Official Launch & 1St CGDC Annual Meeting

Official Launch & 1st CGDC Annual Meeting Friday, 20 th and Saturday, 21st May 2011

"Dialogue and Cooperation for change" Western Balkans – Model for Stability for Culturally and Religiously Diversified Regions

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"Dialogue and Cooperation for change" Western Balkans – Model for Stability for Culturally and Religiously Diversified Regions

2 3 Founders Content of the CGDC 1st CGDC Annual Meeting

FOUNDERS of the CGDC ...... 4 Petar Stoyanov President of the CGDC Content ...... 5 President of the Republic of Bulgaria 1997 - 2002 Introduction ...... 6

“We need new core values and we need to redefine the relationship Thank you Note ...... 7 Petar Stoyanov between politics and business.” President CGDC International Honorary Board ...... 8

Stamen Stantchev Keynote Speech – President Bill Clinton ...... 10

Secretary General of the CGDC Welcoming Speech – President Petar Stoyanov ...... 12 International Business Consultant Honorary Speech – Cherie Blair ...... 13 ”Whenever you think, think big. Whenever we do something in the Stamen Stantchev CGDC, we think globally.” Secretary General Program ...... 14 orientation Map of Kursalon Hübner ...... 16 Walter Schwimmer Vice President of the CGDC Speakers of panel 1 ...... 18 Secretary General of the Council of Europe 1999 - 2004 Summary of Panel 1 ...... 24

“The CGDC is endeavouring to change attitudes and is seeking to take Photos of Panel 1 ...... 26 Walter Schwimmer lessons from history.” Vice President Speakers of panel 2 ...... 28 Werner Fasslabend Summary of Panel 2 ...... 34 Vice President of the CGDC Photos of Panel 2 ...... 36 Minister of Defence, Republic of Austria 1990 - 2000 1st Annual CGDC Award ...... 38 “The consideration of ethics and values is an important step towards Werner Fasslabend facing any economic and financial crisis.” Photos of the Event ...... 40 Vice President List of Participants ...... 54 Etienne Declercq Special thanks ...... 65 Vice President of the CGDC International Real Estate Developer Become a social investor ...... 66

“With the focus of the CGDC on supporting emerging countries we can Contact ...... 68 Etienne Declercq contribute to the wellbeing of every single individual in the world.” Vice President

4 Founders of the CGDC Content 5 Introduction Thank you note by the CGDC by the Founders of the CGDC

The Center for Global Dialogue and Cooperation PROMOTING Dear CGDC Friends, – CGDC promotes global dialogue to encourage Dialogue Between Politicians and stability and economic development on the Businessmen We express our sincere appreciation for your involvement and significant contribution to the success of the basis of ethical principles. Center for Global Dialogue and Cooperation – CGDC Launch and 1st Annual Meeting. Ethical values in business and politics are Providing Our work is fueled by an unfaltering faith in CGDC's ability to enhance dialogue and cooperation among essential for sustainable and stable global Frameworks Applicable Everywhere government officials, entrepreneurs and businesses, as well as civic and religious leaders. It is heartening welfare. The worldwide financial and economic st in the World that our 1 Annual Meeting successfully addressed many of the long standing issues affecting investment, crisis has clearly revealed that there is a governance and security in the Western Balkans. It is especially gratifying to witness the dedication of pressing need for global action. many of the region’s thought leaders as they came together to achieve this result. Without your dedication Assisting to our common endeavor the launch would have not been a success. The support from CGDC Friends will We are convinced that serious dialogue continue being essential to our work at the Center for Global Dialogue and Cooperation. between politicians and businessmen must Emerging Countries in Becoming be encouraged; the consideration of ethical Politically and Economically Stable It is CGDC's long-term vision to bring together these stakeholders for dialogue and cooperation to initiate values and virtues like honesty, credibility, Partners sustainable change in business and governance. The 1st Annual Meeting is the starting point for the work responsibility, transparency and mutual trust that must be done. in both business and politics count among We look forward to receiving your suggestions and your future participation. We want to ensure that the most important factors in initiating a CGDC's 2nd Annual Meeting next year is as successful as our first one. sustainable change. Our global movement seeks to concentrate on supporting emerging countries to assist them in becoming more Yours faithfully, efficient, capable and stable partners in Europe and worldwide.

Petar Stoyanov Walter Schwimmer Werner Fasslabend Etienne Declercq Stamen Stantchev President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Secretary General and Founder and Founder and Founder and Founder and Founder

6 Introduction by the CGDC Thank you note by the Founders of the CGDC 7 CGDC CGDC International Honorary Board International Honorary Board

Sukhbaatar Batbold Mikhail Safarbekovich Gutseriev Prime Minister of Mongolia President of OAO NK "RussNeft" Member of the International Honorary Board of the Member of the International Honorary Board of the CGDC CGDC

General Wesley K. Clark José María Figueres Olsen Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO President of Costa Rica from 1994 - 1998 1997 - 2000 Member of the International Honorary Board of the Member of the International Honorary Board of the CGDC CGDC

Karim Farouk Jalloul Gerry van der SluYs Chairman of the Tourism & Hospitality Industry President of Business Creation Advisory Board of MODUL University Vienna International Businessman and Entrepreneur Member of the International Honorary Board of the Member of the International Honorary Board of the CGDC CGDC

Jeff Greene Carmine S. Villani American Businessman and Entrepreneur President of Europower Renewable Energy (ERE) Member of the International Honorary Board of the Member of the International Honorary Board of the CGDC CGDC

8 CGDC International Honorary Board CGDC International Honorary Board 9 Keynote Speech Keynote Speech by President Bill Clinton by President Bill Clinton

