PROGRAMME (Second draft, 01 August)
THE FIRST ASIA, EUROPE, MEDITERRANEAN BUSINESS FORUM
CYPRUS, 31ST OCTOBER – 1ST OF NOVEMBER 2016
Under the auspices of H.E. the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nicos Anastasiades
1)Trilateral Business Conference
Monday 31 October, h. 09:00 - 19:00, Hilton Park hotel, Nicosia
09:00 – 09:30REGISTRATION
9:30 – 11:00OPENING CEREMONY
Nicos Anastasiades, Republic of Cyprus, President
George Lakkotrypis, Ministry of Energy Commerce Industry and Tourism of Cyprus, Minister
Antonio Paoletti, Euro Med-Tds Initiative, President
King Wang, China Light Industries Cross-border Investment Company, President
Phideas Pelides, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Cyprus, President
George Markopouliotis, Representation of the European Commission in Cyprus, Head
Guido Cerboni, Embassy of Italy in Cyprus, Ambassador
Liu Xinsheng, Embassy of People’s Republic of China in Cyprus, Ambassador
11:00 – 11:30:COFFEE BREAK
11:30 – 13:30:TRILATERAL CO-OPERATIVE SCENARIOS ASIA EUROPE MEDITERRANEAN
11:30 – 12:00 Luigi Troiani, Euro-Med TDS Initiative, Secretary General, “Towards the 20s: International Trade and Investments Scenarios”
12:00 – 12:20 Speaker from China (name to be confirmed), “One Belt One Road, China’s Call to Collaboration”
12:20 –12:45 Hassan Abouyoub, ambassador, former minister of state to international trade, agriculture, industry, Morocco, “Opportunities for Europe and Asia from the enlarged Mediterranean market”
12:45 – 13:05 Speaker from China (name to be confirmed,) Maritime Continental Silk Road City Alliance, “UNIDO Unit in China: Project and Results”
13:05 – 13:30 Uriel Lynn, Federation of the Chamber of Commerce of Israel, President, “Moving National Economies to Growth”
13:30 – 15:00 LUNCH BREAK
15:00 – 19:00 INDUSTRIES, FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
15:00 – 15:30Speaker from China (name to be confirmed), CIPA or Ministry of Finance, xx, “Cyprus as the Strategic Hub for the ‘One Belt One Road’ Initiative”
15:30 – 15:50 Armando Peres, Oecd, Committee on Tourism, President, “Tourism, a Strategic Asset to increase Trade and Economic Growth in EurAsia and Mediterranean”
15:50 . 16:10 Federico Donato, Assocamerestero, Vice President and Italian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, President, “"Financing Trade and Investments among Asia, Europe and Mediterranean: models for use"
16:10 – 16:30Speaker from China (name to be confirmed, Chinese Shipping and Logistic Conglomerate, xxxx, “Shipping and Logistics in the Mediterranean: a New Era”
16:30 – 16:50 Fulvio Fassone, European Travel Retail Confederation, Vice President, “Maritime and Air Roads between Asia and Europe: the Mediterranean as the evident geo-economic hub”
16:50 – 17:10Paolo Ghezzi, Infocamere, General Director, “Business Registers: the Guarantors of Transparency within the Market“
17:10 – 17:30 Marcin Sobek, Comarch SA, New Smart City Venture BU Director, “An Initiative to for Spread the Concept and Practice of Smart Cities and Infrastructures” XXXXX
17:30 – 17:50Speaker from China (name to be confirmed), “Local economies development in China and global Challenges. Case studies”
17:50 – 18:10 Solon Kassinis, Parliament of Cyprus, Member, (or Charles Ellinas), “Towards a Sustainable Use of Energy Sources in the Mediterranean: the Discovery of Hydrocarbons in the Levant”
18:10 – 18:30Antonio Barreca, Federturismo, General Director, “An Alliance to promote Tourism and Travel between Asia and the Euro Mediterranean Region”
18:30 – 18:50Costas Markides, Un. of xxx., Prof of……..”Regional Start-Up Opportunities for Trade and Investments”
18:50 – 19:00 Luigi Troiani and King Wang, Conclusions
2)Kick-Off of IMC Euro China Trade Centre
Monday 31 October, h. 19:30 - 22:00, Nicosia
19:30 – 20:30OPENING CEREMONY
Andreas Kaisis, IMC, International Merchandising Centre, Chairman
King Wang, China Light Industries Cross-border Investment Company, Chairman George Lakkotrypis, Ministry of Energy Commerce Industry and Tourism of Cyprus, Minister
Nicos Anastasiades, Republic of Cyprus, President
20:30 –22:00 GRAND OPENING AND TOUR OF THE CENTRE
22:00 onwardDINNER: CYPRIOT AND CHINESE SPECIALTIES AND WINE
3)BUSINESS MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS
Tuesday 1 November, h. 09:00 – 18:00,IMC Bld, Nicosia
09:00 – 11:00:Euro-Med TDS Initiative General Assembly (On Invitation)
11:00 – 12:00: Coffee break and Networking
12:00 – 18:00:One to One Business Meetings
One to one meetings and business matchmaking between different companies and attending institutions. Prior to the Forum, the organizers will circulate to all registered delegates the list of the participants with the request to note their specific interests and type of counterparts they wish to meet. One to one meetings will be arranged.
Steering Committee of the Forum:
King Wang (China) +86-10-82822888
Andreas Kaisis (Cyprus) +357 22 451 400
Donatella Lucente (Euro-Mediterranean)+39.06.44285624
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