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AMERICAN-HELLENIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2010ANNUAL REVIEW The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce strives for continuous improvement of American-Hellenic commercial and financial relations, through increased membership and through the organization of top-quality events, exhibitions, fora, seminars, and congresses on both sides of the Atlantic. www.amcham.gr

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Page 1: 2010ANNUAL REVIEW - American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce · 2010ANNUAL REVIEW The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce strives for continuous improvement of American-Hellenic commercial

AMERICAN-HELLENICCHAMBER OF COMMERCE

2010ANNUAL REVIEW The American-Hellenic

Chamber of Commerce strives for continuous improvement of American-Hellenic commercial and financial relations, through increased membership and through the organization of top-quality events, exhibitions, fora, seminars, and congresses on both sides of the Atlantic.

www.amcham.gr

Abbott LAborAtories (HeLLAs) s.A.

AegeAn Power

ALAPis s.A.

AtHeniAn brewery s.A.

Atos origin HeLLAs s.A.

bAnk of AtticA s.A.

bristoL-Myers squibb A.e.

bsA in greece

cHeveLLAs s.A.

citibAnk internAtionAL PLc.

cLub HoteL cAsino LoutrAki

cocA-coLA HeLLenic bottLing coMPAny s.A.

cocA-coLA HeLLAs s.A.

DeLoitte business soLutions s.A.

DiAgeo HeLLAs s.A.

euroconsuLtAnts s.A.

eurofAst gLobAL LtD.

fourLis HoLDings s.A.

gigiLinis sHiPPing grouP

giLeAD sciences HeLLAs

gLAxosMitHkLine

HeLLenic bioPetroL s.A.

HeLLenic PetroLeuM s.A.

intrALot s.A.

JoHson & JoHnson HeLLAs s.A.

Jt internAtionAL HeLLAs

kArAogLou b. s.A.

kou-kou s.A.

kPMg certifieD AuDitors A.e.

MAceDoniAn tHrAce brewery s.A.

Merck A.e.

MevgAL s.A. DAiry ProDuct inDustry

nAtionAL bAnk of greece s.A.

novArtis HeLLAs sAci

oPAP s.A.

Procter & gAMbLe HeLLAs LtD.

PAneLis consuLting engineers s.A.

PAPAstrAtos, An AffiLiAte of PHiLiP Morris internAtionAL

Pfizer HeLLAs s.A.

PHArMAserve-LiLLy sAci

PirAeus securities s.A.

Proton bAnk s.A.

Pwc (PricewAterHousecooPers business soLutions)

regency entertAinMent s.A.

sAnofi-Aventis

sArgiA PArtners s.A.

sAs institute s.A.

sHArr beteiLigungs

skLAvenitis i&s s.A.

soL s.A.

sony ericsson

tecHLink internAtionAL entertAinMent LtD.

tHesis business consuLtAnts LtD.

tt HeLLenic PostbAnk

voDAfone

MEDIA SPONSORSAggeLioforosAggeLioforos of sunDAybusinessbusiness PArtnersbusiness toDAybusiness woMAncAPitAL.grcHAnneL 9city Presscsr reviewe-foroLogiA.greMeA.grePsiLon 7euro2DAyexPress DAiLy fLAsHfLAsH 96fLAsH.grfree sunDAygo greenHeALtH HeLLAsiAtronetin.grkAtHiMerini newsPAPerkerDosMeDcHAnneLMegA cHAnneLnAfteMPorikinAfteMPoriki.grnooz.grsbc business cHAnneLsbc tvtA neAto viMA

AuDItORS COMMIttEEfelonis Athanassios | bAHAs, grAMAtiDis & PArtnersPapakosmas Dimitrios | PAPAkosMAs DAtAtecHnikA LtD.sabatakakis kyriacos | Accenture s.A.Coordinator Andriana chadjianagnostou

CORPORAtE GOvERNANCE COMMIttEEChair Papacostopoulos constantinos | c.PAPAcostoPouLos & AssociAtes LAw firMcharalambous yiangos | f.c.c.A.Alexandris spyros | bAHAs, grAMAtiDis & PArtnersDimou ioannis | MytiLineos HoLDings s.A.Petalas Apostolis | fourLis HoLDings s.A.siamishis Andreas | HeLLenic PetroLeuM s.A.Hadjisotiriou Paula | eurobAnk efgtheodoulidou Maria | fourLis HoLDings s.A.Coordinator Daphne constantinidou

CORPORAtE SOCIAl RESPONSIbIlIty COMMIttEEChair stavridis stelios | Piscines iDeALes s.A.Alexiou Maria | titAn ceMent coMPAny s.A.constantelis george | newron PHArMA LtD.Lolas vassilis | cocA-coLA HeLLenic bottLing coMPAny s.A.Papademetriou Pakis | AtHens internAtionAL AirPort s.A.vrachatis ioannis | cLub HoteL cAsino LoutrAkiCoordinator Angela boyatzis

ENvIRONMENt & ENERGy COMMIttEEAloupis constantine | teotec s.A.bakouris costas | corintH PiPeworks s.A.karayannis Angelos | kArAyAnnis k. grouP of coMPAniesManos Alexandros | PirAeus bAnk s.A.Melissanidis Dimitris | AegeAn oiL s.A.Mytilineos evangelos | MytiLineos HoLDings s.A.nomikos elias | soL energy HeLLAs s.A.Papadimitriou spyros | JAsPer energy HeLLAs s.A.Papavasileiou Athanasios | greenerA energy HeLLAs s.A.Peristeris george | ternA s.A.stefanakis John | ΕΝΕT S.A.yannopoulos sotiris | seconD cHAnce s.A.yiannopoulos emil | Pwc (Pricewaterhousecoopers business solutions sA)Coordinator Angeliki Dikeoulia

GREEk ECONOMy CONfERENCE COMMIttEEChair kyriacou Marios | kPMg certifieD AuDitors A.e.Anastassopoulos simos | PetsiAvAs n. s.A.

Executive CommitteePresident gramatidis yanos | bAHAs, grAMAtiDis & PArtners

Vice President kyriacou Marios t. | kPMg certifieD AuDitors A.e.

Vice President bakatselos nikolaos | PyrAMis MetALLourgiA A.e.

Secretary General karayannis Angelos | kArAyAnnis k. grouP of coMPAnies

Treasurer Panayotopoulos Litsa | M2M soLutions consuLting services

Counselor Anastassopoulos simos | PetsiAvAs n. s.A.

Counselor bacacos george | bAcAcos P. cHeMicAL & PHArMAceuticAL ProDucts co. s.A.

Counselor charalambous odysseas | cisco systeMs HeLLAs s.A.

Counselor Papadopoulos thanos | cHeveLLAs s.A.

Executive Director elias spirtounias | AMericAn-HeLLenic cHAMber of coMMerce

Board of DirectorsAntoniades vassilis | tHe boston consuLting grouPAntonopoulos constantinos | intrALot s.A. - integrAteD Lottery systeMs AnD servicescanellopoulos Paul | cHArtis greece s.A.costas stavros | economistcostopoulos Alexandros | foresigHt strAtegy & coMMunicAtionscostopoulos John | HeLLenic PetroLeuM s.A.David george | cocA-coLA HeLLenic bottLing coMPAny s.A.filiotis Dionysios | PHArMAserve-LiLLy sAcifrangou Angeliki | nAvios MAritiMe HoLDings inc.karella katerina | Pfizer HeLLAs s.A.kartsanis georgia | ceo cLubs greecekhan Pheroze | bristoL-Myers squibb A.e. kibaridis stelios | ALAPis s.A.kokorotsikos Paris | euroconsuLtAnts s.A.kosmatos Makis | JoHnson & JoHnson HeLLAs s.A.kouides Antonis | b.e.r.M.A. A.e.koutsoureli eftychia | info-quest s.A.kyriakides John | kyriAkiDes georgoPouLos & DAnioLos issAiAs LAw firMMamidaki eleftheria | MAMiDoiL JetoiL PetroLeuM coMPAny s.A.Manos Alexandros | PirAeus bAnk s.A.Papalexopoulos Dimitri | titAn ceMent coMPAny s.A.Passaris Despina | Procter & gAMbLe HeLLAs LtD.Plessas Dennys | LockHeeD MArtin (internAtionAL) s.A.Priamou John | u.s. coMMerciAL counseLor (ret.)saracakis John D. | sArAcAkis brotHers s.A.stavridis stelios | Piscines iDeALes A.e.symeonides Dimitris | MevgAL s.A. DAiry ProDuct inDustrysynghelides Polychronis | cHrysLer JeeP DoDge HeLLAs s.A.tamvakakis Apostolos | nAtionAL bAnk of greece s.A.yiannopoulos emil | Pwc (Pricewaterhousecoopers business solutions sA)zeritis Panos | tHrAce PAPer MiLL s.A.

Antoniades vassilis | tHe boston consuLting grouP (bcg)bacacos george | bAcAcos P. cHeMicAL & PHArMAceuticAL ProDucts co s.A.yannopoulos sotiris | seconD cHAnce s.A.Coordinator Angeliki Dikeoulia

INNOvAtION & EDuCAtION COMMIttEEChair Panayotopoulos Litsa | M2M soLutions consuLting servicescharalambous odysseas | cisco systeMs HeLLAs s.A.farmaki teresa | PirAeus equity ADvisorsgiourelis stephanos | HewLett PAckArD HeLLAs e.P.e.kollas John | titAn ceMent coMPAnyMakios vassilis | corALLiA HeLLenic tecHnoLogy cLusters initiAtive Makridakis spyros | ProfessorPatakiouti Maria | cHArtis greecerizopoulos yannis | JournAListCoordinator katerina tzagaroulaki

INSuRANCE, SOCIAl SECuRIty & lAbOR MAttERS COMMIttEEChair kremalis konstantinos | kreMALis LAw firMcanellopoulos Paul | cHArtis greece s.A. koussia venetia | MAnPowerLisseos Panayotis | MArsH LLc insurAnce brokersPanagiotou Andreas | interAMericAn HeLLenic Life insurAnce coMPAny s.A.Panorios Manos | stAnton cHAse internAtionALPelidis Manos | DeLoitte - HADJiPAvLou, sofiAnos & cAMbAnis s.A.vlasopoulos george | AMericAn Life insurAnce coMPAny (MetLife Alico)sarantopoulos Dimitris | sArAntoPouLos D. s.A.Coordinator voula tseritzoglou