Summary of Keynote Speech communication: “Look at the internet and to believe that our common humanity will people be more likely to share the future, or communications between the people, who were matters more.” to divide it because they are obsessed with the Before starting his speech, President Clinton doing the upheavals in Egypt and Tunisia, the past?” expressed his sincere gratitude to the He assured that Bosnia made a great deal of young people.” Founders of the Center for Global Dialogue progress since Dayton 15 years ago but that it and Cooperation for organizing the first CGDC Along these achievements, however, there are would have made three times as much progress Remarks Annual Meeting. some significant problems in the modern world if everybody involved shared the future. He said: “This is a very interesting world we are living like interdependency, which “plagued first by too “The Bosnians should give their kids a better Afterwards, President Clinton put the in. There is more freedom and movement, more much inequality and too much instability.” future and completely preserve their distinctive conference into a larger framework of what he opportunities for entrepreneurs, more people identity and their history more by sharing the believed was going on in the 21st century: “What I The world is instable and though, according are creating wealth and doing interesting things future than by fighting over the past.” believe explains what is happening in the Middle to President Clinton, some instability is good than ever before.” East and North Africa today, the struggles that for a society to stay alive and grow, too much “So, how do you get people to share the future?” “We are completely interdependent in the sense are going on all over the world, of poor people inequality is disastrous: “So, look at this – addressed the President to his audience that we can’t get away from each other. But this to make a living, the attempts to stop from financial crisis, it starts in America, immediately and then continued: “First, they have to think interdependence is plagued first by too much destroying the planet from global warming ...” it is in the United Kingdom, after that in Ireland, about it. You cannot share the future if you are inequality and too much instability.” after that in Iceland and then it threatens to slow obsessed with the past, you have to liberate “There is more freedom and movement, “We have to figure out ways how to share the down the world dramatically ...” yourself.” As an example of a successful more opportunities for entrepreneurs... future mentally.” future sharing story he remembered Nelson and a phenomenal number of new scientific Nevertheless, he mentioned the problem is not Mandela’s inauguration after 27 years of jail and discoveries...” mentioned the President. “...All to sound negative, as he later explained but to talked about Mandela’s unique way of sharing people are somewhere between 99.5 and 99.9% urge his audience to acknowledge the common future by putting his opponents in his own identical in their genetic make-up ... Why are we challenges that we have. government. here worried about the politics and problems The second issue that he mentioned during his in the Balkans and in the Middle East or any At the end of his speech President Clinton speech was “sharing the future.” Given that in place else, because we spend 99.5% of our time declared that if people ask his position on the current world “all the borders are more like worrying about the 0.5% of us that is different!” anything he immediately thinks: “If you ask me, nets than walls, everything we do effects not just how do you feel about this or that conflict, I ask According to the President, today, not less ourselves ... but people well beyond our borders. myself a simple question: if we take this force, important and significant is the internet We have to find a way to share the future ...

10 Keynote Speech by President Bill Clinton Keynote Speech by President Bill Clinton 11 Welcoming Speech Honorary Speech by President Petar Stoyanov by Cherie Blair

Remarks Remarks "The EU accession and the economic prosperity “Today, in all the literature and all the in the Western Balkans are linked to inclusive discussions it is widely recognized that involving dialogue, successful cooperation and mutual women in sustainable economic development trust on a governmental level." and utilizing their untapped potential is vital for economic growth and development.” "We are convinced that inclusive dialogue is the key to sustainable growth and prosperity."

Summary Summary “The raison d’etre for our Center for Global by the notion of opening up to a wider world, “I absolutely agree with leveraging assets It is now widely recognized that involving Dialogue and Cooperation among government have thrilled observers everywhere. There are and one of the main assets in any country in women in sustainable economic development officials, entrepreneurs, non-governmental universal aspirations for liberty, dignity, for the world, of course, is the female half of the and utilizing their untapped potential is vital for organizations, as well as civic and religious political systems that listen to, respond and population. The trauma after the breakup of economic growth and development. respect the will of the people. the Soviet Union and the struggle to rebuild leaders, is in fact to launch a new approach “At the EBRD we finished the session with the to international relations between people of their society ... not just in the economy, but It is CGDC’s interest to support the people fulfill presentation … of the businesswoman of the different ethnicities, religions and cultures.” in the wider society, they pointed out the that vision ... with an inclusive dialogue open to year ... to a Croatian woman, who expanded her crucial role that women had played in that The brutal and disastrous conflict in the Western diverse people, thinkers, politicians, business small organic food company. The chief set up in progress. Often women going out and setting Balkans following the end of the Cold War, people and interested citizens. We are convinced the 1990s from employing two people to employ up small businesses after their men had found hindered these countries to take part in the EU that enhancing a fruitful dialogue amongst them overall 100 and who extended her products themselves unemployed because of the collapse enlargement process. will open new possibilities, foster out-of-the-box from healthy food to cosmetics and other of the system. And this pattern of women picking approaches and create innovative solutions to environmentally friendly items. “While their neighbors like Hungary, ... later up the pieces after seismic change I have seen social and economic challenges. Bulgaria and Romania met the EU membership for myself all over the world in Africa, in Asia, But how can women overcome the barriers criteria and benefited from the European funds, We are also working to build greater and not least in the Balkans. preventing them from setting up their own the Western Balkan countries held negotiations understanding and trust to foster stronger ties businesses. By giving women financial I also remember meeting a group of war widows for the peaceful settlement of military conflicts. between business communities and students: independence, women get more to say and who told me how by sheer determination and Thank God this is already in the past. that includes our master study program in influence in the key decisions in their families hard work they come together to pick up the Public Governance – I am very proud to say that, in their communities, in their societies. And I The path to EU membership provides exceptional pieces of their village and started to turn ladies and gentlemen, the Center for Global just want to reassure the men in this room that possibilities for stimulating mutual cooperation their skills in making traditional pickles … Dialogue and Cooperation - CGDC committed to tackling gender discrimination is not about and trust not only among the candidate countries into a business. They set up a money making 13 scholarships for students from the Western women replacing men. … It is actually about but also among the citizens in each of them. enterprise and now they are wanting to expand Balkans for the next five academic years. It is a men and women working together using their their factory in order to bring more jobs to that The revolutions carried out by a new generation program to boost educational exchange and to different qualities, maximizing the potential of village.” of young idealists in Northern Africa, inspired by create new links between the next generation of everybody to improve life for all.” democracy, united by Facebook and excited leaders in the EU and the Western Balkans.”

