SPEAKERS & MODERATORS

SHORT BIO

Alessandro Fanfoni
OH&S Specialist, SNAM HSEQ Dept.
Snam S.p.a

Alessandro Fanfoni joined Stogit (a subsidiary of Snam and the leading European player in gas storage) in 2015, initially being responsible for the waste management during the decomissioning phase of the old Bordolano Gas Storage Facility and subsequently as HSE Supervisor of the construction and commissioning phases for the New Bordolano Gas Storage Facility.

He joined since August 2020 Snam Corporate HSEQ Department, as OH&S Specialist providing support and coordination to all subsidiaries of SNAM.

Among the others he is in charge of the management of the GNL ITALIA’S Risk Assessment Document, of the training management process and providing QHSE support for National and International Business Development Projects.

He is one of the Team Leaders of the Lean Project for the optimization of Permit To Work System for Snam and its Italian subsidiaries.

Anatolii Aleksieiev
HSE Expert
ESOSH

Anatolii is a dynamic, focused, and accomplished HSE Professional with extensive experience in delivering HSE excellence working on multi high-risk projects in Oil&Gas and Energy industries over the past 17 years (10 years as a HSE Manager).
He has a strong background working in multi-cultural organizations which allows me to communicate effectively and diplomatically at all staff levels.

I have a particularly strong ability to coach and mentor using many different forms of training by focussing on the behavioural as well as the technical aspects of working in a safe environment.

He works closely with Operations & Executive Management to fully integrate HSE management department capabilities, which involves liaison and building an effective working relationship with company stakeholders, heads of departments, government authorities and contractors to ensure effective ‘zero harm’ culture is fully implemented that can impact upon a company’s operational capability and reputation.

Andrea Romeo
Head of Environment and Audit HSEQ, SNAM
Snam Spa

Andrea graduated with a BSc in chemical Engineering and a MSc in Process Safety Engineering, both at Politecnico di Milano.

Along his career Andrea has covered different role at primary Companies and Institutions (eni, Politecnico di Milano, RCS mediagroup, Snam) with experiences ranging from the field of HSE Training, Environment pollutants dispersion modelling, OHS Management systems and Lean Six Sigma applied to staff processes reengineering.

On January 2021 after completing as an expat the set-up of Albania Gas Service Company HSE Management system, he moved back to Snam where is currently in charge as Head of the Environment and HSEQ Audit Function at Snam and as Responsible of the Snam Competence Centre for Safety in the workplaces.

Angelos Liapis
CEO
Konnektable Technologies Ltd.

Dr. Liapis is currently the CEO of Konnekt-able Technologies Ltd. and Manager of EU Research & Innovation Development at the Decision Support Systems Laboratory of the National Technical University of Athens.

He has worked as an R&D Director, senior R&D manager, active researcher and ICT specialist with experience in implementing and managing EC funded ICT projects (H2020, FP7, FP6, PSP-ICT, ENPI).

His areas of interest and expertise include: Innovation Management, BigData, CSCW, Semantics, Web 2.0, eGovernment, eHealth, Crisis Management, Cloud Computing and Enterprise Interoperability. He has strong skills in project and quality management activities, business process analysis, preparation and maintenance of project quality plans, quality reporting, responsibility of the deliverables, preparation of project reports and coordination of consortia.

He has excellent knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.
Since 2004, he has worked in several relevant posts in both academia and industry, and in 2009 he was honoured with the position of associate professor / senior research fellow from the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Dr. Aggelos Liapis – was a Marie Currie PostDoc on the three dimensional anatomical human research and training network, holds a PhD in Computer Mediated Collaborative Design Environments from the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, two Masters Degrees from the Universities of Sunderland and Hull in Network Systems and Computer Graphics and Virtual Environments, respectively, and a Bachelor’s degree in Software Development from Lincoln University in Hull.

Beyond his academic and industrial duties Dr. Liapis has authored several papers, journals, and books in the areas of CSCW, Collaborative Design, Semantics, etc.

Antonis Targoutzidis
Mechanican Engineer, Planning Manager
ELINYAE

Academic background:
Mechanical Engineering, Master of Business Administration, PhD (Economics).

