Booklet - Central European Initiative

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table of contents
Organisers ................................................................................................................... 5
General Information and Logistics ................................................................................ 7
National Palace of Culture.............................................................................................. 9
Programme ................................................................................................................ 15
Political Events............................................................................................................. 16
Timetable Programme .................................................................................................. 17
Detailed Programme .................................................................................................... 18
Speakers and Project Promoters .................................................................................. 31
Introduction ................................................................................................................. 32
Biographies and Abstracts............................................................................................ 33
Partners .................................................................................................................... 73
Sponsors...................................................................................................................... 74
Media Partners ............................................................................................................ 78
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organisers
Central European Initiative
Project Secretariat
Programme Manager: Mr. Guido Paolucci
Trieste Office at the CEI Headquarters
Via Genova 9 // 34121 Trieste // Italy
tel. +39 040 7786 777 // fax +39 040 7786 766
e-mail : [email protected]
homepage : www.ceinet.org
Executive Officer: Ms. Slavena Radovanovic
Executive Officer: Ms. Elisabetta Dovier
Junior Executive Officer: Mr. Adrian Keler
London Office at the European Bank
for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
One Exchange Square // London EC2A 2JN // UK
tel. +44 20 7338 7471 // fax +44 20 7338 6538
homepage : www.ebrd.com
Associate Manager: Ms. Marta Simonetti - Whitford
Programme Assistant: Ms. Stefania Del Monte
Ministry of Economy and Energy,
Republic of Bulgaria
Slavianska street, 8 // Sofia // Bulgaria
tel. + 355 2 94071 // fax +359 2 987 219
homepage : www.mee.government.bg
Mr. Lachesar Borisov, Deputy Minister
Ms. Vessela Bayraktarova, Head of Europe Department
Mr. Tzvetan Aleksov, Expert, Europe Department
Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce
and Industry
Iskar Street 9 // 1058 Sofia // Bulgaria
tel. +359 2 811 74 00 // fax +359 2 987 32 09
homepage : www.bcci.bg
Mr. Bojidar Bojinov, President
Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov, Vice President and CEO
Ms. Mariana Stefanova, Director Business Center
Bulgaria Economic Forum
Vitosha Boulevard 86 // 1436 Sofia // Bulgaria
tel. +359 2 951 52 59 // fax +359 2 953 29 24
homepage : www.biforum.org
Mr. George Tabakov, Chairman
Mr. Christoslav Bachurov, Executive Director
Ms. Christina Dimitrova, Projects Director
Ms. Marina Hristeva, Client Relations Director
Ms. Monika Nikolova, PR Manager
SEF is organised in cooperation
with the EBRD
One Exchange Square // London EC2A 2JN // UK
tel. + 44 20 7338 6000 // fax + 44 207338 6100
homepage : www.ebrd.com
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general information and logistics
Registration and Accreditation
IBA - Interactive Business Area
SEF registration includes: access to all formal sessions and to the
Interactive Business Area, i.e. to Project Presentations and Focused
Meetings, an information pack (participant bag), access to all SEF
databases for business contacts and project promotion, participation in
social events including two lunches, an evening reception and a cocktail.
The Interactive Business Area (IBA) encompasses several activities
which aim at favouring the promotion of “project ideas” through
business match-making of investors with financial and technical
sources. In the course of the years the CEI has gained considerable
expertise in this area thanks to its Networking database (please
consult www.ceinet.org) used for business match-making.
Registration / Accreditation point
Ground floor area / National Palace of Culture
Monday 19 November (Day 0):
Tuesday 20 November (Day 1):
Wednesday 21 November (Day 2):
The Interactive Business Area includes:
15.00 – 20.00
08.00 – 18.00
08.00 – 13.00
Please note that all participants, press and staff are required to wear their
badges during all official events of the Forum including social events.
Accommodation
More information on accommodation in Sofia is available at
www.ceinet.org/SEF/Hotels
Local Transportation
On-payment pick-up service is provided by most hotels between the
city center and Sofia International Airport. Regular taxi service on this
route should not exceed EUR 6 (12 leva) each way.
Free transfer service will be available for the evening reception on
Tuesday 20 (National Museum of History). The buses will depart from
outside the National Palace of Culture at 19.30. For more
information, please refer to the SEF Info Point located on the fifth
floor (east of hall 9).
Press Center
Assistance to journalists and SEF Media Partners is available at the
SEF Press Center located on the sixth floor. Please ask our staff for the
participation at the Roundtable of the CEI Ministers of Economic
Sectors, for SEF press releases, programme changes as well as for
organising interviews with selected speakers.
VIP Lounge
VIP lounge is located on the sixth floor. Official delegations and
speakers can use this facility to arrange their meetings. Please note
that only participants with badges marked “VIP” will have access to
the lounge.
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A Project Room (Project Presentations and Focused Meetings in hall
7): the Interactive Business Area consists primarily of thematic
workshops used for project presentations. This year’s workshops cover
the following areas: Real Estate and Infrastructure, Reforms in South
East Europe, Eco-Innovation & alternative sources of Energy for SMEs,
as well as SME development Projects co-funded by the EU in the CEI
region.
A Match-making System which assists SEF participants in making
appointments by creating a calendar of business meetings during the
event (Bilateral Meetings). This Match-Making venue – situated on the
fifth floor, east of hall 8 – will serve as a facility for entrepreneurs,
bankers, potential investors and joint venture partners to get to know
each other and discuss their business proposals, availability of funds,
projects and programmes.
A Desk of Italy – located on the fifth floor, west of hall 9 – managed
by ICE (National Institute for Foreign Trade, Italy).
Contacts: Fabrizio Camastra, Director, ICE Sofia
e-mail: [email protected]
The strength of the SEF Interactive Business Area lies in the fact that
it remains closely linked to the mission of the Secretariat for CEI
Projects to assist the implementation of strategies and project ideas
into bankable projects and fundable programmes. The main tool used
for this purpose is the CEI Trust Fund, established within the European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The Fund, for which Italy
has made a total contribution of EUR 28 million since its inception, is
used “to finance technical assistance, training and advisory services,
as well as for the identification and preparation of projects to be
subsequently financed or co-financed”. The Fund is also to support
the organisation of training programmes, workshops, exchange of
know-how and advisory services assignments aimed at promotion
economic growth and institutional strengthening in the CEI countries
of operation.
After the Event
The 10th CEI Summit Economic Forum major outputs and updated
information, including speakers’ abstracts, presentations and
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contacts, project-related documentation, press releases and clipping,
post event Official Report and list of participants will be made
available on-line at www.ceinet.org/SEF
Social Events
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Lunch
Time: 12.00 – 13.15
Venue: National Palace of Culture (lobby, third floor)
Lunch
Time: 13.30 – 14.45
Evening Reception
Time: 20.00 – 22.00
Venue: National Museum of History
(16, Vitoshko lale Str., Boyna)
Cocktail
Time: 18.30 – 19.30
Free transfer service will be available for the evening reception. Buses
will depart from outside the National Palace of Culture (from Vitosha
Blvd) at 19.30. The return from the National Museum will be at 22.00.
Please make sure you take your SEF badge with you to the reception.
National Palace of Culture
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programme
political events
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Roundtable of the CEI Ministers of Economic Sectors
Summit of CEI Heads of Government
Date
21 November 2007, 15.00 – 17.00 p.m.
Date
27 November 2007, 9.30 – 13.30 p.m.
Venue
Hall 7, 5th Floor, National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
Venue
Hall 3, 7th Floor, National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
The Ministers of Economic Sectors of the 18 CEI Member States hold
their annual Roundtable at the Summit Economic Forum, this year
hosted by the Bulgarian Minister of Economy, and Energy. The
Roundtable also is attended by special guests which include representatives of International Financial Institutions and International
Organisations in the CEI region. The Roundtable is followed by the
Press Conference of the CEI Presidency. Entrance to the Roundtable is
by invitation only.
The annual Meeting of the CEI Heads of Government (CEI Summit) is
one of the most significant CEI political-institutional events. The CEI
Summit convenes in autumn in the country holding the CEI Presidency
and it takes place in parallel with the Summit Economic Forum. The
Meeting of the CEI Heads of Government focuses on principles and
objectives of the CEI as well as on political and economic orientation
for co-operation within the framework of the Initiative.
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timetable programme
DAY01 TUESDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2007
09.30
// Official opening /////////////////////////////////////
10.15
hall 3 > 7th floor
Conference Sessions
hall 8 > 5th floor
12.00
12.00
13.15
13.20
15.00
13.30
15.30
15.10
16.45
1.1
18.30
20.00
22.00
A New Vision of Capital Markets in Central and
Southeast Europe - the European Securities
Landscape
IBA 01
Real Estate Market and Infrastructure. The
Bust of the Real Estate Boom or Imminent
Surprises?
lunch break
lobby > 3rd floor
1.2
Energy Infrastructure
2.2
IBA 02
Internationalisation of SMEs: Support Services
and Financing
How to Implement the Next Wave of Economic
Reforms in South Eastern Europe
parallel event // Bulgaria-Italy: Entrepreneurial Challanges
hall 3 > 7th floor
1.3
The World Bank Group: Mobilising Resources
for the Future
16.45
17.00
17.00
2.1
Focus on Bulgaria - Supporting Businesses,
Growth and Reforms Consolidation
Interactive Business Area
hall 7 > 5th floor
2.3
IBA 03
Roundtable on Freight Services: Supporting
Business through Transport Infrastructure
Development
Eco-innovation and Alternative Sources of
Energy: Opportunities for SMEs
2.4
IBA 04
Women in Action - The Driving Force of the
United Europe
SME Development Projects co-funded by the
EU in the CEI Region
coffee break
1.4
Technical Assistance Needs in the Region
// Evening Reception and Cultural Programme
venue: National Museum of History
programme
10.30
Conference Sessions
hall 9 > 5th floor
DAY02 WEDNESDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2007
09.00
1.5
10.30
Moving Energy Efficiency Forward
10.30
11.00
11.00
17.00
11.00
12.30
2.5
ICT in SEE: Strategic Issues in Research, Technology
and Deployment
coffee break
parallel event // Great-IST Final Conference. Project supported by the European Commission FP6 IST Programme
hall 3.2 > 8th floor
1.6
EBRD Transition Report 2007: People in
Transition
2.6
Mobilising Actors for Environmental
Governance
12.45
13.30
// SEF Closing Ceremony and Press Conference
hall 8 > 5th floor
13.30
14.45
lunch break
lobby > 3rd floor
15.00
17.30
// Roundtable of the CEI Ministers of Economic Sectors ////////////////////
17.40
18.15
// Ministers’ Press Conference
hall 7 > 5th floor
18.30
19.30
cocktail
lobby > 3rd floor
hall 7 > 5th floor
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detailed programme
Tuesday 20 November 2007
Day 01 //
9.30
10.15
Official Opening
Venue: Hall 3 (7th floor)
programme
The Official Opening sees SEF organisers welcoming all participants and drawing attention to the main topics to be discussed during the event. The
Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Mr. Sergei STANISHEV, will address the public on behalf of the Government, which holds the rotating CEI Presidency for 2007.
The Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy, Mr. Petar DIMITROV, will address the public on behalf of the Ministry, the event’s co-organiser. Other
notable speakers include Amb. Harald KREID, Director General, CEI Executive Secretariat, Mr. Guglielmo ARDIZZONE, Minister Plenipotentiary, Italian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Guido Paolucci, Head of the CEI Project Secretariat, Mr. Christos KATSANIS, Executive Director, United Bulgarian Bank,
Ms. Gergana MANTARKOVA, Managing Partner, KPMG in Bulgaria, and Mr. Richard SHEARER, Chief Executive Officer, vivatel. Finally, the representatives of the CEI Secretariats and the Bulgaria Economic Forum will welcome participants and provide practical information on the event.
10.30
Welcome Address
H.E. Sergei STANISHEV, Prime Minister, Bulgaria (invited)
Speaker
H.E. Petar DIMITROV, Minister, Ministry of Economy and Energy, Bulgaria
Speaker
Amb. Harald KREID, Director General, CEI Executive Secretariat
Speaker
Mr. Guglielmo ARDIZZONE, Minister Plenipotentiary, Directorate General for European Countries, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Speaker
Mr. Christos KATSANIS, Executive Director, United Bulgarian Bank, Member of NBG Group, Bulgaria
Speaker
Ms. Gergana MANTARKOVA, Managing Partner, KPMG in Bulgaria
Speaker
Mr. Richard SHEARER, Chief Executive Officer, vivatel, Bulgaria
Speaker
Mr. Guido PAOLUCCI, Programme Manager, CEI Project Secretariat
Moderator
Mr. George TABAKOV, Chairman, Bulgaria Economic Forum
Coordinator
Ms. Vessela BAYRAKTAROVA - Mr. George TABAKOV - Mr. Guido PAOLUCCI
1.1
12.00
Focus on Bulgaria - Supporting Businesses, Growth and Reforms Consolidation
Following 17 years on the challengeing road of transition the hard work is now paying off. Bulgaria joined the EU on January 1st 2007 as a result
of a decade of coherent and prudent economic policies and structural reforms. Bulgaria today demonstrates sustained growth rates, falling inflation,
declining unemployment and robust FDI. EU membership has now placed the country in a new environment and single market pressures will further
stimulate competition. EU membership in itself, however, is not a guarantee that economic conditions will continue to improve and that the country
will attract sufficient investment levels to enable it to further stimulate productivity growth. Continuation of prudent economic policies and the perseverance on the reform agenda are essential for Bulgaria to make full use of accession opportunities. This assembly provides an opportunity to share
experiences, exchange views and propose specific actions to help address the post-accession convergence challenges going forward.
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Moderator
Mr. James HYSLOP, Director for Bulgaria, EBRD
Welcome address
Keynote Speaker
Mr. Yavor KUIUMDJIEV, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy and Energy, Bulgaria: “Competitiveness of the Bulgarian
Economy”
Speaker
Mr. Stoyan STALEV, Executive Director, InvestBulgaria Agency, Bulgaria: “Bulgaria - The Right Investment Location”
Speaker
Amb. Michael B. HUMPHREYS, Head, Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria: “Growth and Jobs - EU
Structural and Cohesion Fund in Support of the Lisbon Strategy”
Speaker
Mr. Cormac MURPHY, Head, Division Bulgaria, Romania and Cyprus, South East Europe Department, European Investment
Bank (EIB): “EIB and Financing of Bulgaria's Investment Needs”
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Mr. Andrea CASINI, Chief Business Officer, Management Board, Unicredit Bulbank: “Financial Institutions: Backbone and
Engine of Business and Economic Growth in Bulgaria”
Speaker
Mr. Bojidar DANEV, Chairman and Executive President, Bulgarian Industrial Association – Union of the Bulgarian Business,
Bulgaria “Simplification of Regulatory Framework (in line with Lisbon Agenda and EU Policy to Reduce Administrative
Burdens by 25 per cent)”
Speaker
Mr. Dieter WAHL, Financial Director, Miroglio Bulgaria EOOD, Miroglio Deutschland GmbH, Ulmia Stoffe GmbH “Miroglio’s
Investments in Bulgaria: History and Actual Situation”
Coordinator
CEI Project Secretariat
Officer in Charge
Mr. Guido PAOLUCCI - Mr. Yannis ARVANITIS
10.30
2.1
A New Vision of the Capital Markets in Central and Southeast Europe - the European
Securities Landscape
12.00
10.30
Moderator
Mr. Christos KATSANIS, Executive Director, United Bulgarian Bank, Member of NBG Group, Bulgaria
Speaker
Mr. Hannes HUHTANIEMI, Policy Officer, DG Internal Market and Services, European Commission
Speaker
Mr. Victor PAPAZOV, Founder and Chairman of the Board, Bulgarian Stock Exchange, Bulgaria: “Capital Market in Bulgaria
after MiFID ”
Speaker
Mr. Gilbert McCAUL, Partner, KPMG in Bulgaria: “A Financial Advisor’s Perspective on the Development of Capital Markets”
Speaker
Mr. Heinrich SCHALLER, Joint Chief Executive Officer, Vienna Stock Exchange, Austria: “Vienna Stock Exchange –
International Expertise and Know How in the Modern Capital Markets”
Speaker
Mr. Henry VON BLUMENTHAL, Senior Capital Markets Officer, European Investment Bank (EIB): “EIB and Capital Markets
Development in Central and Eastern Europe”
Speaker
Mr. Stere FARMACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Bucharest Stock Exchange, Romania: “Bucharest Stock Exchange Development
and Capital Market Integration”
Speaker
Mr. Luciano MONTI, Chief Executive Officer, APRI Sviluppo Private Equity S.p.A., Italy: “Early Stage Financing”
Coordinator
Officer in Charge
Mr. George TABAKOV - Ms. Christina DIMITROVA
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In recent years a new EU regime for regulation of the European securities markets has been developed. The new directives and implementing measures entail very extensive changes that will affect the development in the capital markets. In some areas, the new EU regulatory regime introduces
completely new opportunities, while in others the focus is first and foremost on greater harmonisation of national legislation, so that EU regulation
supports the continued progress towards a fully integrated securities market in the EU. The new regulatory regime is expected to augment competition among the various trading platforms in Europe, strengthen cross-border competition among securities dealers, and further harmonise the
approach to investor protection.
Real Estate Market and Infrastructure. The Bust of the Real Estate Boom or Imminent Surprises?
12.00
Moderator
Mr. Plamen RUSSEV, Managing Partner, Balkan Consultancy Center, Bulgaria
Keynote Speaker
Mr. Dimcho MIHALEVSKY, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, Bulgaria
Project Promoter
Mr. Strahil IVANOV, Manager, Yavlena Ltd., Bulgaria: “Outlines of the Bulgarian Real Estate Market”
Project Promoter
Mr. Miroslav YAZOV, Financial Manager, Yazov Group, Bulgaria: “Sky Buildings – the New Face of Business and Living in
Plovdiv”
Project Promoter
Mr. Atanas GAROV, Managing Director, Colliers International, Bulgaria
Project Promoter
Ms. Oksana TSEDRIK, Deputy Director CUE “Ecocomplex”, Minsk Region Executive Committee, Belarus // Mr. Vladimir
SOBOLEV, Counsellor, Foreign Economic Cooperation, Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry: “Organization of the
Modern System for Separate Collection and Processing of Solid Domestic Waste”
Project Promoter
Ms. Nataly PETROVSKAYA, Chief Specialist, Department of the Energy Efficiency and Ecology, Ministry of Energy, Belarus //
Mr. Vladimir SOBOLEV, Counsellor, Foreign Economic Cooperation, Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry:
“Reconstruction of Mozyr Heat Power Plant”
Coordinator
Bulgaria Economic Forum & BALREC - Balkan Real Estate Conference
CEI Officer in Charge
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programme
One of the three main objectives of the EU energy policy for Europe is to 'increase the security of energy supply'. This could be achieved with the
provision of reliable energy sources (traditional fossil as well as renewables, clean and alternative form of energy) and the building of the necessary
infrastructure for the supply and transfer of energy resources. The three-year action plan, adopted in March this year, envisages effective diversification of energy sources and energy supply routes. Having in mind the increasing energy dependence of EU, which is expected to reach 70% (if no
measures are taken), strengthening inter-regional commercial ties between EU, Central Asia, Caspian and the Black Sea Regions is key to ensure
diversification of energy sources and energy supply routes. The presence of adequate energy infrastructure is an important prerequisite to guarantee the reliability of energy supplies and the effective functioning of competitive energy markets. The second main objective of the European energy policy is to guarantee the competitiveness of European economies and provide energy at affordable prices. Again, this can be ensured also through
the Energy Community, which includes non-member countries from the Balkans. This panel will consider the ever-changing role of Southeast Europe
as an important link in the energy resources routes and will stress the valence of ensuring investments in large infrastructure projects to strengthen the links between European consumers and energy suppliers.
13.20
Moderator
Mr. George GIAOURIS, Principal Banker, Power and Energy, EBRD
Keynote Speaker
Ms. Galina TOSHEVA, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy and Energy, Bulgaria: “The Bulgarian Energy Policy in the
Context of the European Energy Policy - Challenges and Opportunities”
Speaker
Mr. Charles FEINSTEIN, Energy Sector Manager, Europe and Central Asia, Sustainable Development Department, World
Bank: “SEE (Security, Environment and Economic Growth) in SEE: A World Bank Energy Sector Perspective”
Speaker
Mr. Alistair McLEISH, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mmd Group: “Guaranteeing and Communicating Transparency for
Major Energy Projects”
Speaker
Mr. Riccardo MERIGGI, Program Manager South Strema, Eni S.p.A. Gas & Power, Italy: “Increasing Energy Security in Europe?
Key Update on the planned South Stream Gas Pipeline project”
Speaker
Mr. Enrico VIALE, Manager for the Balkans, ENEL, Italy: “Energy balance, Capacity Increase and Investments in Southern
Eastern Europe”
Speaker
Mr. Mardik Rupen PAPAZYAN, Executive Director, NEK AED, Bulgaria: “The Electric Power Infrastructure in Bulgaria and
Prospects for its Development”
Speaker
Ms. Rositsa TANEVA, Head of Department, Bulgartransgaz EAD
Speaker
Mr. Vladimir VASILCHENKOV, Deputy Director General, Belarusian National Dispatcher Centre of Power Industry, Belarus:
“Belarus Energy Sector Development for Increasing Energy Security”
Speaker
Mr. Werner AULI, Member of the Executive Board of OMV Aktiengesellschaft, Head of Gas, Austria: “Nabucco Gas Pipeline
Project”
Coordinator
CEI Project Secretariat, BEF Bulgaria Economic Forum
Officer in Charge
Mr. Guido PAOLUCCI - Ms. Gaia PERACCA - Mr. George TABAKOV
2.2
Internationalisation of SMEs: Support Services and Financing
15.00
SMEs find it more difficult than large enterprises to have cross-border activities within the European Internal Market and in third countries markets.
In Europe significantly only 24% of small and 25% of medium enterprises claim to be prepared to go to another country. In this scope it is necessary to help SMEs to face more and more demanding markets and CEI Member States policies should support SME internationalization to third markets. This session will focus on how to support Governments, public institutions and the private sector in CEI Countries to improve their capacity to
design policies and to implement support programmes specifically aimed to SME internationalization. There is clear evidence of market failure that
creates barriers preventing SMEs from achieving their full potential. In particular, obstacles hampering SME access to international markets include:
shortage of working capital to finance exports; lack or low level of human resources with sufficient knowledge on foreign markets and specific technical skills; identifying foreign business opportunities; limited information to locate and analyze markets; inability to contact potential overseas customers. In order to achieve permanent results, new strategic alliances have to be established between SMEs and policy makers to remove barriers
that small enterprises face in their internationalization process. Particular attention will be given to business match-making and to activities aimed
to identify cross-border partners and business opportunities.
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Moderator
Ms. Daniela FIORI, Permanent Representation of Italy to the European Union, State Aid attaché, Brussels:
“Internationalization of SME, a European Strategy in the framework of the Competitiveness and Innovation Program
2006/2013”
Speaker
Mr. Stanimir BARZASHKY, Executive Director, Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA),
Bulgaria: “The Government Supporting Programmes for SME sector in Bulgaria”
Speaker
Mr. Antonio FANELLI, Deputy Head, OECD Investment Compact for South East Europe: “SME Policy in the Western Balkans:
Strengths and Weaknesses”
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Mr. Raffaele BOLDRACCHI, Principal Manager, Official Co-financing Unit, EBRD: “Enhancing Access to Credit and Providing
Innovative Services to Strengthen the Competitiveness of the Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) sector. The Role of the
Donors funded EBRD Technical Cooperation Programme”
Speaker
Mr. Daniel IVARSSON, Chief, Office for Arab States, Europe and CIS, International Trade Center UNCTAD/WTO
Speaker
Ms. Valentina ALEXANDROVA, Director, Investment and Legal Services Department, InvestBulgaria Agency, Bulgaria:
“Bulgaria – Unique Investment Location”
Speaker
Ms. Slavica SINGER, Board Chair, CEPOR - SMEs and Entrepreneurship Policy Centre, Croatia: “Croatian Efforts in
Internationalization of SMEs: Support Services and Financing”
Speaker
Mr. Francesco D'APRILE, President of the Italian Association of Management Consultant (APCO), Partner, P&D Consulting
Srl., Italy: “Managing Internationalization process and win in the global market. Human Capital and SME
Internationalization. Case History”
Coordinator
Officer in Charge
Ms. Elisabetta DOVIER
IBA 02
How to Implement the Next Wave of Economic Reforms in South Eastern Europe
15.00
13.30
Moderator
Mr. Anthony O'SULLIVAN, Head, OECD Investment Compact for South East Europe: “How to Implement the Next Wave of
Economic Reform in SEE”
Speaker
Ms. Marie-Laurence GUY, Projects Officer, Global Corporate Governance Forum, International Finance Corporation (IFC):
“Corporate Governance Reform Efforts in Southeast Europe”
Speaker
Mr. Gian Piero CIGNA, Principal Counsel of Corporate Governance, Legal Transition Team, EBRD
Speaker
Ms. Dana ARMEAN DENIS-SMITH, Managing Director, Marker Global Ltd., United Kingdom: “Making the Small Count –
SMEs, Regulation and Economic Reform in South - East Europe”
Speaker
Mr. Fadi FARRA, Principal Administrator, OECD: “Targeting Reforms through a Sector Specific Approach”
Speaker
Mr. Eugenio BETTELLA, Managing Partner, Roedl & Partners, Italy: “CEI Countries’ Legal Framework Changes to West
European Standards”
Coordinator
Officer in Charge
Parallel event
programme
In most transition countries the initial-phase reform is almost complete: institutions supporting market structures and political-democratic pluralism
have been in place for a number of years and are, to varying degree, operational. For the countries of South East Europe, major reforms have been
implemented in investment policy, tax and trade. Achievements on the economic front include an average GDP growth rate of 5%, stable inflation,
and FDI inflows in the region that have increased from EUR 4.6 billion in 2002 to over EUR 12 billion in 2006. However, the first wave of policy
reforms and economic growth has not reduced unemployment that is over 20% in the Western Balkans. The financial infrastructure is still weak with
interest rate spreads averaging 7%. Corruption is still high and competition is limited in certain product sectors. This workshop will outline a second
wave of reforms for SEE to increase growth and competitiveness and suggest ways to implement those reforms most effectively.
Bulgaria - Italy: Entrepreneurial Challenges
15.30
As in past years, economic operators will be provided with broader information and in-depth studies on the opportunities granted to small businesses. The Italian expertise in the execution of projects co-financed through structural funds will be presented as a model of successful governance.
This year’s seminar by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria will focus on how SMEs can benefit from Structural Funds and Measures assistance, in particular through the Operational Programmes (OP) for Competitiveness and OP Human Resources Development. The discussions will be
accompanied by the presentation of a number of infrastructure projects and business initiatives under Corridor VIII.
Moderator
Mr. Marco MONTECCHI, President, Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria
Speaker
Amb. Gian Battista CAMPAGNOLA, Italian Embassy in Sofia
Speaker
Mr. Edoardo POLLASTRI, President, Assocamerestero - Association of Italian Chambers of Commerce Abroad, Italia
Speaker
Mr. Antonio PAOLETTI, President for Eastern and Central Europe, UNIONCAMERE - Union of Italian Chambers of Commerce,
Italy
Speaker
Ms. Tiziana VECCHIO, General Department for Foreign Trade Promotion, Ministry of Foreign Trade, Italy: “European Structural
Funds: an Opportunity for the Italian Enterprises”
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Speaker
Mr. Fabrizio CAMASTRA, Director, Italian Institute for Foreign Trade (ICE) in Sofia: “Promoting SMEs´ Competitiveness”
Speaker
Mr. Michele GRIMALDI, General Manager, Pan-European Corridor VIII Technical Secretariat, Italy: “Corridor VIII as a Strategic
Axis for Trade and Investments: the Initiatives of the Secretariat”
Speaker
Mr. Pier Paolo VECCHI, Association of Italian engineering, Architectural and Technical-economic Consulting Organizations
(OICE): “Italian Engineering, a Contribution to CEI Region Development”
Speaker
Mr Giulio GUARRACINO, Executive Manager, Italian Construction Contractors Federation (ANCE)
Speaker
Mr. Pietro BACCARINI, President of Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Italy
Speaker
Mr. Jean TALMON, Special Adviser for Central and Eastern Europe, Astaldi Spa
Speaker
Ms. Daniela KONOVA, Chair of Management Board, Generali Bulgaria Holding AD: “Generali Bulgaria Insurance Companies
- Taking Advantage of A Strong Brand In Competing For Insurance Business”
Speaker
Mr. Alex CAR, Director General, Italcementi Bulgaria: “Italcementi, Sustainable Development and New Investments”
Speaker
Mr. Marco CASASOLE, Attorney, Legal department // Mr. Giovanni Battista CALI', Attorney, Tax Department, CMS Adonnino
Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni, Italy: “Bulgarian Tax and Legal Issues”
Speaker
Mr. Vittorio MACCHITELLA, General Director, Uniontrasporti: “Intangible Barriers along Corridor VIII: main results survey”
Coordinator
CEI Project Secretariat; Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria
Officer in Charge
Mr. Marco MONTECCHI - Ms Tiziana CARLINO - Ms. Stefania DEL MONTE
1.3
The World Bank Group: Mobilising Resources for the Future
16.45
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The countries of Central and Eastern Europe have achieved tremendous economic progress in the past decade. The countries of the region need to
fully mobilize their available resources to maintain the growth momentum and to converge more rapidly to the development level of Western Europe.
In this context, this session will begin by presenting the key challenges for the region with regard to human resource development. It will then present the findings of a study on regional integration and growth in South East Europe. The role of PPPs in resource mobilization will also be presented. The World Bank will inform about its strategic goals and areas of activity in South East Europe, and about its engagement in EU Member States
through the case study of Bulgaria.