12 Welcoming Speech by President Petar Stoyanov Honorary Speech by Cherie Blair 13 Schedule Key Program Program Panel 1 May 20 - 21 May 20 - 21 Panel 2 Keynote Speech

Date Time Schedule Speakers FRIDAY, MAY 20 15:00 – 19:00 REGISTRATION 19:00 – 21:00 WELCOME RECEPTION Remarks by the Founders of CGDC

SATURDAY, MAY 21 08:30 – 10:00 REGISTRATION 10:00 – 10:15 WELCOMING SPEECH President Petar STOYANOV

10:15 – 10:30 HONORARY SPEECH Cherie Blair

10:30 – 12:30 H.E. Samuel ZBOGAR PANEL DISCUSSION 1 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia Creating a Growth Economy: Good Governance, Transparency and the Rule of Law Prof. Dr. Miomir ZUZUL Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia 2003 - 2005 Panel Leader President of the Dubrovnik International University, Croatia Prof. Dr. Harvey GOLDSTEIN Dean of the Public Governance and Management Program Prof. Dr. Mica Jovanovic MODUL University Vienna Rector of Megatrend University in Belgrade since 1999 Mike ZAFIROVSKI American-Macedonian Executive Formerly in CEO and COO posts at GE, Motorola and Nortel

12:30 – 14:00 LUNCH

14:00 – 16:15 H.E. Bakir IZETBEGOVIC PANEL DISCUSSION 2 Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Importance of Regional Stability in the Balkans H.E. Edmond HAXHINASTO Panel Leader Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania General Wesley K. CLARK Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO 1997 - 2000 Jovan KOVACIC Chief Executive Officer of Global Communications Associates, United Kingdom / Serbia

Dr. Walter SCHWIMMER Vice President of the Center for Global Dialogue and Cooperation - CGDC Secretary General of the Council of Europe 1999 - 2004

16:15 – 16:45 NETWORKING BREAK 17:00 – 18:00 KEYNOTE SPEECH BY PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON Followed by a Question and Answer Session

Enhancing Mutual Understanding and Dialogue Amongst Diverse People

18:00 – 18:30 Granting of 1st Annual CGDC Award

18:30 – 21:00 CLOSING RECEPTION

14 Program May 20 - 21 Program May 20 - 21 15 Orientation Map Orientation Map of Kursalon Hübner of Kursalon Hübner

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16 Orientation Map of Kursalon Hübner Orientation Map of Kursalon Hübner 17 Profile Prof. Dr. Harvey Goldstein Dean of the Public Governance and Management Program, MODUL University Vienna

About Harvey Goldstein is a Professor and Director of the Program in Public Governance and Management. Prof. Dr. Goldstein spent the previous 26 years in the Panel Leader U.S. on the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of City and Regional Planning, where he directed the department’s Ph.D. program for 15 years. He has also served on the faculty of Columbia University and as a visiting professor in the 1980s and a Fulbright Senior Scholar in 2000 at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration.

Prof. Dr. Goldstein’s principal research and teaching interests include regional and local economic development planning and management, the role of knowledge-based institutions in the governance and development of regions, research and evaluation Topics methods, as well as research design. He has also done • Why is good governance important extensive work in the area of regional labor market for economic development? analysis and economic forecasting. Prof. Goldstein has served as a consultant for the United Nations • The critical elements of good Development Programme, the International Labor Affairs governance Bureau of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the World • Special role of higher education Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and institutions in promoting good a number of state and local government organizations in governance the U.S.

18 PANEl 1 Speakers of PANEl 1 19 Profile Profile H.E. Samuel Zbogar Prof. Dr. Miomir Zuzul Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia Republic of Croatia 2003 - 2005 President of Dubrovnik International University

About About In his 22 years as a diplomat he was included in all major Prof. Dr. Zuzul has an extensive political and diplomatic political projects of Slovenian foreign policy. Between career. In 1992 he became Deputy Foreign Minister of 2004 and 2008 he was Ambassador to the USA in Croatia and from 1993 to 1996 served as the Croatian Washington. Ambassador to the UN.

As State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs In 1996 he was appointed as the Croatian Ambassador between 2001 and 2004 he supported the strengthening to the United States. Prof. Dr. Zuzul served as the of the humanitarian aspect of foreign policy and led the Croatian Foreign Minister from 2004 to 2006, advancing project group for the preparation of Slovenia's OSCE the nations prospects for EU and NATO membership. In Presidency. He was also a member of the EU membership 2005 he was appointed to the Organization for Security negotiation group and the main negotiator for NATO and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) Panel of Eminent membership. Persons, and was made the Chairman of the OSCEs personal representative to Georgia in 2007. Between 1997 and 2001 he was Deputy Ambassador to the UN and the Deputy of Slovenia's Permanent Prof. Dr. Zuzul holds two doctorates, one in Psychology Representative to the UN Security Council during from the University of Zagreb and one in Conflict Slovenia's elected membership in 1998 and 1999. Topics Management from the John F. Kennedy School of Topics Government at Harvard University. He opened the Slovenian Embassy in Beijing, where • Importance of transparency and the • Importance of regional economic he worked from 1993 to 1995. After returning from rule of law growth Washington in October 2008 he became the Director of • Setting regional priorities for growth • Importance of regional cooperation the Institute for Strategic Studies in Ljubljana. • Slovenia as an economic example • Croatia as an economic example

20 Speakers of PANEl 1 Speakers of PANEl 1 21 Profile Profile Prof. Dr. Mica Jovanovic Mike Zafirovski Rector of Megatrend University in Belgrade American-Macedonian Executive since 1999 Formerly in CEO and COO posts at GE, Motorola and Nortel

About About Prof. Dr. Mica Jovanovic is the Rector of Megatrend Mike Zafirovski is a 35-year business veteran who served University in Belgrade since 1999. Between 1983 and as President and CEO of Nortel, a global communications 1989, he was a visiting professor at many foreign technology company; President and COO of Motorola universities such as London School of Economics and and its six separate multi-billion dollar technology the University of Tokyo, and served as a research team and communications businesses; and within a 25 year member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. career at GE, he served as the President and CEO of five GE businesses in the consumer, industrial and Prof. Dr. Jovanovic has been awarded the title of Knight financial services arenas. He is known for his operational of British Order of the Fleur de Lus. He is the winner of execution, vision, and passionate, principled leadership the Cultural and Educational Community of Belgrade for of companies renowned for game-changing innovation, the book “Intercultural Management”. For the excellent intense customer focus and leadership development. results in business undertakings, educational projects and contribution to society, he was officially nominated A native of Macedonia, he received the Ellis Island for “the Businessman of the Year” - positioning himself Medal of Honor in 2004. In 2007, President George W. among the most successful businessmen in Serbia. Bush appointed Zafirovski to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC). He In 2006, he was awarded “the Golden Link” for the Topics Topics also serves on the board of directors of Boeing and is continuous contribution to Belgrade culture. Prof. Dr. • The role of higher education in good involved in a number of not-for-profit organizations, • Good governance as key for success Jovanovic has been the author of over 80 scientific and governance including “Macedonia 2025”, whose aim is to help of nations, companies and civil professional works published internationally and several build a stronger Macedonia by encouraging economic society books, amongst them “Self-Management Sociology” • Regional economic examples development, entrepreneurship, transparent government (1980), “Intercultural Management” (2001), “Business As • Responsibilities of political and and corporate practices, education and the rule of law. the Style of Life” (2006). business leaders

