Agenda
MONDAY
Biennial international shipping exhibition Posidonia 2016 opens at the Metropolitan Expo Center near Athens Airport. To Friday. (Info: www.posidonia-events.com)
The 5th Analyst & Investor Capital Link Shipping Forum takes place at the Astir Palace Resort in Vouliagmeni, southern Attica, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Info: forums.capitallink.com)
Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis will hold a press conference to present the new investment incentives bill.
The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business (WIB) Committee holds the 1st WIB Dialogue Series, starting at 1 p.m. at the Hotel Grande Bretagne in Syntagma Square, Athens. George Logothetis, chairman and CEO of the the Libra Group, will be the keynote speaker. In English. (Info: www.amcham.gr)
TUESDAY
The TradeWinds Shipowners Forum takes place at the Metropolitan Expo Center next to Athens International Airport, in the context of the Posidonia 2016 exhibition, with IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim as the keynote speaker. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Info: tradewindsevents.com)
Intertanko is holding a Tanker Vetting Forum, exclusively for its members, in the context of the Posidonia 2016 exhibition. At the Athens Hilton Hotel, from 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. (Info: [email protected])
WEDNESDAY
The Labor Division of New Democracy and the Constantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy hold the 2nd Employment Forum titled “Toward an Efficient Employment Policy.” Speakers will include ND leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis. At Technopolis (100 Pireos, Gazi, Athens).
The Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) holds a public event titled “The Future of the European Union and Greece: Challenges and Prospects,” to launch the “New Pact for Europe” program, at Aigli in Zappeion, central Athens, staring at 5.30 p.m. (Info: 210.725.7124, [email protected])
The Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosts an event titled “SME Transfers: Instrument for Growth and Employment” in the context of the “Developing Advisers in a Novel Business Transfers & Acquisitions Environment (DANAE)” project, starting at 10.30 a.m. (7 Academias, Athens). (Info: 210.338.2467, www.acci.gr)
The Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA) will host a conference titled “Where is Shipping Heading after COP21?” at the Posidonia Conference Hall in the Metropolitan Expo Center next to Athens International Airport, in the context of the Posidonia 2016 exhibition. From 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. (Info: www.helmepa.gr)
The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) will publish its first-quarter data on turnover in the sectors of transport, accommodation and food service, and information and communication. It will also release its May figures on vehicle registrations.
THURSDAY
The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) host a seminar titled “Trading in US Waters: Ensuring a Culture of Environmental Conference” in Seminar Room 1 at the Metropolitan Expo Center next to Athens Airport, in the context of the Posidonia 2016 exhibition. From 10.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. (Info: www.amcham.gr)
The University of Nicosia hosts an event on the latest developments regarding the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone, titled “Third Licensing Round: Game-Changing Possibilities.” The keynote speaker will be Cypriot Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis. From 4 to 7 p.m. (Info: www.carbonlab.eu)
FRIDAY
European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc and the Union of Greek Shipowners will hold a joint press conference in Seminar Room 1 at the Metropolitan Expo Center nest to Athens Airport, in the context of the Posidonia 2016 exhibition.
