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GB-CY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT CONFERENCE 2023:

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20 April 2023 - Limassol, Cyprus

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This event has been organised by the

   

GREAT BRITAIN-CYPRUS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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in association with

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VENUE: Four Seasons Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus 
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Several established and reputable Firms, based in the UK, had the opportunity to present  Investment opportunities in the UK in Real Estate and other Industries.

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At the same time, Cyprus Firms promoted Cyprus Investment opportunities, and why Cyprus is the perfect place to invest, to relocate or even to live.

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The conference was aiming, as always, to promote the business networking between the two countries, Cyprus and UK, however, at this conference there was a little more focus on promoting real estate and other investment opportunities in the UK, as there were a number of well-known business attending and taking part in the conference from the UK.

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Technology updates have also been included in this conference.

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We are not only targeting Cypriots, but we are also targeting other investors from the region who may be located in Cyprus or investing through Cyprus such as the Israelis and Lebanese.

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At the same time, speakers and panelists, based in Cyprus, had the opportunity to raise their points prove why Cyprus is the perfect place to invest in several sectors, to relocate or even to live.

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Finally, exhibitors had the opportunity to meet with investment migrants, prospective luxury real estate buyers, wealthy individuals, consultants and other delegates, they can do business together.

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We have proved, during the last Conferences we have organised, that we are more experienced and connected than ever, and we are more than able to organise a very successful International Investment Conference, second to none, with a great turnover, as regards the attendance.

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I would like to thank all the speakers and panelists as well as our sponsors for their priceless contribution to the success of the event.

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At the same time, I would like to thank all the delegates, for attending this event and I hope they left the venue satisfied foe the quality of the presentations, but also for the whole event and finally for the tasteful late lunch provided by one of the best hotels in Cyprus, the Four Seasons Hotel.

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We are now planning ahead looking to present a great event in London in November and an even greter event next year in Cyprus.

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Thank you.

This conference featured big-name speakers and exhibitors from Great Britain, Cyprus and other countries

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Agenda 

8.00 a.m. – 8.45 a.m. Registrations

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8.45 a.m.

Opening speech by Savvas Kyriakides, Founder & President of the Great Britain-Cyprus Business Association

                 - The benefits from Business Networking between UK and Cyprus

                - How businesses from both countries can benefit.

 

8.50 a.m.

Welcome Speech by Mr Nicos Nicolaides, Mayor of Limassol

 

8.55 a.m.

Welcome Remarks by the Deputy British High Commissioner in Cyprus, Mr Ben Rawlings.

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9.00 a.m.

Speech by the Main Speaker, the ex-Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, of the Republic of Cyprus

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09.20 a.m. – 10.05  a.m.

Panel 1 Real Estate Investment in the UK – What is happening?

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10.05 a.m. – 10.50  a.m.

Panel 2   The changing landscape with UK Real Estate Finance

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10.50 a.m. – 11.15 a.m.

Coffee Break

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11.15 a.m. – 11.25  a.m.

"Structuring global investments through Cyprus companies"

Speech by Andria Koukounis, Partner at EY Law in Cyprus

 

11.25 a.m. – 11.35  a.m.

"International Families"

Speech by Lucy Loizou, Managing Partner at the International Family Law Group LLP

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11.35 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. 

"Cyprus: A Growing Tech and Investment Gateway into the EU"

Speech by Marios Tannousis, CEO at Invest Cyprus

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11.45 a.m. – 11.55 p.m.

"The importance of training and continuous development of employees within service firms"

Speech by Androulla Poutziouri, Founder & CEO of European Legal Training Centre.

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11.55 p.m. – 12.40 p.m.

Panel 3: Relocation to Cyprus

                - Investment Opportunities in several industries

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12.40 p.m. – 1.00 p.m.

Coffee Break

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1.00 p.m. – 1.35 p.m.

Panel 4: Technology, Blockchain.

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1.35 p.m. - 1.45 p.m.

"Business and Investment opportunities in a recessionary environment"

Speech by Paul Zalkin, Managing Director at QUANTUMA Advisory Ltd

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1.45 p.m. – 2.30 p.m.

Panel 5 Cyprus Real Estate Investment Opportunities

 

2.30 p.m. – 5.30 p.m.

LUNCH AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

MAIN SPEAKER

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       Ex-Deputy Minister to the President of the Republic of Cyprus   for Research, Innovation and                             Digital Policy

WELCOME SPEAKER

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            Nicos Nicolaides
           Mayor of Limassol

WELCOME SPEAKER

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                Ben Rawlings
         British Deputy High                   Commissioner in Cyprus

GUEST SPEAKER

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              Marios Tannousis

                               CEO

                      Invest Cyprus

SPEAKERS

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             Antony Antoniou
         Managing Director
                      of
      Robert Irving Burns &
            Aspida Capital
          Frixos Kaimakamis
             Managing Director
                            at
                   Atlas Property
             George Constant
                    Partner
                         at
    SPECTOR CONSTANT & WILLIAMS
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           Savvas Socratous
            Demi Shiamishis
       Antonis Nicolaides

