Agenda

Registration

President's welcome G.Karanikas

Hellenic Annual Commerce Report 2019 

Presentation of the key points of the Hellenic Annual Commerce Report 2019 

Valia Aanitour, Director of the Institute of Commerce and Services,  Associate Professor

Commentary by directors of Social Partner Institutes 

George Argitis, Dionisis Gravaris, Xristos Georgiou, Ilias Kikilias, Nikos Vettas,

Moderator: John Pahoulakis, Head of Press Office ESEE 

Conference Opening

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister, Hellenic Republic

I. Commerce-changing digital technologies

Troy Beeler, General Manager, Future Commerce Initiative LLC

Nikos Kostroglou, Managing Partner Koolmetrix

Lena Tsipouri, Professor at the Department of Economic Sciences, University of Athens

Moderator: Milena Panagiotopoulou, Policy Officer European Affairs, INEMY-ESEE

Plenary Speech

Nikos Fligos, Director Commercial Operations, Deployment, GR, CY, MT, PAPASTRATOS, Philip Morris International

In conversation:

Jasmin Battista, Head of e-commerce sector, European Commission, DG CONNECT

Moderator: Dimitris Maziotis, Founding Partner W2Strategy  

II. The impact of technological innovations on the supply chain

Zina Mavroeidi, CEO e-Fresh.gr

Anestis Partalidis, Managing Director, Trade Logistics SA

Nicholas Rodopoulos, President of the Hellenic Logistics Association

ΙΙΙ. Millennials 

Leuteris Kiosses, Director of  Research Institute of Retail Consumer Goods

George Karamanolis, Co-Founder & CTO/CIO at Crowdpolicy Chairman of Hellenic Blockchain Hub

Moderator: Nora Ralli, Journalist

Light Lunch 

Plenary Speech

Christian Verschueren, Director-General, Eurocommerce

Moderator: Dimitris Maziotis, Founding Partner W2Strategy  

IV. The physical store of the future

Jonathan Chippindale, Chief Executive, HOLITION

Kostas Koukoravas, CEO & Founder Intelistyle & Michael Michelis COO & Co-founder Intelistyle

Konstantinos Stefanidis,  Professor at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Crete, is Founder and Head of the Human - Computer Interaction (HCI) Laboratory, (ICS-FORTH)

In conversation: Theodoros Vardas,Chairman & MD VARDAS S.A.

Break| Masterclass 1: "Platform trust and use"

Keynote Speech

Dan O' Connor, Executive in Residence, Harvard Business School

Moderator: Makis Provatas, Journalist

George Karanikas, President of Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship 

Margaritis Schinas, Vice President European Commission, Promoting the European Way of Life

Reception

Registration

V. Retail and Sustainability

Konstantinos Astridis, Founder Recycglobe

Dionisis Boutouvas, Managing Director, Combatt

Evripidis Dimou, Manager, Fillers & Importers Department at Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation – HE.R.R.Co 

George Melissaropoulous, Project Manager Fabric Republic

John Sideris, CEO HRA

Moderator: Maria Nikoltsiou, Journalist

VI. Innovative strategies 

Leon Gavalas, General Manager Bespot Private Company

George Doukidis, Professor, Department of Administrative Science and Technology

Dimitris Economou, Deputy General Manager, Head of the Small Business Segment General Division in Eurobank.

Fanis Koutouvelis, Founder INTALE

Dimitris Syrigos, Director, Business Monitor Services, SOL Crowe

Moderator: Tasos Zachos, Editor in Chief Fortune

VII. The Retail in City-Centres 

George Ioakimidis, Mayor of Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Rentis 

Dimitris Papastergiou, President of KEDE, Mayor of Trikala

Leena Whittaker, Legal Officer, DG Grow, European Commission

Moderator: Evgenia Fotoniata, former Special Secretary, Ministry of Economy and Development, Hellenic Republic

VIII. New Trends in Payments

George Korfiatis, Bank of Greece

Lazaros Felous, Founder Retailabs, Economist

Konstantinos Kalogerakis, Chief Innovation Officer, Crowdpolicy

Moderator: Konstantinos Kapoloulos, CEO W2Strategy

Light Lunch | Masterclass 1: "Consumer Law Ready"

IX. The future of work in the commerce sector

Haris Daskalakis, Executive BCA College

Nikos Theocharakis, Professor of Economics, UoA

Kostas Papadakis, Senior Social Dialogue and Governance Specialist, ILO 

In conversation: Jeremias Adams- Prassl, Professor of Law, University of Oxford

Moderator: Valia Aranitou, Director INEMY-ESEE

Plenary Speech

Πέγκυ Αντωνάκου*, General Manager Southeast Europe, Google

Keynote Speech

Jonathan Reynolds, Director, Oxford Institute of Retail Management, Said Business School, University of Oxford, UK 

Moderator: Dimitris Milonakis, Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Department of Economics, University of Crete Professor of political economy

Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of Digital Governance

Reception