Table of Contents
Speakers
Mitsotakis Kyriakos
Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic
Rama Edi
Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania
Zaev Zoran
Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia
PYATT GEOFFREY
U.S. Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic
Reichel Ernst
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Hellenic Republic
RONNER-GRUBAČIĆ Stella
Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Hellenic Republic
SMITH KATE
British Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic
Afentouli Ino
Program Manager, Public Diplomacy Division NATO
Amanatidis Anthimos
CEO, EYATH S.A.
anastasopoulos simos
President, The Council on Competitiveness of Greece
Andreadis Michael
Chief Markets Operation and Business Development Officer, Athens Exchange Group
Angelidis Pantelis
President, Hellenic Association of Mobile Applications Companies (ΣΕΚΕΕ), Greece
Antholis William
Director and CEO, Miller Center, USA
Antonakou Peggy
Regional Director for Southeast Europe, Google
Apostolakis Evangelos
Minister of National Defence (2019)
Apostolopoulos Vassili
CEO, Athens Medical Group, Greece
APOSTOLOU OLYMPIA
Consultant, Trade Coordinator, Greek Canners’ Association EKE, Greece
Aravossis Konstantinos, Prof.
Secretary General of Natural Environment & Water, Ministry of Environment and Energy of the Hellenic Republic
BAKOYANNIS DORA
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece; Former Mayor of Athens,
Balaskas Christos
Vice President and General Manager Greece, Eldorado Gold
Benroubi dinos
General Manager Power & Gas Business Unit, Protergia MYTILINEOS, Greece
Chanis Dimitris
CEO, HERALCES Group, member of LafargeHolcim, Greece
CHATZIPETROU ATHINA
CEO, Hellenic Development Bank
Christodoulides Nikos
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus
Cupolo Franco
Managing Director & CEO, THPA S.A., Greece
Demertzis Maria
Deputy Director, Bruegel, Belgium
Diamantidis Dimitris
Journalist, Radio Thessaloniki, Thessnews
Doukidis Georgios
Professor of eBusiness in the Department of Management Science and Technology, Athens Uni-versity of Economics and Business; independent board member, Athens Exchange
Efthymiadis Nikos
Chairman, Redestos Efthymiadis Agrotechnology Group; Chairman, Thess INTEC AE, Greece
Ekaterinari Rania
CEO and member of the Board, Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations SA
Ellis Athanasios
Editor in Chief, Kathimerini English Edition
Famellos Sokratis
Former Alternate Minister for Energy and Environment of Greece
Filis Constantinos
Executive Director, Institute of International Relations, Greece
Fragogiannis Kostas
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Diplomacy and Openness of the Hellenic Republic
Georgiadis Adonis
Minister of Development and Investments of the Hellenic Republic
georgiou spyros
Lieutenant Colonel, Spokesperson, Ministry for Civil Protection and Crisis Management of the Hellenic Republic
Gouskou Angelika
Senior Partner, Selekos-Gouskou & Co Law Offices; co-Founder CG Hub, Greece
Gouta Alexandra
Financial & Technology News Editor, ANA-MPA
Grigoriadis N. Ioannis
Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Bilkent University; Head of Turkey Programme, ELIAMEP, Greece
Guindos, Luis de
Vice President, European Central Bank
harpantidis christos
Chairman and Managing Director, Papastratos; Head of the EU South East Cluster (Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Cyprus, Malta), Philip Morris International
Iliou Theologos
Journalist in Mega channel and newspaper “Makedonia”
Kaili Eva
CEO and member of the Board, Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations SA
kanellis panos
President, American Farm School
karamouzis vassilis
General Manager of Corporate and Investment Banking, National Bank of Greece
Katrougalos George
Former Foreign Minister of Greece
Kefalogiannis Giannis
Deputy Minister of Infrastracture and Transport
Kyriakidou Kalliopi
Vice Governor for Energy, Infrastructure & Environment of Region of Western Macedonia
LAGAKOS ALEX
COO, Blue Grid
lazaridis socrates
CEO, Athens Exchange Group
Maniatis Yannis
Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (2013-2015)
Merola Virginio
Mayor of Bologna, Italy
MICHAILIDOU DOMNA
Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, responsible for social welfare and social solidarity, of the Hellenic Republic
Michalopoulos Theodosis
CEO, Microsoft Greece, Cyprus and Malta
milonas george
President & C.E.O., ALUMIL SA
Mylonas Theofanis
Chairman and CEO of Eurobank Asset Management M.F.M.C.; President, Hellenic Fund and Asset Management Association, Greece
Nicolaides Byron
President CEPIS; CEO, Peoplecert
Nikoltsiou Maria
Journalist; Anchor, Alpha TV; Radio Producer, Alpha 989
Notis Nectarios
Founder CEO, Notice Content and Services, FnB Daily, BnB Daily
Pachtas Dimitris
Deputy Director SME’s Banking at National Bank of Greece
Pagoulatos George
Director General, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
Papagiannidis Antonis
General Manager, ECONOMIA GROUP
Papastergiou Dimitris
Mayor of Trikala, Greece
Papathanasis Nikos
Alternate Minister of Development and Investments of the Hellenic Republic
paspaliaris athanassios
Thessaloniki Industrial Complex Manager, HELLENIC PETROLEUM S.A.
Pefanis Dimitrios
General Manager, Insider.gr
Pereira Alvaro Santos
Director of the Country Studies Branch, Economics Department, OECD
Pierrakakis Kyriakos
Minister of State and Digital Governance of the Hellenic Republic
Pitsilis George
Governor, Independent Authority for Public Revenue
Plessas S. Dennys
Global Pursuits Initiatives Vice President for Greece, Italy, the Americas and Africa, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics International
Pramatari Katerina
Founding Partner, Uni.Fund
Savvakis Athanasios
President, Federation of Industries of Greece; Chairman, Hellenic Energy Exchange
SIARKOS ANTONIOS
President, European Cotton Alliance; President, Hellenic Cotton Association of Ginners and Exporters, Greece
Sifnaios Konstantinos
Group Energy Director, Copelouzos Group, Greece
Skylakakis Theodoros
Alternate Minister of Finance, for Fiscal Policy, of the Hellenic Republic
Sokou Katerina
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Future Europe Initiative, Atlantic Council, USA
spyraki maria
Member of the European Parliament with Nea Demokratia party – European People’s Party (EPP)
Staikouras Christos
Minister of Finance of the Hellenic Republic
Stathakis George
Professor of Political Economy, University of Crete
Straub Dieter
Investment Team for Greece with responsibility for the Corporates and Banks Unit, EIB
tasouli alexia
Diplomatic Correspondent, OPEN TV
Tocci Nathalie
Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy
Tsakiris Yannis
Deputy Minister for Development and Investments of the Hellenic Republic
Tsakloglou Panos
Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, in charge of Social Insurance, of the Hellenic Republic
Tzikas Anastasios
President, TIF-HELEXPO SA; President, Technopolis Thessaloniki ICT Business Park SA
Tzitzikostas Apostolos
President of the European Committee of the Regions – President of the Association of Greek Regions – Governor of the Region of Central Macedonia
Ulgen Sinan
Executive Chairman, EDAM Think Tank, Turkey
Várhelyi Olivér
Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, European Commission
Varvitsiotis Miltiadis
Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs for European affairs
Venizelos Evangelos
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2013-2015), Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister (2011-2012) , Greece
Vettas Nikos
General Director, Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) and Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
voridis makis
Minister of Rural Development and Food of the Hellenic Republic
Voumvaki Jessie
Deputy Chief Economist, National Bank of Greece
Wilson M. Damon
Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council, USA
Zacharos Stamatis
Journalist, Action 24 Channel
Zanni May
President and co-founder, Women Act
Zemenides D. Endy
Executive Director, HALC
Zervas Konstantinos
Mayor of Thessaloniki
Agenda
12:10
WELCOME ADDRESS
Athanasios Savvakis, President, Federation of Industries of Greece.