Moderator
Ms. Sandra BLOEMENKAMP, Special Representative for South East Europe, World Bank
Keynote Speaker
Mr. Dimcho MIHALEVSKY, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, Bulgaria: “Project for
Development of Municipal Infrastructure”
Speaker
Mr. Arup BANERJI, Sector Manager, Human Development Department, World Bank: “Human Resource Issues in CEI
Countries - Presentation of Key Findings from WB study ‘From Red to Gray: The Third Transition of Aging Populations in
Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union’ ”
Speaker
Mr. Ivailo IZVORSKI, Senior Economist, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Sector, World Bank: “Avoiding the
Middle-Income Trap: Integration and Growth in the Western Balkans”
Speaker
Mr. Angelo DELL'ATTI, General Manager, Private Enterprise Partnership, Southeast Europe Infrastructure, International
Finance Corporation (IFC): “PPPs and Resources Mobilisation”
Speaker
Mr. Marco MANTOVANELLI, Country Manager for BiH, World Bank: “The World Bank's Strategic Goals and Areas of Activity
for the Region”
Speaker
Mr. Florian FICHTL, Country Manager for Bulgaria, World Bank: “Regional and Strategic Challenges - Bulgaria as a Case
Study of Engagement with an EU Member State”
Coordinator
Officer in Charge
Mr. Guido PAOLUCCI - Ms. Gaia PERACCA
15.10
2.3
Roundtable on Freight Services: Supporting Business through Transport Infrastructure
Development
16.45
The focus of the roundtable will be on the changes necessary in service models and organisation of railway undertakings to respond to market needs,
rather than purely on the infrastructural investments in rail networks. The panel will discuss how to fill the gap between customer expectations and
service provided, to enhance the use of infrastructural assets and, as a consequence, stimulate the interest of financial and institutional investors on
infrastructural development. In particular, case studies on improving efficiency and effectiveness in the railways offering will be examined, such as:
efforts to achieve locomotives interoperability; need for on board staff and loco drivers interoperability; logic behind the construction of a terminal
network; development of advanced logistic services integrating rail transport in a door-to-door logic.
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Moderator
Ms. Luisa VELARDI, Director, Strategy Department, Trenitalia, Italy: “Roundtable on Freight Services: Supporting Business
through Transport Infrastructure Development”
Keynote Speaker
H.E. Asen GAUGAZOV, Minister, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, Bulgaria: “Development of Regional
Road Infrastructure to Provide for Traffic of People, Goods and Services”
Speaker
Mr. Georgi PETARNAICHEV, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transport, Bulgaria: “Development of Intermodal Transport and
Logistics – Priority Task in the Ministry of Transport’s Schedule”
Speaker
Mr. Giuseppe RAZZA, General Manager, Pan-European Corridor V Technical Secretariat: “Corridor V Development”
Speaker
Mr. Paul GUITINK, Senior Policy Adviser, Central and Eastern Europe, Community of European Railway and Infrastructure
Companies (CER): “Market Demand for Reliable, High Quality Transport Services: Constraints and Opportunities for Rail
Freight”
Speaker
Mr. Pencho POPOV, Director, Central Freight Division, National Railway Operator (BDZ), Bulgaria: “Perspectives for
Development of the Railway Freight Transports in Bulgaria”
Speaker
Mr. Paolo CELENTANI, Director, Marketing Department, Cargo Division, Trenitalia, Italy: “The Rail Cargo Business Lifecycle”
Speaker
Mr. Karl MOHNSEN, Chief Executive Officer, TX Logistik, Germany: “TThe Role of a New Comer in the Perspective of Market
Liberalization”
Speaker
Mr. Günther ENGELHART, Head, Cargo and Logistic, Rail Cargo Austria: “Cooperation between Trenitalia and RCA to create
Efficient Rail Services between Eastern and Western European Hubs”
Coordinator
Officer in Charge
IBA 03
Eco-innovation and Alternative Sources of Energy: Opportunities for SMEs
16.45
This session will focus on environmental technologies and intelligent energy, two tools identified by the EU for enhancing innovation and competitiveness in Europe. Eco-innovation is any form of innovation aiming at significant and demonstrable progress towards the goal of sustainable development, through reducing impacts on the environment or achieving a more efficient and responsible use of natural resources, including energy.
Speakers will also examine, with a specific focus on SMEs, prospects and opportunities for the use and production of “intelligent energy”. The promotion of eco-innovation and technologies as well as the use of alternative sources of energy through the EU Competitiveness and Innovation
Framework Programme (CIP) aims at contributing to the achievement of environmental objectives and creation of economic opportunities. These
themes will be presented by EC representatives and discussed by referring to best practices in the field.
17.00
18.30
Moderator
Mr. Fausto SANTANGELO, Representative of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, BEST Groups to the European
Commission, Brussels
Speaker
Ms. Marinella LODDO, Director, Industrial Co-operation and Relations with Intl. Org., National Institute for Foreign Trade
(ICE), Italy
Speaker
Mr. Pierpaolo DETTORI, Industrial Area Manager, CONSER sccpa, Italy: “Energetically Self-sufficient Industrial Areas:
Economic and Environmental Sustainability. The Case Study of Prato (Italy)”
Speaker
Ms. Svenja BARTELS, Attorney, Roedl & Partner, Italy: “Case Study of a Geothermal Project in Hungary”
Speaker
Mr. Vittorio GHINASSI, General Secretary, Association for Italian-Moldavian Trade (ACIM), Italy: “Project ‘S.E.E.M’ - Systems
for Energy Efficiency in Moldova”
Speaker
Mr. Andrea VALCALDA, Chief Coordinator, Environment and Innovation Project, ENEL, Italy: “Gaining Technological and
Environmental Leadership: Enel’s ‘Environment and Innovation Project’ ”
Speaker
Mr. Riccardo HONORATI BIANCHI, Expert - Resident Twinning Adviser, Development and Cohesion Policies Department,
Ministry of Economic Development of Italy: “Special focus on Environmental and Competitiveness Programmes (Energy,
Innovation Projects) - Overview of the Structural Funds in Bulgaria in the Programming Period 2007-2013: stakeholders,
opportunities for SMEs”
Coordinator
Officer in Charge
1.4
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This session will outline the rationale as well as take stock of the achievements of grant-type assistance (in the form of technical cooperation and
investment co-financing in support of specific components of investment projects by IFIs and other international organisations) in the South-Eastern
European region, including Romania and Bulgaria, and in the European Neighbourhood Policy countries members of the CEI. The EBRD will provide
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presentations on existing funds, such as the multilateral Western Balkans Fund, and on the specific pipeline for the coming months in key sectors
and regions. Special emphasis will be given to the discussion of technical cooperation projects in the areas of Municipal and Environmental
Infrastructure and Small Business, where assignments have a strong focus on enhancing corporate governance practice, transferring technical knowledge, creating employment and investment opportunities. Those are fundamental to ensure further harmonisation and integration into internationally recognised standards of best practice, thus enhancing companies' creditworthiness and access to banking and capital markets. The session will
be of benefit to consultancy houses looking for business opportunities as well as civil servants wanting to learn more about funds’ availability and
related operations across institutions.
17.00
Moderator
Mr. Gary BOND, Director, Official Co-Financing Unit, EBRD
Keynote Speaker
Mr. Lyubomir DATZOV, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance, Bulgaria: “The Transition in Bulgaria – Status and Challenges”
Speaker
Mr. Engin GOKSU, Senior Manager, Official Co-Financing Unit, EBRD: “EBRD’s Technical Cooperation Programme in South
East Europe”
Speaker
Mr. Henry RUSSELL, Deputy Director, Municipal Environmental Infrastructure, EBRD: “Case Studies from MEI projects - where
TC has been crucial”
Speaker
Mr. Eivind TANDBERG, Public Financial Management Advisor for South East Europe, International Monetary Fund (IMF),
Slovenia: “Public Financial Management Reform Priorities for South East European Countries”
Speaker
Mr. Daniel IVARSSON, Chief, Office for Arab States, Europe and the CIS, International Trade Center (UNCTAD/ WTO)
Speaker
Mr. Anthony O'SULLIVAN, Head, OECD Investment Compact for South East Europe: “Technical Assistance Priorities in SEE
to improve the business climate”
Coordinator
Officer in Charge
2.4
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In the past, being a leader or a manager was something common for a man. Nowadays women are equal to men and are active in all society and
community areas. In 2007 – the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All – we would like to present the readiness and willingness of women to
take part in policy and decision making. Women entrepreneurs are numerous and the success of the organizations run by female entrepreneurs is
recognized but not widely enough. Access to finance is one of the main driving forces of a company and women are facing problems in obtaining
financial resources for their businesses. Women entrepreneurship calls for: raising the visibility of existing women entrepreneurs, creating a climate
that is favourable to woman entrepreneurs; increasing the number of new women entrepreneurs; increasing the scale of existing women run businesses. The organizations, presenting and standing behind the rights of women entrepreneurs and women are important players on European and
worldwide level.
17.00
Moderator
Ms. Ingrid SHIKOVA, Information, Public & Relays Adviser, Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria
Keynote Speaker
H.E. Emilia MASLAROVA, Minister, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Bulgaria
Speaker
Ms. Ewa RUMINSKA-ZIMNY, Senior Social Affaires Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) :
“Gender Gap and Economic Policy”
Speaker
Ms. Radka STAMENOVA, Manager, Meridian 22 - Company for Education and Training, Bulgaria: “Lifelong Education –
Challenge and Reality for Women”
Speaker
Ms. Etta CARIGNANI, Secretary General, World Association of Women Entrepreneurs (FCEM), Italy: “Women in Economic
Decision-making”
Speaker
Ms. Jasminka KESER, Head, Project Preparation and Implementation Section, SME Directorate, Ministry of Economy, Labour
and Entrepreneurship, Croatia: “Croatian Women in Business”
Coordinator
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bulgaria
Officer in Charge
Ms. Mariana STEFANOVA
IBA 04
SME Development Projects co-funded by the EU in the CEI Region
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Women in Action - The Driving Force of the United Europe
18.30
Project Promoter
Ms. Sandrine CARLIER-WIART, Senior Marketing Analyst, CORDIS Contractor
Project Promoter
Mr. Mauro BIANCHI, Managing Director, Teseo Sprl, Belgium: “Transferring Government to Business IST Good Practices to
Eastern European New Member States // Pro-active Intelligence and Support Programme to stimulate European SMEs faced
with Research Issues in the field of ICT Security”
Project Promoter
Mr. Giuseppe SAIJA, Project Manager, Teseo Sprl, Belgium: “Euro India Research Center. INCITE - INDIA MENTOR: Catalyst
for Euro-India ICT Research // FASTER – Fostering Alliances for Sustainable Transport in European Research”
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Project Promoter
Mr. Claudio DI GIORGIO, Head, Information Services & Innovation Department, Informest, Italy // Ms. Boriana MINTCHEVA,
Head of Division, SME Internationalization, Bulgarian Small and Medium Entreprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA), Bulgaria:
“IDEA - Interactive Database for Enterprises and Associations: an interactive platform to promote Business Support Services
in the CEI Countries”
Speaker
Mr. Hristo MIHAILOVSKY, Chief Executive Officer, Bulgarian Credit Rating Agency (BCRA), Bulgaria: “Assessment and
Transparency of Creditworthiness as a Tool for Enhancing the Competitiveness and Support SMEs Internationalization”
Speaker
Ms. Giorgia GIOVANNETTI, Professor, University of Florence, Italy: “The Increasing Importance of Internationalized SME in
the CEI Region”
Coordinator
Officer in Charge
Day 02 //
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9.00
10.30
Moderator
Mr. Jacquelin LIGOT, Director, Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Team, EBRD: “Financing Energy Efficiency in Transition
Countries; EBRD’s Experience”
Keynote Speaker
Mr. Tasko ERMENKOV, Executive Director, State Energy Efficiency Agency, Bulgaria: “Trends and Measures for Energy
Efficiency Improvement of Bulgarian Economy”
Speaker
Ms. Kostadinka TODOROVA, Director, Energy Efficiency and Environmental Protection Directorate, Ministry of Economy and
Energy, Bulgaria: “Energy Efficiency in Bulgaria – Present situation, Legal Framework, Measures for Energy Efficiency
Increase”
Speaker
Mr. Gueorgui HOROZOV, Director, Energy and Infrastructure Department, Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB)
Speaker
Mr. Paul WAIDE, Senior Policy Analyst, Energy Efficiency and Environment Division, International Energy Agency (IEA):
“International Energy Efficiency Developments in the Buildings Sector: Opportunities and Issues”
Speaker
Mr. Gianpiero NACCI, Senior Engineer, Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Team, EBRD: “EBRD Approach to Energy
Efficiency in the Industrial Sectors: Stand Alone Projects and Credit Lines”
Speaker
Mr. Zdravko GENCHEV, Executive Director, EnEffect, Center for Energy Efficiency, Bulgaria: “New Energy Efficiency Funds
will support Climate Change Mitigation”
Speaker
Mr. Mario LAZZERI, Business Development Manager, D'Appolonia S.p.A, Italy: “Energy Benchmarking: a Tool developed for
EBRD for Assessing Energy Efficiency Performance and Carbon Credit Opportunities”
Coordinator
Officer in Charge
2.5
programme
This session will introduce the debate on the importance of extending the benefits of energy efficiency projects to the residential sector and the area
of built environment. The EBRD has had a long-standing success in guaranteeing loans to increase energy efficiency and reduce carbon intensity in
the corporate sector. Now, moving transition forward in the energy field will require expanding energy efficiency credit lines to local banks for onlending to support small energy efficiency and renewables energy projects in the residential sector. In this respect, the newly established credit line
in Bulgaria is a successful case study, whose structure can be replicated elsewhere. The EBRD will also present the results from the latest sustainable energy market study in the Western Balkans, supported by the CEI Trust Fund at the EBRD.
ICT in SEE: Strategic Issues in Research, Technology and Deployment
The basic aim of this session is to highlight the strategic issues related to research and business convergence in the ICT sector in South-Eastern
Europe. The composition of the session is targeted to presentation of the ICT in SEE from different perspectives. The keynote speech will give the
bird-eye vision on the ICT development of the region and its standing within the current development processes. Then the results of the Great IST
project which analysed the IST RTD in 11 countries from the region will provide a view on the recent similarities, dissimilarities, strategic issues and
urgent needs. Opportunities for cross-border cooperation within eRegion development will furthermore be discussed. Also the business perspective
will be represented by providing an overview of the telecommunications market in the SEE. The session will conclude with the case of the new
Bulgarian accelerated strategy for the development of the ICT. Thus, the session should give an insight to the recent regional developments as well
as available instruments for intervention, and help the participants to identify areas for their future operation.
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Moderator
Mr. Joze GRICAR, Chairman, Department of Informatics, University of Maribor, Slovenia: “Innovative eRegion Development:
Opportunities for the Cross-border Collaboration”
Keynote Speaker
H.E. Nikolay VASSILEV, Minister, Ministry of Public Administration and Administrative Reform, Bulgaria
Speaker
Ms. Despina ANASTASIADOU, Director, South Eastern Europe Telecommunications & Informatics Research Institute S.A.,
Greece: “Insights and Recommendations on IST Research & Development Policies in Eastern Europe - The GREAT-IST Project
Perspective”
Speaker
Ms. Aleksandra RAKOVIC, Expert, Working Table II - Economy, Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe: “Policy and
Regulatory Challenges for the ICT Sector in South Eastern Europe”
Speaker
Mr. Richard SHEARER, Chief Executive Officer, Vivatel, Bulgaria: “The Business Perspective: the Telecommunication Market
in SEE”
Speaker
Ms. Sasha BEZUHANOVA, General Manager, Hewlett-Packard Bulgaria Ltd.: “Economic Growth Based on Innovation”
Speaker
Mr. Plamen VATCHKOV, Chairman, State Agency for ICT, Bulgaria: “State Policy for ICT Development – an instrument for
fostering R & D”
Coordinator
Officer in Charge
Ms. Slavena RADOVANOVIC
1.6
EBRD Transition Report 2007: People in Transition
12.30
programme
The EBRD Transition Report provides an overview on progress in structural reform and economic performance in the 29 countries of the postcommunist transition region, detailed assessments for each country, as well as a special focus each year on a selected aspect of transition. The leading
theme for this presentation of the 2007 Transition Report is People in Transition. Drawing heavily from the results of the EBRD/World Bank Life in
Transition Survey (LiTS), conducted in autumn 2006, the Transition Report will look at how peoples' experience in the labour market has affected
their life satisfaction and views on reforms, the variation across and within countries in attitudes toward the economic and political aspects of transition, and peoples' perceptions of the impact of transition on public service delivery. Discussants from other IFIs will introduce work conducted
through their institutions as a basis for opening up a debate on the transformations achieved in the CEI region of operation through transition.
11.00
Moderator
Mr. James HYSLOP, Director for Bulgaria, EBRD
Keynote Speaker
H.E. Plamen ORESHARSKI, Minister, Ministry of Finance, Bulgaria
Speaker
Mr. Fabrizio CORICELLI, Director of Policy Studies, Office of the Chief Economist, EBRD
Speaker
Mr. Christoph ROSENBERG, Senior Regional Representative Central Europe and Baltics, International Monetary Fund in
Poland (IMF): “Economic Trends and Challenges in the New Member States”
Coordinator
Officer in Charge
2.6
Mobilising Actors for Environmental Governance
12.30
Sustainable development is the overarching long term goal for all European countries. While governments in the region will always hold part of the
solution through policy conducive to enhanced sustainable practices and the setting of legislative frameworks within which citizens and businesses
operate, ensuring sustainable development is also the responsibility of all actors involved in any given transaction. Stakeholders (public bodies, businesses, NGOs, individual citizens) need to be empowered and encouraged to come up with new and innovative ways to address the challenges and
seize the opportunities in an enabling business environment. More and more business leaders recognise that there is a business case for social
responsibility, and that paying attention to sustainable development spurs investments in new technologies, processes and products which customers
want, thus ensuring them a competitive advantage over (slower) competitors. They know that it makes good business sense to plan ahead and know
where to invest for the future. They know there are opportunities if there is vision, for example by moving towards a low carbon economy. This session will give space to a range of stakeholders to present their position and the solutions they hold in relations to environmental sustainability. What
type of dialogue has been shaped so far in Europe as well as globally, and what do we mean when we speak of sustainability? How is the concept
applied in practice?
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Moderator
Mr. Henry Richard JACKELEN, UNDP Resident Representative and UN Resident Coordinator for Bulgaria
Keynote Speaker
H.E. Sasha DRAGIN, Minister, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Republic of Serbia
Speaker
Mr. Yordan DARDOV, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment and Waters, Republic of Bulgaria: “Economic Growth and
Sustainable Management of Natural Resources”
Speaker
Ms. Anne BURRILL, Deputy Head of Unit, Enlargement & Neighbouring Countries, DG Environment, European Commission:
“Environment Policy -- Motor for a Better Future”
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Speaker
Ms. Teia CATANA, Head of Unit, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Romania: “Sustainable Development
and the Business Sector – the Romanian Perspective”
Speaker
Mr. Philippe ROMBAUT, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ecobulpack JSC, Bulgaria: “Separate Waste Collection Management”
Speaker
Mr. Gianni CATALANO, Managing Director Environmental Control Systems Southern Europe, ALSTOM Power: “Maritza East
1 - Desulphurization Plants for a Better Environment”
Speaker
Mr. Augusto PRETNER, Chief Executive Officer, SGI Studio Galli Ingegneria S.p.A., Italy: “Environmental Governance in the
Water Sector”
Speaker
Mr. Mike FOSTER, CEO, ENEL Operations Bulgaria: “Sustainable Environmental Programme of Enel in the Rehabilitation and
Improvement of Maritza-Est Power Plant”
Coordinator
Officer in Charge
12.45
SEF Closing Ceremony and Press Conference
13.30
Moderator
Mr. George TABAKOV, Chairman, Bulgaria Economic Forum
Speaker
Mr. Guido PAOLUCCI, Programme Manager, CEI Project Secretariat
Speaker
Coordinator
Ms. Vessela BAYRAKTAROVA - Mr. George TABAKOV - Mr. Guido PAOLUCCI
17.40
Roundtable of the CEI Ministers of Economic Sectors
18.15
15.00
Ministers' Press Conference
17.30
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The Closing Ceremony will provide participants with a summary of the outcomes from the forum sessions and will present the conclusions of the
Roundtable of CEI Ministers of Economic Sectors. The CEI representative will close the Summit Economic Forum 2007 and will invite participants to
the next edition of the SEF, which will take place in Moldova next November under the Moldavian CEI Presidency for 2008. The Minister of Economy
and Energy of Bulgaria, Mr. Petar DIMITROV, will address the public on behalf of the host Government and will invite the participants to the closing
reception.
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The event
The framework
As acknowledged in the revised Lisbon Strategy, among its top priorities Europe needs to implement a comprehensive and holistic strategy for realising the knowledge society and encourage the diffusion of
innovative information technologies. In this context, the Final
Conference will present the Great-IST Project’s results in order to discuss the future orientation of the research policy related to the
Information Society in Central and Eastern Europe.
The event is co-organised by the Central European Initiative (CEI) as
responsible Project Partner and the State Agency for Information
Technology and Communications of Bulgaria on behalf of the CEI
Bulgarian Presidency for 2007.
The topics that will be addressed during the Conference include:
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• presentation of the EU strategies for IST policy harmonisation
• analysis of the regulatory approach in place in the IST sector
• identification of policies research priorities in the IST sector
• methods of implementation and good practices
• mechanisms of cooperation with the academic and business sectors
• forms of IST cooperation at regional and international level
A roundtable discussion will take place with representatives of competent ministries of participating countries.
The project
The Great-IST Project (www.great-ist.org) funded by the European
Commission FP6 IST Programme, has been conceived with the aim to
support the establishment of a more integrated area in research and
technology development (RTD) in Central and Eastern Europe. Through
a wide cooperation platform open to relevant stakeholders such as science and research centres, universities, governments, competent
agencies, industrial associations and the private sector, the Project
promotes harmonisation of IST research priorities, convergence of target countries’ IST RTD policies with the EU and cooperation in the
broader area of the European East.
The operational results of the Project are reflected in a number of concrete guidelines and recommendations addressed to governments as
well as to other decision making bodies in order to achieve a fast and
effective reorientation of the public and private sectors towards state
of the art application of IST.
T he participating countries are: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYROM, Moldova, Montenegro,
Romania, Serbia, Ukraine.
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The Conference will be held within the 10th CEI Summit Economic
Forum (SEF), the main CEI business event taking place in Sofia on 2021 November 2007. Co-organised by the Bulgarian Ministry of
Economy and Energy and the CEI, the SEF acts as a platform gathering the business community, governments, IFIs and international
organisations for discussing investment opportunities and economic
development in the CEI region.
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NATIONAL PALACE OF CULTURE
Hall 3.2 (8th floor)
Policy makers from Ministries responsible for Information Society from 11 target countries and beyond will be gathered
in a roundtable in order to discuss, based on the Great-IST Final Report and Position Paper, how to foster regional cooperation in Information Society in the region. The target countries of the project are: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYROM, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine.
11.00
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11.15
Speaker
Plamen Vatchkov, Chairman, State Agency for Information Technology and Communications, Bulgaria
Speaker
Harald Kreid, Director General, Central European Initiative Executive Secretariat
11.15
The Great-IST Project and its Final Report: fostering regional cooperation in Information Society in the “Great European East”
11.45
Speaker
Mauro Bianchi, Lead Partner, TESEO s.p.r.l, Brussels, Belgium
Introduction to the Great IST Project: concept and results
Speaker
EC Official (tbc)
The EC strategy for IST RTD policy harmonisation in the Great IST region
Despina Anastasiadou, Director, South Eastern Europe Telecommunications & Informatics Research Institute (INA)
s.a, Thessaloniki, Greece
Presentation and insights of the Great IST Final Report
12.00
Recommendations on IST RTD national policies and scenarios for harmonisation: roundtable discussion with policy makers
13.45
Moderator Harald Kreid, Director General, Central European Initiative Executive Secretariat
Presentation of the Great IST Position Paper and its policy recommendations for target countries
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Speaker
Miroslav Bojovic, European Centre for Peace and Development, Belgrade, Serbia
National Priorities of Great-IST target countries: converging scenarios for IST research
Speaker
Nelly Stoyanova, Director, Information Society and Information Technology Directorate, State Agency for
Information Technology and Communications, Bulgaria
Speaker
Ministerial representatives from the competent Ministry of target countries (names tbc)
Roundtable discussion with contributions and comments from senior policy makers from target countries
15.00
Improving the links between SMEs and research: continuation of the roundtable discussion
16.30
Moderator Miloš Kuret, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Directorate for Information Society, Slovenia
Speaker
Boris Cizelj, Slovenian Business and Research Association, Brussels, Belgium
The SME sector and its relations with research and technological development: Great-IST lessons learned and challenges ahead
Speaker
Ministerial representatives from the competent Ministry of a target countries (names tbc)
Roundtable discussion with contributions and comments from senior policy makers from target countries
16.30
Follow up actions: similar initiatives, EU instruments and closing remarks
17.00
Speaker
Raphael Koumeri, Director, Brussels Office, PLANET S.A., Greece
From research capacities to ICT research priorities in the Western Balkans
Speaker
Vlassios Venner, Project Officer, European Commission, Information Society and Media Directorate-General, International Relations (tbc)
Follow up to the Great IST Project: outlining forms of future cooperation through the EC instruments
Speaker
Krasimir Simonski, Deputy Chairman, State Agency for Information Technology and Communications, Bulgaria
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speakers and project promoters
This Chapter contains speakers’ biographies and abstracts, as well as Project Promoters’ presentations. This information will help SEF participants
choose the sessions and project presentations that best meet their interest. Speakers’ contact details are also reported in order to promote the
development of further relations and cooperation. Power Point presentations and all relevant documentation provided in this Booklet will be available
in electronic format on the CEI website soon after the event at www.ceinet.org/SEF.
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OFFICIAL OPENING
Sergei Stanishev
Prime Minister
Government of the Republic of Bulgaria
where in 1988 he became an Associate Professor in Social Management. From
1989 until 1994 he held the post of Deputy Rector of the Varna University of
Economics. In 1990 Mr Dimitrov became Head of the Higher School of
Management with the Varna University of Economics.
Mr Petar Dimitrov was member of the Parliament in the 37th, 38th, 39th and
40th National Assembly. Member of the Commissions on Education and
Science, Economic Policy, Budget and Finance. Between 2005 and 2007 he
was Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission on Budget and Finance of the
40th National Assembly, member of the Parliamentary Commission on
Economic Policy. From the 18th of July 2007, Petar Dimitrov was nominated
for Minister of Economy and Energy of the Republic of Bulgaria.
Presentation
Biography
Petar Dimitrov
Minister
Ministry of Economy and Energy, Bulgaria
Contacts
tel. +359 2 940 75 30
fax +359 2 981 0980
Biography
Mr Petar Dimitrov graduated from the Moscow Institute of Economics and
Statistics and became Doctor of Economics of the Moscow Institute of
Economics and Statistics. Mr Dimitrov specialized in Theory of Management,
Moscow Institute of Economics and Statistics and carried out a specialization in
Management, Nottingham Trent University, U.K.
Mr Petar Dimitrov worked as Lecturer at the Varna University of Economics,
Presentation of the priorities of the economic policy of the Bulgarian government and the perspectives for development.
Political and financial stability – a key factor for socio-economic development.
Presentation of the macroeconomic indicators and business climate environment – real GDP and financial stability. The ultimate goal is to enhance the
competitiveness of the Bulgarian economy and to achieve stable and sustainable economic growth by promoting investments, towards clear positioning of
Bulgaria on the competitive global market. Our competitive advantages
include: political, financial and macroeconomic stability; favorable business
environment; skilled labor; low business costs; belonging to the 500 million
Single European Market, etc. The Bulgarian government highlights as a key
point the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
A major priority of the Bulgarian government is to improve the investment climate and attract increasingly higher amount and volume of foreign direct
investments. Attracting strategic investors remains our main priority, as it is a
key precondition for achieving high economic growth, modernizing production
and ensuring employment.
Harald Kreid
Director General
Central European Initiative, Executive Secretariat
Competitiveness of the Bulgarian Economy
Sergei Stanishev graduated in history from the Moscow State University with
outstanding results in 1989. In 1994, he defended his Doctor’s thesis “The
System of Career Development of State Dignitaries in Russia and Its
Transformation in the Second Half of the 19th Century”. Sergei Stanishev specialized in international relations at the London School of Economics and
Political Science, 1999-2000; specialized at the Moscow School for Political
Studies. Journalist in 1994-1995 with many articles treating foreign policy
issues, published in Bulgarian dailies and weeklies and in the foreign press.
Appointed senior expert at the Foreign Policy and International Activities
Department with the Bulgarian Socialist Party’s Supreme Council, 1995.
Appointed head of the Department, 1996.
Elected member of the Supreme Council and of the Executive Bureau of the
BSP’s Supreme Council as secretary in charge of international activities,
2000.
Chairman of the BSP Supreme Council, elected at the second session of the
44th Congress of the Bulgarian Socialist Party on 15 December 2001. In
December, the Coalition for Bulgaria Parliamentary Group elected him its
leader.
Member of the PES Presidency since 2002. Under his chairmanship the BSP
became a full member of the Socialist International in October 2003 and of
the Party of European Socialists in May 2005.Elected by the 2nd Multi-seat
Constituency of Bourgas to represent it at the 40th National Assembly, June
2005 parliamentary elections. Chairman of the Coalition for Bulgaria
Parliamentary Group till 16 August 2005 when the Bulgarian Parliament
elected him Prime Minister.
Fluent in English and Russian; working knowledge of French and Polish.
Contacts
tel.+39 040 77 86 777
fax +39 040 360 640
Biography
Ambassador Harald Kreid has been the Director General of the Central European
Initiative Executive Secretariat since 2002. Among his tasks are the management of the organisation and the liaison to CEI structures, specifically to the
Heads of Government, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and other high level meetings.
Prior to his actual position, Ambassador Harald Kreid served as Head of the
Permanent Representation of Austria to the UN and other International
Organisations, as well as to WTO in Geneva (1996-2001). In this capacity, he
chaired, among others, the UN Economic Commission for Europe and the
Conference on Disarmament. During the Austrian accession negotiations to the
EU, he acted as chief negotiator in the area of Agriculture.
He held several positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs both abroad
(Ambassador in Chile and Minister at the Austrian Embassy in Madrid) and in
his home country, where he was responsible for Multilateral Economic, Social
and Environmental issues.
He completed his studies of history, political sciences and philosophy at the
Universities of Vienna, Wesleyan (USA) and Nancy (France) between 1957 and
1962 and speaks English, French, Spanish, Italian and Croatian, in addition to
his mother tongue.
