11th Business Forum Greece–Sweden 2026
Europe 2026: Resilience, Innovation & Competitiveness
On 25 September, leading policymakers, business leaders, experts and innovators from Greece and Sweden will come together in Athens for a full day of discussion on the forces shaping Europe’s future.
From financial resilience, Defense and strategic security to energy, AI, digitalization and sustainable innovation, the Forum brings together voices from across the European business and policy landscape.
THE SPEAKERS
• George Georgakopoulos, Chairman, Hellenic-Swedish Chamber of Commerce
• H.E. Håkan Emsgård, Ambassador of Sweden to Greece
• Kostas Hatzidakis, Vice President of the Government
• Stefan Ingves, Former Swedish Central Bank Governor, Chairman, Toronto Centre
• Yiannis Stournaras, Governor of the Bank of Greece
• Prof. Kjell Engelbrekt, Dean of the Swedish Defence University
• Dr. Thanos Dokos, Secretary General for National Security
• Michalis Katrinis, Member of Parliament for Ileia District, Head of the Parliamentary Sector for National Defense of PASOK
• Fredrik Gustafson, Vice President and Head of Group Business Development, Saab AB
• Magnus Schöldtz, Director and Senior Advisor, Wallenberg Office, former Ambassador
• Anna Psaroulis, Head of the Executive Management Office, Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency
• Spyridon Papageorgiou, General Secretary for the Protection of Critical Entities, Ministry of Citizen Protection
• Johan Brisfors, Head of Sales, Saab Naval
• Allan Charles, Head of Defense EMEA, Ericsson
• Dimitris Skalaios, Executive Director & CRO, Hellenic Aerospace Industry S.A. / Chairman, Hellenic Aerospace, Security & Defense Industries Group (HASDIG)
• Kyriakos Rotidis, Director of Motion Systems and Robotics, ABB Greece
• Ioannis C. Karydas, Chief Executive Officer Renewables, Energy Storage & Interconnections, Copelouzos Group
• Konstantinos Chatzifotis, EU Affairs Manager, Motor Oil Group – TBC
• Christos Skarlatakis, Director, Electrification Business Area, ABB Greece
• Theodoros Tzouros, Chief Corporate & Investment Banking, Piraeus Group
• Mikael Bäck, Vice President and Corporate Officer, Group Function Technology, Ericsson
• Alexandros Manos, Chief Commercial Officer, Netcompany
• Alexandra Fatsea, Deputy Managing Director, Intrum Hellas Managing Director, Intrum REO Solutions
• Elias Vyzas, Partner, Head of Consulting, EY Greece – Data, Analytics & AI Center of Excellence Leader – AI & DATA Leader, Europe Central
• Thodoris Georgakopoulos, Columnist, Kathimerini Greek, Founder 1830 Lab
• Ewa Kumlin, Senior Project Manager, International Projects, Svensk Form
• Eirini Sdralli, Visual Merchandiser Executive, Housemarket-IKEA
• Martin Olofsson, Founder & Co-Owner, Myran Scandinavian Design
• Dimitris Kampanis, Chief Commercial Officer, Oceanbird
• Mats Stenbäcken, Technical Sales & Business Development Manager, SKF RecondOil AB
EXPERT PANEL MODERATORS
• George Georgakopoulos, Chairman, Hellenic-Swedish Chamber of Commerce
• Marina Kapetanaki, Senior Partner, KPMG in Greece
• Dimitris Poulos, Managing Director, Alfa Laval Greece
• Spyros Xanthopoulos, Partner, Consulting Services, EY
• Rania Patsiopoulos, Managing Director, SKF Hellas
Want to know where each voice takes the conversation?
The full agenda is now available: Agenda | 11th Business Forum Greece-Sweden
Visit the Forum’s Webpage to Discover the sessions, timings, speakers and moderators and see where each of them will take the discussion.
