EBA GREECE participates afterwards invitation from Vice President of United Shipbuilding Corporation of Eurasian Economic Union (USC) Evgeni Zagorodny, in the Economic and Investment forum on the subject:

“Greece -Eurasia: New Bridge of Collaboration and Growth, that is co-organised by the Organization Enterprise Greece and Eurasian Economic Committee (Eurasian Economic Commission), Monday of 11 September 2017, between 9.00 with 16.00, in the Room of “Olympia”, in the Congress Centre “Ioannis Bellidis” in Thessalonica in the frame of 82nd International Report Thessalonica.

 

Programme for the Greek–Eurasian Economic Forum:

‘A New Bridge for Cooperation & Development’ at the 82nd Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF)

 

 Ioannis Vellidis Congress Centre

11 September 2017

Thessaloniki, Greece

 

08:00–09:00 Arrival of delegates – Registration

 

09:00–09:45

Olympias Hall

Forum opening

 

Moderators:

 

Christos Staikos, Chairman, Enterprise Greece

Vladimir Salamatov, Chairman of the Committee for International Relations, Business Council of the Eurasian Economic Union

 

Opening remarks:

George Katrougkalos, Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs

Tigran Sargsyan, Chairman of the Board, Eurasian Economic Commission

Stergios  Pitsiorlas, Deputy Minister of Economy and Development

 

Brief remarks from EAEU ambassadors to Greece (about 2 min):

 

Fadey Charchoghlyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Hellenic Republic

Vladimir Voronkovich, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Bulgaria and the Hellenic Republic

Alexei Volkov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Hellenic Republic

Andrey Maslov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Hellenic Republic

 

 

 

   

Plenary – 1st session

 

09:45–11:00

Olympias Hall

Investments – Industry – Agriculture – Infrastructure: Prospects for Cooperation

 

Moderators:

Christos Staikos, Chairman, Enterprise Greece

Vladimir Salamatov, Chairman of the Committee for International Relations, Business Council of the Eurasian Economic Union

Speakers:

Maksim Sokolov, Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation

Sergey Sidorskiy, Member of the Board and Minister in Charge of Industry and the Agroindustrial Complex, Eurasian Economic Commission

Efstratios Zafiris, Secretary General for Industry, Ministry of Economy and Development

Hovhannes Azizyan, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Investments of the Republic of Armenia

Konstantin Goncharov, Board Member of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs; Co-Chairman of the Russian–Greek Council for Cooperation and Investments; General Director, Novotrans

Athanasios Savvakis, President, Federation of Industries of Northern Greece

 

11:00–11:30 Coffee break

 

  Plenary – 2nd session

 

 

11:30–13:00

Olympias Hall

Investments – Industry – Agriculture – Infrastructure: Prospects for Development

 

Moderators:

Elias Athanasiou, CEO, Enterprise Greece

Vladimir Salamatov, Chairman of the Committee for International Relations, Business Council of the Eurasian Economic Union

 

Speakers:

Valery Koreshkov, Member of the Board and Minister in Charge of Technical Regulation, Eurasian Economic Commission

Christos Lampridis, Secretary General of Ports, Port Policy and Maritime

Investments, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy

Arsen Ghazaryan, President, Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen (Employers) of Armenia

Igor Leshukov, Vice President Banking, Black Sea Trade and Development Bank

Theodore Krikonis, Member of the Board, National Quality Infrastructure System (NQIS)

Alexei Rakhmanov, President, United Shipbuilding Corporation

Karen Asoyan, Trade Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the Russian Federation

 

13:00–14:30 Lunch break

 

Parallel roundtables

 

14:30–16:00

Olympias Hall

1st roundtable discussion: Cooperation in Manufacturing, Agriculture and the Food Industry

 

Moderators:

Athanasios Savvakis, President, Federation of Industries of Northern Greece

Oleg Dunaev, Chairman, Subcommittee for Transport and Logistics, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs

 

Welcome speech:

Sergey Sidorskiy, Member of the Board and Minister in Charge of Industry and the Agroindustrial Complex, Eurasian Economic Commission

 

Speakers:

Panagiotis Papadopoulos, President, Industrial Chamber of Thessaloniki

Nikolay Kushnarev, Director, Industrial Policy Department, Eurasian Economic Commission

Pavel Leshko, Head of GR Projects, X5 Retail Group

Mary Chatzakou, Vice President, MEVGAL

Stanislav Buben, Director, Agricultural Policy Department, Eurasian Economic Commission

Stelios Theodoulidis, Member of the Board of Directors, Greek Canners Association

Daniil Putiatin, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Union of Entrepreneurs of the Eurasian Economic Zone,  Eurasian Business Union

Hovhannes Azizyan, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Investments of the Republic of Armenia

George Konstantopoulos, Member of the Board of Directors, Konstantopoulos SA – OLYMP

Karen Asoyan, Trade Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the Russian Federation

Anastasios Pistiolas, Chairman & CEO, Agrino

Panayiotis Papapostolou, Sales Manager, Hellenic Dairies

 

 

 

 

 

14:30–16:00

Filippos Hall

 

2nd roundtable discussion: Cooperation in the Infrastructure, Transport  and  Energy Sectors

 

  Moderators:

Lois Labrianidis, Secretary General for Strategic and Private Investments, Ministry of Economy and Development 

Alexei Rakhmanov, President, United Shipbuilding Corporation

 

Speakers:

Konstantin Goncharov, Board Member of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs; Co-Chairman of the Russian–Greek Council for Cooperation and Investments; General Director, Novotrans

Stavros Goutsos, Deputy CEO, Public Power Corporation

Natalya Slyusar, Deputy Director of the Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation

Christos Doukas, President and CEO, Alexandroupolis Port Authority

Sergei Negrey, Deputy Director of the Transport and Infrastructure Department, Eurasian Economic Commission

Anna Maria Papavassileiou,  Pricing Manager, Goldair

Oleg Gamov, Director of Public Relations, Novotrans

Christos Iliades,  Chairman and CEO, Kavala Port Authority

Nicholas Rodopoulos,  Chairman, EEL (Elliniki Eteria Logistics)

Charis Alexopoulos,  CEO, Domotechniki

Spyros J. Kiartzis,  Director Alternative Energy Sources and New Technologies, Hellenic Petroleum

Stathis Natsis,  Executive Director Overseas Business, Terna

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14:30–16:00

Kassandros Hall

 

3rd roundtable discussion: Enhancing Cooperation and Communication among the Business Communities of the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union and Greece

 

   

Moderators:

Angela Michalopoulou, Director General for Investments, Enterprise Greece

Arsen Ghazaryan, President, Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen (Employers) of Armenia

 

Participants:

Vladimir Salamatov, Chairman of the Committee for International Relations, Business Council of the Eurasian Economic Union

Yanis Stavrou, Executive Vice President, Federation of Industries of Northern Greece

Mariam Manukyan, Head, International Business Relations Support Council of the Republic of Armenia

Kyriakos Loufakis, President, Greek International Business Association (SEVE)

Sergey Shukhno, Director of the Integration Development Department, Eurasian Economic Commission

Konstantinos Chantzaridis, Secretary General, Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Pavel Vzyatkin, Deputy Head of the Foreign Economic Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus

Dimitrios Bakolas, President, Hellenic-Russian Chamber of Commerce (HRCC)

Dmitriy Ezhov, Head of International Cooperation Section, Integration Development Department, Eurasian Economic Commission

Theofilos Ioannides, President, Centre of Commerce and Industry of Greek-Russian Relations

 

 

Forum official languages: Greek and Russian