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SEEBDN & TPA Group presenting

STRATEGIC
ECONOMIC
TALKS

30th September - 2nd October 2021
Kempinski Hotel Adriatic Istria


SEE YOU AGAIN IN 2022

"SEE & DACH region
moving closer together"

IMPRESSIONS 2021
ABOUT US
ORGANIZERS

The organizers of the STRATEGIC ECONOMIC TALKS are the non-governmental business association SEEBDN - Southeast Europe Business Development Network, based in Vienna, together with the TPA Group, one of Austria’s leading tax advisory companies.

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PARTNERS
STRATIGIC PARTNER
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MK Group, a holding company from Serbia, active in the fields of agriculture, banking and tourism, is the main strategic partner of this event.

PREMIUM PARTNERS
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Strategic Economic Talks Partner Devolli Corporation Logo
Strategic Economic Talks Partner abkons Logo
Strategic Economic Talks Partner SeeNews Logo
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MEDIA PARTNERS
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Business Conference
for SEE

AGENDA
AGENDA 30th Sep - 2nd Oct 2021

30th Sep
Thursday

Arrival of the participants
06:00 pm | WELCOME
Welcome words from the organizers and cooperation partner

Aleksandar Gros General Secretary SEEBDN

Thomas Haneder Partner at TPA Group

Jovan Purar Director at MK Group

Fritz Kaltenegger CEO at Café + Co International, Chairman of the Board SEEBDN

06:15 pm | DINNER & Reception

1st OCT 

FRIday

OPENING REMARKS | 09:00 am
Welcome

Aleksandar Gros General Secretary SEEBDN

Thomas Haneder Partner at TPA Group

Jovan Purar Director at MK Group

PANEL | Part 1 | 09:15 am
Prospects for Foreign Direct Investments and market trends in Southeast Europe

Zvonimir Mrsic Operating Partner at Spitzberg Partners LLC

Edlira Muka CEO at Balfin Group

Michael Höllerer CFO Raiffeisen Bank International

Igor Luksic Prime Minister of Montenegro (2010-2012), PwC Southeast Europe Public Sector Director

Moderation by Silvana Skocajic Journalist at HRT

PANEL | 10:15 am
Prospects for renewable energy investments in Southeast Europe as a game changer

Mitko Andreevski Energy Advisor to the Prime Minister, entrepreneur

Redi Basha CEO at Abkons

Wolfgang Anzengruber Member of the assets committee at ÖBAG

Martin Graf Member of the Board (CFO | CHRO) at Energie Steiermark AG 

Moderation by Hrvoje Kresic Journalist at N1 Television Croatia

OPEN TALK interview | 11:15 am
North Macedonian economic strategy after the pandemic and the advance of the EU accession negotiations process

Fatmir Bytyqi Deputy President of the Government of North Macedonia in charge of Economic Affairs, Coordination of Economic Sectors and investments

Carmen Jeitler-Cincelli Member of the Austrian Parliament, Deputy Secretary General at Wirtschaftsbund

Moderation by Hrvoje Kresic Journalist at N1 Television Croatia

LUNCH & Reception | 11:45 am
PANEL | Part 2 | 12:30 pm
Prospects for Foreign Direct Investments and market trends in Southeast Europe

Branko Roglic Owner and President of Supervisory Board at Orbico d.o.o.

Fritz Kaltenegger CEO at Café + Co International, Chairman of the Board SEEBDN

Dardan Shala Member of the Managing Board of Devolli Corporation, Member of the Board SEEBDN

Arlind Zeqiri Managing Partner at LANSKY, GANZGER + partner NORTH MACEDONIA

Moderation by Nevena Krsteva Editor-in-chief at SeeNews

PANEL | 01:30 pm
Hospitality and Real Estate: the implications of the Pandemic 

Philipp Gröfler Managing Director of Reval Group

Thomas Haneder Partner at TPA Group

Predrag Lekovic Director of Government Affairs and Member of the Board of Directors at Porto Montenegro

Thomas P.B. Frater Representative GalCap Europe, CEO Hussar & Co

Zeljko Stasevic General Manager at Kempinski Hotel Adriatic

Moderation by Silvana Skocajic journalist at HRT
NETWORKING | 02:30 pm
Free time for networking
OPEN TALK interview | 07:00 pm
The Age of (Re)Building: Shaping Europe in the middle of COVID 19