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Christos Katsanis
Richard Shearer
Executive Director
United Bulgarian Bank, Member of NBG Group,
Bulgaria
Chief Executive Officer
vivatel, Bulgaria
Contacts
Contacts
tel. +359 2 811 22 35
fax +359 2 980 98 90
tel. +359 2 94 94 648
fax +359 2 85 24 955
Biography
Biography
Mr. Christos Alexandros Katsanis is the executive director of United Bulgarian
Bank. He was born in Athens, Greece and has the Greek nationality. He possesses Economics Degree from Athens University, DESS (Masters equivalent
degree) from the Institut d’Administration des Enterprises, Paris, DEA (Masters
equivalent degree) from Sorbonne University, Paris and Doctorate from
Sorbonne University Paris, thesis “The international diversification of securities portfolio by European banks” (in French). In 1981 - 1982 he was a trainee
in European Commission, DGXV (Banks Capital Markets). Since 1983 he occupies managing positions in Bank of Central Greece, Ionian Bank of Greece,
Xiosbank, Global Finance and National bank of Greece in Athens, London and
Sofia. He has been working at the current position - executive director of United
Bulgarian Bank since February 2002. His main responsibilities are corporate
banking, investment banking, risk management, international relations and
synergies and economic research. Mr. Katsanis is the president of the Hellenic
Business Council in Bulgaria and member of the following boards: Interlease
Bulgaria, ETEBA Bulgaria, Bulgaria Economic Forum, Stopanska banka, Skopje
(March 2000 - September 2002), United Bulgarian Bank, Bulgarian Banking
Association (2003). He is fluent in Greek, Bulgarian, English, French, Spanish
and Italian and has good knowledge of Russian and German.
Gergana Mantarkova
Managing Partner
KPMG in Bulgaria
Contacts
tel. +359 2 9697 500
fax +359 2 9805 340
Biography
Gergana Mantarkova is Managing Partner of KPMG in Bulgaria. Since 2006 her
role has expanded to Managing Partner of KPMG in Albania, Kosovo and
Macedonia. In this capacity she is responsible for setting the strategy and steering the development of KPMG in the above geographies. Mrs Mantarkova is also
a member of the KPMG Central and Eastern Europe Partnership Board. Gergana
Mantarkova leads the Corporate Finance and Transaction Services functions in
KPMG in the Balkans. She has unrivalled experience in advising international
and domestic clients in the whole process of acquisitions, disposals, financing
and restructuring. Mrs Mantarkova has directed a wide range of advisory engagements for governments in the region. Gergana Mantarkova has been with KPMG
in Bulgaria since its establishment, advising on issues facing clients in the evolving business environment in the country. In 1997 Mrs Mantarkova was appointed Partner in KPMG in Bulgaria, and in 2000 she became Managing Partner of
the practice. Gergana Mantarkova was Chairperson of the Bulgarian Association
of Management Consulting Organizations in the period 2001 - 2007, thus promoting the profession in the business community. She is currently a member of
the Managing Board of the Association. Mrs Mantarkova holds an Executive MBA
degree from the University of Bristol and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et
Chaussees, Paris, as well as a master’s degree in Economics from the University
of National and World Economy, Sofia.
Richard Shearer has worked in the telecommunication sector for approximately 22
years. He started his career with Cable & Wireless, Great Britain, and later on he
headed C&L’s International Telecoms Consulting Practice in USA. In 1997 he became
CEO of DiGi in Malaysia (a company offering mobile, fixed, internet and data services). He was COO of the British branch of Deutsche Telekom - One 2 One (latter íMobile UK), as well as being a member of the board of directors of Virgin Mobile.
Prior to BTC establishing vivatel, Shearer led private software company Em-power
Interactive Group, which served operators such as Orange, TIM, Smart and Wind.
George Tabakov
Chairman
Bulgaria Economic Forum, Bulgaria
Contacts
tel. +359 2 951 52 59
fax +359 2 953 29 24
Biography
George Tabakov was born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1968. He graduated from the
French Language School in Sofia and the prestigious Moscow State Institute for
International Relations with a Master’s Degree in International Economic relations.
His successful professional career begins with the establishment of the
Advertising Agency “Tabakov Advertising”. From 1997 to 1999 he passes
through the whole hierarchical chain in the Ministry of Trade and Tourism. He starts
as a Chief Expert in the Foreign Investment Department. From July 1998 to
December 1999 he is Deputy Minister of Trade and Tourism with main responsibilities – foreign investment promotion, foreign trade regime, dual-use goods
regime, foreign programs and foreign technical aid. As a Deputy Minister in 1999
he takes part in the establishment of the Stability Pact for Southeast Europe on
behalf of the Republic of Bulgaria. Since 2000 George Tabakov is also an active
participant in the OECD’ Investment Compact for South East Europe. In February
2000 he takes on the management of the Foreign Investment Agency and chairs
it until mid 2001. From 1999 up to 2002 he is Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Plovdiv International Fair, one of the biggest fairs and exhibitions in
South East Europe. In 2001 he is elected as Chairman of Bulgaria Economic Forum
(BEF), which he currently presides. Every year BEF organizes the annual South East
Europe Economic Forum, which has turned to be one of the most prestigious events
in the region. From 2004 George Tabakov is also a member of the Board of
Directors of “Ecobulpack” JSCo – the leading national packaging waste recovery
organization. He speaks English, French, Spanish and Russian languages. He is
married, with one daughter.
Guido Paolucci
Programme Manager
Secretariat for CEI Projects (CEI-PS)
Contacts
tel. +44 207 338 6152
fax +44 207 338 6538
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Biography
Guido Paolucci is the Programme Manager of the Secretariat for CEI Projects (CEIPS). He heads the two CEI-PS offices located in Trieste and London (based within the Official Co-financing Unit of the EBRD). Among his current tasks are the
management of the CEI Trust Fund at the EBRD and the organisation of the annual CEI Summit Economic Forum.
Mr Paolucci’s expertise spans over 33 years in technical areas such as procurement and transport infrastructure with major International Financial Institutions
(EBRD, IBRD, AfDB, etc.) and private firms in Central and Eastern Europe, Africa
and Latin America. In all his postings, Mr Paolucci gained direct experience in
managing all phases of a project cycle, i.e. from project identification and appraisal to implementation and monitoring. In particular, working as Area Manager and
Director of Tenders Office for Railway International Consortium in 1983-1992, he
acquired specific expertise in railway construction and rehabilitation in several
countries of the world. Mr Paolucci is especially well-versed in procedures associated with FIDIC conditions of contract and procurement policies and rules of the
major IFIs/IOs (WB, IADB, EBRD, AFDB, ADB, and EC) as well as any tender documents for works, goods, and services. In May 2005, Mr. Paolucci was appointed
by the Italian Government as the Programme Manager of CEI Project Secretariat.
Mr. Andrea Casini is a professional banker. He is responsible for the business
divisions of the strongest Bulgarian bank UniCredit Bulbank, part of one of the
biggest European banking institutions in Europe UniCredit Croup. Andrea
Casini has a 20 year experience within the Group. He starts his professional
career in UniCredit in 1987 as a manager of the Credito Italiano in Brescia.
After that his career passes different positions and in 2001 he is Head of
Corporate Banking in New Europe Division of UniCredit Group. From 2002 to
2005 he is Chief Operating Officer of UniCredit’ Banks in Slovakia and the
Czech Republic. Andrea Casini is married with two children.
1.1
Focus on Bulgaria - Supporting Businesses, Growth and Reforms
Consolidation
Presentation
Financial institutions: Backbone and engine of business and economic
growth in Bulgaria
Presentation topics in resume:
- Major economic trends in Bulgaria and expectations till 2010 – FDI, GDP,
inflation, unemployment, competitiveness, based on UniCredit Group Research
- Role of the banking sector in Bulgaria – main projects and financing opportunities – Infrastructure, PPP, energy efficiency
- The role of the banks in facilitating the EU funds utilization – European
Competence Center
Bojidar Danev
Yavor Kuiumdjiev
Contacts
Contacts
tel.+359 2 940 7604
fax. +359 2 987 5163
Biography
Mr Yavor Kuiumdjiev graduated from the Technical University in Sofia, Bulgaria.
In the period 08/2000 – 06/2001 Mr Kuiumdjiev studied at the Rochester
Institute of Technology – US Business School in Prague, Czech Republic;
Rochester, NY, USA and became Master of Business Administration.
Between March 1993 and October 1996 Mr Kuiumdjiev was a Group Manager
in Global Travel s.r.o. – a branch of Dutch incoming tourist agency, Prague,
Czech Republic. In the period 07/2001 – 02/2003 he worked as Head of
Affluent and Small Businesses Department, Komercni Banka a.s, member of
Société Générale group in Prague. From February 2003 until September 2004
Mr Kuiumdjiev was Vice President International Sales in Skoda Praha a.s. –
engineering company providing turn-key deliveries for Power Plants. In the
period 10/2004 – 08/2005 he worked in Global Payments Inc. – global
provider of solutions for electronic payments, Prague, Czech Republic, and was
Advisor of the General Manager of Skoda JS a.s. – leading provider of engineering, services and equipment for Nuclear Power Plants. Since August 2005
Mr Kuiumdjiev is Director of the representation of Skoda JS a.s. in Sofia,
Bulgaria. From February 2007 until October 2007 Mr Kuiumdjiev was
Associate Director of A.T. Kearney - leading global management consultancy
company for Central and Eastern Europe.
From the 10th of October 2007, Mr Yavor Kuiumdjiev was nominated Deputy
Minister of Economy and Energy of the Republic of Bulgaria
Andrea Casini
Chief Business Officer and Member of the
Management Board
UniCredit Bulbank, part of UniCredit Group,
Bulgaria
Contacts
tel. +359 2 923 2841
fax +359 2 923 2844
tel. +359 2 98 00 303
fax +359 2 98 72 604
Biography
Bojidar Danev is a President and Executive Chairman of the Bulgarian Industrial
Association – Union of the Bulgarian Business (BIA). He governs the association’s activities and represents the organization before the state bodies,
national and international institutions.
His career started in the Institute of Cybernetics of the Bulgarian Academy of
Sciences (BAS), where he attained an academic rank of a senior research associate. Mr. Danev has read lectures in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, USA, United
Kingdom and other countries.
He was appointed Vice Chairman on financial issues of the Central Cooperative
Union in 1987. In this system, he implemented the politics of SMEs’ setting
up, reformed the currency practice, and introduced market principles for the
management of independent units.
Bojidar Danev joined BIA as a Vice President in 1989, where he supervised the
departments of Economic analysis, Privatization and investments, Industrial
growth. He participated in the development and adoption of a normative base
on privatization, and in the preparation and realisation of the privatization of
a large number of enterprises and commercial sites.
Bojidar Danev was a Manager of the Sofia Stock Exchange in the period 1991
-1997.
He was elected Chairman of BIA in 1993. He has enrolled in the expansion of
the social dialogue in the country. He actively works in the sphere of legal
labour ties, reforms in the pension acts, joint negotiations, and etc. He was
Vice President of the National Council of Tripartite Cooperation in 2004 and in
2006.
Bojidar Danev turned to be the main engine in the establishment of the EU Bulgaria Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) and became a co-Chairman from
the Bulgarian side in the period 1999 – 2004.
In 2006 he was elected Vice President of the Economic and Social Council of
the Republic of Bulgaria and of the National Council of Tripartite Cooperation;
became a Member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and
Head of the working group on the Lisbon Strategy with Bulgarian participation.
He is also a Member of the high – level working group on the free movement
of workers at EESC;
Bojidar Danev is a Member of the Management Committee of the Bulgarian
Academy of Sciences and Vice President of the New Bulgarian University’s
Board.
Chairman and Executive President
Bulgarian Industrial Association – Union of the
Bulgarian Business
Bulgaria
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Economy and Energy
Bulgaria
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Contacts
Simplification of Regulatory Framework (in line with Lisbon Agenda and EU
Policy to Reduce Administrative Burdens by 25 per cent)
tel. +359 2 93 35 264
fax +359 2 93 35 233
There are two levels of liberalisation and simplification of the regulatory
framework: national and EU.
The most recent review of regulatory regimes in Bulgaria, prepared by BIA in
the first months of 2007, showed that from 70 examined 235 suggestions for
simplification laws are drafted and amendments in 60 laws should be adopted.
In 2004 was adopted a Law for restricting the administrative regulation and
control on the economic activity. According to the formulations of the law: regulatory regime can be introduced only by a law; documents, included in the
public register, are not required; introducing the tacit consent principle in single transactions and actions; the size of the charges in the administrative regulation must not exceed the costs for their implementation. One of the shortcomings of the law is that it is not working properly, because no practical rules
for the implementation of the law were accepted, as well as the proper governmental body is appointed to control the follow up of law implementation.
One of the most suitable and easy for implementation tasks for regulatory framework simplification on Bulgarian level is to set up a transparent and user friendly administrative register. The register should introduce the possibility of following-up the movement of the applications - an obligatory public registration of the
applications filed for issuing an act under a certain regime, incl. the deadline
fixed by the executive authority for the elimination of the irregularities in the
documents presented, as well as for issuing the documents under the application.
The register must specify explicitly the documents enlisted in the public registers,
which should not be required from the applicant-persons for submission.
The experience with the Better Regulation has shown that the regulations predominantly contain obsolete rules or that there is a potential to improve the
implementation of the regulation. It is important to underline that the objective of simplification is to find better solutions and make the regulation more
intelligent and not to deregulate.
There are several measures and ways to simplify the legislation. One of the successful strategies could be to focus on recycling data and giving enterprises the
opportunity to use electronic reporting without duplicating the information in
paper reports or reporting the information twice for different use. It is important
that the EU will prioritize the standardisation of their information requirements,
thus more information can be used for different purposes at a time.
The basic principle of simplification is to be sure that the regulation does not
demand information from enterprises which are not relevant in relation to the
regulation. There must be a limit of the administrative burdens from new regulation; otherwise the simplification can be offset by new burdens. Some practical measures in this context are as follows:
- Harmonize the Nomenclatures in Intrastat, Extrastat and Prodcom;
- Simplification of Employment Contracts;
- A Common implementation of the Directive on VAT invoicing;
- Introduction of a One-stop shop to File VAT Declarations;
- Update the Directive and the Procedures concerning VAT refunds;
- A New Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base;
- A more flexible procedure for establishing a Work Council or an information
and hearing procedure;
- Electronic Customs.
In compliance with the Internal Market rules, the Commission should introduce
common EU rules as a matter of urgency in the spheres of regulatory regimes,
tax base, public and corporate procurements. EU has to force the creation of a
Common EU Stock Market, taking into account the interests of the Stock
Exchanges owners, in order to ensure the easy and less expensive access for
the EU investors.
The single market legislation should be introduced using the effective mechanism of regulations to ensure the transposition and implementation of the EU
rules at the national level, in a transparent but technical matter, jumping over
the national administrative culture. Number of regulations should scale up at
the expense of directives.
The EU Legislation should not be adapted to the national ones; it should be
transposed without variations. The national legislations that are in non-conformity with the EU legislation should be changed.
Michael Humphreys
Ambassador, Head of Representation
Representation of the European Commission in
Bulgaria
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Biography
Ambassador Michael B. Humphreys is Head of Representation of the European
Commission in Bulgaria since 1 January 2007. Before Bulgaria’s accession he
was Head of Delegation of the European Commission in Sofia from 1 October
2006.
Michael Humphreys holds an Honours Degree in Social Sciences (1966) from
the National University of Ireland. Since 1971 he is a Fellow of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Having joined the European Commission in 1984, Michael Humphreys has
extensive experience in transition economies and in EU enlargement policy. He
has served with the Commission in Ukraine from 1995 to 1997 and as Head
of Delegation in Kazakhstan (1998-2001), Bosnia and Herzegovina (20022006) and, most recently, Bulgaria.
Presentation
Growth and Jobs - EU Structural and Cohesion Fund in Support of the Lisbon
Strategy
Stoyan Stalev
Executive Director
Invest Bulgaria Agency, Bulgaria
Contacts
tel. +359 2 98 55 505
fax +359 2 98 01 320
Biography
Mr Stoyan Stalev graduated from the German Gymnasium ‘Nicola Gulubov’ in
Sofia and then ‘St. Clement Ochridski’- PhD in Law and Masters in Law. He is
the author of a few monographs in the field of law.
Between 1981 and 1991, Stoyan Stalev was Senior scientific collaborator in
the Institute of Law Science in Sofia, Bulgaria. From 1990 to 1991 he was Law
Adviser of Zelio Zelev (President of Republic Bulgaria). Between 1991 and
1998 he was Ambassador of Republic Bulgaria in Bonn, Germany. In 1997 he
was Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Interim government. From 1998 to
2006 Mr Stalev was Ambassador of Republic Bulgaria in Ankara, Turkey.
Mr Stoyan Stalev was awarded with a Federal Cross medal and in present time
is Member of board of the Diplomatic institute (Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
Mr Stoyan Stalev has been Executive Director of Bulgaria Invest Agency (BAI)
since 2006.
Presentation
Bulgaria - The Right Investment Location
Bulgaria’s geographic proximity to the markets of the EU, EFTA, Russia Asia
and the Middle East is an asset. Country’s stable political system and robust
economic growth is a prerequisite for a strong FDI inflow. Manufacturing, Power
Engineering, ICT and Tourism are sectors with proven expertise, various advantages and potential for further development. The emergence of the country as
an ITO/BPO location also raise questions regarding the availability of talent
and the quality of education. A more vast group of investors can now benefit
from the funding opportunities existing under the new Investment
Encouragement Law.
Dieter Wahl
Financial Director
Miroglio Bulgaria EOOD, Miroglio Deutschland
GmbH, Ulmia Stoffe GmbH, Bulgaria, Germany
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Contacts
tel. +359 7 25 68 102
fax +359 7 25 66 603
1.2
Galina Tosheva
Biography
Dieter Wahl was born on September 11th, 1964 in Ulm, (Germany).
After gaining a Dipl.Betriebswirt (BA) he started working as a Financial director in several companies of the Miroglio Group. He has gained 20 years experience in IT systems, controlling, financial environment and project management, including project logistics for production line transfers, IT-projects to
integrate the German seat into Miroglio’s infrastructure, distributing all products from Bulgarian products through Miroglio Germany in West Europe, as well
as the integration of the Chinese daughter company into the group’s financial
controlling system.
Deputy Minister
Contacts
tel. +359 2 98 82 773 / 92 63 134
Presentation
Biography
Miroglio’s investments in Bulgaria : history and actual situation
Mrs Galina Tosheva graduated from German Language School and Technical
University in Sofia, Industrial Management Engineer-Economist. Between
1998 and 2000 she was Member of Board of Directors, "Energoremont
Varna" EAD and from 1997 until 2000 she was Expert at State Agency of
Energy and Energy resources Financial Department. In 2000 was Member of
Board of Directors, Electricity Distribution Company Stara Zagora. From
2000 until 2002 Mrs Tosheva was Head of Finance Department, Kozloduy
Nuclear Power Plant. From 2002 until present day she has been Member of
Board of Directors, "Mini Maritza Iztok" EAD. Between 2002 and October
2005 she was Head of Projects Department Projects, Structural Reform and
State Participation Directorate Ministry of Energy and Energy Resources.
From October 2005 until September 2006 she was Director of Energy
Markets and Restructuring Directorate Ministry of Economy and Energy. From
September 2006 Mrs Galina Tosheva was nominated for Deputy Minister of
Economy and Energy.
The Miroglio S.p.A. is one of the biggest textile companies in Europe. Eight
years ago the owners decided to create new production companies in Bulgaria
to substitute expensive Italian productions and also to increase to product
offer. Miroglio became one of the main foreign investors in Bulgaria. There
were three main seats: Elin Pelin (near Sofia), Sliven and Nova Zagora. In 2007
the group was divided in two parts, we represent still three plants with 800
employees.
Actually we fight against three big problems: high turnover of workers what
leads to quality problems; strongly increasing salaries what makes Bulgarian
products less competitive and a lack of available workers to increase the production.
Cormac Murphy
Head of Division Bulgaria, Romania and Cyprus, South East Europe
Department
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Presentation
Contacts
The Energy strategy of Bulgaria, approved by the National Assembly in 2002
is concentrated over the transition problems until 2007 in the energy sector.
Many changes have been accomplished in the energy sector relevant to financial and commercial rearrangements of the companies. The new challenges
in the sector resulting from the country’s integration with EU mainly are connected to:
- Fulfillment of considerable in scale and urgent ecological engagements,
mostly affecting coal industry;
- An accelerated execution of already started investment projects relevant to
energy supplies assurance;
- Active work on creating and developing models and trade mechanisms after
2007 under the leadership of the State Energy and Water Regulatory
Commission;
Introduction of effective mechanisms for energy efficiency stimulation, energy saving and producing energy from Renewable energy Sources;
- Investments drawing (not only by privatization) through creating clear and
stable regulatory environment combined with gradually withdrawal of the
state from the investment processes.
The European development dynamics of the energy policy imposes renovation of the national view and strategy in the energy sector. The fundamental
measures and actions enlisted in the Energy Strategy from 2002 are fulfilled
and aimed at taking into account the new realities from the participation of
our country in the regional and common energy market of the EU, the new
priorities of the New energy strategy of Bulgaria are defined, namely:
Guaranteeing of the energy supplies security; Insurance of the Bulgarian
economy competitiveness; Sustainable development.
tel. +352 43 79 71 25
Biography
Mr. Murphy is the Head of Division, South East Europe Department of the
European Investment Bank, with particular responsibility for the Bank’s operations in Bulgaria, Romania and Cyprus.
Between 2002 and 2005, Mr. Murphy was Head of Division in the Bank’s
Central Europe Department, responsible for operations in Hungary and
Slovenia. Prior to this – between 1997 and 2002 – Mr. Murphy was Unit Head
in the Bank’s Credit Risk Department, responsible for loan operations in the
corporate sector and development of the Bank's risk management systems. Mr.
Murphy joined the Bank in 1994 as Loan Officer and worked on loan operations in Slovakia.
Before joining the EIB, Mr. Murphy held various positions in Treasury/Capital
Markets, Corporate Banking and International Project Finance - in Ireland,
Luxembourg, the UK and Canada.
Mr. Murphy is an Irish national with a Bachelor's and Master's degree in
Economics from Trinity College and University College Dublin and is married
(Swedish) with three children.
Presentation
EIB and Financing of Bulgaria's Investment Needs
The Bulgarian energy policy in the context of the European energy policy –
challenges and opportunities
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Senior Vice President
ENI SpA Gas & Power Division, Italy
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Contacts
tel. +39 02 520 31103
fax +39 02 520 41354
Since January 1, 2007 he is a Member of the OMV Executive Board responsible for the Gas business.
Presentation
Nabucco Gas Pipeline Project
Biography
Marco Alverà has a degree in philosophy and economics from the London
School of Economics and Political Science.
From 1996 to 2000 he worked in the M&A and Private Equity departments of
Goldman Sachs in London, New York and in Italy. From 2000 to 2002 he was
vice president of Netesi SpA (Italy’s leading ASP operator) of which he was also
the founder. From 2002 to 2004 he was director of Corporate Strategy at Enel
SpA. From 2004 to 2005 he was chief financial officer at Wind
Telecomunicazioni SpA where he oversaw the sale on behalf of Enel. From
August 2005 to March 2006 he was assistant to the chief executive for special initiatives at Eni.
In March 2006, he was appointed Director of Supply & Portfolio Development
at Eni’s Gas & Power Division.In May 2007 he was also appointed Project
Manager Russian Development. In August 2007 he was also appointed Project
Manager South Stream
Presentation
Nabucco Gas pipeline will connect for the first time regions with huge gas
reserves in the Caspian, Middle East and Egypt with Europe.
With a total length of 3300 km, starting at the Turkish eastern border the
pipeline will run through Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, ending in Austria at the
Central European Gas Hub in Baumgarten. This pipeline, which will connect two
“old” EU-member states, two states which joined the EU in 2007 and one
accession candidate, is unique in Europe.
The shareholders of the Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH (NIC),
responsible for the development, the construction, and the marketing of the
transport capacity, located in Vienna, are BOTAS, Bulgargaz Holding,
Transgaz, MOL and OMV Gas International. Nabucco is one of Europe’s most
important energy infrastructure projects, improving the gas supply situation for
the countries along the route and for Europe as a whole.
The main strategic goals are:
Diversification of gas supply sources and routes
Enhancement of liquidity of the gas market
Meeting increasing gas demand.
Increasing energy security in Europe? Key update on the planned South
Stream Gas Pipeline project
The expected demand/supply gap in European gas supplies is creating uncertainty.
Such uncertainty is made worse by the fact that the exact amplitude of such gap
is difficult to predict, due mainly to the unknown exact amount of European
power that will be produced with fuels other than gas and to the uncertain pace
of development of new, very expensive import projects.
The projects currently on the European drawing board, either pipelines or LNG
chains, if realized will have a substantial “on/off” impact on their market of destination.
It is therefore important to develop projects having solid roots in supply, sustainable development strategies and sound business logic.
Such projects, to be real winners, will inevitably need to involve our external gas
producers, and will be the only “tools” to effectively reconcile our desire for
increasing security of supply with theirs for security of demand.
South Stream is an example of the kind of projects that a win/win cooperation
with gas suppliers can foster.
Mr Alverà’s presentation will highlight these concepts and some key features of
the South Stream Project as available at this early stage.
Werner Auli
Member of the Executive Board of OMV
Aktiengesellschaft
Head of Gas, Austria
Contacts
tel. +43 1 275 00
Biography
Werner Auli was born in 1960, is married and has two children. Auli graduated from the Technical University of Vienna and started his career in 1987 in
OMV's department for company development and strategic control.
In 1990 he became assistant to the Executive Board for the areas of chemicals
and materials. In 1991 he became assistant to the Executive Board for the
areas finance, controlling and chemicals.
From 1993 to 2000 Werner Auli was Managing Director of AUSTRIA
Mineralöl GmbH, responsible for finance and accounting, controlling, marketing, IT and HR. In 2000 he took over the management of the OMV
Cogeneration GmbH and from 2001 to 2003, he additionally was responsible
for the management of OMV Erdgas GmbH with the areas supply, marketing
and distribution. From 2002 to 2004 Werner Auli was Managing Director of
EconGas, a 50% subsidiary of OMV, where he was responsible for finance, supply & trading, marketing and foreign distribution.
In 2004 he returned to the OMV Group, where he was chairman over and
speaker of the Management Board of OMV Gas GmbH. On January 1, 2006 he
became Head of OMV Gas International GmbH.
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Charles Feinstein
Energy Sector Manager
Europe and Central Asia Region, Sustainable
Development Department, The World Bank,
United States
Contacts
tel. +1 202 47 32 896
fax +1 202 52 22 016
Biography
Charles Feinstein is presently Sector Manager for Energy operations in the
World Bank’s Europe and Central Asia Region. As such he is responsible for
overseeing the energy lending and advisory program in 28 countries comprising over 60 projects with a loan value of approximately $3 billion. Prior to his
appointment in the ECA Region, he was Lead Energy Specialist in the World
Bank’s Latin America and the Caribbean Region. Mr. Feinstein’s work builds on
his earlier service as a renewable energy specialist, and his role as co-author
of the World Bank’s Environmental Strategy for the Energy Sector strategy
paper (“Fuel for Thought”).
Through the 1990’s, Mr. Feinstein was Team Leader for Climate Change in the
World Bank’s Environment Department. In this position he was responsible for
overseeing the development of the World Bank/Global Environment Facility climate change project portfolio, currently valued at over $1 billion in grant and
concessional finance, and for advising on World Bank policies related to climate change.
Mr. Feinstein has also been instrumental in fostering new public-private partnerships for climate change mitigation, such as the early practical demonstration of market-based systems for greenhouse emissions abatement in collaboration with the Government of Norway.
Mr. Feinstein is trained in electrical engineering and resource and environmental economics. His professional background also includes international development service with the U.S. Government and research assignments on energy and environmental issues at the East-West Center.
Presentation
SEE (Security, Environment and Economic Growth ) in SEE: A World Bank
Energy Sector Perspective
Energy Sector Policies and investment patterns in Southeast Europe are
increasingly driven by the triple challenge of meeting aspirations for energy
security, environmental sustainability and economic growth. This agenda has
been notably advanced by the April announcement of the new EU energy policy framework, and the sharpening of the on-going debate on sector organization and structure.
The presentation by Charles Feinstein, World Bank Energy Sector Manager for
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Europe and Central Asia, will illustrate how countries in Southeast Europe are
addressing their challenge with the help of World Bank advice and investments.
Georgios Giaouris
The three biggest tasks ahead of the sector - energy security, environmental
sustainability and economic growth require a structured debate. In his presentation Alistair McLeish Founder and CEO of Mmd Corporate, Public Affairs
& Public Relations Consultants will speak about the role of transparency in
the sector.
Principal Banker, Power and Energy
EBRD
Mardik Rupen Papazyan
Executive Director
NEK EAD, Bulgaria
Contacts
Biography
Georgios (George) Giaouris is a Principal Banker within the Power end Energy
Utilities team of EBRD. He is currently country co-ordinator for EBRD’s Power
sector financing in Bulgaria, Albania and Slovakia, responsible for marketing
and origination and energy policy dialogue with Governments.
George has over 10 years of banking experience focusing in the power sector and project financing with major International Financial Institutions like
EBRD, Barclays Capital, Commonwealth Development Corporation - former
CDC, focusing in Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and Middle East.
In particular, working as Operation Leader for EBRD, George was involved in
the successful financing of the Maritza East 1 Power Plant which was awarded Power Deal of the Year for 2005. George was also responsible for closing
a number of recent debt and equity transactions in the South Eastern Europe
with EBRD.
Contacts
tel. +359 2 92 63 636
fax +359 2 98 01 243
Biography
Mr. Mardik Papazyan was born on 20 June 1948, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. At present he is Executive Director of NEK EAD, Bulgaria. He graduated from the
Moscow Power Engineering Institute, majored in Power Systems Cybernetics,
and the Technical University in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Mr. Papazyan career began in 1973 when he was appointed Technical
Supervisor at NPP Kozloduy. In 1985 he was Deputy Manager and General
Manager of the Plovdiv Power Supply Enterprise. Over the period 1992 2001 he was Managing Partner at engineering companies active in the energy field such as – FRODEXIM LTD, TRAFOSERVIZ JSC. 2001 – 2005, he was
Board Member and Manager of ELCABEL KO – M LTD.
Presentation
Alistair McLeish
T he Electric Power Infrastructure in Bulgaria and Prospects for its
Development
Founder and CEO
Mmd Group, Public Affairs & Public Relations
Consultants, United Kingdom
Vladimir Vasilchenkov
Deputy General Director
“National Power Control Centre” Belarus Energy
System, Belarus
Contacts
tel. +41 218 260 780
fax +41 218 260 781
Contacts
Biography
Biography
Alistair McLeish is a globally-renowned advisor both at C-suite business
level and to governments. He has a unique experience in developing major,
full-service, global campaigns encompassing all elements of the corporate
affairs and government relations activity.
