Book Launch Event “ and Herzegovina: Towards Its European Future” Hotel Europe, , October 3, 2017

9:00 am – 9:30 am Registration

9:30 am – 10:00 am Welcoming remarks

Maureen Cormack, Ambassador of the United States of America in Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, Head of the Delegation of the European Union and European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina Edward Ferguson, Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Christiane Hohmann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany (TBC) Elmedin Konaković, Prime Minister of Canton Sarajevo (TBC)

10:00 am – 10:50 am Reform Agenda: Where Are We Today and What Are The Next Steps?

Panelists: Fadil Novalić, Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (TBC) Željka Cvijanović, Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska (TBC) Jelka Miličević, Deputy Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Goran Miraščić, Member of the Economic Council of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Moderator: Matthew Field, Head of Political, EU Special Representative Office / EU Delegation in BiH

10:50 am – 11:00 am Coffee Break

11:00 am - 11:50 am Improving the Economy, Banking and IT Sectors

Edin Karabeg, CEO, Sberbank BiH Artur Turemka, General Manager, Balkans, Mastercard Armin Talić, Executive Director, Bit Alliance

Moderator: Mak Kamenica, Deputy Chief of Party, USAID Energy Investment Activity (USAID EIA)

11:50 am – 12:40 pm Reforms: Civil Society Perspective

Panelists: Sanela Klarić, Provost International Burch University and President Green Council Ajka Baručić, Kult Institute Adis Arapović, Programme Manager, the Centers of Civic Initiatives (CCI) Srđan Blagovčanin, Chair of BoD, Transparency International BiH

Moderator: Dejan Radmilović, Project Manager, America-Bosnia Foundation

12:40 pm – 13:00 pm in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Movie presentation by: Dejan Radmilovic, Project Manager, America-Bosnia Foundation

13:00 pm Refreshments