Top energy experts, business leaders and world-known energy professionals from Greece, Europe, the U.S. and Middle East, are joining to highlight the 2018 "Athens Energy Forum".

The Athens Energy Forum 2018 – Energy Security and Strategic Investments: The Way Forward will take place at the Athens Hilton Hotel, on Thursday & Friday, February 15-16, 2018. This is the sixth energy event co-hosted by The New York Times, Kathimerini newspaper and SKAI Media Groupand, and organized by Symeon G. Tsomokos S.A.

During the Athens Energy Forum 2018, international energy policymakers and business leaders will discuss the new upstream exploration projects that have been underway in Greece and Cyprus creating new potential for investment in the oil & gas industry. Among the other topics the conference will provide an update at the latest developments on RES, energy efficiency and Technological Innovation, the domestic and regional electricity and gas market dynamics.

George Stathakis, Greek Minister of Energy and Environment, will open the proceedings of the Forum.

More than thirty-five distinguished speakers will address the two-day event, including:

H.E. Geoffrey R. Pyatt, U.S. Ambassador in the Hellenic Republic, H.E. Kate Smith, British Ambassador in the Hellenic Republic, Konstantinos Skrekas, MP - New Democracy Party, Head of Energy and Environment Sector, f. Minister of Development and Competitiveness, Hellenic Republic, Prof. Yannis Maniatis, former Minister of Environment, Energy & Climate Change, Mr. Nabil Fahmy, Dean, School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, American University of Cairo, f. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Egypt,Dr. Stelios Himonas, Permanent Secretary, Ministry ofEnergy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Cyprus, Manousos Manousakis, Chairman and CEO, Transmission System Planning Department, IPTO S.A., Greece, Yannis Bassias, President, Hellenic Hydrocarbons Resources Management S.A., Greece, Defne Sadiklar-Arslan, Executive Director, Atlantic Council Turkey, Bernard Clement, Vice President for Caspian and Southern Europe, Total E&P, France, Albert Nahas, Vice President, International Affairs, Tellurian Inc., U.S.A., Laurent-Charles Thery,Director for International Development, GRTgaz, Stavros Goutsos, Deputy CEO, Public Power Corporation, Greece,Dinos Benroubi, General Manager Electric Power Business Unit, MYTILINEOS, Greece, Katerina Papalexandri, Country Manager Greece, TAP, Prof. Nikos Chatziargyriou, Chairman & CEO, Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator S.A.- HEDNO, Greece, Yannis Grigoriou, General Manager Exploration & Production of Hydrocarbons, Hellenic Petroleum SA, Dr. Theodoros Tsakiris, Assistant Professor, Petroleum Geopolitics & Economics, University of Nicosia, and many other speakers.

For further information, please contact Georgia Vlachou at g.vlachou@tsomokos.gr

Headline Sponsors: Public Power Corporation, Mytilineos S.A., Elpedison

Gold Sponsor: Public Gas Corporation (DEPA)

Silver Sponsors: Trans Adriatic Pipeline, Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO)

With the support of: Greek Energy Forum, Institute of Maritime & Economics Studies

Communication Partners: Athens Insider, capital.gr, energypress, EnergyWorld, Dimoprasion Newspaper, Kefalaio Newspaper, Maritime Economies, eco.gr