2015 Annual General Meeting Overall Agenda

2015 Annual General Meeting
Overall Agenda
Tuesday 19 May
Optional Dinner
19:00
Attendees will depart from the lobby at the Hotel Grand Bretagne to walk or
taxi. Advance registration required.
2Mazi Restaurant
48 Nikis St. Plaka
Business casual attire.
Wednesday 20 May
Registration Desk Open
09:00 – 18:30 Golden Room Foyer
Attendees can pick up meeting materials as they arrive.
Executive Board Meeting
09:30 – 15:00
Golden Room C
15:00 – 17:00
Golden Room C
18:30 – 20:00
Royal Room
20:00
Location to be
determined. Check
with the
registration desk.
Business casual attire. Lunch is included.
Ally Law Executive Committee Meeting
Business casual attire.
Welcome Reception
Business casual attire.
Optional Alliance Women’s Dinner
Open to all women members.
Attendees will pay a pro rata share onsite.
Business casual attire.
Thursday 21 May
Registration Desk Open
08:00 – 17:00 Golden Room Foyer
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Optional Guest Program:
Benaki Museum
10:00 – 15:00
Meet in the hotel reception foyer to travel by mini coach.
Advance registration is required.
Please wear casual clothing and comfortable shoes.
Annual Business Meeting
09:00 – 13:00 Golden ABC
Open to all members and observer firms.
Business attire.
Coffee Break
10:30 – 10:45 Athenian Hall
Luncheon for Members and Observer Firms
13:00 – 14:00 Ballroom C
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Thursday 21 May (continued)
The Market Challenge of Legal Innovation
What Alliance Firms Can Do
14:15 – 15:00 Golden ABC
Presented by:
 Filip Corveleyn, Tools4Legal, Belgium
 Felix Rachwitz, Tools4Legal, Germany
Coffee Break
15:00 – 15:15 Athenian Hall
Interactive Member/Client Roundtables: Organized by Sector
(10 Table Options)
15:15 – 17:00 Golden ABC
Energy Table #1
Moderator: Dr. Kostas Karagiannis, Partner, Your Legal Partners, Athens,
Greece
Panelists:
 Andreas Siamishis, CEO & CFO, Hellenic Petroluem
 Dimitris Diakopoulos, Legal Counsel, Mytilineos Group of Companies
 Olga Koraki, Legal Counsel, Aegean Marine Petroleum SA
Energy Table #2
Moderator: Felicia Olukemi Segun, Partner, Adepetun, Caxton-Martins,
Agbor & Segun, Lagos, Nigeria
Panelists:
 Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, CEO, M&M Gas Co SA
 Spyridoula Megalokonomou, Legal Counsel of Protergia, Mytilineos
Group of Companies
 Evangelos Korovesis, CEO, RF Energy SA
 Ioannis (John) Apsouris, General Counsel, Hellenic Petroleum
Hospitality and Leisure Table #3
Moderator: Dr. Andreas Tsourouflis, Of Counsel, Your Legal Partners,
Athens, Greece
Panelists:
 Matthew Troulis, CEO, Zoniro SA (Dolphin Capital Investors LTD)
 Thomas Giolmas, Director, Ampersand Ltd
 Dimitrios Andriopoulos, CEO, Dimand SA
Infrastructure/Transport Table #4
Moderator: Katerina Politopoulou, Partner, Your Legal Partners, Athens,
Greece
Panelists:
 Eftichios Vassilakis, Vice President/Principal, Aegean Airlines
 Yiannis Paraschis, CEO, Athens International Airport
 Emmanuel Maroulakis, Head of Project Finance/PPP transactions in
Southeast Europe, European Investment Bank (EIB)
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Interactive Member/Client Roundtables (continued)
Infrastructure/Transport Table #5
Moderator: Monica Oathout, Partner, Vorys, Houston, TX, USA
Panelists:
 Elenos Karaindros, Executive Director, Group Strategy, M&A Director,
Mytilineos Group of Companies
 Olivier Prudhomme, Head of Corporate Development, J&P Avax
Investments Table #6
Moderator: Katerina Christodoulou, Co-Founding Partner, Your Legal
Partners, Athens, Greece
Panelists:
 Michalis Spanopoulos, General Counsel, Black Sea Trade and
Development Bank
 Damianos Charalambidis, Chief Operating Officer, National Bank of
Greece
 Sypros Venetsianos, Head of Structured Finance Group, Corporate &
Investment banking, Eurobank
Investments Table #7
Moderator: Joanne Griffin, Managing Partner, Kilroys Solicitors, Dublin,
Ireland – not confirmed
Panelists:
 Riccardo Lambiris, Head of M&As Capital Financing, HSBC
 Loukas Pilitsis, Partner, Anchorstone Partners (Venture Capital)
 Archontoula Papapanagiotou, Legal Counsel, Private Equity Group of
Piraeus Bank
Greek Export Companies Table #8
Moderator: Maria Golfinopoulou, Partner, Your Legal Partner, Athens,
Greece
Panelists:
 Kleopatra Koutra, Legal Counsel, Agora Trading SA
 Stathis Natsis, Executive Director/Overseas Business, GEK Terna Group
 Christina Giovani, Managing Director, KBR Corporate Finance GmbH
 Stelios Papadopoulos, General Manager, Hellenic Balkanian Holdings SA
 Eleni Dalmira, Legal Advisor, M.J. Maillis Group
 Marios Mitromaras, Managing Director, Asia, Intralot Group
Healthcare Table #9
Moderator: Michael Gorton, Principal, Russell Kennedy, Melbourne,
Australia
Panelists:
 Stathis Mihos, Legal Director, Pfizer Hellas SA
 Takis Zervakakis, CEO, I.L.S. Consulting
Healthcare Table #10
Moderator: Elli Sperdokli, Associate, Your Legal Partners, Athens, Greece
Panelists:
 Konstantinos Kollias, Finance Director, Medtronic
 Iro Kyriakou, Compliance Officer, Janssen
 Theodore Gkouvitsas, Business Development Director, Rontis SA
15:15 – 17:00 Golden ABC
2015 Annual General Meeting
Thursday 21 May (continued)
Cocktail Reception for Corporate Guests, Members and Observers
17:00 – 18:00 Athenian Hall
Business attire
Optional Dinner
19:00
Attendees will depart from the Hotel Grande Bretagne lobby to travel by
taxi or on foot. Advance registration required. Business casual attire.