IPR COMMIttEEChair galanopoulou katerina | bsA in greecekyriakides John | kyriAkiDes georgoPouLos & DAnioLos issAiAs LAw firMMakris Antonis | HeLLenic retAiL business AssociAtionzachou Dora | nike HeLLAs LtDross Daniel | us eMbAssyCoordinator Daphne constantinidou

lEADERShIP COMMIttEEChair Miropoulos Artemis | LinkAge greece griveas Polychronis | Astir PALAce vouLiAgMeniHofmann sybil | ALPine coLLegekatsivelis Pavlos | PePsico ivikerastaris Antonis | HoLkofinas kyriakos | ADiDAs HeLLAsolympios spyros | toyotA MAteriAL HAnDLing greeceParaskevaides stavros | MerceDes-benz HeLLAs s.A.saracakis Alexandros | generAL AutoMotive coMPAny s.A.Coordinator ritana xidou

MEDICAl DEvICES & DIAGNOStICS COMMIttEEChair Liakopoulos theodore | JoHnson & JoHnson HeLLAs MeDicALAnagnostopoulos stefanos | ALcon HeLLAsAndria Magdalini | becton Dickinson HeLLAs s.A.boulougouris george | boston scientific HeLLAs s.A.Deligiannis konstantinos | ge HeALtHcAre A.e.Derkos kalogridis | Abbott LAborAtories (HeLLAs) s.A.kartalis christos | PHArMAswiss HeLLAs s.A.krinos gregory | eDwArDs Life sciencesMaroutsis george | bArD HeLLAsMelas george | bAxter HeLLAs LtD.nikas Dimitris | MeDtronic HeLLAs s.A.Papazoglou konstantinos | teLefLex MeDicAL HeLLAs A.e.e.Politopoulos Anastasios | strykerstrouzos Anastasios | cArestreAM HeALtH HeLLAstsangarakis george | 3M HeLLAs LtD.Coordinator voula tseritzoglou

NORthERN GREECE COMMIttEEChair bakatselos nikolaos | PyrAMis MetALLourgiA A.e. Accas ioannis | HeLLenic fAbrics A.e. Alexopoulos charis | DoMotecHniki s.A. gigilinis Alexandros | gigiLinis sHiPPing grouP kafatos vassilis | DeLoitte business soLutions s.A.katsaros george | e. kAtsAros s.A.kokorotsikos Paris | euroconsuLtAnts sA kouides Antonis | b.e.r.M.A. A.e. thanasis kouimtzis | kouiMtzis s.A.koukountzos kontantinos | kLeeMAnn HeLLAs s.A.Mavroudis theodoros Pylarinos othon | kou-kou s.A.symeonides Dimitris | MevgAL s.A. DAiry ProDuct inDustryCoordinator nikos tsavdaroglou

PhARMACEutICAl COMMIttEEChair karella katerina | Pfizer HeLLAs s.A.Apostolides Pascal | Abbott LAborAtories (HeLLAs) s.A.boscopoulos Paris | Pfizer HeLLAs s.A.filiotis Dionysios s. | PHArMAserve-LiLLy sAcifrouzis konstantinos | novArtis HeLLAs sAcigerassopoulos Marcos | sAnofi Aventiskhan Pherose | bristoL-Myers squibb A.e.karagiannoglou stylianos | giLeAD sciences HeLLAskatzourakis george | gLAxosMitHkLinekefalas nikos | JAnssen-ciLAg PHArMAceuticAL s.A.c.i.Pateraki evangelia | AMgen HeLLAs PHArMAceuticALs ePeCoordinator voula tseritzoglou

PublIC AffAIRS COMMIttEAnastassopoulos simos | PetsiAvAs n. s.A.kyriacou Marios | kPMg certifieD AuDitors A.e.Papadopoulos thanos | cHeveLLAs s.A.Coordinator ritana xidou

tAxAtION COMMIttEEChair costas stavros | econoMistAltiparmakis christos | energizer HeLLAs A.e.Ampeliotis evangelos | union ProgrAMMing grouPAnastasiadis Harris | ALPHAtAx AuDitors AnD consuLtAnts LtD.Desipris Antonis | Pwc (Pricewaterhousecoopers business solutions sA)Doucas spyros | stAMouLis PubLicAtionsgigantes stavros | eMPoriki creDicoMioannidou Maria | uPs of greecekerameus george | kPP LAw firMkyriakides stelios | PAPAstrAtosLaskaratos Panagiotis | Procter & gAMbLe HeLLAs LtD.Mavraganis george | kPMg certifieD AuDitors A.e.Melemenis John | tHesis business consuLtAnts LtD.Mitsios stephanos | ernst & young HeLLAs sertifieD AuDitors s.A.Moraitakis konstantinos | Pfizer HeLLAs s.A.Papadatos eugene | coLgAte PALMoLive greecePapandreou cristina | skLAvenitis samothrakis george | AbAcus AuDitorssarafoglou gerassimos | sArA Lee coffee & teA HeLLAs s.A.savvaidou katerina | Pwc (Pricewaterhousecoopers business solutions sA)sfakakis konstantinos | econoMistspyriouni Litsa | cocA-coLA HeLLenic bottLing coMPAny s.A.stavropoulos ioannis | stAvroPouLos & PArtners LAw officestavrides vassilis | econoMisttheophilides george | Dow HeLLAs A.e.trakadi Maria | DeLoitte business soLutionstsakonas yiannis | MArs HeLLAs s.A.Coordinator katerina tzagaroulaki

tOuRISM COMMIttEEChair stylianopoulos Andreas | nAvigAtor trAveL & tourist services LtD.Ananiadis tim | LAMPsA HeLLenic HoteLs s.A.Anglos JohnArgiri byron | concePtours s.A.Marriott carol | best western HoteLs greece s.A.Panayotopoulos Panos | AtHenAeuM intercontinentAL AtHensPapadopoulou catherine | AtHens internAtionAL AirPortPeressiadis costas van de winkel bart | HiLton AtHensCoordinator Angeliki Dikeoulia

WOMEN IN buSINESS (WIb) COMMIttEE Chair kartsanis georgia | ceo cLubs greeceAdamopoulou efi | Axon securities s.A.Athanassoulas elena | stirixis s.A.Dimou-Lampadari Maria | LAMPADAri MAriA LiMiteD PArtnersHiPPapakonstantinou ioannarossou efi | Atos origin HeLLAs s.A.sideri Anastasia | cocA-coLA HeLLAs s.A.tarou iphigeniaCoordinator Angela boyatzis

CommitteesSponsors

the chamber extends appreciation to its sponsors during 2010, without whose generous support the chamber could not offer high-quality, high-value events to all members.

hEAD OffICE:

109-111 Messoghion Ave., Politia business center, gr 115 26 Athens, greece

PHone: +30 210 699 3559, fAx: +30 210 698 5686, 210 698 5687, 210 699 5033

e-mail: [email protected] | www.amcham.gr

bRANCh OffICE:

47 vAs. irAkLeiou str., gr 546 23 tHessALoniki, greece, PHone: +30 2310 286453

Member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington D.C., Member of the European Council of American Chambers of Commerce

AMERICAN-HELLENICCHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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AMERICAN-HELLENICCHAMBER OF COMMERCE

2010ANNUAL REVIEW The American-Hellenic

Chamber of Commerce strives for continuous improvement of American-Hellenic commercial and financial relations, through increased membership and through the organization of top-quality events, exhibitions, fora, seminars, and congresses on both sides of the Atlantic.

www.amcham.gr

Abbott LAborAtories (HeLLAs) s.A.

AegeAn Power

ALAPis s.A.

AtHeniAn brewery s.A.

Atos origin HeLLAs s.A.

bAnk of AtticA s.A.

bristoL-Myers squibb A.e.

bsA in greece

cHeveLLAs s.A.

citibAnk internAtionAL PLc.

cLub HoteL cAsino LoutrAki

cocA-coLA HeLLenic bottLing coMPAny s.A.

cocA-coLA HeLLAs s.A.

DeLoitte business soLutions s.A.

DiAgeo HeLLAs s.A.

euroconsuLtAnts s.A.

eurofAst gLobAL LtD.

fourLis HoLDings s.A.

gigiLinis sHiPPing grouP

giLeAD sciences HeLLAs

gLAxosMitHkLine

HeLLenic bioPetroL s.A.

HeLLenic PetroLeuM s.A.

intrALot s.A.

JoHson & JoHnson HeLLAs s.A.

Jt internAtionAL HeLLAs

kArAogLou b. s.A.

kou-kou s.A.

kPMg certifieD AuDitors A.e.

MAceDoniAn tHrAce brewery s.A.

Merck A.e.

MevgAL s.A. DAiry ProDuct inDustry

nAtionAL bAnk of greece s.A.

novArtis HeLLAs sAci

oPAP s.A.

Procter & gAMbLe HeLLAs LtD.

PAneLis consuLting engineers s.A.

PAPAstrAtos, An AffiLiAte of PHiLiP Morris internAtionAL

Pfizer HeLLAs s.A.

PHArMAserve-LiLLy sAci

PirAeus securities s.A.

Proton bAnk s.A.

Pwc (PricewAterHousecooPers business soLutions)

regency entertAinMent s.A.

sAnofi-Aventis

sArgiA PArtners s.A.

sAs institute s.A.

sHArr beteiLigungs

skLAvenitis i&s s.A.

soL s.A.

sony ericsson

tecHLink internAtionAL entertAinMent LtD.

tHesis business consuLtAnts LtD.

tt HeLLenic PostbAnk

voDAfone

MEDIA SPONSORSAggeLioforosAggeLioforos of sunDAybusinessbusiness PArtnersbusiness toDAybusiness woMAncAPitAL.grcHAnneL 9city Presscsr reviewe-foroLogiA.greMeA.grePsiLon 7euro2DAyexPress DAiLy fLAsHfLAsH 96fLAsH.grfree sunDAygo greenHeALtH HeLLAsiAtronetin.grkAtHiMerini newsPAPerkerDosMeDcHAnneLMegA cHAnneLnAfteMPorikinAfteMPoriki.grnooz.grsbc business cHAnneLsbc tvtA neAto viMA

AuDItORS COMMIttEEfelonis Athanassios | bAHAs, grAMAtiDis & PArtnersPapakosmas Dimitrios | PAPAkosMAs DAtAtecHnikA LtD.sabatakakis kyriacos | Accenture s.A.Coordinator Andriana chadjianagnostou

CORPORAtE GOvERNANCE COMMIttEEChair Papacostopoulos constantinos | c.PAPAcostoPouLos & AssociAtes LAw firMcharalambous yiangos | f.c.c.A.Dimou ioannis | MytiLineos HoLDings s.A.Petalas Apostolis | fourLis HoLDings s.A.siamishis Andreas | HeLLenic PetroLeuM s.A.Hadjisotiriou Paula | eurobAnk efgtheodoulidou Maria | fourLis HoLDings s.A.Coordinator Daphne constantinidou

