GCC – – “BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH – EASTERN EUROPE” BUCHAREST, ROMANIA 8-10 MARCH 2011

AGENDA

Day I, 8 March 2011

14:00 – 15:15 Registration of participants Due to security reasons all participants are kindly requested to be in the conference room by 15:15 precisely.

15:30 – 16:00 Official Opening Ceremony:

Keynote Address by

H.E. Traian Basescu, President of Romania

16:00 – 16:10 Coffee Break (Offered by UTI)

16:10 – 18:00 Plenary Session

Moderator: Doru Costea, State Secretary for Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania Co-moderator: Bogdan Popovici, President Forum Invest, Romania

Address by:

• H.E. Ion Ariton – Minister, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business Environment, Romania; • H.H. Sheikha Lubna bint Qasimi - Minister, Ministry of Foreign Trade, United Arab Emirates; • H.E. - Minister, Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism, Romania • Mr. Abdallah Al Hamoudi – Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade, Ministry for Trade and Industry – Saudi Arabia • H.E. Anca Boagiu – Minister, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Romania

Q & A Session

Day II, 9 March 2011

08:30 - 09:00 Registration of participants

09:00 - 10:30 Plenary session: Economic and investment climate and trade promotion in the GCC countries, Romania and South East Europe.

Moderator: Vasile Sofineti, - Ambassador at Large – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania Co – moderator: Leontin Dinulescu – Vice-president Forum Invest, Romania Address by:

• H.E. , Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania • H.E. Ahmad Rashed Al-Hauron – Minister, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Kuwait • Titus Corlatean – President, Committee on Foreign Affairs, • Dr. Sheikh Abdul Malik bin Abdullah Al Hinai – Undersecretary of state for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Oman • H.E. Mugur Isarescu – Governor, National Bank of Romania

10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break ( Offered by Besta Group )

Parallel Panels

10:45 - 12:45 Panel I – Electra Room: Energy, Oil and Gas Moderator: representative of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business Environment, Romania Co-moderator: Gianina Negreanu, Forum Invest

10:45 – 12:15 Panel II – Caleano Room: Infrastructure, Constructions, Real Estate Moderator: representative of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Romania Co-moderator: Andra Rat, Forum Invest

10:45 – 12:15 Panel III – Alcyone Room: Tourism Moderator: representative of the Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism Co-moderator: Leontin Dinulescu - Forum Invest

12:15 - 12:30 Coffee Break

12:30 – 13:30 Panel IV – Caleano Room: Investment Promotion, Trade and IT&C Moderator: representative of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business Environment, Romania Co-moderator: Forum Invest representative

12:30 – 13:30 Panel V – Merope Room: Agriculture Moderator: representative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Romania Co-moderator: Forum Invest representative

13:30 - 15:30 Business Lunch 15:30 - 17:30 Parallel bilateral business meetings (on request)