THURSDAY | OCTOBER 5
EEN HELLAS
13:00 – 18:00 ENTERPRISE EUROPE NETWORK HELLAS
AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL
EU FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPANIES OF AGRIFOOD SECTOR VIA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF THE REGION OF CENTRAL MACEDONIA
15:00’ Funding resources for companies of the Agri-food sector in the Region of Central Macedonia
Theofanis Papas, Vice – Governor of Agricultural Economy in RCM
15:15’ Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in the Region of Central Macedonia on the Agri-food sector
Konstantinos Michailidis, Director of the Directorate of Innovation & Entrepreneurship of RCM
15:30’ Food Incubators – Current trends and good practices
Dr. Filippos Papadopoulos, Director of Strategic Project Management Office at AFS
15:45’ Addressing Innovation Challenges in the Food Industry
Kelly Fourtouni, Global Research and Innovation Manager, Associate Principal Scientist
16:00’ – 17:00’ Round Table and networking
CITY OF THESSALONIKI
10:00’ – 10:30’ REGISTRATION
Welcome message
Yiannis Boutaris, Mayor of Thessaloniki
11:00’ – 12:00’ “Tourism development: constructive or disruptive forces”
Deputy Mayor for Tourism, Municipality of Barcelona, Spain
Moderator: 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, Germany
Moderator: Representative from OK!Thess
13:00’ – 14:00’ “Municipal Funding: Public and/or Private?”
Hila Oren, CEO, Tel Aviv Foundation, Israel
Alexandros Kampouroglou, CEO, Athens Partnership, Greece
Moderator: Lina Liakou, Deputy Mayor for Thessaloniki in Urban Resilience and Development Planning, City of Thessaloniki
14:30’ BREAK
FRIDAY | OCTOBER 6
EEN HELLAS
09:30 – 18:00 ENTERPRISE EUROPE NETWORK HELLAS
HELLENIC PRODUCTION
11:00’ – 13:00’ STRONG INDUSTRIAL BASE FOR GROWTH AND A SUSTAINABLE EXIT FROM THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
ATHENS EXCHANGE GROUP
12:00 CLOSER CAPITAL MARKETS TIES IN THE SEE REGION?
As the cost of finance has risen while economic 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 effort from the ecosystem (legal firms, brokers, investment bankers, consultants) and the exchanges to reduce costs and increase efficiency. 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 countries, especially as the Capital Markets Union action plan unveils, to facilitate cross-border investments and increase regional SMEs attractiveness. The SEE Link that will facilitate cross-border listing, the use of junior markets for smaller companies, the listed funds approach which invest in non-listed SMEs and the developing of post-trading links between CSDs are some of the ways to revive the regional capital markets and their ties.
Andre Kuusvek, Director Local Currency and Capital Markets Development, EBRD
Florian Dennis, Policy Officer, Directorate General Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Ivan Takev, CEO, Bulgaria Stock Exchange
Siniša Krneta, CEO, Belgrade Stock Exchange
Marios Pilavakis, Chairman of the Council, Cyprus Stock Exchange
Socrates Lazaridis, CEO, Athens Exchange
ALEXANDER INNOVATION ZONE
13:00 INNOVATION FUNDING
Welcome
Pantelis Angelidis, President, Alexander Innovation Zone SA
Funding dos and don’ts
Marina Hatsopoulos, Entrepreneur, Investor
The role of policy making and international cooperation
Walter Stechel, Consul General, Germany Federal Republic in Thessaloniki, Greece
Interactive Roundtable
Greek 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
diaNEOsis
17:00 – 19:00 THE GREEK YOUTH: AN EXISTENTIAL PROBLEM?