CORPORAtE SOCIAl RESPONSIbIlIty COMMIttEEChair stavridis stelios | Piscines iDeALes s.A.Alexiou Maria | titAn ceMent coMPAny s.A.constantelis george | newron PHArMA LtD.Lolas vassilis | cocA-coLA HeLLenic bottLing coMPAny s.A.Papademetriou Pakis | AtHens internAtionAL AirPort s.A.vrachatis ioannis | cLub HoteL cAsino LoutrAkiCoordinator Angela boyatzis

ENvIRONMENt & ENERGy COMMIttEEAloupis constantine | teotec s.A.bakouris costas | corintH PiPeworks s.A.karayannis Angelos | kArAyAnnis k. grouP of coMPAniesManos Alexandros | PirAeus bAnk s.A.Melissanidis Dimitris | AegeAn oiL s.A.Mytilineos evangelos | MytiLineos HoLDings s.A.nomikos elias | soL energy HeLLAs s.A.Papadimitriou spyros | JAsPer energy HeLLAs s.A.Papavasileiou Athanasios | greenerA energy HeLLAs s.A.Peristeris george | ternA s.A.stefanakis John | ΕΝΕT S.A.yannopoulos sotiris | seconD cHAnce s.A.yiannopoulos emil | Pwc (Pricewaterhousecoopers business solutions sA)Coordinator Angeliki Dikeoulia

GREEk ECONOMy CONfERENCE COMMIttEEChair kyriacou Marios | kPMg certifieD AuDitors A.e.Anastassopoulos simos | PetsiAvAs n. s.A.

Executive CommitteePresident gramatidis yanos | bAHAs, grAMAtiDis & PArtners

Vice President kyriacou Marios t. | kPMg certifieD AuDitors A.e.

Vice President bakatselos nikolaos | PyrAMis MetALLourgiA A.e.

Secretary General karayannis Angelos | kArAyAnnis k. grouP of coMPAnies

Treasurer Panayotopoulos Litsa | M2M soLutions consuLting services

Counselor Anastassopoulos simos | PetsiAvAs n. s.A.

Counselor bacacos george | bAcAcos P. cHeMicAL & PHArMAceuticAL ProDucts co. s.A.

Counselor charalambous odysseas | cisco systeMs HeLLAs s.A.

Counselor Papadopoulos thanos | cHeveLLAs s.A.

Executive Director elias spirtounias | AMericAn-HeLLenic cHAMber of coMMerce

Board of DirectorsAntoniades vassilis | tHe boston consuLting grouPAntonopoulos constantinos | intrALot s.A. - integrAteD Lottery systeMs AnD servicescanellopoulos Paul | cHArtis greece s.A.costas stavros | economistcostopoulos Alexandros | foresigHt strAtegy & coMMunicAtionscostopoulos John | HeLLenic PetroLeuM s.A.David george | cocA-coLA HeLLenic bottLing coMPAny s.A.filiotis Dionysios | PHArMAserve-LiLLy sAcifrangou Angeliki | nAvios MAritiMe HoLDings inc.karella katerina | Pfizer HeLLAs s.A.kartsanis georgia | ceo cLubs greecekhan Pheroze | bristoL-Myers squibb A.e. kibaridis stelios | ALAPis s.A.kokorotsikos Paris | euroconsuLtAnts s.A.kosmatos Makis | JoHnson & JoHnson HeLLAs s.A.kouides Antonis | b.e.r.M.A. A.e.koutsoureli eftychia | info-quest s.A.kyriakides John | kyriAkiDes georgoPouLos & DAnioLos issAiAs LAw firMMamidaki eleftheria | MAMiDoiL JetoiL PetroLeuM coMPAny s.A.Manos Alexandros | PirAeus bAnk s.A.Papalexopoulos Dimitri | titAn ceMent coMPAny s.A.Passaris Despina | Procter & gAMbLe HeLLAs LtD.Plessas Dennys | LockHeeD MArtin (internAtionAL) s.A.Priamou John | u.s. coMMerciAL counseLor (ret.)saracakis John D. | sArAcAkis brotHers s.A.stavridis stelios | Piscines iDeALes A.e.symeonides Dimitris | MevgAL s.A. DAiry ProDuct inDustrysynghelides Polychronis | cHrysLer JeeP DoDge HeLLAs s.A.tamvakakis Apostolos | nAtionAL bAnk of greece s.A.yiannopoulos emil | Pwc (Pricewaterhousecoopers business solutions sA)zeritis Panos | tHrAce PAPer MiLL s.A.

Antoniades vassilis | tHe boston consuLting grouP (bcg)bacacos george | bAcAcos P. cHeMicAL & PHArMAceuticAL ProDucts co s.A.yannopoulos sotiris | seconD cHAnce s.A.Coordinator Angeliki Dikeoulia

INNOvAtION & EDuCAtION COMMIttEEChair Panayotopoulos Litsa | M2M soLutions consuLting servicescharalambous odysseas | cisco systeMs HeLLAs s.A.farmaki teresa | PirAeus equity ADvisorsgiourelis stephanos | HewLett PAckArD HeLLAs e.P.e.kollas John | titAn ceMent coMPAnyMakios vassilis | corALLiA HeLLenic tecHnoLogy cLusters initiAtive Makridakis spyros | ProfessorPatakiouti Maria | cHArtis greecerizopoulos yannis | JournAListCoordinator katerina tzagaroulaki

INSuRANCE, SOCIAl SECuRIty & lAbOR MAttERS COMMIttEEChair kremalis konstantinos | kreMALis LAw firMcanellopoulos Paul | cHArtis greece s.A. koussia venetia | MAnPowerLisseos Panayotis | MArsH LLc insurAnce brokersPanagiotou Andreas | interAMericAn HeLLenic Life insurAnce coMPAny s.A.Panorios Manos | stAnton cHAse internAtionALPelidis Manos | DeLoitte - HADJiPAvLou, sofiAnos & cAMbAnis s.A.vlasopoulos george | AMericAn Life insurAnce coMPAny (MetLife Alico)sarantopoulos Dimitris | sArAntoPouLos D. s.A.Coordinator voula tseritzoglou

IPR COMMIttEEChair galanopoulou katerina | bsA in greecekyriakides John | kyriAkiDes georgoPouLos & DAnioLos issAiAs LAw firMMakris Antonis | HeLLenic retAiL business AssociAtionzachou Dora | nike HeLLAs LtDross Daniel | us eMbAssyCoordinator Daphne constantinidou

lEADERShIP COMMIttEEChair Miropoulos Artemis | LinkAge greece griveas Polychronis | Astir PALAce vouLiAgMeniHofmann sybil | ALPine coLLegekatsivelis Pavlos | PePsico ivikerastaris Antonis | HoLkofinas kyriakos | ADiDAs HeLLAsolympios spyros | toyotA MAteriAL HAnDLing greeceParaskevaides stavros | MerceDes-benz HeLLAs s.A.saracakis Alexandros | generAL AutoMotive coMPAny s.A.Coordinator ritana xidou

MEDICAl DEvICES & DIAGNOStICS COMMIttEEChair Liakopoulos theodore | JoHnson & JoHnson HeLLAs MeDicALAnagnostopoulos stefanos | ALcon HeLLAsAndria Magdalini | becton Dickinson HeLLAs s.A.boulougouris george | boston scientific HeLLAs s.A.Deligiannis konstantinos | ge HeALtHcAre A.e.Derkos kalogridis | Abbott LAborAtories (HeLLAs) s.A.kartalis christos | PHArMAswiss HeLLAs s.A.krinos gregory | eDwArDs Life sciencesMaroutsis george | bArD HeLLAsMelas george | bAxter HeLLAs LtD.nikas Dimitris | MeDtronic HeLLAs s.A.Papazoglou konstantinos | teLefLex MeDicAL HeLLAs A.e.e.Politopoulos Anastasios | strykerstrouzos Anastasios | cArestreAM HeALtH HeLLAstsangarakis george | 3M HeLLAs LtD.Coordinator voula tseritzoglou

NORthERN GREECE COMMIttEEChair bakatselos nikolaos | PyrAMis MetALLourgiA A.e. Accas ioannis | HeLLenic fAbrics A.e. Alexopoulos charis | DoMotecHniki s.A. gigilinis Alexandros | gigiLinis sHiPPing grouP kafatos vassilis | DeLoitte business soLutions s.A.katsaros george | e. kAtsAros s.A.kokorotsikos Paris | euroconsuLtAnts sA kouides Antonis | b.e.r.M.A. A.e. thanasis kouimtzis | kouiMtzis s.A.koukountzos kontantinos | kLeeMAnn HeLLAs s.A.Mavroudis theodoros Pylarinos othon | kou-kou s.A.symeonides Dimitris | MevgAL s.A. DAiry ProDuct inDustryCoordinator nikos tsavdaroglou

PhARMACEutICAl COMMIttEEChair karella katerina | Pfizer HeLLAs s.A.Apostolides Pascal | Abbott LAborAtories (HeLLAs) s.A.boscopoulos Paris | Pfizer HeLLAs s.A.filiotis Dionysios s. | PHArMAserve-LiLLy sAcifrouzis konstantinos | novArtis HeLLAs sAcigerassopoulos Marcos | sAnofi Aventiskhan Pherose | bristoL-Myers squibb A.e.karagiannoglou stylianos | giLeAD sciences HeLLAskatzourakis george | gLAxosMitHkLinekefalas nikos | JAnssen-ciLAg PHArMAceuticAL s.A.c.i.Pateraki evangelia | AMgen HeLLAs PHArMAceuticALs ePeCoordinator voula tseritzoglou

