert
EU One Stop Shop for Green Line Trade and Businesses
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Ioannis Begkos

Acting Head of Türkiye /East Med Division
European External Action Service
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Nathalie Berger

Director – for Support to Member States reforms
European commission/ DG REFORM
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Mustafa Besim

Professor of Economics & Dean
Eastern Mediterranean University
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Asya Beyaz

Policy Officer
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Giulia Bertezzolo

Head of Unit
European Commission
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Haris Boyiadjis

Transparency Commissioner
Independent Authority Against Corruption
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Ipek Borman

Research Consultant
PRIO Cyprus Centre
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Ugne Buraciene

Group CEO
payabl.
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Meltem Burak

Lecturer in EU Policy and Politics
Maastricht School of European Studies
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Leto Cariolou

Advocate/Barrister
Garden Court Chambers, Pieters Cariolou LLC
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Dimitrios Cavouras

Associate Fellow - Academy
Chatham House
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Mitat Çelikpala

Prof. Dr.
Kadir has University
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Andreas Charalambous

Economist
Private sector
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Nina Caspersen

Professor/Associate Dean
University of York
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Georgios Chatzigiannakis

President
Transparency International Greece
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Nicos Chimarides

Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd
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Georgia Channi

Senior Editor and Data Analyst
YgeiaWatch - StockWatch
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Yoojin Choi

Head of Training and Capacity Development Department
International Anti-Corruption Academy
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Christophoros Christophi

Lawyer
Christophi & Associates LLC
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Elpida Christou

Director of Operations, Strategy and Projects
European Office of Cyprus
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Christos Clerides

Advocate. Formerly Head of the Law Department Frederick University. Professor of Law (Cyprus Legal System and EU Law). At present Vice Rector, Frederick University. President of Cyprus Bar Association 2020-2023.
Phoebus, Christos Clerides & Associates LLD
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Folco Ciulli

Executive Director European Chemical Regions Network
European Chemical Regions Network
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Sofronis Clerides

Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management
University of Cyprus
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Fernando Coalho

Deputy Head of the Banking Conduct Supervision Department of Banco de Portugal
Banco de Portugal
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Josie Christodoulou

Commissioner for Gender Equality
Office of the Commissioner for Gender Equality
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Xenia Constantinou

Deputy Spokesperson Democratic Rally
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Andrea Coppola

Managing Director Italy & Southeast Europe
IE University
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Christina Dafni

Director - Consulting & Software Department
Cosmos Business Systems SA
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Aristos Damianou

MP, Chair Interior Affairs Committee, Cyprus Parliament
Cyprus Parliament
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Nicodemos Damianou

Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy
Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy
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Michael Damianos

Minister of Health
Ministry of Health
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Klimentini Diakomanoli

Disinformation expert, Author of Book "Fake News: what does Europe do?"
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Stalo Demosthenous

Senior Officer
Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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Demetris Demetriou

MP, President of the Parliamentary Committee on Institutions, Merit and the Commissioner on Administration
DISY
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Annita Demetriou

President
House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus
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Georgios Domalis

Co Founder
NOVELCORE
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Angelina Eichhorst

MD EUROPE EEAS
EEAS
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Pinar Dost

Nonresident Fellow, Atlantic Council Turkey Programs & Associated Researcher, Institut Français d'Etudes Anatoliennes
Atlantic Council & Institut Français d'Etudes Anatoliennes
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Andreas Efstathiou

Rector / Professor
European University Cyprus
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Maria Erotokritou

Student of EU Scholarship Programme for a UWC Short Couse
United Youth Of Cyprus
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Nestor Fylaktos

Research Scientist
The Cyprus Institute
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Nilgün Arısan Eralp

Director, Centre for the European Union Studies
TEPAV (Turkish Economic Policy Research Foundation)
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Hubert Faustmann

Professor for History and Political Science, Director of the Office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation in Cyprus
University of Nicosia/Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation
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Julie Davis Fisher

United States Ambassador to Cyprus
United States Embassy in Nicosia
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Maria Gavouneli

Director General, ELIAMEP;Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
ELIAMEP
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Süleyman Gelener

Education Secretary
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Harris Georgiades

