Day 01 - Tuesday 20 November 2007
9.30 Official Opening
10.15 Hall 3 (7th floor) The Official Opening sees SEF organisers welcoming all participants and drawing attention to the main topics to be discussed during the event. The Prime
Minister of Bulgaria, Mr. Sergei STANISHEV, will address the public on behalf of the Government, which holds the rotating CEI Presidency for 2007. The
Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy, Mr. Petar DIMITROV, will address the public on behalf of the Ministry, the event’s co-organiser. Other notable
speakers include Amb. Harald KREID, Director General, CEI Executive Secretariat, Mr. Gugliemo ARDIZZONE, Minister Plenipotentiary, Italian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Mr. Guido Paolucci, Head of the CEI Project Secretariat, Mr. Christos KATSANIS, Executive Director, United Bulgarian Bank, Ms. Gergana
MANTARKOVA, Managing Partner, KPMG in Bulgaria, and Mr. Richard SHEARER, Chief Executive Officer, vivatel. Finally, the representatives of the CEI
Secretariats and the Bulgaria Economic Forum will welcome participants and provide practical information on the event
Welcome Address H.E. Sergei STANISHEV, Prime Minister, Bulgaria (invited)
Speaker H.E. Petar DIMITROV, Minister, Ministry of Economy and Energy, Bulgaria
Speaker Amb. Harald KREID, Director General, CEI Executive Secretariat
Speaker Mr. Guglielmo ARDIZZONE, Minister Plenipotentiary, Directorate General for European Countries, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Speaker Mr. Christos KATSANIS, Executive Director, United Bulgarian Bank, Member of NBG Group, Bulgaria
Speaker Ms. Gergana MANTARKOVA, Managing Partner, KPMG Bulgaria
Speaker Mr. Richard SHEARER, Chief Executive Officer, Vivatel, Bulgaria
Speaker Mr. Guido PAOLUCCI, Programme Manager, CEI Project Secretariat
Moderator Mr. George TABAKOV, Chairman, Bulgaria Economic Forum
Coordinator Ms. Vessela BAYRAKTAROVA - Mr. George TABAKOV - Mr. Guido PAOLUCCI
1.1 Focus on Bulgaria - Supporting Businesses, Growth and Reforms Consolidation
10.30
12.00 Venue: Hall 8 (5th floor)
Following 17 years on the challenging road of transition the hard work is now paying off. Bulgaria joined the EU on January 1st 2007 as a result of a
decade of coherent and prudent economic policies and structural reforms. Bulgaria today demonstrates sustained growth rates, falling inflation, declining
unemployment and robust FDI. EU membership has now placed the country in a new environment and single market pressures will further stimulate
competition. EU membership in itself, however, is not a guarantee that economic conditions will continue to improve and that the country will attract
sufficient investment levels to enable it to further stimulate productivity growth. Continuation of prudent economic policies and the perseverance on the
reform agenda are essential for Bulgaria to make full use of accession opportunities. This assembly provides an opportunity to share experiences,
exchange views and propose specific actions to help address the post-accession convergence challenges going forward.
Moderator Mr. James HYSLOP, Director for Bulgaria, EBRD
Welcome address H.E. Petar DIMITROV, Minister, Ministry of Economy and Energy, Bulgaria
Keynote Speaker Mr. Yavor KUIUMDJIEV, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy and Energy, Bulgaria
Presentation Title Competitiveness of the Bulgarian Economy
Speaker Mr. Stoyan STALEV, Executive Director, InvestBulgaria Agency, Bulgaria
Presentation Title Bulgaria - The Right Investment Location
Speaker Amb. Michael B. HUMPHREYS, Head, Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria
Presentation Title Growth and Jobs - EU Structural and Cohesion Fund in Support of the Lisbon Strategy
Speaker Mr. Cormac MURPHY, Head, Division Bulgaria, Romania and Cyprus, South East Europe Department, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Presentation Title EIB and Financing of Bulgaria's Investment Needs
Speaker Mr. Andrea CASINI, Chief Business Officer, Management Board, Unicredit Bulbank
Presentation Title Financial Institutions: Backbone and Engine of Business and Economic Growth in Bulgaria
Speaker Mr. Bojidar DANEV, Chairman and Executive President, Bulgarian Industrial Association – Union of the Bulgarian Business, Bulgaria
Presentation Title Simplification of Regulatory Framework (in line with Lisbon Agenda and EU Policy to Reduce Administrative Burdens by 25 per cent)
Speaker Mr. Dieter WAHL, Financial Director, Miroglio Bulgaria EOOD, Miroglio Deutschland GmbH, Ulmia Stoffe GmbH
Presentation Title Miroglio’s Investments in Bulgaria: History and Actual Situation
Coordinator CEI Project Secretariat
Officer in Charge Mr. Guido PAOLUCCI - Mr. Yannis ARVANITIS
2.1 A New Vision of the Capital Markets in Central and Southeast Europe - the European Securities Landscape
10.30
12.00 Venue: Hall 9 (5th floor)
In recent years a new EU regime for regulation of the European securities markets has been developed. The new directives and implementing measures
entail very extensive changes that will affect the development in the capital markets. In some areas, the new EU regulatory regime introduces completely
new opportunities, while in others the focus is first and foremost on greater harmonisation of national legislation, so that EU regulation supports the
continued progress towards a fully integrated securities market in the EU. The new regulatory regime is expected to augment competition among the
various trading platforms in Europe, strengthen cross-border competition among securities dealers, and further harmonise the approach to investor
protection. Markets in Financial Instruments
Directive (MiFID) - a catalyst for change in Europe's market structure.
