Opportunities and perspectives of development in a period of economic crisis will attempt to identify the Epirus Business Forum 2012 through the presentation of extremely successful business case studies, attitudes and beliefs of contemporary entrepreneurship.
The topics that will be discussed include the following:
- Prefecture of Epirus – Strategic position – International Market - Agenda 2012-2020
- Energy in Epirus
- Epirus: Internationalization to global market
- Tourism and Greek products: A dynamic investment in a period of crisis
- Research: “Consumer Trust: Who is the consumer of the crisis period?”
- Entrepreneurship & Development of Epirus: Local champions. Special awards –Stories of Business Success Publication
Speakers in the Forum are among others:
- D. Bourandas, Professor of Management, Director of Executive MBA, Director of MSc in Human Resources Management in Athens University of Economics
- G. Drakopoulos, General Director of theAssociation of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE)
- V. Korkidis, President of the National Confederation of Hellenic Commerce
- G. Doukidis, Professor in Information Systems, Director of ELTRUN, Department of Management Studies and Technology, Athens University of Economics
- D. Varvitsiotis, Solar Cells Hellas Group
- S. Manos, Politician
- M. Vlachou, Fereikos-Helix
- Μ. Chletsos, Department of Economic Studies, Ioannina University
- A. Syggros, Invest in Greece agency
- S. Koufalis, Koufalis media corp Publications.
Success Stories
- D. Panozahos
- G. Daskalopoulos, Director of Services of the Chamber of Ioannina, and Head of the Center of the Paneuropean Enterprise Europe Network
- S. Ioannou
- G. Filos, Department of Public Administration, Panteion University
- P. Kalliris, Economic Chamber of Greece
- D. Filis, Economic Chamber of Greece, Epirus Unit
- Μ. Ζouloumidis, Spiroulina
- Ν. Patsiouras, Kozani Red Saffron Cooperative
- G. Kolliopoulos, Speiron - λ/Lamda
- Ν. Benroubi, Protergia of Mytilinaios Group of Companies
- S. Pitoulis, Pitoulis SA
- Α. Manou, Member of the European Business Mentors Network to promote female entrepreneurship
- S. Stavrides, Piscines Ideales
The Forum is organized by Next Com under the auspices of the Economic Chamber of Greece (Epirus Unit), the Ioannina Chamber of Commerce and the German-Greek Chamber of Commerce and Industry.




