Halki Summit I – Speakers & Participants
Keynote Speakers
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His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Ecumenical Patriarchate
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is spiritual leader to 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide. He is the 270th Archbishop of the 2000-year-old Church founded by St. Andrew, serving as Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch since 1991. The Patriarch’s … Continue reading
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Metropolitan John
The Ecumenical Patriarchate
His Eminence Elder Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon taught at the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, as well as London and Thessaloniki. He served as Chairman of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Religion, Science and Environment Committee (1995) and currently chairs its … Continue reading
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Bill McKibben
350.org
Bill McKibben is a contributing writer to The New Yorker, a founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org and the Schumann Distinguished Professor in Residence at Middlebury College in Vermont. He was a 2014 recipient of the Right Livelihood Prize, … Continue reading
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Jane Goodall
Anthropologist
The pioneering study of chimpanzees that Dr. Jane Goodall began at Gombe in the Tanzanian rainforest in 1960 redefined the relationship between humans and animals. Today, with archives at Duke University (USA), it is the longest-running continuous research program of … Continue reading
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Gary Hirshberg
Chairman and former president and CEO, Stonyfield
Mr. Gary Hirshberg is the husband of Meg Hirshberg and the father of three yogurt eaters. He is Co-Founder and Chairman of Stonyfield Farm, the world’s leading organic yogurt producer. Since 1983, Gary has overseen Stonyfield’s growth, from its infancy … Continue reading
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Krista Tippett
American Public Media
Ms. Krista Tippett is a journalist, Peabody-award-winning broadcaster and New York Times bestselling author. As the creator and host of public radio’s On Being, she takes up the great animating questions of human life: What does it mean to be … Continue reading
Participants
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Fr. John Chryssavgis
Ecumenical Patriarchate
Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, Archdeacon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, studied in Athens and Oxford, and taught in Sydney and Boston. He serves as theological advisor to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. His publications include Light Through Darkness: the Orthodox tradition (Orbis Books), … Continue reading
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Nicholas Anton
Secretary
A Chicago native, Nicholas Anton is Director of Operations for the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops USA. Previously he was Ecumenical Officer and Director of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America … Continue reading
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Theodota Nantsou
Environmental Policy Coordinator, WWF Greece
Theodota Nantsou is head of policy at WWF Greece and chair of the Strategy Board of WWF’s European Policy Office. She has studied philosophy in Athens, and holds a master’s degree in environmental ethics from Lancaster, and public administration. Her … Continue reading
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His Eminence Metropolitan Elpidophoros of Bursa
The Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Theological School of Halki
His Eminence Metropolitan Elpidophoros (Lambriniadis) of Bursa was born in Istanbul (1967). He studied at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1991), completing postgraduate studies at the University of Bonn (1993). He attended the Theological School of Balamand (1996-1997) and submitted … Continue reading
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Costa Carras
Philosopher, Historian and Environmentalist
Costa Carras, born in London in 1938, studied philosophy and ancient history at Oxford where he was President of the Student Christian Movement. He then studied economics at Harvard and worked for many years in shipping in London. He now … Continue reading
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Bruce Clark
Journalist and Author
Bruce Clark is the online religion editor of The Economist and the main author of The Erasmus, the magazine’s blog on religion and public policy. He has worked for The Economist since 1998, serving as international security correspondent, editor of … Continue reading
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Frederick Krueger
Orthodox Fellowship of the Transfiguration
Frederick Krueger serves as executive director of the Orthodox Fellowship of the Transfiguration (OFT) and as executive coordinator for the National Religious Coalition on Creation Care, which annually sponsors the National Prayer Breakfast for Creation Care during the coalition’s “Washington … Continue reading
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Nikolaos Manginas
Photographer and Journalist
Nikos Manginas is a journalist and photographer. He was born and raised in Istanbul as a member of the Greek Community. The themes with which he is most concerned are the life and ministries of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, both at … Continue reading
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Nikolaos Papachristou
Journalist
Nikos Papachristou is a religious affairs journalist, who manages the Greek website Amen.gr, which he created in 2009. In 2017, he was appointed Director of Press and Communications at the Ecumenical Patriarchate. He studied in Great Britain and Italy. From … Continue reading
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Sarah Khan
Fulbright-Nehru Research Scholar
Dr. Sarah K. Khan holds a Masters in Clinical Nutrition, Masters in Public Health, and a PhD in Plant Sciences/traditional ecological knowledge systems. She has devoted herself to a trans-media art practice, creating compelling content across multiple disciplines with her … Continue reading
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Paul LeBlanc
President, Southern New Hampshire University
Dr. Paul LeBlanc has been President of Southern New Hampshire University, a Tier 1 regional university, since 2003 and previously was President of Marlboro College VT (1996-2003). Under his leadership, SNHU has become the first carbon neutral campus in New … Continue reading
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Lakis Vingas
Entrepreneur and Community Leader