Moderator Mr. Christos KATSANIS, Executive Director, United Bulgarian Bank, Member of NBG Group, Bulgaria
Speaker Mr. Hannes HUHTANIEMI, Policy Officer, DG Internal Markets and Services, European Commission
Presentation Title
Speaker Mr. Victor PAPAZOV, Founder and Chairman of the Board, Bulgarian Stock Exchange, Bulgaria
Presentation Title Capital Market in Bulgaria after MiFID
Speaker Mr. Gilbert McCAUL, Partner, KPMG in Bulgaria
Presentation Title A Financial Advisor’s Perspective on the Development of Capital Markets
Speaker Mr. Heinrich SCHALLER, Joint Chief Executive Officer, Vienna Stock Exchange, Austria
Presentation Title Vienna Stock Exchange – International Expertise and Know How in the Modern Capital Markets
Speaker Mr. Henry VON BLUMENTHAL, Senior Capital Markets Officer, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Presentation Title EIB and Capital Markets Development in Central and Eastern Europe
Speaker Mr. Stere FARMACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Bucharest Stock Exchange, Romania
Presentation Title Bucharest Stock Exchange Development and Capital Market Integration
Speaker Mr. Luciano MONTI, Managing Director, APRI Sviluppo Private Equity S.p.A., Italy
Presentation Title Early Stage Financing
Coordinator Bulgaria Economic Forum
Officer in Charge Mr. George TABAKOV - Ms. Christina DIMITROVA
IBA 01 Real Estate Market and Infrastructure. The Bust of the Real Estate Boom or Imminent Surprises?
10.30
12.00 Venue: Hall 7 (5th floor)
Moderator Mr. Ivo PASKALEV, Project Manager, Balkan Consultancy Centrer, Bulgaria
Keynote Speaker Mr. Milosh POTSKOV, Secretary General, Acting Executive Director, Road Executive Agency, Bulgaria
Presentation Title
Project Promoter Mr. Strahil IVANOV, Manager, Yavlena Ltd., Bulgaria
Presentation Title Outlines of the Bulgarian Real Estate Market
Project Promoter Mr. Miroslav YAZOV, Financial Manager, Yazov Group, Bulgaria
Presentation Title Sky Buildings – the New Face of Business and Living in Plovdiv
Project Promoter Mr. Atanas GAROV, Managing Director, Colliers International, Bulgaria
Presentation Title
Ms. Oksana TSEDRIK, Deputy Director CUE “Ecocomplex”, Minsk Region Executive Committee, Belarus // Mr. Vladimir SOBOLEV, Counsellor, Foreign
Project Promoter
Economic Cooperation, Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Presentation Title Organization of the Modern System for Separate Collection and Processing of Solid Domestic Waste
Mr. Vladimir VASILCHENKOV, Deputy Director General, Belarusian National Dispatcher Centre of Power Industry, Belarus // Mr. Vladimir SOBOLEV,
Project Promoter
Counsellor, Foreign Economic Cooperation, Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Presentation Title Reconstruction of Mozyr Heat Power Plant
Coordinator Bulgaria Economic Forum & BALREC - Balkan Real Estate Conference
Officer in Charge Mr. George TABAKOV - Ms. Christina DIMITROVA
1.2 Energy Infrastructure
13.20
15.00 Venue: Hall 8 (5th floor) One of the three main objectives of the EU energy policy for Europe is to 'increase the security of energy supply'. This could be achieved with the provision
of reliable energy sources (traditional fossil as well as renewables, clean and alternative form of energy) and the building of the necessary infrastructure for
the supply and transfer of energy resources. The three-year action plan, adopted in March this year, envisages effective diversification of energy sources
and energy supply routes. Having in mind the increasing energy dependence of EU, which is expected to reach 70% (if no measures are taken),
strengthening inter-regional commercial ties between EU, Central Asia, Caspian and the Black Sea Regions is key to ensure diversification of energy
sources and energy supply routes. The presence of adequate energy infrastructure is an important prerequisite to guarantee the reliability of energy
supplies and the effective functioning of competitive energy markets. The second main objective of the European energy policy is to guarantee the
competitiveness of European economies and provide energy at affordable prices. Again, this can be ensured also through the Energy Community, which
includes non-member countries from the Balkans. This panel will consider the ever-changing role of Southeast Europe as an important link in the energy
resources routes and will stress the valence of ensuring investments in large infrastructure projects to strengthen the links between European consumers
and energy suppliers.
