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GO SOUTH EAST VIENNA ECONOMIC FORUM VIENNA ECONOMIC FORUM Stubenring 16/3, 1010 Vienna, Austria Tel: +43 1 714 10 14, Fax: +43 1 714 10 14-19 GO SOUTH EAST [email protected], www.vienna-economic-forum.com MEETINGS 2008 VIENNA ECONOMIC Forum – ChISINAU MEETING Invest in Moldova - Invest in the Region February 20th and 21st, 2008, Chisinau, Moldova VIENNA ECONOMIC Forum – MONTENEGRO MEETING Invest in Montenegro - Invest in the Region With the support of: April 14th and 15th, 2008, Becˇic´i, Montenegro VIENNA ECONOMIC Forum – TIRANA MEETING Invest in Albania - Invest in the Region June 8th and 9th, 2008, Tirana, Albania VIENNA ECONOMIC Talks – PlEVEN MEETING June 30th and July 1st, 2008, City of Pleven, Bulgaria 5th JUBILEE VIENNA ECONOMIC Forum Investment Possibilities from the Adriatic Vienna, Austria to the Black Sea and the Caspian Region. Take the Real Chance November 10th and 11th, 2008, Raiffeisen Zentral Bank, Vienna Chisinau, Moldova Media Partners: Pleven, Bulgaria Becici, Montenegro Tirana, Albania VIGSujet_englisch_A4_4c:210x297 25.02.2009 14:45 Uhr Seite 1 We promote the future. n n a m g r e B & k e c i l r e M , r e n m e D VIENNA ECONOMIC FORUM MEETINGS 2008 We are already present in 23 countries. Millions of customers trust Austria’s largest insurance group in Central and Eastern Europe. For more information visit www.vig.com 3 CONTENTS VIENNA ECONOMIC FORUM MEETINGS 2008 Board of Vienna Economic Forum ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 Ambassadors Committee of Vienna Economic Forum ……………………………………………………………………… 7 Honorary Members of Vienna Economic Forum ……………………………………………………………………………… 7 Patrons Committee of Vienna Economic Forum ……………………………………………………………………………… 7 Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11 VIENNA ECONOMIC Forum – ChISINAU MEETING Invest in Moldova - Invest in the Region - February 20th and 21st, 2008, Chisinau, Moldova Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 Program ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16 Curriculum Vitae …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20 Impressions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 28 List of Participants ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 29 VIENNA ECONOMIC Forum – MONTENEGRO MEETING Invest in Montenegro - Invest in the Region - April 14th and 15th, 2008, Becˇic´i, Montenegro Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 38 Program ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 40 Curriculum Vitae …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 43 Impressions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 49 List of Participants ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 50 VIENNA ECONOMIC Forum – TIRANA MEETING Invest in Albania - Invest in the Region - June 8th and 9th, 2008, Tirana, Albania Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 60 Program ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 62 Curriculum Vitae …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 66 Impressions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 72 List of Participants ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 74 VIENNA ECONOMIC Talks – PlEVEN MEETING June 30th and July 1st, 2008, City of Pleven, Bulgaria Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 86 Program ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 87 Curriculum Vitae …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 90 Impressions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 91 List of Participants ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 92 5th JUBILEE VIENNA ECONOMIC Forum Investment Possibilities from the Adriatic to the Black Sea and the Caspian Region. Take the Real Chance November 10th and 11th, 2008, Raiffeisen Zentral Bank, Vienna Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 96 Imprint: Program ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 98 Content: Vienna Economic Forum Curriculum Vitae …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 104 Design and Layout: Hochegger|Com Impressions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 116 March 2009 List of Participants ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 120 MEMBERS OF THE Board MEMBERS OF THE Board Board OF VIENNA ECONOMIC Forum AMBASSADORS COMMITTEE OF VIENNA ECONOMIC FORUM Dr. Erhard BUSEK President H.E. Valter IBRAHIMI Ambassador of the Republic of Albania Former Vice Chancellor of Austria H.E. Haris HRLE Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr. Karl FINK Vice-President H.E. Mag. Radi NAIDENOV Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria General Manager, Vienna Insurance Group H.E. Prof. Dr. Zoran JASˇIC´ Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia Ambassador Dr. Elena KIRTCHEVA Board Member H.E. Dr. Vesna BOROZAN Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia Secretary General of Vienna Economic Forum H.E. Victor POSTOLACHI Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova