Milbank LLP partner Apostolos Gkoutzinis is taking part in a panel discussion on “Cooperation Opportunities In Energy and the Environment” at the Greek-British Symposium on 17 October 2023. The discussion is focused on technological innovation and markets. Mr. Gkoutzinis' contribution will cover the impact of financial markets on technological change and how innovative capital markets have bolstered technological advances in recent times.
The overall theme of the Symposium is Energy Security and Sustainability in Europe. Energy security came to the forefront because of the Russian invasion in the Ukraine, whilst sustainability remains a major global objective. A new landscape is emerging, where both Greece and the UK have to establish their position. Europe is trying to secure its energy and reduce CO2 emissions across the board. The UK is currently a nuclear, fossil fuels and renewables energy producer with interconnection needs. Greece, on the other hand, is a renewables player and aspires to become a major energy hub, connecting the south and east with Europe. Security requirements, geopolitics, environmental considerations, technology and business possibilities are critical in crafting the new arrangements.
The Greek-British Symposium is a bilateral forum, a privately led and sponsorship-funded initiative, with the support of the British Embassy Athens and the British Council, which brings together senior politicians, technocrats and leading academics from Greece and the United Kingdom. It was launched in October 2017, in Nafplion, Greece and is held annually, alternating between Nafplion and Oxford.
The symposium will be held under the Chatham House Rule and is invitation only.
