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DAY 1 - Wednesday, July 9th 2014

08:30

Registration and refreshments

09:00

THE ECONOMIST’S FORECAST

• How can Europe re-position itself after the elections?

• The Eurozone comeback?

• Greece's performance over the past year

Daniel Franklin, Executive Editor, The Economist
Joan Hoey, Senior Analyst & Regional Editor, Economist Intelligence Unit

 09:10 

THE BIG RETHINK FOR A STRONGER EUROPE

• Europe 2050: Beholding the future

• Improving the geopolitical imbalances between export–oriented North and less productive South

• Eurosceptics vs Europhiles

Mario Monti, President, Bocconi University, Former Prime Minister of Italy, Former European Commissioner (acceptance in principle)
Benoit Coeure, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank

• The business perspective

Philippe Ithurbide, Global Head of Research, Strategy and Analysis,Amundi, France

09:50 

Discussion 

10:20  

THE WEAKEST LINKS: NOT WEAK ANYMORE?

• Where there’s a will there’s a way

Enrico Letta, Former Prime Minister of Italy 

• The academic viewpoint

Alan Ahearne, B.B.S, M.Econ.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D, Head of Economics, National University of Ireland

10:40

Discussion  

 11:00 

THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE OF THE GREEK ECONOMY: STEPS TO BE TAKEN

Gikas Hardouvelis, Minister of Finance, Greece

 11:15 

THE ESM'S OUTLOOK ON THE GREEK ECONOMY

Klaus Regling, Managing Director, European Stability Mechanism (ESM)

11:30 

IN DIALOGUE WITH THE IMF:
EVALUATING THE GREEK ECONOMY

Rishi Goyal, Chief, Greece Unit, European Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

11:45 

The financial services perspective
Paul Mylonas, Deputy CEO, National Bank of Greece

11:50 

Discussion  

12:30 

Break

12:50  

WILL GREECE ACHIEVE ITS GOALS THROUGH INVESTMENT? 

• Privatization scheme and projects in the pipeline  

• What needs to change?

Panagiotis (Notis) Mitarachi, Vice Minister of Development and Competitiveness, Greece 
Georgios Stathakis, MP, Head of the Development Sector, SYRIZA 
Stephanos Issaias, Chief Executive Officer, Enterprise Greece 

• Case study: Hellinikon

Odisseas Athanassiou, Chief Executive Officer, Lamda Development
John Gikopoulos, Partner, McKinsey & Company  

• The role of the Greek private sector

Constantinos Antonopoulos, Chief Executive Officer, Intralot

13:30 

Discussion 

13:50 

THE INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS HAVE THE FLOOR

• Putting Greece back on the global agenda: The bet to win

John Calamos, Sr, Chairman, CEO & Global Co-Chief Investment Officer, Calamos Investments
Vladimir Yakunin, President, Russian Railways
Panos Xenokostas, President & CEO, Onex, Partner & Managing Member, LKS Partners

14:15 

Discussion  

15:00 

OFFICIAL LUNCHEON
Guest of honour and keynote speaker:
Alexis Tsipras
Leader of the Main Opposition, Greece
President of the Parliamentary Group of SYRIZA
Vice-president of the European Left

16:45

THE GREEK FINANCIAL LANDSCAPE:
OBSERVING, EVALUATING, IMPLEMENTING 

George Zanias, President, Hellenic Bank Association
Douglas Renwick, Senior Director - Sovereign Ratings, Fitch Ratings, UK 
Thomas Müller-Marqués Berger, Partner, EY, Germany

• Financial tools for Greek export companies

Aggelos Kotsiopoulos, General Manager, Export Credit Insurance Organisation (ECIO)

17:15

Discussion   

 17:30 

PAVING THE WAY TO GREECE'S RECOVERY

• The significance of healthcare reform and the Greek pharmaceutical industry  

Makis Voridis, Minister of Health, Greece
Margaritis Schinas, Director, Head of Athens Office, Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
Dimitrios Demos, President, Panhellenic Union of Pharmaceutical Industry (PEF)  

17:50

Discussion  

18:15 

End of first day sessions 

 DAY 2 - Thursday, July 10th 2014

08:30 

Arrival of delegates 

09:00 

SECURITY CHALLENGES FOR EUROPE 
Dimitris Avramopoulos, Minister of National Defence, Greece
Thasyvoulos Terry Stamatopoulos, Ambassador, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, NATO

• The Russian perspective:

Konstantin Simonov, Founder and Director General, National Energy Security Fund, Russia, First Vice Rector of Finance University under the Government of Russian Federation

09:20 

Discussion  

09:50  

NATURAL GAS PIPELINES AND LNG FACILITIES IN SE EUROPE

• Oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean

• How has progress been affected by political developments?

• Greece's strategic mineral wealth and future implications

Makis Papageorgiou, Deputy Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Greece  (acceptance in principle)
Spiros Paleoyannis, Chief Executive Officer, DEPA (Public Gas Corporation of Greece)
Rikard Scoufias, Country Manager, Greece, Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP)
Nikos Lygeros, Strategic analyst, Greece

  10:20 

Discussion   

 10:45

Break 

 11:10 

UPDATE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES IN EUROPE: WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?
Savvas Seimanidis, President, European Renewable Energies Federation (EREF)

THE CURRENT STATUS OF POWER ENERGY IN EUROPE

• Opportunities and challenges for Greece

Arthouros Zervos, Chairman & CEO, PPC (Public Power Corporation - Greece)
Roberto Poti, Executive Vice-president, Edison, Italy
Andreas Tzouros, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Elpedison Power and Elpedison Energy
Miltiades Aslanoglou, Vice-president, Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE), Greece
Antonis Metaxas, Managing Partner, Metaxas & Associates Law Firm 

11:50 

Discussion
Moderator: Yannis Perlepes, General Manager, Naftemporiki Newspaper

12:15 

TOURISM AND SHIPPING: GREECE’S RISING STARS? 

Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, Minister of Shipping and the Aegean, Greece
Panos Livadas, Secretary General, Greek National Tourism Organisation (EOT)
Evangelos Marinakis, Chairman, Capital Product Partners L.P.
Andreas Andreadis, President, Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) 
George Procopiou, Founder, Dynacom Tankers Management 

12:50 

Discussion   

13:15

RESTORING COMPETITIVENESS AND ESTABLISHING A NEW GROWTH MODEL FOR GREECE 

• Business, technology and innovation to boost the Greek economy 

• Generating new ideas for the development of the primary sector 

• Intelligent funding for growth 

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Minister of Administrative Reform and e-Governance, Greece
Declan Costello, Director, Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
Giannis Moralis, Newly elected Mayor of Piraeus
Nikolaos Vettas, Director General, Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research and Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business

• In dialogue with business:

Costis Papadimitrakopoulos, Founder & CEO, Globo
Nikolaos Costaras, Chief Information Officer, WIND Hellas
Demetri Chriss, Chief Operating Officer, Tuvunu

 14:10 

Discussion   

15:00

Official Luncheon
Guest of honour and keynote speaker:
Nikolaos Dendias
Minister of Development and Competitiveness, Greece 

 17:00 

End of conference sessions

20:00 

Cocktail reception

20:30 

Gala Dinner 
Guest of honour and keynote speaker:
Antonis Samaras, Prime Minister of Greece