Tentative Detailed Schedule of Events for the 33rd Hermes Expo
Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Location: Grand Marquis, 1555 Route 9 South, Old Bridge, NJ
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Exhibitor Setup Time
Light breakfast and coffee will be provided. *CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC*
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Hermes Expo’s Business Networking Expo *OPEN TO THE PUBLIC*
– Featuring Booths from various sectors
– Job Fair for internship opportunities
– Expert Insight Sessions
– Wine Tasting Mixer featuring wines from Greece
2:00 PM – Grand Opening of the 33rd Hermes Expo *OPEN TO THE PUBLIC*
– Blessing by His Eminence Metropolitan Apostolos of the Metropolis of New Jerse, assisted by the Chancellor of the Metropolis, V. Rev. Nektarios Cottros
– Welcoming of Sponsors, Exhibitors, and Special Buyers
– Master of Ceremonies, Honorable James Polos, Executive Director Improvement Authority
– Special Guest Speakers:
– Honorees and Dignitaries from Local, County, State, and Federal Government
-Dignitaries from Greece: Vice Governor of the Region of Thessaly Mr. Dimitrios Tsetsilas.
-Presentations from the State Senate of New Jersey and Old Bridge Economic Development Office.
3:00 PM Hermes Expo’s Expert Insight Sessions
– Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, Dean & Professor, Rutgers School of Public Health
TOPIC: Public Health Needs of Greek & Other Immigrant Populations in the U.S.
– George Danis, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist, Author of ‘Go Far, Give Back, Live Greek’
TOPIC: His Memoir, *Go Far, Give Back, Live Greek*.
3:00 PM: Greek food & wine MIXER A&A Wines and Wines from the Region of Thessaly
Sponsored by the following Chambers of Commerce: Woodbridge, Middlesex County, Central NJRCC, Matawan, OB Business Alliance, CAINJ, HACCNY
6:00 PM – Hermes Expo ENDS*
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Grand Cocktail Reception – For dinner ticket holders ONLY. No tickets sold at the door.
7:00 PM
– National Anthems (English and Greek) by Conductor Costa Tsourakis
– Invocation by His Eminence Metropolitan Apostolos of the Metropolis of New Jersey
– Introduction of the Master of Ceremonies by Ioanna Kotrotsios, PharmD
– Master of Ceremonies, Honorable James Polos, Executive Director Improvement Authority Middlesex County
– Welcome Address by Paul Kotrotsios, Founder and President of the Hermes Expo
Awards Ceremony: – Presentation of Esteemed Honorees: – Aristotelian Award – Business Leadership Award – Hippocratic Award – Paideia Award – Philotimo Award
Dinner
Entertainment by Stavros Theodorou and Orchestra
*(Please note that the schedule is subject to change.)*