Thessaloniki Summit 2017 – Συνάντηση Κορυφής

Speakers

Allen Chris

DG ECFIN Resident Adviser in Athens, European Commission

Ambassador Geoffrey R. Pyatt

U.S. Embassy in Greece

Anastasopoulos Simos

President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce

Andreadis A. Andreas, Dr.

CEO Sani, Ikos Group

Athanasopoulos Takis

Chairman of the Board of HERACLES Group, LafargeHolcim Greece

Bartzokas Anthony

Alternate Board Director, EBRD

Chatzidimitriou Traianos

Journalist, General Director Ethnos

Christodoulakis Nicos

Professor of Economic Analysis, Athens University of Economics and Business, Research Associate LSE, Hellenic Observatory

Dendias Nikos

Member of Parliament for B’ Athens, Nea Dimokratia Party

Diamantidis Dimitris

Journalist, Radio Thessaloniki, Thessnews

Diamantopoulou Anna

President, DIKTIO- Network for Reform in Greece and Europe

Dimitriadis Dimitris

Managing Director, Hellas Gold S.A.

Doukidis Georgios

Professor of Management, Science and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business

Drakoularakos Stavros

CEO, 24MEDIA Group

Ellis Athanasios

Senior International Correspondent, Kathimerini

Engel Andrea

Principal Country Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Erlich Yigal

Founder & Managing Partner, YOZMA Group

Famellos Sokratis

Alternate Minister for the Environment and Energy

Folias Christos

CEO “FOLIAS & ASSOCIATES”, Ex Minister of Development

Gavras Panayotis

Head, Policy and Strategy- Black Sea Trade and Development Bank

Georgakopoulos Thodoris

Editorial Director, diaNEOsis

Ilievski Zoran, Dr.

Associate Professor of Political Science, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje

Kafarakis Phil

President, Specialty Food Association

Kalafatis Stavros

MP, New Democracy Party

Kaleagasi Bahadir, Dr.

CEO, TÜSİAD – Turkish Industry & Business Association & President, Bosphorus Institute

Karamanlis Kostas

Shadow Minister of Infrastructure & Transport, New Democracy Party

Katrougalos George

Alternate Minister for European Affairs of the Hellenic Republic

Kitsakos Theodoros

CEO, Public Gas Corporation – DEPA, Greece

Kotsis Athanasios

Chairman of the Board of Directors, INTRASOFT International

Koumoutsakos George

Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs, New Democracy Party

Koutsianas Nikos

Chairman, APIVITA SA

Kyrtsos Georgios

Member of the European Parliament, New Democracy Party

Lazaridis Socrates

CEO, Athens Stock Exchange, Greece

Liapakis Xenofon

General Manager, CIO & Services Interamerican Group, Chairman, Hellenic CIO Forum

Michailidou Domna, Dr.

Adjunct Lecturer University of Cambridge Reforms’ Consultant to the President of New Democracy Party

Milonas George Alex.

Chairman and CEO, ALUMIL SA, Greece

Mytilineos Stefanos

Deputy General Manager Piraeus Bank

Notis Nectarios

Financial Commentator, Athens 9,84 FM, CEO, FnB Daily

Pagoulatos George

Professor of European Politics and Economy at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), and Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges

Panourgias E. Lazaros, Dr.

Head EIF (European Investment Fund) Affairs, Brussels

Papadogiannis Yiannis

Journalist, KATHIMERINI

Papalexandri Katerina

Country Manager Greece, Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG

Papayiannidis Antonis

Chief Executive, ECONOMIKI EPITHEORISI

Papazoglou Panos

Managing Partner, EY Greece

Pappas Nikos

Minister of Digital Policy, Media and Telecommunications

Pitsilis George

Governor, Independent Authority for Public Revenue, Hellenic Republic

Pitsiorlas Stergios

Deputy Minister of Economy and Development of the Hellenic Republic

Prevelakis Georges

Professor of Geopolitics, Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Paris

Provopoulos George

Governor of the Bank of Greece (2008-2014), Chairman, Postbank (Bulgaria)

Savvakis Athanassios

President, Federation of Industries of Northern Greece

Skabardonis George

Author, Journalist

Spyraki Maria

Member of the European Parliament, New Democracy Party

Staikouras Christos, Dr.

MP ND, Head of ND Economic Policy Sector, former Alternate Minister of Finance

Stergioulis Grigoris

Chief Executive Officer, Hellenic Petroleum S.A.

Tasouli Alexia

Political correspondent in 24MEDIA and in MEGA CHANNEL

Thomas Gerassimos

Deputy Director General, DG Energy, European Commission

Tsakloglou Panagiotis

Professor, International and European Economic Studies Dpt, Athens University of Economics & Business

Tsomocos P. Dimitrios, Dr.

