INVITATION
The Regional Governor of Western Macedonia & President of the Regional Development Fund of Western Macedonia
Mr Theodoros Karypidis
invites you to the Third International Thematic Workshop of REBORN entitled:
“Capacity Building for Entrepreneurs”
held as part of REBORN / INTERREG Europe activities on second-chance entrepreneurship.
The workshop will take place on Wednesday, 11 April 2018, in the Regional Council meeting hall at the Kozani Regional Unit building, 27 Dimokratias Street, Kozani. Arrival is at 10:00.
Workshop agenda
10:00-10:30
Registration and welcome coffee
Part One
10.30 – 11.00
– Welcoming remarks: Theodoros Karypidis, Regional Governor of Western Macedonia & President of the Regional Development Fund of Western Macedonia
– Introduction to REBORN: Dimitrios Mavromatidis, Director of the Regional Development Fund of Western Macedonia
11.00 – 12.15
Presentations of REBORN good practices for second-chance entrepreneurship / Project partners
- IFKA Public Benefit Non-Profit Ltd, HUNGARY: ‘EDIOP – Programme to increase the competitiveness of micro, small and medium size entrepreneurship’ – Árpád Ferenc NAGY (Ministry for National Economy of Hungary)
- FILSE, ITALY: ‘School Of Failure: Dare To Lose To Win’ – Paolo Busi (Play Res – Teacher School Of Failure – Modena)
- AGENCY FOR ENTERPRISE & INNOVATION, BELGIUM: ‘Recovering Club & Workshops’ – Alain Demarez (AEI – Création d’activités)
- REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND OF WESTERN MACEDONIA, GREECE:
(1) “TADYM – Western Macedonia Development Fund: A regional approach to encouraging entrepreneurship” – Georgios Amanatidis, (ANKO S.A.)
(2) “The Early Warning Europe (EWE) project and Western Macedonia” – Ilias Georgopoulos (Small Enterprises’ Institute of the Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen and Merchants (IME GSEVEE)
Part Two
12:15 – 13:30
– 2nd Chance Entrepreneurship Speech | Alain Piekarek (J&G, Commercial Court Judge, Liege)
– Businesses in difficulty in Western Macedonia and the role of financial instruments | Charalambos Kiourtsidis (Managing Authority of the Western Macedonia Regional Operational Programme)
– Discussion of workshop topics and conclusions
Interpretation services will be provided during the workshop.