Moderator Mr. George GIAOURIS, Principal Banker, Power and Energy, EBRD
Keynote Speaker Ms. Galina TOSHEVA, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy and Energy, Bulgaria
Presentation Title The Bulgarian Energy Policy in the Context of the European Energy Policy - Challenges and Opportunities
Speaker Mr. Charles FEINSTEIN, Energy Sector Manager, Europe and Central Asia, Sustainable Development Department, World Bank
Presentation Title SEE (Security, Environment and Economic Growth) in SEE: A World Bank Energy Sector Perspective
Speaker Mr. Alistair McLEISH, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mmd Group
Presentation Title Guaranteeing and Communicating Transparency for Major Energy Projects
Speaker Mr. Carlo Riccardo MERIGGI, Program Manager South Stream, Eni SpA Gas & Power, Italy
Presentation Title Increasing Energy Security in Europe? Key Update on the planned South Stream Gas Pipeline project
Speaker Mr. Enrico VIALE, Manager for the Balkans, ENEL, Italy
Presentation Title Energy balance, Capacity Increase and Investments in Southern Eastern Europe
Speaker Mr. Mardik Rupen PAPAZYAN, Executive Director, NEK AED, Bulgaria
Presentation Title The Electric Power Infrastructure in Bulgaria and Prospects for its Development
Speaker Ms. Rositsa TANEVA, Head of Department, Bulgartransgaz EAD, Bulgaria
Presentation Title
Speaker Mr. Vladimir VASILCHENKOV, Deputy Director General, Belarusian National Dispatcher Centre of Power Industry, Belarus
Presentation Title Belarus Energy Sector Development for Increasing Energy Security
Speaker Gottfried STEINER, Head of International Affairs, OMV, Austria
Presentation Title Nabucco Gas Pipeline Project
Coordinator CEI Project Secretariat, BEF Bulgaria Economic Forum
Officer in Charge Mr. Guido PAOLUCCI - Ms. Gaia PERACCA - Mr. George TABAKOV
2.2 Internationalisation of SMEs: Support Services and Financing
13.20
15.00 Venue: Hall 9 (5th floor) SMEs find it more difficult than large enterprises to have cross-border activities within the European Internal Market and in third countries markets. In
Europe significantly only 24% of small and 25% of medium enterprises claim to be prepared to go to another country. In this scope it is necessary to help
SMEs to face more and more demanding markets and CEI Member States policies should support SME internationalization to third markets. This session
will focus on how to support Governments, public institutions and the private sector in CEI Countries to improve their capacity to design policies and to
implement support programmes specifically aimed to SME internationalization. There is clear evidence of market failure that creates barriers preventing
SMEs from achieving their full potential. In particular, obstacles hampering SME access to international markets include: shortage of working capital to
finance exports; lack or low level of human resources with sufficient knowledge on foreign markets and specific technical skills; identifying foreign business
opportunities; limited information to locate and analyze markets; inability to contact potential overseas customers. In order to achieve permanent results,
new strategic alliances have to be established between SMEs and policy makers to remove barriers that small enterprises face in their internationalization
process. Particular attention will be given to business match-making and to activities aimed to identify cross-border partners and business opportunities.
Moderator Ms. Daniela FIORI, Permanent Representation of Italy to the European Union, State Aid attaché, Brussels
Presentation Title Internationalization of SME, a European Strategy in the framework of the Competitiveness and Innovation Program 2006/2013
Speaker Mr. Stanimir BARZASHKY, Executive Director, Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA), Bulgaria
Presentation Title The Government Supporting Programmes for SME sector in Bulgaria
Speaker Mr. Antonio FANELLI, Deputy Head, OECD Investment Compact for South East Europe
Presentation Title SME Policy in the Western Balkans: Strengths and Weaknesses
Speaker Mr. Raffaele BOLDRACCHI, Principal Manager, Official Co-financing Unit, EBRD
Enhancing Access to Credit and Providing Innovative Services to Strengthen the Competitiveness of the Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) sector. The
Presentation Title
Role of the Donors funded EBRD Technical Cooperation Programme
Speaker Mr. Daniel IVARSSON, Chief, Office for Arab States, Europe and CIS, International Trade Center UNCTAD/WTO
Presentation Title Export Strategies, Trade information, and Trade Support Institutions - Three Means for Supporting SME Internationalisation
Speaker Ms. Valentina ALEXANDROVA, Director, Investment and Legal Services Department, InvestBulgaria Agency, Bulgaria
Presentation Title Bulgaria – Unique Investment Location
Speaker Ms. Slavica SINGER, Board Chair, CEPOR - SMEs and Entrepreneurship Policy Centre, Croatia
Presentation Title Croatian Efforts in Internationalization of SMEs: Support Services and Financing
Speaker Mr. Francesco D'APRILE, President of the Italian Association of Management Consultant (APCO), Partner, P&D Consulting Srl., Italy
Presentation Title Managing Internationalization process and win in the global market. Human Capital and SME Internationalization. Case History
Coordinator CEI Project Secretariat
Officer in Charge Ms. Elisabetta DOVIER
IBA 02 How to Implement the Next Wave of Economic Reforms in South Eastern Europe
13.20
15.00 Venue: Hall 7 (5th floor)
In most transition countries the initial-phase reform is almost complete: institutions supporting market structures and political-democratic pluralism have
been in place for a number of years and are, to varying degree, operational. For the countries of South East Europe, major reforms have been
implemented in investment policy, tax and trade. Achievements on the economic front include an average GDP growth rate of 5%, stable inflation, and FDI
inflows in the region that have increased from EUR 4.6 billion in 2002 to over EUR 12 billion in 2006. However, the first wave of policy reforms and
economic growth has not reduced unemployment that is over 20% in the Western Balkans. The financial infrastructure is still weak with interest rate
spreads averaging 7%. Corruption is still high and competition is limited in certain product sectors. This workshop will outline a second wave of reforms for
SEE to increase growth and competitiveness and suggest ways to implement those reforms most effectively.