                  Managing Director

                               at 
                    HYDRA CAPITAL

                   Partner
                       at
          Alexander Lawson
        Chartered Surveyors

              Lending Unit Head

           Larnaca – Famagusta
            Commercial Banking

   UK Loans – Commercial Banking

               EUROBANK Cyprus

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              Andria Koukounis
                      Partner 
                           at
                EY Law in Cyprus
 
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                  Savvas Savvides
             Partner and Director
            of the Paphos Office at
       Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC
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                  Nick Nicolaou
             Partner, Audit Services
                             at
                      EY Cyprus
 
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          George Charalambous
                      Associate
                           at
         Georgiades & Pelides LLC
 
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             Savvina Miltiadou
      Senior Associate Lawyer in                       the Financial Services &
               Funds Department                                       KINANIS LLC
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               Fivos Theodorou

                 Head Of Sales &

              Business Development

                   Property Gallery

    Developers and Constructors Ltd

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                  Ellada Palmyri
                           Director
                                at
           MULTIPOOL ENGINEERING
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               Alexis Nicolaou
                       Director
                             at
          FUTURESTATE ALLIANCE
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                  Damien Field
      Joint Owner and Board Director
                                 at
                Robert Irving Burns
 
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                    Raj Brar

     Business Development Manager

                               at 
               KORANTINA HOMES

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                Andria Andreou

  Managing partner of Athos Group CY 

     Co-founder of Global Go, 
       Repr. Office President of the                    Cyprus Cannabis Association

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          Androulla Poutziouri
                Founder & CEO
   European Legal Training Centre

 
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                Elina Sfongali
                        Associate
                               at
  SPECTOR CONSTANT & WILLIAMS
 
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             Yiannis Foradaris
                      Co-founder
                  and member of                               the Management Team of
            Nextius Capital Group
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           Michalis Prodromou
               Managing Director
                              at
          A. Prodromou & Co. Ltd
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           Christiana Aristidou
                   Founder & CEO
    at “the Hybrid LawTech Firm”                             empowered by 
            Christiana AristidouLLC
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                    Paul Zalkin

              Managing Director

                               at 
          QUANTUMA Advisory Ltd

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                  Lucy Loizou
             Managing Partner 
                              at         
        The International Family                                 Law Group LLP
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            Giorgos Avraamides

                        Partner                                                            at
          Pelaghias Christodoulou                                  Vrachas LLC

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            Panayiotis A. Koussis
             Team Leader of Legal and                          Financial Services at         Pelaghias, Christodoulou, Vrachas LLC
 
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                  Maria Pavlou

            Senior Associate Lawyer 

         Legal Corporate Department

                         KINANIS LLC

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               Marios Zavos
               Managing Director
                             at
                     Cubic Wood
PLATINUM  SPONSORS
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              GOLD SPONSORS

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             SILVER SPONSORS

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MEDIA SPONSORS

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WINE SPONSORS
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The name of the organisation is “Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association”.

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1. OUR OBJECTIVES

The principle objectives of Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association shall be to:

a) Provide support and promote the business interests of each member of Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association with a view to mutual financial benefit.

  1. Provide a setting from where the Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association members can network with a view to increasing their business opportunities, by working with other members, to raise: Business opportunities for our members.

  • Raise issues of relevance for general discussion.

  • Promote ideas on how to expand the association and improve methods.

  • Values of relationships.

  • Generally, network in a business and social setting.

c) Act as an umbrella organization for all its members and where necessary, to make appropriate representations to various bodies and/or authorities for and on behalf of its member(s).

d) We are a non-political organisation and have no political affiliation to any political or municipal movement within the UK or Cyprus. Though we may discuss, talk to or report features regarding any political or municipal authorities we do not promote or endorse their views. We are not sponsored or backed by any political or municipal authorities and depend wholly on sponsorship, membership fees and fund-raising activities.

f) To encourage the membership to work together in the spirit of Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association’s objectives; and abide by a code of conduct to provide quality services and high standards.

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2. MEMBERSHIP

a) Membership of Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association shall be composed of independent companies and/or individuals engaged in business and shall be properly established as a legal and bona fide entity.

b) Each member of Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association must always possess display and exercise a sense of camaraderie, to be clearly manifested by actively promoting, exercising and/or displaying professional, united and friendly co-operation between members.

c) Members of Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association agree to behave in a fair, business-like manner with proper administration and within the spirit of mission statement and ethos, whether express or implied.  Each member must have as part of their standard procedure, the practice of providing their clients with a clear copy of their standard written terms and conditions and/or a written agreement with the client(s), prior to the commencement of business.   

d) Members shall be committed to Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association’s objectives to fully agree to; work as a team, encourage networking, so that business leads are properly nurtured and developed for members’ mutual benefit to assist in financially securing members’ futures.

e) Members must display a positive mental attitude, be able to accept constructive criticism and genuinely aspire to work as a member of the Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association team; with the ultimate aim of mutual financial benefit, with exercise at all times of friendship, fun and camaraderie, in the process.

f) Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association and its individual members are at liberty to cancel their individual membership without notice as the relationship between the member(s) and Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association is strictly voluntary. Membership fees will not be refundable.

