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Languages: EN, DE, RO last update: 15.04.2016
PROGRAMME Economic Conference
“Time to re-think a modern SME Policy for Europe” SIBIU Romania
Venue: Hotel Ramada
Str. Emil Cioran 2, Sibiu
22– 23 April 2016
Under the patronage of: European Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska
Friday, 22 April 2016
08.30 Registration
09.00 Opening of conference
Opening: Iuliu WINKLER MEP, Vice Chairman of Committee International Trade, First-Vice President of SME EUROPE of the EPP Welcome and introductory remarks by:
Carmen MĂRCUȘ, Economic Governance Officer of European Commission Representation in Bucharest
The SME EUROPE of the EPP, in co-operation with the European Economic Senate, cordially invites to the Economic Conference “Time to re-think a modern SME Policy for Europe” under the patronage of the European Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska (responsible for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs). On this Conference we would like to illuminate the political and economic environment for SMEs in our regions and the challenges for growth and success in Europe and the global market. A special focus will be on administration burdens, grants, taxes and fair competition. The discussion will not stop on a theoretical level – the participants also aim to discuss and review the economic situation in Romania and have the opportunity to share their experiences. We will study SME cases in the Romanian economy, aiming to examine the strengths and challenges of the European SME policy. In the context of these activities we will also support a B2B exchange between the entrepreneurs participating to the conference.
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Eberhard SINNER, President of Ost-West Wirtschaftsklub Bayern, Former State Minister for European Affairs of Bavaria Constantin ȘOVĂIALĂ, Acting President of Sibiu County Council - Presentation of Sibiu County and the investment opportunities as well as facilities for investors Ingo FRIEDRICH, President of European Economic Senate, Former Vice President of the European Parliament, Honourable President of SME EUROPE
09:45 First Panel: From regional structures to global markets – is Europe on the right track to make SMEs fit for the future? Ivan ŠTEFANEC MEP, Vice-President SME EUROPE, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection in the European Parliament
Zoltán NAGY-BEGE, Member of the ANRE, President of the Hungarian Economists' Society of Romania, Bucharest branch
Eberhard SINNER, President of Ost-West Wirtschaftsklub Bayern, Former State Minister for European Affairs of Bavaria - Presentation of “Danube area strategy”
Christian WEINBERGER, Senior Adviser, Business Co-ordinator Danube Region EU Macroregional Strategies Federal Ministry for European, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria Moderator: Iuliu WINKLER MEP, First Vice-President of SME Europe of the EPP
QA session
11.00 Coffee break 11.30 Second Panel: European Financial and Subsidies Policy - Between Grants, Taxes
and Competition (especially in the context of Middle and East Europe) Paul RÜBIG MEP, Honourable President of SME EUROPE, Committees on Industry, Research and Energy and on Budget in the European Parliament Carmen MĂRCUȘ, Economic Governance Officer of European Commission Representation in Bucharest
Ágnes NAGY, Member of Board, Central Bank of Romania, Professor of the University of Babes-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Rolf BARON VON HOHENAU, President of Taxpayers Association of Europe and President of Bavarian Taxpayers Association
Moderator: Ingo FRIEDRICH, President of European Economic Senate, Former Vice President of the European Parliament, Honourable President of SME EUROPE
QA session
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13.15 Presentation: “The Voice of SMEs in Europe” Horst HEITZ, Executive Director of SME EUROPE of the EPP
13.45 Get-together lunch buffet Venue: Hotel Ramada Sibiu
15.15 Afternoon session: European Funds and Business Cases
Welcome and Introduction: Michael JÄGER, Chief Executive Officer of European Economic Senate
Moderation through the afternoon: Horst HEITZ, Executive Director of SME EUROPE of the EPP Presentation: “Doing business in Sibiu” Eugen IORDANESCU, Director General, Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Sibiu
Presentation: "Sibiu´s development in the years 2000-2016 - a successful model" Wiegand Helmut FLEISCHER - Executive director of the German Economic Club of Transylvania Lecture: “European funds – Experience sharing of Success Projects”:
Christian MAINKA, Secretary for Economic Development and Project Management, City Wennigsen / Germany
16.30 Short break
