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What does it take to lead through storms and build something that lasts? We sit down with Basilio Pekidis to explore how a childhood in Panama, years of volunteer leadership with AHEPA, and the gritty realities of energy infrastructure shaped a clear, actionable approach to leadership and impact. The conversation moves from hands-on philanthropy to the mechanics of LNG storage in Greece, linking human stories to the systems that keep a region warm, working, and resilient.

Basilio unpacks how AHEPA’s growth across Greece, Cyprus, and Europe turns values into measurable outcomes—funding reforestation, hospital burn units, and cardiology emergency rooms—while teaching the discipline of motivating volunteers and listening under pressure. Then we zoom into Mediterranean Gas: a storage project in the Pagasetic Gulf designed to strengthen regional energy security as the EU moves away from Russian gas. He explains why transmission upgrades, market integration, and price bundling across borders up to Ukraine are not abstract policy wins but practical steps that lower friction, expand capacity, and stabilize supply.

Threaded through it all is a leadership playbook forged by adversity: embrace failure, get comfortable being uncomfortable, and hold the room long enough to align government, industry, and community. From capital controls during the Panama embargo to the complexity of reaching FID on a geopolitically sensitive project, Basilio shows how hope, resilience, and family values translate into better decisions and stronger teams. If you care about energy security, cross-sector collaboration, or the real habits that turn talent into results, this conversation offers grounded insight you can use.

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