Current positions:
Planning manager and researcher in ELINYAE since 2002. Adjunct Professor in Open University of Cyprus (Risk Management) since 2018

Research and teaching appointments:
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, International Hellenic University, University of Thessaly.

Topics of interest:
Risk Management, Human Factors, Occupational Safety and Health, Health Economics.

Asterios Lialios
Helpe EIC HSE Manager
Hellenic Petroleum S.A.

Asterios Lialios studied Chemical Engineering at NTUA and Business Administration at ALBA.

He started his career at the Petrola refinery in 2000 and moved to HELPE in 2004, where he worked in the departments of Process Engineering, Production and Oil Movement.

He has been working in Health & Safety since 2012 while today he is the Director of Health, Safety, Fire Safety and Environment of the Elefsina Industrial Complex of HELPE.

Basil N. Margaris
Dr Engineering Seismologist
Institute of Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering

Graduate in Geology-Geophysics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1979).
MSc at Institute of Earthquake Eng. & Eng. Seismology, IZIIS Skopie Yugoslavia (1986).
Ph.D. in Eng. Seismology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1994).
Post-Doc in Engineering Seismology, US Geological Survey Menlo Park Ca. USA (1995).
Research Visiting: Imperial College ST-UK, Instituto Nazionale Geofisica e Volcanologia-Italy, US Geological Survey California-USA

1. Planning –Organization-Operation strong motion network
2. Data processing of strong motion accelerograms
3. Study of the strong motion attenuation, duration and energy characteristics
4. Probabilistic – Deterministic Seismic Hazard Assessment
5. Strong Motion Simulation
6. Strong Motion Aftershock activities in strong earthquakes in Greece
7. Microzation and Site Effects studies

Scientific Publications more than 245: PEER Review International Journals 60, and International conferences 77
Other Publications: 108
Participation in International Conferences as main speaker: 65
Research Projects: 60 (Person in charge in more than 10)
Reviewer in more than 20 Scientific Journals

Christina Alexandropoulou Alexander
Global Board of Directors, ASIS International & Philip Morris International, SE Europe Cluster Manager, Security & Market Safety

Christina Alexandropoulou is a driving force in Security, Safety, Risk & Compliance. She has been an influential voice in the Greek national media, identified as a top Woman in Security in Greece in the March 2020 Security Manager Magazine, was awarded by GDS Group as the GOLD Security Leader of the Year - Europe for 2021 and recognised recently in London as the #1 position of the IFSEC Security End User “Top Influencer in Security & Fire” for 2021.

As Vice Chair for the ASIS International Aegean Chapter, Steering Committee Member for OSAC in Greece, Member of the European Fire Safety Community and Working Group member for the project to develop a Fire Safety Rating Scheme for Buildings, Leader of the 1st Lean In Circle for Women In Security in Greece, Mentor for ASIS Women in Security (WIS) and WIS country leader, nominated for the 2021 GIWA in Hospitality (Greek International Women Award) and winner of the 2020 Gold Security Excellence Award in Greece, Christina is widely respected in the industry and her insights shape debate about Security issues.

She deploys 20 years’ industry experience encompassing security, fire safety, loss prevention, crisis management, senior management and leadership in corporate institutions and has participated in over 50 panels in the past year, acting as a Mentor for young female professionals.

In February 2022, she joined prominent Hospitality leaders at Expo 2020 Dubai for the first ever Global Tourism Resilience Day which was launched by the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC).

Currently, Christina is Cluster Manager, Security & Market Safety, at Philip Morris International, while she is serving on the European Board of Directors of ASIS International. She is actively engaged with the security industry while being a volunteer for many organisations focusing on recycling, stray animal welfare, cancer research and works closely with the UNESCO Southern Suburbs Chapter & SOS Children’s Villages in Greece.

Christina is well respected for Visionary Leadership in hybrid corporate risk, health, safety & security strategies and regularly presents at security conferences, focusing on sustainable security solutions – protecting people, planet and profit.