In 1985 he founded the Mmd Group which is currently the leading corporate, public affairs and public relations consultancy across Central and
Eastern Europe, South East Europe and Eurasia. Mmd operates a global
strategic consultancy, crafting and delivering pan-European and global corporate and public affairs campaigns with focuses on Washington DC, New
York, London and Brussels. In growing the Mmd network, Alistair pioneered
a matrix management approach in the region by combining international
communications and management expertise and best practice with the best
of local talent and social, political, economic & cultural understanding for
best supporting corporate, lobbying and public affairs campaigns in various
sectors. Alistair McLeish has an extensive experience in corporate affairs
projects in the energy sector.
Vladimir Vasilchenkov is Deputy General Director of the “National Power Control
Centre” (RUP “ODU”) Belarus energy system. His responsibility is economy and
international relations. Mr Vasilchenkov expertise span 30 years in technical areas
such as construction and servicing power stations, procurement with Government
and International Financial Institutions (EBRD, IBRD) and private firms in Belarus,
Asia and Africa.
In all his postings Mr. Vasilchenkov gained direct experience in managing all phases of project cycle, i.e. from project identification and appraisal to implementation
and monitoring. In particular, working as Deputy Head Project Management Unit for
Orsha (Belarus) Gas Combined Cycle power station. Project was financed by EBRD
in 1993-1998 he acquired experience in using specific contemporary technology
for production electricity and heat. In 2004-2005 Mr.Vasilchenkov was working as
Executive Director of the investment bank “Belrosbank” dealing with financing
projects in energy sector and industry.
Presentation
Presentation
Belarus energy sector development for increasing energy security
Guaranteeing and communicating transparency for major energy projects
Structure Ministry of Energy Republic of Belarus is introduced in presentation.
To obtain an understanding of the key issues that Belarus faces with regard to
its energy sector, it is instructive to look at an analysis of the sector s
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT).
Strengths: Location as a transit country; Geographical proximity to its primary
The on-going debate around the energy sector organization has sharpened
and communication is playing key role both in terms of major energy projects throughout the region and in the countries’ approach to their challenges.
tel. +359 2 93 21 417
fax +359 2 93 21 441
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energy supplier; Extensive wood resources; Established electricity network;
Established gas transmission network; Export refining capacity.
Weaknesses: Limited indigenous energy resources; High dependence on
imported energy; Very heavy dependence from one a supplier of primary energy; Aging physical infrastructure; Limited oil and gas storage; A weak legislative and regulatory framework.
Opportunities: Increased production of domestic resources (primarily wood);
Diversification of energy supply sources; Expanded transit activities and
increased transit revenues; Increased security of domestic supply as a result of
expanded storage facilities.
Threats: Higher energy import costs; Further deterioration of the domestic
infrastructure.
To date, the sector has successfully built on its strengths and somewhat minimized its weaknesses and threats, and as a result has been able to provide reliable and affordable energy to the economy. Some ways to overcome the weaknesses is shown in presentation. First of all it is using local fuel, put in operation new efficiently equipment (mainly Gas and Steam Combined Units),
restore and new construction of the hydro power plants. Some perspectives will
be open for the Belarus energy sector after endorsement Annex B of the Kyoto
Protocol (KP). Belarus is taking appropriate steps on the institutional and regulatory front to meet its obligations under the KP and to be able to engage in
the Kyoto mechanisms.
Biography
Mr Dimcho Mihalevski has a master’s degree in Political Management from New
Bulgarian University and a master’s degree in Industrial and Civic Construction
from the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy. In 1993
Mr. Mihalevski received a postgraduate qualification in Human Resources
Management from the University of National and World Economy, and in 2002
he further received a qualification in Good Practices in Local Government from
New Bulgarian University. Dimcho Mihalevski started his professional career
in 1990 with the House-Building Company in Kardzhali as Head of workshop.
In 1992, Mr Mihalevski became a deputy director of the Construction and
Construction Services Plant in Kardzhali. In 1994, he became the Executive
Director of “Koveg”, Kardzhali, and in 1998 he took the position of a Director
of “Bulgar Product” Ltd. Mr Mihalevski was elected a Deputy Mayor of the
Kardzhali Municipality in 2000 and he held that post until 2003. In 2004, Mr
Mihalevski continued his professional career in 2004 as an Executive Director
of “CD Lighting” AD.
For the same period of time, until his election as a Deputy Minister of Regional
Development and Public Works, Mr Mihalevski was a coordinator in the
Regional Policy Department of the Bulgarian Socialist Party Supreme Council.
Presentation
Project for Development of Municipal Infrastructure
Enrico Viale
Country Manager South East Europe
Enel SpA, Bulgaria
Contacts
tel. +359 2 81 02 323
fax +359 2 98 11 199
Biography
Enrico Viale works for Enel SpA in Sofia since 2003, where he has served as a
Chief Executive Officer at Enel Maritza East 3 and as a Country Manager South
East Europe. A graduate in civil engineering, Enrico Viale continued his studies
in the United States, earning at first a master's degree in management at the
University of Santa Clara and later he completed the executive management
program at Sloan School of Business. Enrico Viale began his career by working
in the Project Finance Department of GIE Spa, Milan. In 1989 he joined
Ansaldo Energia Spa, Milan as Head of Project Finance, and in 1994 he was
appointed Finance Director. In 1995 he joined Mediocredito Centrale Spa,
Rome, where he was a Head of Export Finance. From 1995 till 1998 he worked
for ABB Structured Finance in Milan as a Managing Director, and from 1998
till 2003 he served as a Senior Vice President at ABB Structured Finance in
Zurich.
Presentation
Energy balance, Capacity Increase and Investments in South East Europe
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The World Bank Group: Mobilising Resources for the Future
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In February 2006, the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Director
of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
signed a Memorandum of understanding for the implementation of infrastructure projects, and more specifically “Project for Development of Municipal
Infrastructure”. The project objective is to improve the quality of water and
wastewater services and to prepare projects for financing by the European
Union funds. The specific objectives of the project are: 1. Improvement of
water-supply services and the quality of drinking water for the population by
means of: Rehabilitation of water-supply systems – change of water-conduits,
pumps and other facilities; Completion of water sources (dams) and the adjacent infrastructure, Drinking water treatment plant, conductive water-conduits
and reservoirs. 2. Contribution to economy of resources of national significance (such as water and electricity). The loan borrowing proposal from the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development was approved by the
Council of Ministers (Decision No 574 of 31st July 2006) and the Project was
listed for funding by a state loan, amounting to EUR 88 280 000 (81%),
from the World Bank. The monthly financing from the state budget and water
companies amounting to EUR 21 400 000 (19%) is added. The overall project budget is EUR 109 680 000 allocated for consulting services (EUR 12
900 000) and construction works (EUR 96 700 000).
The project consists of the following components: 1. Preparation of development of municipal infrastructure projects, which will be funded via the operational programmes and actualization of the spatial plans of the Black Sea
municipalities; 2. Rehabilitation and expansion of the water infrastructure in 6
regional water companies in the cities of Dobrich, Razgrad, Sliven, Smolyan,
Stara Zagora and Targovishte; 3. Completion and rehabilitation of dams and
wastewater treatment plants. According to this component, the completion of
the following dams is envisaged: “Neykovtsi” for the city of Tryavna,
“Plovdivtsi” for the cities of Madan and Rudozem, “Luda Yana” for the city of
Panagyurishte, and the reconstruction of “Studena” for the city of Pernik. The
completion of the wastewater treatment plants adjacent to the above mentioned dams is also included. The benefits expected from the projects are:
Elimination of an all-year water regime in Stara Zagora – 243 000 citizens;
Elimination of a seasonal water regime in built-up areas – 163 000 citizens;
Improvement of the quality of drinking water – 96 500 citizens; Electricity
production – 14 million kWh/ per annum; Economy of water resources via loss
reduction - 9.4 million m3 /per annum.
Dimcho Mihalevski
Arup Banerji
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Regional Development and Public
Works, Bulgaria
Manager, Human Development Economics, Europe
and Central Asia
The World Bank, United States
Contacts
Contacts
tel. +359 2 9405 430
fax +359 2 987 25 17
tel. +1 202 473 6072
fax +1 202 477 0574
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Biography
Biography
Arup Banerji is Manager for Human Development Economics as well as the
Lead Economist for Human Development for Europe and Central Asia at the
World Bank. In his career at the World Bank, he has worked on both research
and operations in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Africa and the Middle East –
on a variety of issues relating to governance, employment, institutions, public
sector reform, social sector reforms, poverty reduction and economic growth
strategies. He is a principal author of books including the recent From Red to
Gray on Aging Populations in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union,
Enhancing Job Opportunities in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union,
the World Development Report 2002 on the role of institutions in development, Better Governance for Development in the Middle East and North Africa,
World Development Report 1995 on labor markets, and numerous other refereed journal articles and discussion papers. Prior to joining the World Bank,
Dr. Banerji taught at the Center for Development Economics at Williams
College, Massachusetts, where he was the Dean of Graduate Studies, and at the
University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Banerji holds a Ph.D. and a Master's degree in
Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Since July 2007, Sandra Bloemenkamp has been appointed as World Bank
Special Representative for Southeast Europe and as co-manager of Joint
European Commission-World Bank Office for Southeast Europe, based in
Brussels. Among the tasks of this office are donor coordination in candidate
and potential candidate countries through the IFI Advisory Group, organization
of donor conferences for the reconstruction of the Western Balkans region, and
policy coordination between the World Bank and the European Commission.
In her career at the World Bank, Ms Bloemenkamp has worked on a number of
countries in Central and Eastern Europe. She joined the World Bank Group in
1991 to assist the Executive Director for Armenia, Bulgaria, BiH, Croatia,
Cyprus, fYR Macedonia, Georgia, Israel, Moldova, the Netherlands, Romania,
and Ukraine. In 1993, Ms Bloemenkamp joined the Bank’s operational staff as
Country Officer for Ukraine. She managed the first loan of the Bank to Ukraine
and worked extensively on projects and analytical work to support economic
development in Ukraine. Between 1997 and 2003, she worked as Senior
Public Sector Management Specialist in Albania. She was also Team Leader for
the Legal Reform Project in Kazakhstan and managed the preparation of a
Public Finance Management Project for the Slovak Republic.
In 2003, she was appointed the World Bank Country Manager for Macedonia,
based in Skopje, in charge of the policy dialogue, strategy and program implementation. She led the World Bank’s Country team working on the country and
guided the drafting of the new World Bank Group Country Partnership Strategy
for 2007-2010. Prior to joining the Bank, Ms. Bloemenkamp worked at the
Ministry of Finance in the Netherlands, as a financial sector advisor, working
on national legislation and European Directives related to the financial and
corporate sector. Ms. Bloemenkamp holds Master of Law degree of the Catholic
University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Presentation
From Red to Gray – Developing human resources in the context of rapidly
aging populations in Eastern Europe
In 2025, more than one in five Bulgarians will be more than 65 years old
— up from just 13% in 1990. Ukraine’s population will shrink by a fifth
between the years 2000 and 2025. And the average Slovene will be 47.4
years old in 2025 — among the oldest in the world. Populations have been
aging quite rapidly in many countries; yet the unique conjunction of rapidly aging and relatively poor populations exists only in transition countries.
Indeed, because of this demographic “third transition” that is following the
political and economic transitions, the only countries in the world with population declines of more than 5,000 people between 2000 and 2005 were
16 countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union — led by
Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Belarus, and Bulgaria. No aging country is as poor
as Georgia — set to lose 800,000 people over the next two decades. And
no other countries in the world face the dual challenges of a rapidly aging
population and an incomplete transition to mature market institutions to
deal with the adverse economic consequences of aging. The economic
impact of aging will be felt most through the rising proportion of the elderly — those aged 65 and older. The old-age shares will increase beyond
15% in 2025 in all but seven transition economies and Turkey. But will the
changing demographics in the region mean a halt to economic growth,
because older populations have shrinking labor forces and save less, with
negative consequences for investment and capital accumulation? And how
about government expenditures? Is it valid to be concerned that aging populations in ECA countries will exert new pressures on public spending, especially for pensions and health care, as older populations require greater
transfers from the decreasing numbers of working age, and have significantly higher needs for health care and long-term care?
The presentation will use findings from a recent World Bank research study,
From Red to Gray, to explore these issues and the consequences for changes
that need to be made in government policies in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union – on issues ranging from labor markets to pensions, and
from health care and long-term care to education and lifelong learning. It
will point out that the needs for reform on the issues are very different for
different countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. They depend on each
country’s individual aging profile and on the reform paths and timing that
the countries choose in the decades ahead. The challenge is to be proactive
in undertaking the particular reforms that are essential for meeting the
shocks caused by aging populations.
Sandra Bloemenkamp
Special Representative for South East Europe
World Bank
Contacts
tel. +32 2 504 09 95
Angelo Dell’Atti
General Manager, Private Enterprise Partnership,
Southeast Europe Infrastructure
International Finance Corporation
Contacts
tel. +359 2 9697 292
fax +359 2 9697 222
Biography
Angelo is the General Manager of the IFC’s Private Enterprise Partnership
Southeast Europe Infrastructure (PEP SE Infrastructure) which provides advisory services for the structuring and implementation of Public-Private
Partnerships (PPPs) in all infrastructure sub-sectors. Angelo is also the Team
Leader in the global Advisory Department of IFC’s with responsibility for
Central and Eastern Europe. He has extensive experience in the marketing,
structuring and implementation of PPPs, privatization and financing of infrastructure projects and has undertaken several roles in more than 30 projects in
over 25 countries, in transition economies, the Americas, Africa, Europe and
Asia. He has direct experience in municipal services, transport, energy and
telecommunications infrastructure.
Before joining IFC in 2002, Angelo was a director at the Suez-Lyonnaise des
Eaux group, where he was responsible for international finance. Inter alia, he
organized and closed the financial structuring for the first privatization in the
water sector in Italy for a region comprising 37 cities. He has structured and
negotiated an investment fund for the projects of the Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux
group in Latin America, ensuring the participation of key international equity
investors. Before working in the private sector, Angelo was a Principal Banker
for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) where he
participated in the financing of several infrastructure projects the telecommunications, transport and municipal services sectors in countries such as
Albania, Byelorussia, Macedonia, Poland, Rumania, Slovenia and Ukraine.
Angelo started his career at J.P. Morgan in international capital markets in the
issue and distribution of debt- and capital-financing instruments. He graduated in Business Administration at the Universitá L. Bocconi in Milan and holds
a Master in European Economy from the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
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Florian Fichtl
Representative
The World Bank, Bulgaria
rigidities need to be tackled to facilitate faster and sustainable growth and
enable these countries to emerge from the “middle-income trap” that has limited all too many countries from progressing further. The presentation focuses on
the need to facilitate the accumulation of human capital, starting with a determined effort to revamp education policies and spending. These efforts need to be
supplemented by further reforms of the investment climate, including by
strengthening competition in key product markets such as for telecommunications services, and by pre-empting the emergence of energy shortages.
Contacts
tel. +359 2 969 7213
fax +359 2 971 2045
Marco Mantovanelli
Country Manager for Bosnia and Herzegovina
World Bank
Biography
Florian Fichtl currently holds the position of Country Manager, World Bank Office
Sofia, Bulgaria He joined the Bank in 1994 in the Western Africa Department,
Populations and Human Resources Division, working on education and social
protection projects. As Senior Social Protection Specialist, he guided Bank support to countries emerging out of conflict, including Democratic Republic of
Congo, Ethiopia, Liberia and Sierra Leone. While working on Sierra Leone and
Ethiopia, Florian Fichtl spearheaded new financing and coordination mechanisms to facilitate the support of the Bank and international community to critical demobilization and reintegration programs.
In April 2003, Florian Fichtl was appointed Country Manager for Eritrea with
residence in Asmara, guiding the Bank’s assistance strategy with a strong
emphasis on health, education, infrastructure and rural development; and focusing the policy dialogue on fiscal transparency and macro-economic stability.
Florian Fichtl holds graduate degrees in Economics from Columbia University,
New York, and Sociology from the Free University of Berlin, Germany.
Presentation
Regional and strategic challenges - Bulgaria as a case study of engagement
with an EU member state
Ivailo Izvorski
Senior Economist
World Bank
Contacts
tel. +387 3 32 51 501
fax +387 3 34 40 108
Biography
Mr. Marco Mantovanelli is the Country Manager of the World Bank Office in
Bosnia and Herzegovina. He assumed the current position in July 2007.
Mr. Mantovanelli, an Italian national, joined the World Bank in 1993, where
he has held various managerial and technical positions. Following a period as
a senior advisor to the Vice President for External Relations, he was, until June
2007, the Head for External Relations of the Africa region of the World Bank,
coordinating staff in Washington and 32 Country Offices in Africa in their
engagement with the full range of Bank constituents, including media, civil
society and donor patters.
During 2000-2004 he represented the World Bank and led the offices in the
Dominican Republic, during a period marked by several policy reversals and
uncertainties following a devastating financial crisis, and Haiti, a turbulent
time culminating in the ousting of President Aristide. Prior to that assignment
and as Task Team Leader of human development projects, he specialized in supporting the delivery of education services at a decentralized level and on fostering schooling opportunities in rural areas of Latin America and the
Caribbean region. Before joining the World Bank Mr. Mantovanelli worked as
an economic research consultant with several Italian and US-based firms. He
holds a Masters Degree in International Economics from Johns Hopkins
University and one in Political Science and International Relations from
Bologna University.
Biography
Presentation
Ivailo Izvorski is a Senior Economist with the World Bank. He is currently working on Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia. Prior to joining the World Bank
in 2005, Mr. Izvorski was with the Institute of International Finance in
Washington DC and with the IMF, and worked on a number of countries in central and eastern Europe, including Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Kazakhstan,
Hungary, Poland, and the Baltic states. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Yale
University in the U.S.
The World Bank’s strategic goals and areas of activity for the region
Presentation
Avoiding the middle-income trap: integration and growth in the Western
Balkans
The last decade, and the last five years in particular, have been relatively good
for the countries of the Western Balkans. Growth has been robust throughout the
region, accelerating of late, as recovery from conflicts and disturbances has borne
fruit and as EU integration has been advanced. The countries of the Western
Balkans now need to improve on past growth performance amidst growing concerns about its sustainability. With living standards still low and pockets of poverty present throughout the region, growth in output, exports and employment
needs to be accelerated. The factors that supported growth of late are unlikely to
drive it much further, however. Existing partially reformed education systems, for
example, are under pressure, as companies are constrained by lack of qualified
workers. Much of the trade preferences enjoyed by these countries have been
eroded, moreover, and China looms increasingly large in regional markets for
both low-skilled and skill-intensive products. Exports have been growing, but they
trail most other countries of emerging Europe relative to GDP. Going forward, key
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Contacts
The last decade of the 20th century witnessed a process of change - commonly known as 'transition' - that transformed the countries of Central and Eastern
Europe and the former Soviet Union. These countries, ranging from middle to
low-income countries, comprise the World Bank's Europe and Central Asia
(ECA) region. The World Bank has worked with these countries from the earliest phases of transition to the present to improve the living standards of their
people, promote economic growth, and ensure that future generations benefit
from sound environmental practices and social development. Countries in ECA
have achieved notable successes. For example, 41 million people (about 10
percent of population) was lifted out of poverty between 1998 and 2003. But,
this strategically important region is still volatile and vulnerable: 61 million
remain poor; 150 million economically vulnerable. Other vulnerabilities
include macroeconomic imbalances, spatial allocation of resources, demography, weak institutions and infrastructure, unfinished reforms, environment, and
persistent unemployment, particularly among the youth. The Bank continues to
focus on these key development issues and remains one of the “partners of
choice”, even in advanced Middle Income Countries. The challenge for the
institution is to respond to sophisticated clients with an increasingly nimble
and flexible approach and adapt the World Bank Group service mix to different
country circumstances.
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Lyubomir Datzov
covering all EU-EBRD cooperation in the European Neighborhood area and the
multilateral Western Balkans Fund. He worked previously at the World Bank
Group in Washington DC and at Deutsche Bank in New York. He has a Master’s
Degree in International Relations from the School of Advanced International
Studies at Johns Hopkins University, USA.
Presentation
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Finance, Bulgaria
EBRD’s Technical Cooperation Programme in South East Europe
The EBRD and its donors have been active for many years in South Eastern Europe.
Apart from providing financing for projects in sectors such as municipal services,
transport, energy, micro lending, banking many projects continue to receive technical assistance to transfer know-how and ensure local capacity building.
tel. +359 2 98 592 022
Anthony O’Sullivan
Head
Investment Compact for South East Europe,
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD)
Biography
Mr Lyubomir Datzov graduated from the Vocational School in Mechanics,
Vratza, Bulgaria in 1988 and University of National and World Economy,
Sofia, Bulgaria Master’s Degree, Major: Economic Systems Planning and
Forecasting in 1992. Between 1992 and 1995, Lyubomir Datzov was
Specialist in Budget Policy Department, Ministry of Finance. From 1995 until
1997 he was expert in the same department. From 1997 until 2000 was head
of Macroeconomic Analyses and Budget Policy Department in Budget General
Department. Between 2000 and 2001 he was Head of Budget Policy
Department in Budget and Treasury Directorate. From 2001 until 2003 was
Bulgaria Fiscal Advisor to the Minister of Finance. Mr Datzov has additional
qualifications and courses in “Introductory course of economics”, Moscow,
World Bank, IMF; ”Applied economic policy”, Vienna, JVI; “Macroeconomic
Policies”, Zagreb, World Bank and EU; “Macroeconomic Policies”, Tokyo, JICA
and “Budget Impact on the Economy Growth”, Vienna, JVI. Mr Lyubomir Datzov
has been Bulgaria Deputy Minister of Finance since 2003
Presentation
The transition in Bulgaria – status and challenges
Gary Bond
Director
Official Co-financing Unit, EBRD
Contacts
tel. +33 1 4524 7637
fax +33 1 4524 9335
Biography
Anthony O’Sullivan is the Head of the Investment Compact for South East
Europe. The Investment Compact, under the Stability Pact for South Eastern
Europe (Working Table II on Economic Reconstruction, Development and Cooperation) and the OECD (Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs) is a
leading programme designed to improve the investment climate and encourage private sector development in South East Europe (SEE). Head office is
located in Paris, France with regional offices in Bucharest, Romania and
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. ( HYPERLINK "http://www.investmentcompact.org" www.investmentcompact.org). Mr O’Sullivan has a background as a
strategy consultant with the firms Accenture, Monitor Company and A.T.
Kearney. His academic credentials include a first class Honours Degree in
Economics at McGill University and a Masters in Development Economics at the
LSE in London.
Presentation
Technical Assistance Priorities in SEE to improve the business climate
Contacts
Henry Russell
tel. +44 207 338 6205
fax +44 207 338 6538
Contacts
Deputy Director, Municipal and Environmental
Infrastructure
EBRD
Biography
Gary Bond is Director of Official Co-financing at EBRD. From 1996 to 2000 he
was Manager of Technical Assistance and Trust Funds at the International
Finance Corporation in Washington DC. Previously he worked in IFC investment
activities in the Asia region and has worked as a consultant to the World Bank.
Engin Göksu
Senior Manager
Official Co-financing Unit, EBRD
Contacts
e-mai l: [email protected]
Biography
Engin Göksu, a Turkish citizen, is currently a Senior Manager in the Official Cofinancing Unit at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(EBRD). He is responsible for the overall relationship of donors such as the
Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Austria and Germany. In addition, he is
Contacts
tel. +44 2 07 33 87 825
fax +44 2 07 33 86 964
Biography
Henry Russell is the Deputy Director for Municipal & Environmental
Infrastructure, EBRD a position he has held since May 2003 in this position
he is responsible for managing and developing business in the water supply,
urban transport, and solid waste management sectors within South Eastern
Europe with an emphasis on sub-sovereign municipal and utility risk. He is
also responsible for portfolio management and implementation of the team's
entire portfolio of Euro 1.6 billion covering more than 100 active projects.
Mr Russell’s investment expertise spans over 20 years within Eastern Europe
and Asia including project finance, loan and equity investments in private
joint venture and domestic companies and public and municipal infrastructure. Mr Russell’s experience within the European Bank itself spans over 15
years in which time he has held positions of Director of Serbia and
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Montenegro within the SEEC group, Director of Western Balkans (SEEC) and
Head of the Romanian Resident Office. Mr Russell holds an MSc in Economics
from the London School Economics a BA in Economics and Political Science
from Yale University.
Presentation
Case studies from MEI projects - where TC has been crucial
Eivind Tandberg
Public Financial Management Advisor for South
East Europe
International Monetary Fund, Slovenia
Contacts
tel. +386 1 36 96 186
fax +386 1 36 96 244
Biography
Eivind Tandberg is the International Monetary Fund’s regional public financial
management advisor for South East Europe. He provides advice to Albania,
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, UNMIK Kosovo, FYR Macedonia,
Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. Mr. Tandberg is located
at the Center of Excellence in Finance in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and is appointed
for a period of three years, starting from September 2005. Mr. Tandberg was
a Deputy Division Chief in the Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF for several
years. He has provided technical assistance and strategic advice to more than
50 countries in different parts of the world, including many transition and
emerging economies in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Prior to joining the
IMF, Mr. Tandberg was a Unit Chief in the World Bank and a Deputy Director
General in the Norwegian Ministry of Finance.
Presentation
Public Financial Management Reform Priorities for South East European
Countries
The IMF and other institutions have provided extensive support to public
finance and governance reforms in South East Europe over the last 15 years.
This has provided crucial support for broader economic and political reforms,
and all the countries in the region have made significant advances in their
transition to market economies. Slovenia became a EU member in 2004,
Bulgaria and Romania in 2007, and several other SEE countries are actively
pursuing membership. For all the countries, consolidation of ongoing reforms
and further improvements in public finance and governance will be important
for realizing key economic and political goals. However, progress has been
uneven in different reform areas. In some important areas, most of the countries have made significant steps towards good international practices. In
other areas, progress is more mixed, and some the reforms have proved to be
very difficult for all the countries in the region. This presentation will discuss
possible systemic bottlenecks to the introduction of advanced public finance
and governance systems in the SEE countries and propose measures to overcome these obstacles. Further technical assistance will play an important role
in this regard. The presentation will aim to identify specific needs for technical assistance in different countries, and propose approaches to meeting
these needs.
Daniel Ivarsson
Chief, Office for Arab States, Europe and the CIS
International Trade Centre
Switzerland
Contacts
tel.+ 41 22 730 0390
fax. +41 22 730 0811
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Biography
As Chief, Office for Arab States, Europe and the CIS, Daniel Ivarsson is in
charge of technical cooperation coordination covering the whole range of business oriented trade development services provided by the International Trade
Centre (ITC) of UNCTAD/WTO.
Of Swedish origin, he received his Bachelor of Business Administration,
Bachelor of Arts and Master of Political Science degrees after studies at the
universities of Upsala and Gothenburg in Sweden. After a posting at the
Swedish Embassy in Moscow in the late 1970s, he continued his studies at
INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France, where he obtained his MBA in 1980.
He then spent some ten years as a consultant in international business development, working for trade promotion agencies and for leading suppliers of
high-tech plant and equipment, before helping start up the European Union
PHARE and TACIS programmes, from 1991 in the position of Implementation
Manager in the co-ordination unit in Moscow. In 1993 he joined the European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) as deputy to the Head of
Procurement and was later promoted to Head, Consultant Contracts Unit.
After leaving the Bank early 1997, Daniel Ivarsson worked for several more
years providing support and advice to development banks, international organisations, large utilities, other public agencies and private firms in the fields of
financing and management of public infrastructure, technical co-operation
management, public procurement, and promotion, monitoring and evaluation
of trade and investment, including development aid. He served at the Swiss
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, where he managed the Swiss financial
assistance programmes for several transition countries, before being appointed as Managing Director of the International Federation of Consulting
Engineers (FIDIC) in 2001. He took up his present position late 2004.
Presentation
Enhancing the international competitiveness of SMEs - trade development
challenges and the ITC response
Since the early 1990s, the countries of Eastern Europe have been reforming their
formerly centrally planned economies to make them fully market oriented.
Compared with the countries which became EU members in 2004, the transition
process of the others has taken considerably more time.
The growing political stability, trade policy liberalisation (with FTAs and CEFTA
2006 agreements), as well as the prospect of accession to the European Union for
some countries of this region, have created more favourable circumstances for foreign trade and foreign direct investment in recent years. Nevertheless, the trade
balance, especially for goods, remains strongly negative in most of the countries.
Improved international competitiveness remains essential for the countries’ successful integration into the world market and for their economic and social development in general. A strong desire to become ‘EU-compatible’ is now very present in the minds of decision makers and the business community, which is likely
to help taking the necessary steps for improving international competitiveness
and export performance at large. This is reflected in several demands for ITC
assistance with trade related technical assistance and matched by the introduction
of new pre-accession and neighbourhood policy instruments of the European
Union.
Business and export support services do not always adequately match enterprise
needs, facilitate export diversification or provide an appropriate interface between
the private sector and the government on trade issues. Trade promotion organisations do not exist or have been created only recently in several countries. Others
have been quite successful and could serve as examples within the region. The
consulting industry is growing but still suffers from limited possibilities to supply
quality services and weak demand from enterprises.
Most economies in the region still have low value added in their export products
and services compared, for instance, to the EU members having acceded in 2004.
Many locally owned exporting firms still have a very narrow market base, often
supplying a single product to one or just a few foreign clients. These clients also
often provide raw materials, designs and other inputs, leaving the local enterprise
without the skills needed for diversifying its product and client range, and also
without awareness of the opportunities presented e.g. by global markets, modern
management, and e-trade. Typically, in order to become internationally competitive, enterprises need to better master business processes like design, sourcing,
quality management, packaging, distribution, and marketing.
ITC Responses
Multiplying policy initiatives: ITC will concentrate on measures helping the countries and their enterprises become regular and trusted trading partners, able to
meet market requirements in a profitable and sustainable manner. Through several activities in the region ITC helps improve exporters’ and policy makers’ access
to reliable and up-to-date market, customs and other trade-related information.
Working with trade support institutions: ITC has a number of projects to enhance
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the knowledge and sharpen the ability of service providers, especially consulting
firms and trade support institutions, to assist export-oriented companies. The need
to ensure the long-term sustainability of export development services calls for an
increasingly commercial approach, with enterprises learning to appreciate the
value of quality services, put them to good use, and pay a fair price for them.
Service providers will learn to compete for business based on the excellence of
their work and its benefits for their clients. As a complement, in some countries,
ITC would help establish export promotion agencies and enhance their capacities
in providing trade development services.
