Towards a Greener Future: European Innovation for Sustainable Cyprus

    Towards a Greener Future: European Innovation for Sustainable Cyprus

    Join us at Towards a Greener Future Conference to explore European innovations and spark partnerships for a sustainable Cyprus!

    The Conference “Towards a Greener Future: European Innovation for Sustainable Cyprus” will take place on 27 November 2025 at the Royal Hall, Nicosia. The event is supported by the Embassies of France and the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Cyprus, in partnership with the University of Limassol (UoL), and organized by ideopsis Ltd.

    This conference will showcase pioneering solutions in energy, water, agriculture, and waste management, with a particular focus on their applicability in Cyprus. By aligning European expertise with the island’s climate and infrastructure challenges, the event seeks to foster knowledge transfer, collaboration, and impactful action toward a sustainable future.

    Key objectives include:

    • Policy developments in the fields of energy, water, agriculture, and waste management
    • Presenting scalable SME-led innovations tailored to small-island economies.
    • Creating networking opportunities for pilot projects, partnerships, and investment.

    The conference will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders, including government agencies, Invest Cyprus, key ministries covering Energy, Agriculture, and Environment, as well as local municipalities and utility companies. Participation will also include business representatives and SMEs, alongside leading voices from academia and research institutions.

    The conference is held under the auspices of Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI).
    The conference is made possible through the support of VTTI Cyprus and Invest Cyprus.

    Event Details
    Supervisor | Senior Expert | Energy Policy & Climate Change, ideopsis ltd.
    ideopsis Ltd.
    Deputy Minister to the President, Republic of Cyprus
    Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry
    HE Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Cyprus
    HE Ambassador of France to Cyprus, Clélia Chevrier Kolačko
    Chairman
    Invest Cyprus
    Professor
    The Cyprus Institute
    General Manager & Managing Director
    VTT Vasiliko Ltd (A VTTI Group Company)
    Director
    Energy Service, Ministry of Energy, Commerce & Industry
    Country Head, Greece & Cyprus, HDF Energy
    Founder and CEO
    Oceans of Energy
    Founder and Managing Director
    InoMob LTD
    Senior Technical Specialist
    Global Water Partnership
    Senior Executive Engineer
    Water Development Department
    Regional Sales Director
    Veolia Water Tech
    Business Development Manager for Greece and Cyprus
    SAUR
    CEO
    Groasis B.V.
    WEFE4MED Coordinator, Head of the PROTEAS Research Facility
    Cyprus Institute
    Professor
    Cyprus University of Technology
    Senior Officer of Agriculture
    Natural Resources and the Environment
    Founder and Director
    The Sustainable Smallholder
    COO
    Sun Potatoes A. S. PILAVAKIS LTD
    Co-Founder
    Algolysis Ltd
    Team Leader
    CYENS
    Assistant Professor of Marketing
    University of Limassol (UoL)
    Senior Environment Officer
    Department of Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment
    Managing Director
    Circuworld
    Managing Director
    Premier Shukuroglou Cyprus
    Technical Director
    IESC Innovating Environmental Solutions Center Ltd
    Project Officer
    PERIOPSIS Ltd
    • Opening Remarks, Deputy Minister to the President, Irene Piki
    • Minister’s introductory address Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry, George Papanastasiou
    • Welcome speech by HE Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Republic of Cyprus, W. Wouter Plomp
    • Welcome speech by HE Ambassador of France to the Republic of Cyprus, Clélia Chevrier Kolačko
    • (15') - Facilitation of direct investments in Cyprus for Green Transition, Evgenios Evgeniou, Chairman, Invest Cyprus

    Moderation by Prof. Theodoros Zachariades, The Cyprus Institute

    Keynote speech

    • (15') - VTTI in the Green Transition, Thanos Patrikis, General Manager and Managing Director VTTV, VTTI Vasiliko - presentation (PDF)

    Presentations:

