"Strategic's 1st SouthEastern Europe IT FORUM 2001":
Major Conference for Information Technology for SouthΕastern Europe to be held in Athens, in June.

Athens, 8 May 2001 - The most important IT Forum in SE Europe, and one of the biggest privately organized IT Fora in Europe, will take place on 18 and 19 June, at the Inter-Continental Hotel in Athens. The event, organized by the consulting company Strategic International SA, takes place in a period when the IT sector is in a steep rise in Greece and in SE Europe, with the markets presenting very high growth rates, and with the governments having dynamically entered the Digital Era. The forum, which is expected to be attended by more than 300 businessmen, top executives, policy makers as well as high-grade IT personalities from Greece, East and West Europe, will give a unique opportunity for contacts and discussions over its main topic, which is:
"The Great Transformation - IT and Internet are Rewriting the Business Rules in SE Europe"
Apart from its basic technological topics, the forum is characterized by a series of novelties, like the coverage of topics related to the Society and the IT in SE Europe, the Digital Gap of Countries and Enterprises and at last the actual and interesting "Irish example", which is a global model of successful development through the Information Society. President of the forum will be Mr Kieran Corrigan, member of the executive board of IDA (Irish Development Agency).
The forum is structured in three distinct areas covering the whole spectrum of the Information Society. These areas are: Governing, Democracy and Information Society in SE Europe, the IT, the Internet and the New Business Rules for SE Europe, the New IT Generation: Profits and Opportunities for the Enterprises.

Distinguished Speakers 
Forum chairman is Mr Kieran Corrigan (Ireland), Member of the Board of IDA (Irish Development Agency), while among the around 50 speakers, in alphabetical order are included: Mr Spyros Aliprantis/ Alseria Consultants, Mr Argiris Baklezos/ KPMG Consulting, Mr Nikos Bezerianos/ President of Information Society Committee of SEPE, Mr George Bolanis/ DolDigital, Mr Yannis Charalambidis/ Singular SA, Mr Nikos Christodoulou/ Accenture, Dr. Gordon Clarke/ PricewaterhouseCoopers Greece, Mr Theodoros Fessas/ Info-Quest Group, Dr. Ilias Ganoutas/ Expert Regional Policies and Special Advisor to" Strategic's IT FORUM 2001", Mr Dimitris Georgopoulos/ Nova Bank, Mr Fotis Karonis/ Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos", Mr Kostas Kataras/ Strategic International SA, Dr. Panayiotis Ketikidis/ CITY College - Affiliated College of the University of Sheffield, Mr Spyros Konidaris/ European Commission, Mr Stavros Krassadakis/ Best-e (Germanos Group of Companies), Dr. Alexandros Kyrtsis/ University of Athens, Department of Economics, Dr. Ilias Liakatas/ Strategic International SA, Mr Hugh Logue (Ireland)/ Special Advisor, Mr Spyros Makridakis/ Chairman of the board Lamda Development, Dr. Ing. C. Makropoulos/ Director of Applied Technologies NCSR - Demokritos, Former Chairman & CEO of OTE, Member of the Bangemann Group, Mr Kyriakos Mitsotakis/ NBG Venture Capital SA, Mr Ilias Monacholias/ Internet Hellas, Mr Padraic Moran (Ireland)/ HotOrigin, Mr Padraic Murray/ ENTERPRISE IRELAND, Mr Nikos Papadakis/ DATAMEDIA SA, Mr Panos Patsouris/ Oracle Hellas, Mr Thanassis Petmezas/ cosmoONE Hellas MarketSite, Dr. Angeliki Poulymenakou/ Athens University of Economics and Business, Mr Manolis Psomas/ Alpha Nova Greece Operations, Mr Stelios Ramfos/ Writer, Mr Dimitris Roulias/ OGILVY INTERACTIVE SA, Mr Sotiris C. Sirmakezis/ Piraeus Bank, Mr Evangelos Sitarenios/ EIP, Dr. Paul Spirakis/ Professor of University of Patras, Director of CTI, National Delegate at the IST Programme, Mr Christos Trizoglou/ CISCO Systems Hellas SA, Dr. Lena Tsipouri/ University of Athens, Department of Economics, Mr Roy Tubb (Finland)/ Upper Savo Development Company, Mr Anastasios Tzikas/ SEPVE, Dr. John Vassiliou/ NTUA, Mr Constantinos Velentzas/ European Dynamics, Mr Dimitrios Vitzileos/ CIN, Dr. Manolis Xanthakis/ University of Athens, Department of Economics, Mr Elisha Yanay (Israel)/, Motorola Communications Israel.

Key Thematic Areas
The main thematical units that will be covered during the conference are the following:

Source: Strategic International/K.Kataras S.A.

Who should attend
The forum is designed to provide new ideas and new strategic options for participants. It is addressed in particular to: Presidents, Managing Directors, General Managers, CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, CKOs, Strategic Planning Managers, Senior Officers, Business Consultants, Analysts, Telecom Services/ Equipment Officers, Telcos, Telecom Managers, IT Managers, EDP Managers, Development Managers, Marketing Managers, e-commerce Managers, Channel Managers, Financial Sector Officers (Banks, Stock Market, Venture Capital, Financial Services, Investment Banks), Bankers, Brokers, Investors, Financial Analysts, Academic Community, Policy Makers, Public Administration, Municipal Authorities and in general High - Profile Officers related to Telecoms, Information Technology, Information Systems, Knowledge Management etc.

Information
For more information concerning "Strategic's 1st SouthEastern Europe  IT Forum 2001", visit the site of the forum http://www.strategic.gr/ events/ITForum2001

About Strategic International SA
The Forum is organized by Strategic International SA, a firm with long - standing experience in organizing international conferences. Strategic International SA (www.strategic.gr) is a Strategy Consulting firm specializing in Telecommunications, Information Technologies, New Media and the Digital Economy. The company has deep knowledge in the field, based on Market Research, Creative Analyses, International Customers and a strong network of partners in Europe. Main services include: Consulting, Market Research, e-business, Publications and Events.