Christos Argyropoulos
Adjunct Assistant Professor
School of Medicine, European University Cyprus

Dr. Christos Argyropoulos is Adjunct Assistant Professor in Health Risk Assessment at the School of Medicine, European University Cyprus. He holds an Integrated Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from National Technical University of Athens in 2006.
He also received two MSc in "Computational Mechanics" and "Mathematical Modelling in Modern Technologies and Financial Engineering" from the same university in 2008 and 2010, respectively.
He earned his D.I.C. and Ph.D. in Computational Fluid Dynamics from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London in 2015. From November 2015 to May 2018, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University and Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center at Qatar.
In 2018, he obtained a prestigious 3-year industrial research fellowship at NCSR "Demokritos" funding by Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Motor Oil Hellas. His research interests based on the importance of multidisciplinary.
In general, he deals with the development of processes and models for the investigation of complex phenomena in the field of fluid mechanics, health risk assessment, public health, environmental health and exposure, occupational health and safety, and indoor air quality.
He has acquired extensive experience as project manager in several local and international research programs (H2020-VACCELERATE, AQ-SERVE).
He has published more than 50 original scientific papers in international journals, book chapters and conferences.
He is chartered engineer of Technical Chamber of Greece and member of Socio-Economic Analysis Committee at European Chemicals Agency.

Cleo Varianou-Mikellidou
Research fellow, CERIDES European University Cyprus
Center of Excellence in Risk & Decision Sciences, European University Cyprus

Dr Cleo Varianou-Mikellidou, PhD in Occupational Safety & Health, MSc in Safety, Health and Environment and BSc in Physics.

Her research interests focus on the risks from age-related changes and the application of the occupational health and safety management systems, ergonomics, teleworking, well-being.

She is currently a Research Fellow at CERIDES of European University Cyprus.

Cleo is also a Health and Safety Consultant since 2009. She has extensive experience in training, advising and consulting companies on how to maintain a safe and healthy working environment applying risk assessments, how to adhere to Health and Safety legislation, and how to gain certification according to the International standards ISO 9001, ISO 45001, EMAS, and ISO 14001.

Cleo has experience in risk assessment and is a licensed risk assessor from the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance.

She has also been involved in several European (H2020, DG Echo) and local projects related to OSH.

Ehi Iden
President OSH Africa
Occupational Health and Safety Managers Nigeria

Ehi Iden is an Occupational Safety, Health and Wellbeing Practitioner in Nigeria.

He is a Doctoral Fellow working within the space of Workplace Health and Wellness Promotion as a study area.

He is the CEO Occupational Health and Safety Managers and President, OSHAfrica.

Evangelos Pyknis
Capital-M&A Projects EHS Lead
Cargill

Evangelos has a total 25 yrs of professional experience, in which he dealt amongst other subject matter areas with Operations & Logistics Safety, Social Responsibility Reporting, Contractor Mgt, Auditing and Behavioral Based Safety.

He holds a MSc degree in Chemical Engineering from NTUA Athens, Greece and MSc Environmental Technology from Manchester University – UK.

A senior professional, Evangelos started his career as a Mgt Consultant for various assignments in Greece, relevant to Integrated QHSE Mgt systems and Business Process Re-engineering.

His journey into Operations and further development in HSE discipline started in 2002, when he joined Shell Oil company. He then moved through Oil & Gas Downstream Business (Supply Chain, Petrochemicals & Construction projects) leading HSE assignments and teams in international environments and matrix organisations in Europe and Middle East.

In 2018 he joined Food Industry and Cargill company in Europe, serving since then the role of Capital Projects / Mergers & Acquisitions HSE Lead for EMEA region and strategically aiming Safety Excellence in all dimensions of engineering projects lifespan.

Evelina Todorova-Kostadinova
Office Manager
ERMC OOD

Master’s student in Industrial Safety at the “CHMTU” University, Sofia.

Master of International Political Relations and Security, St.Kliment Ohridski University, Sofia, Bachelor of Political Science, Specialization - Comparative Political Science and Foreign Policy, St.Kliment Ohridski University, Sofia Intern at the Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria.