MP, Chairman Clerides Institute, former Minister of Finance
Republic of Cyprus
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Mirko Giordani

CEO and Founder of Prelia Strategic Advisory Group
Prelia Strategic Advisory Group
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Christos Gkartzonikas

Senior Transport Researcher
MaasLab
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Nigar Goksel

Turkey director
International Crisis Group
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Nikolai Goncharenko

Director
Institut National du Cancer (INC) Luxembourg
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Elena Grigorian

CEO
MY.GAMES
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Nasia Hadjigeorgiou

Assistant Professor in Transitional Justice and Human Rights
UCLan Cyprus
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Demetris Hadjisofocli

Co-founder & Managing Director
Center for Social Innovation (CSI)
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Elena Hadjikakou

Director of the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Ministry of Education, Sport, and Youth
Cyprus Pedagogical Institute (C.P.I.)
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George Hajipavli

Co-Principal Investigator
The Eastern Mediterranean programme at Oxford
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Martin Hagström

Ambassador of Sweden
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Maria Hambi

Editor in Chief
StockWatch
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Nikitas Hatzimihail

Professor of Private Law, Comparative Law and Legal History, Department of Law;Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences
University of Cyprus / Institute for the Study of Politics and Democracy
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Maria Heracleous

Adjunct Faculty
University of Cyprus
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Nicholas Ioannides

Deputy Minister of Migration and International Protection
Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection
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Oleksiy Haran

Prof. Dr. Oleksiy Haran, Professor of Comparative Politics
National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy
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Kyriakos Iordanou

General Manager
Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus
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Andrea Ioannou

Media & Communications Specialist
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Eleftheria Ioannou

Head of Services Promotion, Senior Commerce and Industry Officer
Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry
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Che Irene

Survivor Leader, Expert Advisor Step Up Stop Slavery, Chair of Cyprus Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Council (CSTAC)
Step Up Stop Slavery
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George Isaia

Policy officer and programme manager
Oxygen for Democracy
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Josip Ivanovic

Information Integrity and Youth Engagement Specialist
UNDP
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Christina Karakosta

Policy Officer
European Commission, DG Justice, Unit C1 - Rule of Law
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Evan Kalpadakis

Coordinator- Alexis Tsipras Institute for Peace, Justice and Sustainable Growth
Alexis Tsipras Institute for Peace, Justice and Sustainable Growth
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Maria Krambia Kapardis

Professor in Forensic Accounting
Cyprus University of Technology
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Eleni Karaoli

Legal consultant
CIVIL SOCIETY ADVOCATES
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Raphael Kergueno

Senior Policy Officer Data | Data-driven advocacy
Transparency International EU
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Vlatka Katusic

Senior Research Fellow, Project Manager and Circular Economy Specialist
Circular Economy Research Center (CERC) and Circular Economy Alliance (CEA)
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Thomas Kazakos

Director General
Cyprus Shipping Chamber
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Cleopatra Kitti

Certified Independent Director; Advisor; Founder
The Mediterranean Growth Initiative
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Elli Kodjamani

President
Cyprus Media Ethics Committee
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Annely Koudstaal

Program Manager Southern Europe
World Bank Group
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Anna Koukkides-Procopiou

President
Politeia Think Tank
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George Kremlis

Honorary Director of the European Commission Member of the Board and Ambassador of the EPLO to Bulgaria chairman of the Bureau of the UNECE Espoo Convention and SEA Protocol
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Victoria Koutsoupia

Legal Representative of the Hellenic State- Post- Doctoral Researcher
Legal Council of the Hellenic State- University of Cyprus
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Maria Kola

Vice President
Cyprus Greens-Citizen's Cooperation
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Aphrodite Kyriakou

Board Member
Cyprus Integrity Forum
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Nicolas Kyriakides

Executive President & Founding Member
Cyprus Forum
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Anne Pantazi – Lamprou

European Prosecutor
EUROPEAN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
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Paulina Lampsa

Greek Turkish Forum Co-Chair
Greek Turkish Forum
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Dinos Lefkaritis

Executive Managing Director (CEO)
Petrolina
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James Ker Lindsay

Visiting Professor
University of Kent
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Antonis Antoniou Latouros