g) Any business agreements between members of Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association must be in writing to safeguard intentions otherwise any misunderstandings may cause serious issues that the association would not wish to be involved in and consequently, one or both members may have their membership revoked at the discretion of the association committee; all members are expected to work together, co-operate for their own good and that of all members.

h) No member of Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association shall be held accountable and/or responsible for any other member’s accountability and/or liability, arising from another Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association member(s) actions or omissions; as each member is an independent legal entity in their own right and without any collective and/or inferred liability being assumed by Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association and/or any other member, not being a party to the particular agreement from which the question of liability may arise, whatsoever and/or howsoever arising, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

i) All members must make their own decisions and carry out all due diligence enquiries, independently of Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association  in respect of all dealings between themselves, as Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association does not accept any responsibility for any agreement or contract or otherwise carried by any other party (irrespective of whether they are Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association members or not), unless the association has expressly agreed and/or is expressly party to any agreement. It must therefore not be implied or considered that any member of Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association should enter in any agreement with any member simply based on their membership or other association with Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association

j) All members are expected to provide the best quality service, whereby we have set out the minimum standard expected, which can be best described as a Service Level Agreement, which together with actions that are in the spirit of sustaining a high standard should help secure work and inspire confidence in receiving recommendations, all members must therefore agree to the following:- i) Carry the required and valid Public Liability Insurance (if applicable), and Professional Indemnity Insurance (where applicable). It is up to members to check that any other member that they may have dealings with, carry the appropriate current Insurance policies relating to any potential contractual agreements. ii) Carry the required and valid Professional or registration Certificates in connection with the relevant trade bodies; iii) Provide transparency by giving written costs estimates/quotes.  Any extra work also to be agreed in writing. iv) Ensure that the strictest confidentiality is maintained with all matters of work carried out in line with “Data Protection Act” and “GDRP”  and where necessary, comply with Non Circumvention and Non-disclosure agreement; v) Comply with the Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association Constitution and the spirit of the Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association concept: and  vi) Ensure as a part of standard procedure, that clients are provided with your company standard Terms & Conditions and/or other written agreement with the clients, prior to the commitment of business.

 

3. OUR ACTIVITIES

In a few words our activities are:

  • promoting networking

  • Introducing your company to our Members and Associates in Cyprus and UK provided that we have your permission

  • organising business International Events and webinars in London, Cyprus and around Europe, promoting Cyprus as the perfect place to buy and invest as well as the UK as a global Financial centre.

  • promoting businesses in the UK and Cyprus mainly in UK and Cyprus but also worldwide.

  • organising Roadshows

  • publishing our e-newspaper monthly

  • providing you with information from UK and Cyprus

 

Many Big Firms in Cyprus and UK have already joined us.

Visit www.gbcy.business/members   
 

If you would like to become a member of our Association, the annual fee is £250.00.

 

4. WHAT A MEMBER IS ENTITLED FOR

  1. We upload your logo, with direct link to website immediately, on our website page www.gbcy.business/members , including a short description of your company, at the bottom of your logo (Max: 25 words).

  2. A full A4 page advert in the next issue of the e-newspaper, once a year.

  3. You are entitled to up to one article monthly to be included in our e-newspaper, www.gbcy.business/e-newspaper    
    You will receive by email our monthly e-newspaper. As a member, you will be invited very often for an interview or to participate on our questionnaire.

  4. You will have the opportunity to be voted as a member of the Board as soon as we have our annual meeting which will be announced after the end of the pandemic and the lock down.

  5. You will be entitled to special discount or upgrades of your sponsorship during International events. Visit www.gbcy.business/events

  6. You will also have priority as regards participation as speaker or panellist at our International events.

  7. You will also have priority as regards participation as speaker or panellist a t our International webinars. Please have a look at our recent and upcoming webinars by webinars by visiting www.gbcy.business/webinar  

  8. We will introduce you to our members as well as to businesses you want to reach either in the UK or in Cyprus. My personal contacts in the UK and Cyprus are Law Firms with Immigration services, Big Accounting Firms, Financial Institutions, Real Estate Agents, Developers, Investing Groups, Food & Drink Suppliers, Importers and Retailers, wealthy individuals and much more.

  9. We ask you to tell us which businesses you are interested to contact directly, and we introduce you to the top management or the right person you are looking for.

  10. If you organise an event or a seminar or a webinar and you want us to promote it to our members and thousands of associates, we will be glad to do it. We can also organise an event in Association with you. 

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5. MEMBERSHIP FEES

  • Membership is paid on an annual basis and the start date is from your payment has cleared in our account. The duration is for 365 days (including the date of payment cleared) thereafter.

  • The annual fee is £250.00 (sterling) and is non-refundable.

  • Your company must be clear of any County Court Judgements (UK) or the equivalent in Cyprus.

  • Your company must be clear of any criminal or fraudulent activities.

  • Your fee must be deposited in our account.

  • Two Sponsorship packages are also available upon request.

 

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On behalf of the Association

 

Savvas Kyriakides

Founder & President

Great Britain – Cyprus Business Association

www.gbcy.business

Great Britain - Cyprus Business Association
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