2019 – 2020-Theory and practice, completed course in the field of management in the Hospitality Industry Completed course for managing and solving national, regional, ethnic, religious and international conflicts;

Participation in national and international conferences, organization of various seminars and events;

Foreign languages - English, German, Turkish, Russian

Fabio Cibella
Research Director
National Research Council of Italy, Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, Palermo, Italy

Fabio Cibella, MD, is Research Director at the Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation of the National Research Council, Palermo, Italy.
His research activity is focused in the field of environmental epidemiology, in particular on the study of the relationships between environment and health.
Within the IMPRESS Project (IMproving Preparedness and Response of HEalth Services in major criseS, FP7 EU Project No:608078) he was responsible for the Palermo Demo, that was held in June 2016 at the harbor of Palermo, Sicily and simulated the release of toxic substances due to a fire occurred on board a ship moored just outside the Palermo harbor, with victims on board and – due to the toxic fumes – among citizens in the city areas close to the harbor.

In April 2022 he was in charge of the first Use Case developed within the Search & Rescue Project (Emerging technologies for the Early location of Entrapped victims under Collapsed Structures & Advanced Wearables for risk assessment and First Responders Safety in SAR operations, Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, grant agreement No. 882877): the exercise simulated – in a real scenario – the presence of victims under rubbles after an earthquake.

Georgios Florides
H&S Officer
Electricity Authority Of Cyprus

Georgios Florides studied Mechanical Engineering at the RWTH-Aachen in Germany and received his Master Degree as “Diplom Ingenieur” with specialization in Energy Technology.

He has also followed a Postgraduate study in Energy and Environmental Management at the Technical University of Berlin and in 2013 he obtained his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Cyprus.

Georgios Florides has an experience as Project and Maintenance Engineer in the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Vassilikos Cement Works Ltd. and since 1993 holds the position of the Health and Safety Officer at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus.

He is a member of the Technical Chamber of Cyprus and Charter Member of IOSH.

He is a former President (2015-2021) of the Cyprus Safety and Health Association and currently a member of this Professional body, sharing his expertise with the new Board Members.

Dr George Panopoulos
CEO
MANAGEMENT FORCE Group

Dr. Georgios D. Panopoulos, CEO, MANAGEMENT FORCE Group, is one of the pioneers in the Safety Business in Southeast Europe. Georgios has a very rich and deep 32-year experience in Safety Management, possessing an in depth academic background with a PhD in The Economic Aspects of Safety accompanied by a Degree in Civil Engineering with a Master Thesis in Health and Safety in the Construction sector.

Georgios has served in key safety positions for major organisations and in infrastructural projects. In 1999 he founded MANAGEMENT FORCE, a safety company, which today can demonstrate experience of projects in 24 countries around the globe. Being an innovator and pioneer himself, Georgios has developed an auditing methodology known as “+2/-2”, A Contractor’s HS effective management policy and program, he has also visualised a number of safety software solutions and co-developed with Prodromos Papavasileiou the methodology Involvement for Continuous Safety Improvement (ICSI). Georgios is a frequent invited lecturer to the National Technical University of Athens and the Democritus University of Thrace.

Since 1999, Georgios has lead MANAGEMENT FORCE Group, and EHSS Engineers and Consultants, a leading EHSS provider in South Eastern Europe. Following a sustainable development with the emphasis on the quality of the service, innovation and the working environment, it is becoming both a Consultant of Choice and an Employer of Choice in Greece.

Ilia Bardani
Managing Director of EHSQ Development
Mining & Metallurgy Engineer (MEng NTUA, Greece)

Managing EHSQ and Sustainable Development Projects at several Companies across the world. Long professional experience in EHS/Workplace Safety.

Certified Auditor for ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and 45001:2018.

Skilled in Project Management, Health & Safety Training and Coaching.

Ioannis Dokas
Associate professor
Democritus University of Thrace

Ioannis is an Associate Professor at the Civil Engineering Department of the Democritus University of Thrace in Systems Safety Engineering.

He is also a Member of the Board of Directors of the MANAGEMENT FORCE Group.

He worked for 8 years in leading German and Irish research institutions, and up to date is the principal investigator of research projects with a total budget of approximate a 4million Euros.

