CITY OF THESSALONIKI

10:00’ - 10:30’

RegistrationWelcome messageYiannis Boutaris, Mayor of Thessaloniki

11:00’ - 12:00’

“Tourism development: constructive or disruptive forces”Deputy Mayor for Tourism, Municipality of Barcelona, SpainModerator: Spiros Pengas, Deputy Mayor for Tourism Development and International Relations, City of Thessaloniki

12:00’ - 13:00’

“Public – Private entrepreneurship. Is that feasible?” Simon Schaefer, Founder and CEO, Factory Licensing GmbH, GermanyModerator: Representative from OK!Thess

13:00’ - 14:00’

“Municipal Funding: Public and/or Private?” Hila Oren, CEO, Tel Aviv Foundation, IsraelAlexandros Kampouroglou, CEO, Athens Partnership, GreeceModerator: Lina Liakou, Deputy Mayor for Thessaloniki in Urban Resilience and Development Planning, City of Thessaloniki

14:30’ Break

ELLOPIA HALL ALEXANDROS HALL OLYMPIAS HALL KASSANDROS HALL

EEN HELLAS

13:00’ – 18:00’

ENTERPRISE EUROPE NETWORK HELLAS

October 5-6

AGENDA

Thursday, October 5

09:00’ 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 RepublicApostolos 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 EPITHEORISIGeorge Katrougalos, Alternate Minister for European Affairs of the Hellenic Republic George Koumoutsakos, Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs, New Democracy Party Loukas Tsoukalis, President, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, Greece Georges Prevelakis, Professor of Geopolitics, Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Paris Panagiotis Gavras, Head Policy and Strategy, Black Sea and Trade Development BankDr. Zoran Ilievski, Associate Professor of Political Science, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje

12:00’ SPEECHAlexandros Charitsis, Alternate Minister of Economy and Development of the Hellenic Republic

12:15’ TOWARDS A NATIONAL ECONOMIC PLAN AND GROWTH STRATEGY

MODERATOR: Traianos Chatzidimitriou, Journalist, General Director Ethnos SPEECH: Dora Bakoyannis, MP, Shadow Minister of Economy & Development of Nea DemokratiaNicos Christodoulakis, Prof. of Economic Analysis, Athens University of Economics and BusinessDimitrios P. Tsomocos, Prof. of Financial Economics & Fellow in Management, University of Oxford Prof. Anthony Bartzokas, Alternate Board Director, EBRDGeorge Provopoulos, Governor of the Bank of Greece (2008-2014); Chairman, Postbank (Bulgaria) Chris Allen, DG ECFIN Resident Adviser in Athens, European CommissionDr Andreas A. Andreadis, Dr Andreas A. Andreadis, CEO Sani, Ikos Group

13:30’ INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC DEBT AND GROWTH

MODERATOR: Stamatis Zacharos, Publishing Consultant, 24Media Group, Journalist, Athens 9.84 RadioChristos Staikouras, MP ND, Head of ND Economic Policy Sector, former Alternate Minister of FinanceSocrates Lazaridis, CEO, Athens Stock Exchange, GreecePanagiotis Tsakloglou, Prof. International & European Economic Studies, AUEBDr. Domna Michailidou, Adjunct Lecturer University of Cambridge Reforms’ Consultant to the President of New Democracy Party

14:30’ Break

ORGANISER

With the support of the Representation of the European Commission in Greece In Association with With the Support of

IN COOPERATION WITH

Aντιπροσωπείαστην Ελλάδα

Under the Auspices of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos

OCTOBER 5 & 6, 2017 Ioannis Vellidis Congress Centre

S T E P T O

T H E R I G H T

D I R E C T I O N

www.thessalonikisummit.gr

ATHENS EXCHANGE GROUP

12:00’ CLOSER CAPITAL MARKETS TIES IN THE SEE REGION?As the cost of finance has risen while econom-ic 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 ef-fort from the ecosystem (legal firms, brokers, investment bankers, consultants) and the ex-changes to reduce costs and increase efficien-cy. In order to develop their junior markets a more unified approach is needed to bring together companies, investors and markets. This is a great challenge for SE Europe coun-tries, especially as the Capital Markets Union action plan unveils, to facilitate cross-border investments and increase regional SMEs at-tractiveness. The SEE Link that will facilitate cross-border listing, the use of junior markets for smaller companies, the listed funds ap-proach which invest in non-listed SMEs and the developing of post-trading links between CSDs are some of the ways to revive the re-gional capital markets and their ties. Andre Kuusvek, Director Local Currency and Capital Markets Development, EBRDFlorian Dennis, Policy Officer, Director-ate General Financial Stability, Financial Services & Capital Markets Union, European CommissionIvan Takev, CEO, Bulgaria Stock ExchangeSiniša Krneta, CEO, Belgrade Stock Exchange Marios Pilavakis, Chairman of the Council, Cyprus Stock ExchangeSocrates Lazaridis, CEO, Athens Exchange

ALEXANDER INNOVATION ZONE

INNOVATION FUNDING

13:00’ – 14:30’

WelcomePantelis Angelidis, President, Alexander Innovation Zone SA

Funding dos and don’tsMarina Hatsopoulos, Entrepreneur, Investor

The role of policy making and international cooperationWalter Stechel, Consul General, Germany Federal Republic in Thessaloniki, Greece

Interactive RoundtableGreek VCs and innovators that raised capital will debate with the audience on the current and future potential of the city and the country

14:30’ Break

15:30’ – 17:30’

