AMERICAN-HELLENIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL REVIEW 2016

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1 AMERICAN-HELLENIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL REVIEW 2016 The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce strives for continuous improvement of American-Hellenic commercial and financial relations, through increased membership and through the organization of top-quality events, exhibitions, fora, seminars, and congresses on both sides of the Atlantic. amcham.gr

2 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President Anastasopoulos Simos PETSIAVAS S.A. Vice President Bakatselos Nikolas PYRAMIS METALLOURGIA A.E. Vice President Kyriacou Marios T. KPMG CERTIFIED AUDITORS A.E. Secretary General Panayotopoulos Litsa EVIA.IP LTD. Treasurer Papadopoulos Thanos CHEVELLAS S.A. Counselor Canellopoulos Paul AIG GREECE S.A. Counselor Costopoulos Alexandros FORESIGHT Strategy & Communications Counselor Mamidaki Eleftheria MAMIDOIL JETOIL PETROLEUM COMPANY S.A. Counselor Saracakis John D. SARACAKIS BROTHERS S.A. Executive Director Elias Spirtounias AMERICAN-HELLENIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Alexopoulos George HELLENIC PETROLEUM S.A. Anastasiou Despina DOW HELLAS A.E. Antonakou Peggy MICROSOFT HELLAS S.A. Antoniades Vassilis THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP (BCG) S.A. Apostolides Pascal ABBVIE PHARMACEUTICALS S.A. Coustas John DANAOS SHIPPING CO. LTD Daskalaki-Mytilineos Sophie MYTILINEOS HOLDINGS S.A. Kafatos Vassilis DELOITTE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS S.A. Karayannis Angelos KARAYANNIS K. GROUP OF COMPANIES Kostas Stavros ECONOMIST Kotsalos George INTERAMERICAN HELLENIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY S.A. Kouimtzis Athanasios KOUIMTZIS S.A. Koussia Venetia BETTER FUTURE Koutsoureli Eftychia QUEST HOLDINGS S.A. Kyriakides John KYRIAKIDES GEORGOPOULOS LAW FIRM Lazaridis Socrates EXCHANGE Lekkakos Stavros PIRAEUS BANK S.A. Liakopoulos Theodore JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL S.A. Papalexopoulos Dimitri TITAN CEMENT COMPANY S.A. Papapolitis Nicholas PAPAPOLITIS & PAPAPOLITIS Papazoglou Panos ERNST & YOUNG (HELLAS) CERTIFIED AUDITORS S.A. Passaris Despina PROCTER & GAMBLE HELLAS M.E.P.E. Pikrammenos Panagiotis f. PRIME MINISTER, f. PRESIDENT, THE COUNCIL OF STATE Plessas Dennys LOCKHEED MARTIN (INTERNATIONAL) S.A. Poulidas Spyros IBM HELLAS S.A. Ragousis Zacharias PFIZER HELLAS S.A. Stylianopoulos Andreas NAVIGATOR TRAVEL & TOURIST SERVICES LTD. Thomopoulos Panayotis NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE S.A. Tsamaz Michael HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION S.A. (OTE) Tsiboukis Antonis CISCO SYSTEMS HELLAS S.A. Zarifopoulos Grigoris GOOGLE GREECE COMMITTEES AGROTECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE Argiriou Notis Bezergianni Stella Chriss Dimitrios Constantinidis Constantinos Efthymiadis Thymis Karagiorgos Nikolaos Katsaros Georgios Kouimtzis Athanasios Koukakis Athanasios Michailides Ekaterini Nakas Ioannis Tsaftaris Athanasios Vergos Evangelos Coordinator Tsavdaroglou