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Keynote Speakers and High-Level Panelists<\/h4>\n

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Commissioner for Oceans & Fisheries European Commission<\/p>\n

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Coordinator, UNEP-MAP (Mediterranean Action Plan) UNEP-MAP<\/p>\n

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Professor of Economics, Co-Chair UN-GSDR Athens University of Economics<\/p>\n

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Scientific Project Manager Joint Research Centre, European Commission<\/p>\n

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Founding Commissioner and Executive Director Global Commission on the Economics of Water<\/p>\n

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Head of Sector – Project Management at REA – European Research Executive Agency<\/p>\n

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Chief Executive Officer, EIT Water<\/p>\n

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Director of the Water Development Department – Republic of Cyprus<\/p>\n

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Head of European Investment Bank (EIB) Group Office in Cyprus<\/p>\n

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Keynote Speakers and High-Level Panelists<\/h4>\n

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Dr. Costas Kadis<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

Commissioner for Oceans & Fisheries<\/p>\n

European Commission<\/b><\/p>\n

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Dr. Costas Kadis is the European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans. He has also served as Cyprus\u2019s Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment and as Professor of Biodiversity Conservation at Frederick University, with work spanning fisheries, ocean policy, biodiversity, and environmental governance.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Eliana Tofa – Christidou<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Water Development Department<\/span><\/p>\n

Republic of Cyprus<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dr. Tatjana Hema<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

Coordinator, UNEP-MAP (Mediterranean Action Plan)<\/p>\n

UNEP-MAP<\/b><\/p>\n

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Dr. Tatjana Hema is the Coordinator of UNEP\/MAP and the Barcelona Convention Secretariat. She has extensive experience in intergovernmental processes on marine and coastal environment, with a background in chemical engineering, environmental management, and marine pollution assessment and control.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dr. Bernd Manfred Gawlik<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

Scientific Project Manager<\/p>\n

Joint Research Centre, European Commission<\/b><\/p>\n

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Dr. Bernd Manfred Gawlik is a Scientific Project Manager at the European Commission\u2019s Joint Research Centre, where he coordinates the JRC Task Force on Water Quality. His work focuses on water quality, chemical monitoring, pollutants of emerging concern, water reuse regulation, and the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Prof. Phoebe <\/b>Koundouri<\/b><\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

Professor of Economics, Co-Chair UN-GSDR<\/p>\n

Athens University of Economics<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Prof. Phoebe Koundouri is a globally recognized economist and Professor at Athens University of Economics and Business, also affiliated with the University of Cambridge. Her work develops interdisciplinary modelling systems for the sustainable interaction between nature, society, and the economy, and she serves as Co-Chair of the 2027 UN Global Sustainable Development Report.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dr. Henk Ovink
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Founding Commissioner and Executive Director<\/p>\n

Global Commission on the Economics of Water<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dr. Henk Ovink is the founding Commissioner and Executive Director of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water. A former Dutch Special Envoy for International Water Affairs and Ambassador to the UN 2023 Water Conference, his work focuses on water diplomacy, resilience, governance, and the economics of water.<\/p>\n

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