Irina Petchenko
Occupational Health and Safety Audit
ESOSH Work at Height Certified Trainer, Construction OHS Practitioner

Certified specialist in labor protection in construction with more than 20 years of experience in an international company.

Speaker of specialized international conferences. Certified specialist of the European Community for occupational safety (ESOSH).

Certified specialist of the Academy of Risk Management in Management Systems.

Co-developer of regulations in Ukraine.

Jose Manuel de la Torre
Senior Manager Qhse, Land Management And Permiting in Trans Adriact Pipeline

QHSE professional with more than 20 years of experience in a variety of industries including consulting, pharma and Oil & Gas, with organizational design and implementation of QHSE Management functions in an international environment (Spain, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Greece, Albania, Italy and Switzerland).

Jose has been also member of international working groups in areas related to HSE and Sustainability like MARCOGAZ and European Standardization Committee (CEN) covering different roles as Secretary of Standing Committee Gas Infrastructure, Chairman of WG Health and Safety, Member of Standing Committee Sustainability and WG Transmission Pipelines.

Julius Akpong
QHSE at Egbin Power PLC Head

A passionate QHSSES and corporate sustainability professional who is currently the Head, QHSE at Egbin Power PLC.

He has supervised and implemented hazard controls around water and gas pipelines fabrication and installation, power generation from lean burn gas generator sets and gas turbines, Waste heat recovery boiler installations for trigeneration, tablets, capsules and drip manufacturing, Aircraft maintenance and operational logistics and lots more.

His wealth of experience has spanned over the past seventeen years.

Julius had his first degree in Applied Chemistry from the University of Calabar, Nigeria, MiniMBA in Innovation and digital transformation from Tekedia Institute and MSc. in Disaster Risk Management and Development studies from the Aztec University in Mexico.

He is a Doctoral Scholar at Triune University, Ohio State, USA.

Julius is a Certified Physical Security Manager with ISO-SEC Switzerland

Konstantinos Mermigkas
PgDip OHSM, BSc (Hons), GradIOSH, AIEMA
Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Ltd

Konstantinos graduated with a BSc in Public Health and Hygiene and a PgDip in Occupational Health and Safety from Loughborough University in the UK.

He possesses several other qualifications within the Health and Safety field, he is an IRCA certified Lead Auditor in ISO 45001:2018, holds a City & Guilds qualification in Machinery Safety and he is also a Graduate member of IOSH and Associate member of IEMA institution.

He has been working in the manufacturing industry (food and drinks, chemicals, telecoms) as a Health and Safety Professional since 2016 and gained valuable experience from multinational organisations such as Coca Cola, Intracom Telecom and ITW.

Currently he is part of the Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Ltd Manufacturing division Health and Safety team where he is overseeing health and safety for multiple food manufacturing sites in the UK.

Konstantinos Nikas
Civil Engineer
EMAK (Special Disaster Management Unit)

Konstantinos Nikas is a Civil Engineer and a Fire Officer of Hellenic Fire Corps.

He is the structural engineer of the Greek Urban Search and Rescue teams - EMAK (Special Disaster Management Unit) and a Technical Expert of the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism.

He is also Greece INSARAG Policy Focal Point, the urban search and rescue (USAR) global network, under the United Nations umbrella.

With those roles, he has participated in numerous international exercises as USAR team member and as a trainer and in several national and international civil protection and humanitarian aid missions, including Turkey's earthquake, Ukrainian humanitarian crisis, Croatia earthquake and Nepal.

Konstantinos Papakostas
QHS Manager
Olympia Odos SA

Diploma In Mechanical and Aeranautics Engineering, 2005, University of Patras - Master in Business Administration, Hellenic Open University, 2021.

Since 2014 QHS Manager of Olympia Odos SA - 2006 - 2014 Safety Engineer, Safety Training, Quality-H&S-Environment Management Systems, Internal Audits, Risk Assessment, Measurements of hazardous agents, Incident Investigations.

Larona Serero
Senior lecturer, Health and Safety educator
Botho University, Botswana

An occupational health and safety educator with over ten years’ experience.