Integrating SMEs into the global arena: For capacity reasons, ITC’s response to
the needs at enterprise level usually has to be addressed through the engagement and the empowerment of trade support institutions. However, ITC may
envisage to make direct interventions at enterprise level especially in the smaller countries of the region, where the number of enterprises in key sectors for
export development is relatively small. Individual enterprises may also benefit
from direct ITC inputs when local providers of trade support services are being
coached by ITC’s experts
Economic growth Energy consumption by fuels and by sectors
Energy intensity of economy as general and by sectors
Comparison of trends in the change of energy intensity in Bulgaria and EU-25
countries.
Regarded are the measures for improvement of the Energy efficiency in this
material:
Acting measures and Energy efficiency programmes by sectors
Priorities for new Energy efficiency measures by sectors and fuels.
The results achieved by „Estimation and Energy efficiency monitoring in the new
EU-25 Member States” project are used within the presentation.
Zdravko Genchev
Executive Director
EnEffect, Center for Energy Efficiency, Bulgaria
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Contacts
tel. +359 8 88 338 995
fax +359 2 96 32 574
Tasko Ermenkov
Executive Director
Energy Efficiency Agency, Bulgaria
Contacts
tel. +359 2 98 15 802
fax +359 2 981 58 02
Biography
In 1981 Mr Tasko Ermenkov graduated the Moscow International Relations
Institute, Moscow, USSR, specialty - “International Economic Relations”.
From 1982 until 1984 he carried out a specialization “Organization of collecting and analysis of strategic information. In 1996 he completed qualification course on investment and financial analysis of infrastructural projects
in the Institute for Public-Private Partnership, Washington, USA. From 1981
until 1982 he was specialist in Foreign Trade Organization
“Transimpex”.Between 1984 and 1990 Mr Ermenkov was specialist in the
Ministry of Foreign Trade (including the period 1987 - 1990 – vice-consul
on research and investigation activities in the West sectors of Berlin). From
1990 until 1991 he was Foreign Trade specialist of Seehawk Co. Then from
1991 until 1995 was Manager of “Ronimex Associated Group” Ltd.
Between 1995 and 1997 he was in the Ministry of Regional Development
and Construction - Director of PMU “Modernization and restructuring of
Water Supply Companies of Republic of Bulgaria ” through the World Bank.
From 1997 until 1999 he was again Manager of “Ronimex Associated
Group” Ltd. From 1999 until 2000 he was in the Ministry of Labour and
Social Policy (MLSP) - coordinator of a Project for capacity increasing of the
social support system in Bulgaria, funded by the Institutional Development
Fund (IDF) of the World Bank. From 2000 until 2001 was in the MLSP –
coordinator of a Project for logical framework development and rationale
of loan agreement by World Bank in the field of child’s protection, funded
by the Policy and human resources development Fund (PHRD) of the World
Bank. In 2001 he was again in the MLSP – Director of the Project
Management Unit “Reform for increasing the welfare of the Bulgarian children” in its part, funded by a World Bank Loan, as well as a member of the
Steering Committee of the whole project, funded also by EU donation. Mr
Tasko Ermenkov has been Executive Director of the Energy Efficiency Agency
since 2003.
Presentation
Trends and measures for Energy efficiency improvement of Bulgarian economy
The given presentation regards the Energy efficiency state of Bulgarian economy as well as its change during the last years.
The main situations, covered in this part of the presentation, are the following:
Biography
Zdravko Genchev is Executive Director of the Bulgarian Energy Efficiency Center
EnEffect and the Bulgarian Municipal Energy Efficiency Network EcoEnergy. He
is vice-chairman of the Steering Committee of the UNECE “Energy Efficiency
21” project, Board member of European Council for Energy Efficient Economy,
life-member of the US Association of Energy Engineers, regional coordinator of
the Regional Network for Efficient Use of Energy and Water Resources
(RENEUER) in Southeast Europe. In the last 17 years Mr Genchev has been continuously involved in the development, management and implementation of
various energy efficiency programmes of the United Nations, GEF, European
Commission, US AID, REC, JICA, etc. Currently with EnEffect his work is focused
mainly in the area of local (municipal) energy efficiency policies and practices
and energy efficiency in buildings. With EnEffect he has been providing training
on municipal energy planning and development and financing engineering in
various countries of Southeast Europe. Mr Genchev graduated architecture in
Sofia in 1967. He passed postgraduate training on housing architecture and
housing policy in Italy, England and Denmark and obtained a PhD degree on
housing in 1980. As leader of research and design teams he has elaborated
and built experimental and demonstration projects for residential and public
buildings and estates. He has more than 200 publications in national and foreign editions and presentations at numerous international events in the field of
housing and energy efficiency. Dr Genchev has been working also as secretary
of the Union of Architects in Bulgaria, editor-in-chief of the Bulgarian architectural review “Arhitectura”, head of the “Housing Policy” department of the
Ministry of Regional Development and Housing Policy, director general of the
National Center for Regional Development and Housing Policy. He has been
awarded at architectural competitions.
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New Energy efficiency funds will support climate change mitigation
The Energy Efficiency 21 Project promotes the formation of an energy efficiency market in Eastern Europe so that cost-effective investments can provide a
self-financing method of reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. The market
for projects with a payback period of less than five years is estimated to be
between EUR 5 and 10 billion. But the capital investment requirements needed
to tap this potential are so large that only commercial sector finance on a significant scale can actually deliver meaningful results. In the last several years
the project promotes the development and the introduction of innovative financial instruments for energy efficiency investment projects that have significant
impact to the climate change mitigation. Two of the results of these efforts are
the subject of this presentation.
Under a mandate of the UNECE Energy Efficiency 21 Project one of the largest
funds for financing environmentally sound energy technologies in Europe has
been recently successfully raised by SwissRe. The EUR 329 million Fund is to
provide capital for clean energy projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions
in Central, Eastern and Western Europe. It will finance energy efficiency and
renewable energy investment projects that reduce CO2 emissions and generate
carbon credits or tradable certificates.The SwissRe European Clean Energy Fund
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offers attractive returns to institutional investors in Europe, Canada and the
United States for financing energy efficiency, wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal projects while providing carbon market services. Mr. Marek Belka,
Executive Secretary of the UNECE said, “The SwissRe European Clean Energy
Fund was mandated by the Energy Efficiency 21 Project to establish a dedicated
financial instrument for the participation of public and private sector investors
on a much larger scale than previously possible”.
In 2006 the UNECE Energy Efficiency 21 Project (EE21) received approval from
the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Council meeting to assist in the development and launching of an Investment Fund to reduce carbon emissions in the
Commonwealth of Independent States and South-East Europe. The US$ 3 million
GEF grant for ‘Financing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Investments for
Climate Change Mitigation’ is for technical assistance in the recipient countries
and for development of the Investment Fund. It completes the co-financing
requirements of the United Nations Foundation (UNF) and the Fonds Français
pour l’Environnement Mondial (FFEM). In June 2004, the UNF Board of
Directors approved a grant of US$ 2 million conditional on matching pledges
from other donors. The FFEM Grants Committee approved the French Ministry of
Foreign Affairs co-financing proposal of US$ 2.5 million in March 2005. The GEF
grant completes the funding for a technical assistance project that will launch a
public-private equity Fund together with an international financial institution,
assist local experts to develop investment projects for financing and work with
local authorities on the energy policy reforms to support these investments. The
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the GEF Co-Implementing
Agency together with an international financial institution and the UNECE is the
Executing Agency for the project. Part of the funding from UNF, FFEM and GEF
will be used to structure the Investment Fund, examine legal and fiscal issues,
and solicit public and private sector investors who will select an experienced Fund
Manager. The investment fund will not be managed by UNECE or UNEP but will
be a separate legal entity aligned with Energy Efficiency 21. Investment projects
to reduce carbon emissions have been developed under EE21 with local counterparts since 2000 in Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation and
Ukraine. While some US$ 60 million of proposals have been prepared, investment projects of some US$ 9.7 million have been financed amounting to an estimated 49,000 tonnes of CO2 avoided per year. The new Investment Fund will
provide the capacity for many more projects to be financed with larger carbon
emissions reductions. Current as well as new investment proposals developed
under EE21, with funding from the UNF, FFEM and GEF grants, that meet agreed
criteria will provide a pipeline of projects to the investment fund. The Fund
Manager will have access to these proposals but will also finance projects from
other sources so long as they meet the selection criteria jointly agreed with
UNEP/UNECE and the investors in the Investment Fund.The EE21 capacity building activities will be aimed at developing the skills of public and private sector
experts to identify, develop and finance energy efficiency investment projects for
submission to the Fund Manager. The project will also work with national administrations and local authorities to introduce economic, institutional and regulatory reforms needed to support these investment proposals.
Mario Lazzeri
Business Development Manager
D’Appolonia S.p.A., Italy
Contacts
tel. +39 010 36 28 148
fax +39 010 36 21 078
Biography
Mario Lazzeri leads the Business Development Direction of D’Appolonia, a
leading private Italian engineering consultancy firm active in the filed of energy, environment, transport and infrastructure. Mr. Lazzeri has a strong educational background (M.Sc. in Engineering, 1988; M.Sc. Environmental
Management, 1991) and has achieved an extensive professional experience
(more than 19 years) in managing engineering projects and operations of
multinational working groups in international projects funded by major IFIs
(EBRD, World Bank, EIB) or within bilateral cooperation, in Central and Eastern
Europe, North Africa and Asia. Mr. Lazzeri technical experience covers a wide
variety of energy and environmental projects for both Governments and industry, private and public institutions.
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Presentation
Energy Benchmarking: a Tool developed for EBRD for Assessing Energy
Efficiency Performance and Carbon Credit Opportunities
The speech will focus on the overview of a tailored Energy Efficiency
Benchmarking Tool that the EBRD has developed in order to screen and assess
the energy saving potential and related carbon credit opportunities of projects
which are not subject to detailed Energy Audits. A dedicated software application has been designed to allow EBRD to assess energy saving potentials of
industrial projects included in the E/1 category by reference to appropriate
industry benchmarks of energy consumption with an efficient and cost effective
method. Up to now this tool is composed of four sector-oriented sections, for
the brewing, milk processing, fruit juice and edible oil production sectors. The
speech will describe in detail the methodology that has been applied in the elaboration of the benchmarking tool and the basic principles of the statistical and
mathematical analysis performed by this tool on collected data, how real data
will be collected from the industries and how these information will be stored
and processed, and the most significant outputs that the benchmarking tool can
provide to the users. Additionally pilot application cases will be showed and the
potentials for increase in the software application power will be described, in
particular for what concern the development of specific sections dedicated to
new industrial sectors and the set up of an adequate sample for the statistical
analysis. Performed activities could allow the programme to be extended and
could be shared with other IFIs as part of the Investment Framework requested
by the G8 at Gleneagles.
Jacquelin Ligot
Director, Energy Efficiency and Climate Change
Team
EBRD
Contacts
tel. +44 207 338 7022
fax +44 207 338 6942
Biography
Jacquelin Ligot is Director of the Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Team
(EECC) at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. This group
formulates EBRD's strategy in the area of sustainable energy (including carbon
trading and finance) and co-ordinates its implementation across all banking
teams. EBRD's strategy is reflected in the Sustainable Energy Initiative and in
the new Energy Operations Policy, both from 2006. The overarching objective
is to maximise the potential for energy savings and greenhouse gas emissions
reductions in Bank investments. EECC has three main roles: a/ to help identify
and develop energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reduction components in all relevant Bank projects; b/ to support EBRD’s Financial Institutions
(FI) Team in designing and implementing wholesale financing instruments targeting energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, chiefly credit lines or
equity funds. This entails commissioning market studies to ascertain potential
demand for the financing scheme; mobilising Technical Assistance and grant
co-financing from donors, including the European Commission to fund consultants for project preparation and implementation; assisting FI in designing the
scheme; and c/ to identify, develop and execute carbon credit transactions in
connection with EBRD-funded projects. EECC also structures carbon funds
whereby the Bank can purchase carbon credits from EBRD- or EIB-funded projects on behalf of third parties, e.g. the Netherlands-EBRD Carbon Fund and the
Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund (MCCF, in cooperation with EIB). Prior to his current position, Mr. Ligot worked as a senior banker in the EBRD’s Municipal and
Environmental Infrastructure Team (1995-2000), and the EBRD’s Treasury
(1994-1995). He joined the EBRD in 1994 following a 5 year stint at the
Finance Department of the City of Paris, where he held various positions,
including that of Treasurer, in charge of debt management and borrowings of
the French capital. Jacquelin Ligot studied at the Paris-based Institut d'Etudes
Politiques (Sciences-Po) and Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA). He holds
an MBA from London Business School.
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Presentation
Financing Energy Efficiency in Transition Countries; EBRD’s Experience
The presentation will give an overview of what EBRD does in the area of energy
efficiency, and through which instruments. This will be supported by case studies of recent projects signed by the Bank. The key areas covered include:
Industry, the energy sector, the municipal sector, dedicated energy efficiency
credit lines, and carbon finance.
Gianpiero Nacci
Senior Engineer
European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (EBRD), United Kingdom
Italy and Netherlands in the field of strategic forecasting and planning, climate
change problems, project management, energy efficiency, renewable energy
sources and others. Mrs. Todorova was a national coordinator of two already
successfully finished projects of the World Bank – “Sustainable utilization of the
geothermal resources in Bulgaria” and “Establishment of Bulgarian Energy
Efficiency Fund”. Also she was the Bulgarian coordinator for the Twinning
Project with the federal government of Hessen “Elaboration of National strategy for supporting the industry in its compliance with the environmental legislation”. Currently Mrs. Todorova is Bulgarian coordinator in the Dutch-Bulgarian
project “Voluntary Agreements for Energy Efficiency Improvement in Industry”.
Also Mrs. Todorova participates in the elaboration of many legislative and secondary legislation acts: Energy Law, Energy Efficiency Law and their last
amendments and additions, Law on Regional Development, Law on renewable
and alternative energy sources and biofuels.
Presentation
Energy efficiency in Bulgaria – present situation, legal framework, measures for energy efficiency increase
Contacts
tel. +44 20 733 86 252
fax +44 20 733 86 942
Biography
Energy efficiency specialist holding a MSc in Mechanical Engineering
(Politecnico of Turin, Italy) and a MSc in Renewable Energy (University of
Oldenburg, Germany). Before joining the EBRD, he worked in Italy as a process
engineer and project engineer in large combined heat and power projects associated to industrial operations (mainly pulp and paper and automotive).
Afterwards, he has been involved as project engineer in the development of a
number of industrial manufacturing facilities in India and then in UK as industrial energy efficiency consultant. At the EBRD he is a Senior Engineer in the
Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Team providing technical support to sustainable energy projects of the Bank ranging from stand alone rational energy
utilisation projects in energy intensive industries to emission reduction projects
in the energy sector to dedicated sustainable energy credit lines in the corporate and residential sectors.
Presentation
EBRD approach to energy efficiency in the industrial sectors: stand alone
projects and credit lines
The presentation will provide an outline of the various products the EBRD has
developed to finance energy efficiency projects in the industrial sector. It will
review results achieved in a broad range of projects from stand alone projects in
energy intensive industries to dedicated credit lines targeting the SME sector.
Energy efficiency has a key role in Bulgarian energy policy and is a national priority for achieving the goals set up during the process of assessment to EU. Also
Energy efficiency and RES are priorities for EU. Moreover the last decisions
taken at the EU summit in the beginning of 2007 support decreasing of 20 %
of energy consumption compared to forecast for 2020. The Bulgarian policy in
this field can not be different than the European one. At present the energy
intensity in GDP in Bulgaria is approximately two times higher than this in the
other EU countries. Considering the current situation, the measures for energy
efficiency in industry are crucial for decreasing the energy intensity of Bulgarian
economy and for increasing its competitiveness. The policy of the Ministry of
Economy and Energy in the field of energy efficiency is set up in the Energy
Efficiency Law. The two years experience with the two energy laws gave us a new
vision and we have made amendment in the legislation framework for ensuring
a favorable environment for the Bulgarian business. European legislation in the
field of energy efficiency is transposed into Bulgarian one. Bulgarian government has ensured the necessary conditions for investments. As complementary
promotion of the market of energy efficiency services we have amended the
Energy efficiency Law. Currently a secondary legislation is being elaborated.
Taking into account the achievement of fast practical results as well as fulfilling
the taken engagements, the Ministry of Economy and Energy has elaborated the
First National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency, according to the Directive
2006/32/ÖC on energy end-use efficiency and energy services. This Action
Plan has been adopted by the Council of Ministers at the beginning of October
2007. According to the First Action Plan Bulgaria placed an indicative goal for
energy saving from 3 % for the period 2008-2010.
Paul Waide
Senior Policy Analyst
International Energy Agency
Kostadinka Todorova
Director, Energy Efficiency and Environmental
Protection Directorate
Contacts
tel. +359 2 92 63 255
fax +359 2 98 83 216
Biography
Kostadinka Todorova was born on 5th August 1956. Mrs. Todorova has a master’s degree in “Electric power generation and electrical equipment”. She starts
her career as and energy balances and prognoses expert in “Energy strategy,
forecasting and planning” department in the State energy and energy resources
agency. In 2001 she becomes a head of “Energy analyses and prognoses”. In
October 2002, after a competition was made, Mrs. Todorova is chosen for director of “Energy strategy” directorate in the Ministry of energy and energy
resources. Since 2005 till now, after the unification of the Ministry of energy
and energy resources with the Ministry of Economy, Mrs. Todorova is appointed
as a Director of “Energy efficiency and Environmental protection” Directorate in
the Ministry of Economy and Energy. Mrs. Todorova has specialized in Denmark,
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Contacts
tel. +331 4 05 76 621
fax +331 4 05 76 739
Biography
Paul Waide has been a Senior Policy Analyst in the Energy Efficiency and
Environment Division of the International Energy Agency since March 2004
where he has a prominent role in the agency’s work on energy efficiency, which
includes supporting the G8 countries in developing their plan of action addressing Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development. He provides
analysis for the agency’s influential long-range energy scenarios including the
World Energy Outlook and Energy Technologies Perspectives publications and is
also the principal author of some of the agency’s main publications addressing
energy efficiency policy and technology including: Light’s Labour’s Lost: Policies
for Energy Efficient Lighting and the previous analysis of the residential electricity sector, Cool Appliances: Policy Strategies for Energy-Efficient Homes. Many
of the recommendations deriving from these analyses have been adopted by
government and so far the IEA has made sixteen concrete energy-efficiency policy recommendations to the G8 that have subsequently been endorsed in G8
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summits and IEA Energy Ministerial meetings. Prior to joining the IEA he worked
as an international energy efficiency consultant for 14 years wherein he was
involved in the promulgation of equipment energy efficiency programmes (especially those concerned with standards and labelling) in Europe, China, South
Africa and numerous other countries. Mr Waide is on the board of two energy
efficiency NGOs (CLASP and IMT) and has a Ph.D in Applied Energy from
Cranfield University in the UK, a M.Sc. from Surrey University and a B.Sc. in
Physics from Liverpool University.
Presentation
International energy efficiency developments in the buildings sector:
opportunities and issues
Energy consumption in buildings is the largest of any end-use sector and in most
economies accounts for around 40% of all energy use. Large and feasible potentials for energy efficiency improvements are available in both new and existing
buildings. Energy consumption in buildings could be reduced by more than 50
per cent and were this to be fully implemented it would lower the world’s total
final energy consumption by 15 - 20 per cent. Implementing effective policies
to realise these savings will save money for building owners and users alike and
make a marked contribution to governments’ stated goals on climate change
and energy security. Such measures would also create jobs in the construction
sector. This presentation summarises the energy, economic and environmental
savings potentials that could be achieved and discusses the policies and programmes that could help to achieve them. In particular it details the new international policy dynamics in this domain and how these relate to the CEI region.
Biography
Mr Plamen Oresharski graduated from the University of National and World
Economy in 1985. From 1988 until 1992 he specialized in the same university
where he became a PhD in Investments and Investment Analysis. Mr Oresharski
specialized in Bank Management – USA and Government Bonds Emission National Savings, London, UK. He is Vice-Chancellor and a full time reader of the
Finance Department in the University of National and World Economy, teaching
on Finance Management, Investments, Investment Analysis. Between 1992 and
1993, Plamen Oresharski was nominated for Vice-Dean of the Finance
Department in the University of National and World Economy. From 1993 until
1997 he was Director of the State Treasury and Debt Directorate, Government
Debt Policy design and management, Expenditure and Revenue Policy management in Ministry of Finance. In the period 1997-2001 Mr. Oresharski was
Deputy Minister of Finance, responsible for the Management of the State Debt and
Bulgarian Bond Market and the Preparation of the Currency Board legislation and
introduction. In 1992-1993 Plamen Oresharski was consultant in Commercial
banks' investment and capital projects and Banks' liability and assets management. He was Team leader of the Arrangements of the Currency Board legislation
and regulation in 1997. From 1997 to 1999 he was Restructuring and negotiating Bulgarian foreign debt team leader, as well as Liberalization of Bulgarian
currency regime Working group Manager in 1999. Mr Plamen Oresharski was
member of several management boards as Bulgarian Consolidation Company
Management Board, BULBANK Management Board, Bulgarian Stock Exchange
Management Board, STATE SAVING BANK Management Board, President of SOFIABANK Management Board. From the 17th of August 2005, Plamen Oresharski
was nominated for Minister of Finance.
Georgui Horozov
Francesca Pissarides
Director of the Energy and Infrastructure
Department
Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB)
Senior Economist
Office of the Chief Economist, EBRD
Contacts
Contacts
tel. +30 23 10 290 441
Biography
Georgui Horozov has been with the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
(‘BSTDB’) since before its inauguration in early 1999. He is heading the department in charge of BSTDB's Corporate and Project Finance activities in
Infrastructure, Telecommunications, Energy, Oil and Gas sectors in all BSTDB
member countries. Before joining BSTDB, Mr Horozov was Principal Banker with
the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London where
he spent more than five years dealing with cross-boarder telecoms and media
investments. Prior to focusing his professional activities on the Black Sea region,
Mr Horozov has been involved in both private and public sector debt and equity
transactions in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia. He is a holder of an MBA degree from INSEAD, Fontainebleau in France and CFEP from
London Business School in the UK. Mr Horozov is a regular speaker at investment
forums.
Biography
Francesca Pissarides is Senior Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist,
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), London. She joined
the EBRD in 1992 and worked on a number of transition countries (Albania,
Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovenia). She specialises in financial and
business environment support to SMEs and is currently working on impact evaluation of EBRD projects. She studied in Rome where she gained a First Degree in
Economics from the Libera Universita’ degli Studi Sociali (1984) and in London
where she gained an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics
(1985). She carried out research training in the Financial Markets Group(198587) of the London School of Economics, with Professor Mervyn King, and worked
at DRI McGraw Hill (UK) as an economist (1987-88), forecasting small European
economies.
Presentation
Christoph B. Rosenberg
Senior Regional Representative
International Monetary Fund, Poland
1.6
Plamen Oresharski
Minister
Ministry of Finance, Bulgaria
Contacts
tel. +48 22 33 86 700
fax +48 22 33 86 500
Biography
Contacts
tel. +359 2 98 59 2024
fax +359 2 98 15 802
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Christoph Rosenberg heads the International Monetary Fund’s regional office
for Central Europe and the Baltics in Warsaw since 2005. The office supports
the IMF’s surveillance of economic and financial policies in the region, especially with regard to preparations for euro adoption. Previously Mr. Rosenberg’
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was a deputy division chief in the IMF’s Policy Development and Review
Department, where he worked on emerging market and vulnerability issues,
mainly in Latin American countries and Lebanon. Other assignments at the IMF
included work on various country desks in Africa, Europe and Central Asia, as
well as resident representative to Uzbekistan (1998-2001). Before joining
the IMF in 1993, Mr. Rosenberg was a lecturer at the University of
Regensburg. He also worked as a freelance journalist for various German newspapers and business magazines. Mr. Rosenberg earned a Ph.D. from the
University of Regensburg, Germany, and a M.A. in Economics from Vanderbilt
University, USA. He speaks German, English, French, Russian and some Polish.
Presentation
Economic Trends and Challenges in the New Member States
The presentation takes a closer look at recent economic performance and policy
challenges in the new member states (NMS) of the EU. Real GDP growth in these
countries has been rapid, headline fiscal performance good (with some exceptions), and inflation relatively low—especially if one takes into account the
inevitable adjustment of price levels associated with convergence. Financial
markets have been bought into the NMSs’ convergence story, as evidenced by
large capital inflows, much of it in bank lending and foreign direct investment.
So far, the NMS have weathered the fallout from the US subprime mortgage crisis remarkably well.
This stellar performance may, however, obscure a worrying build-up vulnerabilities in a number of NMS, especially in the Baltics and South-Eastern Europe. A
simple comparison to key macro variables in previous crisis episodes show that,
on the face of it, these countries should worry about rapid credit growth and,
relatedly, large external imbalances. One may argue that such temporary imbalances are only natural in an environment of rapid growth and still evolving institutions. Is there anything that economic policy should or can do to slow down
this process? This points to a policy dilemma: how to reduce vulnerabilities and
not to impede the convergence process. The analytical challenge in this context
is to separate convergence-related demand pressures from overheating. Against
this background, the presentation identifies four areas of concern identified in
the IMF’s surveillance in the region.
Lack of fiscal adjustment: Despite healthy growth, few countries have used the
benign global environment and buoyant revenue to reduce deficits. Fiscal policy
is even more procyclical if one accounts for EU funds. As recent IMF research
(WEO, October 2007) shows, countercyclical fiscal policy in the form of slower
growth of government spending can play a decisive role in curtailing harmful
real appreciation at times of strong capital inflows. This is particularly relevant
for countries with fixed exchange rate regimes. Indeed, primary public spending
in the new member states is high compared to other emerging market countries.
Rapid credit growth and currency mismatches: Growth of credit to the private
sector has been brisk, reflecting pent-up demand, expectations of higher future
earnings and, on the supply side, the entry of foreign banks competing for market share. The level of private sector debt has not yet exceeded equilibrium levels, except in some Baltic countries. Nevertheless, the rapid pace of credit growth
raises questions about the quality of lending decisions, as recently highlighted
in the US subprime mortgage market. In several NMS, especially those with
fixed exchange rates, most loans are extended in foreign currencies, often for
household mortgages. As a result, large unhedged currency mismatches have
emerged. The risks associated with this behavior present a challenge for banking supervision and, more generally, policies to manage expectations.
Large external imbalance and cross-border contagion risks: A lively debate has
emerged whether the deterioration of international investment positions in the
NMS should be cause for concern. Optimists point out that EU membership fundamentally sets these countries apart from previous such episodes, which have
often ended with sudden stops of capital inflows and deep recessions. It is
argued that EU institutions impose discipline, as evidenced by the “EU halo
effect” of borrowing spreads up to 100 bp below comparable emerging markets.
Moreover, the structure of external financing--bank loans from EU parent banks
with a strategic stake in the NMS, foreign direct investment, remittances, EU
funds—provides some comfort. Pessimists point out that sudden stops are still
possible, especially if the fundamental belief in the benefits of EU membership,
including euro adoption is shaken. In any event, external sustainability dictates
that the rapid increase of foreign liabilities will need to be reversed by running
current account surpluses. Also, the exposure to a few regionally operating
banks creates new risks—a challenge for cross-border financial supervision.
Euro adoption and creating flexible economies:. Meeting the Maastricht convergence criteria has proven a challenge to euro adoption. While reducing inflation
and fiscal deficits this is indeed important, policy makers should not lose sight
of structural reforms that are just as important to ensure success in the euro
zone. Specifically, labor and product markets need maximum flexibility once the
exchange rate and interest rates are no longer available as policy instruments.
Some NMS do well on this count, although factor markets are yet to be tested.
Fabrizio Coricelli
Director of Policy Studies
Development (EBRD)
Contacts
tel. +44 207 338 7211
fax. +44 207 338 6110
Biography
Director of Policy Studies, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
London. He is also Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research
(CEPR) in London and member of the Advisory Council of CASE, Poland. He is
Professor of Economics, on leave from the University of Siena, Italy. He holds
a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. He has
been Economic Adviser at the European Commission in 2001-2002 in
Brussels, senior economist at the World Bank (1989-1993) and economist at
the International Monetary Fund (1987-1989), in Washington D.C.. Since
1989 he has worked extensively on formerly planned economies and CentralEastern European countries, focusing on the development of financial markets.
Presentation
Transition Report 2007
2.1
A New Vision of Capital Markets in Central and Southeast Europe - the
European Securities Landscape
Stere Farmache
Bucharest Stock Exchange, Romania
Contacts
tel. +402 1 30 79 501
fax +402 1 30 79 519
Biography
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Stere Farmache is the CEO of Bucharest Stock Exchange from its opening in
1995. He also runs the vice president chair at the Romanian Central
Depository and the Associated Professor desk at the Academy of Economic
Studies in Bucharest. For more than 20 years Mr. Farmache has worked in the
Romanian financial environment: starting for the Ministry of Finance, towards
the creation of the capital market in Romania, and ending as CEO at the institution he created: the Bucharest Stock Exchange. At the stock exchange he
manages an employee team of 68 persons and leads the strategy projects,
under the corporate development and growth perspective. As an academic
background, Mr. Farmache had his bachelor degree at the Academy of
Economics Studies of Bucharest, followed by master degree at International
Institute of Administration Paris and numerous trainings of Georgetown
University and World Bank.
Presentation
Bucharest Stock Exchange Development and Capital Market Integration
Romania integration into the EU imposed preparations for the capital market
sector in order to face the new European challenges. With this respect, has
developed the Romanian capital market reform. The capital market Law (Law no.
297/2004) came into force, preparing the legal framework for EU integration
and fully implementing the EU directives (MIFID, MAD, TD, AMP, etc.). In terms
of BVB rule books, a new BVB code was created in order to raise the BVB market efficiency. The evolution of the capital market indicators comes to reinforce
the development of the Romanian capital market.
