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WIB – Deploying Alpha Leadership in Demanding Times, May 7, 2015

The Women in Business (WIB) Committee of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce hosted its 5^thWIB Women Leader Luncheon with Giovanna Kampouri on May 7, 2015 at the King George Hotel.

Giovanna Kampouri discussed deploying alpha leadership in challenging times. She highlighted four trends that are affecting the global environment: the shift of influence from the west to the east, a new workplace that no longer provides security as it has in the past, dwindling natural resources, and the continued impact of IT. Giovanna Kampouri said that effective leaders ensure the “human” is at the center of the equation and they do not view the world in terms of consumers or buyers; in other words a more holistic rather than mosaic approach. She also said that leaders employ the three As in order to stay ahead of the curve: Anticipate, Align, Accomplish. The event was attended by more than 170 people, primarily women in business, who understand the power, value, and benefits of learning and networking—to build relationships that enhance their understanding of today’s challenging world and further their objectives in a face to face manner.

Giovanna Kampouri Presentation

Giovanna Kampouri CV

Simos Anastasopoulos, President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce

Anastasia Sideri, Chair, WIB Committee, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce

Giovanna Kampouri, Independent Company Director

Ambassador Jan Versteeg, Nederlands Embassy, Giovanna Kampouri, Simos Anastasopoulos, Anastasia Sideri

3nd ANNUAL EXPOSEC-DEFENSEWORLD Conference

The 3^nd EXPOSEC-DEFENSEWORLD International Defense & Security Conference entitled:National Defense & Security Strategy in Today’s Challenging World, took place on May 5 & 6 at the Athens Ledra Hotel and was marked by great success and participation by all stakeholders of the defense and security sectors of Greece.

The conference was organized by the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Symeon G. Tsomokos S.A., under the auspices of the Ministry of National Defense and with the support of the Hellenic Manufacturers of Defense Material Association (SEKPY), the Hellenic Aerospace and Defense Industries Group (HASDIG) and the Centre for Security Studies (KEMEA).

More than 300 distinguished guests, representatives of the diplomatic, military, political, academic and business community attended the conference and took part in the constructive dialogue and share their valuable knowledge and expertise with the conference delegates.

We thank our distinguished speakers from Greece and abroad who have honored us with their presence and our sponsors for their help and support.

This year’s conference focused on the parameters that can guarantee a modernized defense and security system which, with a specific prioritized agenda, would shield Greece from external and internal dangers, protect and promote Greek interests, lead domestic industry to sustainable development, and these in accordance to EU and NATO policies.

For more information about the conference, speeches & presentations, please click here:

www.exposecdefenseworld.gr

The American Hellenic Chamber of Commerce on Bloomberg

Simos Anastasopoulos, President of American Hellenic Chamber of Commerce discusses the Greek debt crisis on “Bottom Line”

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Team TradeUSA was created to continuously consult and support Greek corporations at their trade strategy towards the US Market.

We act as a “Help Desk” to AmCham members and Greek Companies, in general, providing support and guidance to their trade endeavor

We support Greek corporations to any legal issue appear regarding the US Market, eg. Sales contracts etc.

We care to organize flexible business delegations (up to 15 corporations) targeting US industries individually in order to meet every company’s requirements.

We coordinate and group (match making) small number of corporations, based on their trade field, to submit joint business proposals seeking
- funding
- development of their trade(export) activity
- any other activity towards private and public organizations

We, mainly, focus our actions on major commercial sectors such as Food & Beverages, Construction Material, Electrical Engineering Material etc.

We produce in-house sectoral market research reports, e.g. Olive Oil, to offer companies “ease of access” to qualitative finding regarding the US Market allowing them to prepare their action in a more cost-effective way.

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Team TradeUSA aims at continuously educating Greek Companies by “spreading the knowledge” nationwide offering in-depth analysis to critical trade issues faced.

We organize the business Seminar Series “How to do business in the USA” incorporating trade-success-stories aiming at an in-depth-analysis as to how a company can penetrate and/or further develop the US Market.

We continuously evolve the TradeUSA Seminars – sector wise – to better prepare the Greek Companies at their trade quest to the US Market.

