This document outlines the program for the YES EXECOM ATHENS conference from April 14-16, 2011 in Athens, Greece. The conference will focus on access to capital on the first day, access to market on the second day, and entrepreneurial education on the third day. It includes keynote speakers, panels, networking sessions, and visits to local attractions. The goal is to discuss ways to promote entrepreneurship and competitiveness in Europe.

1. YES EXECOM ATHENS
YES – European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs
“Turning the global crisis to an opportunity for United
Europe: Competitiveness through entrepreneurship”
April 14 – 16, 2011
Athens, Greece
Under the Auspices of:
HELLENIC REPUBLIC
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
MAME YE Network Conference
Mediterranean, Africa and Middle East Young Entrepreneurs
Program
Thursday, April 14th – Access to Capital
Venue: Stratos Vassilikos Hotel, 114 Michalakopoulou Str, Athens
16:00 – 17:00 YES Presidency Meeting
16:00 – 17:00 Registration
17:00 – 17:30 Evangelos Simoudis
Managing Director, Trident Capital
“What can make a US VC Fund to invest in a
European startup”
17:30 – 18:00 Jean Xtophe Ordonneau
Entrepreneur Commons
YES – EUROPEAN CONFEDERATION OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
www.yes.be | secretariat@yes.be | http://twitter.com/yes_ecye
1, Avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée B - 1040 Brussels, Tel +32 22803425

2. “Alternative way to finance Entrepreneurs – The
Entrepreneur Commons Mutual Guarantee Fund”
18:00 – 18:15 Evangelos Achillopoulos
iDea Framework Founder
“A novel framework proposed for State Funded seed
and start-up capital, based on Crowd Sourced peer
selection process and development.”
18:15 – 18:45 Dr. Antonios Markopoulos
Special Secretary of Digital Planning, Hellenic Ministry
of Regional Development & Competitiveness
“The JEREMIE initiative and its implementation in
Greece in cooperation with the European Investment
Fund”
18:45 – 20:00 Startup Pitching Session
Presentation of eight high-tech startups
20:00 – 20:30 Networking Session
Speed networking session among presenting startups
and participating angel investors / VC Funds
21:00 Welcome Dinner
“Giantes” Restaurant
Valtetsiou 44, Exarchia, Athens
[Group transfer for EXECOM participants, departing
from Stratos Vassilikos Hotel]
Friday, April 15th – Access to Market
Venue: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1 Akadimias Str, Athens
9:00 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 10:30 Opening Session
Spyros Kouvelis
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hellenic Republic
Michalis Chrisochoidis
Minister of Regional Development & Competitiveness,
Hellenic Republic
YES – EUROPEAN CONFEDERATION OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
www.yes.be | secretariat@yes.be | http://twitter.com/yes_ecye
1, Avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée B - 1040 Brussels, Tel +32 22803425

3. Dimitris Assimakopoulos
President
The Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen
and Merchants (GSEVEE)
Simone Santi & Robert Jreissati
Mediterranean, Middle East & Africa Young
Entrepreneurs Network
Dimitris Tsigos
President
YES – European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs
10:30 – 11:30 Key Note Talk
Dr. Burton Lee PhD MBA
Lecturer, European Entrepreneurship & Innovation,
Stanford School of Engineering; Managing Director,
Innovarium Ventures
“Promoting high-growth and innovative
entrepreneurship in Europe”
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 – 12:30 Dr. John M. Kalogerakis,
CEO of JMK Ltd - Anthropocentric Corporate Training &
Development
“YES we can”
12:30 – 13:30 Key Note Talk
Alan Moore
Founder SMLXL, Entrepreneur, Author, Blogger
“Entrepreneurs, innovation and the future of the
European economy"
13:30 – 14:00 Arne-G. Hostrup
Managing Director at f.u.n. Netzwerk Nordbayern
GmbH
EBAN – European Business Angels Network
YES – EUROPEAN CONFEDERATION OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
www.yes.be | secretariat@yes.be | http://twitter.com/yes_ecye
1, Avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée B - 1040 Brussels, Tel +32 22803425

4. “Angel Investments and Seed Financing in Europe”
14:00 – 14:30 Yannis Tsakiris
Head of Region, European Investment Fund
“The JEREMIE initiative and other EIF actions for
supporting startup entrepreneurship”
14:30 – 16:00 Lunch
16:00 – 17:00 YES EXECOM Meeting
17:00 – 18:00 MAME YE Network Meeting
18:00 – 20:00 B2B Networking Session
Konstantinos Karamanis
Enterprise Europe Network
21:30 Gala Dinner
“Oro Toro” Restaurant
73 Varis – Koropiou Ave, Vari
[Transfer for EXECOM participants, departing from
Stratos Vassilikos Hotel]
Saturday, April 16th – Entrepreneurial Education
Venue: Alexandros Hotel, 8 Vassou Timoleontos, Athens
10:00 – 12:00 Seminar
Michalis Charalambidis
Political Scientist – Sociologist
“The concept of the Symbolic Capital and how can it
boost the competitiveness of European Enterprises”
12:00 – 14:00 Visit to the Acropolis Museum
14:00 – 16:00 Lunch at the Acropolis Museum
YES – EUROPEAN CONFEDERATION OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
www.yes.be | secretariat@yes.be | http://twitter.com/yes_ecye
1, Avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée B - 1040 Brussels, Tel +32 22803425