Specialist conference
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“The Role of Business Associations for the Economic Development of Bosnia and Herzegovina”
Friday, March 9, 2007
Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina (5th floor), Sarajevo
8.30 H Registration of participants
9.00 H Opening of the conference: Dr. Christina Catherine Krause, Director of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Office Sarajevo/Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dr. Christian Schwarz-Schilling, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, EU Special Representative
Slobodan Puhalac, Minister, Ministry for Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina
9.30 H “The role of Business Organizations in the EU “
Introduction: Dr. Hans-Jörg Schelling, Vice-President, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Comments: Micol Martinelli, International Affairs Advisor, EUROCHAMBRES, Brussels
Antonio Penalosa, Secretary General, International Organization of Employers (IOE), Geneva
Jan Furstenborg, Head of Commerce, Union Network International (UNI), Geneva
Moderation: Alexandra Ruedig, Senior Business Associations’ Advisor, Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina (OHR)
Followed byDiscussion
11.00 H Coffee break
11.30 H “Business Associations in Bosnia and Herzegovina”
Introduction: Lejla Tanovic, ILO Correspondent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, International Labor Organization (ILO), Sarajevo
Comments: Brano Vujicic, President of Managing Board, Association for Information Technology in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BAIT)
Aida Buco-Smajic, Country Director, German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water (DVGW)
Alija Remzo Baksic, Director, Association of Employers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Edhem Biber, President, Confederation of Trade Unions of BiH
Moderation: Fikret Causevic, Assitant Professor, Faculty of Economy, University of Sarajevo
Followed by Discussion
13.30 H Lunch
15.00 H “Excursus: Chambers in Bosnia and Herzegovina“
Introduction: Milan Lovric, Vice President, Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Comments: Dragica Ristic, Executive Director, Chamber of Commerce RS
Nedret Kikanovic, Director, Cantonal Chamber of Commerce, Tuzla
Alija Sabanovic, Executive Director, KLAS d.d. Sarajevo
Wulf Goretzky, Programme Coordinator, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
Moderation: Aida Hasanbegovic, Journalist, Radio of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federalni Radio)
Followed byDiscussion
17.00 H Coffee break
17.30 H Results
Aldin Medjedovic, President, Center for Regional Initiatives (CRI), Sarajevo