She has worked with organizations such as workplace health without boarders (WHWB) as a tutor, Botswana qualifications authority as a subject expert and Main point consultants as a safety auditor.

She has worked as an external moderator for institutions such as Baisago University in Botswana.

She is a member of professional organizations such as OSH Africa, Workplace Health Without Borders and ICOH.

Larona holds a master’s degree in occupational health and safety, a master’s degree in environmental science, a post graduate diploma in education and a Bachelor of Science degree.

She currently works as a senior lecturer at Botho University in Botswana.

Magdaline Mwachiti
Health and Safety, Aviationr sector, Kenya

She is an astute Occupational Health and Safety practitioner with over 13 years working experience in Aviation sector with foot print across major cities in the Eastern African economic space.

Her further trainings include, Emergency Response Planning and Crisis Management in Aviation, Aviation Safety Management System, Quality Management System, Train the trainer in Core Instruction techniques and a Yellow Belt, Lean Sigma holder.

Ms Maria Alexiou
President
CSR Hellas

Maria Alexiou studied Law in Athens, Greece and specialized in human rights and civil liberties in international and European law in Leicester University, U.K. She is member of the Athens Law Bar and Chair of the Board of Directors of CSR Hellas, a non- profit-making business association representing 140 companies (2012, www.csrhellas.org), as well as member of the Board of Directors of CSR Europe (2018, www.csrweurope.org).
She serves as Environmental, Social and Governance Advisor of TITAN Cement International (2020, www.titan-cement.com) at Group and regional level supporting management in embedding sustainability and social responsibility in strategy and decision-making, while she has served TITAN Group as a CSR Director since 2003.
She also sits at the Advisory Board of HIGGS (2017, www.higgs.org) supporting programs to empower civil society and social entrepreneurs in Greece.
Since 1996, Maria has worked with different sectors and multinational companies like NIKE and TITAN Cement International to form and implement collaborative initiatives leading to new integrated management practice and standards to monitor and assess both the impacts and the performance outcomes related to sustainability and inclusion in the short and the long term. She bears a vast experience regarding corporate sustainability and responsibility, as well as the trends and priorities in different regions and countries working for almost thirty years with for business and stakeholders both internal and external.
As a corporate expert, Maria is responsible to support the development of corporate standards to set targets and assess performance in an integrated and holistic approach, moving from the triple bottom line to sustainable and inclusive growth. Joining various Task Forces and Working Groups with UN Global Compact, for the development of reporting principles and the criteria of Communication on Progress, with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) for the development of Guidance regarding “labor rights” and “decent wage”, as well as the translation of the Glossary in Greek, with WBCSD and the Cement Sustainability Initiative for the “Social Capital Protocol” and the Guidelines for Sustainability in the Supply Chain of the Cement and Construction materials industry she also curries significant experience regarding the legal and operational challenges of the transition to new business models.
As an active member of the CSR Europe community, Maria has worked among else for the foundation of local business networks focusing on sustainability and social responsibility in Greece, but also in other countries Cyprus, Bulgaria, N. Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania, for the European Business Alliance for CSR (2007 – 2009), the European Pact for Youth (2015 – 2018) and the adoption by the Greek EU Presidency in 2014 of the EU NFRD in 2014 and the transposition of the directive in national laws.

Matthew Ncube
Senior Executive Occupational Health and Safety expert

A Senior Executive Professional and Technical Expert in Occupational Safety, Occupational Health, Occupational Hygiene and Environmental Management (Working Environment and Conditions) with over 40 years’ experience.

He is a Senior Executive Technical Professional Expert for Corporate Governance, Technical Development and delivery of Professional comprehensive services offered to clients in the field of Occupational Safety, Occupational Health, Occupational Hygiene, Environmental Management and Quality Management including ISO Standards.