    • (10') - The Energy Priorities of Cyprus, Charalambos Rousos, Director, Energy Service, Ministry of Energy, Commerce & Industry - presentation (PDF)
    • (5') - Beyond intermittency of Renewable Energies: Enabling continuous power generation through Hydrogen Technologies, Georgios Exarchou, Country Head - Greece & Cyprus, HDF Energy - presentation (PDF)
    • (5') - Offshore Solar, a reality: a view on 10 years development and offshore operations in the high waves environment of the North Sea, Allard van Hoeken, Founder and CEO of Oceans of Energy - presentation (PDF)
    • (5') - BioMethane as a Renewable Industrial Fuel: A Virtual Pipeline Distribution to Local Consumers, Sotiris Petrakides, Founder and Managing Director, InoMob - presentation (PDF)

    (25') - Panel Discussion / Q&A

    Moderation by Nicholas Jarraud, Aquila Research

    Presentations:

    • (10') - Dealing with water scarcity in Cyprus, Yianna Economidou, Senior Executive Engineer, Water Development Department - presentation (PDF)
    • (5') - Veolia Water Transformation Program - Water Sustainability and Reliability, Roy Arviv, Regional Sales Director, Veolia Water Tech - presentation (PDF)
    • (5') - Saur-Iacovou partnership in Cyprus – a 15 years’ experience of Water sustainable management, Apostolos Apostolakis, Business Development Manager for Greece and Cyprus, SAUR - presentation (PDF)
    • (5') - Groasis Waterboxx: Restoring biodiversity & increasing productivity at 90% lower cost and whilst using 90% less water, Wout Hoff, CEO, Groasis B.V. - presentation (PDF)
    • (5') - Establishment of the WEFE4MED Nexus Community of Practice (CoP), Dr. Marios C Georgiou, WEFE4MED Coordinator, Head of the PROTEAS Research Facility, the Cyprus Institute - presentation (PDF)

    (20') - Panel Discussion

    Moderation by Prof. Dimitris Tsaltas, Cyprus University of Technology

    Presentations:

    • (10') - Sustainable Transformation of Cyprus’s Agriculture: National Priorities in the Path to a Greener Future, Marios Adamides Senior Officer of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment - presentation (PDF)
    • (5') - Rethinking the Future of Farming: Regeneration as Social, Environmental, and Commercial Systems Change — Insights from 20 Years of Global Practice, Erika Balzarelli, Founder and Director, The Sustainable Smallholder - presentation (PDF)
    • (5') - A success story in learning and growing together: the Cyprus-Netherlands potato cooperation in combating climate change, Socratis Pilavakis, COO, Sun Potatoes A. S. PILAVAKIS LTD - presentation (PDF)
    • (5') - Poultry Farm Intelligence Project, Dr. Efstathios Stavrakis, Co-Founder, Algolysis Ltd - presentation (PDF)
    • (5') - Experiences with the GAEA Platform: Towards a country-scale Digital Twin for Climate Smart Agro-Forestry, Andreas Kamilaris, Team Leader, CYENS - presentation (PDF)

    (35') - Panel Discussion

    Moderation by As. Prof. Georgia Sakka, University of Limassol

    Presentations:

    • (10') - Joanna Constantinidou, Senior Environment Officer, Department of Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment - presentation (PDF)
    • (5') - From Waste to Compliance and Product: Smart Decentralized Circularity for Cyprus, Turning organic waste into local value — one Mobile Bio-Converter at a time, Julius L. de Jong, Managing Director, Circuworld - presentation (PDF)
    • (5') - Compost Production: A Necessity, Eric Shukuroglou, Managing Director, Premier Shukuroglou Cyprus - presentation (PDF)
    • (5') - Towards a Greener Future: Sustainable Treatment of Drilling Waste, Konstantinos Varavvas, Technical Director, IESC Innovating Environmental Solutions Center Ltd - presentation (PDF)
    • (5') - DumpMapper Service: Monitoring and mapping of illegal dumping sites by means of satellite services and AI, Marios Zittis, Project Officer, PERIOPSIS Ltd - presentation (PDF)

    (25') - Panel Discussion

    Concluding remarks by ideopsis Ltd

    Networking Cocktail at NL or FR Residence

    In addition to the plenary sessions and thematic presentations, the event will also feature a dedicated B2B matchmaking facility.
    Participants interested in scheduling private meetings with the attending Dutch and French innovative SMEs may do so via the following link: Towards a Greener Future: European Innovation for Sustainable Cyprus Conference – Nicosia, Thursday 27 November 2025 – KEBE Forms

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