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Summary of PANEl 1 a nation is at least as important, and arguably, in the countries that want to join the European then argued that with the unification of a more important factor than the traditional Union.” Further, H.E. Minister Zbogar appealed Europe international relations must become In our first panel “Creating a Growth Economy: economic and cause factors. Included in that even with no enlargement in sight a first intercultural relations. Hence, since the first Good Governance, Transparency and the Rule the institutional capacity are social capital, step towards better governance is to adjust the corner of the square is already being eliminated of Law”, chaired by Prof. Dr. Harvey Goldstein - leadership vision and quality of governance. countries legislation to EU standards. while there are no international relations any Dean of the Public Governance and Management Further, Prof. Dr. Goldstein said out that longer in the European Union as he mentioned, Program at MODUL University Vienna, with the Prof. Dr. Zuzul reminded us how the fall of universities play a major role in establishing instead of the square “we have a triangle of the panel members H.E. Samuel Zbogar - Minister the communism challenged the values in the good governance: “Universities have unique successful sustainable economic development of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, Balkan countries. He stated: “I am coming from assets. They have a large concentration of very with intercultural relations, knowledge or Prof. Dr. Miomir Zuzul - Minister of Foreign the former communist world as well as many of skilled experts in a number of different areas. education and the third corner successful Affairs of the Republic of Croatia 2003 -2005 us here. We got democracy and with democracy governance.” and President of the Dubrovnik International They also have a potentially very large role to several important things came. With democracy University, Croatia, Prof. Dr. Mica Jovanovic - play in providing leadership participating with you got both freedom and sudden opportunity. Mike Zafirovski, “as the only businessman President of Megatrend University Belgrade, members of government officials, with business Not only did you get the chance to make a on the panel”, outlined what countries and and Mike Zafirovski - American-Macedonian leaders in being affective problem solvers decision, but also responsibility. Suddenly we regions need to provide to attract investment: executive formerly in CEO and COO posts at being on teams that help in a collaborative way, got that privilege to make a determination, but creation of an attractive environment, eager GE, Motorola and Nortel, brought insights how help to solve problems, help to build a vision of I don’t know how quickly we do it, or how much in the productive force, real commitment good governance relates to a steady economic where we want to go as societies in the future.” we learned the responsibility. Yes, there is an to competitiveness, entrepreneurship and development. opportunity to make money over a night, but at education as well as the Diaspora engage in a H.E. Minister Zbogar spoke about three pillars which rate and how.” productive way. He strongly emphasized: “... Prof. Dr. Goldstein expressed his gratitude that represent the future of the Balkans: the investment in the business training, I would to the Founders of the CGDC for hosting 13 EU enlargement, membership to the European Starting with the thought “the bigger the argue, is the best investment you can make, if scholarships at MODUL University for the next Union, good governance and growth. He knowledge, the faster the economy develops,” you are brave enough to make investments.” 5 academic years to students from the Western mentioned that the EU enlargement is the Prof. Dr. Jovanovic drew up topics, which need Balkans who as a result will advocate good driving force and the key to the development to be addressed globally in order to guarantee The panel members provided the audience governance and development in their native of the Western Balkans: “the enlargement is sustainable economic development. He with versatile frameworks to foster economic countries. the engine of the reforms that are needed.” But explained the four corners of the square of “the development and agreed that education he also warned, “We have to overcome on one successful sustainable economic development”, together with the know-how transfer is the first Further, Prof. Dr. Goldstein spoke about the side enlargement fatigue that exists within the containing international relations, intercultural and the most important path to take on the road relationship between good governance and European Union. On the other side we have to relationship, knowledge or education and to good governance and economic development. sustainable economic development and pointed overcome the commitment fatigue that exists successful government. Prof. Dr. Jovanovic out that the institutional capacity of a region and

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26 Photos of Panel 1 Photos of Panel 1 27 Profile General Wesley K. Clark Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO 1997 - 2000

About Wesley Kanne Clark is the former U.S. Army general who ran as a Democratic candidate for the presidency in the 2004 election. Clark grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas and, at the age of 16, started at the U.S. Military Academy Panel Leader at West Point, where he graduated first in his class. He also earned a graduate degree as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and commanded fighting troops in Vietnam, where he was injured three times.

During the '80s and '90s he moved up the military ladder and served as an administrator in training and command posts, eventually becoming a four-star general.

In 1997 he was named as the U.S. commander of NATO forces in Europe by President Bill Clinton. In 2000 he retired after 34 years in the army.

General Clark entered the private sector as an author, Topics consultant and investment banker, a highly decorated • Improving public confidence in soldier and recipient of the Presidential Medal of government in the Balkans Freedom. • Deepening economic growth

• Bosnia at a decisive point?

28 PANEl 2 Speakers of PANEl 2 29 Profile Profile H.E. Bakir Izetbegovic H.E. Edmond Haxhinasto Member of the Presidency of Deputy Prime Minister and Bosnia and Herzegovina Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Albania

About About President Bakir Izetbegovic was elected to a four-year Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of term as the Bosnian Member of the Presidency of Bosnia the Republic of Albania, Mr. Haxhinasto began his political and Herzegovina on October 3, 2010 and was sworn into career as Head of Foreign Relations at the Parliament of office on November 10, 2010. the Republic of Albania from 1991 to 1992. Starting from 1993 to 1997 Mr. Haxhinasto was engaged in the private Prior to his election to the Presidency, President sector. Izetbegovic served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of From 1997 until 1999 he served at the Office of the Prime Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2006 to 2010 and was the Minister as Head of Coordination Department. He was head of the delegation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in also Government Representative for the Emergency the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Management Group set up to manage the situation of President Izetbegovic also served as a member of Kosovian refugees in Albania. In 1998, he assumed as the House of Representative of the Parliament of the Chair of the Anti-Corruption Monitoring Group in charge Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2002 to 2006 of monitoring the implementation of the Government’s and was a member of the Sarajevo Canton Assembly from plan to combat corruption. He served as Diplomatic 2000 to 2002. Topics Advisor to the Prime Minister, and from 2001 he was Topics appointed as Charge d’ Affairs at the Albanian Embassy President Izetbegovic was born in 1956 and graduated • Bosnia and Herzegovina – in Belgrade. • Role of outsiders: from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of three peoples, one state OSCE, UN, OHR, NATO Sarajevo in 1981. From August 2002 he worked as Chief of Cabinet at • Western Balkans EU perspective(s) the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Haxhinasto was • Inter-religious dialogue • South East Europe – Cradle of inter- Advisor to Mr. Ilir Meta, in his capacity as Member of the • Importance of solving border issues religious dialogue? International Commission on the Balkans. In February 2004, he became Co-Founder of the Institute for Peace, Development and Integration.