PublIC AffAIRS COMMIttEAnastassopoulos simos | PetsiAvAs n. s.A.kyriacou Marios | kPMg certifieD AuDitors A.e.Papadopoulos thanos | cHeveLLAs s.A.Coordinator ritana xidou

tAxAtION COMMIttEEChair costas stavros | econoMistAltiparmakis christos | energizer HeLLAs A.e.Ampeliotis evangelos | union ProgrAMMing grouPAnastasiadis Harris | ALPHAtAx AuDitors AnD consuLtAnts LtD.Desipris Antonis | Pwc (Pricewaterhousecoopers business solutions sA)Doucas spyros | stAMouLis PubLicAtionsgigantes stavros | eMPoriki creDicoMioannidou Maria | uPs of greecekerameus george | kPP LAw firMkyriakides stelios | PAPAstrAtosLaskaratos Panagiotis | Procter & gAMbLe HeLLAs LtD.Mavraganis george | kPMg certifieD AuDitors A.e.Melemenis John | tHesis business consuLtAnts LtD.Mitsios stephanos | ernst & young HeLLAs sertifieD AuDitors s.A.Moraitakis konstantinos | Pfizer HeLLAs s.A.Papadatos eugene | coLgAte PALMoLive greecePapandreou cristina | skLAvenitis samothrakis george | AbAcus AuDitorssarafoglou gerassimos | sArA Lee coffee & teA HeLLAs s.A.savvaidou katerina | Pwc (Pricewaterhousecoopers business solutions sA)sfakakis konstantinos | econoMistspyriouni Litsa | cocA-coLA HeLLenic bottLing coMPAny s.A.stavropoulos ioannis | stAvroPouLos & PArtners LAw officestavrides vassilis | econoMisttheophilides george | Dow HeLLAs A.e.trakadi Maria | DeLoitte business soLutionstsakonas yiannis | MArs HeLLAs s.A.Coordinator katerina tzagaroulaki

tOuRISM COMMIttEEChair stylianopoulos Andreas | nAvigAtor trAveL & tourist services LtD.Ananiadis tim | LAMPsA HeLLenic HoteLs s.A.Anglos JohnArgiri byron | concePtours s.A.Marriott carol | best western HoteLs greece s.A.Panayotopoulos Panos | AtHenAeuM intercontinentAL AtHensPapadopoulou catherine | AtHens internAtionAL AirPortPeressiadis costas van de winkel bart | HiLton AtHensCoordinator Angeliki Dikeoulia

WOMEN IN buSINESS (WIb) COMMIttEE Chair kartsanis georgia | ceo cLubs greeceAdamopoulou efi | Axon securities s.A.Athanassoulas elena | stirixis s.A.Dimou-Lampadari Maria | LAMPADAri MAriA LiMiteD PArtnersHiPPapakonstantinou ioannarossou efi | Atos origin HeLLAs s.A.sideri Anastasia | cocA-coLA HeLLAs s.A.tarou iphigeniaCoordinator Angela boyatzis

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MEDIA SPONSORSAggeLioforosAggeLioforos of sunDAybusinessbusiness PArtnersbusiness toDAybusiness woMAncAPitAL.grcHAnneL 9city Presscsr reviewe-foroLogiA.greMeA.grePsiLon 7euro2DAyexPress DAiLy fLAsHfLAsH 96fLAsH.grfree sunDAygo greenHeALtH HeLLAsiAtronetin.grkAtHiMerini newsPAPerkerDosMeDcHAnneLMegA cHAnneLnAfteMPorikinAfteMPoriki.grnooz.grsbc business cHAnneLsbc tvtA neAto viMA

AuDItORS COMMIttEEfelonis Athanassios | bAHAs, grAMAtiDis & PArtnersPapakosmas Dimitrios | PAPAkosMAs DAtAtecHnikA LtD.sabatakakis kyriacos | Accenture s.A.Coordinator Andriana chadjianagnostou

CORPORAtE GOvERNANCE COMMIttEEChair Papacostopoulos constantinos | c.PAPAcostoPouLos & AssociAtes LAw firMcharalambous yiangos | f.c.c.A.Alexandris spyros | bAHAs, grAMAtiDis & PArtnersDimou ioannis | MytiLineos HoLDings s.A.Petalas Apostolis | fourLis HoLDings s.A.siamishis Andreas | HeLLenic PetroLeuM s.A.Hadjisotiriou Paula | eurobAnk efgtheodoulidou Maria | fourLis HoLDings s.A.Coordinator Daphne constantinidou

CORPORAtE SOCIAl RESPONSIbIlIty COMMIttEEChair stavridis stelios | Piscines iDeALes s.A.Alexiou Maria | titAn ceMent coMPAny s.A.constantelis george | newron PHArMA LtD.Lolas vassilis | cocA-coLA HeLLenic bottLing coMPAny s.A.Papademetriou Pakis | AtHens internAtionAL AirPort s.A.vrachatis ioannis | cLub HoteL cAsino LoutrAkiCoordinator Angela boyatzis

ENvIRONMENt & ENERGy COMMIttEEAloupis constantine | teotec s.A.bakouris costas | corintH PiPeworks s.A.karayannis Angelos | kArAyAnnis k. grouP of coMPAniesManos Alexandros | PirAeus bAnk s.A.Melissanidis Dimitris | AegeAn oiL s.A.Mytilineos evangelos | MytiLineos HoLDings s.A.nomikos elias | soL energy HeLLAs s.A.Papadimitriou spyros | JAsPer energy HeLLAs s.A.Papavasileiou Athanasios | greenerA energy HeLLAs s.A.Peristeris george | ternA s.A.stefanakis John | ΕΝΕT S.A.yannopoulos sotiris | seconD cHAnce s.A.yiannopoulos emil | Pwc (Pricewaterhousecoopers business solutions sA)Coordinator Angeliki Dikeoulia

GREEk ECONOMy CONfERENCE COMMIttEEChair kyriacou Marios | kPMg certifieD AuDitors A.e.Anastassopoulos simos | PetsiAvAs n. s.A.

Executive CommitteePresident gramatidis yanos | bAHAs, grAMAtiDis & PArtners

Vice President kyriacou Marios t. | kPMg certifieD AuDitors A.e.

Vice President bakatselos nikolaos | PyrAMis MetALLourgiA A.e.

Secretary General karayannis Angelos | kArAyAnnis k. grouP of coMPAnies

Treasurer Panayotopoulos Litsa | M2M soLutions consuLting services

Counselor Anastassopoulos simos | PetsiAvAs n. s.A.

Counselor bacacos george | bAcAcos P. cHeMicAL & PHArMAceuticAL ProDucts co. s.A.

Counselor charalambous odysseas | cisco systeMs HeLLAs s.A.

Counselor Papadopoulos thanos | cHeveLLAs s.A.

Executive Director elias spirtounias | AMericAn-HeLLenic cHAMber of coMMerce

Board of DirectorsAntoniades vassilis | tHe boston consuLting grouPAntonopoulos constantinos | intrALot s.A. - integrAteD Lottery systeMs AnD servicescanellopoulos Paul | cHArtis greece s.A.costas stavros | economistcostopoulos Alexandros | foresigHt strAtegy & coMMunicAtionscostopoulos John | HeLLenic PetroLeuM s.A.David george | cocA-coLA HeLLenic bottLing coMPAny s.A.filiotis Dionysios | PHArMAserve-LiLLy sAcifrangou Angeliki | nAvios MAritiMe HoLDings inc.karella katerina | Pfizer HeLLAs s.A.kartsanis georgia | ceo cLubs greecekhan Pheroze | bristoL-Myers squibb A.e. kibaridis stelios | ALAPis s.A.kokorotsikos Paris | euroconsuLtAnts s.A.kosmatos Makis | JoHnson & JoHnson HeLLAs s.A.kouides Antonis | b.e.r.M.A. A.e.koutsoureli eftychia | info-quest s.A.kyriakides John | kyriAkiDes georgoPouLos & DAnioLos issAiAs LAw firMMamidaki eleftheria | MAMiDoiL JetoiL PetroLeuM coMPAny s.A.Manos Alexandros | PirAeus bAnk s.A.Papalexopoulos Dimitri | titAn ceMent coMPAny s.A.Passaris Despina | Procter & gAMbLe HeLLAs LtD.Plessas Dennys | LockHeeD MArtin (internAtionAL) s.A.Priamou John | u.s. coMMerciAL counseLor (ret.)saracakis John D. | sArAcAkis brotHers s.A.stavridis stelios | Piscines iDeALes A.e.symeonides Dimitris | MevgAL s.A. DAiry ProDuct inDustrysynghelides Polychronis | cHrysLer JeeP DoDge HeLLAs s.A.tamvakakis Apostolos | nAtionAL bAnk of greece s.A.yiannopoulos emil | Pwc (Pricewaterhousecoopers business solutions sA)zeritis Panos | tHrAce PAPer MiLL s.A.

Antoniades vassilis | tHe boston consuLting grouP (bcg)bacacos george | bAcAcos P. cHeMicAL & PHArMAceuticAL ProDucts co s.A.yannopoulos sotiris | seconD cHAnce s.A.Coordinator Angeliki Dikeoulia

INNOvAtION & EDuCAtION COMMIttEEChair Panayotopoulos Litsa | M2M soLutions consuLting servicescharalambous odysseas | cisco systeMs HeLLAs s.A.farmaki teresa | PirAeus equity ADvisorsgiourelis stephanos | HewLett PAckArD HeLLAs e.P.e.kollas John | titAn ceMent coMPAnyMakios vassilis | corALLiA HeLLenic tecHnoLogy cLusters initiAtive Makridakis spyros | ProfessorPatakiouti Maria | cHArtis greecerizopoulos yannis | JournAListCoordinator katerina tzagaroulaki

INSuRANCE, SOCIAl SECuRIty & lAbOR MAttERS COMMIttEEChair kremalis konstantinos | kreMALis LAw firMcanellopoulos Paul | cHArtis greece s.A. koussia venetia | MAnPowerLisseos Panayotis | MArsH LLc insurAnce brokersPanagiotou Andreas | interAMericAn HeLLenic Life insurAnce coMPAny s.A.Panorios Manos | stAnton cHAse internAtionALPelidis Manos | DeLoitte - HADJiPAvLou, sofiAnos & cAMbAnis s.A.vlasopoulos george | AMericAn Life insurAnce coMPAny (MetLife Alico)sarantopoulos Dimitris | sArAntoPouLos D. s.A.Coordinator voula tseritzoglou

IPR COMMIttEEChair galanopoulou katerina | bsA in greecekyriakides John | kyriAkiDes georgoPouLos & DAnioLos issAiAs LAw firMMakris Antonis | HeLLenic retAiL business AssociAtionzachou Dora | nike HeLLAs LtDross Daniel | us eMbAssyCoordinator Daphne constantinidou

lEADERShIP COMMIttEEChair Miropoulos Artemis | LinkAge greece griveas Polychronis | Astir PALAce vouLiAgMeniHofmann sybil | ALPine coLLegekatsivelis Pavlos | PePsico ivikerastaris Antonis | HoLkofinas kyriakos | ADiDAs HeLLAsolympios spyros | toyotA MAteriAL HAnDLing greeceParaskevaides stavros | MerceDes-benz HeLLAs s.A.saracakis Alexandros | generAL AutoMotive coMPAny s.A.Coordinator ritana xidou

