SEV and the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with the Beirut Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture and the support of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are organizing a business delegation to Lebanon, from Tuesday the 2nd to Thursday the 4th of October 2018. All sectors of the Greek economy will be represented.

The business forum between the Greek and Lebanese companies will be held on the 3rd of October 2018 at the premises of the Beirut Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture.

On behalf of SEV, the delegation will be led by the Vice-Chairman, Mr. Konstantinos Bitsios.

On the occasion of the visit of H.E. Madam Vo Thi Anh Xuan, Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, SEV and ACCI will hold a Business Forum with B2B meetings on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 10:00, (Grande Bretagne Hotel). This event will be organized in cooperation with the Embassy of Vietnam in Athens and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vietnam.

The aim of the event is to inform Greek businessmen about the prospects and opportunities of the Vietnamese market, followed by B2B meetings between Greek and Vietnamese businessmen.

The companies from Vietnam are mainly from the following sectors: food and beverages, cosmetics, real estate, textile and others. Please find the list of participants here.

If you are interested in participating, please fill the Participation Form by clicking here until Friday, October 29, 2021.

For any information you can contact SEV (Ms. Vicky Makrigianni, Department of Industry, Growth, Infrastructure & Regional Policy, E. ir@sev.org.gr, T. 211 5006 121) and ACCI (Department of International Relations, E. excom@acci.gr, T. 210 3382 342, 252).

ExportReady Master initiates the new series of seminars titled “How to be an ExportExpert“. The seminars aim at disseminating skills and best practices to companies of all sectors and sizes who wish to boost their international trade.

The seminars are addressed to export executives, who wish to enhance their understanding of international trade, utilize modern export skills, and implement comprehensive export strategies.
The first seminar centers around “Export readiness”, by addressing various aspects of organizational and functional changes prior to engaging in international trade.

Date: 22nd of November 2021
Time: 15.00 – 17.00 pm.
Platform: Zoom
Participants: priority to SEV members

The second seminar centers around “Effective market research” and discusses how it can best serve decision-making when approaching a target market.

Date: 23rd of November 2021
Time: 15.00 – 17.00 pm.
platform: Zoom
Participants: priority to SEV members

The third seminar will discuss “How to access international markets”. The date will be announced soon.

The fourth seminar will focus on “Effective export promotion”. The date will be announced soon.

See the detailed program of the 1st and 2nd seminar here

Participation is free for SEV members. For non-members, participation will be on a first-come first-serve basis.

To attend the seminar, please register here

For more information, call 211 5006 107 or send an e-mail to ir@sev.org.gr.

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SEV, the Athens Chamber of Commerce and the Greek-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce and Technology, with the support of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are organizing a business delegation to Lagos, Nigeria from the 5th to the 9th of November 2018. The business forum will be held on the 6th of November, with the participation of Greek and Nigerian companies. The business delegation accepts participants from all sectors of the Greek economy. On behalf of SEV, the delegation will be led by the Vice-Chairman, Mr. Konstantinos Bitsios.

SEV Hellenic Federation of Enterprises and the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry – ACCI, are organizing a Webinar on “Doing Business in Ecuador”, in cooperation with Enterprise Greece and the Embassy of Ecuador in Budapest, on Thursday 7th of October 2021 at 13:00 (Greece Time).

Mr. Max Coello, Commercial Counselor of the Embassy of Ecuador will be the main speaker of the event and will present the opportunities in business, investment and tourism sectors in Ecuador, with an emphasis on the agri-food industry. An open discussion will follow.

The working language will be English.

For your participation, please fill in the form here, until Wednesday, 6th of October 2021. After your registration, the relevant link will be sent to you.

Please find here the agenda of the event.

Please find here “Doing Business in Ecuador” Report.

Please find here ”Investor’s Guide Ecuador”.

For any information you can contact SEV (Ms Vicky Makrigianni, ir@sev.org.gr, T. 211 500 6121) and ACCI (T. 210 3382 342, 252).

SEV, in collaboration with SEVE and the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, have organized a business delegation to Dubai from the 12th to the 15th of March 2018.

This visit gave substance to the Memorandum of Understanding between SEV and the Federation of the UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry that was signed last May in Athens, on the establishment of the Emirati-Greek Joint Business Council.

The strength of the Business Council is that it can act as a gateway between the two business communities. This way, the Business Council can elaborate on issues raised by companies operating in both countries, helping to lift barriers and facilitate trade and investments in both countries. It will enable companies to seek new opportunities.

The business delegation was led by the Executive Vice-Chairman of SEV, Mr. Bitsios, and accompanied by the Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Katrougalos.

