19.00

1st day
Arrival of guests/cocktail reception

20.00

Opening dinner
Welcome by
Daniel Franklin
Executive Editor, The Economist
Editor-in-chief, Economist.com
Editor, "The World in 2010"

Shaping the agenda:
In the face of a crisis for Greece and the EU
Guest of honour and keynote speaker:
George A. Papandreou
Prime Minister
and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece
President of the Socialist International

08.00

2nd day
Registration

09.00

Risks to the regional recovery
Daniel Franklin, Executive Editor, The Economist

Laza Kekic, Regional Director, Central & Eastern Europe and Director of Country Forecasting Services, Economist Intelligence Unit

Megan Green, Analyst, Economist Intelligence Unit

10.00

South-east Europe: what lies ahead?

Mirko Cvetkovic, Prime Minister of Serbia

10.20

Questions and discussion - Chair: Laza Kekic

10.30

Russia's place in the world

• Towards a new security architecture?

• Is the re-set with the US working?
  

• Does Russia take the EU seriously?
  
  Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov, Permanent Representative to the European Community, Russia
  

10.45

Questions and discussion - Chair: Laza Kekic

11.00

 Break

11.30

The Cyprus question: searching for a settlement
Demetris Christofias, President of the Republic of Cyprus

12.00

Questions and discussion - Chair: Daniel Franklin

12.15

The Israeli-Arab peace process: is there hope?

13.15

International collaboration for stability & security

• NATO’s priorities
• Europe’s role and challenges
• Greece’s priorities in security
  

Evangelos Venizelos, Minister of National Defence of Greece

Ambassador Jiri Sedivy, Assistant Secretary General Defence Policy and Planning, NATO

Janusz Bugajski, Holder of the Lavrentis Lavrentiadis chair in South East European Studies, Center for Strategic and international Studies (CSIS), Washington, D.C

14.15

The foreign-policy agenda: an American perspective

Stephen Walt ,  Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs,
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Commentator:
Thanasis Platias,  Professor of Strategy, Department of International
and European Studies, University of Piraeus

14.50

How can financial services improve
European competitiveness?

Thomas Kalaris, Chief Executive, Barclays Wealth, UK

15.30

Luncheon

Greece’s competitiveness
and growth prospects
Guest of honour and keynote speaker:
Louka Katseli
Minister of Economy,
Competitiveness and Shipping of Greece

19.00

Cocktail reception

20.00

Dinner

The Greek crisis:
The main opposition’s view
Guest of honour and keynote speaker:
Antonis Samaras
Main Opposition Leader
President of Nea Dimokratia party

08.30

3rd day
Arrival of delegates

09.40

How to increase European economic growth?

Philippe Maystadt, President  and Chairman of the Board of Directors,  
European Investment Bank

10.00

Questions and discussion - Chair: Daniel Franklin

10.10

Is the global financial crisis over?

• Institutions, rules and informality
  

Paul Romer, Economist, Senior Fellow, Stanford Center for International
Development and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research,
Stanford University

Willem Buiter, Chief Economist, Citigroup,
fmr Professor of European Political Economy at the European Institute of the
London School of Economics and Political Science

Elena Panaritis, Economist, Author of the book Prosperity Unbound

10.50

Questions and discussion - Chair: Laza Kekic

11.00

Broadband infrastructure as a leapfrog
Into the digital era

Demitrios Reppas, Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks of Greece

Leonidas Kanellos, Chairman, Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission

Nassos Zarkalis, Chief Executive Officer, WIND Hellas

Spyros Nikolaou, Managing Director, Ericsson Hellas

Pantelis Tzortzakis, President of the BoD, Federation of Hellenic ICT Enterprises

11.50

Questions and discussion - Chair: Laza Kekic

12.20

Technological innovations: exploring new frontiers

Dimitri Nanopoulos, Academician, Distinguished Professor of Physics
Mitchell/Heep Chair in High Energy Physics, Texas A&M University
 

• Policy framework for sustainable mobility
  

Thomas Becker, Vice-president, Governmental Affairs, BMW Group

12.45

Questions and discussion - Chair: Laza Kekic

13.00

Reshaping the financial-services industry

Lavrentis Lavrentiadis,  Chairman, Proton Bank

Cleon Papadopoulos, Chairman, TT Hellenic Postbank

Bram Boon, CEO, ING Greece

• Prudential regulation after the global crisis

Luis Serven, Senior Advisor, The World Bank

13.40

Questions and discussion - Chair: Daniel Franklin

13.50

The energy landscape in the next decade

• Greece's energy policy for the next decade
• Alternative energy sources and energy efficiency

Tina Birbili, Minister of Environment, Energy & Climate Change of Greece

Plutarchos Sakellaris, Vice-president, European Investment Bank

Leo Drollas, Deputy Executive Director and Chief Economist, Centre for Global Energy Studies

• The business perspective
  

Arthouros Zervos, Chairman, Public Power Corporation, Greece

Roberto Poti, Executive Vice-President International, Renewables and Special Projects, Edison, Italy

Dimitris Copelouzos, Chairman, Copelouzos Group

14.50

Questions and discussion - Chair: Daniel Franklin

15.45

Closing luncheon

From reforms to results: Reviving the Greek economy
Guest of honour and keynote speaker:
George Papaconstantinou
Minister of Finance of Greece

17.00

End of conference