Wednesday, 27th November 2019
Session 1 “Maritime Trends, Opportunities & Future Potential”
Moderator: George Xiradakis, Founder – Managing Director, XRTC Business Consultants, Greece
Keynote Speaker: H.E. Ioannis Plakiotakis, Minister of Shipping & Islands Policy, Greece
Speakers:
- Alexandra Gkana, Board Member, Hellenic Shortsea Shipowners Association, Greece
- George Venizelos, Manager, Dry Chartering Department, Eastern Mediterranean, Greece
- Sara Algazzar, Dean, College of International Transportation & Logistics, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Egypt
- Nicholas G. Gerassimou, Board Member of the Hellenic Association of Maritime Law & of the Hellenic Association of Maritime Lawyers, Greece
- Dr. Nikolas Pyrgiotis, Co-founder, Athens Maritime Innovation Center, Greece
Session 2: “Port Development & Plans for Investment in Greece and the Arab World”
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Khaled Hanafy, Secretary General, Union of Arab Chambers, Lebanon
Speakers:
- Saleh Al-Hasni, General Manager Investment (OSS), Special Economic Zone Authority of Duqm, Oman
- Konstantinos Michanetzis, Co-founder, Athens Maritime Innovation Center & CEO, Sylipsis Corporation, Greece
- Mohamed Dalabieh, Secretary General, Jordan Shipping Association, Jordan
- Evangelos Kyriazopoulos, Secretary General, Ministry of Shipping & Islands Policy, Greece
Plenary Session & Open Discussion
Moderator: Qaisar Hijazin, Secretary General, Arab-Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, Belgium
Speakers:
- Ghassan Ejjeh, Senior Vice-President, BESIX group & BESIX SANOTEC S.A. and international expert in water management issues, Belgium
- Raghda Hamad Omran Taryam, Board Member, Sharjah Chamber, United Arab Emirates
- Anastasia Tsagka, Senior BIM Engineer/Architectural Engineer MSC, Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC), Greece
- Alkistis Agio, Leadership Philosopher, Author of “THE STOIC CEO”, Greece
- Taha Qirbi, President, ARBERRA Corporation, Canada
Thursday, 28 November, 2019
Session 3: “Re-Construction Projects & Modernization of Infrastructure in Countries Affected by War (Iraq, Libya, Syria & Yemen): Potential & opportunities”
Moderator: Dipl.-Ing Mouddar Khouja, Secretary General, Austro-Arab Chamber of Commerce, Austria
Speakers:
- E. Moustafa Al-Hiti, President, Rebuilding Fund for Areas Affected by Terroristic Operations (ReFAATO), Council of Ministers, Iraq
- Mohamed Younis Menfi, Ambassador of the State of Libya in Greece
- Amer Kharboutly, Director General, Damascus Chamber of Commerce, Syria
- Taha Qirbi, President, ARBERRA Corporation, Canada (of Yemeni origin)
Session 4: “Women Empowerment in the Workforce, Start-Up Businesses, Success Stories & Opportunities for Partnership between Greek & Arab Entrepreneurs”
Moderator: Rashad Mabger, Secretary General, Arab-Hellenic Chamber, Greece
Speakers:
- Eng. Basima Abdulrahman, Founder & CEO, KESK Co., Iraq
- Sofana R. Dahlan, Attorney at Law & Founder, SRD Legal Firm, Saudi Arabia
- Nejia Ben Helal, President, Union of the Tunisian Businesswomen & Founder of Manchester Academy and Oxford House College, Tunisia
- George Eleftheriou, CEO & Co-Founder of Sentio Solutions, Greece
Session 5 “Future Prospects on Tourism & Investment Opportunities in the Greek Real Estate Market”
Moderator: Fotis S. Kokotos, Managing Director, Elounda Real Estate Development, Founder of SpaTech Ltd, B.D. member, Elounda S.A. Hotels & Resorts, Greece
Speakers:
- Angela Gerekou, President, Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO), Greece
- Georgios Filiopoulos, Chairman & CEO, Enterprise Greece, Greece
- Ioannis Revithis, Member of the Board of the Greek Real Estate Federation, Former President of the Greek Real Estate Federation, Realtor – Economist – Real Estate Appraiser, Greece