We are the Official and Exclusive National Partner to various US Trade Fairs proving direct access with exclusive privileges to TradeUSA companies.

Through Conferences – Seminars – Workshops – Fora we intend to discuss and keep the business community up-to-date – by inviting guest lecturers and field experts – regarding the trade developments but also any issues regarding the bilateral trade between USA & Greece.

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In today’s fast moving business world, information is the key to success. We generated the TradeUSA platform to continuously feed Greek companies with vital facts to be able to adjust, if necessary, their trade strategy.

We send, monthly, the TradeUSA newsletter as a brief business update around funding, events, synergies and business news aiming at holistically informing Greek business.

TradeUSA’s mechanism acts as the “Watch America in Greece” observing all trade sectors regarding their developments – including negotiations – regarding the bilateral trade between Greece & USA.

Our TradeUSA platform is the pivotal point of reference, acting as the “one info point” to all corporations. The platform broadcasts a wide range of topics – including currency reports (USD vs. EUR), trade reports and automatic news & weather feed. Our objective is to showcase the bilateral trade balance highlighting both its financial and qualitative indicators and its trade developments of individual and/or group of companies.

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We, at TradeUSA, believe that hands-on-experience is the ideal approach to any strategy to be applied.

We coordinate business trips inviting US Byers and Entrepreneurs aiming at illustrating new cultivation methods, storage and distribution of products to Greek Businesses and Entrepreneurs.

We are the Official and Exclusive National Partner to various US Trade Fairs proving direct access with exclusive privileges to TradeUSA companies.

TradeUSA, apart from representing major U.S. Trade Fairs, organizes delegations to a wide range of other U.S. Shows intending to locate and boost bilateral partnerships and synergies at all sectors.

In our quest to continuously support Greek Companies TradeUSA provides a range of B2B and B2C services, utilizing its specialized business tools, to define consumer audiences to be targeted and strategies to be crafted to achieve the desired results.

AmCham Greece, via its TradeUSA Department, intends to

Create a mobile exhibition center in the USA to continuously promote Greek products and also activities derived from the businesses and consumers of the USA
Penetrate and promote, in an organized and structured way, the US Market of literature, culture, Greek Mythology, oceanography etc.

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Our TradeUSA Team is able to provide corporations with Market Research Reports analyzing product segments resulting to quantitative and qualitative analysis highlighting consumer & market trends

TradeUSA publishes Market Research Reports analyzing product segments by their HS Codes regarding the US Market and via primary and secondary resources concludes to facts and suggested strategies proposed to Greek companies penetrating/further developing the US Market.

We, also, produce on demand customized Market Research Reports on consumer behavior/trends in the USA for Greek corporations.

General Market Research Reports are made available on the Internet after 1 year from their initial publication and through TradeUSA microsite.

The TradeUSA Department, under the firm support of AmCham Greece, publishes the Trade Directory “Doing Business in the USA” acting as a toolkit to corporations at their trade initiatives including topics of trade success stories, negotiations strategies, trade and export culture, penetration strategies etc.

We also publish a Greek Products & Services Directory to present, under a unified photographic theme per corporation, aiming at its distribution to US Importers / Brokers / Retailers / Distributors and Key Account Purchasing & Distribution Networks across the USA.

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TradeUSA ought to be aligned with current and future communication trends; thus, aspiring the digital world is inevitable and necessary for its holistic service to the Greek Companies.”

Team TradeUSA, shares and exchanges information with its audience, via social media, perceiving this as an opportunity to provide important details on US-GR bilateral trade in a snapshot.

We, correspondingly, utilize the social media platform as a B2B Forum to exchange and evolve our mindset around trade with the USA.

TradeUSA Social Media operate as a supplementary communication platform to endorse supporting services by its strategic partners highlight the special packages exclusively designed for the members of AmCham Greece.

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Education Innovation Entrepreneurship

The American – Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Alexander Innovation Zone held the Education, Innovation, Entrepreneurship Thessaloniki Conference at Noesis, Science Center and Technology Museum in Thessaloniki, on Monday April 27.

The event focused on the need to adopt a new economic model that will invest in education with an emphasis on innovation and extroversion. The Conference was attended by members of the government and the diplomatic community, young entrepreneurs, members of the business community and students.