During the delegation, a Greek-Emirati Forum was organized with the presence of the Minister of Economy of the UAE, Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori. The Minister underlined his willingness to build a strong cooperation between the two geo-strategic parts of the world, to invest in Greece and organize a second business meeting in Greece before the end of the year.

The 14 Greek companies that joined the delegation are the following:

• ASPROFOS Engineering S.A.
• CaO HELLAS
• ENTERSOFT MIDDLE EAST
• ENVIROPLAN S.A.
• GALAXY
• GOLDEN TREE
• KG LAW FIRM
• MVS INTERIORS
• PPC RENEWABLES S.A.
• PSAROUDAKIS S.A.
• SALFO AND ASSOCIATES S.A.
• TRIKALINOS Co.
• STEELMET S.A.

SEV’s business delegation to Moscow, co-organized with SEVE, the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the RSPP (Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs), was successfully completed on the 31st of March 2018.

14 Greek companies participated, representing sectors of energy, metallurgy, paper processing, food, pharma and cosmetics, building materials and waste management. The Greek companies held 81 B2B meetings with 38 Russian companies and organizations, including Renova Group, Rosatom, RZD International, Meditorg, Zakorsky Pipe Plant and Skolkovo Foundation.

The Greek companies that participated in the delegation were the following:

• ALFA PASTRY
• COPELOUZOS GROUP
• DPG GROUP OF COMPANIES & SUPERFOODS
• GP HELLENIC SOIL – SUPERFOODS
• ELEA CRETA – PELOPOS NISSOS – SPARTAN TREASURE
• FREZYDERM S.A.
• INTERMED S.A.
• KYRIAKIDES GEORGOPOULOS LAW FIRM
• MEL S.A.
• PHARMEX
• PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. (PPC)
• STEELMET / VIOHALCO GROUP
• TEMAK S.A.
• VIANEX S.A.

SEV in collaboration with SEVE, are organizing a business event on the market of Saudi Arabia, Thursday the 30th of September at 15.00. Saudi Arabia has been for many years one of the top markets in the Middle East for Greek products.The aim of the event is to highlight how the business community can increase its exports share in this market.

If you are interested in participating, please send the completed Participation Form by clicking here until Wednesday, September 29, 2021. Your will directly receive the participation link.

The event will be carried out both in Greek and English.

• Please find here the agenda of the event.
• Please find here Saudi Arabia Country Report 2021.
• Please find here Saudi Arabia Food & Drink Sector Report 2021.
• Please find here Saudi Arabia Infrastructure Sector Report 2021.
• Please find here “Eurobank -Additional trade information”

Please find here the presentation “Invest in Saudi Arabia”, Haifa AlMuhanna, International Affairs Officer, Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia (MISA)

For any information you can contact SEV (Ms. Vicky Makrigianni, Department of Industry, Growth, Infrastructure & Regional Policy, E. ir@sev.org.gr, T. 211 5006 121) and SEVE (Ms. Natasha Gialoglou, Τ: 2310 535333, 210 3382466, Ε: ny@seve.gr).

SEV, in cooperation with the Embassy of Morocco in Greece, the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs and SEVE, the Greek International Business Association, organized a business delegation to Morocco from the 2nd to the 5th of May 2018.

The forum was held on the 3rd of May 2018, at the premises of CGEM (General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises). 11 Greek companies from the sectors of Construction & Building Materials, Energy, Food, ICT and Pharma held various B2B meetings with their Moroccan counterparts. The delegation was led by the Executive Vice-Chairman, Mr. Konstantinos Bitsios. The Alternate Minister, Mr. George Katrougalos also attended the forum and addressed the participants.

SEV, ACCI and Enterprise Greece, will hold a Business Forum with B2B meetings on Monday, October 4, 2021 at 10:00, with companies from Lithuania (ACCI premises – Akadimias 7, 6th floor). This event will be organized in cooperation with the Embassy of Lithuania in Athens and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vilnius.

The aim of the event is to inform Greek businessmen about the prospects and opportunities of the Lithuanian market, followed by B2B meetings between Greek and Lithuanian businessmen.

The companies from Lithuania are mainly from the following sectors: energy, food, car chemicals, IT, etc. For the detailed list of Lithuanian companies click here.

Please find here the agenda of the event.

Please find here Lithuania Country Report 2021.

Please find here Lithuania Pharmaceuticals Sector Report 2021.

If you are interested in participating, please send the completed Participation Form by clicking here until Monday, September 27, 2021.

For any information you can contact SEV (Ms. Vicky Makrigianni, Department of Industry, Growth, Infrastructure & Regional Policy, E. ir@sev.org.gr, T. 211 5006 121), ACCI (Department of International Relations, E. excom@acci.gr, T. 210 3382 342, 252) and Enterprise Greece (T. 210 3355 761, 736).