PARTICIPATION OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS: Numerous High International Government Officials have participated in our past Summits since they have judged SIPS to be beneficial for their countries:


Honorable Janez Potocnik, Environmental Commissioner of the European Union: SIPS 2011


Honorable Reinhard Butikofer, Member of European Parliament, SIPS 2011


Juan Rafael Elvira Quesara, BSc, MSc, Minister, Environment and National Resources, Mexico; SIPS 2011, Cancun, Mexico His Excellency Stephan Vavrik, Deputy Head of European Commission in Mexico; SIPS 2011


Honorable Tarja Halonen, 11th President of Finland; SIPS 2014


Honorable Lord John Prescott, Member of the House of Lords of the UK (Former Deputy Prime Minister of UK for 10 years); SIPS 2015


Honorable Wei Yang, President, National Natural Science Foundation of China; SIPS 2016


Honorable Joao Ricardo, Secretary of State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; SIPS 2018


Honorable Stephane Dion, Member of Parliament, Canada; SIPS 2011


Honorable Jean Charest, Prime Minister of Quebec; SIPS 2011


Honorable Pierre Arcand, Minister, Energy and Natural Resources and Northern Mining Plan, Quebec; SIPS 2014


Her Excellency Dr. Rita Seferis, Honorary Council of Canada in Cyprus


His Excellency Sanjeev Chowdhury, Counselor and Senior Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Canada to Thailand (Representing the Ambassador)


Honorable Dr. Eduardo Ortega-Barria, National Secretary/Minister, SENACYT, Panama, SIPS 2023, Panama City, Panama Honorable Nikolaos Xylouris, Crete Deputy Governor (Representing the Governor of Crete, Mr. Stavros Arnaoutakis)