Moderator Mr. Anthony O'SULLIVAN, Head, OECD Investment Compact for South East Europe
Presentation Title How to Implement the Next Wave of Economic Reform in SEE
Speaker Ms. Marie-Laurence GUY, Projects Officer, Global Corporate Governance Forum, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Presentation Title Corporate Governance Reform Efforts in Southeast Europe
Speaker Mr. Gian Piero CIGNA, Principal Counsel of Corporate Governance, Legal Transition Team, EBRD
Presentation Title
Speaker Ms. Dana ARMEAN DENIS-SMITH, Managing Director, Marker Global Ltd., United Kingdom
Presentation Title Making the Small Count – SMEs, Regulation and Economic Reform in South - East Europe
Speaker Mr. Fadi FARRA, Principal Administrator, OECD
Presentation Title Targeting Reforms through a Sector Specific Approach
Speaker Mr. Eugenio BETTELLA, Managing Partner, Roedl & Partners, Italy
Presentation Title CEI Countries’ Legal Framework Changes to West European Standards
Coordinator CEI Project Secretariat
Officer in Charge Mr. Guido PAOLUCCI - Mr. Yannis ARVANITIS
13.30
Parallel event Bulgaria - Italy: Entrepreneurial Challenges
15.30 Venue: Hall 3 (7th floor)
As in past years, economic operators will be provided with broader information and in-depth studies on the opportunities granted to small businesses. The
Italian expertise in the execution of projects co-financed through structural funds will be presented as a model of successful governance.
This year’s seminar by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria will focus on how SMEs can benefit from Structural Funds and Measures assistance,
in particular through the Operational Programmes (OP) for Competitiveness and OP Human Resources Development. The discussions will be
accompanied by the presentation of a number of infrastructure projects and business initiatives under Corridor VIII.
Moderator Mr. Marco MONTECCHI, President, Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria
Speaker Amb. Gian Battista CAMPAGNOLA, Italian Embassy in Sofia
Presentation Title
Speaker Mr. Edoardo POLLASTRI, President, Assocamerestero - Association of Italian Chambers of Commerce Abroad, Italia
Presentation Title
Speaker Mr. Antonio PAOLETTI, President for Eastern and Central Europe, UNIONCAMERE - Union of Italian Chambers of Commerce, Italy
Presentation Title
Speaker Ms. Tiziana VECCHIO, General Department for Foreign Trade Promotion, Ministry of Foreign Trade, Italy
Presentation Title European Structural Funds: an Opportunity for the Italian Enterprises
Speaker Mr. Fabrizio CAMASTRA, Director, Italian Institute for Foreign Trade (ICE) in Sofia
Presentation Title Promoting SMEs´ Competitiveness
Speaker Mr. Michele GRIMALDI, General Manager, Pan-European Corridor VIII Technical Secretariat, Italy
Presentation Title Corridor VIII as a Strategic Axis for Trade and Investments: the Initiatives of the Secretariat
Speaker Mr. Pier Paolo VECCHI, Association of Italian engineering, Architectural and Technical-economic Consulting Organizations (OICE)
Presentation Title Italian Engineering, a Contribution to CEI Region Development
Speaker Mr Giulio GUARRACINO, Executive Manager, Italian Construction Contractors Federation (ANCE)
Presentation Title
Speaker Mr. Pietro BACCARINI, President of Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Italy
Presentation Title
Speaker Mr. Jean TALMON, Special Adviser for Central and Eastern Europe, Astaldi Spa
Presentation Title
Speaker Ms. Daniela KONOVA, Chair of Management Board, Generali Bulgaria Holding AD
Presentation Title Generali Bulgaria Insurance Companies - Taking Advantage of A Strong Brand In Competing For Insurance Business
Speaker Mr. Alex CAR, Director General, Italcementi Bulgaria
Presentation Title Italcementi, Sustainable Development and New Investments
Mr. Marco CASASOLE, Attorney, Legal department // Mr. Giovanni Battista CALI', Attorney, Tax Department, CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni,
Speaker
Italy
Presentation Title Bulgarian Tax and Legal Issues
Speaker Ms. Iolanda CONTE, Project Manager, Uniontrasporti
Presentation Title Intangible Barriers along Corridor VIII: main results survey
Coordinator CEI Project Secretariat; Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria
Officer in Charge Mr. Marco MONTECCHI - Ms Tiziana CARLINO - Ms. Stefania DEL MONTE
1.3 The World Bank Group: Mobilising Resources for the Future
15.10
16.45 Venue: Hall 8 (5th floor) The countries of Central and Eastern Europe have achieved tremendous economic progress in the past decade. The countries of the region need to fully
mobilize their available resources to maintain the growth momentum and to converge more rapidly to the development level of Western Europe. In this
context, this session will begin by presenting the key challenges for the region with regard to human resource development. It will then present the findings
of a study on regional integration and growth in South East Europe. The role of PPPs in resource mobilization will also be presented. The World Bank will
inform about its strategic goals and areas of activity in South East Europe, and about its engagement in EU Member States through the case study of
Bulgaria.
