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Forum
Program
Greek
Franchises in Europe and the Balkans:
Developments, perspectives and financing opportunities
January 18th 2001
Hotel Caravel
| 8:30
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Registration
- Coffee |
| 9:00
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Welcome |
-
D. Mardas, General Secretary of Ministry
of Development
- A. Laminidis, President of the Franchise
Association
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International
Franchising: Methods, Conditions, Problems -
How to deal with them |
| 9:30
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International
Franchising |
Martin Mendelsohn, Eversheds |
| 10:30
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Development
of international cooperations |
Kees van Biert, JBR bv |
| 10:50 |
Discussion |
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| Greek
Experience in International Franchising |
| 11:40 |
The
choice of a Master Franchise
for Greece |
Byron Nicolaidis, Future Kids, MBE, Mad Science |
| 12:00 |
How
to expand your franchise in
foreign markets |
Costas Tsakanos, Germanos |
| 12:20 |
How
to expand your franchise in
foreign markets |
John Adamis, Archaion Gefsis & Beer Academy
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| 12:40 |
Discussion |
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| European
developments and their consequences for the Greek
franchises |
| 13:00 |
The
consequences of the conversion to Euro for the
franchises |
Manolis Petrakis, Certified Accountant
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| 13:20 |
New
Block Exemption Regulation |
Martin Mendelsohn, Eversheds |
| 13:45 |
Discussion |
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| Funding
for expansion to Eastern European countries |
| 15:00 |
Funding
Sources |
Aris
Ikkos, JBR Hellas |
| 15:20 |
Implementation
Experience |
Yannos Grammatidis, Southeast Europe Equity
Fund
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| 15:40 |
Discussion |
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John
Adamis is the President of the company expanding
the franchises of Archaion Gefsis and Beer Academy.
The 2 franchises have already expanded in Cyprus while
negotiations for the expansion of Archaion Gefsis
in the U.S.A., Australia, Europe and the Balkans are
under way.
Kees
van Biert is the founder and Senior Partner of
JBR in Holland. He has wide experience in the establishment
of companies in foreign markets of Europe, North and
South America and Asia.
Yannos
Grammatides is the Legal Counsel of the Franchise
Association of Greece. He is also a member of the
Board of Directors of the Hellenic - American Chamber
and, in the latter capacity, he handles issues related
with the Southeast Europe Equity Fund (SEEF).
The SEEF is an equity participation fund, established
by the Government of the United States, investing
in business activities in SE Europe. The management
has been undertaken by the Soros Fund.
Aris
Ikkos is a member of the Board of the Franchise
Association of Greece and Managing Partner of JBR
Hellas. He has ten years experience in developing
franchise systems. In 1992 he was the President of
the 1st International Conference for Franchising that
took place in Greece. His experience includes the
development of complex projects in Greece and abroad.
Martin
Mendelsohn is a partner at Eversheds and the leading
figure of franchising internationally. He is Professor
of Franchise Management at Middlesex University Business
School. His international experience includes countries
in Eastern Europe where, among others, he worked as
a consultant for many local governments. In the past
he also held the position of the Managing Director
in a franchise Company. He is the author of numerous
publications on franchising.
Byron
Nicolaides is the President and Managing Director
of Interfranchise SA. Interfranchise is the master
franchisee of 3 American franchises: Futurekids, Mail
Boxes Etc and Mad Science, all of which have been
developed in different ways.
Manolis
Petrakis is a Chartered Accountant (Greece). He
has many years of experience in trading, industrial
and service companies. He is also the author of the
article on Greek Taxation in the Encyclopaedia of
Franchising.
Costas
Tsakanos is Manager of Retail outside Greece of
Germanos. Germanos is one of the first and largest
Greek franchises with a strong presence in Eastern
Europe.
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