greece-germany business forum

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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
08:15
THE ECONOMIST’S FORECAST ON EUROPE’S ECONOMIC
AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
Daniel Franklin, executive editor, The Economist, chairman of the event
08:30
RESTORING CONFIDENCE & REDEFINING BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT TIES
BETWEEN GREECE AND GERMANY
Nikos Pappas, minister of state, Greece
* Hans-Joachim Fuchtel , parliamentary state secretary to the federal minister for economic
cooperation and development, Germany
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
 Presenting the New Greek Framework for Development
 Privatization process: current projects in the pipeline
• Germany’s perspective
Giorgos Stathakis, minister of economy, development and tourism, Greece
Brigitte Zypries , parliamentary state secretary at the federal ministry for economic affairs and energy,
Germany
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
Eric Schweitzer, president, Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK)
Michalis Maillis , president, Greek-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
Ulrich Schröder, chief executive officer, KFW
Nicholas Jennett, deputy director general, head of investment team for Greece, European Investment
Bank
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
Christos Staikos, chairman, Enterprise Greece
Stergios Pitsiorlas , chairman, Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF)
• Tourism
* Elena Kountoura, alternate minister of tourism, Ministry of Economy, Infrastructure, Maritime Affairs
and Tourism, Greece
• Infrastructure
Stefan Schulte , chairman of the executive board, Fraport AG
• Renewable Energy Sources
Hermann Falk , executive director, German Renewable Energy Federation
Commentator:
Antonis Metaxas , managing partner, Metaxas & Associates Law Firm
• Agribusiness
Vassilis Gounaris , managing director, BASF Hellas
13:00
Discussion
13:15
Networking Luncheon
14:30
Afternoon Parallel Sessions
14:30
GREEK – GERMAN COOPERATION FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
* Costas Fotakis , alternate minister for research and innovation, Greece
* Cornelia Yzer , senator for economics, technology and research in Berlin
Moderator:
Nassos Michelis , managing partner, MStR Law Firm
14:50
Discussion
15:00
INSTRUMENTS FOR FINANCING INNOVATION AND STARTUPS
Representative, Eurobank (name to be advised)
Alexandra Mitsotaki , president, Action Finance Initiative - AFI
15:30
STARTUPS AS A VEHICLE FOR GROWTH
Keynote speaker:
Thomas Rachel , parliamentary state secretary to the federal minister of education and research,
Germany
• Successful models of startups in Belin
Representative, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Berlin (IHK Berlin)
Representative, greek startup ecosystem (name to be advised)
• Startup companies - turbo-boosting innovation within Germany's economy
Tom Kirschbaum , member of the board of directors, German Startups Association
* Carl-Philipp Wackernagel , co-ordinator, Berlin Startup Unit
• A growing innovative, science and technology international community in Thessaloniki. Opportunities for
investors and partners
Paris Kokorotsikos , CEO, Euroconsultants, visiting professor of innovation entrepreneurship, Hellenic
International University, Thessaloniki
Moderator:
Elias Carayannis , professor of science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship,
school of business, George Washington University
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14:30
B2B Meetings
 ICT
 Energy, environment and energy efficiency
 Pharmaceutical industry
 Agribusiness
 Tourism
19:00
End of conference
* Awaiting confirmation
Date of update: February 18th, 2016
This programme is registered to The Economist Events for Greece, Cyprus, Malta and SE Europe / Hazlis & Rivas. Speakers
mentioned herein have confirmed apart from those with an asterisk. No part may be reproduced without authorization
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