{"id":631,"date":"2024-12-10T11:00:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalagency.com.cy\/?page_id=631"},"modified":"2025-03-28T13:25:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T11:25:53","slug":"agenda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"631\" class=\"elementor elementor-631\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d0f0b52 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d0f0b52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c55fe4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c55fe4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5a3a0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5a3a0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Agenda<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d7f89c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48d7f89c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3670fd21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3670fd21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b02ef2a dc-has-condition dc-condition-contains elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"1b02ef2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"event-agenda\"><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">08:30 \u2013 09:15<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Registration &#038; Welcome Coffee<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">09:15 \u2013 09:25<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Opening Remarks by the Chairman<\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-container\"><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/40x40\/FFF\/FFF\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yousef-gamal-el-din\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/yousef-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Yousef Gamal El-Din\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yousef-gamal-el-din\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Yousef Gamal El-Din<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yousef-gamal-el-din\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">Host of &quot;You&#039;re in Business&quot;, \u0395x-anchor at Bloomberg Television<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"special-title\" style=\"align-items: center; color: #0a0a0a; background-color: #008c51;\">Session 1: \u201cThe world on fire\u2026\u201d Impact on Business<\/h2><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">09:25-09:35<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Building Economic Resilience Through Strategic Public Policy<\/div><\/div><div class=\"agenda-content\"><div class=\"div3\"><\/div><div class=\"div4\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><p>Exploring how Cyprus is using reform, investment, and institutional integrity to build a more robust, innovation-ready economy amidst a rapidly shifting global landscape.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-container\"><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cypruslogo.jpg\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/irene-piki\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IRENE-PIKI-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Irene Piki\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/irene-piki\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Irene Piki<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/irene-piki\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">Deputy Minister to the President<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">09:35 \u2013 10:05<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Panel Discussion with Business Leaders<\/div><\/div><div class=\"agenda-content\"><div class=\"div3\"><\/div><div class=\"div4\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><p>Businesses are adapting to disruption: inflation, geopolitical risks, global wars, regulatory change, and technological transformation are reshaping global markets. Leaders must innovate, build resilience, and grow while navigating uncertainty.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How is business affected by the global political, diplomatic and economic upheavals?<\/li>\n<li>How can businesses shield themselves, plan for the future and thrive in these uncertain times?<\/li>\n<li>How do business leaders view Europe\u2019s efforts to be relative in the new world order?<\/li>\n<li>How do business leaders view Europe economy, competitiveness and business environment?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-container\"><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WEB-500X5002.jpg\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/elias-neocleous\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Elias-Neocleous-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Elias Neocleous\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/elias-neocleous\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Elias Neocleous<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/elias-neocleous\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">Managing Partner, Elias Neocleous &amp; Co LLC<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WEB-500X500.jpg\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/george-a-pantelides\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GEORGE-A.-PANTELIDES-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"George A. Pantelides\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/george-a-pantelides\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>George A. Pantelides<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/george-a-pantelides\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">Partner | Consultative Businesses Leader, Deloitte Cyprus<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WEB-LOGO-INSPIRE30.png\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/dr-charis-pouangare\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CHARIS-POUANGARE-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Charis Pouangare\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/dr-charis-pouangare\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dr Charis Pouangare<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/dr-charis-pouangare\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">Deputy CEO &amp; Chief of Business, Bank of Cyprus<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"moderator-container\"><div class=\"div3 title\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/10x10\/FFFF\/FFFF\"><\/div><div class=\"div4 title\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Moderator:<\/div><div class=\"moderator-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/40x40\/FFF\/FFF\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yousef-gamal-el-din\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/yousef-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Yousef Gamal El-Din\" class=\"moderator-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yousef-gamal-el-din\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\">Yousef Gamal El-Din<\/a><\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yousef-gamal-el-din\/\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">Host of &quot;You&#039;re in Business&quot;, \u0395x-anchor at Bloomberg Television<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">10:05 \u2013 10:15<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Questions &#038; Answers<\/div><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"special-title\" style=\"align-items: center; color: #0a0a0a; background-color: #008c51;\">Session 2: Geopolitics \u2013 Diplomacy &amp; International Relations<\/h2><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-content\"><div class=\"div3\"><\/div><div class=\"div4\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><p>The global diplomatic landscape is in flux. A fragmented world order is reshaping alliances, redrawing economic blocs, and testing the resilience of international institutions. Europe faces the challenge of integration and global leadership, the US reassesses its foreign policy, Russia\u2019s trajectory remains uncertain, and China seeks to expand its global role. From Ukraine to the Middle East, today\u2019s crises carry profound geopolitical and economic ramifications.