30 Speakers of PANEl 2 Speakers of PANEl 2 31 Profile Profile Jovan Kovacic Dr. Walter Schwimmer Chief Executiver Officer of Vice President of the CGDC Global Communications Associates Ltd. Secretary General of the Council of Europe 1999 - 2004

About About Jovan Kovacic was a translator to the late Yugoslav Dr. Schwimmer is an Austrian politician from the Austrian President Tito and after his death, Jovan moved to People’s Party, a Christian democratic and conservative Yugoslav news agency Tanjug where he was engaged as party. The holder of a doctorate in law was a member a war correspondent across the globe working for CNN, of the Austrian National Assembly from 1971 to 1999 ABC, NPR, BBC and other major media outlets. and from 1999 to 2004 he was Secretary General of the Council of Europe. From 1984 to 1999 he was Executive In 1998 Jovan moved on from reporting into the Office of Vice President of the Wiener Gebietskrankenkasse, the the High Representative to Bosnia (OHR) where he was in compulsory health insurance system of Vienna. charge of one of the most sensitive aspects of the IC work – reconstruction and negotiating and facilitating the safe Dr. Schwimmer is currently working as an advisor in return of thousands of refugees and displaced persons in international relations and other European topics both Bosnia. Three years later he joined OSCE in Belgrade as a for governments and for companies. He is also involved Media Development Advisor. with the dialogue between cultures on a voluntary basis. For example, he is Secretary General of the Maison de Jovan is the founder of GCA Global Communications la Méditerranée-Fondazione Mediterraneo in Naples, Associates, which is designed to help Serbian Chairman of the International Coordinating Committee companies and political entities establish better working Topics Topics of the “World Public Forum – Dialogue of Civilizations”, relationships with Euro-Atlantic structures and vice- • Regional transition President of the European Democracy Forum in • Importance of stability and security versa. in South-Eastern Europe • Importance of regional stability and Strassburg and most recently has become President of Jovan is also a member of the Circle of Forty, and is security the Megatrend University in Belgrade. • Economic theories of the past actively engaged in several professional associations fostered autarky and growing wealth in Serbia. Currently, he is the Vice President of Serbian • Significance of regional cooperation at the cost of others Society of Lobbyists and is actively involved in the process and economic growth of enactment of the Bill on Lobbying. • Freedom of movement as a source of stability and security

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Summary of PANEl 2 stability: stable, democratic governance that international organizations. He further pointed Dr. Schwimmer started his speech by convincing can do popular elections and transition power; out: “the reality today is that countries are the audience that there is no stability in Europe H.E. Bakir Izetbegovic - Member of the a reduction of the influence of money covertly engaged in many initiatives, but we still need without stability and security in South-Eastern Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, H.E. on decision making; a vision for the future, time to create more synergy. There is no Europe. However, he further warned about the Edmond Haxhinasto - Deputy Prime Minister and popular attitudes. I approached this with country that does not have dialogue with the threats like populism, extremism, organized and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic a lot of humility because as Americans we rest of the countries. However, we have to be crime and corruption. “We should strive for of Albania, Jovan Kovacic - Chief Executive have problems with all of this. There is no more specific and look for action.” To do so he transparency and not only because of wikileaks: Officer of Global Communications Associates, magic solution to all of that, but I am here as a also pleaded, “we need to eliminate problems we lack a transparent decision-making and Dr. Walter Schwimmer - Vice President of fellow traveler who is pursuing a more perfect and not to recycle them.” Issues to focus on are process. People have lost their confidence.” The the Center for Global Dialogue and Cooperation democracy and helping others to achieve it.” “building Europe in each and every country of acknowledgement of Croatia becoming an EU – CGDC and Secretary General of the Council of Europe” and improving the implementation of member by all other countries of the Western Europe 1999-2004, participated in the second H.E. President Izetbegovic said that economic laws. Balkans was very welcomed by him. Further, panel “Importance of Regional Stability in the stability can be achieved through enhancing he added: “The dynamism and enthusiasm Balkans” which was moderated by General mutual dialogue and cooperation, and then he Jovan Kovacic agreed with H.E. President of European spirit of the region will wake up Wesley K. Clark - Supreme Allied Commander illustrated the current landscape of Bosnia Izetbegovic and H.E. Haxhinasto not to live in the Europe, so we need each other. Today, there is Europe of NATO 1997 to 2000. The panel dealt and Herzegovina: “Bosnia is the meeting point past, instead he said: “we should all stick to a maybe not enough cooperation among countries with the status quo of the Western Balkans at of events, it is where the relations of Western common vision to join and change the mindsets for membership, but we should strive to create the moment and the issues which need to be Balkan entangle and untangle. Our society is a that exist among the Balkans for millenniums. a joint taskforce and lobby for admission and addressed to develop further stability in the mixture of three religions and three identities We are still in the process of adjusting I hope that this region will contribute to a new region. which must be treasured. We often face fear of legislation and improving the economy. The development in Europe.” The preparation for the others and extremism, which still exists today regulations of those aspects are as important General Wesley K. Clark opened the panel by EU membership is a starting point for improving and leads to fragmentation and disintegration.” as achieving the goal.” He underlined that there expressing his gratitude to President Stoyanov regional stability and peace, however, “the EU He emphasized: “the establishment of is still a lack of investment capital in the region and the founding members of the Center for can assist in finding a solution, but the solution democratic accountable and effective and urged institutions like CGDC to become Global Dialogue and Cooperation – CGDC, itself can only be found by the two parties [in governmental institutions can meet the needs of efficient, and to be encouraged. After that he for creating “a wonderful, groundbreaking conflict].” the citizens. With that we will be achieving NATO added: “it is very important that we, the people opportunity” that allowed “people, who can and EU membership and a stable environment in the Balkans, become authors and movers The European Union is seen as the most address the problems ... to get together and for creating jobs.” of these dialogues, because we alone can find important engine to create stability and collectively find ways through them.” Drawing those indigenous solutions that will suit us best economic opportunities by the panel. They on the frameworks provided in the first panel H.E. Haxhinasto acknowledged the progress and will take ownership over our futures.” further urged to change the current mindset he continued: “There are four elements facing made in the region with the help of many through dialogue and stop living in the past.

