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east forum BerlinOpportunities for an economic area from Lisbon to Vladivostok

Programme

2nd

east forum Berlin

9 & 10 April 2014www.eastforum-berlin.de


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9 April 2014

10 April 2014

7.00 pm - 0.00 am

at DEUTSCHES HISTORISCHES MUSEUM

Dinner Reception(for 250 guests and media by invitation only)

Until 6.00 pm

Accompanying events

European Business and Science Forumon Energy, Environment, Waste and Recycling by

ITALIAN AND GERMAN BUSINESS JOINTLY LOOKING EAST by the Italian Embassy in Berlin

Welcome addressesby

Dr Giuseppe VitaChairman of the Board of Directors, UniCredit (confirmed)

Dr Eckhard CordesChairman, Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations

(Ost-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft) (confirmed)

Klaus WowereitThe Governing Mayor of Berlin (confirmed)

Opening speechby

Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Federal Minister for ForeignAffairs, Germany (confirmed)

Europe in Dialoguewith Iurie Leanca, Prime Minister, Moldova (tbc)

Radoslaw Sikorski, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Poland (tbc)


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AXICA Forum & Conference area

Meet the ministers &

Regional business opportunitiesOpening speechby

Cornelia Yzer, Senator for Economics,

Technology and Research, Federal State ofBerlin (confirmed)

AXICA Plenum

Panel I Cooperation or conflicts?The future of

trade in the midst of regional integration

agreements in Europe

Panel lI Lessons learned from doing business

beyond borders - Development of ForeignDirect Investments and Challenges ahead

AXICA Foyer & Conference area

Break-out sessions,

Country desks &

One-to-ones

8:30 am - 1.15 pm

AXICA Forum

Plenary Session

1.30 - 3.00 pm

AXICA Forum

Luncheon(for all guests and media)

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Closing remarks by

Dr Eckhard Cordes, Chairman, Committee onEastern European Economic Relations (Ost-Ausschuss

der Deutschen Wirtschaft) (confirmed)

Luncheon speechConnecting East and West - prospects for

Cooperation between the customs union and the European

Unionby

Viktor Christenko, Chairman of the EurasianEconomic Commission (tbc)

Welcomeby

Dr Giuseppe VitaChairman of the Board of Directors, UniCredit (confirmed)

Dr Johannes Teyssen, Chief Executive Officer, E.ON andVice-Chairman of Committee on Eastern European EconomicRelations (Ost-Ausschuss) (confirmed)

Keynotes by

Sir Suma Chakrabarti, President, European Bank ofReconstruction and Development (EBRD) (confirmed)

Gnther Oettinger, Commissioner for Energy, EuropeanCommission (tbc)


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Programme in detail

9 April

Until 6.00 pm Accompanying events

Location: various

For foreign and domestic delegations from industry, enterprises and politics

I. 9:30 am to 5.00 pmEuropean Business and Science Forum

by www.ebsf2014.eu

Location: Conference Center Ludwig-Erhard-Haus, Fasanenstrae 85, Berlin

II. 4:00 to 6.00 pmITALIAN AND GERMAN BUSINESS JOINTLY LOOKING EAST by

Italienische Botschaft in Berlin

Location: Italian Embassy, Tiergartenstrasse 22, Berlin


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7.00 pm Dinner reception & Europe in Dialogue

Location: Deutsches Historisches Museum (German Historical Museum)

For foreign and domestic delegations from industry, enterprises, politics and the media

Welcome addressesby Dr Giuseppe Vita, Chairman of the Board of Directors, UniCredit (confirmed)

Dr Eckhard Cordes, Chairman of the Board, Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations(Ost-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft) (confirmed)

Klaus Wowereit, The Governing Mayor of Berlin (confirmed)

Opening speech by Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Germany (confirmed)

Europe in Dialoguewith Iurie Leanca, Prime Minister, Moldova (tbc)

Radoslaw Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland (tbc)

Moderation: James Hansen, Director, EAST (confirmed)

