Agenda NIF08

THURSDAY, October 02, 2008 – BANOVINA CONFERENCE ROOM

9:30 am – 10:00 am          Registration
10:00 am – 10:50 am NIF 08 Conference Room Open Opening Ceremonies

Keynote Address: Miloš Simonović,
City of Nis Mayor;

Keynote Address: Božidar Đelić,
Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration and Minister of Science and Technological Development;

Keynote Address: Mlađan Dinkić,
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Regional Development

Introductory speech: Mladen Jovanović,
NIF 08 Director

Expert note: Aleksandar Kovačević,
Alecson Feld, Sydney
10:50 am – 11:30 am 
 Opening presentations

Skip Bornhuetter,
Philip Morris Area Director SEE

Gustavo Navarro,
FIC Board of Directors Member and Holcim Country Manager

Bojana Ristić,
American Chamber of Commerce

Hildegard Gacek,
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Director for Serbia
11:30 pm – 11:45 am Break
11:45 am - 1:45 pm
City of Niš presentation
Municipality Pirot presentation
Toplica District presentation
Ernst&Young presentation:
South East Europe Attractiveness Survey 2008
Price Waterhouse Coopers presentation:
Serbia as a rising star
    
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Lunch Break
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Privredna Banka Beograd presentation:
Credit lines for small and media size enterprises
Local Economic Development in the Balkans presentation:
Better Access to Affordable Credit
SEAF South Balkan Fund presentation:
Private Equity - Additional source of financing private companies
  
SIEPA presentation:
Invest in Serbia
AOFI presentation
SMECA presentation:
SMECA facilities for exporters
PROTECTA presentation:
NIF09
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm Registration for possible October 3rd events/meetings

THURSDAY, October 02, 2008 – BANOVINA MEETINGS ROOM

11:30 am – 11:45 am          Registration
11:45 am – 12:30 pm Meetings Room Open Meetings room (MR) Sessions 1 – bilateral meetings between companies and investors
12:30 pm – 1:10 pm Meetings room (MR) Sessions 2 – bilateral meetings between companies and investors
1:10 pm – 1:45 pm Meetings room (MR) Sessions 3 – bilateral meetings between companies and investors
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Lunch Break
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm Meetings room (MR) Sessions 4 – bilateral meetings between companies and investors
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm Meetings room (MR) Sessions 5 – bilateral meetings between companies and investors
4:30 pm – 5:00pm Meetings room (MR) Closing Session – gathering information on results on MR meetings

THURSDAY, October 02, 2008 – BANOVINA GREEN, BLUE, YELLOW AND RED ROOM

11:30 am – 11:45 am Green, Blue, Yellow and Red Room Open Registration
11:45 am - 1:45 pm Meetings and negotiation on Pirot region infrastructural projects Meetings and negotiation on Niš region infrastructural projects Meetings and negotiation on Niš region infrastructural projects Meetings and negotiation on Prokuplje region infrastructural projects
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Lunch Break
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Meetings and negotiation on Pirot region infrastructural projects Meetings and negotiation on Niš region infrastructural projects Meetings and negotiation on Niš region infrastructural projects Meetings and negotiation on Prokuplje region infrastructural projects
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm       Closing Session