THE EU - CROATIA BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012

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1 23-24 May 2012 THE EU - CROATIA BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012 The Regent Esplanade Zagreb, Euroconvention Conferences Brussels Office: avenue Victor Jacobs 78, B Brussels tel: fax: Bratislava Office: Pluhova 2, Bratislava Slovak Republic Tel / Fax Website: info@euroconvention.com

2 The EU - Croa a Business and Silver Sponsor Supporting Organizations Media Partners Official Carrier

3 The EU- Business and Programme and Speaker invitees Please note that the speakers listed below have been invited and that most of them are now confirmed. The programme will be updated and new speakers and speaker -sponsors included in the coming weeks. Wednesday 23 May :00 09:30 Registration of the participants, welcome coffee and networking 09:30 09:45 Welcome Keynote Address Radimir Cacic Minister of Economy, (tbc) 09:45 11:15 Panel Session 1: as a new hub between north-south and east-west business ties: Government incentives to attract long-term foreign direct investments Mapping s current legal, political and regulatory framework s EU accession: integration as a catalyst for infrastructure development in the region New terms of the n open market economy and harmonization with European standards Enhancing the investment climate through government measures: favourable regulations, tax exemptions, political and marcoeconomic stability Investment priorities overview of the n government: providing new opportunities for investors Promoting and attracting private sector participation in the Region: certainty, stability and security A Senior Official from the Ministry for Regional Development and EU Funds, Vesna Trnokop-Tanta, Economic and EU Affairs, European integration, Vice-President of n Chamber of Commerce, Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions as Challenges for Emerging Businesses From a Competition Law Perspective Mirna Pavletic Zupic, Member of the Council, n Competition Agency Sandra Svaljek, The Institute of Economics, 11:15 11:45 Coffee break and networking 11:45 13:15 Panel Session 2: Financing infrastructure and real estate projects: identifying opportunities for investors and developers Assessing top government priorities in real estate and infrastructure Commercial real estate as one of the fastest growing sectors of the n economy Future implementations according to EU regulations: opening up the real estate property sector in for FDIs Legal and regulatory framework for PPPs in Presentation on a successful PPP case study PPPs as a valuable model for significant progress in the Region and import on sustainable economic development Implementation of joint initiatives and principles - assessing PPP routes from South Eastern Europe Improving investment activities via development of transport infrastructure and favourable regulations Transport and logistics development: opportunities for more regional trade and cross-border investments Damir Juričić, Agency for Public Private Partnership, Hongjoo Hahm, Country Manager, World Bank Katarina Čop Bajde, Head of the Directory for Strategic Infrastructural Objects Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure,

4 The EU- Business and 13:15 14:15 Luncheon and networking 14:15 15:45 Panel Session 3: Role of IFIs in supporting the flow of strategic investments in and regionally Projects facilited by IFIs: financing of municipal and national infrastructure, privatization of state-owned enterprises, enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs, developing transport and energy infrastructure Case studies of financing regional development projects presented by IFIs and private sector representatives in the Region: a view from a rating agency Dusan Ondrejicka, Communication Officer, Responsible for, European Investment Bank, Louisa Vinton, Resident Representative, UNDP, Magdalena Soljakova, Country Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Burkhard Hinz, Principal Project Manager, Energy and Transport, Europe and Caucasus, KfW Zsuzsanna Hargitai, EBRD, Darko Liovic, Chief Executive Officer, n Agency for SMEs 15:45 16:15 Coffee break and networking 16:15 17:45 Panel Session 4: Tourism as the main driver for Regional development in Tourism as a key sector - promising new opportunities for foreign investors and developers Tourism in - investing in a dynamic industry that is growing continuously Financing wellness tourism projects - improving competitiveness of s tourism industry Opportunities for investors in diversifying and expanding s touristic offer: eco tourism and sustainable tourism Government strategy of tourism development until 2020: privatization and amendment of legislation on land used for tourism purposes Transport, roads and railway infrastructures as a catalyst for tourism projects How SMEs are benefiting from the tourism sector development? (Case study on Agrokor to invest in a recreation and wellness centre in Daruvar) Robert Pende Assistant Minister, Ministry of Tourism, Niko Bulic Acting n National Tourist Board Sandra Čorak, Institute for Tourism, Zeljko Trezner, Association of n Travel Agencies, Nenad Nikolic, General Manager, South-East Europe Transport Observatory 18:00 Cocktail for all participants, speakers, media and partners

The EU- Business and Thursday 24 May 2012 08:30 09:00 Welcome coffee and networking 09:00 10:30 Panel Session 5: The road ahead: opening up s fullest investment potential and the landscape after EU

5 The EU- Business and Thursday 24 May :30 09:00 Welcome coffee and networking 09:00 10:30 Panel Session 5: The road ahead: opening up s fullest investment potential and the landscape after EU accession s preparedness for foreign investors: past, present and future Opportunities for private equity investment in the Region Evaluating the role of current FDIs in the Region and the challenges ahead Remaining challenges for SMEs to adapt to modern requirements PPPs: strengthening cross-border projects in the Region at its fullest potential for financing infrastructure projects Keynote Address Gordan Maras, Minister for Entrepreneurship and Crafts Sani Ljubunčić Head of International Co-operation, Investment, Export and Competitiveness Division, Ministry for Entrepreneurship and Crafts Name to be advised, Country Manager, OECD Investment Compact for South-East Europe Mirna Marovic President, n Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (CVCA), Mirela Alpeza, SMEs and Entrepreneurship Policy Centre (CEPOR), 10:30 11:00 Coffee break and networking 11:00 12:30 Panel Session 6: Fueling green investments in : Financing energy and renewable energy projects Power sector growth in the recent years: opportunities to be exploited Development of market-based financing mechanisms for green energy-based projects Attracting capital and strategic investments in the fledgling green energy market: wind and solar energy, renewable energy sources Public-Private partnership for the financing of public energy projects A glimpse from IFI: KfW s renewable energies programme Opportunities provided by the HBOR-n Development Bank- in renewable energy projects (customized lending programme with lowinterest loans for private investors) Financing sustainable energy projects through Structural/Cohesion Fund JASPERS, JESSICA and JEREMIE - Innovative financial instruments in EU Cohesion Policy A Senior Representative from the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Marijan Maras, Principal, City Office for Energetics, Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development, City of Zagreb, Richard Masa, Head of Section, Infrastructure, Agriculture, Regional Development, Cross-border Cooperation, Environment and Energy, EU Delegation to Raoul Klingner, International Business Development, Fraunhofer Institute, Germany How to do more with less Best n experiences and results Julije Domac, North-West Regional Energy Agency Tomislav Marjanovic, Head, Association for Energetics Zagreb, Croenergo, 12:30 13:30 Luncheon and End of the Summit

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