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GREECE-GERMANY BUSINESS FORUM
RESTORING CONFIDENCE AND NAVIGATING
FOR NEW TRADE, INVESTMENT AND STARTUPS
APRIL 5TH 2016 • BERLIN MARRIOTT HOTEL, GERMANY
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07:45
Arrival of guests
08:30
THE ECONOMIST’S FORECAST ON EUROPE’S ECONOMIC
AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
Daniel Franklin, executive editor, The Economist, chairman of the event
08:45
RESTORING CONFIDENCE & REDEFINING BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT TIES
BETWEEN GREECE AND GERMANY
 Presenting the New Greek Framework for Development
 Privatization process: current projects in the pipeline
Giorgos Stathakis, minister of economy, development and tourism, Greece
09:00
Discussion
09:20
THE BUSINESS LEADERS HAVE THE FLOOR
Ulrich Grillo, president, Federation of German Industries (BDI)
Theodoros Fessas , chairman of the board of directors, Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV), Greece
• The significance of Greece’s energy sector for growth and stability
Grigoris Stergioulis , CEO, Hellenic Petroleum
09:45
Discussion
10:00
GREECE’S REMEDY FOR STABILITY AND GROWTH
Brigitte Zypries , parliamentary state secretary at the federal ministry for economic affairs and energy,
Germany
Dimitris Mardas , deputy minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greece
10:20
10:40
Discussion
 Implementing reforms: Has progress been made?
Alvaro Pereira, director of the country studies branch, economics department, OECD
• How to achieve a rich harvest-the business sector responds
Volker Treier , deputy chief executive officer, international and European economic affairs, AHK,
Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK)
Michalis Maillis , president, Hellenic-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK)
11:00
Discussion
11:15
HOW CAN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR ACT AS A LIFELINE FOR BUSINESS?
• After the recapitalization of the Greek banking system: What now?
• Funding methods
• Financial tools for growth
Louka Katseli, president, Hellenic Bank Association
Nicholas Jennett, deputy director general, head of investment team for Greece, European Investment
Bank
Hubert Cottogni, deputy director, head of mandate management, European Investment Fund
11:35
Discussion
11:50
Break
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12:15
COLLABORATION FOR TRADE, INVESTMENT AND JOINT-VENTURES
Benno Bunse , chairman and CEO, Germany Trade and Invest
Velissarios Dotsis, CEO, Enterprise Greece
Tourism
* Elena Kountoura, alternate minister of tourism, Ministry of Economy, Infrastructure, Maritime Affairs
and Tourism, Greece
• Infrastructure
Matthias Zieschang , CFO, Fraport AG
• Agribusiness
Vassilis Gounaris , managing director, BASF Hellas
Moderator:
Yiannis Perlepes , general manager, Naftemporiki Newspaper
• Renewable Energy Sources
Hermann Falk , executive director, German Renewable Energy Federation
Moderator:
Antonis Metaxas , managing partner, Metaxas & Associates Law Firm
13:00
Discussion
13:15
Networking Luncheon
14:30
Afternoon Parallel Sessions
14:30
STARTUPS AS A VEHICLE FOR GROWTH
• Successful models of startups in Belin
Daniel-Jan Girl , CEO, DGMK, member of the steering committee, Chamber of Commerce and Industry
of Berlin (IHK Berlin), representative of the steering committee for setting up business, startups and young
entrepreneurs
• Startup companies - turbo-boosting innovation within Germany's economy
Tom Kirschbaum , member of the board of directors, German Startups Association
• Greece: brain capital, youth entrepreneurship and the startup ecosystem
Sotiris Sirmakezis , general manager, group chief digital officer, Eurobank
• Thessaloniki innovation and entrepreneurship system. A growing hub of science and technology based
internationally oriented companies
Paris Kokorotsikos , CEO, Euroconsultants, visiting professor of innovation entrepreneurship, Hellenic
International University, Thessaloniki
Isidoros Sideridis , CEO, Justphonebook
Moderator:
Athanasios Kelemis , general manager and member of the board of management, Hellenic-German
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK)
15:10
Discussion
15:20
INSTRUMENTS FOR FINANCING, INNOVATION AND STARTUPS
Alexandra Mitsotaki , president, Action Finance Initiative – AFI
• Risk capital financing of GloCal start-ups: Experience with Hellenic-American transatlantic innovation
bridge
Elias Carayannis , full professor of science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship,
school of business, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
Moderator:
Vassilis Sakas , independent business consultant
15:40
Discussion
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15:50
GREEK – GERMAN COOPERATION FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Thomas Rachel , parliamentary state secretary to the federal ministry of education and research,
Germany
Costas Fotakis , alternate minister for research and innovation, Greece
• R&D in pharma sector. A growth engine
Theodore Tryfon , co-CEO, ELPEN Group, president, Panhellenic Union of Pharmaceutical Industries (PEF)
Moderator:
Dirk Reinhardt , lawyer, managing partner, MStR Law Firm, vice president, Hellenic Institute for Legal
Studies in Innovative Entrepreneurship & Start-ups
16:20
Discussion
14:30
B2B Meetings
 ICT
 Energy, environment and energy efficiency
 Pharmaceutical industry
 Agribusiness
 Tourism
19:00
End of conference
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Date of update: March 21st, 2016
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