John Robins, EIT Digital
john.robins@eitdigital.eu
Join us for "Connect with Greece", an investment forum and Silicon Valley networking event on technology and the emerging Greek start-up ecosystem.
The Greek government has taken a proactive role in charting a determined course that is friendly to investment, promotes growth, and welcomes new business. Learn about economic developments, the startup ecosystem, and strategic opportunities in cutting-edge industries in Greece such as ICT, energy, health sciences, food & agricultural products, and logistics.
You will have the opportunity to connect and explore possibilities for cooperation with fast-growing startups from Greece as well as US-based startups with strong ties to Greece. While this event is open to anyone with a general interest in Greece and Europe and the startup ecosystem, executives or entrepreneurs looking to expand to Greece and venture capitalists/angel investors will particularly find this event beneficial.
(Registration closes on Wednesday, June 12 at 12noon)
5:00PM Welcome, Drinks
5:30PM Program
5:30 - 5:35PM Opening Address
Antonios Sgouropoulos - Greek Consul General in San Francisco
5:35 - 5:40PM Welcome Address
Hilda Alisandratou - Investment Promotion Directorate, Enterprise Greece
5:40 - 5:50PM Presentation "High Calibre Greek start-up ecosystem ripe for investment"
Elias Eliades - Director Investment Facilitation, Enterprise Greece
5:50 - 6:00PM Presentation of Greek program "ROOTS"
Socrates Lazaridis - CEO, Athens Exchange Group
6:00 - 6:20PM "The Helic story: a success made in Greece and the US"
Yorgos Koutsoyannopoulos - VP Engineering, ANSYS, Inc.; former CEO, Helic
6:20 - 6:35PM Startup Pitches
Feel Clinic
SpotlightPOS
Syncbnb
ZOME Energy Networks
6:35 - 7:05PM Panel Discussion: "Doing Business in Greece"
Simos Anastasopoulos - President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce7:05 - 7:15PM Questions and Answers
7:15PM Networking, Drinks and Snacks
8:00PM End
Speakers are listed in order of appearance in the program:
Antonios Sgouropoulos
Greek Consul General in San Francisco
Grigoris Stergioulis
Chairman & CEO, Enterprise Greece
Elias Eliades
Director Investment Facilitation, Enterprise Greece
Socrates Lazaridis
CEO, Athens Exchange Group
Yorgos Koutsoyannopoulos
VP Engineering, ANSYS, Inc.; former CEO, Helic
Simos Anastasopoulos
President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
Chairman & CEO, Petsiavas S.A.
Niko Bonatsos
Managing Director, General Catalyst
Margarita Dompa
Co-founder & COO, SpotlightPOS
George Eleftheriou
Co-founder & CEO, Feel Clinic
Dr. Alex Papalexopoulos
CEO & Board Chairman, ZOME Energy Networks
Petros Ziogas
Co-founder & CTO, SyncBnb