4th Workshop “Doing Business in the Arab World” – Speakers’ Presentations

Cultural Characteristics and Marketing your Business in the Arab World (you can watch the video of the session in Greek and Arabic)

  • Elias Nikolakopoulos, Honorary Consul of Greece in Oman
  • Prokopis K. Theodoridis, Associate Professor of Marketing, School of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University

 

Presentation of North African Arab Countries’ Markets (you can watch the video of the session in Greek and Arabic)

Part A’ Moderator:      Nicholas Vlahakis, Managing Director, NEOKEM S.A. & Vice-President, AHCCD

Speakers:

  • Mohemd El Bechir El Hadj, First Counsellor, Embassy of Mauritania to Italy, with parallel accreditation to Greece
  • Atika Karom, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Morocco in Greece
  • Clio Topouzi, Head of Office for Economic and Commercial Affairs, Embassy of Greece in Morocco
  • Omari Hichem, First Secretary, Embassy of Algeria in Greece
  • Afroditi Iconomou, Minister Counselor for Economic & Commercial Affairs, Head of Office for Economic and Commercial Affairs, Embassy of Greece in Algeria

 

Part B’ Moderator:      Damianos Efthymiadis, Business Development Director, ARCHIRODON & BD Member, AHCCD (you can watch the video of the session in Greek and Arabic)

Speakers:

  • Nadia Rouissi, Charge d’Affaires a.i., Embassy of Tunisia in Athens
  • Stamatios Zachariadis, Head of Office for Economic and Commercial Affairs, Embassy of Greece in Tunisia
  • Tarek Ali Al-Mabrouk Ben Ibrahim, Political Counsellor, Embassy of Libya in Greece
  • Noha Kamal Ahmed, Head of Commercial Office, Embassy of Egypt in Greece
  • Periklis Davanelos, Head of Economic and Commercial Section, Embassy of Greece in Cairo, Egypt

 

Session: Presentation of North Mashreq Countries’ Markets (you can watch the video of the session in Greek and Arabic)

Moderator:     Raed Bassatne, Business Development Manager, BB Energy Management S.A., & BD Member, AHCCD, Greece

Speakers:

  • Omar Fanous, First Counsellor, Embassy of Palestine in Greece
  • Roua Shurbaji, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Syria in Greece
  • Issa Hijazin, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Jordan in Greece
  • Auday Asaad Al-Saoudi, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Iraq in Greece

 

Session: Presentation of Gulf Countries’ Markets (you can watch the video of the session in Greek and Arabic)

Moderator: Rashad Mabger, Secretary General, AHCCD

Speakers:

  • Refai Almutairi, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Kuwait in Greece
  • Abdulaziz Algaith, Commercial Attache, Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Greece
  • Alex Ikonomou, General Counsellor for Trade and Economic Affairs, Fmr. ECA Office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greece
  • Dimitrios Thomopoulos, Head, Economic & Commercial Affairs Office in Dubai, Embassy of Greece in the United Arab Emirates
  • Elias Nikolakopoulos, Honorary Consul of Greece in Oman