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Under the Patronage of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Ms. Katerina Sakellaropoulou

Delphi Economic Forum IX

April 10-13, 2024

George Christopoulos

Secretary General of Economic Policy and Strategy

Ministry of Economy and Finance, Greece

George Christopoulos is the General Secretary of Economic Policy & Strategy at the Ministry of Economy and Finance. His responsibilities include EU economic policies, the cooperation with international economic organisations, macroeconomic forecasts and analysis, as well as state aid.

He is an economist who holds a PhD from Maastricht University, an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a BSc from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He previously served as the Deputy Governor of Greece’s Public Employment Service (DYPA) and had a central role in the design and management of Greece’s national Recovery and Resilience Plan.

George Christopoulos is also an affiliated researcher at UNU-MERIT, a UN think tank focusing on the economic impact of innovation. In this context he has co-authored policy reports on behalf of the European Commission.

Wednesday 10

14.30 - 15.45
Sustainable Food Systems and Climate Change
location_onAmphictyon Hall | Anemolia Hotel, Arachova
Programming Partner: Academy of Athens, Research Center for Public Health Research & Education and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department of Environmental Health

United Nations COP28 UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action, December 2023, signed by 134 countries: “WE, HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT...We affirm that agriculture and food systems must urgently adapt and transform in order to respond to the imperatives of climate change.” This session will address the key elements of a planetary health perspective for food system transformation and introduce plans to create a platform for science-policy exchange, sharing of best practices, and solutions-oriented discussions aimed at supporting governments at the national level for progressive action-based policy on nutrition, foods, climate change, and health.