Lakis Vingas is an entrepreneur managing an export-import business since 1983. As a member of the Greek Minority of Istanbul, he founded cultural organizations, been a member of administrative boards of Community Foundations, and served as president of the Zographeion … Continue reading
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Mohammed Al-Sabban
Senior Economic Advisor, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabban was born in Saudi Arabia. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the King Abdul-Aziz University in Jeddah (1974), a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of California Los Angeles and, in 1983, a PhD … Continue reading
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William Antholis
Managing Director, The Brookings Institution
Dr. William J. Antholis serves as the Managing Director of The Brookings Institution. In that capacity, he works directly with Brookings’s President and Vice Presidents to help manage the full range of policy studies. Dr. Antholis is also a Senior … Continue reading
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Nina Antonetti
Historian, Smith College
Dr. Nina Antonetti, an architectural and landscape historian, is a founding member of landscape studies and food studies at Smith College in Massachusetts. She has been visiting historian at the Conway School of Landscape Design, Massachusetts, and is a fellow at … Continue reading
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Nicholas Askounes Ashford
Director of the Technology and Law Program at MIT
Dr. Nicholas Askounes Ashford, JD is Professor of Technology and Policy as well as Director of the Technology and Law Program at MIT, where he teaches courses in Environmental Law, Policy, and Economics; Law, Technology, and Public Policy; and Sustainability,Trade, … Continue reading
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Fr. Lino Breda
Monastic Ecumenical Community of Bose
Fr. Lino Breda was born in Schio (Vicenza) and educated at the University of Padua, where he received his Professional Doctorate of Pharmacy with a dissertation on Unity in the Biological World: itinerary from simple to complex, from small to … Continue reading
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Bishop Richard Chartres
Bishop of London
The Right Reverend and Right Honorable Richard Chartres KCVO is the 132nd Bishop of London. He is also Dean of Her Majesty’s Chapels Royal and a Privy Counsellor. As an ex officio member of the House of Lords, the bishop … Continue reading
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Pratap Chatterjee
Executive Director, CorpWatch
Mr. Pratap Chatterjee is executive director of CorpWatch. He is an investigative journalist specializing in environmental and human rights issues as well as fraud, waste and abuse. He has traveled often to the Middle East and Central Asia as well … Continue reading
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Jon Cummings
Director, McKinsey & Company
Mr. Jon Cummings is a Director of McKinsey & Company, where he has worked since 1987. A graduate of Yale College, Jon was a Marshall Scholar at the London School of Economics. After starting in Chicago, Jon was the founding … Continue reading
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Michele Goldsmith
Papoutsy Distinguished Chair in Ethics and Social Responsibility, Associate Professor of Science, Southern New Hampshire University
Dr. Michele Goldsmith is the Papoutsy Distinguished Chair in Ethics and Social Responsibility and Associate Professor of Science at Southern New Hampshire University. Prior to her current position, she was a Scholar in Residence at Emerson College, Assistant Professor at … Continue reading
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Jonathan Granoff
Author, Attorney, Activist
Dr. Jonathan Granoff is an author, attorney and international peace activist. He is currently President of the Global Security Institute and a Senior Advisor of the American Bar Association᾽s Committee on Arms Control and National Security. He has served as … Continue reading
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Vigen Guroian
Professor of Religious Studies, University of Virginia
Dr. Vigen Guroian is Professor of Religious Studies in Orthodox Christianity at the University of Virginia. He and his wife June live in Culpeper, Virginia, nestled beneath the Blue Ridge Mountains where they spend much of their time in the … Continue reading
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James Hansen
Director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Dr. James Hansen heads the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City and is Adjunct Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University’s Earth Institute. He was trained in physics and astronomy in the space science … Continue reading
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Marea Hatziolos
Senior Coastal and Marine Specialist, World Bank
Dr. Marea Hatziolos is a marine ecologist and a senior coastal and marine specialist in the East Asia/Pacific region of the World Bank. Her work at the Bank includes both policy and operations aimed at improving the conservation and sustainable … Continue reading
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Dr. Günay Kocasoy
Professor, Bogazici University Institute of Environmental Science
After graduating from Robert College in Istanbul as Chemical Engineer, Günay Kocasoy attended Franklin University (USA), where she studied Business/Industrial Administration. She has also received an MS and PhD from the Istanbul University’s Institute of Marine Sciences. She is currently working … Continue reading
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Gerd Leipold
Former Executive Director of Greenpeace International
Dr. Gerd Leipold holds a PhD in oceanography and was Executive Director of Greenpeace International (2001-2009). Under his leadership, Greenpeace opened an office in Africa and expanded activities in Asia and Latin America. In the 1980s, he was Executive Director … Continue reading
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Amory Lovins
Cofounder, Chairman and Chief Scientist of Rocky Mountain Institute
Recovering physicist Dr. Amory Lovins, FRSA, is cofounder, Chairman and Chief Scientist of Rocky Mountain Institute (www.rmi.org). He is also energy advisor to major firms and governments in 50+ countries for 40+ years; author of 31 books and over 450 … Continue reading
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Patricia Lynott
Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Southern New Hampshire University
Dr. Patricia Lynott is an academic administrator with more than 20 years of experience in higher education. Currently, Lynott is Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at Southern New Hampshire University. Before this, she spent fourteen years at Elmhurst … Continue reading
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Joseph P. Marino
Founder and President of DC Power Systems, Inc.