Michail Chalaris
Assistant Professor, IHU, Retired Lieutenant General HFCs
International Hellenic University

Dr. Chalaris is an Assistant Professor, Division of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Technology at the Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University(IHU) & Research Director on Risk, Hazards, Crises, and Safety at Hephaestus Advanced Laboratory and Director deputy on MSc in Quality, Safety, Security, Health, and Environmental Management, IHU.
Prof. Chalaris is a Retd Lieutenant General with 26 years in the fire service.
Adjunct Professor at Post Graduate courses:
(i) Occupational Safety - Process Safety - Security against asymmetric threats and critical infrastructure protection, (fall semester)
(ii) Occupational(OHS) and Environmental Risk Assessment and Management, (fall semester)
(iii) Occupational Health and Hygiene - Harmful agents. Basic Principles of toxicology and chemical exposure, (spring semester), (2022 - ), MSc in Quality, Safety, Security, Health and Environmental Management, Department of Chemistry IHU, Greece.
-Technological disaster and environmental emergencies (2015 – until now), (spring semester), Interinstitutional Interdepartmental MSc “Analysis and Management of Manmade and Natural Disasters”, FOF, Hellenic Fire Academy and IHU, Greece.
-Hazard Identification & Risk Management (2018 – until now), (fall semester), M.Sc in Oil and Gas Technology, Department of Chemistry, IHU, Greece.
-Toxicology and Health and Safety in Cosmetic industry in the course Applied Biochemistry and Toxicology in Cosmetics (2023 - ), (fall semester), MSc Cosmetic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, IHU, Greece.
Prof. Chalaris is a program committee member of several international conferences. He has organized/coordinated or participated as a keynote and invited lecturer/speaker on several advanced training courses and advanced research workshops. He also managed/participated in several multi-year projects related to the area of his expertise. He has taken part in interviews and discussions on TV regarding issues relevant to his expertise. He is a regular author of relevant articles for the daily press and journals. He has many publications relevant to scientific interests, in Books, International Journals, and Proceedings of International Conferences (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michail-Chalaris ).

Mihail Yankov
Health, Safety and Environmental Manager
BALKANPHARMATROYAN AD/ACTAVIS

Expert in environment, health and safety at work.

Graduated ecologist with professional qualification in safety and health, holds international certificates NEBOSH International General Occupational Health and Safety, OSHA, Process & Machine Safety, etc.

Environment, health and safety manager in a leading international company in Bulgaria, with more than 20 years of experience in the food and pharmaceutical industry.

His professional interests include behavioral patterns in workplace safety and methods of enhancing safety culture.

Dr Mikela Chatzimichailidou
System Safety Strategist
Arup University UK

Mikela is a system safety specialist, currently working at Arup UK as the Global Rail Systems Strategist.

She has a leading role in Europe’s most complex major project, High Speed Two, and is part of the integrated system safety team.
Her project portfolio includes projects spanning transportation, construction, healthcare, and robotics.
She is also committed to developing strategic partnerships between Arup/industry, academia, and policy.

Mikela has a PhD in Socio-Technical Systems Safety and Human Cognition, a MSc in Civil Systems Engineering and a MEng in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.

She has previously worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London and WSP UK.

Nektarios Karanikas
Assoc Professor in Health, Safety & Environment
Queensland University Of Technology

Nektarios Karanikas is an Associate Professor in the Health, Safety and Environment discipline of the School of Public Health and Social Work at QUT.

Nektarios has more than 20 years of industry experience and holds professional qualifications in OHS, human factors, project management and engineering.

He has been a member of various national and international associations and has (co)authored book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers focusing on safety/risk management and human factors.

Nektarios has presented his work at more than 80 events, and he actively volunteers in a wide range of scientific and professional activities.

Oksana Perehuda
Leading specialist in labor protection and fire safety
Astarta Group, OHS Manager

From 2004 to 2013 worked at the Irshansk Mining end Processsing Plant.

Since 2020, I have been working in the agricultural industry of Astarta-Kyiv holding, leading specialist in labor protection and fire safety.

Development of safety policy, internal safety standards and safeguards.
Transition to risk-oriented management.
Certification of assets according to the ISO 45001 management system.
Organization of internal, cross-audits between assets.
Investigation of internal incidents.

Hobbies - running, swimming, dancing, reading.

