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Businesses Forum

Tuesday, 25th June 2024

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Four Seasons Hotel | Limassol | Cyprus

Key decision-makers from the EU’s Representative office, Government ministers and Regulators will present updates on their policies and future initiatives. We will investigate the impact of European legislation on inward and outbound investment, talk about the impact of AI, the increased regulatory reporting requirements in conjunction with Cybersecurity and ESG, investigate best practices in ESG implementation and Talent Management and many more…

Join us to celebrate these 30 years taking stock of current developments but also the future.

FOCUS AREAS
MEET THE SPEAKERS
FORUM AGENDA

Focus Areas

  • Economic Trends in Cyprus and the world
  • Government initiatives and agenda
  • Banking and Finance
  • Investment regimes
  • Taxation
  • Legislation Landscape
  • ESG
  • Compliance
  • Technology, Cyber Security and AI
AGENDA

TUESDAY, 25th JUNE 2024

MORNING

Registration & Welcome Coffee
Sponsored by Astro Bank
Welcome Address
Mrs Doxia Nikia Hadjivassiliou President of the Cyprus International Businesses Association
Welcome Address
Mr Adrian Coxon - Chief Marketing Officer - EXANTE
EU
THE EU AND CYPRUS LANDSCAPE
Ministry of Energy Commerce & Industry
Outlining the vision and priorities of the Ministry of Energy Commerce and Industry, by the Minister Mr George Papanastasiou
The EU Priorities
EU Priorities in a Changing Political and Economic Landscape - presented by Mr Christos Paschalides - Senior Economic Advisor / Member of the EC Recovery and Resilience Task Force
Ministry of Finance
The Priorities of the Ministry of Finance presented by the Head of European Policy Unity, Mrs Aliki Sergi
EU Digital Decade Program: State of Play
EU Digital Decade Program: State of Play, presented by the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Mr Nikodemos Damianou
Digital Security Authority
Digital Security Authority - Priorities and Initiatives presented by the Commissioner of Communication, Mr George Michaelides
Registrar of Companies
The Changing Environment of the Registrar of Companies with the Registrar, Mrs Irene Mylona - Chrysostomou
Vision 2035
An update on the long-term Vision of Cyprus by the Government, Deputy Minister to the President, Mrs Irene Piki
GDPR
A five-year review with the Commissioner for Data Protection, Mrs Irene Loizidou-Nikolaidou
The Future of the Shipping Sector
Challenges and Opportunities with the Deputy Minister for Shipping, Mrs Marina Hadjimanolis
Networking Coffee Break
Sponsored by Astro Bank
The Cyprus Bar Association
Key Priorities of the New Presidency
The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus
Key Priorities of the Regulator, presented by Mr Kyriakos Iordanou - General Manager, Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
Key priorities of the Regulator, presented by Dr George Theocharides, the Chairman of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), and Chairman of the Risk Standing Committee (RSC)
Keynote Speech: Foreign Direct Investment Screening Mechanism
The EU's drive to securing investment security; The Foreign Direct Investment Screening Mechanism and the new developments presented by Mr Pantelis Christofides - Director - L. Papaphilippou & Co LLC

AFTERNOON

Lunch Break
PANEL DISCUSSION
Integrity: The Key Element for Real Sustainability

-Mr Marios Skandalis

-Mr Marios Tanousis

-Mr Kyriakos Iordanou

Keynote Speech: The Role of Compliance
The Role of Compliance in the Face of Technological and Legislative Changes, presented by Mr Antoun Massaad - Chief Executive Officer and Founder - Cedar Rose
PANEL DISCUSSION
What's on the Horizon for Financial Markets

-Mr Demetrios Efstathiou - Chief Investment Officer - Blue Diagonal Capital

-Mrs Fiona Mullen - Director - Sapienta Economics

Banking Trends in Cyprus & Greece
Presented by Mr Nondas Nicolaides - Vice President - Senior Credit Officer - Financial Institutions - Moody's
PANEL DISCUSSION
(TBC) ESG Impact on Business, the Industry Perspective

