The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Industries of Northern Greece are especially pleased to announce the organization of the 10th THESSALONIKI FORUM to be held May 24 & 25, 2004 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Thessaloniki, Greece.
This year's Forum will be organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in cooperation with the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) and the Representation of the European Commission in Greece.
The Thessaloniki Forum has become the leading annual event in Southeast Europe where the private and public sectors interact to review development policy, explore investment opportunities, and define strategic goals in areas of regional cooperation.
More than 600 government delegates and business representatives convene to initiate and evaluate development and investment programs in the rapidly-evolving Southeast European environment. Economic cooperation and stabilization in the region are promoted at the conference through the official participation of Southeast European countries, the European Union, United States, and Russia.
To mark the tenth year of the Thessaloniki Forum, we aim further to improve regional ties and to asses the Forum's achievements in Southeast Europe. The Forum's task is to find the best means of defining new roles resulting in collective benefit for Southeast Europe.
Conference delegates will have the opportunity to exchange views with members of state delegations, senior business executives and representatives of leading international organizations.
The conference participation fee is 300 € (plus 18% VAT ), and includes conference material, simultaneous translation and participation to the official conference luncheons and dinners. For members of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce as well as the members of the Federation of Industries of Northern Greece, will be a discount of 10% of the total amount.
PROGRAM
MONDAY, MAY 24, 2004
09:00 -09:30
REGISTRATION
09:30 -10:15
WELCOME ADDRESS
NIKOS EFTHYMIADIS
President, Organizing Community of the Thessaloniki Forum
NIKOLAOS TSIARTSIONIS
Minister of Macedonia- Thrace , Greece
DIMITRIS SIMEONIDIS
President, Federation of Industries of Northern Greece
STEPHANOS COSTOPOULOS
President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
GEORGE MARKOPOULIOTIS
Head, European Commission's Representation Office in Greece
10:15-11:00
OPENING REMARKS:
STAVROS DIMAS
Member of the European Commission, Greece
THOMAS J. MILLER
Ambassador of the United States to the Hellenic Republic
ANDREY VDOVIN
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Hellenic Republic
11:00 - 13:00
SOUTHEAST EUROPE AND THE NEW GEOPOLITICAL ENVIRONMENT: AN OVERVIEW
Discussion Paper: GERALD KNAUS
Director, European Stability Initiative , Germany
ERIC STEWART
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, Department of Commerce , United States
ERHARD DUSEK
Special Coordinator, The Stability Pact, Austria
LAZA KEKIC
Regional Director, Central & Eastern Europe, Economist Intelligence Unit , UK
GEORGE MILONAS
Chairman of the Board & CEO, Alumil Milonas S.A. , Greece
PERICLES VENIERIS
Region Director, Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. , Greece
Chair: COSTA CARRAS
Board Member, Center for Democracy & Reconciliation in Southeast Europe, Greece
13:00-13:30
QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION
13:30-15:00
LUNCH
Keynote Speaker: GUNTHER ALTENBURG
Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, NATO, Belgium
15:00-17:30
REGIONAL EXPECTATIONS: ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH OPINION LEADERS AND POLICY MAKERS
ALl BABACAN,
Minister of State, Turkey
EVRIPIDIS STYLIANIDIS
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Greece
STEVCO JAKIMOVSKI
Minister of Economy, FYR Macedonia
Comments:
PETER SANFEY
Senior Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, United Kingdom
VETON SURROI
Chairman, KOHA Media Group, Pristina
NENAD SEBEK
Executive Director, Center for Democracy & Reconciliation in Southeast Europe, Greece
Chair: THEODORE COULOUMBIS
Director General, Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), Greece
17:30-18:00
QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION
20:30
DINNER
Introduction: STEPHANOS COSTOPOULOS
President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
Keynote Speaker: GEORGE PAPANDREOU
Leader of the Opposition and President of PASOK Party. Greece
Tuesday, MAY 25, 2004
11:00 - 13:00
REDEFINING ROLES & INTERESTS IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE
ALEXANDER PHILON
Ambassador-Director, Center for Analysis and Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greece
ALEXANDROS YANNIS
Counselor, Directorate General for External and Politico-Military Affairs, Western Balkans, Council of the European Union, Belgium
MATTHEW NIMETZ
Partner, General Atlantic Partners LLC, United States
MEGLENA KUNEVA
Minister of European Affairs and Chief Negotiator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bulgaria
SERGEI GONCHARENKO
Deputy Director, Department of Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia
YASAR YAKIS
Chairman, EU Harmonization Committee, Grand National Assembly, Turkey
Moderator: ALEXIS PAPAHELLAS
Journalist, TO VIMA, Greece
13:00 -13:30
QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION
13:30-15:00
LUNCH
Keynote Speaker: VOJISLA V KOSTUNICA
Prime Minister of Serbia
WORKSHOPS
15:00-16:30
ENERGY
Moderator: EFTHYMIOS CHRISTODOULOU
Chairman of the Board & CEO, Hellenic Petroleum S.A., Greece
GEORGIOS SALAGOUDIS
Deputy Minister of Development, Greece
RAPHAEL MOISSIS
Chairman of the Board, Public Gas Corporation S.A. (DEPA), Greece
CAMERON BAILEY
Vice President and Director, Head of Energy Services, The Boston Consulting Group, Russia
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Moderator: VASSILITAKAS
President, INA S.A., Greece
PANTELIS TZORTZAKIS
Chief Executive Officer, FORTHnet S.A., Greece
DRAGAN POVRENOVIC
Assistant Minister, Ministry of Sciences and Environmental Protection, Serbia and Montenegro
16:30-18:00
BANKING
Moderator: AGIS LEOPOULOS
General Manager for International Affairs, National Bank of Greece
MIRANDA XAFA
Economic Advisor, Piraeus Bank, Greece
CHARALAMPOS TSAROUCHAS
Secretary General, Black Sea Trade & Development Bank, Greece
IOANNIS TSIKRIPIS
Banking Supervision Department, Bank of Greece
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
Moderator: MARIOS KYRIACOU
Senior Partner, KPMG Greece
CHRISTOS FOLIAS
Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance , Greece
EDI RAMA
Mayor of Tirana , Albania
RICHARD ZINK
Director, European Agency for Reconstruction
CONRAD ECKENSCHWILLER
Consultant, Bouygues Group, France
THEODORA TAMBAKOULI
President, Themeliodomi S.A., Greece
21:00
DINNER
Introduction: DIMITRIS SIMEONIDIS
President, Federation of Industries of Northern Greece
Keynote Speaker: KONSTANTINOS KARAMANLIS
Prime Minister of Greece
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