Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Arrival & Welcome Reception

• Afternoon: Arrival of participants & hotel check-in

• 19:30 Welcome Cocktail Reception (West Lawns by the beach), including an Informal Networking Dinner featuring a selection of Cyprus Meze (at Columbia Beach Resort)

 

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Conference & Networking Activities

• 09:00 – Registration & Welcome Coffee

• 09:30 – Opening Remarks by GBL President

• 09:45 – Keynote Session: Lessons Learned from Cyprus’ 2013 Economic Crash – (speaker to be confirmed)

• 10:30 – Surviving the 2013 Economic Crisis – Banking and Compliance in 2025 - Bank of Cyprus – Harris Pistos, Director of International Banking.

• 11:15 – Coffee Break

• 11:45 - Expert Session: Global Legal Tax Challenges - Ms. Maria Gregoriou, Advocate, Barrister, Tax Expert. In 2007, Maria was awarded the Heather Self Gold Medal in International Taxation by the Chartered Institute of Taxation in the UK.

• 12:30 - Doing business in Cyprus – Invest Cyprus Presentation – Mr. Yiangos Hadjiyiannis, Member of the Board of CIPA

• 13:00 - Light Buffet Lunch at Bacchus restaurant

• 14:00 - 3-minute 'Present Your Firm' session – Each participating GBL Member will have the opportunity to present.

• 15:40 - Coffee Break

• 16:10 - Breakout Sessions in Smaller Meeting Rooms – Business Matchmaking (3 parallel sessions)

• 17:40 - Closing Remarks & Group Picture

• 20:00 – Dinner at a local tavern “The Vineleaf” (Traditional Cyprus food and drink – casual attire – guests are encouraged to enjoy amongst others, traditional Cypriot music and dancing).

 

Friday, May 16, 2025

Leisure & Networking Activities

• 09:30 - 12:30 – Optional Group Excursion: Aphrodite’s Rock, Kourion & Limassol Centre, Limassol Marina, and the Medieval

• Castle Museum (Guided tour with coach transportation)

• 12:30 - 14:30 – Lunch at Kypriakon Limassol Marina Restaurant

• 15:00 – Return to Columbia Beach Resort

 

End of GBL conference.