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">10:15 \u2013 10:20<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Session Introduction<\/div><\/div><div class=\"moderator-container\"><div class=\"div3 title\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/10x10\/FFFF\/FFFF\"><\/div><div class=\"div4 title\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Moderator:<\/div><div class=\"moderator-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LOGO-WEB-500X5005-3.jpg\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yangos-hadjiyannis\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/YANGOS-HADJIYIANNIS-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Yangos Hadjiyannis\" class=\"moderator-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yangos-hadjiyannis\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\">Yangos Hadjiyannis<\/a><\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yangos-hadjiyannis\/\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">CEO, CIM-Cyprus Business School<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">10:20 \u2013 10:35<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Europe and the Future of European Integration<\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-container\"><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LOGO-PARLIAMENT.jpg\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/annita-demetriou\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/annita-demetriou-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Annita Demetriou\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/annita-demetriou\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Annita Demetriou<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/annita-demetriou\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">President, House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">10:35 \u2013 10:45<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Fireside Chat with\u2026 Annita Demetriou, President of the House of Representatives, Republic of Cyprus<\/div><\/div><div class=\"agenda-content\"><div class=\"div3\"><\/div><div class=\"div4\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><ul>\n<li>How can Europe emerge as a cohesive global actor and step up its role in international relations &amp; global economics?<\/li>\n<li>Can Europe develop a unified foreign, defense &amp; security policy? How realistic is a European Defense Union?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-container\"><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LOGO-PARLIAMENT.jpg\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/annita-demetriou\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/annita-demetriou-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Annita Demetriou\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/annita-demetriou\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Annita Demetriou<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/annita-demetriou\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">President, House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"moderator-container\"><div class=\"div3 title\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/10x10\/FFFF\/FFFF\"><\/div><div class=\"div4 title\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Moderator:<\/div><div class=\"moderator-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LOGO-WEB-500X5005-3.jpg\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yangos-hadjiyannis\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/YANGOS-HADJIYIANNIS-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Yangos Hadjiyannis\" class=\"moderator-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yangos-hadjiyannis\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\">Yangos Hadjiyannis<\/a><\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yangos-hadjiyannis\/\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">CEO, CIM-Cyprus Business School<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">10:45 \u2013 11:00<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Towards a New International Security Architecture: Adapting Yesterday\u2019s Institutions to Tomorrow\u2019s Challenges<\/div><\/div><div class=\"agenda-content\"><div class=\"div3\"><\/div><div class=\"div4\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><p>This presentation will examine how shifts in the global balance of power \u2014 including the rise of China and the middle powers, the weakening of post-WWII institutions, and the evolving role of the United States \u2014 highlight the urgent need to redefine the international toolkit for war-fighting, peace-making, and economic statecraft. Drawing lessons from the war in Ukraine and the recent turmoil in the Middle East, it will argue for a purposeful multilateral effort to redesign the international security architecture to meet the challenges of the AI era.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-container\"><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/logos-for-cohen.jpg\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/ambassador-retired-jonathan-r-cohen\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jonathan-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Ambassador (retired) Jonathan R. Cohen\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/ambassador-retired-jonathan-r-cohen\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ambassador (retired) Jonathan R. Cohen<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/ambassador-retired-jonathan-r-cohen\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">Distinguished Fellow at Royal United Services Institute \/Non-resident Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council \/Director at JoCo Advisors Ltd<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">11:00 \u2013 11:20<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Panel Discussion with Ambassadors in Cyprus<\/div><\/div><div class=\"agenda-content\"><div class=\"div3\"><\/div><div class=\"div4\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><p><strong>\u201cDiplomacy in a Fragmented World: National Perspectives on Global Shifts\u201d<br \/>\n<\/strong>Ambassadors from key nations will provide their perspectives on the evolving global order. The panel will highlight diplomatic priorities, security challenges, and opportunities for cooperation in a multipolar world, while reflecting on the role of Europe and Cyprus in this changing landscape.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hope for peace in the Middle East. Will the new peace plan work<\/li>\n<li>Views and position on the war in Ukraine and its international implications.<\/li>\n<li>The new economic world order. Trump\u2019s tariffs policies. The role of China and India. The role of Europe<\/li>\n<li>Cyprus\u2019 strategic position as a diplomatic and regional hub.