Archives: Speakers

Louvenia Chomata oversees the Development Activities division at DEPA. She has an academic background in engineering, finance, and business. She holds a diploma/MEng in civil engineering from NTUA, Greece, a minor in finance from DEREE College, Greece and a Master of Science in Engineering Management from Duke University, USA. She has extensive experience in the project management of large-scale development projects. She has contributed to the successful delivery of multimillion dollar projects in New York by identifying schedule and budget risks and managing multiple stakeholders. Currently she helps DEPA with the set-up and execution of new initiatives and projects. She focuses on market research, business analysis and evaluation of DEPA’s engagement in new areas of interest. She is skilled in project management, business analysis, negotiations, and business development.

Yannis Grigoriou is Mining Engineer (NTU of Athens, 1978) and Geophysicist (MSc Applied Geophysics, University of Leeds, UK, 1979) with over 40 years’ experience in oil and gas industry.
He began his carrier in 1979 at DEP S.A (State E&P Company) as geophysicist and gradually was developing as explorationist in upstream business. Since 1998 he joined Hellenic Petroleum Group participated in numerous M&A projects, both in upstream and downstream sector in SE Europe and N. Africa, undertaking also various managerial positions. In parallel during 1997 – 2003 he served as advisor to EU Commission in the energy sector. Been appointed General Manager and then CEO of Hellenic Petroleum Upstream (2012 – 2020) focused in the growth of the Greek upstream market, where Hellenic built a promising portfolio of 10 blocks mainly offshore and onshore Western Greece, as Operator and partner in international JVs (with Total, ExxonMobil, Repsol, Edison and Energean).

Currently he is elected Vice President of the CEEC Scout Group from 76 oil companies acting in the area.

Prof. Konstantinos Aravossis is General Secretary for Natural Environment and Water at the Greek Ministry for Environment and Energy. He is a Mechanical Engineer (Technical University of Aachen -Germany) with an M.Sc. in Management Science from Imperial College – University of London. He has further been awarded a PhD by the National Technical University of Athens, focusing on Operations Research.

He is at the National Technical University of Athens, and was a visiting Professor at Imperial College London. He was the Coordinator of the “Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development Research Group” of the Sector of Industrial Management and Operations Research of the Mechanical Engineering School and the Environmental Advisor to the President of the Greek New Democracy political party.

He was President of the Greek Branch of the Waste to Energy Research and Technology Council coordinated by Columbia University and associate researcher of the Earth Engineering Centre-Columbia University.

He has been an advisor of the deputy Minister of Culture for the Olympic Games Constructions and their Post-Olympic utilization, President of the Greek Association of Environmental Protection Companies, President of the Hellenic Solid Waste Management Association and President of the Ordinary Environmental Committee of the Technical Chamber of Greece. Furthermore, he was President and CEO at Environmental Companies. He has organised 13 International Conferences and has over 100 scientific publications.

Born in Thessaloniki/Greece, in 1955. After graduating the German School of Thessaloniki, studies in Economics and Business Administration at the Ruhr University of Bochum/Germany.
Graduation in May 1978. Post-graduate studies in Operation Research at the «Rheinisch-Westfaliche Technische Hochschule» of Aachen.
Fluent in English and German, good knowledge of French.

Trading with textiles in Thessaloniki since 1981.
President and Managing Director of Karamanof Kefalaiou AELDE 1998-2002.
Elected as member of the Board of Directors at Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry in December 1987.
Treasurer of Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry (January 1988 -December 1993).
Secretary General of Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry (December 1993 – December 1997).
2nd Vice President of Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry (December 1997-June 2006).
1st Vice President of Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry, since June 2006.

He has served as 1st Vice President of the Traders Association of Thessaloniki. He has served as Vice President of the BSEC-BC Hellas. He has served as 2nd Vice President of Hellenic Chambers Transport Association. He has served as member of the Board of Directors of Thessaloniki International Fair (2004-2010). He has been appointed again in August 2011

Honorary Vice President of the Greek National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce.
Has been elected in WCF General Council (2011, 2014 and 2016)
Member of the ICC Commission on Intellectual Property
Member of the ICC- Greek Commission on Environment and Energy (Dec. 2016)

BSEC Business Council Board Member for Greece, since September 2011 up until December 2014

Vice-Chairman BoD IPTO / Chief Technology, System Planning & Strategy Officer IPTO / General Manager Ariadne Interconnection

Ioannis Margaris, Dipl. Electrical Engineer and Computer Engineer (NTUA 2006), completed his PhD dissertation at the Power Systems Laboratory – School of Electrical and Computer Engineering NTUA in 2011 focusing on design and operation of Electricity Grids and Power Systems with Increased Penetration of Renewable Energy Sources.

He worked for a period in the Public Power Corporation (PPC) – at the Non-Interconnected Island Power Systems Department – on dynamic security of power systems and data management for Smart Networks and MicroGrid applications on Greek island systems.

He completed his Post-Doc research at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU Wind Energy Department 2012), where he continued working as Researcher (equiv. Assistant Prof.) and R&D project manager in North Europe, lecturing in MSc programs of DTU.  He participated in the technology cooperation program between Denmark and China, in particular in the field of Transmission Systems and Electricity Networks and Wind Energy.

In 2015 he became Executive Vice-Chairman of the BoD of Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO – DEDDIE) focusing on Network Technology, Strategic Projects and Investments in the Distribution Grid, strengthening domestic and international partnerships of HEDNO with Distribution Network Operators and IT/ICT companies in the field of Smart Grids.

In the past he has served as member of the BoD of OTE and as technology and policy advisor for projects in Europe, Latin America, Africa and China.

Since 2017 he is Vice-Chairman of BoD at IPTO (Independent Power Transmission Operator) and Chief Technology, System Planning and Strategy Officer, responsible for Transmission System Planning and Project Execution.

Since 2018 he is also General manager of ARIADNE INTERCONNECTION, the subsidiary company of IPTO, established for the implementation of the project for the Electrical Interconnection between Crete and Attica.

Finally, since December 2020, he is member of the BoD of CIGRE Greece, the National Committee and Greek representative organization of CIGRE. CIGRE is the foremost global community for the collaborative development and sharing of power system expertise.