MEDICAl DEvICES & DIAGNOStICS COMMIttEEChair Liakopoulos theodore | JoHnson & JoHnson HeLLAs MeDicALAnagnostopoulos stefanos | ALcon HeLLAsAndria Magdalini | becton Dickinson HeLLAs s.A.boulougouris george | boston scientific HeLLAs s.A.Deligiannis konstantinos | ge HeALtHcAre A.e.Derkos kalogridis | Abbott LAborAtories (HeLLAs) s.A.kartalis christos | PHArMAswiss HeLLAs s.A.krinos gregory | eDwArDs Life sciencesMaroutsis george | bArD HeLLAsMelas george | bAxter HeLLAs LtD.nikas Dimitris | MeDtronic HeLLAs s.A.Papazoglou konstantinos | teLefLex MeDicAL HeLLAs A.e.e.Politopoulos Anastasios | strykerstrouzos Anastasios | cArestreAM HeALtH HeLLAstsangarakis george | 3M HeLLAs LtD.Coordinator voula tseritzoglou

NORthERN GREECE COMMIttEEChair bakatselos nikolaos | PyrAMis MetALLourgiA A.e. Accas ioannis | HeLLenic fAbrics A.e. Alexopoulos charis | DoMotecHniki s.A. gigilinis Alexandros | gigiLinis sHiPPing grouP kafatos vassilis | DeLoitte business soLutions s.A.katsaros george | e. kAtsAros s.A.kokorotsikos Paris | euroconsuLtAnts sA kouides Antonis | b.e.r.M.A. A.e. thanasis kouimtzis | kouiMtzis s.A.koukountzos kontantinos | kLeeMAnn HeLLAs s.A.Mavroudis theodoros Pylarinos othon | kou-kou s.A.symeonides Dimitris | MevgAL s.A. DAiry ProDuct inDustryCoordinator nikos tsavdaroglou

PhARMACEutICAl COMMIttEEChair karella katerina | Pfizer HeLLAs s.A.Apostolides Pascal | Abbott LAborAtories (HeLLAs) s.A.boscopoulos Paris | Pfizer HeLLAs s.A.filiotis Dionysios s. | PHArMAserve-LiLLy sAcifrouzis konstantinos | novArtis HeLLAs sAcigerassopoulos Marcos | sAnofi Aventiskhan Pherose | bristoL-Myers squibb A.e.karagiannoglou stylianos | giLeAD sciences HeLLAskatzourakis george | gLAxosMitHkLinekefalas nikos | JAnssen-ciLAg PHArMAceuticAL s.A.c.i.Pateraki evangelia | AMgen HeLLAs PHArMAceuticALs ePeCoordinator voula tseritzoglou

PublIC AffAIRS COMMIttEAnastassopoulos simos | PetsiAvAs n. s.A.kyriacou Marios | kPMg certifieD AuDitors A.e.Papadopoulos thanos | cHeveLLAs s.A.Coordinator ritana xidou

tAxAtION COMMIttEEChair costas stavros | econoMistAltiparmakis christos | energizer HeLLAs A.e.Ampeliotis evangelos | union ProgrAMMing grouPAnastasiadis Harris | ALPHAtAx AuDitors AnD consuLtAnts LtD.Desipris Antonis | Pwc (Pricewaterhousecoopers business solutions sA)Doucas spyros | stAMouLis PubLicAtionsgigantes stavros | eMPoriki creDicoMioannidou Maria | uPs of greecekerameus george | kPP LAw firMkyriakides stelios | PAPAstrAtosLaskaratos Panagiotis | Procter & gAMbLe HeLLAs LtD.Mavraganis george | kPMg certifieD AuDitors A.e.Melemenis John | tHesis business consuLtAnts LtD.Mitsios stephanos | ernst & young HeLLAs sertifieD AuDitors s.A.Moraitakis konstantinos | Pfizer HeLLAs s.A.Papadatos eugene | coLgAte PALMoLive greecePapandreou cristina | skLAvenitis samothrakis george | AbAcus AuDitorssarafoglou gerassimos | sArA Lee coffee & teA HeLLAs s.A.savvaidou katerina | Pwc (Pricewaterhousecoopers business solutions sA)sfakakis konstantinos | econoMistspyriouni Litsa | cocA-coLA HeLLenic bottLing coMPAny s.A.stavropoulos ioannis | stAvroPouLos & PArtners LAw officestavrides vassilis | econoMisttheophilides george | Dow HeLLAs A.e.trakadi Maria | DeLoitte business soLutionstsakonas yiannis | MArs HeLLAs s.A.Coordinator katerina tzagaroulaki

tOuRISM COMMIttEEChair stylianopoulos Andreas | nAvigAtor trAveL & tourist services LtD.Ananiadis tim | LAMPsA HeLLenic HoteLs s.A.Anglos JohnArgiri byron | concePtours s.A.Marriott carol | best western HoteLs greece s.A.Panayotopoulos Panos | AtHenAeuM intercontinentAL AtHensPapadopoulou catherine | AtHens internAtionAL AirPortPeressiadis costas van de winkel bart | HiLton AtHensCoordinator Angeliki Dikeoulia

WOMEN IN buSINESS (WIb) COMMIttEE Chair kartsanis georgia | ceo cLubs greeceAdamopoulou efi | Axon securities s.A.Athanassoulas elena | stirixis s.A.Dimou-Lampadari Maria | LAMPADAri MAriA LiMiteD PArtnersHiPPapakonstantinou ioannarossou efi | Atos origin HeLLAs s.A.sideri Anastasia | cocA-coLA HeLLAs s.A.tarou iphigeniaCoordinator Angela boyatzis

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April 26 Thessaloniki Taxation Conference entitled: New Tax Law and Challenges dur-ing the Economic Crisis for Fiscal Stability and Guaranteed Economic Development Nikopolis Hotel

May 12 Athens Public Affairs Committee luncheon with Charalambos Pamboukis, State Minister to the Prime Minister King George Hotel

July 27 Athens Press Conference of Chamber President, Yanos Gramatidis enti-tled: “9 Months of Governmental Work: “Valuation & Proposals for the Development of the Country” Hotel Grande Bretagne

September 10 Thessaloniki Meeting of Chamber Leadership and Chamber Members during Thessaloniki International Fair with Minister of Regional Development and Competitiveness, Michalis Chrysohoidis, and Minister of State Charalambos Pamboukis The Met Hotel

September 11 Thessaloniki Meeting of Chamber Leadership and Chamber Members during Thessaloniki International Fair with Kostas Skandalidis, Minister of Rural Development and Food; the General Consul of the United States, Catherine E. Kay; Deputy Ministers Milena Apostolaki and Giannis Koutsoukos and General Secretary George Kanellopoulos

November 11 Athens WIB Personal Branding Seminar and Workshop Hilton Athens Hotel

October 28-31 Thessaloniki DEFENSYS Exhibition, U.S. Pavilion Helexpo Exhibition Center Thessaloniki

November 8 Athens Public Affairs Committee luncheon with guest speaker Theodoros Pangalos, Vice President of the Government Hotel Grande Bretagne

October 18 Athens 2nd Anti-money Laundering Conference Hotel Grande Bretagne

October 18 Washington DC ECACC (European Council of American Chambers of Commerce) Meeting

Activities 2010

The magazine of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce

The Annual Directory of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerceory

www.amcham.gr

AMERICAN-HELLENICCHAMBER OF COMMERCE

2011

January 27 Association of Greek Defense Material Manufacturers (SEKPE) Conference

March 10 SOL/Crowe Horwath Event

March 16 Exposec Conference

March 22 International Herald Tribune Conference Greece at the Crossroads

March 23 Bridges (Geferes) Event

April 20 Superbrands Presentation

October 7 Ionios School

October 18 Rotary Club Meeting

October 20 Institute of Economic Management [EEDE]

November 23 Scientific Association of Air Force Mechanics

January 12Athens Student delegation of Bryant University of Rhode Island met the Chamber leadership for briefing AMCHAM Premises

January 21 Athens New Year’s Reception Athenaeum Intercontinental

January 26 Athens Intellectual Property Rights Conference entitled: Intellectual Property: Rights, Protection and Legal Framework Hotel Grande Bretagne

February 1 Thessaloniki New Year’s Reception Hyatt Regency Hotel

February 18 Athens 6th Annual Taxation Conference entitled: Targeted Improvements of the Greek Taxation Environment, Essential Measures in Overcoming the Economic Crisis-Last Opportunity for a Radical Tax Reformation Hotel Grande Bretagne

March 2Brussels Meeting of Chamber Leadership with Euro MPs

March 6Thessaloniki Northern Greece Committee luncheon with guest speaker Evangelos Venizelos, Minister of Defense Electra Palace Hotel

March 16 Athens Public Affairs Committee luncheon with guest speaker Andreas Loverdos, Minister of Labor & Social Security Hotel Grande Bretagne

March 22Athens WIB Forum 2010 entitled: The Rise of the Female Economy Hotel Grande Bretagne

April 15 Athens Official announcement of the “American-Hellenic Enterprise Initiative, Vision 2020” Hotel King George Palace

September 10 Thessaloniki Event with guest speaker Michalis Chrysochoidis, Minister of Development & Competitiveness The Met Hotel

May 31 Athens Gaming Conference entitled: The Organization of the Greek Gaming Market Athenaeum Intercontinental

June 2 Athens 8th Annual CSR Conference entitled: Building Responsible Companies-Best Practices and Sustainability Hotel Grande Bretagne

June 14 Athens Annual General Assembly Meeting Athenaeum Intercontinental

June 23 Athens 2nd Annual Corporate Governance Conference entitled: A Framework for Sustainability and Development Hotel Grande Bretagne

July 26 Athens Meeting of Chamber leadership with the President of New Democracy Party, Antonis Samaras New Democracy Party Headquarters

July 8Athens Dinner with George Papaconstantinou, Minister of Finance Hotel Grande Bretagne

September 11 Thessaloniki Press Conference by Yanos Gramatidis, President of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce Lunch with guest speaker Charalambos Pamboukis, Minister of State & Investments Visit of Kostas Skandalidis, Minister of Rural Development and Food to American Farm School The Met Hotel

October 5 Athens Presentation of survey in cul-tural issues in cooperation with the International Relations of Culture B&M Theocharakis Foundation

October 8Thessaloniki Northern Greece Committee luncheon with guest speaker Socrates Xinidis, Alternate Minister Ministry of Regional Development and Competitiveness The Met Hotel

October 13 Thessaloniki Conference and Trade Mission from Kosovo in cooperation with the Greek International Business Association and the American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo Hyatt Regency Hotel

September 20-23 Mission to the United States by Chamber President on the occasion of the Prime Minister’s visit

BUSINESS

November 19 Athens Closed luncheon with guest speaker Michalis Chrisochoidis, Minister of Regional Development and Competitiveness, for AHEI members Hilton Athens Hotel