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Panellists:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-container\"><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/40x40\/FFF\/FFF\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/michael-tatham-cmg\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Michael-Tatham-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"H.E. Michael Tatham CMG\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/michael-tatham-cmg\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>H.E. Michael Tatham CMG<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/michael-tatham-cmg\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">British High Commissioner to the Republic of Cyprus, British High Commission Nicosia<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/high-commision-india.jpg\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/manish-manish\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MANISH-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"H.E. Manish\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/manish-manish\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>H.E. Manish<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/manish-manish\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">High Commissioner of India to Republic of Cyprus<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"moderator-container\"><div class=\"div3 title\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/10x10\/FFFF\/FFFF\"><\/div><div class=\"div4 title\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Moderator:<\/div><div class=\"moderator-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LOGO-WEB-500X5005-3.jpg\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yangos-hadjiyannis\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/YANGOS-HADJIYIANNIS-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Yangos Hadjiyannis\" class=\"moderator-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yangos-hadjiyannis\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\">Yangos Hadjiyannis<\/a><\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yangos-hadjiyannis\/\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">CEO, CIM-Cyprus Business School<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">11:20 \u2013 12:00<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Coffee Break &#038; Networking<\/div><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"special-title\" style=\"align-items: center; color: #0a0a0a; background-color: #008c51;\">Session 3: Global &amp; European Economics<\/h2><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-content\"><div class=\"div3\"><\/div><div class=\"div4\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><p>The global economy is being reshaped by geopolitical conflict, trade wars, fiscal reforms, and energy transitions. Emerging markets and new institutions are challenging the G7-centered order. Europe faces the challenge of balancing competitiveness, fiscal stability, and green ambitions while navigating turbulence.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">12:00 \u2013 12:15<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Beyond Neoliberalism: What Paradigm Comes Next?<\/div><\/div><div class=\"agenda-content\"><div class=\"div3\"><\/div><div class=\"div4\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><p><em>Larry Kramer in conversation with&#8230;\u00a0 Yousef Gamal El-Din<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The decline of neoliberalism: what comes after?<\/li>\n<li>Welfare state vs. state-led capitalism: lessons for the future.<\/li>\n<li>Can a new global economic consensus emerge?<\/li>\n<li>Implications for trade, growth, and governance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-container\"><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LSE-LOGO-WEB.jpg\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/professor-larry-kramer\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/larry-kramers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Larry Kramer\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/professor-larry-kramer\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Professor Larry Kramer<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/professor-larry-kramer\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">President and Vice Chancellor, London School of Economics and Political Science<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"moderator-container\"><div class=\"div3 title\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/10x10\/FFFF\/FFFF\"><\/div><div class=\"div4 title\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Moderator:<\/div><div class=\"moderator-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/40x40\/FFF\/FFF\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yousef-gamal-el-din\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/yousef-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Yousef Gamal El-Din\" class=\"moderator-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yousef-gamal-el-din\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\">Yousef Gamal El-Din<\/a><\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yousef-gamal-el-din\/\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">Host of &quot;You&#039;re in Business&quot;, \u0395x-anchor at Bloomberg Television<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">12:15 \u2013 12:40<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Panel Discussion: \u201cEurope\u2019s Economy in Transition\u201d<\/div><\/div><div class=\"agenda-content\"><div class=\"div3\"><\/div><div class=\"div4\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><p>Europe\u2019s economy is navigating competing priorities: fiscal reforms, competitiveness gaps, green transition, and energy stability. This panel will assess whether the EU can sustain growth while adapting to global power shifts.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How will the global economy look in 2026 and beyond? The global consequences of trump\u2019s economics (tariffs, protectionism etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Europe\u2019s economic future. Competitiveness gaps, fiscal constraints, the rise of Populism. How can Europe regain its economic power and embark on a path to sustainable growth?<\/li>\n<li>Has Europe gone too far with its Green Agenda? Balancing green ambitions with energy security and economic growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Panelists:<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-container\"><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/40x40\/FFF\/FFF\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/christos-staikouras\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/staikouras-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Christos Staikouras\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/christos-staikouras\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Christos Staikouras<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/christos-staikouras\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">MP, Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business, Former Minister of Finance, Former Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Hellenic Republic<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/40x40\/FFF\/FFF\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/harris-georgiades\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/georgiades-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Harris Georgiades\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/harris-georgiades\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Harris Georgiades<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/harris-georgiades\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">MP, Chairman Clerides Institute, Former Minister of Finance, Republic of Cyprus<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"moderator-container\"><div class=\"div3 title\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/10x10\/FFFF\/FFFF\"><\/div><div class=\"div4 title\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Moderator:<\/div><div class=\"moderator-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/40x40\/FFF\/FFF\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yousef-gamal-el-din\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/yousef-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Yousef Gamal El-Din\" class=\"moderator-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yousef-gamal-el-din\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\">Yousef Gamal El-Din<\/a><\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yousef-gamal-el-din\/\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">Host of &quot;You&#039;re in Business&quot;, \u0395x-anchor at Bloomberg Television<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">12:40 \u2013 13:00<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Government Debt: Benign Addiction or Ticking Bomb?