Moderator Ms. Sandra BLOEMENKAMP, Special Representative for South East Europe, World Bank
Keynote Speaker Mr. Dimcho MIHALEVSKY, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, Bulgaria
Presentation Title Project for Development of Municipal Infrastructure
Speaker Mr. Arup BANERJI, Sector Manager, Human Development Department, World Bank
Human Resource Issues in CEI Countries - Presentation of Key Findings from WB study "From Red to Gray: The Third Transition of Aging Populations in
Presentation Title
Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union"
Speaker Mr. Ivailo IZVORSKI, Senior Economist, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Sector, World Bank
Presentation Title Avoiding the Middle-Income Trap: Integration and Growth in the Western Balkans
Speaker Mr. Angelo DELL'ATTI, General Manager, Private Enterprise Partnership, Southeast Europe Infrastructure, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Presentation Title PPPs and Resources Mobilisation
Speaker Mr. Marco MANTOVANELLI, Country Manager for BiH, World Bank
Presentation Title The World Bank's Strategic Goals and Areas of Activity for the Region
Speaker Mr. Florian FICHTL, Country Manager for Bulgaria, World Bank
Presentation Title Regional and Strategic Challenges - Bulgaria as a Case Study of Engagement with an EU Member State
Coordinator CEI Project Secretariat
Officer in Charge Mr. Guido PAOLUCCI - Ms. Gaia PERACCA
2.3 Roundtable on Freight Services: Supporting Business through Transport Infrastructure Development
15.10
16.45 Venue: Hall 9 (5th floor)
The focus of the roundtable will be on the changes necessary in service models and organisation of railway undertakings to respond to market needs,
rather than purely on the infrastructural investments in rail networks. The panel will discuss how to fill the gap between customer expectations and service
provided, to enhance the use of infrastructural assets and, as a consequence, stimulate the interest of financial and institutional investors on infrastructural
development. In particular, case studies on improving efficiency and effectiveness in the railways offering will be examined, such as: efforts to achieve
locomotives interoperability; need for on board staff and loco drivers interoperability; logic behind the construction of a terminal network; development of
advanced logistic services integrating rail transport in a door-to-door logic.
Moderator Ms. Luisa VELARDI, Director, Strategy Department, Trenitalia, Italy
Presentation Title Roundtable on Freight Services: Supporting Business through Transport Infrastructure Development
Keynote Speaker H.E. Asen GAUGAZOV, Minister, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, Bulgaria
Presentation Title Development of Regional Road Infrastructure to Provide for Traffic of People, Goods and Services
Speaker Mr. Georgi PETARNAICHEV, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transport, Bulgaria
Presentation Title Development of Intermodal Transport and Logistics – Priority Task in the Ministry of Transport’s Schedule.
Speaker Mr. Giuseppe RAZZA, General Manager, Pan-European Corridor V Technical Secretariat
Presentation Title Corridor V Development
Speaker Mr. Paul GUITINK, Senior Policy Adviser, Central and Eastern Europe, Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER)
Presentation Title Market Demand for Reliable, High Quality Transport Services: Constraints and Opportunities for Rail Freight
Speaker Mr. Pencho POPOV, Director, Central Freight Division, National Railway Operator (BDZ), Bulgaria
Presentation Title Perspectives for Development of the Railway Freight Transports in Bulgaria
Speaker Mr. Paolo CELENTANI, Director, Marketing Department, Cargo Division, Trenitalia, Italy
Presentation Title The Rail Cargo Business Lifecycle
Speaker Mr. Karl MOHNSEN, Chief Executive Officer, TX Logistik, Germany
Presentation Title The Role of a New Comer in the Perspective of Market Liberalization
Speaker Mr. Günther ENGELHART, Head, Cargo and Logistic, Rail Cargo Austria
Presentation Title Cooperation between Trenitalia and RCA to create Efficient Rail Services between Eastern and Western European Hubs
Coordinator CEI Project Secretariat
Officer in Charge Mr. Guido PAOLUCCI - Ms. Gaia PERACCA
15.10
IBA 03 Eco-innovation and Alternative Sources of Energy: Opportunities for SMEs
16.45 Venue: Hall 7 (5th floor)
This session will focus on environmental technologies and intelligent energy, two tools identified by the EU for enhancing innovation and competitiveness in
Europe. Eco-innovation is any form of innovation aiming at significant and demonstrable progress towards the goal of sustainable development, through
reducing impacts on the environment or achieving a more efficient and responsible use of natural resources, including energy. Speakers will also examine,
with a specific focus on SMEs, prospects and opportunities for the use and production of “intelligent energy”. The promotion of eco-innovation and
technologies as well as the use of alternative sources of energy through the EU Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) aims at
contributing to the achievement of environmental objectives and creation of economic opportunities. These themes will be presented by EC
representatives and discussed by referring to best practices in the field.
