New York – Eastern Mediterranean Business Summit

THE ECONOMIST’S OUTLOOK ON THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN 
Joan Hoey, editor, the Democracy Index and Europe consultant, The Economist Group

Nikos Christodoulides, president, Republic of Cyprus (video message)

Nikos Christodoulides President

Robert Menendez, United States senator, chairman, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 

Robert Menendez United States senator, chairman

● The significance of lifting the arms embargo on Cyprus
● The Eastern Mediterranean’s potential against the backdrop of the current energy crisis

Keynote address:
Constantinos Kombos, minister of foreign affairs, Cyprus 

Constantinos Kombos Minister of foreign affairs

Kostas Fragkogiannis, deputy minister for economic diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greece 
(via connection)

Apostolos Tzitzikostas, regional governor of Central Macedonia, Greece, first vice-president, European Committee of the Regions

Apostolos Tzitzikostas European commissioner for sustainable transport and tourism

● How is the Eastern Mediterranean landscape affected by the Russian invasion?
● Hydrocarbons reserves, exclusive economic zones and regional conflicts: Can we overcome the political challenges?

Chris Pappas, co-chair, Congressional Hellenic Caucus, congressman, US House of Representatives (via connection)
Ted Deutch, chief executive officer, American Jewish Committee 
James Foggo, dean, Center for Maritime Strategy, former commander, Joint Force Command, Naples, NATO

Chris Pappas Co-chair, Congressional Hellenic Caucus, congressman

Ted Deutch Chief executive

James Foggo Dean, Center for Maritime Strategy, Former Commander

The Economist in dialogue with:
Constantinos Herodotou, governor, Central Bank of Cyprus

Constantinos Herodotou Governor

● US-Eastern Mediterranean trade and investment relations: where do we stand?
● Foreign direct investment in the region
● Why invest in Cyprus, Greece and Israel?

Deborah Wince-Smith, president, United States Council on Competitiveness 
Aristos Constantine, trade commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus, North America
Anat Katz, economic minister to North America, Gov. of Israel Economic Mission in New York
Philippos Soseilos, chief executive officer and chairman, PwC Cyprus

Deborah Wince-Smith President

Aristos Constantine Trade commissioner

Anat Katz Economic minister to North America

Philippos Soseilos Chief executive and chairman

● The Euro-Asia and Euro-Africa interconnectors as game changers
● An update on hydrocarbon exploration and pipelines projects in the region
● The potential of LNG and the role of Alexandroupoli port

Keynote address:
Geoffrey Pyatt, US assistant secretary of state for energy resources, Bureau of Energy Resources, US Department of State

Geoffrey Pyatt Former assistant secretary of state for energy, US Department of State, former US Ambassador to Greece

● Strengthening government and business ties to achieve common goals
● Developments in the energy sector to act on climate change 

In dialogue with:
Roger Martella, group vice-president, chief sustainability officer, GE

Roger Martella Group vice-president, chief sustainability officer

● Is Cyprus the rising star?
Keynote address:
Spyros Vassiliou, vice-chairman, Invest Cyprus 

● Unfolding Greece’s potential
Keynote address:
Marinos Giannopoulos, CEO, Enterprise Greece (via connection)

Spyros Vassiliou Vice-chairman

Marinos Giannopoulos CEO

Panos Xenokostas, president & CEO, ONEX Group
Nicholas Logothetis, vice-chairman of the board, Libra Group
Grigoris Siokas, CEO, Cosmos Health

Panos Xenokostas President & CEO, ONEX Shipyards & Technologies Group, President

Nicholas Logothetis Vice-chairman

Andreas Yiasemides, president, Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA)
Shelly Porges, co-founder & managing partner, Beyond the Billion & The Billion Dollar Fund for Women 
Steven Schoenfeld, chief executive officer, MarketVector Indexes

Andreas Yiasemides President

Shelly Porges Co-founder and managing partner

Steven Schoenfeld Chief executive officer

● From seed to success 
● Industry insights and predictions

Keynote address:

Catherine Wood, founder, CEO and chief investment officer, ARK Investment Management

Shlomi Kofman, vice-president & head of the International Collaborations Division, Israel Innovation Authority (via connection)
Guy Franklin, founder and general partner, ‘Israeli Mapped in NY’ Ventures
Uzy Zwebner, founder and CEO, BaseCamp, co-founder, High Tech Park, Beer Sheva, Israel 
John Georgoulas, non-executive director, Ecommbx
Angeliki Diane Rigos, associate director, graduate programs, MIT Energy Initiative, president and CEO, Epistimi, Inc. (via connection)

Catherine Wood Founder, CEO and chief investment officer

Shlomi Kofman Vice-president & head of the International Collaborations Division

Guy Franklin Founder and general partner

Uzy Zwebner Founder and CEO, BaseCamp, co-founder

John Georgoulas Non-executive director

Angeliki Diane Rigos Associate director of graduate programs, MIT Energy Initiative, President and CEO