President
Aggregates Europe - UEPG
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Camille Lons

Deputy Head of the Paris office, Policy Fellow
ECFR
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Irene Loizidou Nicolaidou

Commissioner for Personal Data Protection
Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection
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Natasa Loizou

Research Consultant in Strategic Planning & International Security
Natasa Loizou Research & Consulting
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Maria Stylianou-Lottides

Commissioner for Administration and Protection of Human Rights
Cy Ombudsman
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Stelios Marathovouniotis

Journalist
Phileleftheros Media Group
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Yiola Marcou

Consultant Medical Oncology, MRCP, FRCR
Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre
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William Mallinson

Author
Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies
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Elena Marcoulli

Spanish Language Counselor
Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth
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Erato Kozakou – Markoulis

Former Minister of Transport, Communications and Works and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Andreas Mavroyiannis

Ambassador (ad hon.). Member of the International Law Commission of the United Nations
Retiree
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Menelaos Menelaou

Acting Director of Administration and Finance / Head of Academic Affairs and Student Welfare
University of Cyprus
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Menelaos Menelaou

Greek Cypriot Negotiator
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Theodoulos Mesimeris

Director of Department of Environment
Department of Environment
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Jai Mexis

CEO & Founder
Odyssea
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Özdil Nami

Ex Turkish Cypriot Negotiator
Retired
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Marianna Nathanail

EIB Representative for Greece and Cyprus
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK
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Mario Nava

Director-General DG EMPL, European Commission
EU Commission
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Marina Neophytou

Dean of Engineering School
University of Cyprus
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Averof Neofytou

Former President Democratic Rally, MP
Democratic Rally
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Panayiotis Nicolaides

Director of Research
EU Tax Observatory, Paris School of Economics
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Daina Nicolaou

Adjunct Faculty
Department of Business and Public Administration, University of Cyprus
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Eser Özdil

Non-Resident Fellow
Atlantic Counci IN TURKEY
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Panayiotis Palates

Commissioner For The Citizen
Office of the Commissioner for the Citizen
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Vasilis Palmas

Minister of Defence
Republic of Cyprus
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Yiannis Panayiotou

Minister of Labour and Social Insurance
Republic of Cyprus
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Sophia Papamichalopoulos

Founder of Winds of Change, Olympian, Medical Doctor
Winds of Change
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Efthymios Papastavridis

Researcher and Teaching Associate
Faculty of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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Haris Papageorgiou

Research Director
ATHENA Research & Innovation Center
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Penelope Papavassiliou

Secretary to the Cabinet of Ministers
Republic of Cyprus
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Aphrodite Papachristodoulou

Legal Researcher and Part-time Lecturer
Irish Centre for Human Rights, School of Law, University of Galway
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Sotiris Paroutis

Journalist
OMEGA TV
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Elena Patera

Member of the Independent Authority Against Corruption
Independent Authority Against Corruption
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Amanda Paul

Deputy Head of the Europe in the World Programme & Senior Policy Analyst
European Policy Centre (EPC)
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Giorgos Petrou

CEO
STAROIL CYPRUS LTD
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Styliani Petroudi

Head of Research Office @ CYENS | EIT Community Officer @ EIT Community RIS HUB
CYENS Centre of Excellence | EIT Community RIS HUB
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Irene Piki

Deputy Minister to the President
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Kyriakos Pieridis

Managing Editor CIREN www.ciren.cy
CIREN
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Konstantinos Pliakos

Journalist- Supervising producer at CNN Greece
CNN Greece
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Charis Polycarpou

Head of the Economic Policy Department
AKEL
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Marinos Portokallides

Scientific Officer 'A
Research and Innovation Foundations
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Elena Prochaskova

Director
JETBRAINS LIMITED
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Charalambos Prountzos

Mayor
Mayor of Nicosia, Municipality of Nicosia
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Elena Rafti

Diplomatic Advisor to the Minister of Defence
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus
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Jale Refik Rogers

Member of Parliament Former Head of Molecular Diagnostics at Burhan Nalbantoglu Hospital
North Cyprus Parliament
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Charis Psaltis

Professor of Social and Developmental Psychology
University of Cyprus
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Klára Řehounková