-Moderator: Mrs Ioulia Ananikidou - GRS Recruitment

-Mr Manolis Nicolaou - Legal Counsel - Columbia Shipmanagement

-Marsh Insurance

PANEL DISCUSSION
Expected developments and how can Cyprus position itself on the face of an increasingly level playing field

-Mr Christos Theophilou - Managing Partner - TAXAND

-Mrs Margarita Liasi - KPMG Cyprus

-Mrs Maria Gregoriou - Vice Chairman - Tax Planning Committee - Cyprus Bar Association

Keynote Speech
The HR Dimension - Connecting the Power of Your People, presented by Mr Ross Pitman - Director of Business & Communications - GRS Recruitment
TBA
PANEL DISCUSSION
Cybersecurity - The Framework and Local Developments

-Mr Christodoulos Papadopoulos - Founder & CEO - geevo

PANEL DISCUSSION
AI, Digital Transformation, the EU Framework and the Way Ahead, presented by

-Mrs Christina Orfanidou - Director, Risk Advisory - Deloitte Ltd

-Mrs Monica Ioannidou Polemiti - Founder and CEO - Hybrid ConsulTech

-Mr Michalis Chrysostomou - Senior Product Owner, Technology Consulting - KPMG

- Christos Makedonas - Partner, Digital Risk – Grant Thornton

Closing Session
By Mr Andreas Pishias - General Manager - Cyprus International Businesses Association

Meet the Speakers

GEORGE MICHAELIDES

Commissioner of Communications

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IRENE LOIZIDOU NIKOLAIDOU

Commissioner – Personal Data Protection Cyprus

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MICHALIS CHRYSOSTOMOU

Senior Product Owner, Technology Consulting – KPMG

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IRENE PIKI

Deputy Minister to the President

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IRENE MYLONA CHRYSOSTOMOU

Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property

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CHRISTOS THEOPHILOU

Managing Partner – TAXAND

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MARIOS SKANDALIS

Chief of Compliance & Corporate Governance Officer – Bank of Cyprus

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MANOLIS NICOLAOU

Legal Counsel – CSM

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CHRISTODOULOS PAPADOPOULOS

Founder & CEO – geevo

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MONICA IOANNIDOU

Head of Strategy and Management Consulting – Baker Tilly South East Europe

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ROSS PITMAN

Director – Business & Communications – GRS Recruitment

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KYRIAKOS IORDANOU

General Manager – Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus

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PANTELIS CHRISTOFIDES

Director – L.Papaphilippou & Co LLC Advocates

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ANTOUN MASSAAD

Chief Executive Officer – Cedar Rose

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NONDAS NICOLAIDES

Vice President – Senior Credit Officer – Financial Institutions Group, Moody’s Investors Service

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CHRISTINA ORFANIDOU

Director, Risk Advisory – Deloitte

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GEORGE THEOCHARIDES

Chairman of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission

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FIONA MULLEN

Director – Sapienta Economics

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DEMETRIOS EFSTATHIOU

Chief Investment Officer – Blue Diagonal Capital

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MARIOS TANNOUSIS

CEO – Invest Cyprus

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GEORGE PAPANASTASIOU

Minister of Energy, Commerce
and Industry

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CHRISTOS PASCHALIDES

Member of the Recovery & Resilience Task Force, Representation of the European Commission in Cyprus

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NICODEMOS DAMIANOU

Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy

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MARINA HADJIMANOLIS

Deputy Minister of Shipping

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IOULIA ANANIKIDOU

Senior Recruitment Consultant – GRS Recruitment

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MARGARITA LIASI

Principal, Direct Tax Department – KPMG

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CHRISTOS MAKEDONAS

Partner, Digital Risk – 
Grant Thornton

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MONICA ODYSSEOS

AI and Data Lab Leader
–  Grant Thornton

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MARIA GREGORIOU

Vice Chairman of the Tax Planning Committee  – Cyprus Bar Association 

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Who will Attend?

INDUSTRIES

  • Shipping / Maritime
  • Insurance
  • Law & Compliance
  • Tax
  • Audit

INDUSTRIES

  • Human Resource
  • Technology & IT
  • Fintech
  • Banking & Finance
  • Real Estate & Property

What to expect

Top executives and international keynote speakers
from 10 industries creating a dynamic global community.

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