Tuesday, October 29, 2019

10.45
Registration - Welcome Coffee
11.30
Welcome remarks

Tawfic Khoury, Chairman, Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group, Executive Vice Chairman, Consolidated Contractors Company

Raouf Abou Zaki, CEO, Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group

Symeon Tsomokos, President, Delphi Economic Forum

Christos Folias, fmr Minister of Development & fmr President of the Arab-Greek Chamber of Commerce & Development

11.35
Opening ceremony - EUROPE AND THE ARAB WORLD: TRANSITIONS AND GEOPOLITICS

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece

Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus

Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General, The League of Arab States

Ana Brnabić, Prime Minister of Serbia

Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of Croatia

Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania

Nabil Aburdeineh, Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Palestine 

Massimo D’Alema, former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Italy 

Francois Fillon, former Prime Minister of France

Tarek El-Molla, Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources, Egypt
the Minister will deliver the speech of H.E. the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

Chair: Symeon Tsomokos, President, Delphi Economic Forum

13.45
AN ERA OF REALIGNMENT: THE NEED FOR A NEW EUROPEAN-ARAB WORLD APPROACH

Miltiades Varvitsiotis, Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs, Greece

Carmelo Abela, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion, Malta

Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Qatar

Nasser Kamel, Secretary General, Union of the Mediterranean 

Eurico Brilhante Dias, Secretary of State for Internationalisation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Portugal

Chair: Faysal Abou Zaki, Deputy CEO, Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group

14.45
EUROPE AND THE ARAB WORLD: A STRATEGIC ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP

Adonis-Spyridon Georgiadis, Minister of Development and Investments, Greece

Said Djellab, Minister of Commerce, Algeria

Mohammed Mukhlif Al-Enezi, Undersecretary for Technical Affairs and Development, Ministry of Commerce, Kuwait

Abdulrahman bin Ahmed bin Hamdan Al-Harbi, Governor, General Authority for Foreign Trade, Saudi Arabia

Chair: Michalis Mitsos, Journalist, TA NEA

15.45
Light Buffet Lunch
16:15
CHALLENGES OF MIGRATION: THE VISION

George Koumoutsakos, Alternate Minister of Citizens' Protection, Greece

George Katrougalos, MP, fmr Minister of Foreign Affairs, Greece

Blanca Moreno-Dodson, Manager, Center for Mediterranean Integration, World Bank

Alfonso Lucini Mateo, Special Amb. for Middle East and Mediterranean Affairs, Ministry of Foreign  Affairs, Spain 

Mohanad Hage Ali, Fellow, Carnegie Middle East Center

Chair: Nektaria Stamouli, Journalist, Politico

17.15
BUILDING CLIMATE COALITIONS: AN EU-ARAB RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

Elina Bardram, Head of Unit for International & Inter-institutional Relations, DG-Climate Action, European Commission

Enrico Granara, Ambassador, Coordinator of the Euro-Mediterranean Multilateral Activities in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy

Christos Zerefos, Head, Research Center for Atmospheric Physics & Climatology Academy of Athens

Nicolò Sartori, Head of Programme, Energy, Climate & Resources, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy

Saida Neghza, President, General Confederation of Algerian Enterprises (CGEA)

Chair: Thodoris Georgakopoulos, Editorial Director, diaNEOsis

18.00
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS: INVESTING WITH A PURPOSE

Georgios Kyrtsos, Member, European Parliament

Janet Heckman, Managing Director, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) Region, EBRD

Marina Wes, Country Director, Egypt, Yemen and Djibouti, Middle East and North Africa, World Bank 

Benjamin Godel, Senior Manager International Markets, Federation of German Industries (BDI)

Michalis Michael, Chairman, Invest Cyprus

Chair: Maria Nikoltsiou, Journalist, Alpha TV

19.15
End of Day I Sessions
21.00
Official Dinner (by invitation only)

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

08:30
Arrival of delegates
09:30
Opening Statements

Alexis Tsipras, former Prime Minister of Greece, Leader of the Opposition and President of Syriza

