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PROGRAMME THURSDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2004 DISCUSSIONS Growth in Central and Eastern Europe – How permanent is it? 9 - 10:30 am What happens after the economic catching-up process? How can the European Union support permanent economic growth? Who are the losers of the structural changes? Future economic scenarios will be presented and discussed focusing especially on the social impact in the region. Miroslav Beblav´y, State secretary of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic Andreas Brandstetter, UNIQA Versicherungen AG, Member of the Board Hans Martens, European Policy Center, Chief Executive Regina Ovesny-Straka, Slovenská sporitel’`ńa, Chairman of the Board and General Manager Georg Winckler, University of Vienna, Rector COFFEE BREAK 10:30 - 10:50 Georg Winckler University of Vienna The sustainability of the economic growth in CEE can only be guaranteed if research and innovation are being encouraged. Competition among business locations 10:50 am - 12:30 pm Good training, flat tax, low wages, extensive infrastructure – what attracts international and local entrepreneurs to Central and Eastern Europe? And for how long? What are the decisive criteria for companies? Are human resources a key factor of competition? The discussion will focus on those regions benefiting more and those benefiting less. Rudolf Hamp, Opel Hungary, CEO Mladen Kasagic, Neumann International, Managing Director East and Southeast Europe Michael Landesmann, WIIW - The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Director of Research Jo`´ze Mencinger, University of Ljubljana, Rector Rainer Reich, The Boston Consulting Group Austria, Vice President and Managing Director Anton Wais, Austrian Post AG, CEO LUNCH BREAK 12:30 - 2:00 South East Europe – Tomorrow's Tiger economies? 2 - 3:30 pm Investors are searching the Balkans. Companies are transferring their production units to the region. What are the legal and political uncertainties, and what are the infrastructural obstacles companies have to cope with? What is the strategy of the EU commission to combine economic growth with greater social cohesion in the pre-accession phases of Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia? How will Serbia’s future develop in this context? And does enlargement end there? Franz Ceska, Austrian Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour, Ambassador Gabriela Dragan, European Institute Romania Martin Essl, bauMax, CEO Stefaan Hermans, Directorate General of Employment and Social Affairs, European Commission Andrei Marga, Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, former Rector Boris Nemsic, mobilkom austria, CEO, Telekom Austria, COO Wireless COFFEE BREAK 3:30 - 3:50 Anton Zeilinger University of Vienna The future of a country depends on the opportunities given to the youth. Research as an engine for growth? 3:50 - 4:50 pm Is research really the main growth engine for Central and Eastern Europe? What kind of role does it play for the business locations strategies? How important is fundamental research for permanent growth? Vladimír Bu`´zek, Slovak Academy of Science, Head of Department of Theoretical Physics, Institute of Physics Ulrich Santner, Anton Paar GmbH, Chairman of the Board Anton Zeilinger, University of Vienna, Head of Department of Experimental Physics TEA BREAK 4:50 - 5:15 Peter Huber CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Within a very short period the implementation of large portfolio privatisations in some CEE jurisdictions has reached unexpected levels of efficiency. Andreas Brandstetter UNIQA Versicherungen AG Given that only those countries that experience economic growth should be entitled to talk about it, it's a good feeling to have Austrian participants at this symposium. „Gold rush“? What are the effects of recent privatisations? 5:15 - 6:45 pm What are the effects of privatising on economic growth? Which sectors have been privatised in the new EU member states so far? Which sectors are still to be privatised? Which privatisation models have been the most successful ones and where has the supply been put at risk? Peter Goldscheider, EPIC, Managing Partner Peter Huber, CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz, Partner Vratislav Kulhanek, SKODA, CEO Dennis Müller, University of Vienna, Department of Econmics Ivan Sou`ćek, `Ćeská rafinérská, CEO GALA NIGHT STARTING 7:30 PM Vratislav Kulhanek Skoda auto „The traditional brand without a future has become a brand of the future with a tradition“. This sentence is the most apt description of the transformation that we, and subsequently our partners as well as the whole region, underwent in the last decade. bauMax AG · Kommunalkredit Austria AG Richter Schuhe · Wiener Börse AG