Moderator Mr. Fausto SANTANGELO, Representative of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, BEST Groups to the European Commission, Brussels
Presentation Title
Speaker Ms. Marinella LODDO, Director, Industrial Co-operation and Relations with Intl. Org., National Institute for Foreign Trade (ICE), Italy
Presentation Title
Speaker Mr. Pierpaolo DETTORI, Industrial Area Manager, CONSER sccpa, Italy
Presentation Title Energetically Self-sufficient Industrial Areas: Economic and Environmental Sustainability. The Case Study of Prato (Italy)
Speaker Ms. Svenja BARTELS, Attorney, Roedl & Partner, Italy
Presentation Title Case Study of a Geothermal Project in Hungary
Speaker Mr. Vittorio GHINASSI, General Secretary, Association for Italian-Moldavian Trade (ACIM), Italy
Presentation Title Project “S.E.E.M” - Systems for Energy Efficiency in Moldova
Speaker Mr. Andrea VALCALDA, Chief Coordinator, Environment and Innovation Project, ENEL, Italy
Presentation Title Gaining Technological and Environmental Leadership: Enel’s “Environment and Innovation Project”
Mr. Riccardo HONORATI BIANCHI, Expert - Resident Twinning Adviser, Development and Cohesion Policies Department, Ministry of Economic
Speaker Development of Italy
Special focus on Environmental and Competitiveness Programmes (Energy, Innovation Projects) - Overview of the Structural Funds in Bulgaria in the
Presentation Title
Programming Period 2007-2013: stakeholders, opportunities for SMEs
Coordinator CEI Project Secretariat
Officer in Charge Ms. Elisabetta DOVIER
1.4 Technical Assistance Needs in the Region
17.00
18.30 Venue: Hall 8 (5th floor) This session will outline the rationale as well as take stock of the achievements of grant-type assistance (in the form of technical cooperation and
investment co-financing in support of specific components of investment projects by IFIs and other international organisations) in the South-Eastern
European region, including Romania and Bulgaria, and in the European Neighbourhood Policy countries members of the CEI. The EBRD will provide
presentations on existing funds, such as the multilateral Western Balkans Fund, and on the specific pipeline for the coming months in key sectors and
regions. Special emphasis will be given to the discussion of technical cooperation projects in the areas of Municipal and Environmental Infrastructure and
Small Business, where assignments have a strong focus on enhancing corporate governance practice, transferring technical knowledge, creating
employment and investment opportunities. Those are fundamental to ensure further harmonisation and integration into internationally recognised
standards of best practice, thus enhancing companies' creditworthiness and access to banking and capital markets. The session will be of benefit to
consultancy houses looking for business opportunities as well as civil servants wanting to learn more about funds’ availability and related operations across
institutions.
Moderator Mr. Gary BOND, Director, Official Co-Financing Unit, EBRD
Keynote speaker Mr. Lyubomir DATZOV, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance, Bulgaria
Presentation Title The Transition in Bulgaria – Status and Challenges
Speaker Mr. Engin GOKSU, Senior Manager, Official Co-Financing Unit, EBRD
Presentation Title EBRD’s Technical Cooperation Programme in South East Europe
Speaker Mr. Henry RUSSELL, Deputy Director, Municipal Environmental Infrastructure, EBRD
Presentation Title Case Studies from MEI projects - where TC has been crucial
Speaker Mr. Eivind TANDBERG, Public Financial Management Advisor for South East Europe, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Slovenia
Presentation Title Public Financial Management Reform Priorities for South East European Countries
Speaker Mr. Daniel IVARSSON, Chief, Office for Arab States, Europe and the CIS, International Trade Center (UNCTAD/ WTO)
Presentation Title Enhancing the international competiveness of SMEs - trade development challenges and the ITC response
Speaker Mr. Anthony O'SULLIVAN, Head, OECD Investment Compact for South East Europe
Presentation Title Technical Assistance Priorities in SEE to improve the business climate
Coordinator CEI Project Secretariat
Officer in Charge Mr. Guido PAOLUCCI - Mr. Yannis ARVANITIS
2.4 Women in Action - The Driving Force of the United Europe
17.00
18.30 Venue: Hall 9 (5th floor)
In the past, being a leader or a manager was something common for a man. Nowadays women are equal to men and are active in all society and
community areas. In 2007 – the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All – we would like to present the readiness and willingness of women to take
part in policy and decision making. Women entrepreneurs are numerous and the success of the organizations run by female entrepreneurs is recognized
but not widely enough. Access to finance is one of the main driving forces of a company and women are facing problems in obtaining financial resources
for their businesses. Women entrepreneurship calls for: raising the visibility of existing women entrepreneurs, creating a climate that is favourable to
woman entrepreneurs; increasing the number of new women entrepreneurs; increasing the scale of existing women run businesses. The organizations,
presenting and standing behind the rights of women entrepreneurs and women are important players on European and worldwide level.
