Day 1: Wednesday, 19 May 2021 – Registration & Welcome Cocktail Reception
18:00 – 20:00
- Registration*
19:00 – 20:00
- Welcoming Cocktail Reception at the Blue Breeze Terrace of the Amathus Beach Hotel with light snacks and champagne
*The Registration & Information Desk will be open at the conference venue (Amathus Beach Hotel) on Wednesday 19 May, 18.00 – 20.00 ◊ Thursday 20 May, 17:00 – 20:00 ◊ Friday 21 May 2021, 09:00 – 16:15.
Day 2: Thursday, 20 May 2021 – Opening Ceremony, Light Networking Lunch, Guided Tour of Nicosia, Steering Committee Meeting (for Steering Committee Members ONLY) & Traditional Dinner
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08:45
- Buses to depart from the conference venue (Amathus Beach Hotel) at 08:45 (for organizational purposes, we advise you to be at the venue’s reception by 08:30)
10:00 – 11:00
- Opening Ceremony at Nicosia State Theater
11:30 – 13:00
- Light Networking Lunch: Following the completion of the Opening Ceremony, you will enjoy a networking lunch in one of the central restaurants of Nicosia
13:00 – 15:30
- Visit at the Cyprus Archaeological Museum & Guided Tour to the Buffer Zone: FIEC guests will have the opportunity to visit some of the most important sites of the island’s capital accompanied by English speaking tour guide
17:45 – 19:45
- Steering Committee Meeting in Demetra Room at Amathus Beach Hotel in Limassol (for Steering Committee Members ONLY)
20:45
- Buses to depart from the conference venue (Amathus Beach Hotel) at 20:45 to the Evagoras Lanitis Center (for organizational purposes, we advise you to be at the venue’s reception by 20:30)
21:00 – 00:00
- Traditional Dinner: The dinner will take place at one of the most impressive industrial buildings in Limassol, the Evagoras Lanitis Center.
Day 3: Friday, 21 May 2021 – Programme for Delegates / Conference & General Assembly (for all FIEC members & other local guests/ At the premises of the hotel)
Conference Topic: “Sustainable Construction to tackle climate change”
Co-organizing with the support of Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation (OEB)

Conference Moderator
Ms. Anthi Charalambous, Director of Energy & Environment Department, Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation
09:00 – 09:30
- Registration/Welcome coffee
09:30 – 09:45
- Opening speech by the President of FIEC, Mr. Thomas Bauer
- Speech by the President of OSEOK, Mr. Costas Roushas
- Speech by the President of ETEK, Mr. Stelios Achniotis
09:45 – 10:05
- The construction sector in Cyprus: developments, challenges, opportunities
10:05 – 10:25
- FIEC vision of sustainability, Mr. Piero Petrucco, FIEC Vice-President
10:25 – 10:45
- Circular economy in the construction Sector, Mr. Stylianos Yiatros, Cyprus University of Technology
10:45 – 11:00
- Questions & Answers
11:00 – 11:30
- Coffee Break
11:30 – 11:50
- Closing construction waste loop: Development of construction materials from waste, Mr. Antonis Kountouris, Nicolaides & Kountouris metal company Ltd
11:50 – 12:10
- Energy efficiency in buildings: recent developments, Mr. Nicos Hadjinikolaou, Energy Service, Ministry of Energy, Commerce & Industry of Cyprus
12:10 – 12:30
- Sustainable construction: best practice examples, Mr. Rob van Wingerden, CEO Royal BAM Group nv
12:30 – 12:45
- Questions & Answers
- Closing remarks
12:45 – 13:45
- Lunch break at one of the hotel’s restaurants
13:45 – 16:15
- FIEC General Assembly Meeting
16:15
- Free Evening
Day 3: Friday, 21 May 2021 – Guided Tour to Omodos Village for accompanying persons
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10:00
- Buses to depart from the conference venue (Amathus Beach Hotel) at 10:00 and return from the village to the conference venue after 16:30 (for organizational purposes, we advise you to be at the hotel’s reception by 09:45)