CHAMBER NEWS
Healthworld
The Chamber’s 12th Annual Healthworld Conference —From the Memorandum to the Reconstruction of Greece’s Healthcare System—was held September 19 & 20 at the Ledra Marriott Hotel, and attracted the participation of key stakeholders in the healthcare sector in Greece. The conference was held under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Health and the Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (SFEE). More than 400 distinguished guests, representatives of the political, academic and business community attended the conference and took part in the constructive dialogue. Speakers and delegates expressed their deep concerns regarding today’s healthcare environment in Greece. Key issues of the healthcare sector were presented and discussed at the conference. Important recommendations were put forth and solutions proposed, particularly on issues of disengagement from the restrictive policy of the memorandum and a return to a course of growth for the healthcare sector. The Chamber is confident that the outcome of the 12th Healthworld Conference will contribute to the establishment of a national health plan and to the development of an effective and sustainable healthcare system for the benefit of all Greek citizens. SPYRIDON-ADONIS GEORGIADIS
KONSTANTINOS FROUZIS
ANTONIS BEZAS
JORGE PINTO ANTUNES
INSTITUTE ON ECONOMIC POLICY AND PUBLIC GOVERNANCE The Chamber’s new Institute on Economic Policy and Public Governance has been actively developing its agenda since its launch in July. The Institute’s President, Yanos Gramatidis, Steering Committee, Board of Advisors, College of Scholars, and Social Partners have been forging proposals for the government, codifying reforms, setting a strong agenda for 2014, and meeting with political representatives in the effort to develop a national dialogue related to positive change in Greece. The Steering Committee has met with the Leader of the Opposition, Alexis Tsipras; Minister of Labor Ioannis Vroutsis, Minister of e-governance and Administrative Reform Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Leader of DIMAR, Fotis Kouvelis as well as numerous key staff in a variety of ministries. The Institute on Economic Policy and Public Governance brings together a wide spectrum of Greek society in an effort to propel Greece on a more meritocratic, transparent, sustainable and growth-oriented course of development and is designed to be a positive, pro-active voice in shaping Greece’s future. YANOS GRAMATIDIS
JOHN KYRIOPOULOS
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