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Gilbert McCaul
Victor Papazov
Partner
KPMG in Bulgaria
Founder & Chairman of the Board
Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Sofia JSC, Bulgaria
Contacts
Contacts
tel. +359 2 96 97 401
fax +359 2 98 05 340
tel. +359 2 93 70 939
fax +359 2 93 70 946
Biography
Biography
Gilbert McCaul is an Audit Partner in KPMG in Bulgaria. In 2006 he became
head of Audit also for KPMG in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia. Mr McCaul has
30 years’ professional experience. He joined Peat Marwick in the United
Kingdom (the company that later merged with Klynveld Main Goerdeler to
form KPMG) in 1977 and worked for KPMG in the UK until 1999 spending the
last nine years as an Audit Partner. Mr Gilbert McCaul has outstanding expertise in international auditing and financial reporting standards. Furthermore, he
has led a number of high profile advisory projects in Balkan countries. Mr
McCaul is actively involved in the Bulgarian business community. He has been
a member of the Board of the Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum for several
years, encouraging corporate social responsibility practices among businesses
in Bulgaria. Gilbert McCaul has a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and
Physics, followed by a master’s degree in Mathematics from the University of
Glasgow. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1980 and has since been
a member of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
Victor Papazov is Founder and Chairman of the Board of Bulgarian Stock
Exchange. He is with the institution since its inception in 1991 and served as
CEO during the first nine years of its existence. Currently he is representing the
institution and serves as a liaison with the Government and the Parliament. He
is also responsible for the planning and implementation of the future integration of BSE into European capital market structure. His knowledge in the capital markets field is utilized both by the Parliament where he advises the
Chairman of the Economic commission and as a professor in UNWE and
International University in Sofia. He has Masters Degrees in Planning and
Foreign Trade from UNW E and accomplished programs at Georgetown
University in Washington D.C., Stanford University and Harvard Business
School. For his achievements he was announced Global Leader for Tomorrow by
the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Presentation
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) is likely to be one of the
greatest legislative changes seen in Europe's securities markets in more than
two decades. The intention of MiFID is to raise the standards of the European
investment markets to a higher level and in particular, focus on best execution,
investor protection, and transparency of trading. The Markets in Financial
Instruments Directive comes into effect on 1 November 2007, when it will
replace the existing Investment Services Directive (ISD). The Bulgarian National
Assembly passed the MiFID regulation, Markets in Financial Instruments Act, in
mid-June 2007. The adoption of The Markets in Financial Instruments Act also
led to some amendments in the Bulgarian Public Offering of Securities Act. One
of them concerns the restrictions on shareholders of the Bulgarian Stock
Exchange. Previously, no single shareholder of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange
might own more than 5 per cent of the shares therein, except the Bulgarian
State and foreign stock exchange alliances. The latest amendments lifted that
restriction, which is an important step towards the demutualization of the
Bulgarian Stock Exchange. The main aspects of the Markets in Financial
Instruments Act and the expected changes to the Bulgarian capital market can
be summarized as follows:
First, according to the Markets in Financial Instruments Act, securities trading
can be executed both on and outside the regulated market. The amendment is
likely to affect the trade on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange to some extent. On
the one hand, some market participants will probably prefer to trade outside the
exchange, especially when they do not want publicity about the respective trade
or when the trade is executed at a price that is far away from the market price.
On the other hand, trading on the Bulgarian regulated market has a number of
advantages. The local regulated market is more secure and transparent for the
foreign institutional investors. In addition, capital gains from transactions executed on the regulated market are not subject to withholding tax.
Second, MiFID introduces a new "core" investment service/activity of operating
a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTFs). An MTF is described as a multilateral system that brings together multiple third party buying and selling interests in
financial instruments, on a non-discretionary basis, in a way that results in a
contract, in accordance with MiFID's rules on conduct of business. MTFs provide
an alternative way for securities trading; they can be organized by one or more
investment intermediaries, as well as by an existing regulated market. In the
near future it is hardly probable that the local investment intermediaries will
organize a MTF as an alternative to the Bulgarian Stock Exchange due to the following reasons:
Considerable costs for establishing, licensing and maintaining a MTF. Even if the
local investment intermediaries offer lower transaction fees, the total cost for
the investor can be higher due to the smaller number of market participants at
the MTF and the increased buy/sell spread;
The operators of MTFs must maintain arrangements to provide sufficient publicly
available information to enable the users of a multilateral trading facility oper-
A Financial Advisor’s Perspective on the Development of Capital Markets
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) has the purpose of introducing a single market and regulatory regime for investment services in the
European Economic Area. This may initially sound quite narrow but is likely to
be a major further factor influencing the greater internationalization of the
capital markets in Europe which will inevitably have an impact on the situation
in Central and South East Europe. Until now, the capital markets in most of the
SE Europe countries have generally been small in scale compared with certain
of the much longer established securities exchanges in Western Europe. As
professional advisors, we have seen the gradual development of IPOs of companies based in SE Europe take place in other countries – particularly in the
UK and to a lesser extent other markets. This development has meant that, as
professional advisors we have been advising companies on the regulatory and
financial implications of listing shares in other jurisdictions. Under MiFID the
market for investment advisors is being opened up throughout the EU and
restrictions on doing business anywhere within the EU are largely being eliminated. This means greater competition between investment advisors. For companies in this region it is likely that there will be greater opportunities to raise
funds from a wider variety of sources. It may also mean that local Securities
Exchanges, through locally based investment advisors, can attract greater
funds and obtain a higher profile. For other professional advisors this gives the
twin challenges of requiring to advise local companies in applying the regulations of other jurisdictions and possibly of working with more companies taking advantage of the changes to develop their business through the local
exchanges in SE Europe which they may not have considered in the past.
Enabling regulated markets to admit transferable securities admitted to trading on another regulated market, even without the consent of the issuer, may
further internationalize share trading. Although the effects of this may not yet
be clear it could reduce the relevance of the market on which a share is initially traded. This may also affect the wider professional services market – as
advising companies or market conditions in a greater number of countries may
become more common. MiFID is likely to widen the competition for investment
services within the EU and broaden the cross-border activities of the international financial advisory companies. They also may face greater regulation of
their activities to the extent that their own business is determined to be the
provision of investment services.
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ated by them to form investment judgments, taking into account both the nature
of the users and the types of instrument traded. The disclosure of information
from a MTF to the regulated market is considered a huge problem in most
European countries;
Multilateral trading facilities within the meaning of the Directive are not considered as regulated markets, so capital gains from transactions are subject to withholding tax.
Third, MiFID will allow investment firms to act as systematic internalizers. A systematic internalizer is an investment firm dealing on its own account to execute
client orders outside a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility (MTF).
Previously, most local investment intermediaries could “informally” execute
client orders in such a way, but there were some restrictions concerning the execution price - the execution price had to be the market price.
The disclosure of market information is another important point in the Markets
in Financial Instruments Act. On the one hand, the regulated markets shall make
public on a continuous basis and on reasonable commercial terms information
on current bid and offer prices, as well as the orders given at those prices. On
the other hand, trades executed through a multilateral trading facility, have to be
made public in due time. Third, an investment intermediary, which concludes
outside of a regulated market and a MTF transactions in shares, admitted to trading on a regulated market, must disclose publicly information in one of the following ways: on the web site of the investment intermediary; through technical
facilities on the regulated market on which the shares are traded, in case that
the market admits such disclosure or through technical means of the Multilateral
Trading Facility on which the shares are traded.
In this respect, Markets in Financial Instruments Act deviates from the
Transparency Directive, as the Directive allows disclosure of market information
through another regulated market, where the shares can even be not admitted
for trading. In other words, according to the Transparency Directive, investment
intermediaries have the right to choose the publisher through which the information will be made public. The deviation mentioned above will be one of the
biggest challenges in front of the Bulgarian institutions that will apply the
Transparency Directive.
Heinrich Schaller
Joint Chief Executive Officer
Vienna Stock Exchange, Austria
Contacts
tel. +43 15 31 65 229
fax +43 15 31 65 143
The Wiener Boerse has also become international: on the cash market and
derivatives market, in the field of indices, with respect to its consulting activities and with its investors. Many factors confirm its international success: 39
international members are trading on Vienna Stock Exchange: The number of
foreign investment firms admitted as direct trading members to Vienna Stock
Exchange has more than doubled in the past two years. With 60.3%, international members now account for more than half of the entire trading volume,
while just three years earlier, their share in total trading volume had been only
around 20%.
Innovative index know-how of Vienna Stock Exchange is in high demand internationally:
Vienna Stock Exchange has become successfully established as a global expert
for indices. Today, over 80% of all structured products worldwide relating to
Central, East and Southeast Europe are based on the indices created by Vienna
Stock Exchange. Currently, Vienna Stock Exchange calculates 29 indices of
which 21 replicate the regional, national or sector developments in CEE. Alone
in the year 2006, Vienna Stock Exchange acquired 25 new index licensees
from 13 different countries. Vienna Stock Exchange boasts about 120 international banks as index customers.
Roadshows at all major financial marketplaces worldwide: Over 300 foreign
institutional investors are addressed in around eight roadshows carried out
jointly with bank partners and listed companies every year. By country, the
largest group of investors in the ATX is US with 30%, followed by the UK with
25.2%. Third place is taken by Germany with 14% and fourth by Austria with
some 7.1%.
Network of the Wiener Boerse.
Some 80% of the companies comprised in the ATX are doing business in the
Central- and Southeast-European region. The economical integration of this
fastest growing region in Europe calls for increasing cooperation among the
regional stock exchanges. Wiener Boerse has been active as a consultant in the
design, the development, and the marketing of financial marketplaces – predominantly in the CEE-countries – already since 1997.
Wiener Boerse acquired stakes in the Budapest Stock Exchange in 2004 and
has entered into cooperation agreements with the following Eastern and SouthEastern European stock exchanges: Bucharest, Zagreb, Belgrade, Sarajevo,
Sofia, Montenegro, Banja Luka, and Macedonia, as well as with the State
Agency, the National Depositary and PFTS Exchange in the Ukraine. Typical
areas of cooperation to stimulate the regional market include for the mutual
benefit of the exchanges in many instances the calculation and dissemination
of a joint index and sometimes the common data vending. E.g. at the end of
2004, Vienna Stock Exchange entered into an index cooperation project with
the Bucharest Stock Exchange, and since March 2005, the two partners have
been calculating and disseminating the ROTX jointly. Since autumn 2006
Wiener Boerse has been disseminating the BET, the leading index of the
Bucharest Stock Exchange, and as of July 2007, financial information
providers to VSE data can receive data from the Bucharest Stock Exchange via
their existing datafeed as well.
Biography
Maria Velentza
Mr. Heinrich Schaller is Member of the Board of Vienna Stock Exchange. Mr.
Schaller’s expertise spans over twenty years in the banking sector. His career
started in Raiffeisen Zentralbank. In October 2000 he became a Deputy
Chairman of the Management Board of Reiffeisenlandesbank responsible for
the security, treasury, sales and marketing. Mr. Schaller is on his current position since June 2006 after being a Member of the Managing Board of
Reiffeisen Oberosterreich Aktiengesellschaft in the period 2004 – 2006.
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Head, Securities Markets Unit, DG Internal Market
and Services
European Commission
Contacts
Presentation
Vienna Stock Exchange – International Expertise and Know How in the
Modern Capital Markets
The Vienna Stock Exchange at a glance.
Wiener Boerse (the Vienna Stock Exchange), founded in 1771 and one of the
world’s oldest exchanges, today is a modern, customer and service oriented
financial services company. As the only securities exchange in Austria it plays
a pivotal role in the Austrian capital market. The core business of Wiener Börse
is to operate cash market trading (equity market, bond market) and a derivatives market as well as trading in structured products. The stable ownership –
50% are owned by Austrian banks, 50% by its issuers – assures Wiener
Börse’s independence. Wiener Börse has developed into a dynamically growing international niche player during recent years. The ATX, the leading index
of Wiener Börse, has been on a steep rise since 2002. Market capitalization
and trading volumes multiplicated during the same period of time.
A very attractive financial marketplace.
tel. +32 2 295 17 23
fax +32 2 295 56 06
Biography
Maria Velentza is the acting head of unit of the Securities Markets of the European
Commission. She was born in Athens, Greece and has the Greek nationality. She's
a graduate of the German School of Athens and studied law at the University of
Athens. She continued her post-university studies (DEA en Droit Communautaire)
in European Law in Paris, Sorbonne (Paris II). She qualified as a lawyer in Greece
in 1990. She has been working in the Commission since 1991 as a legal advisor in various sectors: enterprise policy (focussing small and medium sized
enterprises); freedom of establishment and free movement of professionals and
services; banking, insurance and payment systems; better regulation, contract
law, precautionary principle, late payments directive; pharmaceuticals.
She has been working in her current unit since October 2002. Her main
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responsibility are institutional and legal aspects of the securities markets,
transposition and implementation issues, regulatory policy (for instance in the
context of the "MIFID" and Prospectus directives), EU-Us relations and supervisory convergence. She is fluent in Greek, German, French, English and Spanish
and she understands Italian and Portuguese. She has acquired some basic
knowledge in Dutch and Swedish.
ment, investment and cooperation projects implementation.
Between years 1993 and 1995 Mr. Barzashky was posted as Deputy Minister
of Trade when his responsibilities were focused on the Management,
Coordination and Administration of Privatization process; Foreign Investments
and Business Cooperation. He has qualifications in the Management of
Economics, Business Development projects, Marketing and Investments.
Presentation
2.2
The Government Supporting Programmes for SME sector in Bulgaria
Internationalisation of SMEs: Support Services and Financing
Bulgaria’s full EU membership from 1st of January 2007 is opening up many
new opportunities for Bulgarian enterprises. Now more than ever it is necessary to enhance the competitiveness of Bulgarian companies and their capability to withstand the competitive pressure of the market forces. This calls for
a targeted and efficient government policy in support of SME sector the role of
which in the national economy is steadily increasing. For many years the
Bulgarian Government strives to pursue a consistent policy for promotion of
enterprises. The Programmes supporting the SME sector in Bulgaria are
focused on: Support to the technological development and innovations aimed
at development of knowledge based economy increasing the innovative potential of enterprises; Promotion of Investments in SME sector; Information and
Consulting services and SME Training; Promotion of SME Internationalisation.
Valentina Alexandrova
Director, Investment and Legal Services
Department
Invest Bulgaria Agency, Bulgaria
Contacts
tel. +359 2 98 01 326
fax +359 2 98 74 211
Raffaele Boldracchi
Principal Manager, Official Co-financing Unit
EBRD
Biography
Ms. Valentina Alexandrova from Sofia, Bulgaria currently a Director of
“Investment and Legal Services” Dpmt. at InvestBulgaria Agency under the
Ministry of Economy and Energy. She has been in this position for six years
now. Her current responsibilities include close cooperation with investors in
Bulgaria and the central and local administration, the local business community, information and legal services to Bulgarian and foreign investors regarding legal structure, investment climate, administrative procedures, taxation,
labour, investment marketing, special responsibilities under Investment
Encouragement Act. Previous experience: investment officer at BulgarianAmerican Equity investment fund Caresbac for J/V with SMEs in Bulgaria –
funded by USAID and EBRD; University of Delaware in Bulgaria program in
marketing and management consulting, English language training, etc. Private
business for consulting in marketing, business planning for SMEs, PR.
Specializations on Foreign investment promotion and practices in:
Tokyo – Japan; Vienna – Austria, Chicago – USA, and others.
Presentation
Bulgaria – Unique Investment Location
Stanimir Barzashky
Executive Director
Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises
Promotion Agency (BSMEPA), Bulgaria
Contacts
tel. +44 207338 6629
Biography
Raffaele Boldracchi joined the EBRD’s Official Co-financing Unit in July 2003.
He’s managing the TC and Official co-financing funds provided to the Bank by
multilateral donors like the European Union (New members States, EAR and
CARDS Countries of operations) and the CEI, as well as by bilateral donors like
Italy, France, Luxemburg and Greece. He’s also responsible for the overall monitoring and reconciliation of the EBRD’s Official Co-financing Investments Grant
and Loans contributions received from Donors and/or IFIs like EIB, KfW, WB, IFC,
etc. Between 1993 and 2003 he assisted the European commission in the formulation, management and evaluation of TC projects and programs funded by
the EU under the PHARE, TACIS and MEDA Programs. Between 1989 and 1993
he managed the SE Asian activities of a company belonging to the
“Mediobanca” Group. Between 1981 and 1988 he provided technical assistance
services in the frame of TC projects funded by the Italian Government and the
United Nations. He’s member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs –
Chatham House in London and of the Academy of Political Science of New York.
Presentation
Contacts
tel. +359 2 93 29 211
fax +35 92 98 05 869
Biography
Stanimir Barzashky is CEO of Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises
Promotion Agency (BSMEPA) since September 2004, when the institution was
established with the Ministry of Economy and Energy of Republic of Bulgaria.
BSMEPA is in charge of implementing the Bulgarian Government policy in the
field of small and medium enterprises (SME) and entrepreneurship development by providing to the businesses products and services such as Business
Information, Consulting and Training, SME Internationalization and Promotion.
BSMEPA is managing the National Innovation Fund and is working on the
implementation of EU and other Donors Support Programmes. These services
are provided also through the 26 Agency’s Regional Offices. Mr. Barzashky has
previously occupied leader positions in Business consulting entities – with
responsibilities in the Management and Administration of business develop-
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Enhancing access to credit and providing innovative services to strengthen
the competitiveness of the Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) sector. The
role of the Donors funded EBRD Technical Cooperation Programme
The EBRD mobilises donor grants to implement technical cooperation assignments supporting the Bank’s investments in countries of operations. The
Official Co-financing Unit (OCU) is managing the Technical Cooperation (TC)
Funds Programme and the co-financing grant contributions and loans provided
by donors and IFIs. In 2006, the EBRD’s investments in the countries of operations benefited from Donors’ grant contributions of 80 million EUR aimed at
the implementation of TC assignments as well as by official co-financing grant
and/or loans contributions totalling 1.4 billion EUR. The donors contribution
proved to be expedient in supporting the EBRD investments aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of the MSE sector.
The EBRD has developed a policy to support banks and financial institutions
that have a clear institutional commitment to MSEs. Since 1992, more than
EUR11.4 billion has been provided by the EBRD’s small business lending programmes to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. To maximise
the leverage of its funding, the Bank also provides technical assistance which
focuses in institution building and creating MSE lending expertise. By the end
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of 2006, donor agencies have contributed EUR 336.1 million to the EBRD’s
MSEs programmes. Of this, EUR 172.5 million was for ‘technical cooperation’
advisers and ?163.6 million was in the form of credit lines, risk-sharing funds
and other direct investments in MSE financial institutions. In May 2006 the
EBRD launched its Sustainable Energy Initiative which aims to double EBRD
investments in sustainable energy in its countries of operation to EUR 1.5 billion in the period 2006-2008.
The Initiative has six components including “Sustainable energy financing
facilities (SEFFs)” through financial intermediaries. The SEFFs are credit lines
or guarantees provided by the EBRD to local banks in its countries of operations. Those local partner banks then on-lend the funds to borrowers undertaking sustainable energy projects in the corporate, municipal and residential sectors. Alongside the credit line or guarantee, technical consultants funded by
donors will be engaged to assist prospective borrowers in preparing energy
efficiency or renewable energy projects.
The EBRD’s Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP) aims to promote foreign trade
to, from and within central and eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of
Independent States. Through the programme, the EBRD provides guarantees to
international confirming banks, taking the political and commercial payment
risk of international trade transactions undertaken by banks in the EBRD’s
countries of operations (the issuing banks). A wide number of donors financially support the TFP through risk-sharing funds enabling the EBRD to provide
longer tenors and take higher exposures in trade transactions.
Contacts
tel. +331 4 52 49 707
fax +331 4 52 49 335
Biography
Antonio Fanelli is currently Deputy Head of the Investment Compact for South
East Europe at the OECD. He joined the Directorate for Enterprise and Fiscal
Affairs of the OECD in 2001, having previously worked at the EBRD as
Principal Banker in London and in Albania. Antonio Fanelli holds a B.A
Economics from Universita´ Bocconi, Milan, Italy, and a Master Degree on
International Economics from the University of Sussex (UK). Areas of work:
SME and FDI policies in South East Europe.
Presentation
SME Policy in the Western Balkans: strengths and weaknesses
The presentation will focus the evaluation of the SME policy conducted by the
OECD Investment Compact and the EC in the framework of the process of
implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises. In particular it
will look at the role of government agencies in providing guidance and support
services to exporters and innovative SMEs.
Francesco D’ Aprile
Daniela Fiori
President
Italian Association of Management Consultant
(APCO), Partner P&D consulting Srl, Italy
Contacts
tel. +39 080 564 8544 // +39 178 270 1000
Biography
State Aid and Technical Harmonization Attaché
Permanent Representation of Italy to the
European Union
Contacts
tel. +32 2 22 00 408
fax +32 2 22 00 483
Francesco D’Aprile, partner of P&D Consultant srl, a management consulting
firm based in Bari, Italy, supports Italian and foreign enterprises and organizations in Strategy and Business Development projects, Internationalization of
business in foreign markets, especially in new developing Countries. Mr
D’Aprile, CMC – Certified Management Consultant, is Vice Chair of ICMCI
(International Council of Management Consulting Institute), the only NGO of UN
on management Consultancy with 44 Countries involved, President of APCO,
Italian Association of Management Consultant, Italian Representative in BEST
Expert Group at Enterprise Directorate General Unit E.1 Entrepreneurship of
European Commission, Brussels. From 1989, he has experience with international project on brand strategy, corporate and product placement, new markets
development, business plan development and implementation support, planning, project management and solution implementation, then assisting and facilitating firms in raising capital to grow their businesses or to restructure the companies. At now he his involved in international projects on business development
and strategic partners research in China, Russia, Ukraine, Croatia and Bulgaria.
Mr D’Aprile gave public seminars, consulted and conducted training programs for
senior executives at various universities (such as Tsinghua University, Beijing,
China), industry associations (such as China Enterprise Confederation, Croatian
Enterprise Association), Consultants Associations (such as Croatian Association
of Management Consultant) , Chamber of Commerce (such as Bulgarian Chamber
of Commerce and Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria) and some Stateowned and private enterprises.
Biography
Presentation
Presentation
Managing Internationalization process and win in the global market.
Human Capital and SME Internationalization. Case History
Internationalization of SME, a European strategy in the framework of the
Competitiveness and Innovation Program 2006/2013
A graduate in Social Science (University of Rome) and holding a Master
Degree in Small Business Management, Daniela Fiori has made a career of
enterprise creation and SME development in Italy, Europe and numerous
developing countries. Her formative assignments included agriculture, infrastructure and enterprise development in Mozambique, Algeria and People’s
republic of China. Between 1992-95 she was the Italian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs’ senior expert on enterprise creation and SME development for
Nicaragua, Mozambique, Colombia and El Salvador. In 1998 she was the senior training expert for AIDDA (Italian Association of Women Entrepreneurs) in
Bosnia Herzegovina as part of the EU/PHARE’s “Women Entrepreneurs
Development Program” From 1998-2000 she served as the International
Labor Organization’s senior specialist for Enterprise and Cooperative
Development, based in Zimbabwe, covering Southern Africa. Since 1994 to
2006 she has served at the Italian Ministry Of Industry and Trade Head of the
SME Development Unit, representing Italian Government at the EU Brussels,
at CEI and as Deputy Chair of the OECD’s Working Party on SMEs and
Entrepreneurship. In 2003/04 she has served as CPA-South’s SME development expert throughout Southern Iraq and in 2006 as senior advisor on SME
Development at UNIDO Vietnam. At present she is attaché State Aid and
Technical Harmonization at the Italian Permanent Representation to the
European Union in Brussels.
Antonio Fanelli
Slavica Singer
Deputy Head, OECD Investment Compact
Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development, France
Board Chair
CEPOR – SMEs and Entrepreneurship Policy
Centre, Croatia
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Contacts
tel. +385 1 23 05 363
fax +385 1 23 45 577
Biography
Slavica Singer is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management,
and the Director of the Graduate Program in Entrepreneurship (www.pspefos.hr) at the J.J. Strossmayer University in Osijek, Croatia. Ms. Singer chairs
the board of the CEPOR – SMEs and Entrepreneurhsip Policy Centre in
Zagreb, Croatia (www.cepor.hr), which is involved in surveys and advocacy
activities focused on policy issues relevant for entrepreneurship and SME
sector (administrative barriers, access to financial market instruments, training and education focused on needs of people interested in self-employment
and owners of growing SMEs...). Ms. Singer has been engaged in the field of
entrepreneurship and small business development for over thirty years. Her
whole academic career is focused on development issues, ranging from
regional development to the development of individual and institutional
capacity for entrepreneurship, with excellent experience in micro lending
and lending to SMEs, as being a founder and board member of NOA, micro
credit institution – www.noa.hr). In 2003 and 2004 Ms. Singer led the project on developing a training model for growing SMEs, which was financially
supported by the Government of Croatia and European Training Foundation.
In the period from 2004 to 2007, Ms. Singer participated in several projects focused on SMEs issues in Croatia, financed by European Commission
and OECD. Ms. Singer leads Croatian Global Entrepreneurship Monitor team,
from 2002. Ms. Singer is a member of Croatian Competitiveness Council and
Croatian Club of Rome.
Presentation
Croatian efforts in internationalization of SMEs: support services and
financing
Low level of export orientation of Croatian SMEs was identified as a serious problem in all Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Surveys in which Croatia participated
(from 2002). Reasons for that were found in low level of innovativeness, lack of
information about foreign market, but also in issues of time consuming and high
costs of customs administration, insufficient fulfillment of health, safety and technical standards and inadequate property rights protection. As a result of those
findings, Croatian government introduced some support services (access to information, trainings) and financing schemes (for SMEs investing in innovative activities, as well as in clustering). It is a long term process, which requires coordinated and consistent approach in order to boost export orientation of Croatian SMEs.
Daniel Ivarsson
Chief, Office for Arab States, Europe and the CIS
International Trade Centre
Switzerland
Contacts
especially at border crossings; little access to quality services for trade development; and low skills among SMEs in putting such services to good use. ITC is
addressing most of these challenges in its different programmes.
ITC Responses
Export strategies: ITC deals with strategies for enhancing exports (and, indeed,
the international competitiveness at large of SMEs) at sectoral and national level.
Sectoral strategies are usually worked out using a value chain approach, with all
parties involved contributing to the process. Much of the value chain analysis
and the outlining of strategy is done at workshops where the different actors in
the sector work together to get a common understanding of the situation and
what it requires. The formalisation of the findings and conclusions into a strategy document is usually done by local experts representing the sector. Highlevel, formal adoption of the final strategy is important for ensuring that it will
work, and mechanisms must be in place for its monitoring and updating.
National export strategies typically comprise a number of sectoral strategies
(which may be worked out as above) but should also cover cross-sectoral issues
and has to include a comprehensive set of agreed measures for implementation.
Based on a common vision and commitment of the private and public sector partners, the strategy management has to cover different perspectives. The process
needs the active, long term participation by and contributions from a strategy
support network (for institutional and policy backing) and a services delivery
network (for achieving results at sector and enterprise level).
Trade information: ITC’s work with trade information covers both the information
itself and its management.
Several large trade data bases, easily accessible via the Internet, are available
at ITC. They cover e.g. imports and exports; market access conditions, especially tariff levels; and trade treaties. They are regularly and rapidly updated and
feature facilities for easy analysis of the information contained. Trade data are
collected from various sources close to where the information is first generated.
They undergo thorough review and enhancement, e.g. using mirror statistics, in
order to increase precision and reliability, before being made available to users.
At the same time, good trade information is of little or no utility if it is not properly used. For this reason, ITC offers capacity building in trade information management as well as training in the use of its data bases. One objective is to help
policy makers use trade information properly for analysing a country’s apparent
competitiveness and the export potential of various products, identifying those
most likely to provide opportunities for improved trade. Another objective is to
help trade support institutions and individual enterprises take operational decisions about which product to sell in which market, as a function of demand and
competition.
In ITC’s countries of operations, trade information is usually provided from many
different sources through a variety of channels. ITC advises these trade information providers on their policies, organisation and operations, and promotes networking between them.
Trade support institutions: From ITC’s point of view, trade support institutions
(“TSIs”) are essential means for helping SMEs become and remain internationally competitive. Among the TSIs one finds not only the official trade promotion
agencies but also e.g. chambers of commerce, trade associations, certification
and accreditation bodies, and the consulting industry at large.
ITC advises on the organisation and operations of TSIs in a country and provides
capacity building building for their staff, both on the delivery of trade support
services and on the key functional skills needed by enterprises in fields like
marketing, management, quality control, packaging, legal aspects of trade, etc.
ITC also has specialists for training TSIs on key sectors and products, including
commodities, manufactured goods, and services.
tel.+ 41 22 730 0390
fax. +41 22 730 0811
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Presentation
Roundtable on Freight Services: Supporting Business through
Transport Infrastructure Development
Export strategies, trade information, and trade support institutions - three
means for supporting SME internationalisation
Trade challenges for SMEs: SME access to international markets is hampered by
a number of factors. Those mentioned by CEI include: shortage of working capital to finance exports; lack or low level of human resources with sufficient
knowledge on foreign markets and specific technical skills; weak skills in identifying foreign business opportunities and turning them into profitable ventures;
limited information to locate and analyze markets; and inability to contact
potential foreign customers. Others identified by ITC are: inappropriate or contradictory trade policies; lack of a strategic framework for trade development;
unfavourable conditions for doing business at large, especially for SMEs; regulatory overload or uncertainty, and weak institutions for certification and accreditation; lack of harmonisation of policies, rules and practices between neighbouring countries; cumbersome and time-consuming procedures for foreign trade,
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Asen Gagauzov
Minister
Ministry of Regional Development and Public
Works, Bulgaria
Contacts
tel. +359 2 94 05 430
fax +359 2 98 72 517
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Biography
Mr Asen Gagauzov studied at the Higher Institute of National Economy
(presently University of Economics), Varna and majored in accountancy. Later
he has further specialized in Economics and investment management at the
University of National and World Economy, Sofia. Mr Gagauzov started his professional career with the District People’s Council in Sliven in 1980, where, up
to 1993, he took the position of a senior expert and, consequently Head of the
Investment Planning Division. From 1993 to 1995 he worked as a Senior
inspector at the Regional Tax Office in Sliven. In 1995 Mr. Gagauzov became
a deputy mayor of the city of Sliven up until 1997 when he became a Member
of Parliament in the 38th National Assembly. In 1999, Mr. Gagauzov was
elected a mayor of the city of Sliven. In 2001 he started his second term as an
MP in the 39th National Assembly. During that time he was a Deputy Chairman
of the Standing Local Self-Government and Regional Policy Committee and he
was also a member of the Standing Budget Committee. He is also a former
member of the Board of the National Association of Municipalities in the
Republic of Bulgaria. In August 2005, Asen Gaguzov was nominated for
Minister of Regional Development and Public Works.
Municipality. In 2005 Mr Georgi Petarnaichev became Member of Parliament
in the 40th National Assembly, Member of the Committee for Transport and
Communications and Chairman of the Road Transport Hauliers Union. Mr
Georgi Petarnaichev has been Minister of transport since 2005, responsible for
the Road Transport.
