Greece Entrepreneur Week February 2012

Greece Entrepreneur Week

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Day 1

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

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9:59–4:29

Delegation Flight 1 Arrival (Belgium, Hungary, Russia, Serbia, Spain) into Athens, Greece

5:59–8:59

An Introduction to Hellenic Start-up Community

Networking & Start-up Pitch Sessions at Colab Athens

8:59–10:59

Cocktails & Dinner

Ministry of Development, Competitiveness & Maritime

Athens Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Startup Greece

Day 2

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

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9:59–4:29

Delegation Flight 2 Arrival (Australia, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, UK, USA) into Athens, Greece

5:59–8:59

An Introduction to Hellenic Start-up Community

Networking & Start-up Pitch Sessions at Colab Athens

8:59–10:59

Cocktails & Dinner

Ministry of Education, Life-Long Learning & Religious Affairs

American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce

National Bank of Greece

Day 3

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

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8:59–9:59

Registration

9:59–10:14

Hellenic Angels Pre-Conference Seminar

EWgreece Launches the First Angel Network in Greece

10:14–10:29

Keynote - The Vision for Hellenic Business Angels

Dimitris Tsigos, President - Hellenic Start-up Association (Greece)

10:29–11:59

Keynote - Federação Nacional de Associações de Business Angels

Paulo Andrez, Vice President - EBAN, European Busines Angels Network (Portugal)

11:59–12:59

Start-up Pitch Session

Judges: Hellenic Angels Founding Members & EWgreece International Delegation

12:59–1:59

Greece Entrepreneur Week Registration & Formal Opening

Constantine Michalos, President - Athens Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Greece)

Anna Diamantopoulou, Minister - Ministry of Education, Life-Long Learning & Religious Affairs (Greece)

Yanos Gramatidis, President - American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce (Greece)

Dimitris Tsigos, President - Hellenic Start-up Association (Greece)

Boris Gajic, President - Palilula Entrepreneurship Club (Serbia)

Gary Whitehill, Founder - Entrepreneur Week (USA)

1:59–2:59

Opening Remarks

Dimitris Tsigos, of President Hellenic Start-up Association & European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs

Gary Whitehill, Founder of Entrepreneur Week

Constantine Michalos, President of Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Michalis Chrisochoidis, Minister of Development for Competitiveness & Maritime

2:59–3:59

Panel I - Culture, Tourism & Symbolic Capital: Creating an Industry of Global Leadership for Greece

Moderator: Nikos Ververidis (Greece)

Panelists:

Stratos Safioleas, Communications Consultant for Candidate Olympic Cities & International Press Expert (Greece)

Nikolaos Maniatis, Scientific Partner - Union of Greek Cities with Medieval Castles (Greece)

Anna Achiola, Founder & Creative Director - Poeessa Thematic Events & Film Office (Greece)

Dimosthenis Broussalis, General Manager - DASC Branding (Greece)

Ellie Panagiotopoulou, Corporate Relations Manager - Athenean Brewery s.a. (Greece)

3:59–4:14

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4:14–5:14

Panel II - Media Industry: A Collapsing Market or an Exciting Growth Opportunity?

Moderator: Areti Georgili (Greece)

Panelists:

Sergio Fernandez de Cordova, Founder - Fuel Outdoor & Chairman - Entrepreneur Week (USA)

Lauren Perkins, Founder - Perks Consulting & Writer - Inc Magazine, Forbes Women (USA)

James Allworth, Fellow - Forum for Growth & Innovation, Harvard Business School (Australia)

Nam Bui, Co-Founder - Inc. Magazine’s Business Owners Council (USA)

5:14–5:29

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5:44–6:44

Panel III - Maritime Uncovered: Boosting a Dynamic Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Around the World through International Leaders

Moderator: Fotis Talantzis (Greece)

Panelists:

Danae Bezantakou, Managing Director - Navigator SA (Greece)

Admiral Nikos Kavallieros, Director General - Hellenic Association of Shipping Companies (Greece)

Angela O' Connor - Vice President - The Incubation Factory (USA)

6:29–6:44

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6:44–7:44

Panel IV - Gastronomy: An Industry of Global Leadership & Regional Development for Greece

Moderator: Panos Zamanis (Greece)

Panelists:

Costas Tsingas, Executive Chef, Royal Olympic Hotel (Greece)

Maria Vlachou, Founder & CEO - Fereikos – Helix / Fereikos – Gefsis (Greece)

Zoe Nowak, Director - Cretan Quality Agreement (Greece)

7:44–7:59

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7:59–9:29

Panel V - Politics & Entrepreneurship: Leveraging Policy, Creativity and Cohesive Partnerships

Moderator: Dimitris Tsigos (Greece)

Panelists:

Sergio Fernandez de Cordova, Founder - Fuel Outdoor & Chairman - Entrepreneur Week (USA)

