5April 2018

Dear Goran,

I am pleased to inform you thatEnterprise Greece is co-organising with the Geo Routes Cultural Instituteand the City of Thessaloniki, the Balkans & Black Sea Cooperation Forum (BBSF2018), on 30 May - 01 June 2018 in Thessaloniki. The Forum is under the auspices of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economy and Development, Tourism of the Hellenic Republic, while Official partners are BSEC, the BSTDB and UN-WOMEN.

The BBSF2018 is an annually rotating conference which brings together a diverse line-up of speakers, policy makers, academia, diplomats and high leveldelegates representing leading business. This year, 55 international speakers and 500 delegates will gather together in Thessaloniki, with a view to strengthen and promote economic and cross-border cooperation.A powerful networking platform where leading business- & policy makers exchange views to transform ideas into reality, focusing on bridging differences and exploiting opportunities for cohesion, capacity building and models transferability fostering dialogue and business development reflecting a region of 18 countries and 370 million people.

Alongside the conference, B2B meetingswill be also established among registered business participants of the Forum.In this context, Enterprise Greece aims to organiseB2Bmeetings by bringing together hi-profile enterprises from the BBSF member – countries (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine), as well as from Austria, the Netherlands, Poland,Japan and China, that will take this unique opportunity to engage in forming new joint ventures and initiate new business development.

The B2B focal areas will be on energy, air-sea-rail-road connectivity, infrastructures, logistics,information and telecommunication networks/hubs. It would be highly appreciated if you could provide us withleading contactsin relevant hi-profile companies (CEO or Chair level) of your country active in the above-mentioned business sectors,to be invited to participate in the BBSF2018.

For your convenience, please, find attached:

  • The registration fees(as applicable until the 30th of April for the participation in all the Forum Sessions and social events, VAT included) for students (400€),delegates (550€) and corporate tables (3.900€ for 8 people)
  • The corporate registration form
  • The Enterprise Greece B2Bapplication form.

We kindly ask for your assistance, in communicating this high profile event to stakeholders and companies interested to join us in Thessaloniki. Also, please inform your companies of this great opportunity to meet and engage in constructive business dialogue with leading enterprises from the Balkans and Black Sea region, and beyond. My colleague, Mr. Nikos Stamou (+30 2103355707,) is available to provide further information pertaining to participation at the bilateral B2B meetings.

Furthermore, please, regularly consult the official Cooperation Forum website ( for further practical details and updates (e.g. the agendae.t.c.).

Thanking you in advance for your cooperation, we look forward to your reply.

Best regards,

Vaso Kyrkou,

Director of Communication, International and Institutional Affairs Directorate

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