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“The Role of Business Associations for the Economic Development of Bosnia and Herzegovina”

Friday, March 9, 2007

Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina (5th floor), Sarajevo

8.30 H Registration of participants

9.00 H Opening of the conference: Dr. Christina Catherine Krause, Director of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Office Sarajevo/Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dr. Christian Schwarz-Schilling, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, EU Special Representative

Slobodan Puhalac, Minister, Ministry for Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina

9.30 H “The role of Business Organizations in the EU “

Introduction: Dr. Hans-Jörg Schelling, Vice-President, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

Comments: Micol Martinelli, International Affairs Advisor, EUROCHAMBRES, Brussels

Antonio Penalosa, Secretary General, International Organization of Employers (IOE), Geneva

Jan Furstenborg, Head of Commerce, Union Network International (UNI), Geneva

Moderation: Alexandra Ruedig, Senior Business Associations’ Advisor, Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina (OHR)

Followed byDiscussion

11.00 H Coffee break

11.30 H “Business Associations in Bosnia and Herzegovina”

Introduction: Lejla Tanovic, ILO Correspondent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, International Labor Organization (ILO), Sarajevo

Comments: Brano Vujicic, President of Managing Board, Association for Information Technology in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BAIT)

Aida Buco-Smajic, Country Director, German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water (DVGW)

Alija Remzo Baksic, Director, Association of Employers of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Edhem Biber, President, Confederation of Trade Unions of BiH

Moderation: Fikret Causevic, Assitant Professor, Faculty of Economy, University of Sarajevo

Followed by Discussion

13.30 H Lunch

15.00 H “Excursus: Chambers in Bosnia and Herzegovina“

Introduction: Milan Lovric, Vice President, Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Comments: Dragica Ristic, Executive Director, Chamber of Commerce RS

Nedret Kikanovic, Director, Cantonal Chamber of Commerce, Tuzla

Alija Sabanovic, Executive Director, KLAS d.d. Sarajevo

Wulf Goretzky, Programme Coordinator, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)

Moderation: Aida Hasanbegovic, Journalist, Radio of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federalni Radio)

Followed byDiscussion

17.00 H Coffee break

17.30 H Results

Aldin Medjedovic, President, Center for Regional Initiatives (CRI), Sarajevo