CLOSED PITCH SESSION WITH UP TO FIVE PROMISING INNOVATIVE COMPANIES

ELLOPIA HALL FILIPPOS HALL ALEXANDROS HALL OLYMPIAS HALL KASSANDROS HALL

AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL

EU FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPANIES OF AGRIFOOD SECTOR VIA DEVELOPMENT PRO-GRAMS OF THE REGION OF CENTRAL MACEDONIA

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

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

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

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

16:00’ – 17:00’

Round Table and networking

Thursday, October 5

15:30’ SPEECHDr. Bahadir Kaleagasi, CEO, Turkish Industry & Business Association & President, Bosphorus Institute

15:45’ DRIVERS OF GROWTH FOR THE ECONOMY OF NORTHERN GREECE

MODERATOR: Yiannis Papadogiannis, Journalist, KATHIMERINIAnna Diamantopoulou, President, DIKTIO- Network for Reform in Greece and EuropeStavros Kalafatis, MP, New Democracy PartyGeorge Pagoulatos, Prof. of European Politics and Economy, AUEBTakis Athanasopoulos, Chairman of the Board HERACLES Group, LafargeHolcim GreeceDimitris Dimitriadis, Managing Director, Hellas Gold S.A. Panos Papazoglou, Managing Partner, EY Greece

17:00’ SPEECHGeorge Pitsilis, Governor, Independent Authority for Public Revenue, Hellenic Republic

17:15’ FINANCING GROWTH

MODERATOR: Christos Folias, CEO “FOLIAS & ASSOCIATES”; Ex Minister of DevelopmentGeorgios Kyrtsos, Member of the European Parliament, New Democracy Party 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’

SPEECHMODERATOR: George Skabardonis, Author, JournalistΕvangelos Venizelos, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

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

Friday, October 6

10:00’ REGISTRATION

11:00’SPEECHMargaritis Schinas, Chief Spokesperson, European Commission*

11:30’ THE NEW ENERGY MAP IN THE REGION

MODERATOR: Alexia Tasouli, Political correspondent in 24MEDIA & in MEGA CHANNELGerassimos Thomas, Deputy Director General, DG Energy, European CommissionMaria Spyraki, Member of the European Parliament, New Democracy Party Theodoros Kitsakos, CEO, Public Gas Corporation (DEPA), GreeceKaterina Papalexandri, Country Manager Greece, Trans Adriatic Pipeline AGGrigorios Stergioulis, Chief Executive Officer, Hellenic Petroleum SA

13:00’ INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTIVITY IN GREECE AND SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE

MODERATOR: Nectarios Notis, Financial Commentator, Athens 9,84 FM, CEO, FnB DailyZorana Mihajlović, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Construction, Transportation & Infrastructure of the Republic of Serbia*Stergios Pitsiorlas, Deputy Minister of Economy and Development, Hellenic RepublicSokratis Famellos, Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy, Hellenic RepublicKostas 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, KathimeriniSPEECH: Geoffrey R. Pyatt, U.S. Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic CASE STUDY ISRAEL: Erlich Yigal, Founder, Chairman and Managing Partner, The YOZMA Group Nikos Koutsianas, Chairman, APIVITA S.A.Odisseas Athanassiou, CEO, LAMDA Development*Stavros Drakoularakos, CEO, 24MEDIA Group

17:00’ ADVANCING A DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE ECONOMY

MODERATOR: Thodoris Georgakopoulos, Editorial Director, diaNEOsisAnastasios Tzikas, President, Federation of Hellenic ICT Enterprises – SEPE Grigoris Zarifopoulos, Country Manager, Google Greece, Cyprus & Malta Xenofon Liapakis, General Manager, CIO & Services Interamerican Group, Chairman, Hellenic CIO ForumAthanasios Kotsis, Chairman, INTRASOFT International Sotiris Sirmakezis, General Manager, Group Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Eurobank Group

18:00’ End of the Day

20:00’ OFFICIAL DINNER

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

diaNEOsis

THE GREEK YOUTH: AN EXISTENTIAL PROBLEM?

16:30’ Registration

17:00’ – 17:10’

Welcome AddressDionisis 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 BoardGeorge Prevelakis, Professor of Geopolitics at the Sorbonne (Paris 1) and Member of the diaNEOsis Advisory BoardNikos Christodoulakis, former Minister of Finance and Professor, Athens Univer-sity of Economics and BusinessCoordinator: Athanasia Bidiou, Editor in Chief Voria.gr

18:10’ – 19:00’

Discussion

EEN HELLAS

09:30’ – 18:00’

ENTERPRISE EUROPE NETWORK HELLAS

HELLENIC PRODUCTION – INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE FOR GROWTH

11:00’ – 13:00’

STRONG INDUSTRIAL BASE FOR GROWTH AND A SUSTAINABLE EXIT FROM THE FINANCIAL CRISISAggelos Tsakanikas, Assistant Professor in the field of economic evaluation of technological systems, at the Laboratory of Industrial and Energy Economics (LIEE), National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and Scientific Advisor to the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (FEIR / IOBE)George Pagoulatos, Professor of European Politics and Economy at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), and Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in BrugesStratis Zafeiris, Secretary General of Industry, Ministry of Economy & Development Eleni Koliopoulou, Member of the Board Hellenic Production- Industry Roundtable for Growth President of the Board, Federation of Industries of Thessaly and Central Greece, CEO PAKO S.A.Athanasios Papapanagiotou, President & CEO, PAPAPANAGIOTOU ABEEA “DROMEAS”Thanos Tziritis, President & CEO, ISOMAT SA*Moderator: Alexandra Gouta, Journalist AMNA