The current difficult economic conditions in Greece present numerous and significant challenges for the Government and business but at the same time present major opportunities for those who are willing to look at things from a long-term perspective.
The topics to be discussed during the Forum include the investment environment, business experience and prospects, investment opportunities in the energy and innovation sectors, as well as the prospects for foreign investment in Greece.
The Forum is under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping
and aims to explore the challenges and opportunities presented in Greece today while trying to navigate through the exit from the crisis.
Mrs. Louka Katseli, Minister of Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping will be the keynote speaker on "The Investment Environment and the Business Experience".
The Former Prime Minister of the Republic of France, Mr Laurent Fabius, will be the keynote speaker during the lunch which will be held in the Mouson Foyer between 13:00 – 14:30
Please note that there are no participation fees for the Conference, but there will be a charge of 120 Euros (+ VAT) per person for participation in the official luncheon with M. Laurent Fabius
How is the current global slowdown in shipping different then previous downturns?
What are Greek ship owners doing to weather and benefit from today’s market volatility?
What steps are they taking for the future?
Will banks new lending restrictions eliminate the small ship owner?
What are the various mechanisms through which ship owners can meet their financing needs?
Greek ship owners are a major force in global shipping operating more than 20% of the global fleet. Throughout the many historical downturns, Greek ship owners have been able to manage and survive weak freight markets long enough to turn losses into profits when markets improved. This could be the reason why the shipping and investor community continue to look at the behavior of Greek ship owners during peaks and troughs as they have been able to prove the art of success in one of the most difficult to predict professions in the world.
The 2010 Greek Shipping Forum in Athens debates the current trends in the shipping, financial and capital markets and focuses on the latest capital raising methods and various alternative funding options in a tight credit market for public and private ship owners. Also, how to manage risk in today’s global and highly volatile market environment.
The Forum will also evaluate new and emerging business models by the Greek Shipowning community in response to asset value reductions and volatility in the global shipping markets.
Taking a hard look at new global investment strategies and risk, the Capital Link Shipping Forum is designed as an interactive informational and networking forum for addressing a range of current opportunities and challenges specific to the shipping community but relevant to all global financiers and investors.
REMINDER PLEASE REGISTER FOR THE FORUM & THE MINISTER’S LUNCHEON
We invite you to the 11th Annual Capital Link Forum which marks ten years of consistent and laborious efforts to raise awareness about Greece as an investment destination to a wider investor audience and focuses on investment and business opportunities in Greece and the wider region of South-East Europe.
The Forum will take place at the Metropolitan Club in New York City on December 3rd and 4th, 2009.
It should be noted that the Forum is under the auspices of the new Ministry of Economy, Competitiveness & Shipping and that the recently appointed new Minister, Mrs Louka Katseli will be the keynote speaker during Lunch on Thursday, December 3rd.
Today, Greece is at a particularly challenging threshold. The new government has affirmed its priority on positioning the Greek Economy to participate in the global recovery through a series of initiatives that will improve the country's macro-economic fundamentals. As the global economic recovery is on its way, Greece can take advantage of its unique and inherent competitive advantages as a safe gateway to Southeastern Europe for international investors. The global economic recovery may present several business and investment opportunities in Greece itself.
Under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy, Competitiveness & Shipping of Greece
In co-operation with the New York Stock Exchange and under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy, Competitiveness & Shipping of Greece
Keynote Speaker:
Mrs. Louka Katseli, Greece’s Minister of Economy, Competitiveness & Shipping
Thursday, December 03, 20098:00am - 5:00pm
at
Metropolitan ClubOne East 60th StreetNew York, NY 10022
Followed-by Cocktail Reception
Admissions: Attendance for morning and/or afternoon sessions is free of charge.Registration subject to email verification by Capital Link.Lunch: $100.00 fee to attend lunch session
The 11th Annual Capital Link Forum organized in co-operation with the New York Stock Exchange and under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy, Competitiveness & Shipping of Greece, with the Minister, Mrs. Louka Katseli, as keynote speaker.Panels on Global Shipping Markets (Tsakos Energy Navigation, Teekay Corporation, Euroseas, Safe Bulkers, Seanergy Maritime) the government plan for the Greek Economy, the Greek Stock Market, Investment & Business Opportunities in Greece.Presentations by key listed companies (Alapis, OTE, Coca Cola HBC, Hellenic Petroleum) and major international firms (Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Knight Capital Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sal Oppenheim).To read more about Capital Link, Click here
Today, Greece is at a particularly challenging threshold. The new government will focus on positioning the Greek economy to participate in the global recovery through a series of initiatives that will improve the country`s macro-economic fundamentals.