Mr. Joseph Marino has been involved with the alternative energy industry since 1978 and is founder and president of DC Power Systems, Inc., Rohnert Park, California, one of America’s largest solar panel and wind power distributors. In addition to efforts … Continue reading
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George P. Nassos
Principal, George P. Nassos & Associates
Dr. George Nassos is principal of George P. Nassos & Associates (www.georgepnassos.com), a consulting company focusing on renewable energy and environmental sustainability. He also leads Sustainable Energy Systems (www.ses-il.com), marketing a new waste-to-energy technology. Over the past 14 years, he … Continue reading
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Michael Northcott
Professor of Ethics, School of Divinity in the University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Dr. Michael Northcott is Professor of Ethics at the School of Divinity in the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and an ordained priest in the Scottish Episcopal Church. Â He was educated in Durham and Sunderland, and is the author of many … Continue reading
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Kadri Özen
Coca-Cola Company
Dr. Kadri Özen joined The Coca-Cola Company in 2004. Overseeing a diverse geography of 90 countries including Turkey, Russia, CIS countries, the entire Africa continent, the Middle East as well as Pakistan and India, he is responsible for business sustainability … Continue reading
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Uygar Özesmi
Executive Director of Greenpeace Mediterranean
Dr. Uygar is an environmental and nature conservation activist since 1985. He was advisor to the Turkish Minister of State for the Environment (1989-90), received his MSc. in Environmental Science from Ohio State University under a Fulbright Scholarship, his PhD … Continue reading
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Theodore Papalexopoulos
Former CEO and deputy chairman of the board, Titan Cement
Mr. Theodore Papalexopoulos was CEO and deputy chairman of the board at Titan Cement, Greece, where he remains advisor to top management. He has been involved in cement and textile industries since 1952. A civil engineer deeply involved in international … Continue reading
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Selim Sanin
Environmental Engineer, Hacettepe University, Ankara
Dr. Selim L. Sanin is associate professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering at Hacettepe University. After receiving his BS degree from Middle East Technical University (METU), in Ankara, Turkey (1986), Dr. Sanin received his PhD from Duke University, USA … Continue reading
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Marlise Simons
Author and Journalist
Ms. Marlise Simons is a journalist and author whose work has focused on the environment and, more recently, international justice and the war crimes tribunals. She has worked for The New York Times since 1982, covering social, cultural, science and political … Continue reading
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Sister Theosemni
Monastery of Chrysopigi
Sister Theosemni was born in Chania, Crete. She studied Classical Studies at the University of Crete (Greece). She also holds a Master’s degree in Classics from the University of Nottingham (UK) and a Ph.D. in Ethics and Sociology from the … Continue reading
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Mother Theoxeni
Abbess, Monastery of Chrysopigi
Mother Abbess Theoxeni was born in Athens, where she studied Social Work and Pastoral Theology at the University of Athens. In 1977, along with the late Abbess Theosemni and one other sister, she settled in the then ruined Monastery of … Continue reading
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Anne Wallin
Director, EH&S and Sustainability, The Dow Chemical Company
Dr. Anne Wallin is Director, EH&S and Sustainability for Dow Europe, Middle East, and Africa for The Dow Chemical Company. She is responsible for Environment, Health and Safety and Sustainability services in the same regions for Toxicology, Product Safety and … Continue reading
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Alexander E. Zagoreos
Retired Partner, Lazard Freres
A retired partner of Lazard Freres, a NYC investment bank, Mr. Alexander E. Zagoreos holds the degrees of BA, MBA and MIA (International Affairs) from Columbia University. He served in the US Navy as a Lieutenant and is currently chairman … Continue reading
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Amberin Zaman
Journalist
Ms. Amberin Zaman is the Istanbul-based Turkey correspondent of The Economist and a columnist for the mass circulation daily Haberturk. She has covered Turkey for leading Western outlets, including The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Daily Telegraph and The Voice … Continue reading