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Recent Event

GBCY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT CONFERENCE 2025

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27 March 2025 - Limassol, Cyprus​​

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This event is organised by the 

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GREAT BRITAIN-CYPRUS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

in association with

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  VENUE: The Four Seasons Hotel, Limassol
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Watch the Recorded video from the recent event in Limassol,
       GB-CY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT CONFERENCE 2025

On 27 March 2025, the Great Britain-Cyprus Business Association, in collaboration with Spector Constant & Williams, hosted the GBCY International Investment Conference 2025.

 

This prestigious event provided a platform for several well-established and reputable UK firms to present investment opportunities across a range of industries, including real estate.

 

Simultaneously, leading firms from Cyprus showcased investment prospects in Cyprus, highlighting why the country is an ideal destination for investment, relocation, and residency.

 

As always, the primary objective of the conference was to strengthen business networking and collaboration between the UK and Cyprus. However, this year’s event placed a particular emphasis on real estate and broader investment opportunities in the UK, given the presence of numerous high-profile UK businesses actively participating.

 

At the same time, distinguished speakers and panelists from Cyprus presented their insights, reinforcing why Cyprus stands out as an exceptional location for investment across various sectors, as well as for relocation and living.

 

The exhibition segment offered an excellent opportunity for exhibitors to engage with investment migrants, prospective buyers of luxury real estate, high-net-worth individuals, consultants, and other delegates, facilitating valuable business connections.

 

Over the years, we have consistently demonstrated our expertise, extensive networks, and ability to deliver outstanding international investment conferences. This year’s event was no exception, with a strong turnout and exceptional engagement.

 

I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all speakers, panelists, and sponsors for their invaluable contributions to the success of this event.

 

I also wish to thank all delegates attended the conference. I am confident that they found great value in the high-quality presentations and the overall experience. Moreover, I am certain they enjoyed a delightful lunch at one of Cyprus’s finest venues, the Four Seasons Hotel.

 

This conference featured distinguished speakers and exhibitors from Great Britain, Cyprus, and beyond.

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Thank you.

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Savvas Kyriakides

Founder & President

Great Britain-Cyprus

Business Association

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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 and President of the Great Britain-Cyprus Business Association

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8.50 a.m.

Welcome Remarks by Mr. Yiannis Armeftis, Mayor of Limassol

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8.55 a.m.

Welcome Remarks by Mr. Michael Tatham, British High Commissioner in Cyprus

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PART A

9.00 a.m. - 9.10 a.m.

Invest in Cyprus

Speech by Mrs. Lia Riris, Deputy Director General of Invest Cyprus
 

9.10 a.m. – 9.50 a.m.

Panel 1 Financial Services - Investment Firms

License under the Central Bank of Cyprus – Payment Institutions

·       License under the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commissioner

1.     Cyprus Investment Firms

2.     Crypto Asset Services Providers (CASP)

3.     AIF- Alternative Investment Funds

4.     AIF Management Companies

5.     UCITS (undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities) & Management Companies

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9.50 a.m. - 10.00 a.m.

Insolvency rescue schemes: existing tools and future direction

Speech by Mr. Constantinos Georgiou, Director, Restructuring Advisory at QUANTUMA

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10.00 a.m. - 10.10 a.m.

The Next Generation of Credit Ratings: A Comprehensive Risk Assessment Approach

Speech by Dr. Stelios Komis, Senior Credit Risk Manager at Infocredit Group

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10.10 a.m. – 10.35 a.m.

Coffee Break

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PART B

10.35 a.m. – 10.45 a.m.

UK Market & Investment Fundamentals

Speech by Mr. Antony Antoniou, Managing Director of Robert Irving Burns & Aspida Capital

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10.45 a.m. – 11.35 a.m. 

Panel 2: London Real Estate & Real Estate Finance UK

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11.35 a.m. – 12. 20 p.m.