Dubravka Suica EU Commission, Vice-President for Democracy and Demography

Martin Schoeller Co-Chairman at Schoeller Group

Martin Engelberg Member of the Austrian Parliament

Moderation by Hrvoje Kresic Journalist at N1 Television Croatia

GALA DINNER | 08:00 pm
Common breakfast / departure of the participants

2nd Oct

Saturday

The conference will be held in English.
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SEE

the future

SPEAKERS & MODERATORS
Meet OUR SPEAKERS
STRATEGIC ECONOMIC TALKS Thomas P.B. Frater

Thomas P.B. Frater

Representative GalCap Europe, CEO Hussar & Co

Strategic Economic Talks Speaker Martin Schoeller

Martin Schoeller

Co-Chairman

at Schoeller Group

STRATEGIC ECONOMIC TALKS speaker Martin Engelberg

MARTIN ENGELBERG

Member

of the Austrian Parliament

STRATEGIC ECONOMIC TALKS Speaker Wolfgang Anzengruber

WOLFGANG ANZENGRUBER

Member

of the assets committee at ÖBAG

STRATEGIC ECONOMIC TALKS Igor Luksic

IGOR Luksic

Prime Minister of Montenegro (2010-2012), PwC Southeast Europe Public Sector Director

Strategic Economic Talks Aleksandar Gros

Aleksandar Gros

General Secretary

at SEEBDN Southeast Europe Business Development Network

STRATEGIC ECONOMIC TALKS speaker Dubravka Suica

Dubravka Suica

 EU Commission, Vice-President for Democracy and Demography 

STRATEGIC ECONOMIC TALKS Fatmir Bytyqi

Fatmir Bytyqi

Deputy President of the Government of North Macedonia in charge of Economic Affairs, Coordination of Economic Sectors and investments

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CARMEN Jeitler-Cincelli

Member of the Austrian Parliament, Deputy Secretary General at Wirtschaftsbund

Strategic Economic Talks Fritz Kaltenegger

Fritz Kaltenegger

CEO

at Café+ Co International

Chairman of the Board SEEBDN

Strategic Economic Talks Branko Roglic

Branko Roglic

Owner and President of Supervisory Board at Orbico d.o.o.

Strategic Economic Talks Speaker Thomas Haneder

Thomas Haneder

Partner

at TPA Group

Strategic Economic Talks Dardan Shala

Dardan Shala

Member of the Managing Board of Devolli Corporation

Member of the Board SEEBDN

Strategic Economic Talks Aleksandra Popovic

Aleksandra Popovic

Founder and Chairperson of the Board of Directors

of Lovcen Banka

Strategic Economic Talks Mitko Andreevski

Mitko Andreevski

Energy Advisor to the Prime Minister of North Macedonia,

founder and general manager of CNG System

STRATEGIC ECONOMIC TALKS speaker Redi Basha

Redi Basha

CEO at Abkons

STRATEGIC ECONOMIC TALKS Philipp Gröfler

Philipp Gröfler

Managing Director

at Reval Group

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Edlira Muka

CEO

at Balfin Group

Strategic Economic Talks Zvonimir Mrsic

Zvonimir Mrsic

Operating Partner at Spitzberg Partners LLC,

former CEO at Podravka

Strategich Economic Talks Speaker Michael Höllerer

MichaeL Höllerer

CFO

at Raiffeisen Bank International

Strategic Economic Talks Predrag Lekovic

PREDRAG LEKOVIC

Director of Government Affairs and Member of the Board of Directors at Porto Montenegro

STRATEGIC ECONOMIC TALKS speaker Martin Graf

Martin Graf

Member of the Board

(CFO | CHRO)

at Energie Steiermark AG

STRATEGIC ECONOMIC TALKS Zeljko Stasevic

ZELJKO STASEVIC

General Manager

at Kempinski Hotel Adriatic

STRATEGIC ECONOMIC TALKS speaker Arlind Zeqiri

ARLIND ZEQIRI

Managing Partner

at LANSKY, GANZGER + partner NORTH MACEDONIA

MEET OUR MODERATORS
Strategic Economic Talks Moderator Nevena Krusteva

Nevena Krsteva

Editor-in-chief

at SeeNews

Stratigic Economic Talks Hrvoje Kresic

Hrvoje Kresic

News Reporter

Producer at N1 Television Croatia

STRATEGIC ECONOMIC TALKS Moderation Silvana Skocajic

Silvana Skocajic

Journalist

at HRT

OUR Venue

The STRATEGIC ECONOMIC TALKS participants will receive special overnight rates at the Kempinski Hotel Adriatic. Breakfast will be included in the room price.

Dinner on 30th September 2021, lunch and gala dinner on 1st October 2021 will be provided free of charge for all participants by the organizers, strategic partner and the Kempinski Hotel Adriatic Istria.

Book your room today by clicking on the booking link or contact directly our contact persons from the venue.

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Alberi 300 A

52475 Savudrija, Croatia

reservation.adriatic@kempinski.com

Reservations Department 

Tel +385 52 707 010

Stratigic Economic Talks Kempinski Hotel Adriatic Jelena Krnic

jELENA kRNIC

Groups & Events Manager

at Kempinski Hotel Adriatic

jelena.krnic@kempinski.com

Tel +385 52 707 045

Mob: +385 91 270 8019

CONTACT
Strategic Economic Talks Aleksandar Gros

AleksandAr Gros

General Secretary

at SEEBDN Southeast Europe Business Development Network

a.gros@seebdn.eu

VENUE
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