15.00 - Welcoming remarks

  • Ms Sandra Parthie, Employers' Group President
  • Mr Manthos Mavrommatis, Employers' Group member
  • Mr Antoniou Michalis, Employers' Group member

15.15 - Presentation of Cyprus Government policies for SMEs

  • Mr Michalis Damianos, Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry

15.25 - Keynote Speech: European SMEs in turbulent times 

  • Professor Nicos Varsakelis, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece

15.40 - Interactive panel discussion – moderated by Ms Mira Maria Danisman, Employers' Group member

  • Mr Demetris Georgiades, Chairman of the Cyprus Economy and Competitiveness Council 
  • Mr Michalis Persianis, President of the Cyprus Fiscal Council 
  • Ms Maria Heracleous, Former Representative of IMF in Cyprus, Former Board Member of Central Bank of Cyprus

16.15 – Q&A and debate