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Conference: Doing Business with the United States

November 4, 1999


DOING BUSINESS WITH THE UNITED STATES

A Conference Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the Cyprus-American Business Association

November 4, 1999

14:30 Opening Remarks by US Ambassador Donald Bandler
U.S. - Cyprus Trade: Riding the Wave of Globalization.

 

14:50 Opening Remarks by Vassilis Rologis, President of the Cyprus Chambers of Commerce & Industry. 

 

15:15 Opening Remarks by Sotos Jacovides, President of the Cyprus-American Business Association: 
Getting it Right: Some CyABA Board Members? Success Stories.

 

15:30 Coffee Break 

 

16:30 Digital Video Conference with Ken Nottingham, CEO and Chairman, ALICO Insurance Company: 
Cyprus and the Global Service Economy 
Introduced by Antonis Karpasitis, General Manager of ALICO, Cyprus. 

 

17:00 Speech: Importing from the United States: Identifying New Partners and Financing Opportunities.
Speaker:Christopher Quinlivan, Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy in Athens.
Followed by Q and A Session. 
18:00 Coffee Break 

 

18:30 Speech: 50 Points of Light: The Role of State Trade Offices in Establishing a Trade Partnering Relationship with a Sidebar on On-Line Trade Resources.
Speaker: Gary Kunkle, Export Office of the State of Maryland in Rotterdam.
Followed by Q and A Session. 
20:00 Drinks 

 

20:30 Dinner 

 

Speech: U.S.-Cyprus Trade Relations: How the Government of Cyprus can help promote Cypriot Exports to the United States.
Speaker: Nicos Rolandis, Minister of Trade and Industry, 
Introduced by Kyriacos Kokkinos, Chairman, IBM Cyprus. 





  
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PLANNED ACTIVITIES 


Organise local activities in close co-operation with U.S. embassy and C.C.C.I. 


Organise seminars to promote Cyprus 
- To promote Cyprus as a Business   
  Centre. 
- Identify investment opportunities for  
  U.S.  firms in Cyprus. 

Invite speakers 
- US Ambassador 
- Cypriot speakers 
- American speakers 

Organise exhibitions of American goods and services in Cyprus 

Organise luncheons / dinners between members 

Educational programs 
- U.S. as a centre of study for Cypriot students.


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