GREECE
DELIVERING
RESULTS:
«Investment
and
Business
Opportunities
in
Greece
Today»
Xenofon
Fafoutis
editor
of
www.Apodimos.com
In New
York
where
found
itself
the Mr.
G.
Alogoskoyfis,
it
gave
fight as
all
Greek
economic
factors
for
Investments
in the
Hellenic
space.
Thus the
minister
of
Economy
G.
Alogoskoyfis
with his
visit in
the USA
sends
the
message
that
Greece
does not
constitute
more a
small
economy
in
south-eastern
utmost
Europe,
but is
the
epicentre
of wider
region
where
take
place
important
changes.
The
above
important
economic
changes
in the
economy
of
Greece,
with the
advantages
of use
of her
investment
occasions
give the
possibility
find
itself
the
Big
foreigner
investors.
However
the
private
Economy
has
the
advantages
of use
of
investment
occasions
that
seek the
big
investors
and
Greece
has many.
This
annual
Investment
Congress
of
Capital
Link
aims at
the
regular
briefing
of
international
investors
on the
developments,
possibilities
and
prospects
of Greek
economy,
capital
market
and
enterprises.
Traditionally
this
event
attracts
more
from 500
participating
from
American
enterprising,
economic
and
investment
community.
THE he
9th
ANNUAL
CAPITAL
LINK
FORUM
This
Forum
was
under
the
auspices
of
the
Ministry
of
Economy
and
Finance
of
Greece,
with the
collaboration
of
the New
York
Stock
Exchange
and the
Athens
Stock
Exchange.
The
9th
Annual
Capital
Link
Forum
on
Investments
in
Greece,
which
was take
place at
the
Pierre
Hotel,
New York
City on
Friday,
November
9th,
2007,
and had
a great
success.
A series
of
presentations
was take
place
under
the
overall
topic:
«Greece
Delivering
Results:
Investment
and
Business
Opportunities
in
Greece
Today»
and the
participation
of
important
international
investment
banks.
The
participation
of
Greek
and
International
Mass
Media,
as well
as
Hellenic
/
American
Unions
and
Organizations.
The
entire
American
investment
community
was
expected
to
welcome
the
Minister
of
Economy
&
Finance,
Mr.
George
Alogoskoufis,
and
the
Greek
delegation
in a
conference
organized
by
Capital
Link
with the
collaboration
of the
New
York
Stock
Exchange,
the
Athens
Stock
Exchange,
the
Secretariat
General
of
Information,
four
large
international
investment
houses
(Sal
Oppenheim,
Citigroup,
Morgan
Stanley,
UBS),
Proton
Bank,
the
Business
Council
for
International
Understanding
(Organization
promoting
inter-state
trade
relations)
and
the
New York
Association
for
International
Investments
(Organization
comprised
by
Portfolio
Managers
investing
outside
the
United
States).
The
President
of the
latter
association
is Mr.
Henri de
Vismes,
former
Head of
Citigroup
International
Investments.
This
combination
ensures
unique
access
to a
targeted
and
selective
audience
of
international
investors.
The
Greek
delegation
consists
of the
following
persons:
·
Mr.
George
Alogoskoufis,
Minister
of
National
Economy
and
Finance
of
Greece,
as the
keynote
speaker
during
Lunch
·
Mr.
Ioannis
Papathanasiou,
Deputy
Minister
of
Economy
&
Finance
·
Mr.
Panos
Livadas,
Secretary
General
of
Information
·
Mr.
Plutarchos
Sakellaris,
Chairman
of the
Council
of
Economic
Advisors
·
Mr.
Loukas
Papazoglou,
General
Secretary
of the
Treasury,
Ministry
of
Economy
and
Finance
·
Mr.
Panayiotis
Drosos,
Secretary
General
of
Investments
and
Development
·
Mr.
Leonidas
Korres,
Special
Secretary
for
Public
Private
Partnership,
Ministry
of
Economy
&
Finance
·
Mr.
Spyros
Capralos,
Chairman
of the
Athens
Exchange
The
delegation
also
includes
top
management
executives
of some
of the
most
important
listed
corporations.