Questionnaire among all participants for east forum Barometer/ Networking and Exhibitionsby the Federal State of Berlin, Adlershof,

the Embassies, Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations (Ost -Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft), UniCredit and EAST


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10 April 2014

8:30 am - 1:15 pm east forum Berlin - Plenary Session

Location: AXICA Forum

For foreign and domestic delegations from industry, enterprises and politics

8:30 - 9:20 am Welcome addressesby Dr Giuseppe Vita

Chairman of the Board of Directors, UniCredit (confirmed)

Dr Johannes Teyssen, Chief Executive Officer, E.ON and Vice-Chairman of the

Board, Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations (Ost-Ausschuss der

Deutschen Wirtschaft) (confirmed)

KeynotesBusiness without borders - the future of industry in Europeby

Gnther Oettinger, Commissioner for Energy, European Commission (tbc)

Transition 2.0 - What needs to be done to put economic growth back on track?by

Sir Suma Chakrabarti, President of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (confirmed)

9:20 - 9:40 am Coffee break


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Parallel Sessions

AXICA Forum & Conference area

Meet the ministers &

Regional business opportunities

AXICA Plenum

(For panelists and invited

observers)

Panel I & Panel Il

AXICA Auditorium, Foyer & Conference area

Break-out sessions, Country desks

& One-to-ones


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east forum Berlin PlenumLanguages: English and Russian

Location: AXICA Plenum

For panelists and invited observers (observers may take the floor during the discussion)

9:30 - 11:15 am Panel I: Cooperation or conflicts?

The future of trade in the midst of regional integration agreements in Europe

Chairman

Prof Dr Rainer Lindner, Executive Director, Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations (confirmed)

Panelists (each 5 minutes statement & discussions)

Serhiy Arbusov, First Vice-Prime Minister, Ukraine (tbc)

Dr Karl-Ernst Brauner,Deputy-Director General, World Trade Organization (WTO) (confirmed)

Sir Suma Chakrabarti, President of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) (confirmed)

Viktor Christenko, Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission (tbc) Milo ukanovi, Prime Minister, Montenegro (tbc)

Rasim Ljaji, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Domestic Trade and Telecommunications,

Serbia (confirmed)

Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Minister of Economy, Georgia (tbc)


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Aleksander Kwaniewski, former President, Poland (tbc)

Shahin Mustafayev, Minister of Economy, Azerbaijan (tbc)

Djoomart Otorbaev, First Deputy Premier Minister, Kyrgyzstan (confirmed)

Prof Dr Lars Hendrik Rller, Chief Economic Policy Advisor of Chancellor Merkel, Germany (tbc)

Bakytzhan Sagintayev, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development, Kazakhstan

(confirmed)

Igor Shuvalov, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia (tbc)

Dr Johannes Teyssen, Chief Executive Officer, E.ON and Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Eastern European

Economic Relations (confirmed)

11:15 - 11:30 am Coffee break & networking


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11:30 am - 1:15 pm Panel II: Lessons learned from doing business beyond borders:

Development of foreign direct investments and challenges ahead

Chairman

Marek Belka, President, National Bank of Poland (tbc)

Discussion led by Andrzej Kopyrski, Vice President of Management Board, Bank Pekao (confirmed)

Panelists (each 5 minutes statement & discussions)

Giacomo Baizini, Chief Financial Officer, EVRAZ, Russia (tbc)

Gianfranco Bisagni, Head of Corporate & Investment Banking, CEE Banking Division, UniCredit Bank Austria

(confirmed)

Ji Cienciala, Minister of Industry and Trade, Czech Republic (tbc)

Mark Frese, Chief Financial Officer, METRO GROUP (confirmed)

Slavko Lini, Minister of Finance, Croatia (tbc)

Janusz Piechociski, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Poland (tbc)

Victor Ponta, Prime Minister, Romania (tbc)

Hasim Thaci, Prime Minister, Kosovo (confirmed) Nicolas Treand, Chief Executive Officer, Aurubis Bulgaria (tbc)

Oszkr Vilgi, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, SLOVNAFT, Slovakia (tbc)

N.N., Minister of Economy or Foreign Affairs, Latvia (tbc)