November 23 Athens Seminar entitled “Legal Developments on Corporate Governance Issues” King George Palace

November 21 Athens Thanksgiving Lunch Jockey’s Country Club

April 20 Athens Public Affairs Committee luncheon with guest speaker Tina Birbili, Minister of Environment, Energy & Climate Change Hotel Grande Bretagne

April 21 Athens 9th Annual HealthWorld Conference entitled: Integrated Healthcare Policy: Is there a Winning Formula for All Stakeholders? Hotel Grande Bretagne

December 1 Thessaloniki Conference on DEKO (Public Companies and Agencies) companies The Met Hotel

December 1 Thessaloniki Public Infrastructures and Services for Growth Development The Met Hotel

December 13 Thessaloniki Dinner with 5 Bilateral Chambers of Northern Greece, Antonis Samaras, President of New Democracy, Guest of Honor The Met Hotel

December 8 Athens Dinner with Guest of Honor & Speaker, Poul Thomsen, Deputy Director Europe Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF Mission's Chief for Greece) Hilton Athens Hotel

November 29-30

Athens 21st Annual Greek Economy Conference Athenaeum Intercontinental

Speeches Delivered by Chamber President Yanos Gramatidis

during 2010

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April 26 Thessaloniki Taxation Conference entitled: New Tax Law and Challenges dur-ing the Economic Crisis for Fiscal Stability and Guaranteed Economic Development Nikopolis Hotel

May 12 Athens Public Affairs Committee luncheon with Charalambos Pamboukis, State Minister to the Prime Minister King George Hotel

July 27 Athens Press Conference of Chamber President, Yanos Gramatidis enti-tled: “9 Months of Governmental Work: “Valuation & Proposals for the Development of the Country” Hotel Grande Bretagne

September 10 Thessaloniki Meeting of Chamber Leadership and Chamber Members during Thessaloniki International Fair with Minister of Regional Development and Competitiveness, Michalis Chrysohoidis, and Minister of State Charalambos Pamboukis The Met Hotel

September 11 Thessaloniki Meeting of Chamber Leadership and Chamber Members during Thessaloniki International Fair with Kostas Skandalidis, Minister of Rural Development and Food; the General Consul of the United States, Catherine E. Kay; Deputy Ministers Milena Apostolaki and Giannis Koutsoukos and General Secretary George Kanellopoulos

November 11 Athens WIB Personal Branding Seminar and Workshop Hilton Athens Hotel

October 28-31 Thessaloniki DEFENSYS Exhibition, U.S. Pavilion Helexpo Exhibition Center Thessaloniki

November 8 Athens Public Affairs Committee luncheon with guest speaker Theodoros Pangalos, Vice President of the Government Hotel Grande Bretagne

October 18 Athens 2nd Anti-money Laundering Conference Hotel Grande Bretagne

October 18 Washington DC ECACC (European Council of American Chambers of Commerce) Meeting

Activities 2010

The magazine of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce

The Annual Directory of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerceory

www.amcham.gr

AMERICAN-HELLENICCHAMBER OF COMMERCE

2011

January 27 Association of Greek Defense Material Manufacturers (SEKPE) Conference

March 10 SOL/Crowe Horwath Event

March 16 Exposec Conference

March 22 International Herald Tribune Conference Greece at the Crossroads

March 23 Bridges (Geferes) Event

April 20 Superbrands Presentation

October 7 Ionios School

October 18 Rotary Club Meeting

October 20 Institute of Economic Management [EEDE]

November 23 Scientific Association of Air Force Mechanics

January 12Athens Student delegation of Bryant University of Rhode Island met the Chamber leadership for briefing AMCHAM Premises

January 21 Athens New Year’s Reception Athenaeum Intercontinental

January 26 Athens Intellectual Property Rights Conference entitled: Intellectual Property: Rights, Protection and Legal Framework Hotel Grande Bretagne

February 1 Thessaloniki New Year’s Reception Hyatt Regency Hotel

February 18 Athens 6th Annual Taxation Conference entitled: Targeted Improvements of the Greek Taxation Environment, Essential Measures in Overcoming the Economic Crisis-Last Opportunity for a Radical Tax Reformation Hotel Grande Bretagne

March 2Brussels Meeting of Chamber Leadership with Euro MPs

March 6Thessaloniki Northern Greece Committee luncheon with guest speaker Evangelos Venizelos, Minister of Defense Electra Palace Hotel

March 16 Athens Public Affairs Committee luncheon with guest speaker Andreas Loverdos, Minister of Labor & Social Security Hotel Grande Bretagne

March 22Athens WIB Forum 2010 entitled: The Rise of the Female Economy Hotel Grande Bretagne

April 15 Athens Official announcement of the “American-Hellenic Enterprise Initiative, Vision 2020” Hotel King George Palace

September 10 Thessaloniki Event with guest speaker Michalis Chrysochoidis, Minister of Development & Competitiveness The Met Hotel

May 31 Athens Gaming Conference entitled: The Organization of the Greek Gaming Market Athenaeum Intercontinental

June 2 Athens 8th Annual CSR Conference entitled: Building Responsible Companies-Best Practices and Sustainability Hotel Grande Bretagne

June 14 Athens Annual General Assembly Meeting Athenaeum Intercontinental

June 23 Athens 2nd Annual Corporate Governance Conference entitled: A Framework for Sustainability and Development Hotel Grande Bretagne

July 26 Athens Meeting of Chamber leadership with the President of New Democracy Party, Antonis Samaras New Democracy Party Headquarters

July 8Athens Dinner with George Papaconstantinou, Minister of Finance Hotel Grande Bretagne

September 11 Thessaloniki Press Conference by Yanos Gramatidis, President of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce Lunch with guest speaker Charalambos Pamboukis, Minister of State & Investments Visit of Kostas Skandalidis, Minister of Rural Development and Food to American Farm School The Met Hotel

October 5 Athens Presentation of survey in cul-tural issues in cooperation with the International Relations of Culture B&M Theocharakis Foundation

October 8Thessaloniki Northern Greece Committee luncheon with guest speaker Socrates Xinidis, Alternate Minister Ministry of Regional Development and Competitiveness The Met Hotel

October 13 Thessaloniki Conference and Trade Mission from Kosovo in cooperation with the Greek International Business Association and the American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo Hyatt Regency Hotel

September 20-23 Mission to the United States by Chamber President on the occasion of the Prime Minister’s visit

BUSINESS

November 19 Athens Closed luncheon with guest speaker Michalis Chrisochoidis, Minister of Regional Development and Competitiveness, for AHEI members Hilton Athens Hotel

November 23 Athens Seminar entitled “Legal Developments on Corporate Governance Issues” King George Palace

November 21 Athens Thanksgiving Lunch Jockey’s Country Club

April 20 Athens Public Affairs Committee luncheon with guest speaker Tina Birbili, Minister of Environment, Energy & Climate Change Hotel Grande Bretagne

April 21 Athens 9th Annual HealthWorld Conference entitled: Integrated Healthcare Policy: Is there a Winning Formula for All Stakeholders? Hotel Grande Bretagne

December 1 Thessaloniki Conference on DEKO (Public Companies and Agencies) companies The Met Hotel

December 1 Thessaloniki Public Infrastructures and Services for Growth Development The Met Hotel

December 13 Thessaloniki Dinner with 5 Bilateral Chambers of Northern Greece, Antonis Samaras, President of New Democracy, Guest of Honor The Met Hotel

December 8 Athens Dinner with Guest of Honor & Speaker, Poul Thomsen, Deputy Director Europe Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF Mission's Chief for Greece) Hilton Athens Hotel

November 29-30

Athens 21st Annual Greek Economy Conference Athenaeum Intercontinental

Speeches Delivered by Chamber President Yanos Gramatidis

during 2010

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April 26 Thessaloniki Taxation Conference entitled: New Tax Law and Challenges dur-ing the Economic Crisis for Fiscal Stability and Guaranteed Economic Development Nikopolis Hotel

May 12 Athens Public Affairs Committee luncheon with Charalambos Pamboukis, State Minister to the Prime Minister King George Hotel

July 27 Athens Press Conference of Chamber President, Yanos Gramatidis enti-tled: “9 Months of Governmental Work: “Valuation & Proposals for the Development of the Country” Hotel Grande Bretagne

September 10 Thessaloniki Meeting of Chamber Leadership and Chamber Members during Thessaloniki International Fair with Minister of Regional Development and Competitiveness, Michalis Chrysohoidis, and Minister of State Charalambos Pamboukis The Met Hotel

September 11 Thessaloniki Meeting of Chamber Leadership and Chamber Members during Thessaloniki International Fair with Kostas Skandalidis, Minister of Rural Development and Food; the General Consul of the United States, Catherine E. Kay; Deputy Ministers Milena Apostolaki and Giannis Koutsoukos and General Secretary George Kanellopoulos

November 11 Athens WIB Personal Branding Seminar and Workshop Hilton Athens Hotel

October 28-31 Thessaloniki DEFENSYS Exhibition, U.S. Pavilion Helexpo Exhibition Center Thessaloniki

November 8 Athens Public Affairs Committee luncheon with guest speaker Theodoros Pangalos, Vice President of the Government Hotel Grande Bretagne

October 18 Athens 2nd Anti-money Laundering Conference Hotel Grande Bretagne

October 18 Washington DC ECACC (European Council of American Chambers of Commerce) Meeting

Activities 2010

The magazine of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce

The Annual Directory of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerceory

www.amcham.gr

AMERICAN-HELLENICCHAMBER OF COMMERCE

2011

January 27 Association of Greek Defense Material Manufacturers (SEKPE) Conference

March 10 SOL/Crowe Horwath Event

March 16 Exposec Conference

March 22 International Herald Tribune Conference Greece at the Crossroads

March 23 Bridges (Geferes) Event

April 20 Superbrands Presentation

October 7 Ionios School

October 18 Rotary Club Meeting

October 20 Institute of Economic Management [EEDE]

November 23 Scientific Association of Air Force Mechanics

January 12Athens Student delegation of Bryant University of Rhode Island met the Chamber leadership for briefing AMCHAM Premises

January 21 Athens New Year’s Reception Athenaeum Intercontinental

January 26 Athens Intellectual Property Rights Conference entitled: Intellectual Property: Rights, Protection and Legal Framework Hotel Grande Bretagne

February 1 Thessaloniki New Year’s Reception Hyatt Regency Hotel

February 18 Athens 6th Annual Taxation Conference entitled: Targeted Improvements of the Greek Taxation Environment, Essential Measures in Overcoming the Economic Crisis-Last Opportunity for a Radical Tax Reformation Hotel Grande Bretagne

