The final program of YES EXECOM Athens, April 14-16, 2011

1. YES EXECOM ATHENS
YES – European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs
“Turning the global crisis to an opportunity for United
Europe: Competitiveness through entrepreneurship”
April 14 – 16, 2011
Athens, Greece
Under the Auspices of:
HELLENIC REPUBLIC
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
MAME YE Network Conference
Mediterranean, Africa and Middle East Young Entrepreneurs
Program
Thursday, April 14th – Access to Capital
Venue: Stratos Vassilikos Hotel, 114 Michalakopoulou Str, Athens
16:00 – 17:00 YES Presidency Meeting
16:00 – 17:00 Registration
17:00 – 17:30 Evangelos Simoudis
Managing Director, Trident Capital
“What can make a US VC Fund to invest in a
European startup”
17:30 – 18:00 Jean Xtophe Ordonneau
Entrepreneur Commons
YES – EUROPEAN CONFEDERATION OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
www.yes.be | secretariat@yes.be | http://twitter.com/yes_ecye
1, Avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée B - 1040 Brussels, Tel +32 22803425

2. “Alternative way to finance Entrepreneurs – The
Entrepreneur Commons Mutual Guarantee Fund”
18:00 – 18:15 Evangelos Achillopoulos
iDea Framework Founder
“A novel framework proposed for State Funded seed
and start-up capital, based on Crowd Sourced peer
selection process and development.”
18:15 – 18:45 Dr. Antonios Markopoulos
Special Secretary of Digital Planning, Hellenic Ministry
of Regional Development & Competitiveness
“The JEREMIE initiative and its implementation in
Greece in cooperation with the European Investment
Fund”
18:45 – 20:00 Startup Pitching Session
Presentation of eight high-tech startups
20:00 – 20:30 Networking Session
Speed networking session among presenting startups
and participating angel investors / VC Funds
21:00 Welcome Dinner
“Giantes” Restaurant
Valtetsiou 44, Exarchia, Athens
[Group transfer for EXECOM participants, departing
from Stratos Vassilikos Hotel]
Friday, April 15th – Access to Market
Venue: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1 Akadimias Str, Athens
9:00 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 10:30 Opening Session
Spyros Kouvelis
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hellenic Republic
Michalis Chrisochoidis
Minister of Regional Development & Competitiveness,
Hellenic Republic
YES – EUROPEAN CONFEDERATION OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
www.yes.be | secretariat@yes.be | http://twitter.com/yes_ecye
1, Avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée B - 1040 Brussels, Tel +32 22803425

3. Dimitris Assimakopoulos
President
The Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen
and Merchants (GSEVEE)
Simone Santi & Robert Jreissati
Mediterranean, Middle East & Africa Young
Entrepreneurs Network
Dimitris Tsigos
President
YES – European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs
10:30 – 11:30 Key Note Talk
Dr. Burton Lee PhD MBA
Lecturer, European Entrepreneurship & Innovation,
Stanford School of Engineering; Managing Director,
Innovarium Ventures
“Promoting high-growth and innovative
entrepreneurship in Europe”
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 – 12:30 Dr. John M. Kalogerakis,
CEO of JMK Ltd - Anthropocentric Corporate Training &
Development
“YES we can”
12:30 – 13:30 Key Note Talk
Alan Moore
Founder SMLXL, Entrepreneur, Author, Blogger
“Entrepreneurs, innovation and the future of the
European economy"
13:30 – 14:00 Arne-G. Hostrup
Managing Director at f.u.n. Netzwerk Nordbayern
GmbH
EBAN – European Business Angels Network
YES – EUROPEAN CONFEDERATION OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
www.yes.be | secretariat@yes.be | http://twitter.com/yes_ecye
1, Avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée B - 1040 Brussels, Tel +32 22803425

4. “Angel Investments and Seed Financing in Europe”
14:00 – 14:30 Yannis Tsakiris
Head of Region, European Investment Fund
“The JEREMIE initiative and other EIF actions for
supporting startup entrepreneurship”
14:30 – 16:00 Lunch
16:00 – 17:00 YES EXECOM Meeting
17:00 – 18:00 MAME YE Network Meeting
18:00 – 20:00 B2B Networking Session
Konstantinos Karamanis
Enterprise Europe Network
21:30 Gala Dinner
“Oro Toro” Restaurant
73 Varis – Koropiou Ave, Vari
[Transfer for EXECOM participants, departing from
Stratos Vassilikos Hotel]
Saturday, April 16th – Entrepreneurial Education
Venue: Alexandros Hotel, 8 Vassou Timoleontos, Athens
10:00 – 12:00 Seminar
Michalis Charalambidis
Political Scientist – Sociologist
“The concept of the Symbolic Capital and how can it
boost the competitiveness of European Enterprises”
12:00 – 14:00 Visit to the Acropolis Museum
14:00 – 16:00 Lunch at the Acropolis Museum
YES – EUROPEAN CONFEDERATION OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
www.yes.be | secretariat@yes.be | http://twitter.com/yes_ecye
1, Avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée B - 1040 Brussels, Tel +32 22803425