16.45 Lecture: "Financing possibilities for companies": Ágoston OLTI, Chief Executive Officer, OTP Consulting, Romania
Lecture: “Business Environment and Investments in Romania”: Rudolf LUKAVSKY, Commercial Counsellor, Austrian Embassy
Lecture: “Labour force and the local market”: Francisc SZOMBATFALVI-TÖRÖK, Chief Inspector, Territorial Labour Inspectorate of Sibiu
18.00 Closing: Iuliu WINKLER MEP, First Vice-President of SME Europe of the EPP
Saturday, 23 April 2016
09.00 Start of field visits
Transportation: With buses from the hotel
09.30 Visiting ThraceGreiner Packaging SRL Venue: Strada Ştefan cel Mare, Sibiu, Romania Presentation: (tba)
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Management of ThraceGreiner Packaging SRL (tba) Guided tour through the production plant facilities
10.30 Departure to second field visit 11.00 Visiting Tondach Romania SRL (tbc)
Venue: Str. Podului, nr. 127, 550263 Sibiu
Presentation: (tba) Management of Tondach Romania SRL (tba) Guided tour through the production plant facilities
12:00 Departure to the third field visit
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Conference organized in cooperation with:
SME EUROPE (http://www.smeeurope.eu/)
European Economic Senate (http://www.eu-wirtschaftssenat.eu/) Hungarian Economists' Society of Romania - Bucharest Branch (www.rmktbukarest.ro) Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Sibiu (http://www.cciasb.ro/) OstWest Wirtschaftsforum Bayern e.V. (http://www.owwc.org/) (former OWWC)
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German Economic Club Transylvania - Deutscher Wirtschaftsclub Siebenbürgen (DWS) (http://www.dws.ro/) Sibiu County Council (http://www.cjsibiu.ro/) Sibiu City Hall (http://www.turism.sibiu.ro/index.php/en)
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List of participants to the
Economic Conference “Time to re-think a modern SME Policy for Europe”
Sibiu, Romania
21-23 April 2016
Name Institution /function Contact
1. Dr. Ingo FRIEDRICH President, European Economic Senate EWS,
Honourable President of SME Europe (DE)
www.eu-wirtschaftssenat.eu
2. Ivan ŠTEFANEC Member of the European Parliament,
Vice President of SME Europe, Brussels
www.smeeurope.eu
3. Paul RÜBIG Member of the European Parliament
Honorary President of SME Europe Brussels
www.smeeurope.eu
4. Horst HEITZ Executive Director, SME Europe, Brussels [email protected]
www.smeeurope.eu
5. Michael JÄGER Chief Executive Officer, European Economic Senate EWS
(DE)
www.eu-wirtschaftssenat.eu
6. Eberhard SINNER President, Ost-West Wirtschaftsklub Bayern (DE),
Former State Minister for European Affairs of Bavaria
www.owwc.org
7. Rolf von HOHENAU President, Taxpayers Association of Europe (DE) [email protected]
http://www.taxpayers-europe.org/
8. Christian WEINBERGER
Senior Adviser, Business Co-ordinator Danube Region, Federal
Ministry for European Integration and Foreign Affairs of
Austria (AT)
9. Rudolf LUKAVSKY Commercial Counsellor, Austrian Embassy in Romania (AT) [email protected]
10. Christian MAINKA Secretary for Economic Development and Project
Management, City of Wennigsen, (DE)
www.wennigsen.net
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11. Hans PODIUK Board Chairman, München City Council, Taxpayers´ Union,
Bayern (DE)
www.steuerzahler-bayern.de
12. Maria RITCH Vice-President of Taxpayers´ Union, Bayern (DE) [email protected]
www.steuerzahler-bayern.de
13. Siegfried KLIEGEL European Centre for Workers’ Questions, Europäisches
Zentrum für Arbeitnehmerfragen (EZA) (DE)
[email protected], www.eza.org
Enterprise Representatives
Enterprise Contact person Field of activity
Additional
information Mail Contact
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Edymax Europe S.R.O (DE) Daniel BERCEL Temporary work
agency
http://www.edyma
x.com/de
160 employees;
yearly turnover €50
mil
2. Franken Consulting AG (DE)
Wolfgang
FRANKEN
management
consultancy
http://franken-
consulting.org/ [email protected]
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KSM Baumanagement GMBH (DE) Guido SCHMIDT Construction
management
http://ksmgmbh.de/
de/ksmbaumanage
ment.html
13 employees
4. Oberbayerische Fleisch & Wurst
GmbH (DE)
Peter
FISCHHABER Meat industry www.konradhof.de
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Rodonea (IT) Angelo MUOLO Renewable energy
http://www.rodone
a.com/energie-
rinnovabili.asp
4 foreign branches
(incl. RO), 8 Italian
centres
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6.
Pressebüro, Pocking (DE) Prof. Rudolf MAIER Public relations www.eu-
wirtschaftssenat.eu
Pressebuero.RGMaier@t-
online.de
SME EUROPE (http://www.smeeurope.eu/)
European Economic Senate (http://www.eu-wirtschaftssenat.eu/ )
Hungarian Economists' Society of Romania - Bucharest Branch (www.rmktbukarest.ro) Ost West Wirtschaftsclub Bayern e.V.(http://www.owwc.org/)