Moderator Ms. Ingrid SHIKOVA, Information, Public & Relays Adviser, Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria
Keynote Speaker H.E. Emilia MASLAROVA, Minister, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Bulgaria
Presentation Title
Speaker Ms. Ewa RUMINSKA-ZIMNY, Senior Social Affaires Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Presentation Title Gender Gap and Economic Policy
Speaker Ms. Radka STAMENOVA, Manager, Meridian 22 - Company for Education and Training, Bulgaria
Presentation Title Lifelong Education – Challenge and Reality for Women
Speaker Ms. Etta CARIGNANI, Secretary General, World Association of women Entrepreneurs (FCEM), Italy
Presentation Title Women in economic decision-making
Ms. Jasminka KESER, Head, Project Preparation and Implementation Section, SME Directorate, Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship,
Speaker
Croatia
Presentation Title Croatian Women in Business
Coordinator Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bulgaria
Officer in Charge Ms. Mariana STEFANOVA
17.00 IBA 04 SME Development Projects co-funded by the EU in the CEI Region
18.30 Venue: Hall 7 (5th floor)
Project Promoter Ms. Sandrine CARLIER-WIART, Marketing and Communication, CORDIS Contractor, Brussels
Presentation Title CORDIS: The Gateway to FP7 Participation
Project Promoter Mr. Mauro BIANCHI, Managing Director, Teseo Sprl., Belgium
Transfer EAST: Transferring Government to Business - IST Good Practices to Eastern European New Member States // SECURE FORCE: Pro-Active
Presentation Title
Intelligence and Support Programme to stimulate European SMEs faced with Research issues in the Security
Project Promoter Mr. Giuseppe SAIJA, Project Manager, TESEO Sprl, Belgium
Presentation Title INDIA MENTOR: Catalyst for Euro-India ICT Resarch // FASTER: Fostering Alliances for Sustainable Transport in European Research
Project Promoter Mr. Claudio DI GIORGIO, Head, Information Services & Innovation Department, Informest, Italy // Ms. Boriana MINTCHEVA, Head of Division, SME
Internationalization, Bulgarian Small and Medium Entreprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA), Bulgaria
Presentation Title IDEA - Interactive Database for Enterprises and Associations: an interactive platform to promote Business Support Services in the CEI Countries
Speaker Mr. Hristo MIHAILOVSKY, Chief Executive Officer, Bulgarian Credit Rating Agency (BCRA), Bulgaria
Presentation Title Assessment and Transparency of Creditworthiness as a Tool for Enhancing the Competitiveness and Support SMEs Internationalization
Speaker Ms. Giorgia GIOVANNETTI, Professor, University of Florence, Italy
Presentation Title The Increasing Importance of Internationalized SME in the CEI Region
Coordinator CEI Project Secretatiat
Officer in Charge Ms. Elisabetta DOVIER
Day 02 - Wednesday 21 November 2007
9.00 1.5 Moving Energy Efficiency Forward
10.30 Venue: Hall 8 (5th floor)
This session will introduce the debate on the importance of extending the benefits of energy efficiency projects to the residential sector and the area of built
environment. The EBRD has had a long-standing success in guaranteeing loans to increase energy efficiency and reduce carbon intensity in the corporate
sector. Now, moving transition forward in the energy field will require expanding energy efficiency credit lines to local banks for on-lending to support small
energy efficiency and renewables energy projects in the residential sector. In this respect, the newly established credit line in Bulgaria is a successful case
study, whose structure can be replicated elsewhere. The EBRD will also present the results from the latest sustainable energy market study in the Western
Balkans, supported by the CEI Trust Fund at the EBRD.
Moderator Mr. Jacquelin LIGOT, Director, Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Team, EBRD
Presentation Title Financing Energy Efficiency in Transition Countries; EBRD’s Experience
Keynote Speaker Ms. Kostadinka TODOROVA, Director, Energy Efficiency and Environmental Protection Directorate, Ministry of Economy and Energy, Bulgaria
Presentation Title Energy Efficiency in Bulgaria – Present situation, Legal Framework, Measures for Energy Efficiency Increase
Speaker Mr. Tasko ERMENKOV, Executive Director, Executive Energy Efficiency Agency, Bulgaria
Presentation Title Trends and Measures for Energy Efficiency Improvement of Bulgarian Economy
Speaker Mr. Gueorgui HOROZOV, Director, Energy and Infrastructure Department, Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB)
Presentation Title
Speaker Mr. Paul WAIDE, Senior Policy Analyst, Energy Efficiency and Environment Division, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Presentation Title International Energy Efficiency Developments in the Buildings Sector: Opportunities and Issues
Speaker Mr. Gianpiero NACCI, Senior Engineer, Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Team, EBRD
Presentation Title EBRD Approach to Energy Efficiency in the Industrial Sectors: Stand Alone Projects and Credit Lines
Speaker Mr. Zdravko GENCHEV, Executive Director, EnEffect, Center for Energy Efficiency, Bulgaria
Presentation Title New Energy Efficiency Funds will support Climate Change Mitigation
Speaker Mr. Mario LAZZERI, Business Development Manager, D'Appolonia S.p.A, Italy
Presenation Title Energy Benchmarking: a Tool developed for EBRD for Assessing Energy Efficiency Performance and Carbon Credit Opportunities
Coordinator CEI Project Secretariat
Officer in Charge Mr. Guido PAOLUCCI - Ms. Gaia PERACCA
9.00 2.5 ICT in SEE: Strategic Issues in Research, Technology and Deployment
10.30 Venue: Hall 9 (5th floor)
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Moderator Mr. Joze GRICAR, Chairman, Department of Informatics, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Presentation Title Innovative eRegion Development: Opportunities for the Cross-border Collaboration
Keynote Speaker H.E. Nikolay VASSILEV, Minister, Ministry of Public Administration and Administrative Reform, Bulgaria
Presentation Title With our Face to the People
Speaker Ms. Despina ANASTASIADOU, Director, South Eastern Europe Telecommunications & Informatics Research Institute S.A., Greece
Presentation Title Insights and Recommendations on IST Research & Development Policies in Eastern Europe - The GREAT-IST Project Perspective
Speaker Ms. Aleksandra RAKOVIC, Expert, Working Table II - Economy, Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe
Presentation Title Policy and Regulatory Challenges for the ICT Sector in South Eastern Europe
Speaker Mr. Richard SHEARER, Chief Executive Officer, Vivatel, Bulgaria
Presentation Title The Business Perspective: the Telecommunication Market in SEE
Speaker Ms. Sasha BEZUHANOVA, General Manager, Hewlett-Packard Bulgaria Ltd.