March 2Brussels Meeting of Chamber Leadership with Euro MPs

March 6Thessaloniki Northern Greece Committee luncheon with guest speaker Evangelos Venizelos, Minister of Defense Electra Palace Hotel

March 16 Athens Public Affairs Committee luncheon with guest speaker Andreas Loverdos, Minister of Labor & Social Security Hotel Grande Bretagne

March 22Athens WIB Forum 2010 entitled: The Rise of the Female Economy Hotel Grande Bretagne

April 15 Athens Official announcement of the “American-Hellenic Enterprise Initiative, Vision 2020” Hotel King George Palace

September 10 Thessaloniki Event with guest speaker Michalis Chrysochoidis, Minister of Development & Competitiveness The Met Hotel

May 31 Athens Gaming Conference entitled: The Organization of the Greek Gaming Market Athenaeum Intercontinental

June 2 Athens 8th Annual CSR Conference entitled: Building Responsible Companies-Best Practices and Sustainability Hotel Grande Bretagne

June 14 Athens Annual General Assembly Meeting Athenaeum Intercontinental

June 23 Athens 2nd Annual Corporate Governance Conference entitled: A Framework for Sustainability and Development Hotel Grande Bretagne

July 26 Athens Meeting of Chamber leadership with the President of New Democracy Party, Antonis Samaras New Democracy Party Headquarters

July 8Athens Dinner with George Papaconstantinou, Minister of Finance Hotel Grande Bretagne

September 11 Thessaloniki Press Conference by Yanos Gramatidis, President of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce Lunch with guest speaker Charalambos Pamboukis, Minister of State & Investments Visit of Kostas Skandalidis, Minister of Rural Development and Food to American Farm School The Met Hotel

October 5 Athens Presentation of survey in cul-tural issues in cooperation with the International Relations of Culture B&M Theocharakis Foundation

October 8Thessaloniki Northern Greece Committee luncheon with guest speaker Socrates Xinidis, Alternate Minister Ministry of Regional Development and Competitiveness The Met Hotel

October 13 Thessaloniki Conference and Trade Mission from Kosovo in cooperation with the Greek International Business Association and the American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo Hyatt Regency Hotel

September 20-23 Mission to the United States by Chamber President on the occasion of the Prime Minister’s visit

BUSINESS

November 19 Athens Closed luncheon with guest speaker Michalis Chrisochoidis, Minister of Regional Development and Competitiveness, for AHEI members Hilton Athens Hotel

November 23 Athens Seminar entitled “Legal Developments on Corporate Governance Issues” King George Palace

November 21 Athens Thanksgiving Lunch Jockey’s Country Club

April 20 Athens Public Affairs Committee luncheon with guest speaker Tina Birbili, Minister of Environment, Energy & Climate Change Hotel Grande Bretagne

April 21 Athens 9th Annual HealthWorld Conference entitled: Integrated Healthcare Policy: Is there a Winning Formula for All Stakeholders? Hotel Grande Bretagne

December 1 Thessaloniki Conference on DEKO (Public Companies and Agencies) companies The Met Hotel

December 1 Thessaloniki Public Infrastructures and Services for Growth Development The Met Hotel

December 13 Thessaloniki Dinner with 5 Bilateral Chambers of Northern Greece, Antonis Samaras, President of New Democracy, Guest of Honor The Met Hotel

December 8 Athens Dinner with Guest of Honor & Speaker, Poul Thomsen, Deputy Director Europe Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF Mission's Chief for Greece) Hilton Athens Hotel

November 29-30

Athens 21st Annual Greek Economy Conference Athenaeum Intercontinental

Speeches Delivered by Chamber President Yanos Gramatidis

during 2010

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April 26 Thessaloniki Taxation Conference entitled: New Tax Law and Challenges dur-ing the Economic Crisis for Fiscal Stability and Guaranteed Economic Development Nikopolis Hotel

May 12 Athens Public Affairs Committee luncheon with Charalambos Pamboukis, State Minister to the Prime Minister King George Hotel

July 27 Athens Press Conference of Chamber President, Yanos Gramatidis enti-tled: “9 Months of Governmental Work: “Valuation & Proposals for the Development of the Country” Hotel Grande Bretagne

September 10 Thessaloniki Meeting of Chamber Leadership and Chamber Members during Thessaloniki International Fair with Minister of Regional Development and Competitiveness, Michalis Chrysohoidis, and Minister of State Charalambos Pamboukis The Met Hotel

September 11 Thessaloniki Meeting of Chamber Leadership and Chamber Members during Thessaloniki International Fair with Kostas Skandalidis, Minister of Rural Development and Food; the General Consul of the United States, Catherine E. Kay; Deputy Ministers Milena Apostolaki and Giannis Koutsoukos and General Secretary George Kanellopoulos

November 11 Athens WIB Personal Branding Seminar and Workshop Hilton Athens Hotel

October 28-31 Thessaloniki DEFENSYS Exhibition, U.S. Pavilion Helexpo Exhibition Center Thessaloniki

November 8 Athens Public Affairs Committee luncheon with guest speaker Theodoros Pangalos, Vice President of the Government Hotel Grande Bretagne

October 18 Athens 2nd Anti-money Laundering Conference Hotel Grande Bretagne

October 18 Washington DC ECACC (European Council of American Chambers of Commerce) Meeting

Activities 2010

The magazine of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce

The Annual Directory of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerceory

www.amcham.gr

AMERICAN-HELLENICCHAMBER OF COMMERCE

2011

January 27 Association of Greek Defense Material Manufacturers (SEKPE) Conference

March 10 SOL/Crowe Horwath Event

March 16 Exposec Conference

March 22 International Herald Tribune Conference Greece at the Crossroads

March 23 Bridges (Geferes) Event

April 20 Superbrands Presentation

October 7 Ionios School

October 18 Rotary Club Meeting

October 20 Institute of Economic Management [EEDE]

November 23 Scientific Association of Air Force Mechanics

January 12Athens Student delegation of Bryant University of Rhode Island met the Chamber leadership for briefing AMCHAM Premises

January 21 Athens New Year’s Reception Athenaeum Intercontinental

January 26 Athens Intellectual Property Rights Conference entitled: Intellectual Property: Rights, Protection and Legal Framework Hotel Grande Bretagne

February 1 Thessaloniki New Year’s Reception Hyatt Regency Hotel

February 18 Athens 6th Annual Taxation Conference entitled: Targeted Improvements of the Greek Taxation Environment, Essential Measures in Overcoming the Economic Crisis-Last Opportunity for a Radical Tax Reformation Hotel Grande Bretagne

March 2Brussels Meeting of Chamber Leadership with Euro MPs

March 6Thessaloniki Northern Greece Committee luncheon with guest speaker Evangelos Venizelos, Minister of Defense Electra Palace Hotel

March 16 Athens Public Affairs Committee luncheon with guest speaker Andreas Loverdos, Minister of Labor & Social Security Hotel Grande Bretagne

March 22Athens WIB Forum 2010 entitled: The Rise of the Female Economy Hotel Grande Bretagne

April 15 Athens Official announcement of the “American-Hellenic Enterprise Initiative, Vision 2020” Hotel King George Palace

September 10 Thessaloniki Event with guest speaker Michalis Chrysochoidis, Minister of Development & Competitiveness The Met Hotel

May 31 Athens Gaming Conference entitled: The Organization of the Greek Gaming Market Athenaeum Intercontinental

June 2 Athens 8th Annual CSR Conference entitled: Building Responsible Companies-Best Practices and Sustainability Hotel Grande Bretagne

June 14 Athens Annual General Assembly Meeting Athenaeum Intercontinental

June 23 Athens 2nd Annual Corporate Governance Conference entitled: A Framework for Sustainability and Development Hotel Grande Bretagne

July 26 Athens Meeting of Chamber leadership with the President of New Democracy Party, Antonis Samaras New Democracy Party Headquarters

July 8Athens Dinner with George Papaconstantinou, Minister of Finance Hotel Grande Bretagne

September 11 Thessaloniki Press Conference by Yanos Gramatidis, President of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce Lunch with guest speaker Charalambos Pamboukis, Minister of State & Investments Visit of Kostas Skandalidis, Minister of Rural Development and Food to American Farm School The Met Hotel

October 5 Athens Presentation of survey in cul-tural issues in cooperation with the International Relations of Culture B&M Theocharakis Foundation

October 8Thessaloniki Northern Greece Committee luncheon with guest speaker Socrates Xinidis, Alternate Minister Ministry of Regional Development and Competitiveness The Met Hotel

October 13 Thessaloniki Conference and Trade Mission from Kosovo in cooperation with the Greek International Business Association and the American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo Hyatt Regency Hotel

September 20-23 Mission to the United States by Chamber President on the occasion of the Prime Minister’s visit

BUSINESS

November 19 Athens Closed luncheon with guest speaker Michalis Chrisochoidis, Minister of Regional Development and Competitiveness, for AHEI members Hilton Athens Hotel

November 23 Athens Seminar entitled “Legal Developments on Corporate Governance Issues” King George Palace

November 21 Athens Thanksgiving Lunch Jockey’s Country Club

April 20 Athens Public Affairs Committee luncheon with guest speaker Tina Birbili, Minister of Environment, Energy & Climate Change Hotel Grande Bretagne

April 21 Athens 9th Annual HealthWorld Conference entitled: Integrated Healthcare Policy: Is there a Winning Formula for All Stakeholders? Hotel Grande Bretagne

December 1 Thessaloniki Conference on DEKO (Public Companies and Agencies) companies The Met Hotel

December 1 Thessaloniki Public Infrastructures and Services for Growth Development The Met Hotel

December 13 Thessaloniki Dinner with 5 Bilateral Chambers of Northern Greece, Antonis Samaras, President of New Democracy, Guest of Honor The Met Hotel

December 8 Athens Dinner with Guest of Honor & Speaker, Poul Thomsen, Deputy Director Europe Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF Mission's Chief for Greece) Hilton Athens Hotel

November 29-30

Athens 21st Annual Greek Economy Conference Athenaeum Intercontinental

Speeches Delivered by Chamber President Yanos Gramatidis

during 2010

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GREEk ECONOMy CONfERENCE COMMIttEEChair kyriacou Marios | kPMg certifieD AuDitors A.e.Anastassopoulos simos | PetsiAvAs n. s.A.

Executive CommitteePresident gramatidis yanos | bAHAs, grAMAtiDis & PArtners

Vice President kyriacou Marios t. | kPMg certifieD AuDitors A.e.

Vice President bakatselos nikolaos | PyrAMis MetALLourgiA A.e.