Dr. Friedhelm BOSCHERT Board Member H.E. Dragana RADULOVIC Ambassador of the Republic of Montenegro Chairman and CEO, Volksbank International AG H.E. Silvia DAVIDOIU Ambassador of Romania Dr. Karl STOSS Board Member H.E. Dragan VELIKIC Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia CEO, Casinos Austria AG H.E. Tatjana KOVACIC Chargé d'Affaires a.i., Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia CEO, Österreichische Lotterien GesmbH H.E. Selim YENEL Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey Dr. Andreas BRANDSTETTER Board Member H.E. Yevhen CHORNOBRYVKO Ambassador of Ukraine Member of the Management Board, UNIQA Versicherungen AG Dr. Horst EBHARDT Board Member Managing Partner, Wolf Theiss Attorneys-at-Law Dr. Rudolf GRUBER Board Member HONORARY MEMBERS OF VIENNA ECONOMIC FORUM Chairman of the Supervisory Board, EVN AG DI Gunter KAPPACHER Board Member Director of the Board, Siemens AG Austria Dr. Josef TAUS Member of the Supervisory Board, Management Dr. Viktoria KICKINGER Board Member Trust Holding AG, First President of Vienna Economic Forum Secretary General, Austrian Post AG Dr. Martin BARTENSTEIN Former Federal Minister of the Republic of Austria Dr. Boris NEMSIC Board Member Dr. Klaus LIEBSCHER Former Governor of the Austrian National Bank CEO, Telekom Austria Group Dr. Christoph LEITL President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber CEO, mobilkom austria Dr. h.c. Karl BLECHA Former Federal Minister Mr. Hanno SORAVIA Board Member Dr. Walter ROTHENSTEINER Chairman, Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG CEO, Soravia Group Mr. Heinz SUNDT General Director a.D., Telekom Austria AG Dr. Herbert STEPIC Board Member Prof. Dr. Suzanne RÖDLER Medical Specialist for internal Medicine and Cardiology, CEO, Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG Medical University of Vienna AKH Deputy Chairman, Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG (RZB) KR Dkfm. Elisabeth Gürtler CEO Hotel Sacher Vienna Mag. Andreas TREICHL Board Member CEO, Erste Group Bank AG Dr. Franz WOHLFAHRT Board Member President of the Board of Directors, Novomatic AG PATRONS COMMITTEE OF VIENNA ECONOMIC FORUM H.E. Dr. Sali BERISHA Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania H.E. Dr. Nikola SPIRIC Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina H.E. Dr. Sergei STANISHEV Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria H.E. Dr. Ivo SANADER Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia H.E. Mr. Nikola GRUEVSKI Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia H.E. Ms. Zinaida GRECEANII Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova H.E. Mr. Milo DJUKANOVIC Prime Minister of Montenegro H.E. Mr. Emil BOC Prime Minister of Romania H.E. Dr. Mirko CVETKOVIC Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia H.E. Mr. Borut PAHOR Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia H.E. Mrs. Yuliya TYMOSHENKO Prime Minister of Ukraine 6 7 paTRONS OF VIENNA ECONOMIC forum paTRONS OF VIENNA ECONOMIC forum LETTERS FROM THE paTRONS OF VIENNA ECONOMIC forum 8 9 INTRODUCTION Dr. Erhard BUSEK Amb. Dr. Elena KIRTCHEVA President of Vienna Economic Forum, Member of the Board, Secretary General Former Vice Chancellor of Austria of Vienna Economic Forum LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, DEAR MEMBERS OF VIENNA ECONOMIC Forum! We want to look back on a successful year 2008, which has So far our meetings have been a great success, the number been the year of the 5th anniversary of Vienna Economic of participants has been increasing from meeting to meet- Forum and in which we have experienced many interesting ing, and the international response tells us that we are on meetings in Vienna and abroad the right way. On our 5h Jubilee Vienna Economic Forum in November we have welcomed more than 500 participants After five years of existence we already have a history as the from 37 countries, and we look back on the exchange of expe- Vienna Economic Forum, and traditionally we are holding rience, regional cooperation and investment development in our annual meeting in fall in Vienna and we are moving the the Region of Vienna Economic Forum. other meetings to our regions. In 2008 we held our meetings in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, in the city of Becici in We can say that again we have successfully brought together Montenegro, in Tirana, the capital of Albania and – in our decision makers and investors from Austria and other coun- new format Vienna Economic Talks - in the city of Pleven tries with the member countries of Vienna Economic Forum, in Bulgaria. There we have started with this new series of thus giving impulses and supporting common projects and events, Vienna Economic Talks, a meeting form which allows concrete activities. us to discuss certain topics in a smaller frame, with a spe- cialized audience and thus we want to contribute even fur- Another successful year is over and Vienna Economic Forum ther to achieve