Symeon G. Tsomokos, Delphi Economic Forum
Theodoros Karaoglou, Deputy Minister of Interior, Macedonia and Thrace of the Hellenic Republic
Konstantinos Zervas, Mayor of Thessaloniki
12:40
ADDRESSING THE EUROZONE’S NEW ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CHALLENGES
Christos Staikouras, Minister of Finance of the Hellenic Republic
Luis de Guindos, Vice President, European Central Bank, Germany
Chris Allen, DG ECFIN Resident Adviser in Athens, European Commission
Simos Anastasopoulos, President, The Council on Competitiveness of Greece
Maria Demertzis, Deputy Director, Bruegel, Belgium
George Pagoulatos, Director General, ELIAMEP, Greece
MODERATOR: Antonis Papagiannidis, Managing Director, Economia Publishing
13:45
IN CONVERSATION
H.E. Ernst Reichel, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Hellenic Republic
MODERATOR: Maria Nikoltsiou, Journalist, ALPHA TV
14:10
EUROPE’S MOMENT: REPAIR & PREPARE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
Theodoros Skylakakis, Deputy Minister for Fiscal Policy of the Hellenic Republic
Dr. Domna Michailidou, Deputy Minister of Labor of the Hellenic Republic
Nikos Vettas, General Director, Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE); Professor, Athens University of Economics & Business, Greece
Dr Vassili Apostolopoulos, CEO, Athens Medical Group; President, E.E.N.E., Greece
MODERATOR: Stamatis Zacharos, Journalist, Action 24 Channel
14:45
IN CONVERSATION
Adonis-Spyridon Georgiadis, Minister of Development and Investment of the Hellenic Republic
MODERATOR: Alexandra Gouta, Financial & Technology News Editor, ANA-MPA
15:05
THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN IN CRISIS
Opening remarks
Nikos Dendias, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic (video message)
Nikos Christodoulides, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus (video message)
Discussants
George Katrougalos, MP, SYRIZA Party; Minister of Foreign Affairs (2019), Greece
Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council, USA
Nathalie Tocci, Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy
MODERATOR: Ino Afentouli, Program Officer for Greece, Public Diplomacy Division, NATO
16:00
IN CONVERSATION
H.E. Geoffrey R. Pyatt, US Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic (video message)
MODERATOR: Alexia Tasouli, Diplomatic Correspondent, OPEN TV
16:25
TURKEY AT A CROSSROAD
Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic
Evangelos Apostolakis, Minister of National Defence (2019), Greece
Sinan Ülgen, Executive Chairman, Think Tank EDAM, Turkey
Ioannis N. Grigoriadis, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Bilkent University; Head of Turkey Program, ELIAMEP, Greece
Dr. Constantinos Filis, Executive Director, Institute of International Relations, Greece
MODERATOR: Vassilis Karatzas, CIO, Levant Partners AIFM, Greece
17:30
IN CONVERSATION
INNOVATION IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN GREECE
Rania Ekaterinari, CEO, Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations S.A
MODERATOR: Alexandra Gouta, Financial & Technology News Editor, ANA-MPA
17:55
IN CONVERSATION
George Pitsilis, Governor, Independent Authority for Public Revenue, Greece
MODERATOR: Dimitrios Pefanis, Journalist, General Manager of insider.gr
18:15
IN CONVERSATION
Dora Bakoyannis, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic (2006-2009), Greece
MODERATOR: Athanassios Ellis, Editor-in-Chief, Kathimerini English edition, Greece
18:40
IN CONVERSATION
Prof. Evangelos Venizelos, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2013-2015); Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister (2011-2012), Greece
MODERATOR: Athanassios Ellis, Editor-in-Chief, Kathimerini English edition, Greece
19:05
WHAT DOES THE US ELECTION MEAN FOR EUROPE AND GREECE?
