A crowd of people, local agencies, entrepreneurs, executives of organizations and media representatives, embraced the stories of three active entrepreneurs from the wider area of Kavala, during the networking event held by KEPA as part of the implementation of the REMICRO LOCAL project, on Wednesday, December 7 2022, in the particularly welcoming and warm area of the Bistro Café “Aparto” in Kavala.

The event started with an epigrammatic presentation of KEPA by Ms. Margarita Fydanaki, Responsible for the Remicro LOCAL project in the Region of Eastern Macedonia Thrace, while the discussion was moderated by Mr. Yiannis Komninos, journalist of the TV show “On Camera” on Center TV, highlighting the dynamics of the region and the prospects for its development.
The title of the networking event “We do business locally, we promote our products cross-border”, aptly captured the business journey of three visionary and extroverted people.

Ms. Vasiliki – Zafeiria Ypsilanti, founder of the company Mantility, Mr. Apostolos Adalialis, owner of Mousthenis Farm, and Mr. Theodoros Tsikrikonis, Oenologist of Tsikrikonis Winery, shared with the audience their experiences, as well as the challenges they had to face in during their business journey, in order to develop, consolidate and operate successfully beyond their territorial waters, opening horizons for the penetration of their products into foreign markets. The audience’s interest was particularly intense with multiple questions posed to the guest speakers, who were asked to position themselves on issues regarding future plans, previous ventures, export activity, bureaucratic obstacles, support structures for their business endeavors, access to finance, business networking and coordinated outreach and promotion actions.

Through a constructive dialogue between speakers and audience, the interventions of Mr. Markos Dembas, President of the Kavala Chamber, Mr. Zafeiris Mystakidis, President of the GEOT.EE department of Eastern Macedonia, Mr. Vizikas Ioannis, President of the Institute of Social Movements and Tobacco History of Kavala, as well as Dr. Georgiou Theriou, Asst. Professor at the International University of Greece, who graced the event with their presence, everyone’s views converge towards a common agenda for the cultivation of the “Kavala” brand name through the promotion of local business initiatives.

In a very friendly atmosphere, the discussion continued after the end of the event, with an exchange of opinions and good practices, with a festive mood under the Christmas atmosphere of the Bistro that hosted the said event.