Nikolaos AUDITORS COMMITTEE Felonis Athanasios Kerameus George Sabatakakis Kyriacos CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE Chair Papacostopoulos Constantine Apsouris John Charalambous Yiangos Kozoboli Christy Lessi Eleni Monogios Vassilis Shiamishis Andreas Staikouras Panagiotis Theodoulidou Maria Coordinator Constantinidou Daphne CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) COMMITTEE Chair Papademetriou Pakis Aggeli Anastasia Diakatou Chrysoula Iatrelis Manos Ioannidi Nicole Katsouli Katerina Kesisoglou Martha Konstantinou Natasha Konti Kiara Kouidou Marilena Macheras Alexia Manou Olga Melios Nikolaos Menidiati Manina Papadopoulou Angeliki Vrachatis Ioannis Coordinator Boyatzis Angela CULTURE COMMITTEE Chair Lidoriki Zozo Antoniades Vasilis Arsenis Eugenia Daskalaki-Mytilineou Sophie Karaitidi Eva Lianos-Liantis Efstathios Marangopoulou Vicky Mavrotas Takis Panos Pantelis Pataki Anna Tsougrianis Panagiotis Zenetou Artemis Zirinis Yannis Coordinators Tzagaroulaki Katerina, Paneta Frosso EDUCATION, INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMMITTEE Chair Panayotopoulos Litsa Carydis Claudia Costopoulos Alexandros Katsou Nelly Ketikidis Panagiotis Kokkini Alexandra Koutouvelis Fanis Loutsos Thanos Makios Vassilis Mergou Barbara Papadakis George Papapanagiotou Archontoula Persidis Andreas Pilitsis Loukas Porfyris Nikolaos Printzos Michael Rizopoulos John Sabatakakis Kyriacos Triviza Katerina Tsiboukis Antonis

3 Tsoukalis Alex Tzakou Nely Vyzas Elias Zanetopoulos Konstantinos Coordinators Tzagaroulaki Katerina, Chaidogiannou Sofia EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE Chair Koussia Venetia Anastasiou Despina Andriopoulos Stavros Condoyanni Leda Doukidis Georgios Ioannou Christos Karayannis Vassilis Kikilias Elias Kollia Vasso Makris Antonis Monokrousos Antonis Oikonomopoulou Antouaneta Panorios Manos Papadopoulou Helena Rigopoulou Irini Sotou Konstantina Stergiopoulou Georgia Tsalikis Constantinos Coordinator Chaidogiannou Sofia ENERGY COMMITTEE Chair Karayannis Angelos Alexopoulos George Desypris John Peristeris George Rigas Mathios Stassis George Coordinator Dikeoulia Angeliki GREEK ECONOMY CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Chair Anastasopoulos Simos Antoniades Vassilis Costopoulos Alexandros Mamidakis Eleftheria Coordinator Dikeoulia Angeliki INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE Chair Poulidas Spyros Antonakou Peggy Economidou Maria Monokrousos Antonis Phocas Makis Peppas Nikolaos Sabatakakis Kyriacos Tsiboukis Antonis Coordinator Mamali Georgia INSTITUTE ON ECONOMIC POLICY & PUBLIC GOVERNANCE Acting President Simos Anastasopoulos Steering Committee Kotsalos George Koussia Venetia Mina Zooulis Passaris Despina Sage Jim Executive Officer Dikeoulia Angeliki INSURANCE, SOCIAL SECURITY & LABOR AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Chair Kremalis Konstantinos Andriopoulos Stavros Bakalexis Athanassios Canellopoulos Paul Chatzis George Chatzitheodosiou Ioannis Cholezas Ioannis Christidou Agni Damaskos George Ioannou Christos Kollas John Kordopati Christina Koussia Venetia Kyriopoulos John Lisseos Panayotis