William Antholis, Director CEO, Miller Center, University of Virginia, USA
Endy Zemenides, Executive Director, Hellenic American Leadership Council, USA
Katerina Sokou, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, USA
MODERATOR: Athanassios Ellis, Editor-in-Chief, Kathimerini English edition, Greece
19:50
IN CONVERSATION
THE FUTURE OF WORK: THE RESKILLING & UPSKILLING IMPERATIVE
Byron Nicolaides, President CEPIS; CEO, Peoplecert
MODERATOR: Maria Nikoltsiou, Journalist, ALPHA TV
20:10
EU ACCESSION OF WESTERN BALKANS: CREDIBILITY, PREDICTABILITY & POLITICAL STEER
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic (video message)
Edi Rama, Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania (video message)
Zoran Zaev, Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia (video message)
Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, European Commission (video message)
09:50
WELCOME ADDRESS
Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Governor, Region of Central Macedonia
10:00
COVID-19: WHEN WILL IT END?
Vasilis Kontozamanis, Deputy Minister of Health of the Hellenic Republic (video message)
Spyros Georgiou, Lieutenant Colonel, Spokesperson, Ministry for Civil Protection and Crisis Management of the Hellenic Republic
Álvaro Santos Pereira, Director of the Country Studies Branch, Economics Department, OECD, France
MODERATOR: Dimitrios Pefanis, Journalist, General Manager of insider.gr
10:40
IN CONVERSATION
Yannis Tsakiris, Deputy Minister for Development and Investments of the Hellenic Republic
MODERATOR: Dimitrios Pefanis, Journalist, General Manager of insider.gr
11:00
STOCK MARKET: A MAJOR PILLAR OF ECONOMIC GROWTH
Theofanis Mylonas, Chairman and CEO of Eurobank Asset Management M.F.M.C.; President, Hellenic Fund and Asset Management Association, Greece
Georgios Doukidis, Professor of eBusiness in the Department of Management Science and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business; independent board member, Athens Exchange, Greece
Michael Andreadis, Chief Markets Operation and Business Development Officer, Athens Exchange Group
MODERATOR: Socrates Lazaridis, CEO, Athens Exchange Group, Greece
11:45
IN CONVERSATION
Panos Tsakloglou, Alternate Minister for Labour of the Hellenic Republic
MODERATOR: Antonis Papagiannidis, Managing Director, Economia Publishing
12:05
THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE
Makis Voridis, Minister of Agricultural Development and Food of the Hellenic Republic
H.E. Stella Ronner-Grubacic, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Hellenic Republic
Dimitris Pachtas, Deputy Director SME’s Banking, National Bank of Greece
Panos Kanellis, President, American Farm School, Greece
Olympia Apostolou, Consultant, Trade Coordinator, Greek Canners’ Association EKE, Greece
Antonis Siarkos, President, Hellenic Cotton Association of Ginners and Exporters, Greece
MODERATOR: Nectarios Notis, CEO, FNB Daily; Publisher, BNB Daily
13:00
CLIMATE CHANGE & THE JUST TRANSITION
Prof. Konstantinos Aravossis, Secretary General of Natural Environment and Water, Ministry of Environment and Energy of the Hellenic Republic
Maria Spyraki, Member of the European Parliament, Greece
Sokratis Famellos, fmr Alternate Minister, Energy & Environment, Responsible for coordinating Energy and Environmental Policies within the SYRIZA party, MP, Greece
MODERATOR: Nectarios Notis, CEO, FNB Daily; Publisher, BNB Daily
13:35
FEMALE LEADERSHIP IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
May Zanni, co-founder & President, Women Act
Dr. Angelika Gouskou, Senior Partner, Selekos-Gouskou & Co Law Offices; co-Founder CG Hub, Greece
Katerina Pramatari, Founding Partner, Uni.Fund, Greece
MODERATOR: Dimitris Diamantidis, Journalist, Radio Thessaloniki, Thessnews
14:10
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS – THE CASE OF NORTHERN GREECE
Konstantinos Fragogiannis, Deputy Minister for Economic Diplomacy and Openness of the Hellenic Republic
Dieter Straub, Head of Corporate Financing Unit, European Investment Bank
Christos Balaskas, Vice President and General Manager Greece, Eldorado Gold