As the global economic recovery is on the way, Greece can take advantage of its unique and inherent competitive advantages as a safe gateway to Southeastern Europe for international investors. The global economic recovery may present business and investment opportunities in Greece.
The Forum gathers annually a select group in excess of 500 business and political leaders from the USA and Greece. Our target audience is the management of top US corporations, institutional investors, commercial and investment bankers, financial advisors and brokers, analysts, and prominent Greek Americans with an active interest or involvement with Greece and the greater region.
This year`s Invest in Greece Forum marks eleven years of consistent and laborious efforts to raise awareness about Greece as an investment destination to a wider investor audience.
For the fifth consecutive year, our conference is under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy, Competitiveness & Shipping and the recently appointed Minister Mrs. Louka Katseli will be the Keynote Speaker.
Luncheon & Keynote Address: Minister of Economy, Competitiveness & Shipping of Greece: Mrs. Louka Katseli
Forum Topics & Presentations on:
The Greek Economy
Government Economic Policy & Initiatives
Privatization Program - Investment & Business Opportunities in Greece
Public & Private Partnerships Developments & Opportunities
The Global Shipping Markets Today
Greek Shipping A Global Force
Dry Bulk & Tanker Panels
The Greek Stock Market
Investment Opportunities for Foreign Investors
Mergers Acquisitions and Capital Market Trends in Europe and Implications for the Greek Economy
The Athens Exchange
Financial Disclosure & Corporate Governance in Greece
Sector & Listed Company Presentations
Aerospace & Defense (Hellenic Aerospace Industry)
Energy (Hellenic Petroleum)
Food & Beverage (Coca Cola Hellenic)
Telecommunications (OTE)
Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics (ALAPIS)
Banking (BANK OF ATTICA)
Real Estate & Development
Nicolas Bornozis, President, Capital Link - New York
Nicolas Bornozis, one of our dynamic and enterprising Global Greeks is the founder and President of Capital Link. One of the first to recognise the enormous significance of the field of Investor Relations and with extensive experience in the US banking and capital markets, Nicholas established Capital Link in 1995 after many years as President of the New York securities brokerage subsidiary of Credit Commercial de France, and before that as a commercial banker with Credit Commercial de France in New York focusing on business development, and lending to the Wall Street firms and to international shipping, and with Bankers Trust Company in New York in international banking.
In 1996 Nicolas founded and managed, Alexander Capital, L.P., an SEC/NASD registered U.S. broker/dealer firm, which developed securities brokerage and investment banking business in the Greek, Egyptian and Russian markets and sold it at the end of 2003 to a group of US investors representing Russian interests. He also founded and managed Alexander Asset Management, Inc., which for a three year period (1998 – 2001) handled portfolios invested in the Greek and European equity markets on behalf of US investors.
Nicolas holds active US securities licenses Series 7, 63, 24, 27, indicative of his street-driven business approach.
With an MBA from Harvard’s elite Business School and a Law Degree from the University of Athens, in Greece with specialization in commercial and corporate law and a graduate of prestigious Athens College in Greece, Nicolas is a member of the Hellenic American Bankers’ Association and for twelve years a Visiting Lecturer on International Banking and Finance at the City University Business School (Department for Shipping Trade and Finance) in London.
Nicolas has served as Chairman of the Investment Management Committee of the Harvard Business School Club in New York and as Chairman of the Athens College Alumni Association in America. Fluent in English and French as well as Greek, Nicolas has also written several articles on international banking and finance and has participated as speaker and panelist in several investment conferences in the US, Europe and Latin America.
Nicolas is married to Marie, whom he met as a Harvard MBA student and with their two lovely children, live in New York, with Nicolas spending a lot of his time commuting between the company offices in the US, Greece and the UK.
Nicolas and Olga Bornozis with Spiros Capralos, Head of the Athens Stock Exchange
Olga Bornozi, Vice President, Capital Link - Athens
Olga Bornozi, is the force behind the Greek branch of Capital Link in Athens, established in 1998. Vice President of the company, Olga is a valuable member of various Chambers and Associations, such as the Hellenic – French Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Hellenic – American Chamber of Commerce, and others, and is a writer-contributor for several magazines in Greece.