Presentation
Development of intermodal transport and logistics – priority task in the
Ministry of Transport’s schedule.
Paolo Celentani
Marketing Director of the Cargo Division
Trenitalia S.p.A., Italy
Presentation
Contacts
Development of regional road infrastructure to provide for traffic of people,
goods and services
tel. +39 06 44 10 5482
fax +39 06 44 10 2719
Existing problems
A great number of roads have not been repaired for more than 20 years. It is
required however that a periodic maintenance is planned for every 5 to 7 years,
and an overall maintenance and repairs is done every 12 years. Most of the
third-class roads need reconstruction in order to reach the standards set for such
roads.
Horizontal policies
The implementation of EU Structural funds shall be in compliance with the
Community’s horizontal policies as required by the European regulations. In particular, the objectives of the funds should be achieved within the framework of
sustainable development, for improvement and protection of the environment as
encouraged by the Community.
National infrastructure priorities and objectives
The most important instrument for the implementation of the common “regional policy” in the period 2007 – 2013 is the European Regional Development
Fund (ERDF). The grants from this Fund are mainly used, through the national
programmes, for improvement of the national road infrastructure condition and
for supporting its development.
Eligible activities and indicative budget
Activities eligible for funding according to Operation 2.1 of Operational
Programme Regional Development, are: Rehabilitation, reconstruction, repairing
and renovation of second-class roads out of the Trans-European network (TEN),
and of third-class roads; Improvement of the transport connections to specific
areas and improvement of the infrastructure outside the built-up areas – access
to harbours, airports, dung-hills, etc.; Grant schemes for municipal roads within
the agglomeration areas of the municipalities, as listed in Annex ? 3 to
Operational Programme Regional Development.
Georgi Petarnaichev
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Transport, Bulgaria
Contacts
tel. +359 2 94 09 771
fax +359 2 98 85 094
Biography
Mr Georgi Petarnaichev studied in the National Sport Academy between 1985
and 1989. In 1989 he graduated at the academy with two specialities: Motor
Sport and Pedagogy. Mr Petarnaichev is Honored Master of Motor Sport. From
1980 until 1989 he was Head of Sport-Technical Centre, Deputy Director and
Director of the STATE ROAD TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE – PESHTERA. Between
1989 and 1992 he was General Director of PESHTERA TRANSPORT. From
1992 until 1995 Mr Petarnaichev was Manager of DAFKO TRANS LTD. From
1995 until 2005 Georgi Petarnaichev was Mayor of Peshtera City
Biography
Paolo Celentani was born in Naples on January 1, 1956. He was educated in
Naples where he obtained a Degree in Economics and Commerce at the Naples
University. He then took Specialisation courses at the Bocconi SDA in Milan.
After that he started his career gaining extensive experience in the fields of
marketing, economic analysis and later of strategic planning, as a University
Professor, as a Consultant and a professional economist for the Tourist and the
Food industry. His work as a Partner in a Consulting firm later brought him to
consult for the Italian Railways FS in Strategic Planning in 1994. Since then he
has been a Manager in FS, while still continuing to be part time Strategy
Professor. In the period 2000 - 2005 years he has been Director of the
Strategy Department of Trenitalia, the Italian leading train operator, both passengers and freight. In 2006 he has been manager of the strategic projects of
asset valorization inside the real Estate Company of the group. He is now the
Marketing Director of Trenitalia, cargo Division
Presentation
The rail cargo business lifecycle
In 2001 the EU Commission, in his with paper on transport, wrote that railways, after two centuries from its introduction, has still a not expressed potential, and from their performance depends the success of the re-equilibrium
between the transport modes. Considering western Europe rail systems, it is
quite easy to observe a “product life cycle” for the rail mode: the introduction
phase in the first half of the nineteen century, the long development phase
lasted a full century, a maturity phase started after world war two, and a
decline phase started in the eighties of the 20th , that brought almost in every
European country to a deep rail budget crisis and, during the nineties, to number of public decisions, both at national and at EU Commission level, in order
to reform, liberalize and/or privatize the national public owned operator, with
the objective of re-vitalize the railways and to reduce the public spending. Il is
particularly important today, at the beginning of a decision path, that has to
create the European rail freight corridors, and will involve massive investments, what is the “state of health” of the rail modality, particularly in freight.
The most relevant indicators seems to be: the traffic growth rate; the traffic
market share evolution; the bottom line of the main operators; the expectations of the investors.
In the last three year it is under view a clear trend inversion toward a new
phase of development, and so the “re-vitalization dilemma “ has more possibility to be solved in positive terms. The caused behind a new competitive attitude of the railway mode can be found in different domains: the more direct
competitive modes, mainly road and air, have exhausted or reduced the development potential and have serious problems of congestion; the income elasticity of mobility demand put pressure on the demand side; the remotization of
the production processes bring to a primary role of the logistic services; the
security problem and the tension on energy cost reduce the pressure of the
just-in-time and bring to a higher optimal shipping size.
The policies for a sustainable transport tend to be more effective. If these
trends will be confirmed, the train will have to play a more important role, particularly if the new infrastructure corridors will enable it lo deliver more effi-
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cient and more effective services.
In fact the scale economies of the train are able to reduce the cost per tonne
if the infrastructure will support heavier and longer trains and the reliability of
the service will be improved if there will be interoperability.
Neighbouring Countries and the Infrastructure Steering Group..He started his
career in the Dutch Ministry of Transport, working on the liberalization of
road freight transport in the EU.
Presentation
Engelhart Günther
Market demand for reliable, high quality transport services: Constraints
and Opportunities for Rail Freight
Head, Cargo and Logistic
Rail Cargo Austria (RCA)
Shifting focus in European Transport Policy: Environmental concerns; Energy
conservation concerns; Globalization causing shifting trading and logistical
patterns
Rapidly increasing opportunities for rail transport: High speed rail passenger
services competing with car and regional airlines; Market oriented new rail
freight products.
Legal framework for railway reforms has been set by EC through Directive
91/440 and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Railway Package, providing basic conditions
for a market oriented, competitive and innovative railway sector.
Remaining challenges to create a level playing field for fair competition:
Getting the prices right, i.e. internalize external costs for all modes of transport; Improve financial stability of railways by eliminating cross-subsidies, adequate compensation of public service obligations, and budgetary support for
maintenance of infrastructure; Support provision of uninterrupted cross-border
railway services.
Contacts
tel. +43 930 00 33 770
fax +43 930 00 33 770
Biography
Mr. Engelhart heads the division Cargo & Logistics. His current tasks comprise
management functions as well as duties resulting from various boards (Chem
Freight, Epsylon Logistics, Express Interfracht, Pro rail, Express Italia). Mr.
Engelhart’s professional expertise spans over 25 years. Starting as job trainer and personal coach at Rail Cargo Austria, he became head of the automotive division. His tasks comprised key account management (VW, Fiat, BMW,
Opel, Magna) and acquisition of new business partners. At the beginning of
2000, he was in charge of sales and assistant manager of commercial transport. Since 2005, Mr. Engelhart is head of Rail Cargo Austria, a leading company in logistics with a turnover of approximately ? 650 million and 135
employees.
TX Logistik AG, Germany
Presentation
Cooperation between Trenitalia and RCA to create efficient rail services
between Eastern and Western European hubs
Initially, the presentation starts with a short introduction of the company. After
that, Mr. Engelhart is going to describe how RCA and Trenitalia successfully collaborate in a competitive market environment by providing facts and figures. He
will talk about the way how RCA provides innovative logistic services for the CEE
market and how supply chains can be managed effectively on a European scale.
The speech is basically divided into the following parts: Brief description of
RCA; Description of sales structure; Supply chains with regard to country relations; Collaboration with Trenitalia; S. Stino warehouse; Question and answer
session.
Paul Guitink
Senior Policy Adviser Central and Eastern Europe
Community of European Railways and
Infrastructure Companies (CER), Belgium
Contacts
tel. +49 222 477 9220
fax +49 222 477 914 220
Biography
Mr. Mohnsen is CEO of TX Logistik AG, one of the leading European freight railways, founded just 8 years ago. In addition to this function Mr. Mohnsen is also
Director of International Development for Trenitalia Cargo since 2004. Prior to
his engagement in Trenitalia Mr. Mohnsen was member of the board of DB
Cargo where he was responsible for the freight logistic division, which represents 80 % of the DB Cargo (now Railion) turnover. Mr. Mohnsen´s background
is strongly connected to international logistics activities and for 12 years he
was managing director of Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, one of the leading
privately owned forwarding companies in Europe and worldwide. With his
strong logistics background Mr. Mohnsen helps developing TX Logistik from a
pure railway traction company into a logistics service provider with a core competence in railway business.
Contacts
Presentation
tel. +32 2 213 0881
fax +32 2 512 5231
The role of a new comer in the perspective of market liberalization
Biography
Since June 2007 Paul Guitink, a Dutch national, is the Senior Railways Policy
Adviser for Central and Eastern Europe in the Community of European
Railways and Infrastructure Companies (CER) in Brussels. He has over 30
years of experience in the transport sector, working primarily in road and
rail transport, but also having managed an airport runway rehabilitation
project in Lima, Peru. Before joining CER, he worked for 15 years as a Task
Team Leader and Program Team Leader in the World Bank, managing and/or
advising on transport projects in various Latin American, African, and South
Asian countries. The past 4 years he was based in Skopje, FYROM, as
Program Team Leader for a regional South Eastern European Trade and
Transport Facilitation program that focused on the removal of physical and
procedural border crossing bottlenecks to trade and transport. He also represented the Bank in regional Central and Eastern European fora with other
international financing institutions and the European Commission, such as
the High Level Group on Extension of the Core Transport Network into
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Karl Michael Mohnsen
The presentation will discuss “The role of a new comer in the perspective of market liberalization”, analyzing the organizational structure and the history of the
“TXLogistik”, with a particular focus on the countries of operation and the combined network solutions.
Pencho Popov
Director, Central Freight Division
National Railway Operator (BDZ), Bulgaria
Contacts
tel. +359 2 93 24 505
fax +359 2 98 77 983
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Biography
Pencho Popov is responsible for commercial activities of the Bulgarian State
railways and for operation and repair works of the freight wagons fleet. Pencho
Popov had finished in 1993 High Transport School in Sofia and after this he is
working in Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ). From 1996 he is working in the
Commercial department of the Head office of BDZ and from 2005 he was
appointed as a Director Freight Transports.
Presentation
Perspectives for development of the railway freight transports in Bulgaria
Less than a year since the Bulgaria joined to the EU, railway freight transport
is in front of new challenges and meet very high pressure from the competition. Physically and old-fashioned rolling stock and low efficiency of BDZ, continue to give bad influence to the activity and to the financial status of the railway company. In 2006 by BDZ are transported 21,2 million tons, which is
4,5% increase by comparison with 2005. Favorable tendencies for increase of
the international railway transports and of the combined transports are accompanied by negative tendency of transferring to the road transport of the goods
that are traditionally carried by rail, due to the bad technical condition of the
railway infrastructure, lack of freight wagons and bad status of locomotives.
Taking into account growing of the inquiries of the customers from metal
industry, EU efforts for encouragement the eco transports and entering in the
transport market of the new private railway carriers, we can get to conclusion,
that after 10 years railway transports of freights will be with double volume.
Reaching the forecasts for development of the railway freight transports
depends extremely on successful implementation of the governmental policy
in the transport area, by: timely implementation of all strategic projects for
improvement and modernization of the transport infrastructure; investments in
terminals for combined transports and loading facilities; delivery of new
freight wagons – open top, covered and flat wagons; successful restructuring
of BDZ by dividing of the business activities – freight transports, passenger
transports, traction and separating of the parallel activities.
countries experienced major increases in the market share of road transport both
for passengers and freight. Some research suggests that these increases have
been even larger than the jump of 50% to 70% for EU15 states (between 1980
and the last few years) and 76% to 80% for passenger traffic. The growth rates
for trade that could typically be expected to pass through Corridor V countries
have been significantly higher than for the EU 15 region. For example, between
1995 and 2001, exports of goods from the EU to eastern Europe Countries
(including the Former Soviet Union) increased by around 50% compared to 11%
for the EU. In 2001, some 70% of eastern European countries’ imports and
60% of exports were to and from western European countries. In this context, in
the last two years the development of key projects regarding the Pan-European
Corridors accelerated. A strong effort should be made to establish an adequate
institutional framework to support the transferring of transport policies from
national to international vision and approach. The funds for the cross-border
and transnational cooperation, together with the TEN-T budget that will be available during the 2007-2013 period will represent an incredible opportunity to
achieve the ambitious objective concerning the implementation of a modern
transport intermodal network in Europe within 2020.
Luisa Velardi
Trenitalia’s Strategy Director
Ferrovie dello Stato S.p.A., Italy
Contacts
tel. +39 06 44 105 948
fax +39 06 44 106 277
Biography
Giuseppe Razza
General Manager
Pan-European Corridor V Technical Secretariat
Contacts
tel. +39 335 63 87854
fax +39 040 77 86782
Biography
Mr. Razza graduated from the University of Trieste (Italy) as Civil Engineer on
1986 (110/110 cum laude-with honours). He has a broad experience (21 years)
in dealing with programmes and projects managed by international organisations and institutions (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
European Commission, United Nations, World Bank, Central European Initiative,
etc.) where he worked as General Manager, Director or Team Leader in Central
and Eastern Europe. He has been the personal assistant of many Ministers
(Italian Minister of Environment, Italian Minister of Transport and Navy, Italian
Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2 Prime Ministers and 11 Ministers of Central and
Eastern European Countries). During his assignments he finalised numerous
national strategies and plan. He is actually the General Manager of the Corridor
V Secretariat established to support the Steering Committee of the Ministries of
Infrastructure and Transport of the Corridor V Member States (Italy, Slovenia,
Hungary, Ukraine, Slovakia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Presentation
Corridor V Development
In the context of Eastern European countries, there are specific factors that go
towards making the case for transport improvements between the Member
States in question. For example, for the ten new member states that joined the
EU in 2004, cross border traffic is anticipated to grow by 3-4% per year to
2015. Freight transport demand is estimated to increase by an average of 7%
per year over the same period. Between 1990 and 2005, eastern European
Luisa Velardi, Italian Railways, is a Transport Engineer, a graduate of Milan
Polytechnic. During her career she has worked at the Public Transport (Urban
and Regional) Companies of Milan and Rome, the Italian Railways and the
World Bank. She began as a consultant in the field of transport planning and
design for public and private transport companies, prior to joining (1986) the
planning department of the Milan Urban Transport Company (ATM). In 1991,
she joined FS (Italian State Railway Company), where she worked in the
Transport Strategy, Planning and Control Department. In this role, she participated in the most important phases of the FS restructuring and privatization
process and collaborated on the preparation of the business plan for the conversion of FS to a joint-stock Company. During this period she was also seconded to the Rome Public Transport Companies ATAC and COTRAL where she
worked as Planning Service Manager (1994 to 1995) and to the Italian
Ministry of Transport where she served as Head of Service Planning for 16
Railway Franchise Companies (1997 to 1999). From 1999 to 2002 she was
Co-Director for the Centre-North of Italy of the FS Regional Transport Division.
In 2002 she joined the World Bank, based in Washington, as Senior Transport
Specialist where she participated in various projects in Africa and East and
Central Europe. In 2004 she returned to FS and was appointed Executive
Assistant to the Chairman and CEO. In February 2006 she was appointed Vice
Director of Regional Transport. Since November 2006 she is the Director of the
Strategy Department of Trenitalia, the railway undertaking of the FS Group,
dealing also with international items and representing the company in several European and international bodies.
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Roundtable on Freight Services: Supporting Business through Transport
Infrastructure Development
The focus of the roundtable will be on the changes necessary in service models
and organization of railway undertakings to respond to market needs, rather
than purely on the infrastructural investments in rail networks. The panel will
discuss how to fill the gap between customer expectations and service provided,
to enhance the use of infrastructural assets and, as a consequence, stimulate the
interest of financial and institutional investors on infrastructural development. In
particular case studies on improving efficiency and effectiveness in the railways
offering will be examined, such as: efforts to achieve locomotives interoperability; need for on board staff and loco drivers interoperability; logic behind the
construction of a terminal network; development of advanced logistic services
integrating rail transport in a door-to-door logic.
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Presentation
Women in Action - The Driving Force of the United Europe
Women in economic decision-making
Emilia Maslarova
Minister
Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Bulgaria
Contacts
tel. +359 2 81 19 443
fax +359 2 98 84 405
Biography
Mrs Emilia Maslarova graduated from the University of National and World
Economy in 1972 and specialized in the Economy Institute of the Bulgarian
Academy of Sciences in 1983 where she became a PhD in Economy. Mrs.
Maslarova was Senior Research Associate with the Tracia University in Stara
Zagora. Between 1989 and 1990, Emilia Maslarova worked as Senior
Research Associate and lecturer and head of section in the Ministry of Economy
and Planning. From 1990 until 1991 she was Minister of Employment and
Social Affairs and in 1992 became President of the Democratic Union of
Women. In the period 1995-1997 Emilia Maslarova was Director of the
Bulgarian Foreign Investment Agency. She was member of the 9th Grand
National Assembly, as well as of the 38th and 39th National Assembly. From
2001 to 2005 she was Deputy-Chairperson of the National Assembly’s
Labour and Social Policy Committee and member of the Healthcare Committee.
In August 2005, Emilia Maslarova was nominated for Minister of Labour and
Social Policy.
Etta Carignani
Secretary General
World Association of Women Entrepreneurs (FCEM), Italy
Contacts
tel. +39 0 40 761 620
fax +39 0 40 639 682
Biography
Maria Enrichetta Melzi Carignani di Novoli resides in Trieste (Italy) in via G.
Murat 1/1. Awarded with the Honour of Knight of Grand Cross to the Order
of Merit of the Italian Republic, ( 2005) by the President of the Republic.
Awarded with the Honour of Knight Officer of the Order of the Golden Lion,
(2002) by the President Maitre Abdoulaye Wade during her visit in Senegal
on account of “her efforts for the development of female entrepreneurial
activity”. Awarded with the Honour of Knight of the National Order of the
Legion of Honour for the services provided during the Gulf War as Honorary
Consul of France in Trieste (2001) by the President of the French Republic.
Awarded with the Honour of Grand Officer to the Order of Merit of the Italian
Republic, (1989) by the President of the Italian Republic, on account of: “for
the effort carried out with intelligence and perseverance, and with the
remarkable success for the cultural and effective approaching of the components from the Friuli area and the Giulia area, maintaining a strong respect
for each identity”. She is: president of the Hotel Rex Management Company
of Lignano (Italy); president of G.E.C. Catering Company –Trieste; SecretaryGeneral and Commissioner for Europe of the FCEM - Les Femmes Chefs
d’Entreprises Mondiales; Representative of the F.C.E.M. at the U.N. in Vienna
and Geneva; Member of the Steering Committee of OECD for Middle East;
National Secretariat A.N.D.E. - National Association of Women Voters and
President of the Association ANDE Trieste; Honorary National President of
A.I.D.D.A. – Association of Women Entrepreneurs and Women Company
Managers of Italy - President of the Committee for the promotion of female
entrepreneurial activity, at the Chamber of Commerce of Trieste.
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The presentation aims to give a brief “gender overview” on the economic
decision-making, where the presence of women is very low and a gender
dimension has been absent from macroeconomic policies. The same is true
for the international financial institutions, for the transnational corporations
and for the powerful global and regional multi-lateral institutions, where
women have been virtually excluded from key decision-making positions and
from negotiating roles, as well as national trade policy, where the proportion
of women is "insignificant". The 1995 Beijing Platform for Action emphasized that equality in decision-making is essential to the empowerment of
women and that "Women's equal participation in decision-making is not only
a demand for simple justice or democracy but can also be seen as a necessary condition for women's interests to be taken into account”. The Platform
for Action called for all employers to build a critical mass of women managers and executives in decision-making positions. It also directed its attention to international financial institutions and transnational corporations,
recognizing their potential role for the advancement of women. Nevertheless,
it has been recognized that these organizations do not make full use of
women's talents as top-level managers, policy-makers and negotiators preventing women from having an impact on many key issues. Over the last
years private sector firms and companies have been at the centre of an accelerated process of global expansion, leading to the emergence of an international production system which accounts for a significant share of international flows of capital, technology, skills and trade. Broad societal changes,
including women's access to education and employment, have helped a growing number of women enter economic and financial institutions. Increasing
numbers women are found in management, but at the lower levels and it is
estimated that it will take years for natural progression to significantly alter
numbers at the top, assuming that there are no gender-specific barriers along
the way. Today, the challenge is to define the ways and means necessary to
match broader societal changes affecting women's lives with the interests
and dynamics of international financial institutions and transnational corporations. The main objective should be to define measures that will increase,
in a sustainable way, the participation of women as decision-makers in economic institutions and in private companies at all levels. The qualitative
impact of women entrepreneurs and managers on economic culture and performance should be also recognized. The presentation wants also to stress
the role of non-profit organizations in building partnerships and economic
opportunities. Among these, FCEM (World Association of Women
Entrepreneurs) promotes activities at the national and international level
aimed at promoting women’s entrepreneurial initiative and reinforcing
national associations of women business owners.
FCEM: Actions for “Empowering Women’s Entrepreneurship”
FCEM: Priority ICT ... FCEM is the international economic NGO leader in the
development of Information and Communication Technology, for association
and enterprise reinforcement and globalisation by means of the FCEMCandGo Internet Platforms.
FCEM: W EWIN… “Windows of Opportunity, Women Entrepreneurs Initiative”,
programme for capacity-building through training, equipping and linking of
national associations and women entrepreneurs.
FCEM: Access Finance, programme for financing enterprise creation and
development including FCEM micro-credit partner AEMfe and BIO financing
of SME in 120 eligible countries.
FCEM: Partners for Progress, Lobbying, coalition and awareness building, as
well as reinforcing the visibility of women entrepreneurs through
Celebrations, Prizes...
It is critical that women become better represented in places where men privilege tend to become institutionalised. It is recognized that society is the
loser if the talents of women are under-utilized as a result of discrimination.
The main objectives are: to raise and increase awareness with all economic
institutions and their business members throughout the world of the benefits
of the full inclusion of women in the economy - and the balanced participation and representation of women and men in decision-making processes;
and to create a positive environment for women that enables them to efficiently tackle the problems they are facing in their day-to-day professional
life, be it with regard to the family, the possibilities for promotion, etc., and
to take part in decision-making processes, be it at corporate level, or as
women entrepreneurs in economic interest representations; women entrepreneurs are the acceleration engine from developing and in transition
economies to consolidated economies and therefore have great responsibilities in Digital Divide.
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Jasminka Keser
Head, Project Preparation and Implementation
Section, SME Directorate
Ministry of Economy, Labour and
Entrepreneurship, Croatia
Contacts
tel. +385 1 61 06 370
fax +385 1 61 06 333
Biography
Jasminka Keser is the Head of Project Preparation and Implementation Section
in the SME Directorate, Project Manager for CARDS 2004 Project “Improving
Information to the Croatian Business Community” and coordinator to the
Department for preparation and implementation of EU programmes and projects (IPA). Her current tasks include SME operational planning and projects
preparation and appraisal, SME macro analysis, international cooperation and
projects of SME promotion. Ms. Keser’s expertise spans over 31 years of professional experience in ICT development of payment system, finances and
accounting, financial analysis and statistics, IT implementation and evaluation,
IS project management and project portfolio management in telecommunications. As former Assistant Minister of Finance and Project Director of the
Croatian Government Treasury System, she has direct experience in all phases
of the project from project identification and appraisal to implementation, system operations and organizational changes. Ms. Keser is especially well versed
in systemic approach to economic and SME development and strategies, long
term planning and budgeting and project management. As a skilled practitioner and expert, she joined project teams in appraising of National Clearing
House, Croatian Banking Credit Commitments Register, Environmental Fund
and projects of new Financial Laws. She is a member of the Croatian Society of
Translators for Science and Technology and author of published articles/coauthor of specialized books. She won a master’s degree on Postgraduate study
“Accounting, auditing and finances” on Faculty of Economics - Zagreb in the
scientific filed of entrepreneurial economics.
Presentation
Croatian women in business
Within the development of SME sector in Croatia, woman entrepreneurship has
been one of the strong moving forces for overall economic and social development. Along with laws and bylaws, strategies and other systematic documents,
there is the SME Development Program of Croatian Government which emphasized areas of SME encouragement as follows: competitiveness, favorable
financing, entrepreneurial education and business infrastructure. In this presentation the system of projects and measures which are in the scope of named
areas will be presented from the woman in entrepreneurship stand point, with
relevant information, analysis of results and practical experience of projects
implementation. Presentation will also provide a wider picture on woman in
business in Croatia.
Ewa Ruminska - Zimny
Senior Social Affairs Officer
Office of the Executive Secretary, United
Nations Economic Commission for Europe
(UNECE)
Contacts
tel. +412 2 91 71 698
fax +412 2 91 70 036
Biography
Ewa Ruminska-Zimny is a senior staff at the Office of the Executive Secretary.
She coordinates and initiates new projects related to gender and social issues
in the context of regional reviews of the Beijing, MDGs and other UN global
processes. Gender activities focus on support to mainstreaming gender into
macroeconomic and sectoral policies, including SMEs development and ITC.
Their objective is to raise awareness that gender equality is also an economic
asset in improving country’s competitiveness and development prospects.
Recently, she launched a new programme in gender and economy area for
countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus within the UN Special Programme
for central Asia (SPECA). www.unece.org/oes/gender. Ms. Ruminska-Zimny
has PhD in international economics from the Warsaw School of Economics,
Poland, where she moved up the academic ladder from lecturer to Associate
Professor. She was also a visiting professor at the Georgetown University,
Washington DC. She has extensive experience in policy- oriented research in
socio-economic aspects of development and technical cooperation within the
UN system, which includes work for the UN Secretariat (New York, DESA),
UNDP (senior economist Human Development Report) and ILO. She has also
field experience advising UN country offices in transition countries and civil
society organizations. She is the author and editor of a number of papers and
publications related to human development and gender issues, including
Access to financing and ICT for women entrepreneurs (UNECE 2004).
Presentation
Gender Gap and Economic Policy
Radka Stamenova
Managing Director
Meridian 22 - Company for Education and Training, Bulgaria
Contacts
tel. +359 2 88 73 708
fax +359 2 88 46 022
Biography
Radka Stamenova is the owner and Managing Director of Meridian 22 Ltd. and
Interbusiness Co. Both her companies were established in the early nineties of
the past century as one of the first private enterprises in Bulgaria. Over the
years Mrs. Stamenova gained experience in the management of various projects, the organization of seminars, workshops and exhibitions, and in the field
of consultancy services. Mrs. Stamenova is the founder of five educational private establishments – a primary school, an English and German Language high
school, a vocational business school, a vocational college in hospitality management, as well as of a vocational centre training specialists in various fields
of business and life. Radka Stamenova is a master of science in the field of
power engineering. She has worked for many years as a research associate in
the Energoproekt Enterprise. She has specialized in Imperial College, London,
and at the University of Leeds, UK. Mrs. Stamenova is a member of the Board
of directors of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the National
Chamber for Business Development, the National Association for Independent
Eductaion, the National Agency for Vocational Education and Training with the
Council of Ministers, and the Bulgarian-Italian Cooperation Forum. She is also
a member of the Bulgarian-Swiss Chamber of Commerce, the Club of the
Bulgarian Women-Entrepreneurs and Managers and the Rotary Club Sofia
International. In 2000 she was elected Lady Manager of the Year by the
Ministry of Economy, The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and
the Nie Zhenite newspaper.
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Lifelong Education - Challenge and Reality for Women
With its admission to the European Union, Bulgaria joins the efforts of the
European countries for achievement of the strategic goal of EU – the transformation of Europe into the most dynamic knowledge-based economy in the
world. For the development of a successful economy it is necessary to create
conditions for the realization of the process of life-long education, for the
achievement of a highly competitive society based on knowledge. Life-long
education is a process of a permanent acquirement of knowledge and skills in
a conscious or unconscious way. The process of life-long education is realized
at several levels – formal and informal training and education, and self-education. The conception of life-long education is defined in the European Strategy
of Employment and accepted by the Memorandum of EC for Life-long Education
(2000). With the support of the PHARE programme, a national strategy project of life-long education for the period 2007-2013 was worked out. The
main objective of the Lifelong education strategy is related to the improvement
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of competitiveness of labour force in the country, as well as of the national
economy competitiveness by: Increase of human adaptation to the economic
and social changes; Encouragement of equality and participation in all forms
of professional and personal development.
In the Project on the National Strategy for Life-long Education the definition
includes the six key messages presented in the Life-long Education
Memorandum: Comprehensive and permanent access to education aiming at
mastering and updating the skills necessary for the active participation in a
knowledge-based society; Increase of in human resources’ investments;
Efficient methods of teaching; Participation in informal and self-education;
High quality of the information and consultancy services; Bringing education
most closely to the trainees’ home.
Life-long education is based on two groups of interrelated skills which can be
mastered separately and together.
T he first group is connected with professional knowledge and skills;
The second group includes the so-called portable (major) skills.
The major priorities of life-long education in Bulgaria can be defined as follows:
Access to life-long education; Opportunities for the acquisition and improvement of key competencies; Validation of knowledge acquired by informal and
self-education; High quality and access to information; Support for social integration; Training of trainers.
The following steps should be taken to achieve these priorities: Working out a
relevant legal framework of life-long education; Improvement of the resources
for life-long education; Adaptation of the good practice example.
The following instruments should be applied: Definition of the needs of adult
training; Guarantees of the quality of education; Applicability of the education
results.
The European Union declared 2007 for the year of equal opportunities for all
people. On July 3, 2007, the National Conference “Bulgarian Women in EU”
was carried out in Bulgaria. It discussed the necessary actions aiming at equality of men and women in all spheres and at all levels of life. It was underlined
that life-long education and the continuous increase of qualification and accumulation of new knowledge and skills is a necessary condition for the successful realization of women at the labour market.Statistics indicate that women in
Europe are more educated but less paid than men and they have less leisure
time. In spite of their higher education women’s chances in finding a job in
their field of education are smaller. Smaller are their opportunities for rising
in their profession and career, as well as for participation in taking political
and economic decisions. The number of women–entrepreneurs and managers
in the small and medium business is steadily growing. According to the
National Statistics Institute, as of 2003 the relative share of women-entrepreneurs in Bulgaria is approximately 1/3 of the investigated small and medium
enterprises. Women-entrepreneurs in Bulgaria manage mainly small companies in the field of trade and services. The number of consultant companies
managed by women significantly increases. A key element of the policy for
encouragement of the establishment and development of small and medium
enterprises in EU is the education and training in entrepreneurship.