N.N., Ministry of Economy or Foreign Affairs, Germany (tbc)


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Meet the ministers & Regional business opportunitiesLanguages: English and Russian

Location: AXICA Forum & conference area

9:40 - 10:00 am Opening address

The Berlin way to stimulate investments

Cornelia Yzer, Senator for Economics, Technology and Research, Federal State of Berlin (confirmed)

Business perspectives in Central Europe and the Baltic StatesLocation: AXICA Forum

10.00 - 10:20 am Poland

Janusz Piechociski, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy (tbc)

10:20 - 10:40 am Czech Republic

Ji Cienciala, Minister of Industry and Trade (tbc)

10:40 - 11:00 am Latvia

N.N., Minister of Economy (tbc)


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Business perspectives in Eastern Europe

11:0011:20 am N.N.

N.N. Minister of Economy (tbc)

11:2011:40 am Russia

Igor Shuvalov, First Deputy Prime Minister (tbc)

11:40 - 12:00 am Ukraine

Serhiy Arbusov, First Vice Prime Minister (tbc)

Business perspectives in the Caucasus and Central Asia

12:00 - 12:20 pm Kazakhstan

Dr Albert Rau, First Vice Minister for Industry and new Technology (confirmed)

12:20 - 12:40 pm Kyrgyzstan

Djoomart Otorbaev, First Deputy Premier Minister, (confirmed)

12:401:00 pm Georgia

Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Minister of Economy (tbc)

1:00 pm AXICA Forum closes to the public


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In parallel: Business perspectives in South Eastern EuropeLanguage: EnglishLocation: AXICA Auditorium

10:00 - 10:20 am Romania

Victor Ponta, Prime Minister or Andrei Gerea, Minister of Economy (tbc)

10:2010:40 am Moldova

Iurie Leanca, Prime Minister(tbc)

10:40 - 11:00 am Bulgaria

Dragomir Stoynev, Minister of Economy and Energy (tbc)

11:00 - 11:20 am Kosovo

Fadil Ismajli, Minister of Economic Development (confirmed)

11:20 - 11:40 am Coffee break

11:40 - 12:00 pm Montenegro Milo ukanovi, Prime Minister (tbc)

12:00 - 12:20 pm Serbia

Rasim Ljaji, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Domestic Trade and Telecommunications

(confirmed)


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In parallel:

9:40 am - 1.00 pm Networking, bilateral meetings and country informationLocation:AXICA Foyer

9:40 am - 1:00 pm Bilateral and delegation meetings for corporates and ministersLocations:AXICA Conference Rooms 1 + 2

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1:15 - 1:20 pm BRANDENBURG GATE

Group photographFor all participants

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1:30 LuncheonLanguages: English and Russian

Location: AXICA Forum

Luncheon speechConnecting East and West - prospects for cooperation between the customs union and the European Union

Viktor Christenko, Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission (tbc)

Closing remarks

Dr Eckhard Cordes, Chairman, Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations (Ost-Ausschuss der Deutschen

Wirtschaft) (confirmed)

3:00 pm End of the 2nd

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For the media: Interviews by prior arrangement during the second day of the conference

Gianfranco Bisagni, Head of Corporate & Investment Banking, CEE Banking Division, UniCredit Bank Austria Dr Eckhard Cordes, Chairman of the Board, Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations (Ost-Ausschuss der

Deutschen Wirtschaft)

Cornelia Yzer, Senator for Economics, Technology and Research, Federal State of Berlin


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Legal notice

Initiators of east forum Berlin

Achim Oelgarth

Head of Institutional Affairs Germany

UniCredit - HypoVereinsbank

Email: [email protected]: +49 30 34004-645

www.unicredit.eu

www.hvb.de

www.eastforum-berlin.de

Prof Dr Rainer Lindner

Executive Director

Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations

(Ost-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft)

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +49 30 2028-1440

www.ost-ausschuss.de

For press inquiries please contact:

Andreas Metz

Director Communications

Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations

(Ost-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft)

Email: [email protected]: +49 30 2028-1441


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