A graduate of the University of Geneva in Switzerland with a Bachelors degree in Political and Economic Sciences, Olga continued her studies at the Institute of International Studies (H.E.I.), in Geneva and obtained a Masters in Political Science and International Studies. She went on to obtain a second postgraduate degree with further specialization in Political Science and International Studies, from the Institut d’Etudes Europeennes of Geneva.
Olga began her career in Switzerland, as an Assistant to Professor Claude Dupraz, on a project of Industrial Design. Later on, she joined the Press and Information Desk of the General Consulate of Greece in Geneva, and then to G.I.E. SA Generale Import-Export SA as an Administrative Assistant. For many years she worked with the Latsis family on managerial welfare issues as well as on their personal public relations in Geneva, before returning to Greece to take up the position of Executive Assistant to Dr. Athanase Lavidas, President of LAVIPHARM SA, in Athens, with a specialisation in the organisation of International Conferences for Dr Lavidas and the company.
In 1996 she moved to the US, as the Public Relations Manager & Events Coordinator of Capital Link Inc in New York. She successfully organized the First Annual Conference of the New York International Forum, in April 1998.
In the meantime, wishing to contribute to the incredible success of the Athens Olympics, Olga dedicated 2 years to the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, as Head of the Office of the Managing Director. During the Athens Olympics, Olga offered her very valuable services to the Organising Committee as a volunteer, and had been instrumental in promoting the cause to a lot of Global Greek celebrities including people like author Nicolas Gage, FrenchStarAcademy presenter and showman Nikos Alliagas, and others.Olga is well connected in the GlobalGreek World and has spent a lot of her time promoting causes dear to our hearts!
Nicolas and Olga, like many of our Global Greeks, have had the unstinting and generous support of their families in their rise to success. We pay particular tribute to their mother, Mrs A. Bornozi - a dynamic, intelligent woman who had the misfortune of being widowed early in life, but who, with her tremendous strength of character and true grit, a classic Greek Matriarch, did not hesitate to do everything in her power to ensure her children's success.
Nicolas and Olga, we in the Global Greek World are very proud of your achievements and wish both you and Capital Link an extremely successful forum next week!
Kali Epityxia!
About Capital Link
With its headquarters in New York and presence in London and Athens, Capital Link has been active since 1995 in the field of Investor Relations and Financial Communication, combining IR, IT and financial media in one comprehensive package and enabling Companies to maximize their penetration and recognition in the global investment community.
Capital Link maintains close collaboration with the three main US Stock Exchanges (New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange (now part of NYSE) and NASDAQ), the London Stock Exchange, the Athens Stock Exchange as well as numerous companies in Greece, Europe, US and Chile. It also organizes a series of Investment Forums focusing on its main activity fields in New York, London and Athens annually, linking companies with strategic and institutional investors, bankers, analysts, and the financial media in Europe and the United States.
Capital Link has a leading position globally in the area of Investor Relations with respect to shipping, as it cooperates with 25 shipping companies listed on the three US Stock Exchanges, as well as in London (LSE and AIM) and Milan.
Capital Link holds a leading position in US Closed-End funds and ETFs, as it cooperates with the major fund sponsors in these sectors. The Annual Capital Link “Closed-End Fund and Global ETF” Forum taking place in New York, already in its 8th year, is considered the most significant Forum of the sector. In the context of this Forum, Capital Link organizes the "Annual Closed-End Fund & Global ETF Awards" which recognize funds and managers who adhere to high standards of Corporate Governance, financial disclosure and Investor Relations. Capital Link also maintains a portal with information on these funds.
Capital Link has built one of the most extensive and effective networks for the promotion of Greek Listed Companies both in Greece , 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 in 2002, the organization of events for the OTE listing on the New York Stock Exchange in 1998, as well as the organization of the first visit by the Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange to Athens in 2001.
The Annual Capital Link Forum on “Investing in Greece”, already in its 11th year, has been established as the most credible Forum for briefing US investors on the progress, developments and potential of the Greek economy, the stock market and Greek listed companies.
Capital Link alsoorganizes the Annual Greek IR Awards, aimed at identifying and recognizing those Executives and Companies who adhere to high standards of Corporate Governance, financial disclosure and Investor Relations.