Nikos Efthymiadis, Chairman, Redestos Efthymiadis Agrotechnology Group; Chairman, Thess INTEC AE, Greece
Nikos Dimtsas, Chief Investment Officer, DIMAND SA, Greece
MODERATOR: Alexandra Gouta, Financial & Technology News Editor, ANA-MPA
15:15
IN CONVERSATION
Christos Harpantidis, President & CEO, Papastratos; Managing Director EU South East Cluster, Philip Morris International, Greece
MODERATOR: Maria Nikoltsiou, Journalist, ALPHA TV
15:40
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF GREECE’S ECONOMY AND ENTERPRISES
Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Ministry of Digital Governance of the Hellenic Republic
Eva Kaili, Member of the European Parliament, EP Chair for AI, Science and Tech, Greece
Dimitris Papastergiou, Mayor of Trikala, Greece
Anastasios Tzikas, President, Thessaloniki International Fair HELEXPO SA; President, Technopolis Thessaloniki ICT Business Park S.A., Greece
Pantelis Angelidis, President, Hellenic Association of Mobile Applications Companies (ΣΕΚΕΕ); Founder, VIDAVO, Greece
Theodosis Michalopoulos, CEO, Microsoft Greece, Cyprus and Malta
MODERATOR: Dimitrios Pefanis, Journalist, General Manager of insider.gr
17:00
PRESENTATION – NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE
Opening Statement
Vassilis Karamouzis, General Manager of Corporate and Investment Banking, National Bank of Greece
Presentation
BEYOND COVID-19: A GROWTH PATH FOR MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN GREECE
Jessie Voumvaki, Deputy Chief Economist, National Bank of Greece
MODERATOR: Maria Nikoltsiou, Journalist, ALPHA TV
17:35
KEYNOTE SPEECH
Stylianos Petsas, Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic
18:00
LIFTING GREECE’S INDUSTRY SECTOR
Nikolaos Papathanasis, Deputy Minister of Development & Investments of the Hellenic Republic
Athina Chatzipetrou, President & CEO, Hellenic Development Bank
George Mylonas, President, ALUMIL SA, Greece
Anthimos Amanatidis, CEO, EYATH SA, Greece
Dennys Plessas, VP Business Development Initiatives Global Pursuits, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics/International
Dimitris Chanis, CEO HERACLES Group, member of LafargeHolcim, Greece
MODERATOR: Theologos Iliou, Journalist, Makedonia Newspaper
19:30
ENERGY
Kostis Hatzidakis, Minister of Environment and Energy of the Hellenic Republic
H.E. Kate Smith, British Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic
Prof. George Stathakis, Minister of Environment and Energy (2016-2019), Greece
Prof. Yannis Maniatis, Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (2013-2015), Greece
Athanassios Paspaliaris, Thessaloniki Industrial Complex Manager, Hellenic Petroleum
Dinos Benroubi, General Manager, Power & Gas Business Unit, Protergia MYTILINEOS, Greece
Kostis Sifnaios, Group Energy Director, Copelouzos Group, Greece
MODERATOR: Alex Lagakos, COO, Blue Grid
20:35
INFRASTRUCTURE – CONNECTIVITY
Ioannis Kefalogiannis, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport of the Hellenic Republic
Dmitry Pankin, President, Black Sea Trade and Development Bank, Greece
Franco Nicola Cupolo, CEO and Managing Director, Thessaloniki Port Authority, Greece
MODERATOR: Dimitris Diamantidis, Journalist, Radio Thessaloniki, Thessnews
Organisers
Organized by:
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.
SBE holds regular events -fora, conferences, workshops, seminars- focusing on growth, entrepreneurship, international economies, external trade and other strategic challenges.
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Delphi Economic Forum is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization addressing geopolitical challenges and promoting socially responsible growth policies for Greece and the wider Eastern Mediterranean region.
Working in close cooperation with international organizations, governments, businesses, think tanks & civil society, it cultivates a network of experts with the goal to encourage common understanding and to promote sustainable solutions to the most complex global and regional issues.
Supported by:
Enterprise Europe Network Hellas
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