All speeches are in English unless mentioned otherwise.
THURSDAY 5 OCTOBER
Opening Session
- Communicating, Connecting, Inspiring
Pierre Simon, President EUROCHAMBRES: 
Speech
(FR)
Europe & Entrepreneurs
- Facts, gaps, delays and prospects
Antonis Papacostas, Head of Unit "Public
Opinion and Media Monitoring", DG Press & Communication, European
Commission: 
Presentation
Petra Masinova, Director of the Department of Information
on European Affairs, Czech Republic:
Presentation
Nikiforos Diamandouros, European Ombudsman, European Union:
Speech
Panos Cavoulakos , Member of Board, Federation of Greek
Industries: Speech
Europe & Globalisation
Juan Calvo, President, Association of Industrial
Federations of Latin America (AILA):
Speech
(ES)
Presentation
(ES)
Kristal Alley, Director for Europe and Eurasia, The
United States Chamber of Commerce:
Speech
Mahesh K Saharia, Chairperson Finance Committee, South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation Chamber (SAARC CCI):
Speech
Workshop 1 - Business Creation, Development & Transfer
Luca Mantellassi, Vice President, EUROCHAMBRES & President,
Chamber of Commerce of Florence:
Presentation
David Frost, Director General, British Chamber of Commerce
and Industry:
Presentation
George Milonas, President, Federation of Industries
of Northern Greece:
Presentation
Michel Beyet, Director in charge of European Affairs, Rhône
Alpes Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry:
Speech
(FR) Presentation
(FR)
Workshop 2 - Training & Apprenticeship
Jean-Paul Vermès, Vice-Chairman in charge of Education
and Training, Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry:
Presentation
Aviana Bulgareli, Director, CEDEFOP (Centre
Européen pour le Développement de la Formation Professionnelle):
Presentation
George Tsiotras, Professor &
Secretary General, Region of Central Macedonia:
Speech
Presentation
Gala Dinner
Dora Bakoyannis, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Greece: Speech
FRIDAY 6 OCTOBER
Workshop 3 - Internationalisation
of Business
Fernando Gómez Avilés-Casco, Director General,
Council of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Spain, Spain:
Presentation
Walter Koren, Head of Austrian Trade, Austrian Federal
Economic Chamber:
Presentation
Jean-Jacques Viala, Administrator,
DG Trade, European Commission:
Presentation
George Noulikas, Marketing Coordinator, Niphel Services:
Speech
Presentation
Workshop
4 - Innovation for business
Günter Baumann, Vice President, EUROCHAMBRES & President,
IHK Region Stuutgart: Presentation
Catherine Mercier, Director for Regional Development, Association
of French Chambers of Commerce and Industry:
Speech
(FR)
Vistor Babiuc, President, Chamber of Comerce Romania:
Speech
(FR)
Closing session -
Chamber Manifesto for Europe
Pierre Simon, President EUROCHAMBRES:
Speech