Secretary General karayannis Angelos | kArAyAnnis k. grouP of coMPAnies

Treasurer Panayotopoulos Litsa | M2M soLutions consuLting services

Counselor Anastassopoulos simos | PetsiAvAs n. s.A.

Counselor bacacos george | bAcAcos P. cHeMicAL & PHArMAceuticAL ProDucts co. s.A.

Counselor charalambous odysseas | cisco systeMs HeLLAs s.A.

Counselor Papadopoulos thanos | cHeveLLAs s.A.

Executive Director elias spirtounias | AMericAn-HeLLenic cHAMber of coMMerce

Board of DirectorsAntoniades vassilis | tHe boston consuLting grouPAntonopoulos constantinos | intrALot s.A. - integrAteD Lottery systeMs AnD servicescanellopoulos Paul | cHArtis greece s.A.costas stavros | economistcostopoulos Alexandros | foresigHt strAtegy & coMMunicAtionscostopoulos John | HeLLenic PetroLeuM s.A.David george | cocA-coLA HeLLenic bottLing coMPAny s.A.filiotis Dionysios | PHArMAserve-LiLLy sAcifrangou Angeliki | nAvios MAritiMe HoLDings inc.karella katerina | Pfizer HeLLAs s.A.kartsanis georgia | ceo cLubs greecekhan Pheroze | bristoL-Myers squibb A.e. kibaridis stelios | ALAPis s.A.kokorotsikos Paris | euroconsuLtAnts s.A.kosmatos Makis | JoHnson & JoHnson HeLLAs s.A.kouides Antonis | b.e.r.M.A. A.e.koutsoureli eftychia | info-quest s.A.kyriakides John | kyriAkiDes georgoPouLos & DAnioLos issAiAs LAw firMMamidaki eleftheria | MAMiDoiL JetoiL PetroLeuM coMPAny s.A.Manos Alexandros | PirAeus bAnk s.A.Papalexopoulos Dimitri | titAn ceMent coMPAny s.A.Passaris Despina | Procter & gAMbLe HeLLAs LtD.Plessas Dennys | LockHeeD MArtin (internAtionAL) s.A.Priamou John | u.s. coMMerciAL counseLor (ret.)saracakis John D. | sArAcAkis brotHers s.A.stavridis stelios | Piscines iDeALes A.e.symeonides Dimitris | MevgAL s.A. DAiry ProDuct inDustrysynghelides Polychronis | cHrysLer JeeP DoDge HeLLAs s.A.tamvakakis Apostolos | nAtionAL bAnk of greece s.A.yiannopoulos emil | Pwc (Pricewaterhousecoopers business solutions sA)zeritis Panos | tHrAce PAPer MiLL s.A.

Antoniades vassilis | tHe boston consuLting grouP (bcg)bacacos george | bAcAcos P. cHeMicAL & PHArMAceuticAL ProDucts co s.A.yannopoulos sotiris | seconD cHAnce s.A.Coordinator Angeliki Dikeoulia

INNOvAtION & EDuCAtION COMMIttEEChair Panayotopoulos Litsa | M2M soLutions consuLting servicescharalambous odysseas | cisco systeMs HeLLAs s.A.farmaki teresa | PirAeus equity ADvisorsgiourelis stephanos | HewLett PAckArD HeLLAs e.P.e.kollas John | titAn ceMent coMPAnyMakios vassilis | corALLiA HeLLenic tecHnoLogy cLusters initiAtive Makridakis spyros | ProfessorPatakiouti Maria | cHArtis greecerizopoulos yannis | JournAListCoordinator katerina tzagaroulaki

INSuRANCE, SOCIAl SECuRIty & lAbOR MAttERS COMMIttEEChair kremalis konstantinos | kreMALis LAw firMcanellopoulos Paul | cHArtis greece s.A. koussia venetia | MAnPowerLisseos Panayotis | MArsH LLc insurAnce brokersPanagiotou Andreas | interAMericAn HeLLenic Life insurAnce coMPAny s.A.Panorios Manos | stAnton cHAse internAtionALPelidis Manos | DeLoitte - HADJiPAvLou, sofiAnos & cAMbAnis s.A.vlasopoulos george | AMericAn Life insurAnce coMPAny (MetLife Alico)sarantopoulos Dimitris | sArAntoPouLos D. s.A.Coordinator voula tseritzoglou

IPR COMMIttEEChair galanopoulou katerina | bsA in greecekyriakides John | kyriAkiDes georgoPouLos & DAnioLos issAiAs LAw firMMakris Antonis | HeLLenic retAiL business AssociAtionzachou Dora | nike HeLLAs LtDross Daniel | us eMbAssyCoordinator Daphne constantinidou

lEADERShIP COMMIttEEChair Miropoulos Artemis | LinkAge greece griveas Polychronis | Astir PALAce vouLiAgMeniHofmann sybil | ALPine coLLegekatsivelis Pavlos | PePsico ivikerastaris Antonis | HoLkofinas kyriakos | ADiDAs HeLLAsolympios spyros | toyotA MAteriAL HAnDLing greeceParaskevaides stavros | MerceDes-benz HeLLAs s.A.saracakis Alexandros | generAL AutoMotive coMPAny s.A.Coordinator ritana xidou

MEDICAl DEvICES & DIAGNOStICS COMMIttEEChair Liakopoulos theodore | JoHnson & JoHnson HeLLAs MeDicALAnagnostopoulos stefanos | ALcon HeLLAsAndria Magdalini | becton Dickinson HeLLAs s.A.boulougouris george | boston scientific HeLLAs s.A.Deligiannis konstantinos | ge HeALtHcAre A.e.Derkos kalogridis | Abbott LAborAtories (HeLLAs) s.A.kartalis christos | PHArMAswiss HeLLAs s.A.krinos gregory | eDwArDs Life sciencesMaroutsis george | bArD HeLLAsMelas george | bAxter HeLLAs LtD.nikas Dimitris | MeDtronic HeLLAs s.A.Papazoglou konstantinos | teLefLex MeDicAL HeLLAs A.e.e.Politopoulos Anastasios | strykerstrouzos Anastasios | cArestreAM HeALtH HeLLAstsangarakis george | 3M HeLLAs LtD.Coordinator voula tseritzoglou

NORthERN GREECE COMMIttEEChair bakatselos nikolaos | PyrAMis MetALLourgiA A.e. Accas ioannis | HeLLenic fAbrics A.e. Alexopoulos charis | DoMotecHniki s.A. gigilinis Alexandros | gigiLinis sHiPPing grouP kafatos vassilis | DeLoitte business soLutions s.A.katsaros george | e. kAtsAros s.A.kokorotsikos Paris | euroconsuLtAnts sA kouides Antonis | b.e.r.M.A. A.e. thanasis kouimtzis | kouiMtzis s.A.koukountzos kontantinos | kLeeMAnn HeLLAs s.A.Mavroudis theodoros Pylarinos othon | kou-kou s.A.symeonides Dimitris | MevgAL s.A. DAiry ProDuct inDustryCoordinator nikos tsavdaroglou

PhARMACEutICAl COMMIttEEChair karella katerina | Pfizer HeLLAs s.A.Apostolides Pascal | Abbott LAborAtories (HeLLAs) s.A.boscopoulos Paris | Pfizer HeLLAs s.A.filiotis Dionysios s. | PHArMAserve-LiLLy sAcifrouzis konstantinos | novArtis HeLLAs sAcigerassopoulos Marcos | sAnofi Aventiskhan Pherose | bristoL-Myers squibb A.e.karagiannoglou stylianos | giLeAD sciences HeLLAskatzourakis george | gLAxosMitHkLinekefalas nikos | JAnssen-ciLAg PHArMAceuticAL s.A.c.i.Pateraki evangelia | AMgen HeLLAs PHArMAceuticALs ePeCoordinator voula tseritzoglou

PublIC AffAIRS COMMIttEAnastassopoulos simos | PetsiAvAs n. s.A.kyriacou Marios | kPMg certifieD AuDitors A.e.Papadopoulos thanos | cHeveLLAs s.A.Coordinator ritana xidou

tAxAtION COMMIttEEChair costas stavros | econoMistAltiparmakis christos | energizer HeLLAs A.e.Ampeliotis evangelos | union ProgrAMMing grouPAnastasiadis Harris | ALPHAtAx AuDitors AnD consuLtAnts LtD.Desipris Antonis | Pwc (Pricewaterhousecoopers business solutions sA)Doucas spyros | stAMouLis PubLicAtionsgigantes stavros | eMPoriki creDicoMioannidou Maria | uPs of greecekerameus george | kPP LAw firMkyriakides stelios | PAPAstrAtosLaskaratos Panagiotis | Procter & gAMbLe HeLLAs LtD.Mavraganis george | kPMg certifieD AuDitors A.e.Melemenis John | tHesis business consuLtAnts LtD.Mitsios stephanos | ernst & young HeLLAs sertifieD AuDitors s.A.Moraitakis konstantinos | Pfizer HeLLAs s.A.Papadatos eugene | coLgAte PALMoLive greecePapandreou cristina | skLAvenitis samothrakis george | AbAcus AuDitorssarafoglou gerassimos | sArA Lee coffee & teA HeLLAs s.A.savvaidou katerina | Pwc (Pricewaterhousecoopers business solutions sA)sfakakis konstantinos | econoMistspyriouni Litsa | cocA-coLA HeLLenic bottLing coMPAny s.A.stavropoulos ioannis | stAvroPouLos & PArtners LAw officestavrides vassilis | econoMisttheophilides george | Dow HeLLAs A.e.trakadi Maria | DeLoitte business soLutionstsakonas yiannis | MArs HeLLAs s.A.Coordinator katerina tzagaroulaki

tOuRISM COMMIttEEChair stylianopoulos Andreas | nAvigAtor trAveL & tourist services LtD.Ananiadis tim | LAMPsA HeLLenic HoteLs s.A.Anglos JohnArgiri byron | concePtours s.A.Marriott carol | best western HoteLs greece s.A.Panayotopoulos Panos | AtHenAeuM intercontinentAL AtHensPapadopoulou catherine | AtHens internAtionAL AirPortPeressiadis costas van de winkel bart | HiLton AtHensCoordinator Angeliki Dikeoulia

WOMEN IN buSINESS (WIb) COMMIttEE Chair kartsanis georgia | ceo cLubs greeceAdamopoulou efi | Axon securities s.A.Athanassoulas elena | stirixis s.A.Dimou-Lampadari Maria | LAMPADAri MAriA LiMiteD PArtnersHiPPapakonstantinou ioannarossou efi | Atos origin HeLLAs s.A.sideri Anastasia | cocA-coLA HeLLAs s.A.tarou iphigeniaCoordinator Angela boyatzis

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