Lysimachou Triantafyllos Michalopoulos Antonis Micharikopoulos Dimitris Mihos Stathis Oikonomopoulou Antouaneta Papanikolaou Michael Palioura Gianna Plomaritis George Politaki Stella Poulias Alkiviadis Sarantopoulos Dimitris Siatounis Emmanuel Spyrakos Fotios Tzotzos Apostolos Vlassopoulos George Coordinator Tseritzoglou Voula INVESTMENTS & FINANCE COMMITTEE Chair Papapolitis Nicholas Athanasssiou Odisseas Karagiannis Costas Kokkalis Konstantinos Lazaridis Socrates Linatsas George Megalou Chris Varvitsiotis Thomas Coordinator Dikeoulia Angeliki IPR COMMITTEE Chair Zachou Dora Galanopoulou Katerina Hatzinicolaou Eleni Kosmopoulos Michalis Margaritis Evangelos Mastrocostas Yannis Michos George Mihos Stathis Paparrigopoulos Xenophon Tavlas Manos Vasileiadou Julie Coordinator Constantinidou Daphne LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE Chair Miropoulos Artemis Antonakou Peggy Kalligeros John Kerastaris Antonis Mamidakis Eleftheria Mavropoulos Michael Negas Nikolaos Panos Pantelis Panteliadis Aristotelis Rabbat Vassilis Raptopoulos Emmanouel Saracakis Alexander D. Zorgno Giuseppe Coordinator Xidou Ritana LEGISLATIVE REFORM COMMITTEE Chair Kyriakides John Alexandris Panos Alexandris Spyros Margaritis Evangelos Scorinis George Tsibanoulis Dimitris Coordinator Constantinidou Daphne MEDICAL DEVICES & DIAGNOSTICS COMMITTEE Chair Liakopoulos Theodore Alexandris Panagiotis Anastassiou Giannis Christopoulou Martha Deligiannis Konstantinos El-Gendy Khalid Kakavelaki Nora Katsolis Theodore Krinos Gregory Michalitsis Iakovos Mparas Panagiotis Nikas Dimitris Politis George Roumbesi Konstantina Voreopoulos Ion Vrettos John Coordinator Tseritzoglou Voula NORTHERN GREECE COMMITTEE Chair Bakatselos Nikolas Gigilinis Alexandros Kafatos Vasilis Kanelakis Ioannis Katsaros Georgios Kouimtzis Athanasios Koukountzos Konstantinos Margaropoulos Nikolaos Mitsiolidou Olga Panagiotidis Ioannis Vlachos Panos Coordinator Tsavdaroglou Nikolaos PHARMACEUTICAL COMMITTEE Chair Papataxiarchis Efthimios Apostolides Pascal Arvela Matti Cernek Milan Charalampidis Savas Chouliara Elena Dakas Christos Filiotis Spyros Gerassopoulos Marcos Greco Roberto Issopoulos Leonidas Jakoncic Agata Kofinas Konstantinos Kohout Susanne Konstantinidi Marianna Lorge Emmanuel Michalitsis Iakovos Nijs Anne Ragousis Zacharias Coordinator Tseritzoglou Voula PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Canellopoulos Paul Kyriacou Marios T. Papadopoulos Thanos Saracakis John Coordinator Xidou Ritana TAXATION COMMITTEE Chair Stavros Kostas Abeliotis Evaggelos Achilas Ioannis Altiparmakis Christos Athanasiadis Ioannis Daveros Panagiotis Doucas Spyros Gigantes Stavros Govaris Vasilios Kerameus George Kyriakidis Stelios Laskaratos Panos Mitsios Stephanos Morfis Vangelis Nikolaou George Panagiotidis George Pantazopoulos Petros Papadatos Eugene Pelekanou Liza Pothos Panagiotis Psylla Mary Samothrakis George Sfakakis Kostas Spyriouni Litsa Stamatiou Georgios Stavropoulos Ioannis Tapinos Gregory Trakadi Maria Tsakonas Ioannis Vagena Lia Yiannacou Sofoklis Zaverdinos Zois Coordinators Tzagaroulaki Katerina, Paneta Frosso TOURISM COMMITTEE Chair Stylianopoulos