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Annual CGDC Award for General Wesley K. Clark Annual CGDC Award for Angelina Jolie

Guided by the belief “The energy of mind is the essence of CGDC” the Center for Global Dialogue As a leading Goodwill Ambassador of the developing world and challenging traditional key players, and Cooperation – CGDC has decided that the 1st Annual CGDC Award is to be presented to Angelina Jolie has championed new ideas. For these reasons, the Center for Global Dialogue and General Wesley K. Clark. Cooperation – CGDC presents Angelina Jolie with the 1st Annual CGDC Award in recognition of her contributions to ENHANCING INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE. A retired Five-Star General, he devoted himself to international diplomacy and cooperation, and the award recognizes General Clark for his outstanding service and commitment to ENHANCING MUTUAL Angelina Jolie has displayed exceptional courage while her whole-hearted dedication to giving hope UNDERSTANDING AND DIALOGUE AMONGST DIVERSE PEOPLE. and goodwill for a better world is extraordinary. Angelina, perhaps more than any other famous actor in history, teaches us that each and every human, in any walk of life, is like all others in the ways that truly General Clark is an exceptional leader whose vision encourages the next generation of leaders, thinkers matter. Her fight against resignation in finding solutions to humanitarian disasters is unique. Her energy and citizens to address the challenges of global interdependence. He has created success by engaging in and spirit are inspiring in ENHANCING INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE. dialogue amongst leaders, governments, private sector and civil society.

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CGDC Founders Mikhail S. Gutseriev Prof. Abdullatif Al Meer B OAO NK "RussNeft" Qinvest Petar Stoyanov President Managing Director Prof. DDr. Heinrich Badura President and Founder of the CGDC CGDC International Honorary Board Member Qatar European Academy for Life Research Integration President of the Republic of Bulgaria 1997 - 2002 and Civil Society - EALIZ Gerry Van der Sluys H.H. Mohammed Salim Ali Al-Said President President of Business Creation Minister of Foreign Affairs Austria Stamen Stantchev International Businessman and Entrepreneur Ambassador/Chief Protocol Secretary General and Founder of the CGDC CGDC International Honorary Board Member Sultanate of Oman H.E. Gordan Bakota International Business Consultant Embassy of the Republic of Croatia Carmine S. Villani Khaled AlZaher Ambassador President of Europower Renewable Energy (ERE) DxB International Walter Schwimmer Austria Vice President and Founder of the CGDC CGDC International Honorary Board Member Chairman Secretary General of the Council of Europe UAE Alexander Bari, MA 1999 - 2004 MODUL University Vienna Kiril Asenov Business Development & International Affairs Arexim Ltd Austria Werner Fasslabend Program Participants Executive Director Vice President and Founder of the CGDC Bulgaria Michel Bassi Minister of Defense of the Republic of Austria Credit Agricole Bank 1990 - 2000 A Andrei A. Anfinogenov Member Senior Management OAO NK "RussNeft" Dimitar Abadjiev Switzerland Etienne DeclerCq International Business Department Nabucco Vice President and Founder of the CGDC Russia Martin Beck Head of Corporate Affairs Department International Real Estate Developer Embassy of the United States of America Austria Alexey Anichenko Austria IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency Antoine Abado Head of Technical Support Coordination Section Stefanie Becu CGDC Honorary Board JJW Austria and EE Hotels Austria Belgium Deputy Director Sukhbaatar Batbold Austria Amb. Nerkez Arifhodzic Vadim Benyatov Prime Minister of Mongolia Diplomatic Counselor to the Chairman Credit Suisse and Investment Banking London H.E. Abdulhakim A. Al-Eryani CGDC International Honorary Board Member of Presidency Managing Director Republic of Yemen Embassy Vienna Bosnia and Herzegovina United Kingdom General Wesley K. Clark Ambassador Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO Austria Alois Aschauer Hartmut Beyer 1997 - 2000 Ministry of Defence and Sports City Challenge H.E. Dr. Badr M. Al Hinai CGDC International Honorary Board Member Adjutant of the Federal Minister President & Chief Executive Officer Embassy of Sultanate of Oman Austria Germany Karim Farouk Jalloul Ambassador Chairman of the Tourism & Hospitality Industry Austria D.I. Amer Auf Cherie Blair Advisory Board of MODUL University Vienna BAGS Grain Handels AG Africa Justice Foundation - Founder Hagan Alizade CGDC International Honorary Board Member General Manager Cherie Blair Foundation for Women - Founder Capital Intelligence Group Austria United Kingdom Jeff Greene Director American Businessman and Entrepreneur Austria CGDC International Honorary Board Member