Olga Bogdanova
PhD in Engineering, GradIOSH, Chairperson of the Board
The European Society of Occupational Safety & Health - ESOSH

Olga Bogdanova (Ukraine), PhD in Engineering,
GradIOSH, founder and Chairperson of the Board at ESOSH - the European Society of Occupational Safety & Health with 2000 participants from 12 countries,
Vision Zero Trainer,
Head of OHS&E at Smart Energy Group,
OHS&E practitioner for 15 years in manufacturing and oil & gas industries;
Metinvest Polytechnic University Lecturer;
XXII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work Speaker - 2021

Panagiotis Kouderis
Corporate Health, Safety & Environment Coordinator
Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) AG

Corporate HSE Coordinator at TAP the last 3,5 years with a demonstrated history of working in the Wind and Oil & Gas Industry.

Skilled in Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS), Pipelines, and Management.

Strong operations professional with a Bachelor's Degree focused in Physics from University of Patras. ISO 45001 & ISO 14001 Lead Auditor.

Paolo Zambianchi
Brand ambassador presso
Webuild S.p.a.

As HSE Culture, Projects and Training Coordinator in Webuild, he is in charge of new projects in terms of HSE, including innovation and new technologies, developing HSE culture and coordinate HSE training activities.

The most important activities are focused on company safety leadership development program called Safety Builders, acting as Coordinator and Senior Facilitator of the Program.

All the activities he makes in Webuild are focused on the same clear direction: reaching Zero Accidents or, better, let his colleagues go back home healthier than they came to work, gets the maximum benefit from their work, taking care of environment.

This is the Vision he had in the last 23 years of experience in construction, oil & gas and industry sector, acting during these years as a trainer, safety officer and safety specialist.
For this reason he experienced different way like writing (he is a book and article writer and cowriter), taking part in Committees (italian working at height UNI standards and italian training guidelines), promoting Healthy and Safe way of living (as an Ambassador of an italian safety cultural movement and as a self development trainer).

Peter Wagner
Head of Centre of Fire Statistics
CTIF

1982-2022 Berlin Fire Brigade,
Fire and Safety Engineer,
Doctor of Technical Sciences,
Member of the German Fire Protection Association (since 1991),
CTIF Statistics (since 1995)

Radostina Yanakieva
Health, Safety and Environmental Manager
AES Bulgaria

Radostina Yanakieva, Head of the Department of Safety and Environmental Protection at AES Bulgaria.

Master in University Chemistry and Ecology at Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv, engineer in inorganic chemical technology from Sofia University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, EIA expert /in Environmental Impact Assessment/, lead auditor for ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 55001, holder of international NEBOSH health and safety certificate , certified for root cause analysis using the TapRoot methodology.

Roland Liçi
CEO
SA Software Supporting Safety Audits

Roland Liçi studied Civil Engineering at Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania.

He is one of the very first HSE Professionals in Albania in the modern era, encountering more than 17 years of experience in the field.

Throughout his extensive experience in Albania and the region, he has contributed to prestigious projects and industries such as oil and gas, infrastructure, green energy, water sector, etc., under EU standards and recognized IFI policies.

He joined the MANAGEMENT FORCE Group in 2008 and has been Managing Director of ERMC (MFG's Albanian affiliate) since 2012.

Tim Tregenza
Senior Network Manager
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Tim Tregenza is senior network manager at the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work.

After working as an inspector in the UK Health and Safety Executive, he joined EU OSHA in 1999 where he has worked on a broad range of health and safety topics.

Vitalii Yermolenko
CE ESOSH, Head of the ESOSH Coordinating Council, Oil and Gas OHS Practitioner
European Society Of Occupational Safety And Health (esosh)

Mr.Yermolenko has more than 22 years of practical OHS experience, mostly in international and Ukrainian oil & gas companies BP, Air Liquide, PPC (JKX) and Ukrnafta.

He successfully implemented OHS, risk management systems, behavior based safety, HSE standards and best international practices in above mentioned companies.

He has Master's of Science degrees from Kharkiv National University, from University of Manchester in Environmental Sciences and Policies and NEBOSH certificate.
v As CE ESOSH he helps Ukrainian companies to develop OSH management system based on EU best OSH practices and for Ukraine to further integrate to EU community in the area of health & safety in spite of the war.