<\/div><\/div><div class=\"agenda-content\"><div class=\"div3\"><\/div><div class=\"div4\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><p>Sovereign debt levels are at historic highs. This session will reflect on whether debt can be managed sustainably or if it represents a looming risk to the global economy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is sovereign debt the weak link of the global economy?<\/li>\n<li>Can debt be reduced without recession or higher taxes?<\/li>\n<li>Public investment vs. fiscal discipline: finding the balance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fireside Chat with\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-container\"><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/allianzlogo.jpg\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/georgios-c-georgiou\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/georgiou-photo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Georgios C. Georgiou\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/georgios-c-georgiou\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Georgios C. Georgiou<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/georgios-c-georgiou\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income Specialists, Allianz Global Investors GmbH<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"moderator-container\"><div class=\"div3 title\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/10x10\/FFFF\/FFFF\"><\/div><div class=\"div4 title\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Moderator:<\/div><div class=\"moderator-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/40x40\/FFF\/FFF\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/michalis-persianis\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/persianis-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Michalis Persianis\" class=\"moderator-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/michalis-persianis\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\">Michalis Persianis<\/a><\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/michalis-persianis\/\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">Chairman, Fiscal Council, Republic of Cyprus<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">13:00 \u2013 13:10<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Questions &#038; Answers<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">13:10 \u2013 13:20<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Navigating an Era of Disruptive Geopolitics: UK Reflections<\/div><\/div><div class=\"agenda-content\"><div class=\"div3\"><\/div><div class=\"div4\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><p data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"730\">In an age where geopolitics increasingly drives economic outcomes, this address will reflect on how shifting alliances, trade tensions, and energy dependencies are reshaping global markets. Drawing on the United Kingdom\u2019s experience, it will explore how nations and businesses can adapt to uncertainty, balance openness with resilience, and chart a sustainable course through an era defined by disruption and transformation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-container\"><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/uk-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/anthony-miller\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ANTHONHY-MILLER-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Anthony Miller\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/anthony-miller\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Anthony Miller<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/anthony-miller\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">Deputy Director EU and Geopolitics Department for Business and Trade (DBT), UK<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"special-title\" style=\"align-items: center; color: #0a0a0a; background-color: #008c51;\">Session 4: Security &amp; Defense<\/h2><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-content\"><div class=\"div3\"><\/div><div class=\"div4\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><p>The return of war to Europe has reignited debates on the continent\u2019s defense and security posture. Europe must reconsider its strategic autonomy, strengthen cooperation with NATO, and address new security risks in the Eastern Mediterranean and beyond. This session will focus on Europe\u2019s evolving defense architecture in the face of conflict and instability.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">13:20 \u2013 13:30<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Europe in the age of increasing security threats and challenges: what can we still do together with the United States and what do we need to do by ourselves?<\/div><\/div><div class=\"agenda-content\"><div class=\"div3\"><\/div><div class=\"div4\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><p class=\"elementtoproof\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif\">Is NATO still a viable and dependable defence organisation for its European member states or does the disengagement from Ukraine and Europe\u2019s security marked by the Trump administration now require Europe to create new and different security arrangements? If so, what would they need to look like and how can the EU make sure that important allies and partners like the UK, Norway, Canada and democracies in the Asia Pacific region are involved? In a time of strategic flux, how can Europeans preserve a viable transatlantic security link and if they will need to spend massively more on defence, how can they ensure that this money is spent wisely through more and better multinational cooperation and in a way that not only improves the continent\u2019s defences but also its longer term scientific and technological base and the broader development of the economies and infrastructure of EU member states? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-container\"><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Friends_of_Europe_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/jamie-shea\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jamie-shea-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Jamie SHEA\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/jamie-shea\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jamie SHEA<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/jamie-shea\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">Senior Fellow, Friends of Europe, Brussels, Belgium<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">13:30 \u2013 13:40<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Balancing the Promotion and Protection of Emerging and Disruptive Technologies for European Defence<\/div><\/div><div class=\"agenda-content\"><div class=\"div3\"><\/div><div class=\"div4\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><p>In a fragmented geopolitical landscape, Research and Innovation has become a key strategic asset. As Europe\u2019s expanding ecosystem of universities, RTOs, and SMEs gains geopolitical significance, awareness of risks such as intangible technology transfer and illicit diversion remains limited. The EU Economic Security package must strike a careful balance \u2014 promoting dual-use innovation in emerging and disruptive technologies (EDTs) while safeguarding against malicious foreign interference through robust research security and export controls.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-container\"><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/40x40\/FFF\/FFF\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/georgios-kolliarakis\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/KOLLIARAKIS-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Georgios Kolliarakis\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/georgios-kolliarakis\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dr Georgios Kolliarakis<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/georgios-kolliarakis\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">Coordinator, European Union P2P Export Control Programme for Dual Use Goods<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">13:40 \u2013 13:50<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">The EU as a security and defence actor: between ambition and reality<\/div><\/div><div class=\"agenda-content\"><div class=\"div3\"><\/div><div class=\"div4\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><p>The European Union has become a more relevant actors in security and defence over the past decade, with an acceleration since Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and more demands for European action since the re-election of Donald Trump in the US. But what can the EU currently do on security and defence? Where is the value added of the Union for Member States, as opposed to working separately and selectively? What obstacles remain to turn the ambition into reality? What is the role of continued support for Ukraine, and where can increased cooperation with Kyiv turn the EU and its Member States into stronger security actors?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-container\"><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EUISS-RGB_.jpg\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/giuseppe-spatafora\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/spatafora-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Giuseppe Spatafora\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/giuseppe-spatafora\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Giuseppe Spatafora<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/giuseppe-spatafora\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">Research analyst for transatlantic and EU-NATO relations, European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">13:50 \u2013 14:10<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Panel Discussion: \u201cThe Future of European Defense &#038; Security\u201d<\/div><\/div><div class=\"agenda-content\"><div class=\"div3\"><\/div><div class=\"div4\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><p>This panel will explore how Europe can rebuild its defense strategy and achieve greater resilience in an age of uncertainty, drawing on lessons from Ukraine, NATO-EU dynamics, and regional security concerns.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What does \u201cstrategic autonomy\u201d mean in practice?<\/li>\n<li>NATO-EU relations: complementarity or competition?<\/li>\n<li>Eastern Mediterranean energy and naval security dynamics.<\/li>\n<li>Lessons from the war in Ukraine for Europe\u2019s defense posture.<\/li>\n<li>The role of the Middle East in Europe\u2019s external security agenda.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-container\"><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Friends_of_Europe_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/jamie-shea\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jamie-shea-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Jamie SHEA\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/jamie-shea\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jamie SHEA<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/jamie-shea\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">Senior Fellow, Friends of Europe, Brussels, Belgium<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/40x40\/FFF\/FFF\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/georgios-kolliarakis\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/KOLLIARAKIS-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Georgios Kolliarakis\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/georgios-kolliarakis\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dr Georgios Kolliarakis<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/georgios-kolliarakis\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">Coordinator, European Union P2P Export Control Programme for Dual Use Goods<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"speaker-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EUISS-RGB_.jpg\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/giuseppe-spatafora\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/spatafora-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Giuseppe Spatafora\" class=\"speaker-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/giuseppe-spatafora\/\" class=\"div62speaker\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Giuseppe Spatafora<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/giuseppe-spatafora\/\" class=\"div62jobtitle\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">Research analyst for transatlantic and EU-NATO relations, European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"moderator-container\"><div class=\"div3 title\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/10x10\/FFFF\/FFFF\"><\/div><div class=\"div4 title\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Moderator:<\/div><div class=\"moderator-box\"><div class=\"div5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/40x40\/FFF\/FFF\" alt=\"Company Logo\" class=\"company-logo\"><\/div><div class=\"div6\"><div class=\"div61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yousef-gamal-el-din\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/yousef-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Yousef Gamal El-Din\" class=\"moderator-photo\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"div62\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yousef-gamal-el-din\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\">Yousef Gamal El-Din<\/a><\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/limassol.imhbusiness.com\/2025\/people\/yousef-gamal-el-din\/\" style=\"color: #dd3333;\" target=\"_blank\">Host of &quot;You&#039;re in Business&quot;, \u0395x-anchor at Bloomberg Television<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">14:10 \u2013 14:20<\/div><div class=\"div2\" style=\"color: #1c9e70;\">Questions &#038; Answers<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cssportal-grid\"><div class=\"agenda-header\"><div class=\"div1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">14:20 \u2013 15:00<\/div><div class=\"div2\" 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