Elmira Bayrasli, Thought Leader - Global Entrepreneurship (USA)

Dimitrios Bourantas, Professor - Athens University of Economics & Business (Greece)

Michalis Charalambidis, Sociologist & Political Scientist (Greece)

9:29–10:59

Greece Entrepreneur Week Creativity Festival

Day 4

Friday, February 24th, 2012

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8:59–9:29

Registration

9:29–10:59

Opening Remarks

Michalis Chrisochoidis, Minister - Ministry of Development, Competitiveness & Maritime (Greece)

Andreas Athanasopoulos, General Director for Retail Banking - National Bank of Greece (Greece)

Stelios Stavridis, President - Hellenic Entrepreneurship Club (Greece)

Dimitris Asimakopoulos, President - Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen & Merchants (Greece)

Nikolas G. Sarlis, General Manager -GKFX

10:59–11:59

Panel VI - High-Tech in Greece: Success Stories, Role Models and the Future

Moderator: Spiros Kapetanakis (Greece)

Panelists:

Yorgos Koutsoyannopoulos, Founder & CEO - Helic Inc. & President - Hellenic Semiconductor Industry Assocation (Greece)

Fotis Draganidis, General Manager - Microsoft Innovation Center (Greece)

Vassilios Makios, General Director - Corallia, a Hellenic Technology Clusters Initiative (Greece)

Paulo Andrez, Vice President - EBAN (Portugal)

11:59–12:14

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12:14–1:14

Panel VII - Energy: When Geopolitics & Geoeconomics Intersect Sustainable Development

Moderator: Vassilis Nikolopoulos (Greece)

Panelists:

Abraham Tsoukalidis, Founder - Positive Energy (Greece)

Yannis Vouyiouklakis, Head of Market Development - CRES (Greece)

Panayiotis Panayotakopoulos, Founder - CloseTheLoop & OECD Representative (Greece)

Charis Doukas, Policy Expert - National Technical University of Athens (Greece)

1:14–1:29

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1:29–2:29

Panel VIII - The Battle for Athens Center: Turning a Crime Zone into a Field of Creativity

Moderator: Stavros Messinis (Greece)

Panelists:

Christos Spirtzis, President - Technical Chamber of Greece (Greece)

Alex Mitchell, Vice President - YES, European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs & President G20 YEA (UK)

Alvaro Cuesta, President - Asociacion Jovenes Empresarios de Madrid (Spain)

Marina Papanastassiou, Professor - Copenhagen Business School (Denmark)

2:29–3:29

LUNCH

3:29–4:59

Panel IX - Education, University & Entrepreneurship: Creativity to Start-up Accelerators

Moderator: Pavlos Stampoulides (Greece)

Panelists:

Susan Fonseca, Founding Member - Singularity University & Founder - Women@TheFrontier (USA)

James Allworth, Fellow - Forum for Growth & Innovation, Harvard Business School (Australia)

Faye Orfanou, Secretary Special for EU Funds - Ministry of Education (Greece)

Gregory Yovanof, Associate Dean - Athens IT (Greece)

Elias Aravantinos, Professor - Business & Marketing, City Unity College (Greece)

4:59–5:14

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5:14–6:14

Panel X - Government & Entrepreneurship: Can the Greek Economy Be Saved Through Fiscal Policies, Subsidies & Bankruptcy Law?

Moderator: Athanasios Papandropoulos (Greece)

Panelists:

Aristos Doxiadis, Economist (Greece)

Omar Al-Madhi, Assistant Deputy Governor - SAGIA, Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (Saudi Arabia)

Ksenia Khoruzhnikova, Founder & Chair - G-20Y Summit (Russia)

Antonios Markopoulos, Special Secretary - Digital Planning (Greece)

6:14–6:29

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6:29–7:14

Panel XI - Creating an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: How Entrepreneurship Will Develop a Resurgence of the Greek Economy

Moderator: Socratis Ploussas (Greece)

Panelists:

Dan Schmitt, Founder - The Incubation Factory (USA)

Gary Whitehill, Founder - Entrepreneur Week (USA)

7:14–7:29

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7:29–8:59

Panel XII - Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Inspiring Entrepreneurial Spirit Within the Education & Research Systems

Panelists:

Johan Van den Bossche, Manager - SO Kwadraat vzw (Belgium)

Patrik Kovács, President - FIVOSZ, Hungarian Association of Young Entrepreneurs (Hungary)

9:29–10:59

Greece Entrepreneur Week Gala Dinner

Day 5

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

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11:29–11:59

Registration

11:59–2:59

Business-to-Business Matchmaking & Mentoring Sessions with EWgreece Delegation

2:59–3:29

Greece Entrepreneur Week Closing Remarks

Dimitris Tsigos, President - Hellenic Start-up Association (Greece)

Gary Whitehill, Founder - Entrepreneur Week (USA)

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