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This conference was a follow up to the one Omega organised in Athens earlier this year.  It was an opportunity to market Greece, investment opportunities in Greece and Greek business in South Africa – although Omega saw it as much more:  it was an opportunity also to celebrate Greece and the South African Greek Community’s contribution to the development of South Africa.  With the great majority of those attending the conference being South African, this was also an opportunity to market Greece and its business people as the gateway to South Eastern Europe.

South African Ambassador Jannie Momberg attended on the day, adding great weight to the conference.

The conference provided excellent networking opportunities and an international platform from which companies could market themselves from. From all accounts it was a highly successful event.  For further information regarding business opportunities in Greece, please contact David Byrne on (021) 689 8006 or davidb@omegainvest.co.za

Event Overview

The South Africa:  Greece’s Gateway to Africa Conference took place on Wednesday, 16 November in Johannesburg, organised by Omega Investment Research and the South African Embassy in Greece.

This is a follow-up to the successful business mission and international conference which Omega organised earlier this year in Athens.

The focus of this initiative was to strengthen two-way trade and investment between South Africa and Greece and to highlight business opportunities by identifying areas of mutual interest.
 
The event included a full day conference on Wednesday, 16 November, followed by one-on-one appointments with Greek companies on Thursday, 17 November.

Event Background                                                                                                           ^^ back to top

Since President Thabo Mbeki’s visit to Greece in February, both countries have reinvigorated their commitment to boosting bilateral trade.

In line with these efforts, Omega organised the above event in Johannesburg. To strengthen two-way trade and investment between South Africa and Greece.  Highlighting business opportunities by identifying areas of mutual interest.

Who Should Attend                                                                                                          ^^ back to top

The South African Embassy to Greece identified the following sectors of specific interest to Greek businesses:

• Manufactured goods

• Shipping and shipping spares – accessories

• Commodities/food stuffs/wine and energy drinks

• Infrastructure, building and property investments 

• Automotive parts and accessories/motorcycles

• Petroleum industry

• Tourism and tourist services 

• Primary steel products/aluminium/copper/piping

• Security (systems, locks, technology)

• Banking/Financial Services 

• Defence

Confirmed Speakers                                                                                                        ^^ back to top

• H.E. Aristidis Sandis, Greek Ambassador to South Africa

• H.E Jannie Momberg, South African Ambassador of Greece

• Luli Callinicos, Author & Independent Scholar

• Stavros Nicolaou, Group Senior Executive, Aspen Pharmacare

• Mxolisi Zwane, Chairman, Premier Foods

• Chris Christodoulou, Managing Partner, Christodoulou Mavrikis and Comninos Attorneys

• Dan Dalton, Non-Liner Director, King & Sons (Grindrod Ltd)

• Dr. Christos Eleftheriades, Managing Director, Thermopower Process Technology

• Gillian Saunders, Principal, Grant  Thornton

• Nick Kokkoris, CEO, Ninos 

Venue                                                                                                                                  ^^ back to top

This event took place at:

Protea Hotel Balalaika
Sandton
South Africa

Further Information

For further information, please contact:

David Byrne

Tel:  +27 (0)21 689 7881

Fax: +27 (0)21 689 8015

davidb@omegainvest.co.za