Andreas Ananiadis Tim Argiri Byron Fokas Makis Marriott Carol Mavropoulos Michael Panayotopoulos Panos Van de Winkel Bart Vrachatis Ioannis Coordinator Dikeoulia Angeliki WOMEN IN BUSINESS (WIB) COMMITTEE Chair Sideri Anastasia Alexaki-Catsambi Hariklia Bachas Liona Cheimonidou Zeta Dalekou Chara Dritsa Anastasia Katsou Nelly Kazakopoulou Betty Labrou Marica Mariakaki Agnes Miliopoulou Georgia-Zozeta Milona Martha Siropoulou Niki Stoumbou Myladie Tarou Iphigenia Tsekoura Teti Tsemperlidou Katerina Tzimea Deppie Velliotou Peggy Coordinator Boyatzis Angela

4 ACTIVITIES 2016 January 25 Lunch event with guest speaker Yannis Stournaras, Governor, Bank of Greece January 26 New Year s Reception February 1 THE MET New Year s Reception February 8 MAKEDONIA PALACE Closed luncheon with guest speaker Stergios Pitsiorlas, President, Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund February 10 Public Affairs Luncheon with guest speaker Minister George Katrougalos, Ministry of Labour, Social Security & Social Solidarity March 4 Joint Declaration between the U.S. Council of Competitiveness and the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce March 8 HILTON New Real Jobs: Working our way back to Growth March th Athens Tax Forum March 10 Virtual Dialogue on TTIP with U.S. Chief Negotiator, Dan Mullaney and EU Chief Negotiator, Ignacio Bercero March 30 5 th Labor & Insurance Conference: Can the Greek Social Security System be Sustainable and Provide Adequate Benefits April 1 CONCERT HALL Tourism Conference (co-organized with 4 bilateral Chambers) April 5 & 14 DEREE-THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GREECE WIB Storytelling Workshop

5 The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce strives for continuous improvement of American-Hellenic commercial and financial relations, through increased membership and through the organization of top-quality events, exhibitions, fora, seminars, and congresses on both sides of the Atlantic. amcham.gr AMERICAN-HELLENIC June CHAMBER OF COMMERCE April LEDRA 4 th Exposec-Defenseworld Conference April 18 AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES, COTSEN HALL Leadership Forum April 21 KING GEORGE 7 th WIB Women Leader Luncheon with Danica Purg, President, IEDC-Bled School of Management, Slovenia May 26 LEDRA 5 th Corporate Governance Conference June 6 1 st WIB Dialogue Series with George Logothetis, Chairman & CEO, The Libra Group June 6-10 METROPOLITAN EXPO U.S. Pavilion at Posidonia International Shipping Exhibition June 9 METROPOLITAN EXPO Trading in U.S. Waters Ensuring a Culture of Environmental Compliance Seminar in cooperation with US Embassy, NAMEPA and Propeller Club June NEW YORK SOFITEL 5 th NY Investment Forum in cooperation with Athens Exchange June US Fancy Food Show Food and Beverages Trade Mission to US ANNUAL REVIEW General Assembly Elections July 14 PLAZA NJV Enforcing Competitiveness in the Labor Market September 14 U.S. Election Breakfast Briefing (Athens Democracy Forum)