Panel 3: Invest in Cyprus – Opportunities, Incentives, Quality, Competition and Challenges

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12.20 p.m. – 12.45 p.m.

Coffee Break

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PART C

12.45 p.m. – 1.05 p.m.

Speech by the Main Speaker,

Mr. George Papanastasiou, Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Cyprus

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1.05 p.m. - 1.15 p.m.

Guidelines about any business collaboration between Cyprus and the UK.

Speech by Mr. Savvas Savvides, Partner at Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC​

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1.15 p.m. – 2.00 p.m.

Panel 4: Ways of Business Collaboration between Cyprus, the U.K., and other countries

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2.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.

LUNCH AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

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1. Real Estate in London and the rest of the U.K.


2. Real Estate and other Investments Finance in the U.K.

 

3. Moving to the U.K.


4. Relocating your business in Cyprus – Updates based on the Government’s action plan and Reforms for 2025

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5. Financial Services - Investment Firms

6. Investment Opportunities in Cyprus

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7. Ways of Collaboration between Cyprus, Great Britain, and other countries.

MAIN SPEAKER

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             George Papanastasiou                           Minister of
  Energy, Commerce & ​ Industry 
       of the Republic of Cyprus
 

 WELCOME SPEAKER

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             Michael Tatham
      British High Commissioner                        to the
             Republic of Cyprus

 WELCOME SPEAKER

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             Yiannis Armeftis
                      Mayor                                                  of
                    Limassol

    GUEST SPEAKER

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                      Lia Riri  
        Deputy Director General
               Invest Cyprus
 

Confirmed SPEAKERS -
More speakers to be confirmed

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             George Constant
               Senior Partner                                                            at                         SPECTOR CONSTANT & WILLIAMS
                        (Solicitors)
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            Olga Chervinskaya
                 Senior Manager                                                 at                   
                      EY Cyprus
 
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             Antony Antoniou
        Managing Director
                      of
      Robert Irving Burns &
            Aspida Capital
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                Agathi Nicolaou
                           Founder                                                        of              
     A. Nicolaou & Associates LLC
 
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            Savvas Savvides
                 Partner
                      at
   Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC
 
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              Joe Neophitou
              General Manager
                                 at
            ALPHA BANK LONDON LTD
 
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              Anatoly Konkin

                            CEO

                            at​

                   Tria Holding

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            Giovanis Kouzalis

                         Director

                            at​

         TAILORMADE SOLUTIONS

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            Savvas Socratous

                          Partner
                               at
             Alexander Lawson
           Chartered Surveyors

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        Andria Papageorgiou

                         Founder
                               of
     Andria Papageorgiou Law Firm

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      Xanthi Chatzidimitriou

      Business Development Manager

                                    at

                   MASO STRATEGIC

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           Alla Starodubtseva

               Executive Director

                            at​

               Wise Wolves Finance

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            Natalie Stylianou

                         Director

                            at​

                ADP Architecture

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            Dr. Stelios Komis

           Senior Credit Risk Manager

                                 at
                 Infocredit Group

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         Manos Athanasiou

       Business Development Manager

                                   at

       Marinakis Property Developers

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    Constantinos Georgiou

                     Director,

          Restructuring Advisory -                                   QUANTUMA

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        Constantinos Ioannou

               Managing Director,

                    Head of Cyprus

                                at

                         Quantuma​​

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            Stelios Anastasiadis

                  Business Developer 

                                 at

            Qhs24 Luxury Real Estate 

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            Esme Palas

                        Partner
                             at
      Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC

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         Afxentis Afxentiou

         Head of the Family Office

                              at

                   Terra Capital

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    Evdokia Taliadorou (Kia)

                       Presenter

                          of the

      GBCY International Investment                           Conference 2025​

ASSOCIATE  SPONSORS
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      GOLD SPONSORS - 
    More sponsors to be confirmed

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                SILVER SPONSORS

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MEDIA SPONSORS

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  Sound Engineer

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Marius Zalewski

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. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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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