CONFERENCE FOR THE SOUTHEAST EUROPE AND THE ROLE OF GREECE IN THE DEVELOPING AND ECONOMIC RECONSTITUTION OF THE BALKANS

CONFERENCE FOR THE SOUTHEAST EUROPE AND THE ROLE OF GREECE IN THE DEVELOPING AND ECONOMIC RECONSTITUTION OF THE BALKANS

13th - 15th December 2002
Old Parliament Building
Athens

Greece is connected through rich historical bonds with the region of Southeast Europe.
The bilateral commercial and economic relations hit impression and growth during the last years and in correlation with the stabilisation of the region, they show better perspectives for the future.
For this reason, the European Organisation for Strategic Planning organised, from 13th to 15th December 2002, a conference in Athens with subject:
"SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE at the DAWN of the 21st CENTURY and the ROLE of GREECE in the DEVELOPING and ECONOMIC RECONSTITUTION"

And the following specific objectives:

1. Our country to continue to play a stabilising role in the Balkans.
2. Our country to be stated as the basic mediator between the countries of Southeast Europe and the E.U.
3. The creative and gradual integration of Southeast Europe in European Union.
4. The development of initiatives on our country's behalf in the democratisation, in the development and growth of the living standard of the countries in Southeast Europe.
5. Promotion of issues that concern the countries of Southeast Europe (political stabilisation, regional collaboration, market rules, economic and social growth) through the forthcoming Greek presidency in the first semester of 2003.
6. Direct involvement of the bodies of the society of citizens and of the Non-Governmental Organisations in the development of the countries of Southeast Europe.
7. Intent of creating multiple benefits for the countries of Southeast Europe and our country.
8. Additionally, the contribution to the treatment of the problems of development for the receiving countries, elaboration of the bilateral relations and facilitation of the Greek entrepreneurial activities in the Balkans and Southeast Europe region.

PROGRAM

Friday 13th December 2002

18:00 - 18:30 Central Hall of Old Parliament
Participants' Arrival, Registration, Guests' reception

- Despina Arseni, Journalist

Opening of Proceedings
- Mr. Spyros Tsirigotis, Vice-president of the European Organisation, Mayor of Megalopolis

18:30 - 20:30
A' Meeting
Economic & Political Situation in the Balkans - International Relations

Presiding Board:
- Despina Arseni, Journalist
- Georgios Anastopoulos, President of the Hellenic Yugoslavian Chamber

Speakers:
Panagiotis Sgouridis, Vice-president of the Parliament
Dimitrios Kouselas, President of Hellenic Federation of Bank Employees Unions (O.T.O.E.)
Ioannis Zafiropoulos, Member of Parliament, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Slavitsa Ragavic, Director of International Relations & Development policy NOVA BANK Bosnia
Georgios Sklavounos, Representative of the Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
Aleka Markogiannaki, Managing Director of Agrotouristiki S.A., member of the Regional Commission of the European Union

Saturday 14th December 2002

09:30 - 10:00 Central Hall of Old Parliament
Participants' Arrival, Registration, Guests' Reception

10:00 - 12:00 A' Meeting
The role of Greece in the Economic & Development Restitution of Southeastern Europe

Presiding Board:
1. Christos Konstas, Journalist of MEGA CHANNEL
2. Aleka Markogiannaki, Managing Director of Agrotouristiki S.A., member of the Regional Commission of the European Union
3. Spyros Tsirigotis, Vice-president of the European Organisation, Mayor of Megalopolis

Speakers:
- Georgios Kanellopoulos, General Secretary of the Ministry of Economy & Finance
- Dimitrios Charisis, President of Athens Chamber of Small & Medium Sized Industries
- Georgios Anastopoulos, President of the Hellenic Yugoslavian Chamber
- Spyros Tsirigotis, Vice-president of EOSP, Mayor of Megalopolis
- Theodoros Georgakis, Mayor of Ilioupoli
- Efi O. Valiantza, Representative of the Ministry of Development
- Dimitrios Tsoukalas, Vice-president of O.T.O.E.
- Petros Livas, Professor of the University of Piraeus

12:00 - 12:30 Coffee break

12:30 -14:00 B' Meeting
Analysis of the Greek Plan for the Economic Restitution of the Balkans

Presiding Board:
1. Theodoros Theodoropoulos, Managing Director of HBN Hellenic Business Network & Representative of the Hellenic Yugoslavian Chamber
2. Kimon Stergiotis, Chief Editor of the Newspaper "Naftemporiki"
3. Petros Tzovanovich, Economist

Speakers:
- Vasilios Delikaterinis, Representative of Planet
- Theodoros Theodoropoulos, Managing Director of HBN Hellenic Business Network & Representative of the Hellenic Yugoslavian Chamber
- Antonis Kosmopoulos, Economist Regionalist
- Nikos Trikalitis, Economist

14:00 - 15:30 Lunch

15:30 - 16:30 C' Meeting
Greek Investments in the Balkans - Opportunities & Perspectives

Presiding Board:
1. Georgios Anastopoulos, President of the Hellenic - Yugoslavian Chamber
2. Georgios Seretis, General Secretary of the European Organisation for Strategic Planning

Speakers:
- Panagiotis Koutsikos, President of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic - Turkish Chamber
- Stavros Theofanidis, Professor of the Pantion University
- Georgios Skarpelis, Executive Vice-president of the Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE), President of OTE INTERNATIONAL

18:00 - 18:30 Dinner

18:00 - 18:30 D' Meeting
Introductions of Development Bodies and Expert Scientists

Presiding Board:
1. Theodoros Theodoropoulos, Representative of the Hellenic-Yugoslavian Chamber
2. Stavros Theodoropoulos, Managing Director of VIOHALCO Group

Speakers:
- Konstantinos Steggos, Managing Director of Olympic Technical
- Stavros Theodoropoulos, Managing Director of VIOHALCO Group
- Ioannis Triandafyllou, Director of Marketing & Development of LINO MEDIA
- Georgios Dedemasis, Executive of the Foreign Marketing Directorate, INTRACOM Group

Discussion