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3rd Capital Link Cyprus Business Forum

Friday, April 4, 2025 at The Metropolitan Club in New York City

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April 4, 2025

The Metropolitan Club in New York City

8:00 - 8:30 AM
REGISTRATION & COFFEE
8:30 - 8:35 AM
WELCOME REMARKS
President
Capital Link, Inc.
CYPRUS-US RELATIONS: CURRENT STATE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
8:40 - 8:45 AM
OPENING KEYNOTE REMARKS
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Ambassador of Cyprus to the United States
Republic of Cyprus
CYPRUS: A TECHNOLOGY GATEWAY TO EUROPE MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
8:50 - 9:00 AM
KEYNOTE REMARKS
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Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation & Digital Policy
Republic of Cyprus
9:00 - 9:35 AM
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
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Moderator
Managing Partner
Treppides
Panelists
Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation & Digital Policy
Republic of Cyprus
Vice President & General Manager
Google
Co-founder
Insurify
Member
Cyprus AI Taskforce
Senior Director, United Nations and International Organizations
Microsoft
Founder
Kinisis Ventures Ltd
Investment Advisory Committee Member
Kinisis Ventures Fund
CYPRUS – A REGIONAL ENERGY – TRADE & COMMERCIAL HUB
9:40 - 9:50 AM
KEYNOTE REMARKS
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Minister of Energy, Commerce & Industry
Republic of Cyprus
9:50 – 10:25 ΑΜ
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ENERGY SECTOR
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Moderator
Mr. Andreas Mylonas
Advocate, Managing Partner
AMG Mylonas & Associates, LLC
Panelists
Partner
Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Head of North Africa and Levant Region
Eni
VP - Global Exploration
ExxonMobil Upstream Company
Partner
McKinsey & Company
THE ECONOMY OF CYPRUS
10:30 - 10:40 AM
THE ECONOMY OF CYPRUS – Developments & Outlook
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Governor
Central Bank of Cyprus
CYPRUS AS A BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES HUB
10:45 - 11:20 AM
CYPRUS AS A BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES HUB
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Moderator
CEO & Chairman
PwC Cyprus
Panelists
CEO
Alpha Bank Cyprus
Deputy CEO & Chief of Business
Bank of Cyprus
CEO
Hellenic Bank
Managing Director, Head of Greece and Cyprus, Investment Banking
Morgan Stanley
CYPRUS AS A BUSINESS & INVESTMENT DESTINATION
CYPRUS AS A BUSINESS & INVESTMENT DESTINATION
11:25 – 12:00 PM
CYPRUS AS A BUSINESS & INVESTMENT DESTINATION
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Moderator
Shipping Partner
Montanios & Montanios LLC
Panelists
Former Vice Chairman
Honeywell
Former Operating Partner
AEA Investors
Chairman
Invest Cyprus
Chief Executive Officer
American P&I Club
President
American University of Beirut
CYPRUS – A GLOBAL SHIPPING & SHIPMANAGEMENT HUB
12:05 - 12:15 PM
KEYNOTE REMARKS
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Shipping Deputy Minister to the President
Republic of Cyprus
12:15 - 12:50 PM
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
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Moderator
Partner
White & Case LLP
Panelists
CEO
Cyprus Sea Lines / Hellenic Tankers
Former President
Cyprus Union of Shipowners
Chief Commercial Officer
Columbia Group
Managing Director
Columbia Shipmanagement
CEO
Safe Bulkers, Inc. (NYSE: SB)
President
Cyprus Union of Shipowners (CUS)
1:00 - 2:00 PM
LUNCHEON & KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Introductory Remarks

CEO
Safe Bulkers, Inc. (NYSE: SB)
President
Cyprus Union of Shipowners (CUS)
CEO
Cyprus Sea Lines / Hellenic Tankers
Former President
Cyprus Union of Shipowners
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS

H.E. Nikos Christodoulides
President
Republic of Cyprus

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