Economic Cooperation and Investment Opportunities in Southeast Europe
CSIS's New European Democracies Project has partnered with the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and the Southeastern European Development Foundation (SEED) for a two-day conference aimed at helping accelerate the pace of public- and private-sector efforts toward regional cooperation and economic development. The organizers have assembled a prominent group of policy-makers, experts, and business leaders from the U.S., the EU, and the region.
Introductions
- Janusz Bugajski, director, CSIS's New European Democracies Project
- Behgjet Pacolli, Founder of SEED
- Michael Mozur, Deputy Special Coordinator, Stability Pact
Political and Legal Framework
- Angelos Pangratis (Discussion Leader), Delegation of the European Commission
- Donald Pressley, principal, Booz Allen Hamilton
- Christopher Hoh, director, Office of South Central Europe, U.S. Department of State
Infrastructure Development
- Robert Ichord (Discussion Leader), chief, Energy and Infrastructure Division, USAID
- Ad Toet, Community of European Railways and Infrastructure Companies
- John Maguire, Solventa LLP
Luncheon Keynote
- Nancy Lee, deputy assistant secretary for Europe, U.S. Department of Treasury
- Adnan Terzic, prime minister, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Keynote Presentations by S.E. European Government Officials
- Theodoros Skylakakis, secretary general for international economic relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greece
- Andrijana Starina Kosem, state secretary, Ministry of Economy, Slovenia
- Lutfi Haziri, deputy prime minister, Kosovo
- Predrag Boskovic, minister of economy, Montenegro
- Jasna Matic, head of the Serbian Investment and Export Promotion Agency
- Bujar Dugolli, Minister of Trade of Kosovo
Trade Barriers and Opportunities
- John S. Wilson (Discussion Leader), World Bank
- Silvia Savich, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Dept. of Commerce
- Iren Borissova, trade advisor, Delegation of the European Commission
- Ana Trbovic, Faculty of Economics, Finance, and Administration (FEFA), University of Singidunum, Belgrade, Serbia
Business Environment and Investment Promotion
- James Myers (Discussion Leader), director, Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, Rochester Institute of Technology
- Dimitri Demekas, chief, Southeastern Division, IMF
- Anthony O'Sullivan, director, OECD Investment Compact
- Scott Salmon, U.S. Steel
- Eric Rohtla, AIG
