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U.S. Commerce Dept., leading investment, technology companies among participants in Technology & Investment Symposium
CHICAGO, September 16 � The U.S. Commerce Department, the Illinois Commerce Department, the International Trade Club of Chicago, a major investments company and an international technology company are among the sponsors of the Symposium �Technology and Investments in Hellas� to be held September 29 in Chicago.
�We are extremely pleased that there is such a widespread recognition of the importance of this economic Symposium both by public agencies and the private sector,� said Andrew A. Athens, President of World SAE and National Chairman of the United Hellenic American Congress, organizers of the event.
�As a matter of fact, the investment company is a Hellenic-owned enterprise, Calamos Investments, a respected, successful financial company with $41.5 billion under management. We are looking forward to helping in the economic advancement of Hellas.
Abbott Laboratories Hellas, part of a worldwide pharmaceuticals company based in the Chicago area, is also an active sponsor.
Minister of Development Dimitris Sioufas is the keynote speaker at the Symposium which aims to focus on Hellas as an attractive base for the establishment of technology companies which usually require foreign investment and world markets. The Hellenic Investments Center (ELKE) is also a participant. This conference emphasizes the Hellas as the economic engine of southeast Europe and a gateway to the Balkans and EU.
Presentations to an audience of financial leaders technology scientists will be made on Thursday, Sept. 29, and private business meetings will be held on Friday, Sept. 30. All events, which are free, will take place at the Drake Hotel. For reservations or more information call +312-337-7243 or write to cjm.hellenes@saeworld.org .
The Symposium program follows:
Technology and Investment in Greece: The Economic Engine of Southeast Europe and Gateway to the Balkans and EU
Thursday, September 29th
7:30 am Registration
8:30 am Opening Breakfast
Richard M Daley, Mayor of Chicago
Dimitris Sioufas, Minister of Development
Andrew A. Athens, President, SAE/UHAC
Aliki Hadji, Consul General of Greece to Chicago
9:30 am The Academia & Industry: The Dynamics of a Changing Economy
Leonidas Irakliotis, Associate Chairman of the Computer Science Department,
University of Chicago
10:00 am Intellectual Capital, Technology & Investment in Greece
Nicholas Askounes Ashford, Director, Center for Technology, Policy & Industrial Development, MIT School of Engineering and Chair of US Technology Council for the Balkans
Ioannis Tsoukalas, Secretary General, Research and Technology
Dimitris Nanopoulos, Chairman, National Council for Research and Technology
Pascal Apostolides, Director of Abbott Laboratories Hellas
11:30 am Q&A
12:30 pm Luncheon and Keynote Address
Emerging Opportunities in Greece
His Excellency Dimitris Sioufas, Minister of Development, Hellenic Republic
2:30 pm The Competitive Edge: Doing Business in Greece
Nikos Kanopoulos, Director of Communications, Atmel Corporation
Yannis Papakonstantinou, Associate Professor of Computer Science, University of California at, San Diego
Thomas Panek, Senior International Trade Officer, US Department of Commerce
Hellenic Center for Investments (ELKE)
4:00 pm Q&A, Discussion
5:00 pm Cocktail Reception
Friday, September 30th
9:00 am � 12:00pm
Pre-arranged One-on-One meetings with representatives of ELKE � the Hellenic Center for Investments for interested companies
980 N. Michigan Avenue � Suite 1210 � Chicago, Illinois 60611 � USA
Tel: 312/337-7243 � Fax: 312/337-7245 � E-mail: cjm.hellenes@saeworld.org
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