In
particular,
the
participants
and
speakers
of the
Forum
was the
following:
·
The CEO
of the
Hellenic
Center
for
Investment
(ELKE),
Dr.
Dimitrios
Pazaitis
·
The
Chairman
of the
Hellenic
Foreign
Trade
Board
(HEPO),
Mr.
Panayiotis
Papastavrou
·
The
Senior
Vice
President,
Director
Equity,
South
Europe &
Middle
East of
Sal
Oppenheim,
Mr.
Nicola
Facciorusso
·
The
President
of
Alapis,
Dr.
Lavrentis
Lavrentiadis
·
The CEO
of the
Athens
International
Airport,
Mr.
Yiannis
Paraschis
·
The
Chairman
and CEO
of the
Bank of
Attica,
Mr.
Tryphon
Kollintzas
,
·
The
Chairman
of the
Greek
Postal
Savings
Bank,
Mr.
Angelos
Philippidis
·
The CEO
of
Proton
Bank,
Mr.
Elias
Lianos
·
The
Secretary
General
of the
Athens
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
Industry
(ACCI),
Ms.
Alexandra
Palli
·
The CEO
of the
Hellenic
Aerospace
Industry,
Mr.
Tassos
Philippakos
·
The CEO
of
Hellenic
Petroleum,
Dr.
Panos
Cavoulacos
·
The
Chairman
of the
Hellenic
Public
Real
Estate
Corporation,
Dr.
Petros
Papageorgiou
·
The COO
of OTE -
Hellenic
Telecommunications
Organization,
Mr.
Iordanis
Aivazis
·
The
Chairman
of
Lykourezos
Law
Offices,
Attorney,
Mr.
Alexandros
Lykourezos
·
The
President
and CEO
of OPAP
-
Greek
Organization
of
Football
Prognostics,
Mr.
Christos
Hadjiemmanuel
·
The
Investor
Relations
Advisor
of OPAP,
Mr.
Nikos
Polymenakos
·
The CEO
of the
Tourism
Development
Co.
(ETA),
Dr.
Harry
Coccossis
·
The
President,
CEO and
Director
of
Tsakos
Energy
Navigation
(TEN)
Limited,
Mr.
Nikolas
Tsakos
·
The
Managing
Director
–
Shipping
Division,
Fortis
Bank
Mr.
Harry
Antoniou.
It
should
be noted
that
Ms. Zoe
Cruz,
Co-President
of
Morgan
Stanley
introduced
the
Minister,
Mr.
Alogoskoufis,
at Lunch.
The
Ambassador-designate
of the
United
States
to
Greece,
H.E.
Daniel
Speckhard,
who
assumes
his new
position
in
Athens
immediately
after
the
Forum,
and
the
Ambassador
of
Greece
to the
United
Nations,
H.E.
Ioannis
Mourikis,
opened
the
Forum
proceedings.
This
year’s
Forum
was
under
the
auspices
of the
Greek
Ministry
of
Economy
&
Finance.
FORUM
MAIN
THEME
The
theme of
this
year’s
conference
is
important
reforms
taking
place
today in
the
areas of
the
economy,
privatizations,
new
initiatives,
such as
the
Public
Private
Partnership,
as well
as
business
and
investment
opportunities
in
Greece
and
Southeastern
Europe
in
general.
Economic
stability
through
European
Union
participation,
continuous
fiscal
improvement,
high
rates of
economic
growth
and deep
restructuring
procedures,
which
are near
completion,
create a
lucrative
investment
picture
for
Greek
economy,
and make
the
country
itself
an
investment
attraction
pole at
a time
when the
world
market
is
looking
for a
way out
of
recession.
Furthermore,
Greece
constitutes
the
safest
and most
effective
stepping
stone
towards
the
rapidly
evolving
region
of
Southeast
Europe,
significantly
contributing
to
the
development
of the
Black
Sea, the
Mediterranean,
and the
Middle
East.
The
Annual
Capital
Link
Forum
aims at
the
thorough
and
systematic
briefing
of
international
investors
on the
prospects,
developments
and
potentials
of the
Greek
economy,
capital
market
and
Greek
businesses.
