By decision of the Prime Minister and President of the New Republic Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the President of the Special Standing Committee on Environmental Protection and the Water Resources Subcommittee of the Parliament and Member of Parliament N. Ilia, Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou, as Special Envoy for the Oceans, responsible for the organization of the 9th Our Ocean Conference, which will take place in Athens on April 15 – 17, 2024.

Dr. Avgerinopoulou is Member of Parliament for Ilia Prefecture, President of the Special Standing Committee on Environmental Protection and the Water Resources Subcommittee of the Parliament. He has served as Head of Water of the Energy and Environment Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce, Head of the Mediterranean Parliamentary Circle for Sustainable Development, Vice-Chairman of the Sustainable Development Committee of the Mediterranean Action Program of the UN Environment Program and Vice-Chairman of the Steering Committee of the World Organization Cooperation for Water.

At the same time, he has been honored with the “Green Star” Award of the Environmental Program and the UN Office for the Cooperation of Humanitarian Affairs, while he holds a PhD in International Environmental Law, specializing in the protection of the marine environment and climate change.