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Programme 13TH CYPRUS SUMMIT EUROPE ON THE MOVE CYPRUS IN THE FAST LANE? NOVEMBER 1ST-2ND 2017 HILTON PARK NICOSIA In co-operation with:
Wednesday November 1st 2017 18:30 Arrival of delegates 19:00 Cocktail reception 20:00 OPENING GALA DINNER John Negroponte, former United States deputy secretary of state Thursday November 2nd 2017 08:30 Registration-welcome coffee 09:00 THE ECONOMIST S FORECAST ON EUROPE AND CYPRUS How is Cyprus performing? Mending Europe after Britain s divorce John Peet, Europe editor, The Economist 09:10 Discussion 09:15 Official opening: CYPRUS IN THE FAST LANE Brexit: will it affect Cyprus recovery? What are the next steps? Nicos Anastasiades, president, Republic of Cyprus 09:30 Discussion 09:30 Opening session: EUROPE ON THE MOVE Is Europe emerging stronger after elections in France and Germany? Political and economic unification in Europe: to be continued after Brexit? *Manfred Weber, chair, Group of the European People's party, European Parliament Enrico Letta, former prime minister, Italy John Bruton, former prime minister, Ireland 10:00 Discussion 10:20 REDESIGNING EUROPE S ECONOMIC PATH Reuniting Europe through the euro s good run Cyprus new targets: what next? Harris Georgiades, minister of finance, Cyprus Klaus Regling, managing director, European Stability Mechanism (ESM) The business perspective: Evgenios Evgeniou, CEO, PwC Cyprus 10:50 Discussion 11:10 Break
11:40 SAFEGUARDING THE EUROPEAN FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR Keeping the euro unscathed Financial integration and cross border banking after the crisis What do the credit rating agencies predict? *Georgios Triantafyllou, executive director, investment banking services Greece and southeastern Europe, Goldman Sachs Sean Marion, managing director, Financial Institutions Group, Moody's Investors Service The Cypriot response: Demetra Kalogerou, chairwoman, Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission Vincenzo Guzzo, head of resident representative office for Cyprus, International Monetary Fund 12:10 Discussion 12:30 CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT AND NPLs An update on the Cypriot banking sector Retail banking and services Representative, Hellenic Bank Andreas Yiasemides, vice-president, Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) The foreign perspective: *Hubert Vannier, managing director, head of M&A for financial institutions in Europe, Middle East & Africa, Deutsche Bank 12:50 Discussion 13:10 Networking luncheon 14:10 THE EUROPEAN ENERGY ROADMAP TO 2050 Are we entering a new era of energy transition? Regional geopolitical uncertainty and challenges in gas supply and transportation Gas pipelines and LNG update for the region Greece, Cyprus and Egypt: How important is this energy pact in the new geopolitical landscape? Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, minister of energy, commerce, industry and tourism, Cyprus Tarek El-Molla, minister of petroleum & mineral resources, Egypt *George Stathakis, minister of environment and energy, Greece *Elio Ruggeri, CEO, IGI Poseidon, SVP gas infrastructures department, Edison, Italy Tristan Aspray, vice-president of Europe, Russia, Caspian, ExxonMobil Exploration Company *Elias Kassis, senior vice-president, Middle East and north Africa, Total Exploration & Production Gene Kornegay, Cyprus country manager, Noble Energy 15:10 Discussion
15:35 INVESTING IN CITIZENSHIP Relocating in Cyprus: benefits and motivations *Constantinos Petrides, minister of interior, Cyprus Attracting global citizens through investment migration programmes Juerg Steffen, chief operating officer, Henley & Partners 15:50 Discussion 16:10 DOING BUSINESS: SETTING THE BOUNDARIES FOR HEALTHY INVESTMENT PROJECTS Improving Cyprus business performance: dos and don ts Keynote address: Marios Demetriades, minister of transport, communications and works, Cyprus Large scale projects in Cyprus: what to expect? Limassol: regenerating one of the busiest harbours in the Mediterranean Challenges for the shipping industry: Looking for a sea of opportunities Investing in the tourism industry Manal Hussein, chairwoman, Orascom Hotels and Development, Egypt Andreas Hadjiyiannis, president, Cyprus Union of Ship-owners Charles Meaby, general manager, DP World Limassol Peter Sanfey, deputy director, economics, policy and governance, EBRD Christoforos Hadjikyprianou, CEO & president of the council, European University Cyprus 17:00 Discussion 17:20 A BRIDGE FOR CYPRUS? Reunification talks: where do we go from here? Keynote address: *António Guterres, secretary-general, United Nations 17:30 Discussion 17:45 THE CYPRIOT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: IN DIALOGUE WITH THE POLITICAL LEADERS 18:15 Discussion (names to be advised) 18:35 End of conference sessions 18:45 Cocktail reception hosted by Kathimerini * Awaiting confirmation Last update: September 4th 2017 This programme is registered to The Economist Events/ Hazlis & Rivas. Speakers mentioned herein have confirmed their participation, apart from those that appear with an asterisk (*). No part may be reproduced without approval from the organisers.