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Andreas Bohren C E G Credit Agricole Member of Senior Management Elvir Camdzic H.E. William Carlton Eacho III Michael Galibov Switzerland Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Embassy of the USA Trialog, Director of the Institute Foreign Policy Advisor Ambassador Austria Prof. Sven Boltenstern Bosnia and Herzegovina Austria Boltenstern Goldsmith Company Olesya Galibov Founder Antonio Canton Walter Essberger Trialog Austria South American Silver Corp Toronto Staatspolizei Austria Director Austria Maja Boškovic Switzerland Sue Geddes Permanent Mission of Montenegro to the OSCE, Dkfm. Wolfgang Eyberger-Rotter Cherie Blair Foundation UN and other IO in Vienna Natalia Corrales-Diez Steuermann Investitions und Handels GmbH Personal Assistant to Cherie Blair First Secretary avant-gardist, Partner General Manager United Kingdom Austria Austria Austria H.E. Aleksander Gerzina Dr. Tania Bouzeva Sanela Cvjetkovic Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Austria Bouzeva and Partners Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina F Ambassador Senior Partner Protocol Department Austria Sophia Fahlen Bulgaria Bosnia and Herzegovina Shevolution Venko Gligorov Ognian Bozarov Managing Partner & Founder Login Systems Cyform Investments Ltd. D Sweden General Manager President & Founder Macedonia Bulgaria Norbert Darabos H.E. Prof. Dr. Gjorgji Filipov The Government of Austria Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia Prof. Dr. Harvey Goldstein Lidia Bozarova Federal Minister of Defence and Sports Ambassador MODUL University Vienna Cyform Investments Ltd. Austria Macedonia Dean of the Public Governance and Management Chief Executive Officer Austria Bulgaria Jonathan R. Davidson Bojan Zec Filipovic Office of President William J. Clinton Enkidu Peter Grk Marc Perrin de Brichambaut USA PR & Media Director Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Slovenia OSCE Bosnia and Herzegovina Staff Officer Luc Declercq Secretary General Chairperson of CIVCOM, Representation of Otreco NV, Architect Snezana Filipovic Austria Slovenia to the EU Belgium Megatrend University Belgrade Slovenia H.E. Ambassador Dr. Nicolae Buzaianu Marketing & Media Ambassador for Zambia to UNESCO Gerarda De Riddere Serbia Member of Executive Board to UNESCO for Belgium H Zambia Eduard Fink Ken Dodd France Genesis Eurasia Corporation Vivien Hajdu ACS Inc Executive VP Latin America Megatrend International University Vienna Hermann Bühlbecker Senior Vice President Ecuador Austria Lambertz USA Owner & Chief Executive Officer Sabine Freizer Ramon Harps Lazarin Dotchev Germany International Crisis Group Europe Program Envi Con Bulgaria Elba Energy, Chief Executive Officer Director Managing Director Bulgaria Turkey Bulgaria

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Paul "Harry" Harrison I K Kiril Klenovsky Africa Mining Foodyard Holding Chief Executive Director Amir Ibrovic Dr. Timea Kalmar Chief Executive Officer United Kingdom Chief of Cabinet Kogart Bulgaria Bosnia and Herzegovina Lawyer H.E. Edmond Haxhinasto Diana Knezevic Hungary Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Zsofia Illes-Toth Megatrend International University Vienna of Foreign Affairs Megatrend International University Vienna Axel Kammer Austria Albania Austria Starwood Hotels Mag. Vladislav Kolev Head of Sales - Complex Vienna Dietrich Herzog GMC Handels GesmbH, Director H.E. Bakir Izetbegovic Austria Solar Power Partners Ltd. Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Bulgaria Executive Director Herzegovina Dr. Christoph Kerres H.E. Zeljko Komsic France Bosnia and Herzegovina Kerres Partners Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Partner Christopher J. Hoh Herzegovina Austria Mission of the US Embassy Vienna J Bosnia and Herzegovina Deputy Chief Dr. Nikolai Khlebnikov Robert Jabbour Prof. Dr. Helga Kromp-Kolb Austria IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna University of Natural Resources and Advisor Mag. Christian Hoffmann Austria Life Sciences, Professor Austria MODUL University Vienna Austria Gulmirza F. Javadov Managing Director Dipl.-Ing. Mouddar Khouja SOCAR Vienna Jovan Kovacic Austria AACC Austro-Arab Chamber of Commerce Director Global Communications Associates Ltd., Secretary General Judith Hornok Azerbaijan Chief Executive Officer Austria Hornok and Partner Serbia Herbert Jerich Communications Expert Middle East Dr. Ilian Kinov Jerich International Gabor Kovacs Austria Ilikoni Chief Executive Officer Gabor Kovacs Art Foundation (KOGART) Chief Executive Officer Mauro Hoyer Romero Austria Founder Bulgaria OPEC Fund for International Department of Hungary Pero Jolevski Information OFID H.E Dr. Phil Sabri Kiqmari Blue Star Strategies KommR. Margarete Kriz-Zwittkovits Department of Information, Director Embassy of the Republic of Kosovo in Austria Regional Expert Österreichischer Gewerbeverein (ÖGV) Austria Ambassador USA President Austria H.E. Haris Hrle Austria Prof. Dr. Mica Jovanovic Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina Iztok Klancnik, MBA Megatrend University Belgrade Neven Kulenovic Ambassador Independent Business Consultant Rector Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Slovenia Republic of Serbia Minister-Counselor Dr. Ingo Hueck Dipl-Ing. Edith Klauser Austria Hamid Jourabchi Strategic Link & Partners Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, AVGVSTVS Talip Küner Managing Partner Environment & Water Management Chief Executiver Officer ANTKART Germany Head of Department III Monaco Chief Executive Officer Austria Turkey

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Aslan Kurtaran Markus Luckensteiner, MSC Prof. Dr. Ana Milicevic Mustafa Oral MBA - Expat Consulting MODUL University Vienna Megatrend University Belgrade A+ Finance IFN S.A. Leasing Chief Executive Officer MBA Marketing Manager Dean of Business School Managing Partner Austria Austria Serbia Romania

H.E. Mimoza Kusari-Lila Wolfram Lüdecke H.E. Dr. Vili Minarolli Deputy Prime Minister Academy of the Media - Chief Executive Officer Embassy of Albania P Minister of Trade and Industry Berliner Synchron AG, Member BoD Ambassador Dr. Ernst Palisek Kosovo Germany Albania Architect Palisek & Partner Nabil R. Kuzbari DDr. Armando Minassian Austria Vimpex M Dentist Sally Painter President & Chief Executive Officer Austria Cem Magripli Blue Star Strategies Austria National Holding A.S. Mihai Mocanu Chief Operating Officer Member of the Board of Directors Davidoff Romania USA L Turkey Romania Joanna Parks-Tonks Dr. Peter Lange, MBA Dr. Kenan Magripli Dr. Christian Moser Eclipse Innovation Ltd LPP Lange Sultanate of Oman FFI Friedrich-Funder-Institut Founder Piech & Partner GmbH Honorary Consul of the Sultanate of Oman Managing Director United Kingdom Managing Director Turkey Austria Germany Christian Passin Dr. Horst Mahr PolAk-Political Academy Vienna of the Austrian Mag. Maria Lapinsch Foreign Affairs Association N Peoples Party Steuermann Investitions und Handels GmbH President Manager Europe and South-Eastern Europe Managing Director Germany Georgi Nankov Austria Austria Kalisto Mati, Manager Elena Makarova Bulgaria Lorenz Pflanzelter, MA Ronald C. Linn OAO NK "RussNeft" Federal Ministry for European and International Genesis Eurasia Corporation Director of Department for Slavtcho Neykov Affairs, Department Western Balkan Chief Operating Officer Foreign Economic Activity Energy Community Secretariat Austria USA Russia Director Austria Dr. Edith Pinegger Alexey Lebedev Massimo Max Mantovani Lawyer JSC IUEC Fashion TV, Director Dragos Nitescu Austria General Director Monaco Investime Winning Russia Chief Executive Officer Dr. Wolfgang Pinegger Jean- Cedric Michel Switzerland ANDRITZ AG Arnaud Liguer-Laubhouet De Pfyffer and Associes Geneva Chief Advisor Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild Lawyer O Austria First Vice President Switzerland Eng. Blagoy Pishinov Switzerland Mario Ohoven Borislav Mihajlov Met RE Real Estate CEA-PME (European Confederation of Zeljko Lonco UEFA - Member of UEFA's Executive Committee Executive Director Association of SME) Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgarian Football Union Bulgaria President Protocol Department President Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria

