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SEEBDN & TPA Group presenting
STRATEGIC
ECONOMIC
TALKS
23. - 25. May 2024
Kempinski Hotel Adriatic Istria
SEE
THE FUTURE
ABOUT US
The event "STRATEGIC ECONOMIC TALKS" is an annual business event and our goal is to present to the international participants the investment and market trends in Southeast Europe as well as to connect the participants and thus promote new investment, trade and business opportunities.
In addition to the official part consisting of panel discussions and keynote speeches, the participants should have enough time for personal opinion exchange and networking, in a relaxed atmosphere.
The next STRATEGIC ECONOMIC TALKS, which will take place in 2024 with a limited number of participants, will focus on the economic relationship between Southeast Europe and the German-speaking countries under the title “SEE the future”.
As part of this event, current economic policy issues will be discussed with prominent decision-makers from business and politics, entrepreneurs, executives, high-ranking representatives of selected interest groups from industry and economic chambers, experts from various economic sectors and media representatives from Southeast Europe and German-speaking countries.
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.
STRATEGIC PARTNER
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
SEE
the future
AGENDA 23. - 25. May 2024
23 MAY, Thursday
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Presidential Suite | 06:00 pM
DINNER
Restaurant Dijana | 07:00 pm
24 MAY, FRIDAY
OPENING REMARKS
Silvium Ballroom | 09:00 am
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Aleksandar Gros General Secretary SEEBDN
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Thomas Haneder Partner at TPA Group
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Fritz Kaltenegger CEO at Café + Co International, Chairman of the Board SEEBDN
KEYNOTE | 09:10 am
How personalised medicine will change Healthcare by 2050
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Dragan Primorac Professor, Scientist, Entrepreneur, Global Ambassador of The Penn State University (USA), Founder of St. Catherine Hospital (Croatia), former Minister of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia
ONE ON ONE INTERVIEW | 09:30 am
Digital access in the healthcare sector
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Dominic Gantner CEO at Allianz Partners Austria & SEE
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Moderation by DOROTHEA GROS Country Sales Manager Intramural Austria at B. Braun Austria GmbH - part of the B. Braun Group
PANEL | 10:00 am
AGRICULTURE: Greening Agriculture and Food systems in the EU as an opportunity for SEE
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Elisabeth Köstinger Entrepreneur, Investor, Non Executive Director at Ryanair, former Austrian Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, the Environment and Water Management
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Jakob Zenz Entrepreneur, Senior Advisor to H.E. The President of Uganda on Modernization of Agrigulture and Sustainbility, Honorary Consul
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Elisabeth Hirschbichler VP Strategy, Marketing and Transformation at dsm-firmenich
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Marina Hadrovic Managing Director East Adriatic Markets and Bulgaria at Mondelez International
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Fritz Kaltenegger CEO at Café + Co International, Chairman of the Board SEEBDN
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Moderation by Zvonimir Mrsic Partner Spitzberg Partners
COFFEE BREAK | 11:00 am
ONE ON ONE INTERVIEW | 11:30 am
Trends driving the evolution of mobility
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Dieter Althaus Former Minister-President of Thuringia, Vice President Governmental Affairs Magna Europe
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Moderation by Izabela Vrtar Owner at The Edit - media projects and consulting
Presentation | 11:53 Am
Unlocking the Human Factor: Decoding Employee Motivation in the SEE Region
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Martina Sokač SaragA CEO and Founder MSS PULS
FIRESIDE CHAT | 12:00 pm
Economy in SEE- Analysis and Outlook
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Gerhard Kornfeld Owner and Managing Director at Kornfeld Industries
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Franz Maier Managing Director at Atradius Austria, Hungary & SEE
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Harald Luchs Managing Director at Aon Austria
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Moderation by Hrvoje Kresic News Reporter Nova TV