Professor of Financial Economics, Saïd Business School and a Fellow at St. Edmund Hall University of Oxford

Tzikas Anastasios

President, Federation of Hellenic ICT Enterprises – SEPE

Valatsas Dimitris

Director Europe, Greenmantle

Venizelos Εvangelos

Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

Vlachopoulos Athanassios

Senior Director, Piraeus Bank

Zacharos Stamatis

Publishing Consultant, 24Media Group, Journalist, Athens 9.84 Radio

Agenda

09:00

ARRIVAL OF GUESTS – REGISTRATION

10:00

WELCOME ADDRESS

Athanasios Savvakis, President, Federation of Industries of Northern Greece

Maria Kollia – Tsaroucha, Deputy Minister of Interior (Macedonia and Thrace) of the Hellenic Republic

Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Governor, Region of Central Macedonia

Yiannis Boutaris, Mayor of Thessaloniki

10:45

THE NEW STRATEGIC CHALLENGES IN EUROPE AND THE EAST MEDITERRANEAN: HOW THEY AFFECT THE REGION

MODERATOR: Antonis Papayiannidis, Chief Executive, ECONOMIKI EPITHEORISI

George Katrougalos, Alternate Minister for European Affairs of the Hellenic Republic

George Koumoutsakos, Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs, New Democracy Party

Georges Prevelakis, Professor of Geopolitics, Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Paris

Panagiotis Gavras, Head Policy and Strategy, Black Sea and Trade Development Bank

Dr. Zoran Ilievski, Associate Professor of Political Science, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje

12:15

TOWARDS A NATIONAL ECONOMIC PLAN AND GROWTH STRATEGY

MODERATOR: Traianos Chatzidimitriou, Journalist, General Director Ethnos

Nicos Christodoulakis, Prof. of Economic Analysis, Athens University of Economics and Business

Dimitrios P. Tsomocos, Prof. of Financial Economics & Fellow in Management, University of Oxford

Prof. Anthony Bartzokas, Alternate Board Director, EBRD

George Provopoulos, Governor of the Bank of Greece (2008-2014), Chairman, Postbank (Bulgaria)

Chris Allen, DG ECFIN Resident Adviser in Athens, European Commission

Dr. Andreas A. Andreadis, CEO Sani, Ikos Group

13:15

SPEECH

Nikos Dendias, Parliamentary spokesperson for Nea Dimokratia Party

MODERATOR: Symeon Tsomokos, Delphi Economic Forum

13:30

INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC DEBT AND GROWTH

MODERATOR: Stamatis Zacharos, Publishing Consultant, 24Media Group, Journalist, Athens 9.84 Radio

Christos Staikouras, MP ND, Head of ND Economic Policy Sector, former Alternate Minister of Finance

Socrates Lazaridis, CEO, Athens Stock Exchange, Greece

Panagiotis Tsakloglou, Prof. International & European Economic Studies, AUEB

Dr. Domna Michailidou, Adjunct Lecturer University of Cambridge Reforms’ Consultant to the President of New Democracy Party

14:30

BREAK

15:30

SPEECH

Dr. Bahadir Kaleagasi, CEO, Turkish Industry & Business Association & President, Bosphorus Institute

MODERATOR: Symeon Tsomokos, Delphi Economic Forum

15:45

DRIVERS OF GROWTH FOR THE ECONOMY OF NORTHERN GREECE

MODERATOR: Yiannis Papadogiannis, Journalist, KATHIMERINI

Anna Diamantopoulou, President, DIKTIO- Network for Reform in Greece and Europe

Stavros Kalafatis, MP, New Democracy Party

George Pagoulatos, Prof. of European Politics and Economy, AUEB

Takis Athanasopoulos, Chairman of the Board of HERACLES Group, LafargeHolcim Greece

Dimitris Dimitriadis, Managing Director, Hellas Gold S.A.

Panos Papazoglou, Managing Partner, EY Greece

17:00

SPEECH

George Pitsilis, Governor, Independent Authority for Public Revenue, Hellenic Republic

MODERATOR: Dimitris Diamantidis, Journalist, Radio Thessaloniki, Thessnews

17:15

FINANCING GROWTH

MODERATOR: Christos Folias, CEO “FOLIAS & ASSOCIATES”, Ex Minister of Development

Georgios Kyrtsos, Member of the European Parliament, New Democracy Party

Athanassios Vlachopoulos, Senior Director, Piraeus Bank

Dr. Lazaros E. Panourgias, Head, EIF (European Investment Fund) Affairs, Brussels

Andrea Engel, Principal Country Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Dimitris Valatsas, Director Europe, Greenmantle

