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Tentative Forum Agenda Greece: Seizing the Opportunities THE PLAZA HOTEL, NEW YORK June 5, 2013 8:00 –8:40 Registration & Breakfast Opening Remarks 8:40 –9:00 • Socrates Lazaridis, Chairman, Athens Exchange • Yanos Gramatidis, President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce 9:00 – 11:00 SECTION 1: Greece’s Economy: The Path to Growth Driving Economic Growth in the Global Markets • Christos Staikouras, Alternate Minister of Finance 9:00 –9:30 • Daniele Antonucci, Senior Economist, Morgan Stanley Building a Sustainable Framework for Development • Michael Massourakis, Senior Manager Economic Research, Alpha Bank 9:30 – 10:00 • Prof. Gikas Hardouvelis, Chief Economist & Head of Economic Research, EFG Eurobank Moderator: Cheryl Casone, Fox Business Network Anchor Examining the Future of Greece’s Banking Sector • George Zanias, Chairman, Hellenic Bank Association 10:00 – 10:30 • Andreas Beroutsos, Founder and Managing Partner, One Point Capital Management Moderator: Tom Easton, The Economist Magazine, America Finance Editor 10:30 – 13:15 SECTION 2: The Way Forward Creating a Friendly and Flexible Investment Environment Stephanos Issaias, Chief Executive Officer, Invest in Greece • Michael Hadjipavlou, Chairman, Deloitte Greece 10:30 – 11:30 • Lambros Papadopoulos, Executive Director, Euroxx Securities • Nikos Ritsonis, Chairman, Beta Securities (TBC) Moderator: Paul Vigna, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Markets Reporter June 5, 2013 Investing in a Booming Entrepreneurial Environment • DAMMA Holdings S.A. Representative • George P. Stamas, P.C. Partner at Kirkland and Ellis LLP • Dean Dakolias Managing Director Fortress Investment Group, LLC 11:30 – 12:30 • Antonios Achilleoudis, Group Managing Director, Axia Ventures Group • Dr. Dimitris Tsibanoulis, Managing Partner, Tsibanoulis & Partners • Socrates Lazaridis, Chairman, Athens Exchange Moderator: TBC The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund: Its Role and Major Projects in Progress Ioannis Emiris, Managing Director, HRADF 12:30 – 13:15 Thomas Giolmas Managing Director, Investment Banking Division National Bank Group Moderator: TBC 13:15 – 14:15 SECTION 3: Greece: A Country to Invest Now Case Studies of Recent Major Foreign Investments • Nikitas Theophilopoulos, President & Managing Director, Papastratos - Philip Morris Int’l • Robert van Pappelendam, General Manager, Procter & Gamble 13:15 – 14:00 • John Frasca, Director Global Logistics Procurement & Supply Chain Network Strategy, Hewlett- Packard Co. Moderator: TBC 14:00 – 14:15 Closing remarks 14:15 – 15:30 Networking lunch 14:30– 18:00 1:1 meetings Dinner Reception** 20:00 Keynote Speaker: Antonis Samaras, Prime Minister of Greece June 6, 2013 8:00-18:00 1:1 meetings ** By invitation only .

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