PERGA | GREECE 2.0
HACC with HIN and MITEF
Wednesday May 26th @ 12:00 pm EDT
337 E 74th St, New York, NY 10021
Welcome Remarks
President
Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce
President
American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce AmCham Greece – (joining online)
6:45 - 7:00 - FROM KNOWLEDGE TO IMPACT:
BUILDING TRANSATLANTIC BRIDGES THROUGH EDUCATION
Publisher & Executive Editor
The National Herald
President
The American College of Greece
7:05 - 7:20 - THE GLOBAL ENERGY CRISIS:
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Poles, Tublin, Stratakis & Gonzalez;
HACC Advisory Board
John Catsimatidis
Chairman, CEO, Owner Red Apple Group and WABC Radio;
HACC Advisory Board
7:30 - 8:00 - POWERING THE NEW ECONOMY: ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE, INVESTMENT & GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY
Moderator:
Katerina Sokou
Executive Director, American American Hellenic Chamber of Commerce USA
Executive Vice President (EVP) Korkia
Former U.S. Ambassador to Greece; Senior Managing Director for Energy and Critical Minerals,
McLarty Associates
Senior Vice President & Chief of Staff, Office of the President & Chairman,
Export-Import Bank of the
United States
8:00 - 8:30 - U.S.–GREECE STRATEGIC ENERGY PARTNERSHIP: FROM ENERGY SECURITY TO THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
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Moderator:
Dr. Kostas Andriosopoulos
Professor & Director,
HELLENiQ ENERGY Center for Sustainability and Energy,
Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece; Chair, Energy Committee,
AMCHAM Greece
George and Cynthia Mitchell Professor
in Sustainable Development,
Director of Graduate Studies,
RICE University;
Faculty Director
Eastern Mediterranean Energy
Center (EMEC),
Rice University's Baker Institute
for Public Policy
Dr. Nikolas P. Tsakos
Founder, President and CEO
TEN Ltd. (NYSE: TEN)
HACC Advisory Board
Special Envoy for Global Energy Integration,
U.S. Department of Energy
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM | Panel Discussion
Powering the New Economy: Energy, Infrastructure, Investment & Global Connectivity
Key themes:
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How global instability is reshaping investment decisions, supply chains, and infrastructure priorities.
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How LNG infrastructure and cross-border connectivity can evolve to strengthen energy security while supporting the next phase of the energy transition.
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How shipping is evolving from a transport link into a strategic pillar of global energy security and connectivity.
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How banks, capital markets, private investors, and public finance can work together to mobilize investment for the next generation of energy, infrastructure, and technology projects.
8:00 PM – 8:30 PM | Panel Discussion
U.S.–Greece Strategic Energy Partnership: From Energy Security to the Digital Economy
Key themes:
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How Greece can strengthen its position as a regional platform for energy, technology, and economic connectivity.
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How offshore exploration and regional resources could strengthen diversification and geopolitical resilience.
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How energy cooperation can expand into technology, digital infrastructure, innovation, and long-term investment.
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How the growth of AI and data centers is reshaping electricity demand, and what this means for U.S.–Greece cooperation on power infrastructure, investment, and digital competitiveness.
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