Mohamad Al-Ississ, Minister of Planning & International Cooperation, State Minister for Economic Affairs, Jordan

Chair: Symeon Tsomokos, President, Delphi Economic Forum

10.10
ENERGY SECURITY PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES: DEVELOPING A POSITIVE COOPERATION AGENDA

Gerassimos Thomas, Deputy Minister of Environment & Energy, Greece 

Christos Folias, fmr Minister of Development & fmr President of the Arab-Greek Chamber of Commerce & Development

Deividas Matulionis, First Deputy Chancellor of the Government of Lithuania

Mohamed Shoeib, CEO & Managing Director, East Gas Company, Egypt

Symeon Kassianides, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Natural Gas Public Company (DEFA), Cyprus

Hisham Ayoub, Managing Director, Eurotex, Bahrain

Roudi Baroudi, CEO, Energy & Environment Holding, Qatar

Konstantinos Andriosopoulos, Vice President, DEPA

Dinos Arcoumanis, Dep. of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, City University London

Chair: Alexandros Lagakos, Founding Chairman, Greek Energy Forum

11.30
BREAK
12.00
Maritime, Ports and Logistics: the New Perspective in the Arab World

Ioannis Plakiotakis, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Greece

Khalid Hanafy, Secretary General, Union of Arab Chambers 

Abdulrazaq Al Zuheere, President of the Federation of the Iraqi Chambers of Commerce

Mohamed Dawood, VP, Maritime Affairs, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Egypt

Chair: Christos Konstas, Editor in Chief, Ethos Media Group

13.00
PATHWAYS FOR SHARED GROWTH: ADVANCING COOPERATION BETWEEN GREECE & THE ARAB WORLD

Harry Theocharis, Minister of Tourism, Greece

Konstantinos Fragogiannis, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greece

Nikos Pappas, MP, frm Minister, Greece

Konstantinos Michalos, President, Athens Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Athanassios Savvakis, President Federation of Industries of Greece & Chairman Hellenic Energy Exchange

Vaggelis Kteniadis, President, V2 Development, Greece

Rashad Mabger, Secretary General, Arab-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Development

Vassili G. Apostolopoulos, President, Hellenic Entrepreneurs Association (EENE), CEO, Athens Medical Group

John Sfakianakis, Chief Economist and Head of Research, Gulf Research Center, Saudi Arabia

Chair:  Stamatis Zacharos, Journalist, Action24

14.30
Light Buffet Lunch
15.00
NAVIGATING TECHNOLOGICAL DISRUPTION: A BI-REGIONAL APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Christos Dimas, Deputy Minister for Research and Technology, Ministry of Development, Greece

Hussain Mohammed Al Mahmoudi, CEO, Sharjah Research, Technology & Innovation Park, UAE

Lykourgos Antonopoulos, ICT Director, OTE Group 

Chair: Dimitris Mallas, Journalist, DPG Digital Media/ Imerissia

15.45
FINANCING & INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN EUROPEAN AND ARAB WORLD COUNTRIES

Salem Abukhaizran, Member of the BoD, Businessmen Association, Palestine

Imad Ghandour, Co-founder & Managing Director, CedarBridge, UAE

Aya Burweila, Founder and Director, Code on the Road

Daniela Herrmann, Founder & CEO, Topan, Switzerland 

Amal Daraghmeh Masri, Editor in Chief, Middle East Business News and Magazine

Chair: Petros Doukas, Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce, fmr Deputy Minister of Finance, Greece

16.30
The Ever Growing Healthcare Industry

Vassilis Kikilias, Minister of Health, Greece

Vassilis Kontozamanis, Deputy Minister of Health, Greece

Jenny Matsiota, Visiting Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Healthcare Executive, Lenus Medical,  USA

Prem Jagyasi, Dr Prem and Associates, India/UAE/Ukraine

Justin Abu Anza, Medical & Wellness Tourism Manager, Jordan Tourism Board

Chair: Jenny Matsiota, Visiting Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Healthcare Executive, Lenus Medical,  USA

