{"id":8281,"date":"2023-01-08T17:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sokee.gr\/?p=8281"},"modified":"2023-05-22T17:02:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T14:02:27","slug":"greek-exhibition-industry-association-sokee-founded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sokee.gr\/en\/greek-exhibition-industry-association-sokee-founded\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Exhibition Industry Association (SOKEE) Founded"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The inaugural General Assembly of SOKEE, a non-profit organization that represents the Greek exhibition industry, took place on Friday 8 July 2022 at the Metropolitan Expo Centre in Athens.<\/p>

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Representing in total over 1,500 companies, 4,400 employees and a \u20ac225 million turnover, SOKEE is set to communicate the importance of trade fairs and exhibitions for the Greek economy. The sector\u2019s significant multiplier economic effect for the Greek economy translates into over \u20ac1 billion for a multitude of collaborating sectors such as tourism, catering, conferences, transport, customs clearance, and many others, while yielding respective tax revenues to the government.<\/p>

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According to the Greek Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE), the average international visitor of trade fairs spends \u20ac1,150 per visit, while often staying in the country for tourism purposes beyond the duration of the event. In cities with major exhibition centers, exhibitions create approx. \u00bc of the total overnight stays in the city. Moreover, a UFI study about the economic impact of exhibitions estimates that every square meter of exhibition space contributes an approximate revenue of \u20ac7,900 to the economy.<\/p>

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The exhibition industry was one of the most affected by the pandemic, due to an 18 month-long ban, and was perhaps the industry that was the worst hit. It was this prolonged shut down that underlined the need for a \u201ccommon voice\u201d that would highlight the sector\u2019s requirements and become the official intermediary between the market and the state, contributing to the establishment of synergies that will benefit the Greek economy.<\/p>

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The Association\u2019s Board of Directors is comprised of the following members:<\/p>

President<\/b> Theodore Vokos, Posidonia Exhibitions SA<\/span><\/p>

Vice-President<\/b> Kyriakos Pozrikidis, TIF – HELEXPO SA<\/span><\/p>

Secretary General<\/b> Evangelos Charalambous, Be Best<\/span><\/p>

Treasurer<\/b> Evangelos Galatsopoulos, Expowork SA <\/span><\/p>

Member<\/b> Sofoklis Iosifidis, Interform SA<\/span><\/p>

Member<\/b> Alexis Lagoudakis, Metropolitan Expo SA<\/span><\/p>

Member<\/b> Athanasios Panagoulias, Forum SA<\/span><\/p>

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SOKEE President Mr. Theodore Vokos, stated: \u201cThe Association\u2019s main purpose is to represent the industry\u2019s professionals at decision-making fora and to contribute to the formation of those decisions which may affect the efficient functioning of this dynamic sector. Our sector is of utmost importance to main pillars of the Greek economy, including tourism, f&b, and transport, while it plays a significant role in our country\u2019s extroversion mainly through the global projection of the Greek primary sector, products and innovation.\u201d<\/p>

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For more information, please contact the SOKEE secretariat, Email sokee@sokee.gr<\/a>, Tel. +30 210 4283608.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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