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2/28/24 9:25
Friday, April 4, 2025
The Metropolitan Club, New York City

REGISTRATION & COFFEE
8:55 - 9:00 AM
WELCOME REMARKS

Mr. Nicolas Bornozis
President
Capital Link, Inc.
Mr. Polys Hajioannou
CEO
Safe Bulkers (NYSE: SB)
Vice President
Cyprus Union of Shipowners
CYPRUS-US RELATIONS: CURRENT STATE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
9:00 - 9:05 AM
OPENING KEYNOTE REMARKS

H.E. Evangelos Savva
Ambassador of Cyprus to the United States
Republic of Cyprus
CYPRUS: A TECHNOLOGY GATEWAY TO EUROPE MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
9:05 - 9:40 AM

KEYNOTE REMARKS

H.E. Nicodemos Damianou
Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation & Digital Policy
Republic of Cyprus

Moderator:

Mr. Marios A. Cosma
Managing Partner
Treppides

Panelists:

Mr. Evan Kotsovinos
Vice President & General Manager
Google
Mr. Giorgos Zacharia
Co-founder
Insurify
Member
Cyprus AI Taskforce
Mr. Christopher Sharrock
Vice President, United Nations and International Organizations
Microsoft
Mr. Andreas Panayi
Founder
Kinisis Ventures Ltd
Investment Advisory Committee Member
Kinisis Ventures Fund
CYPRUS – A REGIONAL ENERGY – TRADE & COMMERCIAL HUB
9:45 - 9:55 AM

KEYNOTE REMARKS

H.E. Giorgos Papanastasiou
Minister of Energy, Commerce & Industry
Republic of Cyprus
9:55 – 10:30 ΑΜ
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ENERGY SECTOR

Moderator:

Mr. Andreas Mylonas
Advocate, Founder & Managing Partner
AMG Mylonas & Associates, LLC

Panelists:

Ms. Christina Karapataki
Partner
Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Ms. Martina Opizzi
Head of North Africa and Levant Region
Eni
Dr. John Ardill
Vice-President of Global Exploration
ExxonMobil
Mr. Evan Polymeneas
Partner
McKinsey & Company
THE ECONOMY OF CYPRUS
10:35 - 10:45 AM
THE ECONOMY OF CYPRUS – Developments & Outlook

KEYNOTE REMARKS

Dr. Chris Patsalides
Governor
Central Bank of Cyprus
CYPRUS AS A BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES HUB
10:50 - 11:30 AM

Moderator:

Mr. Philippos Soseilos
CEO & Chairman
PwC Cyprus

Panelists:

Mr. Miltos Michaelas
CEO
Alpha Bank Cyprus
Dr. Charis Pouangare
Deputy CEO & Chief of Business
Bank of Cyprus
Mr. Michalis Louis
CEO
Hellenic Bank
Mr. Konstantinos Kostopoulos
Head of Greece & Cyprus Investment Banking
Morgan Stanley
11:35 – 12:10 PM
CYPRUS AS A BUSINESS & INVESTMENT DESTINATION

Moderator

Ms. Elvina Montanios
Partner
Montanios & Montanios LLC

Panelists:

Mr. Andreas Kramvis
Former Vice Chairman
Honeywell
Former Operating Partner
AEA Investors
Mr. Evgenios Evgeniou
Chairman
Invest Cyprus
Ms. Dorothea Ioannou
Chief Executive Officer
American P&I Club
Dr. Fadlo R. Khuri
President
American University of Beirut
CYPRUS – A GLOBAL SHIPPING & SHIPMANAGEMENT HUB
12:15 - 12:25 PM

KEYNOTE REMARKS

H.E. Marina Hadjimanolis
Shipping Deputy Minister to the President
Republic of Cyprus
12:25 - 1:05 PM

Moderator:

Mr. Richard Brand
Partner
White & Case

Panelists:

Mr. Andreas Hadjiyiannis
CEO
Cyprus Sea Lines / Hellenic Tankers
President
Cyprus Union of Shipowners
Mr. Andreas Hadjipetrou
Chief Commercial Officer
Columbia Group
Managing Director
Columbia Shipmanagement
Mr. Polys Hajioannou
CEO
Safe Bulkers (NYSE: SB)
Vice President
Cyprus Union of Shipowners
1:05- 2:15 PM
LUNCHEON & KEYNOTE ADDRESS
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

Mr. Andreas Hadjiyiannis
CEO
Cyprus Sea Lines / Hellenic Tankers
President
Cyprus Union of Shipowners


KEYNOTE ADDRESS

H.E. Nikos Christodoulides
President
Republic of Cyprus


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