17.15
Closing remarks
17.30
Farewell networking reception

29/10/19 Workshop - Real estate market: Facts & Opportunities

15.30
Welcome Remarks

Panagiotis Giannakis, MRICS, CEO, PMD Real Estate Network, Greece 

15.45
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES-GOLDEN VISA

Vaggelis Kteniadis, President, V2 Development, Greece

Panagiotis Giannakis,  MRICS, CEO, PMD Real Estate Network, Greece 

16.15
INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

Mostafa El Shibini, CEO, Netherfield Greece, Egypt 

Yasser Alawadi, CEO, Al Hijaz For Development, Saudi Arabia 

16.45
REAL ESTATE & TOURISM

Amin El Khoury, Business Development Manager, Hyper Luxury, Lebanon

17.00
LEGAL & CONSULTING SERVICES

Alina Georgopoulou, CEO, GLS – Georgopoulou Legal Services

Manolis Koutelias, Head of Investment Projects Development, Noisis SA, Greece

17.30
CONSULTING ENGINEERS

Agapi Xifilidou, MRICS – Real Estate Valuation Surveyor, Pointers Property Services, Samaras & Partners Group of Companies

17.45
TRUSTEE SERVICES

John Exarhos, Managing Director, First Zurich Trust AG, Switzerland

18.00
Networking coffee

30/10/19 Startup Convention

10.30
Welcome Address

CCC’S INNOVATION & STARTUPS JOURNEY

Aref Boualwan, Event Chairperson & Senior Manager Digital Transformation & Startups, CCC, Greece

10.45
Keynote Speech

Isidora Kosta, Cities Infrastructure & Urban Services Community Lead, World Economic Forum

11.00
Government Incentives for Startups & Investors: How governments are building a startup ecosystem to spark in-country & to nurture out-of-country Startups’ activity

Christos Dimas, Deputy Minister for Research and Technology, Greece 

Aref Boualwan, Senior Manager Digital Transformation & Startups CCC, Lebanon

Jimmy Athanasopoulos, Chairman, Envolve Entrepreneurship, Greece

Maan Eshgi, Head of Investments at BIAC, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Mohammad Shanaa, Co-Founder & CEO at Morta, UK

Chair:   Haris Lambropoulos, Member of the BoD, Athens Chamber of Commerce & Industry

11.45
What You Don't Know About the Arab Startup Ecosystem: Startup’s evolvement, a path to success, and key factors looked at in-depth by Startup Hubs and Parks

Hussain Al Mahmoudi, CEO, Sharjah Research Technology & Innovation Park, Sharjah 

Ahmed Osman, Managing Director, Global Entrepreneurship Network, Egypt

Mohamed Wefati, Founder & CEO at MIZA, UAE & Bahrain

Tammer Qaddumi, Partner at VentureSouq, GCC

Alexander Xydas, Co-founder at FlugAuto, Dubai 

Chair:  Carla Tanas, Co-Founder Industry Disruptors - Game Changers, Greece 

12.25
Financing Startups in EU

Ioannis Tsakiris, Deputy Minister of Development and Investments, Greece

12.35
Arab Investment Opportunities for EU Startups

Tammer Qaddumi, Partner at VentureSouq, United Arab Emirates

12.45
Coffee Break
13.00
The Role of Education in Entrepreneurship

Peggy Pelonis, Acting President American Community Schools, Greece

13.10
Cross Continent Entrepreneurship Discussion: A fireside chat on varying perspectives of startups involvement and evolvement

Apostolos Apostolakis, Founding Partner at VentureFriends.vc, Greece

Myriam Kacimi Fournier, Founder & CEO of SunGy, France & Algeria 

Konstantinos Synodinos, Founder & CEO of ChampionsID, Greece 

Farah Charafeddine, President & CEO of Modeus Inc., Silicon Valley & Lebanon

Chair:  Filippos Zakopoulos, Managing Partner at Found.ation, Greece

13.45
Keynote Speech

Christos Dimas, Deputy Minister for Research and Technology, Greece

13.55
Wrap Up and Closing Remarks
14.00
NETWORKING LIGHT BUFFET LUNCH