The Eastern Mediterranean’s role in Europe’s evolving energy landscape took center stage in Washington last week, as policymakers, government officials and industry executives gathered to discuss the region’s growing importance in strengthening energy security and diversifying supply routes.
As global energy leaders and regional energy ministers convened in the US capital for the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Forum and the 3+1 Energy Ministerial, the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce’s Washington office hosted a Greek energy delegation led by AmCham Greece President John Saracakis, Washington Office Executive Director Katerina Sokou and Energy Committee Chair Kostas Andriosopoulos. The delegation also included senior executives from some of Greece’s leading energy and industrial groups, including Metlen, Viohalco and Copelouzos.
The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce organized a series of high-level meetings and policy discussions culminating in the inaugural Eastern Mediterranean Energy Business Forum, held in partnership with the Atlantic Council and in cooperation with AmCham Cyprus. The initiative sought to bring the business perspective of Greece and the wider Eastern Mediterranean into policy discussions traditionally dominated by governments and diplomatic actors.
