12th Corporate Governance Conference

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DISCUSSANTS:

MARK T. UYEDA, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

VASILIKI LAZARAKOU, Chair, Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC)

MODERATOR:

SOFIA KALOMENIDES, Partner, Europe Central Capital Markets Leader, EY

“I am a strong believer in the power of markets to drive innovation and growth, and to allocate capital and manage risk effectively. But what gives markets credibility is the corporate governance of the companies within them. Governance is not a checklist; it is about establishing the optimal relationship between a company and its investors. Ultimately, investors make judgments about where to place their capital—and good corporate governance is what gives them the confidence to make sound decisions.”

By Mark T. Uyeda

“Corporate disclosures should focus on information that is material to investors’ decisions, rather than relying on generic narratives, which under specific circumstances, can diminish transparency and, in some cases, risk being misleading. We need the three Cs: Clear, concise and comparable information. What we also need are standardized metrics that allow investors to understand the company’s fundamentals and performance and also allow comparisons among companies or even between different reporting periods of the same company. Meaningful, company-specific reporting enhances transparency and strengthens investor confidence. With respect to regulatory framework for sustainability in the EU, it has been recognized that it was becoming very complicated, something which led to initiatives to simplify it. The Omnibus Package was adopted in February 2026 in order to reduce the administrative burden, something which is in the right direction. Finally, AI is a facilitator that supports decision-making, but accountability and strategic leadership remain the Board’s responsibility.”

By Vassiliki Lazarakou

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Keynote Speaker:

CHRIS HODGE, Director, Governance Perspectives Ltd, United Kingdom

“Corporate responsibility has changed in four fundamental ways. Boards today carry far greater responsibilities. The regulatory environment has become more demanding and increasingly prescriptive. Technology has become a major force shaping how companies operate and make decisions. And the world itself has become far more unpredictable—not only from a business perspective, but across the broader geopolitical and societal landscape.”

By Chris Hodge

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SESSION I  -> TARGETED CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & EFFECTIVENESS: HOW ARE THEY CONNECTED?

PANELISTS:

IORDANIS AIVAZIS, Chair, Special Liquidations Committee, Bank of Greece

GIORGOS LIAKOPOULOS, Group General Counsel, Piraeus Bank

SPYROS RASIAS, Partner, Head of GRC & Internal Audit, PwC

MODERATORS:

IOANNIS APSOURIS, Group General Counsel, HELLENiQ ENERGY & Vice Chair, CG Committee, AmChamGR

MICHALIS TSIBRIS, Managing Partner, Souriadakis Tsimpris Law Firm & Member, CG Committee, AmChamGR

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SESSION II -> EURONEXT ATHENS: THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE GREEK CAPITAL MARKET ON THE GLOBAL STAGE

PANELISTS:

LILIAN GEORGOPOULOU, Deputy Chief Listings Officer, Euronext Athens

IOANNIS KARAGIANNIS, CHAIRMAN, OLYMPIA GROUP, Board Member, SEV & Head of the ESG Committee

THANOS MARKANTONIS, Senior Advisor to Management, Cooperative Bank of Karditsa

IOANNIS PAPADIMITRIOU, Deputy CFO, Viohalco SA

MODERATORS:

ARIS DIMITRIADIS, Member, CG Committee, AmChamGR

VASILEIOS KAMINARIS, Member, CG Committee, AmChamGR

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SESSION III -> SUCCESSION PLANNING: HOW DOES IT IMPACT CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY? BEST PRACTICES & KEY CONSIDERATIONS

PANELISTS:

GEORGE VLACHOS, Corporate Governance Leadership Advisor, Board Effectiveness Expert & Member, CG Committee, AmChamGR

NANCY VERRA, General Counsel, Chief Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Officer, Allwyn Hellas

DORA VARVARIGOU, Professor of Communication, Electronics and Information Systems, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)

MODERATORS:

KONSTANTINOS NOULAS,  Principal – Financial Services, Grant Thornton

KATERINA VRACHA, Chief Legal & Corporate Governance Officer, Kotsovolos & Member, CG Committee, AmChamGR

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SESSION IV -> BOARD EVALUATIONS & REMUNERATION: KEY FINDINGS & INSIGHTS

PANELISTS:

NATASSA STAMOU, Vice Chair, Hellenic Capital Market Commission

CHRISTINA TSIRONI, CPA, Partner & Head of the Sustainability & Governance Services Department, Grant Thornton Greece

THEODOSIS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, Μanaging Consultant, Business Leader for Greece, Mercer

MODERATORS:

XENOFON AVLONITIS, Chief Compliance Officer, Alpha Bank & Member, CG Committee, AmChamGR

MARIA THEODOULIDOU, Procurement & Corporate  Governance Director & BoD Secretary, Fourlis Group & Chair, CG Committee, AmChamGR

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SESSION V -> CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS & STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES: ARE IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE? WHAT DEVELOPMENTS ARE COMING?

PANELISTS:

GIORGOS PITSILIS, Governor, Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE)

ALEXANDRA ROGKAKOU, Governor, Hellenic Transparency Authority (NTA), Chair, National Coordinating Body for Audit and Accountability (ESOEL)

MICHALIS DOUMPOS, Professor of Operations Research and Decision Science & Dean of the School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete

MODERATORS:

GIORGOS KERAMEUS, Partner, KPP Law, Member, CG Committee, AmChamGR

VASILIS MONOGIOS, Managing Partner, AMiD / GRC-ESG  Member, CG Committee, AmChamGR

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SESSION VI -> ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – CYBERSECURITY – DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: ARE BOARDS READY FOR WHAT COMES NEXT?

PANELISTS:

DIMOSTHENIS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, Secretary General for Information Systems and Digital Governance, Ministry of Digital Governance, Hellenic Republic & Professor, Department of Informatics and Telematics, Harokopio University of Athens

CHRISTOS TARANTILIS, Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business, Partner, EY

ALEXANDROS PATERAKIS, Deputy CEO & Head of Digital & Advanced Services, PPC Group, Greece

MODERATORS:

EIRINI POTHITOU, Μanager, Sub-Division, Group Compliance Internal Governance Division, National Bank of Greece  Member, CG Committee, AmChamGR

MARIA PSYLLAKI, Professor, University of Piraeus, Chair, Audit Committee, PPC S.A. Member, CG Committee, AmChamGR