PROGRAMME FRIDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2004 MODULES I Regional development and business location strategies 9 am - 3 pm Is the competition among business locations actually favourable to the continuing setting-up of businesses? What can regions do to become more attractive for companies? Why do companies select a particular city or region and how to they decide on headquarter locations? In this discussion the results of the joint study of The Boston Consulting Group and the University of Vienna will be presented. Eugen Antalovsky, CENTROPE - Europa Region Mitte, Managing Director Wolfgang Emmerich, Böhler-Uddeholm, Corporate Strategy Manager Stefan Kossev, Piccadilly Supermarkets, Managing Director Jennifer Langenreither, HQ Austria, Deputy Chairman and CEE Hauska & Partner, Managing Director Alf Netek, Richter Schuhe, CEO Rainer Reich, The Boston Consulting Group Austria, Vice President and Managing Director Gerhard Riemer, Federation of Industry, Education, Innovation & Research Bernd Rießland, Vienna Business Agency, Executive Managing Director (to be confirmed) Michaela Roither, ecoplus, Division Manager Cross Border and Interregional Products Martina Trnková, Czechinvest, Enterprise Development Division Andreas Wagener, University of Vienna, Department of Economics Josef Windsperger, University of Vienna, Center for Business Studies Regina Ovesny-Straka Erste Bank Group Modern financial services are the lubricant of the economic motor. Therefore, Erste Bank is firmly committed to the robust growth in Central and Eastern Europe. As a consequence of our significant market share, we are well equipped to support this continuing process. II I've got ninety thousand pounds in my pyjamas… How well have financial markets developed? 9 am - 12:30 pm What is the role of financial markets in connection with economic growth and how are they developing? How much do Central and Eastern European Countries depend on international investors? Are the new financial markets being effectively used? Are they transparent enough? Has the regulation of the financial markets been a success? What kind of financial centres have been established in the region and will the centers co-operate more closely? Hannes Bogner, UNIQA Versicherungen AG, Member of the Board Jan Bures, Charles University Prague, Institute for European Policy Vladimír Dohnal, Symsite Research, CEO Erszébet Kovács, Budapest University of Economic Sciences Pavel Kysilka, `Ćeská spo`´ritelna, Chief Economist Viktor Levkani`ć, Slavia Capital, Director of investment banking division Alexander Stomper, University of Vienna, Department of Business Administration Attila Szalay-Berzeviczy, Budapest Stock Exchange, Chairman of the Board of Directors Ján Tóth, Comenius University, Bratislava Dra`´sko Veselinovi`ć, Ljubljana Stock Exchange, CEO Barbara Wösner, Wiener Boerse AG, Head of Marketing & Acquisition III Between ivory tower and factory floor: How to promote the co-operation between science and economy? 9 am - 4 pm How much does the co-operation between science and economy contribute to economic growth in real terms? What needs to be done on a European level in order to promote such co-operations? Which co-operation models have been particularly successful? What new co-operation models can we think of? How is the cooperation fostered by public subsidies? How to reduce bureaucracy? What are the structural conditions that support co-operation? How join forces to stop the brain train? Ádám Angyal, Dunaferr, Member of the board of directors and Corvinus University of Budapest, Department of Management and Organization Markus Arndt, University of Vienna Czeslaw Cierniewski, Center of Excellence in Molecular Medicine Lodz, Director Andreas Ebert, Microsoft, Regional Technical Officer Wolfgang Ernst, Graz University of Technology Rudolf Greger, gp gregerpauschitz, Design Manager Thomas Klemenschits, mobilkom austria group services, Head of Group Technology Peter Líska, Vúje Trnava, Director Markus Posch, Philips Austria, Head of the Innovation and Human Resources Department Bogdan Radomski, SGH (warsaw business school), Head of the department international cooperation Michael Rauhofer, INITS, Managing Director Thilo Sauter, University of Vienna Andrzej Sobkowiak, Rzeszow University of Technology, Vice-Rector for General Affairs Elisabeth Sorantin, CEEPUS, General Director Andreas Stingl, Femtolasers, General Manager Georg Wöber, woeber.management.consulting GmbH, Managing Director IV Privatisations: Sell-out or growth factor? 9 am - 12:30 pm During the past 15 years state-owned inistitutions, involved managers and advisors have gained wide experience and specific knowhow in privatisation processes. Which privatisations have been successful, which ones haven't and why? To what extent have the productivity and efficiency of a company increased after its privatisation? What legal requirements are crucial in this process? Which social plans have been most successful in alleviating the effects of redundancies? How can stakeholders from government, science, NGOs and industry co-operate to create a favourable long-term business environment? Pavel Ezekiev, Bulgarian Foreign Investment Agency, Director (to be confirmed) Gregor Famira, CMS Reich Rohrwig Hainz, Partner CEE and head of CMS Zagreb office Colin Hewett, Emerging Markets Partnership (Europe) Ltd., Managing Director Peter Huber, CMS Reich Rohrwig Hainz, Partner Radivoje Petrikic, CMS Reich Rohrwig Hainz, Partner CEE and head of CMS Belgrade office Dmitri Piskounov, UNIDO, Director Anita Ryng, Polish Ministry of the Treasury, Director of the European Integration and Foreign Relations Department Karin Svoboda, Erste Bank, Head of CE Coordination Johannes Weyringer, VIVIGO consulting ltd, Managing Partner www.symposium-cee.org
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