Friday 22 May
Ally Law Continental Breakfast Meeting for Participating Ally Firms
The Fisherman’s
Tavern
16 Erechtheos,
Plaka
07:00 – 08:30 Royal Room
All Alliance members are invited to attend as observers.
Registration Desk Open
08:30 – 14:00 Golden Room Foyer
Small Group Sessions: Three Concurrent Options
09:00 – 10:00
Golden Room B
Technology That Improves Marketing and Business Development
Moderator: Jon Brooks, Philips Nizer, New York, New York USA
Panelists:
 Allan Bronstein, Torkin Manes, Toronto, Canada
 Olaf Deunsing, Duensing Kippen, Bangkok, Thailand,
 Katerina Politopoulou, Your Legal Partners, Athens, Greece
Golden Room C
Evolution of the Independent Contractor Status
Moderator: Robin Tabbers, R&P China Lawyers, Shanghai, China
Panelists:
 Shafik Bhalloo, Kornfeld, Vancouver, Canada
 Bjorn Welinder, Lindmark Welinder, Lund, Sweden
 Peter Jolly, Thynne + Mccartney, Brisbane, Australia
 Alfonso González Uribe, Cornejo Méndez González & Duarte,
Mexico City, Mexico
Golden Room D
New Delegates: Making the Most of Alliance Membership in
Your Firm
Moderator: Wendy Horn, International Alliance of Law Firms
Panelists:
 Dan Lindmark, Lindmark Welinder, Lund, Sweden
 Michael Herbst, Schwabe, Seattle, Washington USA
 Michael Gorton, Russell Kennedy, Melbourne, Australia
Optional Guest Program:
Monastiraki area walking tour & lunch
10:00 – 14:00
Meet in the hotel reception foyer where walking tour begins.
Advance registration is required.
Please wear casual clothing and comfortable shoes.
Coffee Break
10:00 – 10:30
Athenian Hall
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Friday 22 May (continued)
Small Group Sessions: Three Concurrent Options
10:30 – 11:30
Golden Room B
Marketing to the Real Property and Construction Industry
Moderator: Eric Krathwohl, Rich May, Boston, Massachusetts USA
Panelists:
 Tassos Efstratiades, Obermayer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
 Marc Landis, Phillips Nizer, New York, New York USA
Golden Room C
Best Practices for Doing Multijurisdictional Deals
Moderator: Stephen Browning, Vorys, Houston, Texas USA
Panelists:
 Olaf Deunsing, Duensing Kippen, Bangkok, Thailand
 Kostas Karagiannis, Your Legal Partners, Athens, Greece
 Olga Finkel, WH Partners, Malta
Golden Room D
Best Practices in Using Alternative Fee Structures
Moderator: Paul Franke, Moye White, Denver, Colorado USA
Panelists:
 Gene Schmittgens, Evans & Dixon, St Louis, Missouri USA
 Maria Golfinopoulou, Your Legal Partners, Athens, Greece
Small Group Sessions: Two Concurrent Options
Offering More than Legal Services: Models for Success
11:45 – 12:45
Golden Room B
Moderator: Wendy Horn, International Alliance of Law Firms
Panelists:
 Ewa Lejman, Izabella Zyglicka, Katowice, Poland
 Leanne McGrory, The Stewart Law Firm, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
 Dmitry Sherstobitov, Sameta, Moscow, Russia
Project Management Skills for Lawyers
Golden Room C
Moderator: Tony O’Malley, Vorys, Cleveland, Ohio USA
Panelists:
 Katerina Christodoulou, Your Legal Partners, Athens, Greece
 Richard Hooker, Varnum, Grand Rapids, Michigan USA
Luncheon for Members and Observer Firms
13:00 – 14:00 Ballroom C
Executive Board Meeting
14:00 – 15:30 Golden Room D
Gala Dinner and Dancing
18:30 – 22:30 Moorings
Attendees will leave from the Hotel Grande Bretagne lobby at 6:30pm for
travel by coach to the Moorings Yacht Club.
Business attire for gentlemen and cocktail dress or equivalent for ladies.
Laimos,
Vouliagmeni
2015 Annual General Meeting
Saturday 23 May
Optional Programs
Hydra Island
09:00 – 20:00
Hydra Island
10:00 – 15:00
Athens
We will travel by coach to Piraeus Port for embarkation to the “Flying Cat" to
Hydra. From the decks, we will be able to admire the very special architecture
and dramatic landscapes of this island, whose old traditional stone houses and
mansions silently stand witness to a long and turbulent history. Lunch at the
Psaropoula restaurant is included. Advance registration required.
Casual attire.
Athens Tour
Visit Propylae, the monumental entrance to the Acropolis; the small temple
Athena Nike, the Parthenon, and the Erechthethion with its porch of Maidens.
We will continue our tour by visiting the Herodion and Dionysos Theater and
then enjoy lunch at the Dionysos restaurant. Our tour includes transportation,
an English-speaking guide, entrance fees to Acropolis & Acropolis Museum and
lunch. Advance registration required.
Please wear casual attire and comfortable shoes.