Translating livestock economics into decisions people can act on the next day
Keynotes for industry conferences, executive briefings for boards and investors, lectures for graduate students and training sessions for farmers. Different audiences, one principle: start from real constraints, use evidence over slogans, and leave behind a tool – not just a talk.
01 Speaking
Conferences, panels, executive briefingsOver 20 conference papers and invited talks across European and Greek scientific and industry events – from international livestock conferences to national meat, agricultural economics and zootechnical meetings.
Recent and featured talks
Selected appearancesExcellence Farms as live labs for climate-smart skills in dairy goats
EAAP-ASAS Conference on Livestock Farming and the Environment – Angra do Heroismo, Azores, Portugal.
Integrating digital milk-yield data into climate-smart training pathways for goat farmers.
Meat self-sufficiency in Greece – Production, trade flows and domestic demand
8th Panhellenic Meat Conference “Meat and Meat Products” – Thessaloniki, Greece.
Diagnostic analysis of the Greek meat sector using production data, Eurostat trade flows, structural gaps and strategic priorities.
Efficiency of sheep and goat farming enterprises – A DEA application
Hellenic Society of Agricultural Economics Conference – Athens, Greece.
Non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis applied to Greek small-ruminant farms, with technical and scale efficiency benchmarks.
Aflatoxins, carcass quality and sector economics
Hellenic Zootechnical Society – Annual Scientific Conferences.
Multiple contributions on animal health, product quality and sector economics, including aflatoxin transfer dynamics, pig carcass classification and small-ruminant productivity.
Signature talks I deliver
Adaptable to audience and time slotWhere the Greek livestock sector goes from here
Self-sufficiency, value-chain repositioning and investment priorities for industry associations, regional authorities and policy audiences.
Investing in dairy goats and dairy sheep – what the numbers really say
P&L, IRR, sensitivity to milk price and feed cost for investors, lenders and farm operators considering scale-up.
From manual to objective carcass grading – what slaughterhouses gain and risk
NIR, hyperspectral imaging, AI, ERP integration and supplier-payment implications for processors and meat-industry leaders.
One Health for Greece – building a permanent zoonoses structure
Lessons from the sheep and goat pox crisis and international reference models for ministries, regional authorities and One Health forums.
Premix economics – why micronutrition is a margin lever, not a cost line
Rumen health, mineral balance and growth efficiency for feed manufacturers, integrators and beef finishers.
AI and data on the livestock farm – where the value really sits
Beyond the model: deployment, pipelines, ERP/MIS integration and user adoption for ag-tech leaders and farm operators.
Formats
On-site, remote or hybrid02 Teaching
University, executive, farmer trainingLecturer in livestock economics, farm management and agribusiness at the University of Thessaly and the Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly, and instructor in a Stavros Niarchos Foundation-funded executive programme on sustainable small-ruminant farming.
Teaching engagements
Selected rolesOrganization and Management of Livestock Enterprises
University of Thessaly – Department of Animal Science.
2021 · Lecturer, Assistant Professor level
- Farm business models
- Cost structures and KPIs
- Strategic decision-making
- Livestock enterprise management
Agricultural Economics & Management – Course Series
Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly.
2016-2018 · Academic Scholar
- Introduction to Agricultural Economics
- Marketing of Agricultural Products
- Principles of Economics
- Organisation & Management of Agricultural Enterprises
- Techno-economic Analysis
Sheep & Goat Breeding – A Holistic Approach to Sustainable Farming
New Agriculture – New Generation · Stavros Niarchos Foundation · AUTh Veterinary Department.
2021-2022 · Lecturer
- Genetics and reproduction
- Nutrition and feeding strategy
- Animal welfare
- Farm economics
Course materials & sample work
Available on requestSelected syllabi, lecture decks, case studies and reading lists are available on request for institutional partners considering a programme collaboration.
Invite me for a keynote, executive briefing or training session.
Conferences, executive boards, university programmes, farmer-training initiatives and policy forums. Tell me your audience and what you want them to walk away with – I will design accordingly.
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