PANEL | 12:30 pm
ENERGY: Real opportunities and challenges of the Energy Transition
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Maximilian Mauthe Expert Climate, Energy & Environment Federation of Austrian Industries
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AleksandEr Gerbec Managing Director at ECUBES
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Moderation by Werner H. Bittner, Entrepreneur, Advisor, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Emerald Horizon AG
LUNCH & NETWORKING
Restaurant Dijana | 01:00 pm – 05:00 pm
OPTIONAL SIDE-EVENT: Golf Tournament
RECEPTION
Golf Adriatic Club House I 05:00 pm
PANEL | 05:30 pm
INDUSTRY: The new realty with Inflation, Volatility, Technological Disruption: The Outlook for SEE Economy and its partners from DACH region
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Nusa Pavlinjek CEO Roto Group
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Kruno Obrovac COO Greiner Bio-One
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Katerina Zenz Head of Austria & CEE Mutares Austria
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Markus Müller Partner of Digital Advisory & Transformation at TPA Group
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Sascha Smets Managing Director SMETS Technology
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Moderation by Nevena Krsteva Editor-in-chief at SeeNews
PANEL | 06:30 pm
EUROPE Today and Tomorrow (political panel)
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SANDRA BENCIC Member of Croatian Parliament
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Domagoj Milosevic Entrepreneur, Investor, former Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia
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Martin Engelberg Member of Austrian Parliament
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Moderation by Clemens Mayr-Harting Head of Cabinet of the Federal Minister for the EU and the Constitution Karoline Edtstadler
JOINT DINNER | 07:00 pm
25 MAY, SATURDAY
INDIVIDUAL DEPARTURE
The conference will be held in English
Meet OUR SPEAKERS
Elisabeth Köstinger
Entrepreneur, Investor, Non Executive Director at Ryanair, former Austrian Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, the Environment and Water Management
DRAGAN PRIMORAC
Professor, Scientist, Entrepreneur, Global Ambassador of The Penn State University (USA), Founder of St. Catherine Hospital (Croatia), former Minister of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia
Fritz Kaltenegger
CEO
Café+ Co International
SEEBDN Chairman of the Board
Dieter Althaus
Former Minister-President of Thuringia,
Vice President Governmental Affairs
Magna Europe
SANDRA BENCIC
Member of Croatian Parliament
Marina Hadrovic
Managing Director East Adriatic Markets
and Bulgaria at Mondelez International
Thomas Haneder
Partner
TPA Group
Kruno Obrovac
COO
Greiner Bio-One
KATERINA ZENZ
Head of Austria & CEE
Mutares Austria
Nusa Pavlinjek
CEO
Roto Group
Maximilian Mauthe
Expert Climate, Energy & Environment
Federation of Austrian Industries
Dominic Gantner
CEO
Allianz Partners Austria & SEE
Martin Engelberg
Member of Austrian Parliament
Domagoj Milosevic
Entrepreneur, Investor
former Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia
Elisabeth HirschbichleR
VP Strategy, Marketing and Transformation at dsm-firmenich
Gerhard Kornfeld
Owner and Managing Director at
Kornfeld Industries
JAKOB ZENZ
Entrepreneur, Senior Advisor to H.E.
The President of Uganda on Modernization of Agrigulture and Sustainbility, Honorary Consul
Harald LuchS
Managing Director
at Aon Austria
Franz Maier
Managing Director at Atradius Austria, Hungary & SEE
Markus Müller
Partner of Digital Advisory & Transformation at TPA Group
Sascha Smets
Managing Director
SMETS Technology
Liliya Goranova
Head of Insights
SeeNext
Martina Sokač SARAGA
CEO and Founder
MSS PULS
Aleksander Gerbec
Managing Director at ECUBES
AleksandAr Gros
General Secretary
at SEEBDN Southeast Europe Business Development Network
Meet OUR MODERATORS
Nevena Krsteva
Editor-in-chief
at SeeNews
Hrvoje Kresic
News Reporter
Nova TV
Clemens Mayr – Harting
Head of Cabinet of the Federal Minister
for the EU and the Constitution
Karoline Edtstadler
Zvonimir Mrsic
Partner
Spitzberg Partners
Werner H. Bittner
Entrepreneur, Advisor, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Emerald Horizon AG
Izabela Vrtar
Owner at The Edit - media projects and consulting
Dorothea Gros
Country Sales Manager Intramural Austria at B. Braun Austria GmbH - part of the B. Braun Group
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.
Kempinski Hotel Adriatic
Alberi 300 A · 52475 Savudrija · Croatia
CONTACT