18:15

SPEECH

Εvangelos Venizelos, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

MODERATOR: George Skabardonis, Author, Journalist

18:30

END OF THE FIRST DAY

20:30

OFFICIAL DINNER

Guest of Honor & Speaker:
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Leader of the Opposition & President of New Democracy Party

10:00

ARRIVAL OF GUESTS – REGISTRATION

11:25

WELCOME

Athanasios Savvakis, President, Federation of Industries of Northern Greece

Symeon Tsomokos, Delphi Economic Forum

11:30

THE NEW ENERGY MAP IN THE REGION

MODERATOR: Alexia Tasouli, Political correspondent in 24MEDIA and in MEGA CHANNEL

Gerassimos Thomas, Deputy Director General, DG Energy, European Commission

Maria Spyraki, Member of the European Parliament, New Democracy Party

Theodoros Kitsakos, CEO, Public Gas Corporation (DEPA), Greece

Grigorios Stergioulis, Chief Executive Officer, Hellenic Petroleum SA

Katerina Papalexandri, Country Manager Greece, Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG

13:00

INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTIVITY IN GREECE AND SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE

MODERATOR: Nectarios Notis, Financial Commentator, Athens 9,84 FM, CEO, FnB Daily

Sokratis Famellos, Alternate Minister of Environment and Energy of the Hellenic Republic

Stergios Pitsiorlas, Deputy Minister of Economy and Development of the Hellenic Republic

Kostas Karamanlis, Shadow Minister of Infrastructure & Transport, New Democracy Party

George Milonas, Chairman and CEO, ALUMIL SA, Greece

14:30

BREAK

15:30

INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

MODERATOR: Athanasios Ellis, Senior International Correspondent, Kathimerini

PROLOGUE SPEECH: Simos Anastasopoulos, President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce

SPEECH: Geoffrey R. Pyatt, U.S. Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic

CASE STUDY ISRAEL: Erlich Yigal, Founder, Chairman and Managing Partner, The YOZMA Group

Stefanos Mytilineos, Deputy General Manager Piraeus Bank

Georgios Doukidis, Professor of Management, Science and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business

Phil Kafarakis, President, Specialty Food Association

Nikos Koutsianas, Chairman, APIVITA S.A.

Stavros Drakoularakos, CEO, 24MEDIA Group

17:00

ADVANCING A DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE ECONOMY

MODERATOR: Thodoris Georgakopoulos, Editorial Director, diaNEOsis

Nikos Pappas, Minister of Digital Policy, Media and Telecommunications of the Hellenic Republic

Anastasios Tzikas, President, Federation of Hellenic ICT Enterprises – SEPE

Xenofon Liapakis, General Manager, CIO & Services Interamerican Group, Chairman, Hellenic CIO Forum

Athanasios Kotsis, Chairman, INTRASOFT International

18:00

END OF THE SECOND DAY

20:00

OFFICIAL DINNER

Guest of Honor & Speaker:
Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic

DAY 1 – 05 OCT 2017

10:00 – 14:30

CITY OF THESSALONIKI – EUROPE DIRECT

10:30’ – 11:05’ REGISTRATION
Welcome message
Yiannis Boutaris, Mayor of Thessaloniki

11:05’ – 13:00’ “Public – Private entrepreneurship. Is that feasible?”
Plamen Rusev, Founder & Chairman, Webit Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria

Moderator: Spiros Pengas, Deputy Mayor for Tourism Development and International Relations, City of Thessaloniki

13:00’ – 14:15’ “Municipal Funding: Public and/or Private?”
Hila Oren, CEO, Tel Aviv Foundation, Israel
Alexandros Kampouroglou, Executive Director, Athens Partnership, Greece

Moderator: Lina Liakou, Deputy Mayor for Thessaloniki in Urban Resilience and Development Planning, City of Thessaloniki

14:30’ BREAK

13:00 – 18:00

EEN HELLAS (closed session)

13:00 – 18:00 ENTERPRISE EUROPE NETWORK HELLAS

15:00 – 17:00

EUROPE DIRECT AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL & AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL

EU FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPANIES OF AGRIFOOD SECTOR VIA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF THE REGION OF CENTRAL MACEDONIA

15:00’ Funding resources for companies of the Agri-food sector in the Region of Central Macedonia
Theofanis Papas, Vice – Governor of Agricultural Economy in RCM

15:15’ Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in the Region of Central Macedonia on the Agri-food sector
Konstantinos Michailidis, Director of the Directorate of Innovation & Entrepreneurship of RCM

15:30’ Food Incubators – Current trends and good practices
Dr. Filippos Papadopoulos, Director of Strategic Project Management Office at AFS

15:45’ Addressing Innovation Challenges in the Food Industry
Kelly Fourtouni, Global Research and Innovation Manager, Associate Principal Scientist