6 September 17 Closed luncheon with Olga Kefalogianni, Member of Parliament, New Democracy Party September th HealthWorld Conference October 3-5 WASHINGTON DC 3 rd Hellenic Pavilion at the AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition October 18 DEREE-THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GREECE WIB Effective Presentations Workshop October 24 TGI FRIDAYS Leadership Forum November 1 HILTON Bridges from Education to Employment November 3 BENAKI MUSEUM 14 th CSR Conference November 7 THE MET 8 th Thessaloniki Tax Forum November 14 CYCLADIC MUSEUM WIB Exclusive event with Professor Nikolaos Chr. Stampolidis, Professor of Archaeology, University of Crete & Director, Museum of Cycladic Art November 15 SARACAKIS GROUP Leadership Forum November 23 ECALI CLUB Thanksgiving Dinner

7 November The Greek Economy Conference December 5 Export USA Forum December 7 HILTON Smart Moves, Athens Event December 13 Dinner with Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker the Opposition Leader and President of New Democracy Party, Kyriakos Mitsotakis December 9 AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL Agrotechnology Conference 2016 The Year of Growth and Jobs The Chamber designated 2016 the Year of Growth and Jobs for Greece. The Chamber has taken numerous proactive measures to create a more sustainable, growth-oriented economy that would also boost investment and employment. The magazine of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce 2017 AMERICAN-HELLENIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE amcham.gr The Annual Directory of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce

8 SPONSORS The Chamber extends appreciation to its sponsors during 2016, without whose generous support the Chamber could not offer high-quality, high-value events to all members. 3M HELLAS AB VASSILOPOULOS ABBOTT LABORATORIES HELLAS ABBVIE PHARMACEUTICALS ACT SERVICES AGROTECH AIG GREECE AIR FRANCE ALCON LABORATORIES HELLAS ALPHA BANK AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING AMGEN HELLAS PHARMACEUTICALS ANTAEUS TRAVEL AS NETWORK ASTRA ZENECA S.A. ATHENIAN BREWERY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ATRADIUS BELAS BIOS AGROSYSTEMS BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB A.E. CAVO OLYMPO CISCO SYSTEMS HELLAS S.A. COCA-COLA HELLAS COCA-COLA HELLENIC BOTTLING COMPANY DAREX S.A. DELOITTE DELTA AIRLINES DIAGEO HELLAS DK CONSULTANTS DOLPHIN CAPITAL INVESTORS DOW AGROSCIENCES DOW HELLAS ECALI CLUB ELDORADO GOLD CORPORATION ENERGEAN OIL & GAS ENTERPRISE GREECE EPI SYSTEMS ERNST & YOUNG (HELLAS) CERTIFIED AUDITORS EUROBANK FORTSAKIS, DIAKOPOULOS, MYLONOGIANNIS & ASSOCIATES FOURLIS GROUP GE HEALTHCARE S.A. GEK TERNA GILEAD SCIENCES HELLAS GLAXOSMITHKLINE GOOGLE GREECE GRANT THORNTON GS1 ASSOCIATION GREECE HEDNO HELLAS SAT HELLASCHART HELLENIC PETROLEUM IBM HELLAS IMS HELLAS (QUINTILESIMS) INTERAMERICAN HELLENIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY INTRALOT JANSSEN-CILAG PHARMACEUTICAL S.A.C.I. JAPONICA PARTNERS JOHN DEERE JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL JOHNSON & JOHNSON HELLAS JTI (JAPAN TOBACCO INTERNATIONAL) KLM KOUIMTZIS GROUP KOUKAKIS FARM KPMG KTIMA GEROVASSILIOU KYRIAKIDES GEORGOPOULOS LAW FIRM LOCKE LORD LAW FIRM LOCKHEED MARTIN (INTERNATIONAL) S.A. LUFTHANSA MACEDONIAN THRACE BREWERY MANPOWER GROUP MARISPOND HELLAS INC. MAZARS MEDITERRANEAN PALACE MEDTRONIC HELLAS S.A. MERCEDES-BENZ HELLAS S.A. MERCK A.E. METLIFE MICROSOFT HELLAS MPAMPATZIM MSD S.A. MYLAN MYTILINEOS HOLDINGS NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE ONEX S.A. ORTHOLOGISMOS OTE GROUP OF COMPANIES PROCTER & GAMBLE HELLAS PAPAPOLITIS & PAPAPOLITIS PAPAPOSTOLOU N. S.A. PAPASTRATOS CIGARETTES MANUFACTURING COMPANY PELOPAC PFIZER HELLAS S.A. PHARMASERVE-LILLY SACI PHARMATHEN PHARMACEUTICALS PIRAEUS BANK PIREOS PRAKTORIAKI PLAISIO COMPUTERS S.A. PROFARM PUBLIC GAS CORPORATION (DEPA) PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION PWC ROCHE HELLAS RSC BIO SOLUTIONS SALAMIS ORGANISATION SANI RESORT SANOFI AVENTIS SAP HELLAS S.A. SARACAKIS GROUP OF COMPANIES SAS INSTITUTE SHIRE HELLAS S.A. SOL S.A. STANLEY BLACK & DECKER HELLAS STANTON CHASE STAVROPOULOS & PARTNERS LAW OFFICE SWIFT SHIPS CORPORATION TERKENLIS TGI FRIDAYS THE AMERICAN CLUB THE MET THEON SENSORS S.A. TRIKALINOS TUVUNU VERTICAL SOLUTIONS VODAFONE YOUR LEGAL PARTNERS ZIA INSURANCE COMMUNICATION SPONSORS AGRENDA AGROCAPITAL AGRONEWS AGROTIKI AGROTYPOS AGROTYPOS.GR ALL ABOUT HEALTH ALL ABOUT SHIPPING ΑΜΥΝΑ KAI DIPLOMATIA ASFALISTIKI AGORA ASFALISTIKO MARKETING BANKINGNEWS.GR BUSINESS FILE BUSINESS PARTNERS BUSINESS PARTNERS ONLINE BUSINESSNEWS.GR CAPITAL.GR CAREERNET.GR CNN GREECE CSR REVIEW CSR WEEK CSRNEWS.GR DEFENCELINE.GR DEFENCENEWS.GR DELTIO FOROLOGIKIS NOMOTHESIAS DIKAIOLOGITIKA.GR DIRECTION BUSINESS NETWORK E-AMYNA.COM EFIMERIDA SINTAKTON EIDISIS.GR ELLINIKI AMYNA & TECHNOLOGIA ELLINIKI GEORGIA ELNAVI EMEA.GR EPIXEIRISI EPIXEIRO.GR EPSILON NET EPSILON7 EURO2DAY EUROPEAN BUSINESS REVIEW EXPORTGATE.GR BY EUROBANK FM100 FNB DAILY FOCUS FM FOROLOGIKA NEA.GR FORTUNE GREECE FREE SUNDAY GLOBAL SUSTAIN GREEN AGENDA IATOR.GR IATRIKANEA.GR IATRONET.GR IN2LIFE.GR INSURANCE DAILY NEWS INSURANCEDAILY.GR IT SECURITY KARFITSA KARFITSA.GR KATHIMERINI KATHIMERINI.GR KSD LARISSANET LARISSANET.GR LIFE2DAY.GR LOGISTIKOS ASFALISTIKOS FOROTECHNIKOS & NOMIKOS SYMVOULOS MAKEDONIA MAKEDONIA GROUP OF COMPANIES MAKEDONIA TV MEDICAL MANAGEMENT.GR MEDLABNEWS.GR MEDSIN.GR MILITAIRE.GR NAFTEMPORIKI NAFTEMPORIKI.GR NAFTIKA CHRONIKA NOMIKI VIVLIOTHIKI OIKONOMIKI EPITHEORISI OMORFA TAXIDIA ONE9SIX ONMED.GR ORGANIC LIFE PALO PROINI OF KILKIS PTHSH KAI DIASTHMA RADIO 94.5 REAL NEWS REAL.GR REALFM 97.8 SBC TV CHANNEL SECURITY MANAGER SKIPPER ON DECK SKYWALKER STOGIATRO.GR STRATIGIKI (DNM GROUP) SUPPORTBUSINESS.GR SYMBOULOS TAX HEAVEN TAXYDROMOS.GR PRESS TO AVRIO THS YGEIAS TRAVEL DAILY NEWS TRAVELLINGNEWS TV100 VORIA.GR YGEIA360.GR YPAITHROS CHORA YPAITHROS.GR ZOUGLA.GR CONFERENCES E-SERVICES SPONSOR EVENTORA APP & VIDEOCASTING SPONSOR MDATA AMERICAN-HELLENIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE twitter.com/amchamgr HEAD OFFICE: Messoghion Ave., Politia Business Center, GR Athens, GREECE PHONE: , FAX: BRANCH OFFICE: 47 VAS. IRAKLEIOU Str., GR , GREECE PHONE: , FAX: Member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington D.C., Member of the European Council of American Chambers of Commerce WHITE DESIGN