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FIFTH EU-SOUTHEAST EUROPE SUMMIT EXPLORING PATHS TO PROSPERITY

OCTOBER 5th 2016 •

Venues: Bristol hotel Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO)

Supporting organisations:

Tuesday, October 4th 2016 Venue: Bristol hotel

(By invitation only)

18:00 Arrival of guests, registration and cocktails 19:00 Opening Dinner

Welcome remarks by: Richard Schenz, vice president, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

Guest of honour and keynote speaker: Karlheinz Kopf, second president of the National Council, Austria

Wednesday, October 5th 2016 Venue: Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO)

08:00 Registration and refreshments

08:45 THE ECONOMIST’S FORECAST ON SOUTHEAST EUROPE • Which countries are the front-runners? • Which will still struggle? • Why have the Balkans lagged behind other transition economies?

John Andrews, consultant editor, The Economist Joan Hoey, lead analyst and regional manager, Europe, The Economist Intelligence Unit Laza Kekic, independent consultant, former regional director for Europe & director for country forecasting services, The Economist Intelligence Unit 08:55 Discussion 09:00 Welcome remarks by: Richard Schenz, vice president, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

EUROPE: ON THE EDGE • Dealing with the migrant crisis • After Brexit: What lies in store for the EU? • EU and the Balkans: should further integration be expected?

Meglena Kuneva, deputy prime minister for European policies coordination and institutional affairs and minister of education and science, Bulgaria Vladimir Kavaric, minister of economy, Government of Montenegro Manuel Costescu, secretary of state for trade and investment, Ministry of Economy, Commerce and Relation with the Business Environment, Romania and head of InvestRomania

• The Austrian viewpoint: Wolfgang Schüssel, federal chancellor of Austria (2000-2007) and president of foreign policy and united nations association of Austria 09:40 Discussion 10:20 MOVING FORWARD: ATTRACTING GLOBAL CITIZENS THROUGH INVESTMENT MIGRATION PROGRAMMES

Juerg Steffen, chief operating officer, Henley & Partners

10:30 Discussion

10:40 Break

11:10 AUSTRIA’S ECONOMIC ENGAGEMENT IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE Walter Koren, director general, Advantage Austria Thomas Haneder, partner, TPA

THE INVESTMENT PLAN FOR EUROPE • Feasible expectations for SE Europe • Financial and investment schemes in the pipeline

Sylvia Gansser-Potts, managing director, central and south eastern Europe, EBRD Flavia Palanza, director, central and south eastern Europe, European Investment Bank

THE STRATEGIC MAP FOR GROWTH IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE THROUGH FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

Claus J. Raidl, president of the Austrian Central Bank, spokesperson, 21st Austria Yana Mikhailova, president of the board, Foreign Investors Council, Serbia Radu Burnete, public affairs specialist, Foreign Investors Council, Romania 11:50 Discussion 12:30 THE FINANCIAL SERVICES LANDSCAPE 2016-26: A DECADE FOR GROWTH IN SE EUROPE? • Overview and forecast • How can stability and confidence be restored?

Hans Jörg Schelling, minister of finance, Austria Bojan Markovic, deputy director, economics, policy and governance, EBRD Karl Aiginger, director of the Policy Crossover Center: Vienna – Europe, professor, WU-Vienna University of Economics and Business

13:00 Discussion 13:30 Networking Luncheon 15:00 SOUTHEAST EUROPE: NURTURING ENTREPRENEURSHIP ON THE ROAD TO GROWTH Harald Mahrer, state secretary, Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy, Austria

TAKING THE NEXT STEP WITH TECHNOLOGY: A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE • What are the recent developments in the IT sector and their impact? • , entrepreneurship and new business models

Dejan Ljustina, partner, consulting leader, SEE telecoms leader, PwC Menelaos Makrigiannis, systems integration and international sales manager, SiEBEN

• Investing in talent - Boosting startups – Tackling unemployment

Andreas Tschas, co-founder and CEO, Pioneers Matthias Reisinger, co-founder and managing director, Impact Hub Vienna

15:35 Discussion

15:55 REDESIGNING THE ENERGY MAP OF EUROPE • What is the outlook for the southeast European region? • Pipeline projects in the southern corridor and their significance • Secure or insecure supply of energy?

Opening remarks by: Laza Kekic, independent consultant, former regional director for Europe & director for country forecasting services, The Economist Intelligence Unit

Konstantin Simonov, founder and director general, National Energy Security Fund, Russia Niki Tzavela, former member and rapporteur, committee on industry, research, and energy,

16:15 Discussion 16:30 End of conference

Last update: October 3rd, 2016

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