16:00’ – 17:00’ Round Table and networking

DAY 2 – 06 OCT 2017

09:30 – 18:00

EEN HELLAS (closed session)

EU FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPANIES OF AGRIFOOD SECTOR VIA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF THE REGION OF CENTRAL MACEDONIA

15:00’ Funding resources for companies of the Agri-food sector in the Region of Central Macedonia
Theofanis Papas, Vice – Governor of Agricultural Economy in RCM

15:30’ Food Incubators – Current trends and good practices
Dr. Filippos Papadopoulos, Director of Strategic Project Management Office at AFS

15:45’ Addressing Innovation Challenges in the Food Industry
Kelly Fourtouni, Global Research and Innovation Manager, Associate Principal Scientist

16:00’ – 17:00’ Round Table and networking

12:00

ATHENS EXCHANGE GROUP

12:00 In which ways the use of Capital Markets and closer ties between infrastructures in the SEE Region can assist SMEs funding
As the cost of finance has risen while economic conditions have remained weak SMEs, are forced not only to alter their funding mix but also involve capital markets as an alternative to bank lending. However, effective capital raising through equity or debt issuance via the capital markets involves a coordinated effort from the ecosystem (legal firms, brokers, investment bankers, consultants, Exchanges, CSDs) to reduce costs and increase efficiency. In order for SMEs to make use of exchanges’ junior markets a more unified approach is needed to bring together companies, investors and markets. This is a great challenge for SE Europe countries, especially as the Capital Markets Union action plan unveils, to facilitate cross-border investments and increase regional SMEs attractiveness.

A number of efforts in the SEE markets towards the direction of strengthening the use of the local capital markets will be presented and discussed from our panel:
• Recent efforts to use Exchanges’ junior or regulated markets to attract equities or bonds issuance from smaller SMEs
• Recent developments of the SEELink to facilitate cross-border trading and assist in listing
• The development of post-trading links between CSDs and its effect in the SMEs
• The listed funds approach in which a listed fund managed by an asset manager invests in SMEs or larger companies of the public or private sector and then exits via listing them in a market.

André Küüsvek, Director Local Currency and Capital Markets Development, EBRD
Caroline Wellemans, Policy Officer, DG FISMA – Directorate-General Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
Oana Truta, Vice President – Investment Analyst, Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd UK, Bucharest Branch
Calin Metes, Vice President – Investment Analyst, Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd UK, Bucharest Branch (presentation of the Fondul Proprietae case)
Vasil Golemanski, CEO, Bulgaria Stock Exchange
Siniša Krneta, CEO, Belgrade Stock Exchange
Marios Pilavakis, Chairman of the Council, Cyprus Stock Exchange
Socrates Lazaridis, CEO, Athens Stock Exhange

13:00 – 17:30

ALEXANDER INNOVATION ZONE

13:00 – 14:30 INNOVATION FUNDING ROUNDTABLE

Moderator
Pantelis Angelidis, President, Alexander Innovation Zone

Introductory remarks

The role of policy making and international cooperation
Walter Stechel, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Thessaloniki

Funding dos and dont’s
Marina Hatsopoulos, Entrepreneur, Investor

Ioannis Papadopoulos, Chairman of the Hellenic Venture Capital Association
George Karantonis, General Partner, Metavallon Fund
Nikolas Takas, Vice President, Thermi Ventures SA
Lazaros Papadopoulos, Founder, Athlenda SA

14:30 ΒRΕΑΚ

15:30-17:30 CLOSED PITCH SESSION WITH UP TO FIVE PROMISING INNOVATINE COMPANIES

17:00 – 19:00

diaNEOsis

THE GREEK YOUTH: AN EXISTENTIAL PROBLEM?
16:30’ Registration
17:00’ – 17:10’ Welcome Address
Dionisis Nikolaou, General Manager, diaNEOsis

17:10’ – 18:10’ The Greek Youth: An Existential Problem?
Contributions by:
Dimitris Mavros, Member of the Board of Directors, MRB Hellas S.A.
Manos Matsaganis, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Milano and Athens University of Economics and Business, member of diaNEOsis Advisory Board
George Prevelakis, Professor of Geopolitics at the Sorbonne (Paris 1) and Member of the diaNEOsis Advisory Board
Nikos Christodoulakis, former Minister of Finance and Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business

Coordinator: Athanasia Bidiou, Editor in Chief Voria.gr

18:10’ – 19:00’ Discussion

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The Federation of Industries of Greece was founded in 1915, as an independent non-profit association for industrial companies and local or sectoral enterprise organizations.
On June 2018, the status of Social Partner has been conferred on our Federation, in accordance with the National Law L4554/18.06.2018.
At the General Assembly of the Members of the Federation of Industries of Northern Greece, on January 25, 2019, the name changed to Federation of Industries of Greece.
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