Assistant professor
University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice
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Lia Riris

Deputy CEO
Invest Cyprus
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George L. Savvides

Attorney General of the Republic
Law Office of the Republic
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Anke Schlimm

Ambassador
Federal Republic of Germany
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Marcel Schepp

Advisor for International Party Dialogue
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
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Stephanie Laulhe Shaelou

Professor of European Law and Reform, Head of School of Law and Director, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for the Rule of Law and European Values, UCLan Cyprus
University of Central Lancashire Cyprus
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Irfan Siddiq

British High Commissioner to Cyprus
British High Commission
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Stefan Simosas

Head of Cooperation, European Union Programme Support office
European Commission
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Christos Skouras

Policy Officer
DG GROW, European Commission
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Meral Birinci-Sonan

Advocate Barrister-at-Law
Birinci-Sonan Law Firm
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Andromachi Sophocleous

Political Analyst Volt co vice-president
Volt
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Ahmet Sözen

Professor of International Relations
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Colin Stewart

UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Head of UNFICYP and Deputy Special Adviser on Cyprus
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Michalis Strouthos

CEO
Cocoon Creations
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Nayia Symeonidou

SENIOR VAT OFFICER
Ministry of Finance, Cyprus
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Hanna Suchocka

Honorary President of the Venice Commission
Venice Commission
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Nektaria Stamouli

Reporter
Politico, Kathimerini English Edition
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Valéria Silva

Senior Legal and Policy Advisor, AI Governance
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Stavros Stavrou

President
Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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Katerina Stephanou

Human Trafficking Compliance Consultant
Step Up Stop Slavery
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Rainer Svacinka

CEO
sumo Technologies
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Daniel Spichtinger

Independant Expert/Consultant
Self-employed
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Pilar Tena

Director in Greece and Regional Area
Instituto Cervantes
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Sotiris Themistokleous

Director of Strategic Development
Center for Social Innovation - CSI
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Katerina Theodoridou

Director of R&D and Project Management
Center for Social Innovation (CSI)
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Antonia Theodosiou

Commissioner for the Environment
Office of the Commissioner for the Environment
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Andreas Theophanous

President, Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs, Professor, University of Nicosia
Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs / University of Nicosia
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Sotiris Themistokleous

Director of Strategic Development
Center for Social Innovation - CSI
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Yiannis Thomatos

Executive Vice President
Delphi Economic Forum
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Ioannis Tirkides

Economics Research Manager at Bank of Cyprus, President of the Cyprus Economics Society
Bank of Cyprus
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Dimitrios Triantafyllou

Professor of International Politics;Director of Programs
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens: Institute of International Relations (IDIS), Athens
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Eylul Tuna

Student of EU scholarship programme for a UWC Short Course
United Youth Of Cyprus
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Antonis Tryphonos

Chief of Staff & Director of Patient Support Services
Pasykaf
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Ali Tüzünkan

Managing Director
Innovia Labs
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Harry Tzimitras

Director, PRIO Cyprus Centre Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
PRIO Cyprus Centre
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Zuhal Mert Uzuner

Prof. / Director
Marmara University Research Center for International Relations (MURCIR)
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Androulla Vassiliou

Former MP and former EU Commissioner
private
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Wouter Vermin

Manager Treatment & Valorisation
BIOTERRA - Group De Cloedt
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Susana Martinez Vellon

Coordinator of Aula Cervantes de Nicosia
Instituto Cervantes
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Charalambos Vrasidas

Executive Director - Professor
CARDET
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Gijs de Vries

Senior Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
LSE
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Evagoras Xydas

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and CEO/Founder of IREROBOT LTD
Frederick University and IREROBOT LTD
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Huri Yontucu

Assist. Prof. Dr. of Communication and Media Studies
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Yoshio Yamawaki

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Republic of Cyprus
Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Cyprus
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Mine Yücel

Director
Prologue Consulting Ltd
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Canan Perkan Zeki

Academician, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
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Maria Zeniou

CDF Secretariat Coordinator
Cyprus Dialogue Forum Secretariat
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Yahia Zoubir

Professor; Nonresident Senior Fellow
Middle East Council on Global Affairs, Doha