Athens 2014 B2B Networking Event: Promoting Business Partnership in Greece -Europe 2020 Strategy for Growth and Jobs - Coastal & Maritime Tourism and Blue Growth Strategies for the EU - Hoofdinhoud

The Enterprise Europe Network -Hellas consortium is pleased to invite you to the Athens 2014 B2B event on the 11th March 2014.

Following his successful Athens visit to foster business cooperation last year (474 participants, 1248 meetings), the Vice- President of European Commission Antonio Tajani together with Commissioner Maria Damanaki, the Greek Ministry of Tourism and the support of the Enterprise Europe Network-Hellas, are organising a new Business-to-Business event focusing on tourism and blue growth. The event is to be held in Athens on 11 March 2014 -under the Hellenic Presidency of the Council of the European Union- and will promote business partnerships between Greek and European SMEs active in sectors identified as key contributors to growth in Greece.

The b2b will focus on:

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  Agri-Food/Food Processing/Aquaculture
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  Biotech and Blue Biotech
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  Energy
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  ICT
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  Tourism

Why participate

The event will be a unique opportunity for enterprises aiming at:

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  Reaching the Greek market and its key players
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  Examining business and investment opportunities in Greece
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  Establishing cross-border contacts including Research & Innovation (R&I) collaborations in the context of Horizon 2020 open calls.

Agenda:

Day 1 - Conference (10 March 2014). This B2B event is being held in conjunction with a high-level political conference the day before under the auspices of the Hellenic Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European Commission. The conference will focus on coastal and maritime tourism and blue growth strategies, with the participation of the Vice President of the European Commission, Mr. Antonio Tajani and Commissioner Damanaki. It is also planned that Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Ministers Kefalogianni, Hatzidakis and Varvitsiotis, as well as key business stakeholders will also attend.

Day 2 - Bilateral Meetings (11 March 2014 - 9:00- 18:30)

Language: English

Costs: Free of charge

Dates for your agenda & Deadlines Tasks

23 February Registration & submission of cooperation profile(s)

24 February - 3 March: Online selection of face-to-face meetings

Monday, 10 March 2014 - Conference

Tuesday, 11 March 2014 - Bilateral meetings (9:00 - 18:30)

Registration:

Please register online at: www.B2Match.eu/m4g-Greece2014

Others Partners Involved : EEN-Hellas consortium partners:

FORTH/Help-Forward

Association of Industries in Thessaly a& Central Greece

Athens Chamber of Small & Medium Sized Industries

Chamber of Arcadia

Chamber of Ioannina

Chamber of Kavala

Federation of Greek Enterprises

Federation of Industries of Northern Greece

Heraklion Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Materials Industrial Research and Technology Center

Regional Development Agency of Western Makedonia S.A.

Other EEN partners:

ZENIT

(the procedure for EEN-partners involvement as co-organisers is still open)