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13th Conference, 2014

The Strategic Advantages of Greece: Investments & Growth.

Conference Subject
The 13th SETE “Tourism & Development” Conference: “The Strategic Advantages of Greece: Investments & Growth” took place on Monday, 20 and Tuesday 21 October 2014 at the Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso hotel.

The 13th Conference focused its work on concrete proposals, regarding the elongation of the tourism season, the necessary investments that must be promptly implemented and the new trends in the communication and promotion of tourism products.

The “Tourism & Development” Conferences are established interventions by SETE in the public dialogue on tourism and are addressed to investors, entrepreneurs, top company executives and officers of the public sector who wish to play an active role in shaping the developments for tourism to grow in our country.

Conference Venue
Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso
10 Agiou Nikolaou Street
166 71 Vouliagmeni
Tel. +30 210 8911100
Fax +30 210 9658010
http://www.divanis.com 
info@divaniapollon.gr

Language
The official language of the Conference was Greek with simultaneous interpretation into English.

The participants’ seating during meals was implemented using  EventReception

ENTRANCE

SPONSORS

 

Speeches

Monday, 20 October 2014

09.30-10.30 Registration & Coffee
   
10.30-10.35 Welcome Address
Speaker: Alexander Lamnidis, General Manager, SETE
   
10.35-11.00 Lecture
  “Extending Seasonality – The case of Spain”
Speaker: Juan Jose Riveiro, Principal, The Boston Consulting Group
   
11.00-11.45 Panel
  “Regions & Seasonality”
Panelists:

Stavros Arnaoutakis, Head of the Region of Crete

Giorgos Chatzimarkos, Head of the Region of South Aegean

Theodoros Galiatsatos, Head of the Region of Ionian Islands

Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Head of the Region of Central Macedonia

Moderator: Nikos Evangelatos, Journalist
   
11.45-12.00 Coffee Break
   
12.00-13.30 Panel
  “Improving Seasonality”

 

 

Panelists:

 

 

Andreas Birner, Managing Director, Inova Hospitality Management

Maria Founta, Marketing Manager, Google Greece

Michalis Mavropoulos, CEO, TUI Hellas

Panos Paleologos, CEO & Founder, Hotel Brain

Philip Poile, Director Hotels Division, Minoan Group Plc

Gerasimos Zacharatos, Emeritus Professor, General Manager, Research Institute for Tourism

Moderator: Christina Poutetsi, Journalist
   
13.30-15.00 Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Olga Kefalogianni, Minister of Tourism
   
15.00-17.00 Panel
  “Connectivity”
Panelists:

Yiannis Paraschis, CEO, International Airport of Athens

Michalis Sakellis, President, Association of Greek Passenger Shipping Companies (SEEN)

Eftichios Vassilakis, Vice President, Aegean Airlines

Moderator: Giorgos Angelis, Journalist
   
20.00 Official Dinner 
Keynote Speaker:     

Nikos Dendias, Minister of Development & Competitiveness

Tuesday, 21 October 2014

09.00–10.00 Registration & Coffee
   
10.00-10.05 Welcome Address
Speaker: Andreas A. Andreadis, Chairman of BoD, SETE
   
10.05-10.10 Welcome Address
Speaker: Giorgos Kaminis, Mayor of Athens
   
10.10-11.45 Panel
  “Investments’ prospects in the Greek tourism sector”
Panelists:

Paschalis Bouchoris, CEO, Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund

Anastasios Chomenidis, CEO, Lampsa Hellenic Hotels S.A.

Stephanos Issaias, CEO, Enterprise Greece

Miltos Kambourides, Founder & CEO, Dolphin Capital Investors

Christos Megalou, CEO, Eurobank Group

John Tercek, V.P., Commercial and New Business Development, Royal Carribean Cruises Ltd

Moderator:

Paschos Mandravellis, Journalist

   
11.45-12.00  Coffee Break
   
12.00-13.00 Panel
  “Future Tourism Trends – Online Tools”
Panelists:

Dimitrios Buhalis, Professor, Director, eTourism Lab/ Deputy Director, Bournemouth University

Andreas Gerakanakis, Enterprise Group Indirect Sales Manager, HP Hellas

Marianna Sigalas, Associate Professor, University of Aegean

Moderator: Joseph Parsalis, General Manager, Marketing Greece
   
13.00-14.30 Lunch
Keynote Speaker:  Peter Long, CEO, TUI Travel PLC
   
14.30-16.00 Lecture
  “Myths & Facts”
Speaker: Aris Ikkos, Research Director, INSETE
Moderator: Tasos Telloglou, Journalist
   
16.00-16.30 Coffee Break
   
16.30-17.30 Lecture
  “Tourism voucher”
Speaker: Michalis Kiriakidis, Project Manager Voucher, SETE
   
20.00 Official Dinner
Keynote Speaker: Antonis Samaras, Prime Minister

 

Please note that most of the presentations are in Greek. In case you need any of these presentations, either visit the Greek version of our website (http://sete.gr/el/sunedria-ekdiloseis/sunedria/13o-sunedrio-2014/?tab=speeches) or contact us.

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