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Blagovesta Pishinova Ufuk Sevinc Antonina Stoyanova George Tavadze Met RE Real Estate Lambertz WIPO GMT Group Bulgaria Head of Communications Senior Info Officer President & Chief Executive Officer Germany Switzerland Austria

R Michael Shields Josip Susnjara Karen Tramontano Thomson Reuters Kursalon Betriebs GmbH Blue Star Strategies - Chief Executive Officer, H.E. Dragana Radulovic Chief Correspondent Managing Director Global Fairness Initiative - Founder & President Embassy of Montenegro Austria Austria USA Ambassador Montenegro Caleb R. Shreve Dr. Akkan Süver Dr. Helmut Türk Global Fairness Initiative Marmara Group Foundation International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Rashid Rizk Executive Director President Vice President Centuria Capital USA Turkey Germany Vice-President United Arab Emirates Ilja Sichrovsky Müjgan Süver Dr. Monika Türk Muslim Jewish Conference Marmara Group Foundation Austria Rena Romm Secretary General Turkey JJW Hotels, Project Manager Austria DI Sanja Turkovic Austria Goran Svilanovic Sanja Studio Kosta Simonovic OSCE Economic & Environmental Activities Landscape Architect Daniel D. Roscom The Republic of Serbia Co-Ordinator Austria Genesis Group Counselor of the Embassy & Head of the Austria President & Chief Executive Officer Consulate Mag. Dr. Phil. Ronald H. Tuschl USA Serbia European Peace University T University Lecturer & Postdoctoral Research Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer Oleg A. Skorik Fellow OMV AG Mag. Veneta Tabakov-Vassilev V Holding Austria Chief Executive Officer 2002 - 2011 INTER VEGA Chief Executive Officer Austria Managing Director Russia Austria U Diana Solarz S Ivan Tanev Yahya Uzdiyen Shevolution Group ELIKS Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding A.S. Andreas Schweighofer Founder & Managing Partner General Manager Vice President MODUL University Vienna Sweden Bulgaria Turkey Assistant Managing Director Carsten Lykke Sorensen Austria Tsvetelina Tanev Sydbank (Schweiz) AG ZBRWOMAN V Prof. Dr. Fatmir Sejdiu Senior Vice President Founder Republic of Kosovo Switzerland Ivelina K. Valtcheva Bulgaria 2nd President 2006 - 2010 Monaco Roberto Sticchi Austria Peter Tankov Falkenherz Group Austria Dzenita Veljan AGP Group Dr.jur. Korab Sejdiu Austria Megatrend International University Vienna Chief Executive Officer Sejdiu & Qerkini Austria Bulgaria Partner Teofana Stoyanova USA Switzerland

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Sanja Vidovic Peer Zebergs Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina SSL Energizer First Secretary of the Embassy Public Affairs Austria Germany Stamen Stantchev Vladan Zivulovic W Atlantic Council of Serbia President CGDC Founding Sponsor Ali Wagas Serbia Falkenherz Group Austria Managing Director H.E. Dejan Zlatanovic Austria Deputy Chief of Mission Serbian Embassy Austria Share Truth Watson Singer Goran Zuzul USA VIRTEGO GmbH General Manager & Owner Edwin Weindorfer Austria Emotion Management GesmbH. Chief Executive Officer & Founder Prof. Dr. Miomir Zuzul Austria Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia 2003 - 2005 Bernhard Wishard President of Dubrovnik International University IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency Croatia Unit Head Austria

Prof. Dr. Karl Wöber MODUL University President Austria

Mike Zafirovski American - Macedonian Executive Formerly in CEO and COO posts at GE, Motorola and Nortel USA

H.E. Samuel Zbogar Government of Slovenia Minister of Foreign Affairs Slovenia

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Education for Change Scholarships to Students from the Western Balkans

Within the next six years, the Center for and Management which was not available Global Dialogue and Cooperation – CGDC, throughout the last years. This is a step to together with its valued sponsors will enable support emerging countries and assist them sixty five students from the Western Balkans in becoming more efficient, capable and to participate in the MBA program in Public stable partners in Europe and worldwide. Governance and Management at MODUL Entrepreneurs, businessmen, politicians, University Vienna, a private university in Vienna, students, pupils – everybody will benefit from Austria. the future development of the Western Balkan countries as stable partners for Europe and The aim of this program is to train managers worldwide. and civil servants to convey their know-how and democratic ideas to regions with interreligious START A DIALOGUE – with the CGDC and intercultural differences to assist these We are looking for visionaries who share our areas in becoming politically and economically common targets, who can contribute to the stable and consequently a favorable partner realization of our vision, give their financial to other states in Europe and worldwide. We support and invest in a better future! are preparing future leaders to deal with the complex interrelationships between public JOIN OUR EFFORTS – for a Better World and authorities and the private sector. become a Social Investor! BECOME A SPONSOR OF THE PROJECT – Share Our Vision For further information, please visit our The CGDC is proud to have many supporters website www.cgdc.eu or write us an email to and members who share our vision and who [email protected]. work with us to achieve our goals. The project “Education for Change – Scholarships to Students from the Western Balkans” provides educational training in Public Governance

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