Presentation Title Economic Growth Based on Innovation
Speaker Mr. Plamen VATCHKOV, Chairman, State Agency for ICT, Bulgaria
Presentation Title State Policy for ICT Development – an instrument for fostering R & D
Coordinator CEI Project Secretariat
Officer in Charge Ms. Slavena RADOVANOVIC
11.00 1.6 EBRD Transition Report 2007: People in Transition
12.30 Venue: Hall 8 (5th floor)
The EBRD Transition Report provides an overview on progress in structural reform and economic performance in the 29 countries of the postcommunist
transition region, detailed assessments for each country, as well as a special focus each year on a selected aspect of transition. The leading theme for this
presentation of the 2007 Transition Report is People in Transition. Drawing heavily from the results of the EBRD/World Bank Life in Transition Survey
(LiTS), conducted in autumn 2006, the Transition Report will look at how peoples' experience in the labour market has affected their life satisfaction and
views on reforms, the variation across and within countries in attitudes toward the economic and political aspects of transition, and peoples' perceptions of
the impact of transition on public service delivery. Discussants from other IFIs will introduce work conducted through their institutions as a basis for opening
up a debate on the transformations achieved in the CEI region of operation through transition.
Moderator Mr. James HYSLOP, Director for Bulgaria, EBRD
Keynote Speaker H.E. Plamen ORESHARSKI, Minister, Ministry of Finance, Bulgaria
Presentation Title
Speaker Mr. Fabrizio CORICELLI, Director for Policy Studies, EBRD
Presentation Title EBRD Transition Report 2007: People in Transition
Speaker Mr. Christoph ROSENBERG, Senior Regional Representative Central Europe and Baltics, International Monetary Fund in Poland (IMF)
Presentation Title Economic Trends and Challenges in the New Member States
Coordinator CEI Project Secretariat
Officer in Charge Mr. Guido PAOLUCCI - Mr. Yannis ARVANITIS
11.00 2.6 Mobilising Actors for Environmental Governance
12.30 Venue: Hall 9 (5th floor)
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Moderator Mr. Henry Richard JACKELEN, UNDP Resident Representative and UN Resident Coordinator for Bulgaria
Keynote Speaker Mr. Yordan DARDOV, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment and Waters, Republic of Bulgaria
Presentation Title Economic Growth and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
Speaker Mr. Mllan STEGIC, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Republic of Serbia
Presentation Title
Speaker Ms. Anne BURRILL, Deputy Head of Unit, Enlargement & Neighbouring Countries, DG Environment, European Commission
Presentation Title Environment Policy -- Motor for a Better Future
Speaker Ms. Teia CATANA, Head of Unit, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Romania
Presentation Title Sustainable Development and the Business Sector – the Romanian Perspective
Speaker Mr. Philippe ROMBAUT, Chairman, Board of Directors, Ecobulpack JSC, Bulgaria
Presentation Title Separate Waste Collection Management
Speaker Mr. Gianni CATALANO, Managing Director Environmental Control Systems Southern Europe, ALSTOM Power
Presentation Title Maritza East 1 - Desulphurization Plants for a Better Environment
Speaker Mr. Augusto PRETNER, Chief Executive Officer, SGI Studio Galli Ingegneria S.p.A., Italy
Presentation Title Environmental Governance in the Water Sector
Speaker Mr. Mike FOSTER, Executive Director, Bulgarian Representation of Energy Conglomerate, ENEL
Presentation Title Sustainable Environmental Programme of Enel in the Rehabilitation and Improvement of Maritza-Est Power Plant
Coordinator Bulgaria Economic Forum
Officer in Charge Mr. George TABAKOV - Ms. Christina DIMITROVA
12.45 SEF Closing Ceremony and Press Conference
13.30 Hall 8 (5th floor)
The Closing Ceremony will provide participants with a summary of the outcomes from the forum sessions and will present the conclusions of the
Roundtable of CEI Ministers of Economic Sectors. The CEI representative will close the Summit Economic Forum 2007 and will invite participants to the
next edition of the SEF, which will take place in Moldova next November under the Moldavian CEI Presidency for 2008. The Minister of Economy and
Energy of Bulgaria, Mr. Petar DIMITROV, will address the public on behalf of the host Government and will invite the participants to the closing reception.
Moderator Mr. George TABAKOV, Chairman, Bulgaria Economic Forum
Speaker Mr. Guido PAOLUCCI, Programme Manager, CEI Project Secretariat
Speaker H.E. Petar DIMITROV, Minister, Ministry of Economy and Energy, Bulgaria
Coordinator Ms. Vessela BAYRAKTAROVA - Mr. George TABAKOV - Mr. Guido PAOLUCCI
15.00 Roundtable of the CEI Ministers of Economic Sectors
17.30 Hall 7 (5th floor)
17.40 Ministers' Press Conference
18.15 Hall 7 (5th floor)