Traditionally,
this
event
attracts
more
than 500
selected
participants
from the
elite of
American
businessmen
and
executives.
It is of
particular
importance
that
panel
moderators
of the
Forum
are
senior
executives
from
international
mass
media
and in
particular:
ü
Mr.
Thomas
Buerkle
–
International
Editor,
Institutional
Investor
ü
Mr. Vito
Racanelli
–
European
Editor,
Barron’s
o
SAL
OPPENHEIM
Sal
Oppenheim
has
assumed
a major
role in
this
year’s
Forum.
Besides
the fact
that it
is the
main
sponsor,
Sal
Oppenheim
has
invited
a group
of
European
investors
– in
addition
to the
invited
US
investors
– in
order to
attend
the
Capital
Link
Forum
and have
one-to-one
meetings
with
the
participating
companies
and
institutions.
Moreover,
Sal
Oppenheim
has
mainly
contributed
in the
realization
of road
shows of
the
Greek
companies
participating
in the
Capital
Link
Forum
with
the
purpose
of
arranging
one-to-one
meetings
with
institutional
investors.
CAPITAL
LINK
PROFILE
With
its
headquarters
in
New York
and
presence
in
London
and
Athens,
Capital
Link
is
active
since
1995 in
the
field of
Investor
Relations
and
Financial
Communication.
Its
activities
focus
mainly
on three
areas:
1)
The
promotion
of
companies
to
strategic
and
institutional
investors,
bankers,
analysts,
and the
financial
media in
Europe
and the
United
States,
2)
American
Mutual
Funds
and
Investment
Companies,
3)
Listed
Shipping
Companies.
Capital
Link
maintains
close
collaboration
with the
three
main
U.S.
Stock
Exchanges
(New
York
Stock
Exchange,
American
Stock
Exchange
and
NASDAQ),
with
the
London
Stock
Exchange,
as well
as
numerous
companies
in
Greece,
Europe,
U.S.A.
and
recently
in Chile.
It also
organizes
a
series
of
Investment
Forums
at
international
level
focusing
on its
main
activity
fields.
Capital
Link
has
built
one of
the most
extended
and
effective
networks
for the
promotion
of Greek
listed
companies
both in
Greece,
but
mainly
in
Europe
and the
United
States,
targeting
international
investors.
Indicative
events
of
its
activity
are the
decisive
contribution
of
Capital
Link to
the
signing
of the
Cooperation
Memorandum
between
the New
York and
Athens
Stock
Exchanges,
the
organization
of
events
for the
OTE
listing
on the
New York
Stock
Exchange
in 1998,
as well
as the
first
visit by
the
Chairman
of the
New York
Stock
Exchange
in
Athens
in 2001.
The
annual
Capital
Link
Forum on
Investing
in
Greece,
already
on its 9th
year,
has been
established
as the
most
credible
forum
for the
briefing
of US
investors
on the
progress,
developments
and
potential
of the
Greek
economy,
the
stock
market
and
Greek
listed
companies.
Finally,
Capital
Link
organizes
the
«IR
AWARDS®
in
Greece –
the
Annual
Investor
Relations
Awards»,
which
this
year are
scheduled
for
December
18, 2007.
Capital
Link has
a
leading
position
in U.S.
Mutual
Funds
and
Investment
Companies
in the
United
States,
as it
cooperates
with
some of
the
major
companies
of the
sector,
while
the
Annual
«Capital
Link
Annual
Closed-End
Fund
and
Global
ETF
Forum»,
already
in its 7th
year, is
considered
the most
significant
Forum of
the
sector.
Finally,
it
should
be noted
that
Capital
Link
has a
leading
position
in the
area of
Investor
Relations
with
respect
to
shipping,
as it
cooperates
with
20
shipping
companies
listed
on 3
U.S.
Stock
Exchanges,
as well
as
those
listed
on the
Stock
Exchanges
of
London,
AIM, and
Milan.
Annually,
it
organizes
a
series
of
Shipping
Forums
with
analysts
and
listed
companies
in New
York and
London.
For
information,
please
contact
Ms. Olga
Bornozi:
e mail
obornozi@capitallink.com
and
for mor
