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Metropol Palace Hotel
Monday-Tuesday, November 23-24, 2020
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DAY ONEf
Monday, November 23, 2020
13.00 Arrival of Speakers and Guests from Sponsors - Registration
13.30
Opening Remarks
Ana Brnabic, Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia
14.00
WHAT EUROPE WILL EMERGE FROM THE COVID-19 CRISIS?
Jadranka Joksimovic, Minister of European Integration of Serbia
3
H.E. Sem Fabrizi, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia
3
H.E. Thomas Schieb, German Ambassador to Serbia
Thomas Wieser, fmr. President Euro Working Group and of the European Financial Committee of the EU
, Deputy Director, Bruegel, Belgium
Chair: TBA
14.45
GLOBAL POWER SHIFTS AFFECTING SOUTH EAST EUROPE
Miltiades Varvitsiotis, Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hellenic Republic
H.E. Anthony F. Godfrey,
U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia
3
, President of the Belgrade Forum for Political Excellence
, Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy
, Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School; Fellow-in-residence, CY Cergy-Paris Univ. ESSEC-IRENE
Chair: TBA
15.45
PRIORITIES OF THE NEW EU COUNCIL PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY
3
H.E. Maria Virgínia Mendes da Silva Pina, Ambassador of Portugal to the Republic of Serbia
16.00 Break
16.15
STABILITY FACTORS IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE
H.E. Nikolaus Lutterotti, Austrian Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia
3
,
Regional Manager for Western Balkans and Central Europe, IFC
3
,
Director Europe’s Futures Project & Permanent Felow, Institute for Human Sciences
, National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, Hellenic Republic
Chair: TBA
DAY ONEf
Monday, November 23, 2020
17.00
SOUTH EAST EUROPE: ENERGY COOPERATION AND STABILITY
Opening Statement
Prof. Dr Zorana Mihajlovic, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mining and Energy of Serbia
3
Zsuzsanna Hargitai, Regional Director for Western Balkans, EBRD
Prof. Yannis Maniatis, Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (2013-2015), Greece
, General Manager, Elektromreza Srbija
, Senior Fellow, Energy and National Security Programme, CSIS
, Deputy Head of Communications, Turkstream
, COO & Senior Analyst Geopolitical Futures, Founder EnergyValue @ ActiveCompete+, Romania
Chair: TBA
18.00
CONNECTIVITY ISSUES IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE
Opening Statement
Tomislav Momirovic,
Minister of Transport, Construction, and Industry of Serbia
, President & Chairman of the Board of Directors, Black Sea Trade & Development Bank
, CEO & Managing Director, Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A.
, Executive Director, Overseas Business, TERNA, Greece
Program Leader for Western Balkans, World Bank, Vienna
Chair: TBA
18.45 Break
19.00
LEADERS’ ROUNDTABLE
Aleksandar Vucic, President of the Republic of Serbia
Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania
Zoran Zaev, Prime Minister of North Macedonia
Zdravko Krivokapic, Prime Minister Designate of Montenegro
Fadil Novalic, Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina
Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement
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End of first day
DAY TWOf
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
09.00 Arrival of Speakers and Guests from Sponsors - Registration
09.30
WHAT REFORMS ARE NEEDED AT THE BANKING SECTOR
, President of the Executive Board, Eurobank
, President of the Executive Board, Raiffeisen Bank
, President of the Executive Board, AIK Bank
, President of the Executive Board, Alta Banka
, Member of the Executive Board, Banca Intesa
Chair: TBA
10.30
NEW NATIONAL OBJECTIVES POST COVID-19 AND POST ELECTIONS
Opening Statement:
Branko Ruzic, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Science & Technological Development of Serbia
, President, Serbian Chamber of Commerce
3
Dejan Soskic PhD, Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade
3
,
Country Manager for Serbia, Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank
3
,
President, Klub Privrednik
3
, President of the Serbian Association of Economists
Chair:
, President, ITM Sistem
11.30
In Conversation with:
Sinisa Mali, Minister of Finance of Serbia
11.45
In Conversation with:
Ivica Dacic, President of the National Assembly of Serbia
12.00
COMBATING POVERTY AND INEQUALITIES
Opening Statement:
Andjelka Atanaskovic, Minister of Economy of Serbia
Panel Discussion:
Zoran Martinovic, Director, National Employment Service
3
, Executive Director, NALED
, Founder and Member of Managing Board, Centre for Advanced Economic Studies
Chair: TBA
12.45 Break
DAY TWOf
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
13.00
FIGHTING UNEMPLOYMENT: THE RESKILLING IMPERATIVE
In Conversation with:
Dr Darija Kisic Tepavcevic, Minister of Labor, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs of Serbia
In Conversation with:
Irena Vujovic, Minister of Environmental Protection of Serbia
13.30
IMPROVING COOPERATION IN IT AND INNOVATION
3
H.E. Jahel Vilan, Ambassador of Israel to the Republic of Serbia
3
, CEO, Neofyton
3
, President, Association of Business Women of Serbia
Chair:
, Exec. Board Member, Turkish-German Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Berlin/Germany
14.15
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF SERBIA’S ECONOMY AND ENTERPRISES
Tatjana Matic, Minister of Trade, Tourism, and Telecommunications
, General Manager, Microsoft
Google
, Country Lead, Cisco Serbia
, General Manager, IBM Serbia
Chair: TBA
15.00
FDI IN PANDEMIC
Branislav Nedimovic, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
H.E. Carlo Lo Cascio, Italian Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia
3
Dubravka Negre, Head of Regional Office for the Western Balkans, EIB
, Director, British-Serbian Chamber of Commerce
, Director, German-Serbian Chamber of Commerce
, Vice President of the Board of Directors, FIC & CEO, Vip Mobile and A1 Telekom Slovenia
Chair: TBA
16.00
MANUFACTURING MATTERS: WHY IS SO IMPORTANT
, Acting General Manager, Metalac Holding
CEO, AD IMLEK
, General Manager, ROCHE
, Managing Director South East Europe, Philip Morris International
Chair: TBA
16.45 End
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