The dinner was held in partnership with the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission on Friday 9 March at the Four Seasons, Limassol, Cyprus
Demetra Kalogerou, chairwoman of CySEC and Kevin Moore, Chartered FCSI, director of global business development at the CISI both addressed the importance of professional development of sector professionals in Cyprus in their welcome addresses to 136 guests.
CISI Cyprus branch president Petros Florides, Chartered FCSI said: "It was a real pleasure celebrating another successful year for the CISI in Cyprus at the second annual gala dinner. CISI Cyprus membership has doubled since the last annual dinner, and we are also celebrating the fact that, on a per capita basis, more CISI exams are taken in Cyprus than anywhere else in the world. On behalf of the Cyprus National Advisory Council, I would like to once again extend my sincere gratitude to the sponsors and organisers of the gala dinner that was enjoyed by everybody present.”
The top table guests were: Matthew Kidd, British High Commissioner, Foreign & Commonwealth Office; Petros Florides, Chartered FCSI, president, Cyprus National Advisory Council, CISI; John Georgoulas, board member, Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission; Andreas Andreou, vice-chairman, Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission; Charles Charalambous, Chartered MCSI, past president, Cyprus National Advisory Council, CISI; Demetra Kalogerou, chairwoman, Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission; Avgi Chrysostomou, senior economic officer, Ministry of Finance; Alexis Xenophontos, chief executive officer, Marcuard Heritage Europe; Christos Vasiliou, deputy managing director, KPMG Cyprus; George Appios, managing director, Astrobank; Andreas Roussos, chief business developments officer, Point9; Andreas Yiasemides MCSI, partner, PwC Cyprus, and Costas Argyrides ACSI, chief executive officer, Cyprus Development Bank.
The Platinum sponsor for the event was KPMG. Hellenic Bank; Island Oil Holdings; and Windsor Brokers were Gold sponsors. Silver sponsors were Chrysostomides; K. Treppides & Co; and Renaissance Insurance. IMH Business – Gold was the communications sponsor. If you would like to support future dinners, please contact bree.joyce@cisi.org