2.5
ICT in SEE: Strategic Issues in Research, Technology and Deployment
Nikolay Vassilev
Minister
Ministry of State Administration and
Administrative Reform, Bulgaria
Communications. Prior to that, from July 2001 until July 2003 he was Deputy
Prime Minister and Minister of Economy. From 2000 to 2004, as financial
adviser he worked for leading multinational companies – LAZARD CAPITAL
MARKETS, UBS WARBURG and COOPERS & LYBRAND. Born in Varna, Bulgaria
on 28 November 1969. Minister Vassilev has a M.A. in International
Economics and Finance from the Brandeis University, Tokyo, Japan, B.S. in
Business Administration, Finance and Economics from the State University of
New York and B.A. in Economics and General Management from the Budapest
University of Economic Sciences.
Presentation
With our Face to the People
The presentation entitled “With our Face to the People” is making an overview
on the recent developments of the E-Government in Bulgaria. The main parts
of the presentation are as follows: The Bulgarian traditions in the IT sector; R
& D capacity; Improved IT environment; E-Government current situation;
Indicative Services of e-Government.
The intervention will highlight certain good practices in the Bulgarian IT sector:
“i-Bulgaria Initiative”: i-Center, i-University, i-Class, i-Net, ESi@Center.
Despina Anastasiadou
Director
South Eastern Europe Telecommunications &
Informatics Research Institute S.A., Greece
Biography
Dr. Despina Anastasiadou is the Director of the Southeastern Europe
Telecommunications & Informatics Research Institute (INA) in Thessaloniki,
Greece. She is responsible for the Institute’s strategic planning, overall scientific and administrative management and coordination of educational/training
activities performed within the scope of the INA Academy, the educational arm
of INA. She received her Diploma and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and electronics engineering from the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of
Patras, Greece, in 1998 and 2004, respectively. Dr. Anastasiadou was worked
as a teaching assistant at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University
of Patras, Greece until 2003 and as a research engineer at the Research
Academic Computer Technology Institute, in Patras, from October 2000 until
July 2004. Her research fields include digital signal processing, embedded
communications systems design and telecommunications networking, while
her Ph.D. is focused on broadband Power-line communications. She joined INA
in November 2004 as Head of INA’s Research and Analysis Unit, coordinating
research projects and analysing the developments in the Information and
Communications Technologies sector in Southeastern Europe. Since January
2006, she is the Institute’s Director. Dr. Anastasiadou is also a lecturer since
2005 at CITY College, Thessaloniki, Greece, an affiliated Institution of the
University of Sheffield, UK. She teaches two Advanced Telecommunications
Networking courses (MSc level). She has served as technical reviewer for
International Scientific Journals and Conferences (IEEE Transactions, ACM, etc)
and has authored several scientific papers. She has served as an expert reviewer for the European Commission in FP6 and FP7 programmes and as an ICT
technical consultant in Southeast Europe Regional Initiatives of the Stability
Pact and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). She is a member
of the IEEE and the Technical Chamber of Greece.
Presentation
Contacts
tel. +359 02 940 11 80
fax +359 02 940 11 81
Biography
Following the general election in June 2005, Nikolay Vassilev was appointed
as Minister of State Administration and Administrative Reform on 16th August
2005. Minister Vassilev is responsible for the state administration, e-government, and human resources management. From July 2003 to August 2005
Nikolay Vassilev was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and
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Insights and Recommendations on IST Research & Development Policies in
Eastern Europe - The GREAT-IST project perspective
The presentation provides a brief insight into the work of the GREAT-IST project, highlighting in particular the policy recommendations formulated as a
result of this work for the target region. The GREAT-IST is a strategic project
of the European Commission under the 6th Framework Programme involving
the countries of Central and Eastern Europe as targets, namely the Western
Balkans, the Newly Independent States, the Associated Candidate Countries
and the two recently added Member States. Its main objective was to formulate concrete and clear recommendations for the development of Research
and Technological Development policies (RTD policies) for the IST sector on a
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ies, the presented policy recommendations are directed towards authorities
on all levels and shareholders in the sector. The document is based on the
findings of the three Working Groups, establishedwithin the project, which
worked in parallel and produced a set of conclusions, which were integrated
into one final document, the GREAT-IST Final Report. The presentation summarizes shared visions in the target region for enlarged co-operation and will
highlight the importance of challenging and innovative policies for the most
promising economic sector in Europe. Effective measures and policy instruments, available to regional and national authorities, have been identified
and are proposed.
Sasha Bezuhanova
General Manager
Hewlett-Packard Bulgaria Ltd.
managerial positions in Commerce Ljubljana, Representative of Foreign Firms
for eleven years. His current research includes eCommerce and innovative
cross-border eRegion development in the Living Labs environment. Since the
beginning in 1988, he is the Committee Chair of the annual Bled eConference
(http://www.BledConference.org). Currently he is a member of the Steering
Group (International organizations and e-business experts) of the eBSN,
European eBusiness Support Network for SMEs, E-business, ICT industry and
services, Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General, European Commission (
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/e-bsn). As a representative of the Slovenia government, he is a member of the Central European Initiative - CEI Task Force on
ICT (http://www.CEInet.org). In the eRegion Central Europe development he is
active in ALADIN – ALpe ADria INitiative Universities’ Network ("
http://www.ALADIN-Net.eu). In recent time he is engaged in the Portfolio
Leadership Group of European Network of Living Labs,
(http://www.OpenLivingLabs.eu) and in a country wide initiative of Slovenia
“Innovation
for
Life
Quality
Slovenia
Living
Lab”
(http://SloveniaLivingLab.org).
Presentation
Innovative eRegion Development: Opportunities for the Cross-border
Collaboration
tel. +359 2 96 98 942
fax +359 2 96 98 988
Biography
Sasha started her career in Hewlett-Packard in 1994, initially as a manager of
Computer System Organization, and since 1995 - General Manager of S&T
Bulgaria Ltd. In 1998. When Hewlett-Packard opened its direct office in
Bulgaria, Sasha Bezuhanova was invited to be the General Manager of HP
Bulgaria. Since than, she has been leading Hewlett-Packard Bulgaria to achieving and maintaining its position as the most successful IT company in Bulgaria.
Due to it, Sasha Bezuhanova is also the General Manager of Hewlett-Packard
Global Delivery Center in Bulgaria. She’s broadly involved in different prestigious social activities in Bulgaria. Sasha Bezuhanova is long term President of
BIBA, continuously a Deputy-chairman of CEIBG (Confederation of the
Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria), Member of the Board of the Bulgarian
Open Society Institute, founder - Chair Person of Bulgaria ICT Cluster,
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievements Bulgaria, Member
of the Board of Trustees of the American University in Bulgaria. Sasha is an
honorary consul of Luxembourg for Bulgaria. For her outstanding achievements
she has won a lot of prestigious corporate, ICT business community and social
awards: Best Sales Manager for East Central Europe - 1993 HELLIGE, Best
Young Manager in Bulgaria - 1997 Foundation EV RICA, HP European
Achievers Club - 1999, several times she won the IDG award IT manager of the
year (1996, 2001, 2002) and Business lady of the decade (1991-1999),
T he Highest Reputation and Achievement in the Area of Corporate
Management in Bulgaria of year 2003, HP Winners Summit 2006 for
Excellence, Business Face of 2006 etc.
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Economic Growth Based on Innovation
Joze Gricar
Chairman, Department of Informatics
University of Maribor, Slovenia
The eRegion is a totality of organizations – linked by eTechnologies – of nearby
countries in a circle of 200 to 500 kilometers surrounding the observation point
aiming at increasing the competitiveness of each of the participating countries
and the eRegion as a whole. The level of implemented telecommunication technologies and eSolutions and eServices offers the opportunities for an accelerated development and intensified links with the neighbors.
Aleksandra Rakovic
Expert, Working Table II - Economy
Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe
Contacts
tel. +32 2 401 8744
fax +32 2 401 8712
Biography
Aleksandra Rakovic is an expert in Working Table II of Stability Pact for SEE.
Her main areas of expertise are investment promotion, SME and ICT development. Among her current tasks are coordination of various initiatives and projects in the ICT sector in the SEE region. Prior to her engagement within the
Stability Pact she was in charge of the coordination of projects for public
administration reforms within Serbian Government. Ms.Rakovic also spent
eight years working within the Ministry for Foreign Economic Relations of
Serbia and Montenegro being responsible for the cooperation with the World
Trade Organization and UN Agencies. Her work focused on multilateral trade
issues, services, agriculture, investment and competitiveness in the context of
the WTO Agreements. Within the SM European Integration Office she was in
charge of the coordination of the translation of the Acquis Communautaire and
involved in the technical and official rounds of negotiations on the SAA. She
specialized in diplomatic affairs (Diplomatic Academy, Belgrade) and holds a
M.Sc in International Economics from the Faculty of Economics, University of
Belgrade.
Contacts
Presentation
Contacts
tel. +386 4 23 74 291
fax +386 4 23 74 365
Biography
Joze Gricar (http://eCenter.FOV.Uni-Mb.si/Gricar) is Professor of Information
Systems and Chairman, Department of Informatics & Director, eCenter, Faculty
of Organizational Sciences, University of Maribor. He received Ph.D. degree in
business & information systems from the University of Ljubljana in 1984.
Prior to joining the University of Maribor in 1977, he was holding various
Policy and Regulatory Challenges for the ICT Sector in South Eastern Europe
The South Eastern European countries have a common interest in advancing the
growth of ICT investments in forming joint ventures and initiatives and fostering technology development. Advances in communications technology and
high-speed data networks are continuously increasing the possibilities for
countries with economies in transition to participate in the global market for
ICT enabled services on the basis of their comparative advantage. Legislative
and institutional capacity is lacking and resources are often insufficient to
carry through ambitious reforms on national and local level. The role of the
Stability Pact eSEE Initiative is to integrate SEE countries into the global
knowledge-based economy by supporting the region in developing strategy for
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the Information Society, including benchmarking, best practices and the transfer of knowledge. Through regional cooperation countries are more successful
in addressing and solving common problems and barriers to the faster infrastructure development. The implementation of eSEE Agenda will help the
region to stimulate innovation, exploit the technological and economic potential of e-business and expand the impact of IT on SME development. Securing
political support for the fully implementation of eSEE Agenda+ for
Development of Information Society and through the bSEE Initiative and bSEE
Task Force, stimulating innovation and investment in ICT research and education through creation of the e-Governance Centre as well as further strengthening public-private partnerships will undoubtedly lead to the faster economic
growth and competitiveness, job creation and better government efficiency
and transparency in the region.
Richard Shearer
vivatel, Bulgaria
Contacts
tel. +359 2 94 94 648
fax +359 2 85 24 955
Presentation
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Current status of the Bulgarian telecommunication market. Mobile service penetrations at Telecommunication Market in South-East Europe – comparison to
Bulgarian parameters. Mobile operators offering converged services - new business opportunities. Become leading data service provider at Bulgarian telecommunications market.
Plamen Vatchkov
Chairman
State Agency for Information Technology and
Communication, Bulgaria
Presentation
State Policy for ICT Development – an instrument for fostering R&D
This presentation aims to outline the capacity, opportunities and perspectives
in front of the Republic of Bulgaria to create economic growth and more jobs
in a sustainable way through information and communication technology (ICT)
development as a vehicle for creation of knowledge and its dissemination to
citizens and enterprises. Competitiveness issues and the capability of our economy to withstand the competitive pressures of the Single Market have been the
one of highlights of the pre-accession process. Concerns about productivity,
technical change, innovation and R&D in Bulgaria underpin these reflections.
In order to establish a knowledge-based economy in our country and the competitiveness of the national economy it is necessary to be extended ICT innovation capacity (thus the economic development) organizationally and spatially, to be made ICT innovation wide-spread, and to be channeled the information, technologies and other innovative market knowledge directly to the different players of the economy. An approach for a purposeful and active state
policy in relation to the ICT competitiveness of Bulgarian enterprises is needed with emphasis on the convergence of ICTs, electronic content, public services and an improved quality of life. In addition, today the responsibilities of the
institutions in our country are being considerably changed, as the emphasis is
not so much on the already concluded fundamental restructuring of economy,
but on its quality characteristics and challenges that our membership in the EU
impose. In compliance with the principles of sustainable development, equal
opportunities and non-discrimination, the awareness and confidence of businesses in the field of ICT need to be enhanced, and support is needed for the
development of relevant skills and widespread network literacy. SMEs, in particular, need to be encouraged to adopt new business methods, techniques and
innovations through ICT. In light of the extraordinary productivity increases in
the ICT sector, overall productivity growth can partly be explained by the
degree of specialisation of countries in ICT production. However, substantial
productivity gains and new business opportunities can also result from the use
of ICT in other sectors, notably in services. This is our first year as a full EU
member. In fact, this creates more opportunities for ICT development and cooperation, but in an increasingly global world, our country has to set out the
attributes of a successful and competitive science and innovation system in
Bulgaria to which Government and other stakeholders are committed. This can
be achieved by gathering the Government and other funders and investors in
Bulgaria-based science and technology education, research and application at
one place.
2.6
Mobilising Actors for Environmental Governance
Contacts
tel. +359 49 21 15
fax +359 980 38 10
Anne Burrill
Deputy Head of Unit, Enlargement & Neighbouring Countries
DG Environment, European Commission
Biography
Contacts
Dr. Vatchkov obtained a M.Sc. in Industrial Electronics and PhD in Technical
Sciences at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute at 1977. He is Associate
Professor in Technical Sciences at the Higher Commission for Attestation. Dr.
Vatchkov has specialisations in Microprocessor Devices, Management and
Quality Management. Dr. Vatchkov started his career in 1973 as engineer at
the Central Computing Institute in Sofia. He has gained his wide professional
experience both in the public and private ICT sector. His professional and personal qualities have allowed him to hold a number of highly responsible positions, like Assistant Professor at the Technical University in Moscow; Deputy
Director of the Institute for Technical Cybernetics and Robotics of the Bulgarian
Academy of Sciences; General Director of Micro Processing Systems; Managing
Director of Bulvar Electronics, Ltd; Director of Information Technology, Overgas
Holding; Deputy Director Operations of Cabletel. From 1985 until 1992 Dr.
Vatchkov was a member of the Scientific Council of the Institute for Technical
Cybernetics and Robotics. Now he is a member of the Academic Council of the
International University and a member of the Balkan Academy of Sciences. Dr.
Vatchkov is a member of the Federation of the Scientific and Technical Unions
in Bulgaria and the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria. From 2005 up to now Dr.
Vatchkov is Chairman of State Agency for Information Technology and
Communications. From 2007 he is a member of Managing a Budget Group
(MBG) of the Internetional Telecommunication Union (ITU) and he was chosen
for a Chairman of ITU for the oncoming year (2008).
tel. +32 2 295 43 88
fax +32 2 299 41 23
Biography
Anne Burrill is presently Deputy Head of the Unit "Enlargement and
Neighbouring Countries" in the European Commission's Directorate General for
Environment. Previous responsibilities in the Commission have included
responsibility for environmental cooperation with Romania, development of
the EU Recommendation on Integrated Coastal Zone Management, and undertaking prospective studies related to water management. Prior to joining the
Commission in 1992, Anne Burrill worked in Europe and Africa as a consultant on environmental information systems. She holds a Master's degree in
Geography (Columbia University), and also a post-graduate diploma in
Economic Principles (U. of London).
Presentation
Environment Policy -- Motor for a Better Future
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Giangioacchino Catalano
Managing Director Environmental Control Systems
Southern Europe
Alstom Power, Italy
Contacts
tel. +39 02 243 487 484
Biography
Giangioacchino Catalano is Deputy Managing Director of the Environmental
Control System, Southern Europe Unit of Alstom Power. He is based in Milan,
where the headquarter of the unit is located and from where the other locations, France, Romania, Portugal and Germany are managed. Mr. Catalano
holds a Master in Chemical Engineering from the Politecnico of Milan; his
expertise spans over 30 years in the areas of engineering,project management
and sales/tendering with major engineering companies in the oil and gas,
petrochemical and environmental control fields. Mr. Catalano through the different positions gained experience in all the phases of turn-key projects. In
particular after few years spent as process manager, he worked as engineering
manager as well as project manager in international Consortia in different
Countries. Most recently he acquired specific expertise in Desulphurization
plants as Application Manager and Sales Manager for the EMEA Region.
Presentation
Maritza East 1 - Desulphurization Plants for a Better Environment
The Maritza East 1 project is the development of a 670 MW gross and 600
MW net (2 units 335 MW each) lignite-fired power plant, to be realized adjacent to the site of the existing Maritza East 1 power plant. The site is 40 kilometres (km) south-east of Stara Zagora and 250 km south-east of Sofia,
Bulgaria. The new power plant will be a base-load facility that will operate 24
hours per day and 7 days per week firing local lignite having a high sulphur
content. The proposed facility will use state-of-the-art technology, in pollution
control equipment to meet World Bank, European Union and Bulgarian air and
water pollution control standards. The content of this article will deal mainly
with the Wet Limestone Desulphurization Plant (WFGD Plant) , that will reduce
the emission of SO2 by more that 95%. Alstom technology is based on more
than 45000 MW of WFGD plants installed all over the world.
Teia Catana
Head of Unit
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable
Development, Romania
Contacts
tel. +402 131 94 600
Biography
Teia Catana is Head of Unit within MINISTRY of Environment and Sustainable
Development, Romania. Her main responsibility is the coordination of the
National Sustainable Development Strategy revision, approval and implementation monitoring, as well as sustainability principles promotion and integration in other public policies and strategies. Before this position, she has been
working 3 years on integrating environmental and social considerations in the
BUSINESS operations of ABN AMRO Bank (at headquarter and in Romania as
Sustainable Development coordinator). In Amsterdam she was responsible for
a pilot project on sustainable behaviors among employees which now is implemented world-wide part of a global reduction target of 10% for energy use
and was nominated for the Financial Time sustainable banking awards in
2006. In Romania she created the sustainable development strategy and facilitated its implementation: employee education, risk management, product
development, eco-efficiency, regional co-operation. Ms Catana has also over 7
years of NGO experience at different management levels in Romania, Belgium,
Germany and Costa Rica with AIESEC, SOS Childrenvillages and ViitorPlus. She
has been training and facilitating all over the world at more than 70 confer-
ences and workshops on personal and organizational development. She graduated Academy of Economics Bucharest.
Presentation
Sustainable Development and the business sector – the Romanian perspective
The presentation will cover the following topics:
Mobilizing actors from a BUSINESS perspective – getting the LICENSE TO OPERATE
Companies need a ‘license to operate’. Governmental authorities have the most
direct control over a company’s ‘license to operate’, but also other stakeholders issue their own ‘license’ and can sanction the company for ‘bad behavior’
– real or perceived.
Mobilizing actors for ROMANIA’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Importance, development process, partners and stakeholders involved for
Romania’s Sustainable Development Strategy. EU commitments and development framework. Implications for the business sector.
Today’s leadership challenges for businesses: HOW TO BALANCE? shareholder value creation and a wider economic, social and environmental value
investors and other stakeholders short term profitability and long term sustainability, commercial confidentiality and greater transparency
Business RISKS and OPPORTUNITIES linked to sustainable development
The need to proactively address the risks and opportunities of sustainable
development is becoming an issue for the boardroom. Positive relationship
between environmental governance and financial performance (strong evidence found by leading banks and financial institutions and consultancies).
Henry Richard Jackelen
UNDP Resident Representative and UN Resident Coordinator for
Bulgaria
Contacts
tel. +359 2 96 96 100
fax +359 2 981 31 84
Biography
Assumed the position of UNDP Resident Representative and UN Resident
Coordinator for Bulgaria in October 2007. Prior to it he worked since 2003 as
head of UNDP Country Office and UN Resident coordinator in Paraguay, and
between 2000 and 2003 as UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Brazil.
Henry Jackelen held the position of UNDP Director, Private Sector Development
Programme and led the Special Unit for Micro finance (1994-2000). During this
period he designed and implemented the project phase of the Global Sustainable
Development Facility involving 12 of the leading Global Corporations. It resulted in the creation of a joint UN/Private Sector entity to certify and promote private investments with demonstrable short term and sustainable positive
impacts. Starting in 1996 Jackelen conceptualized, designed and launched the
MicroStart programme that evolved into mobilizing +$ 40 million for an initiative which operates in +25 countries under a unique partnership with more than
30 of the leading micro finance institutions. As Senior Technical Advisor with
the United Nations Capital Development Fund -UNCDF (1989-93), he designed,
monitored and evaluated new initiatives to financial institutions/NGOs and
Governments in Bolivia, Nicaragua, West Africa, Lesotho, Uganda, Mozambique,
Yemen, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Nepal. Jackelen worked as consultant
with the World Bank, USAID, IADB and others on a wide range of credit and
enterprise development activities. Of particular note were multiple missions
with the WB in Bangladesh related to work with Grameen and other leading
Micro finance Institutions and multiple Missions with USAID to design the first
micro credit programme in South Africa. Henry Jackjelen holds MA in Economy
and International Relations from Johns Hopkins University, (School of Advanced
International Studies, Washington, DC. He is member of the Council on Foreign
Relations since 1999, Advisor, Micro Enterprise Promotion Programme
(UNRWA/Palestine), since 2000, Advisor, Finmark Trust (DFID/South Africa),
Founding Member, Board of Directors, World Computer Exchange, since 2000.
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Augusto Pretner
Managing Director
SGI Studio Galli Ingegneria S.p.A., Italy
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Contacts
tel. +39 049 897 6844
fax +39 049 897 6784
Biography
Augusto Pretner is Managing Director of SGI, a leading Italian consultant specialised in environment and water engineering, as well as Chairman of DFS
Engineering, a consulting group of 450 staff operating in the water, environment, energy and construction sectors. Graduated at Padua University in 1970
with a master degree in Hydraulic Engineering, Mr. Pretner has worked extensively in the design, maintenance and optimisation of water and wastewater
networks all across Italy and worldwide. He has also consolidated experience
in the co-ordination of multidisciplinary projects funded by international
organizations such as EBRD, European Commission, UNEP, UNOPS, UNESCO,
the World Bank, and the Italian ministries of environment and foreign affairs.
As technical advisor on water related issues to the Italian Ministry of
Environment, Land and Sea (IMELS) and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
he was appointed as official member of the Italian delegation in international
conferences including the World Water Forum in Mexico (March 2006) and in
Kyoto (March 2003), the UN Conference on sustainable development (New
York, April 2004 and April 2005) and OCSE – World Bank Meeting on PublicPrivate and Public-Public Transactions in Europe and Central Asia (Paris, April
2002). Mr. Pretner is Member of the Board of Directors of International Water
Association in Italy.
ment), benchmarking and econometric tools (manuals to aid in comparing
performance or technical data within or between companies and in optimising investment) and TILDE leakage check-up (quick analysis tool extremely
useful in assessing system’s performance, challenges and opportunities).
TILDE technologies have been tested and validated in four European pilot
sites - in Italy (Bari and Sassari), Cyprus (Nicosia) and Norway (Bergen).For
a wider dissemination of the project results all TILDE tools, project results
and background information were made available through a dedicated internet website – Water Portal. In the context of improving operation and maintenance of water and wastewater systems, SGI has been working towards
reorganization of services provision both in Italy and abroad. This work
focussed on due diligence of water and sanitation services for the Italian
water districts (ATO), assistance in bids to participate in the concession contracts and advice on the procedures for transforming utilities corporate status from public into private. Recently, within this area SGI is providing assistance to the Water and Wastewater Company of Karlovac (Croatia) in their
efforts to achieve operational and financial efficiency, strengthen the capacity to manage a large investment project aimed at WWTP and accompanying facilities construction, and repay the related EBRD loan while providing
high quality water and sewerage services. Specifically, the project is implemented through five tasks comprising: identification of areas for company’s
performance improvement; development of financial and operational
improvement programme and assistance in its implementation; preparation
of a public service agreement between the company and the town; and evaluation of the potential for private sector participation in company’s operations.
Presentation
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Environmental Governance in the Water Sector
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SGI SpA is an Italian leading consultancy specialized in water, environment,
energy, landscape management and civil and infrastructure engineering.
Since its establishment in 1920, SGI has expanded into a joint stock company that currently employs over 120 staff in offices throughout Italy and
abroad. One of the main objectives of SGI is to improve people's lives and
the environment through integrated and sustainable projects, with a forward-looking vision and a commitment to developing local economies. In the
water sector, ever more stringent European environmental directives compel
to search for innovative solutions reflecting integrated water resource management principle. In Europe SGI has developed a number of projects to
assist in adopting this approach according to requirements set forth in the
Water Framework Directive. Among them there are Water Management at
River Basin Scale (WAMARIBAS) – implemented in three Italian Regions
(Marche, Sardinia and Sicily) and Adriatic Sea Integrated Coastal Areas and
River Basin Management System (ADRICOSM) – carried out in Croatia,
Bosnia and Herzegovina and recently also Albania and Montenegro. The
projects focused on development and validation of tools for integrated water
resources management in the selected river catchments and coastal zones.
The key step towards the integration was to connect catchment hydrology,
wastewater facilities and coastal hydraulics modelling simultaneously ensuring practicality of the developed tools so that they are understood by nonexperts - decision makers, regulators and managers. Both projects involved
wide group of stakeholders - education and research centers, water authorities and operators, consultancies. The projects also comprised a strong
capacity building and dissemination component – knowledge was transferred through numerous workshops, conferences, information materials and
websites. As regards water infrastructure SGI developed survey and analysis
methodologies for the optimisation of water supply systems through the
reduction of water leakages. The resulting calibrated models were used in a
number of applications both in Italy and abroad (including water systems of
Athens, Amman and Tirana). The knowledge developed and experience
gained during this process served as an input for implementation of an
European Commission funded research and demonstration project ‘Tool for
Integrated Leakage Detection’ (TILDE). TILDE aimed at optimising performance of water supply networks by addressing the problem of water losses; it
was implemented in collaboration with a group of water operators, local
administrations, water authorities and consultancies from several European
countries. The project resulted in development of a set of practical, operational tools supporting operators in identifying cost effective technologies
to assess, reduce and manage leakages. The specific TILDE instruments
included: decision support tool - TILDE DTS (on line manual that helps in
gaining insight into the operation of the network and adopting the leakage
management solution that best suits specific needs), data management system - TILDE DTM (database that provides a method to identify critical areas
in terms of leakage thus helping prioritise actions for water loss manage-
Chief Operating Officer
ENEL S.p.A.
Contacts
Biography
Mr. Rinaldi is Chief Operating Officer at ENEL Maritza East 3 in Bulgaria. He has
been working for ENEL since 1990, when he started as head of Maintenance
Service in a lignite-thermal Power Plant, to became in 1997 head of budget and
reporting Department of a Regional Business Unit including 5 power plants and
in 1999 head of Safety Department in a thermal Power Plant. In 2000 he
became manager of oil thermal Power plant while in 2002 he was responsible
for two coal power plants refurbishment and oprtimization, and in 2004 he was
manager of S. Barbara Business Unit during the transformation of the pre-existing fuel oil Power Plant to a combined Cycled.
Philippe Rombaut
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Ecobulpack JSC, Bulgaria
Biography
Philippe Rombaut is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of ECOBULPACK
JSC, the largest waste recovery organization in Bulgaria. Mr. Rombaut is
responsible for the management, the development and the effective performance of the Board of Directors of the company. Philippe Rombaut is a Partner
and Executive Director of Acid & Fertilizers LLC, USA, Executive Director of
the largest fertilizer manufacturer in Bulgaria Agropolychim AD. He also is
Member of the Board of Solideal Ltd., Hong Kong, an important industrial
tires and wheels and tracks manufacturer with plants in Sri Lanka, Serbia and
Canada. Executive Director and Member of the Board of Decaphos Ad,
Director of Lanka Ood, Bulgaria, Member of the Board of Liberty Food
Services, Bulgaria, as well as Chairman of the Board of the Bulgarian Railway
Company. In 2000-2002 he was Senior Regional Executive of the Sofia
based 150 mio USD fund Soros Southeast Europe Equity Fund. Prior to join-
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ing the Fund Mr. Rombaut was Executive Director Union Minière Pirdop
Copper, Bulgaria (formerly MDK). In 1995-1997 he was Business
Development Senior Executive at Union Miniere (now UMICORE), Belgium. In
1994-1995 Mr. Rombaut was President of Altenberg Gitterrost GmbH, Esen,
Germany. Prior to this he worked as Head of Corporate Finance UM Group,
Belgium, Assistant Corporate Finance Officer and Assistant to the Head of
the International Representations Department at SociétéGénérale de Belgique
at Brussels, Belgium. Mr. Rombaut holds B.A. in Economics from Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) and MBA from Keio University.
Presentation
Separate Waste Collection Management
Implementation of sustainable systems for separate waste collection and the
recovery of packaging. Problems. Resolutions. Trends.
IBA 01
Real Estate Market and Infrastructure. The bust of the Real Estate
Boom or Imminent Surprises?
the period 1996-1997. Since 1994 to April 1999 Strahil Ivanov had been
Chairman of the National Association of the Appraisers for Real Estate and a
member of the Board of Directors of the Bulgarian Association of Business
Appraisers /BABA/. In 1996 as Chairman of NRPA, Mr Ivanov took part in the
annual conference of NAR /National Association of Realtors/ in San Francisco,
USA and signed a contract between the two organizations. In 1996 he was
accepted as a member of NAR. Mr Ivanov has also participated in many international conferences and events as the integration of EVROVAL and TEGOVOFA, the
two biggest international appraisers organizations in Europe, which took place in
Lisbon and Kan in 1997, as the new name of the organization is TEGoVA.
Presentation
Outlines of the Bulgarian Real Estate market
YAVLENA's presentation shall refer to a number of important aspects of the present situation on the Bulgarian Real Estate market. It will include the following
issues, supported with data and particular numbers: General trends on the Real;
Estate market; Salability of different types of properties; Degree of effectiveness
with rental properties; Balance of supply and demand for various types of properties; Trends in some towns of the country.
Atanas Garov
Plamen Russev
Managing Director
Colliers International, Bulgaria
Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner
Balkan Consultancy Center, Bulgaria
Contacts
Contacts
tel. +359 2 97 69 976
fax +359 2 97 69 977
tel. +359 52 611 800
fax +359 52 611 900
Biography
Biography
Atanas Garov holds a BA in Economics from the Colorado College and an MBA
in International Business from Thunderbird, AGSIM, USA. Before joining
Colliers, he worked at Jones Lang LaSalle’s Capital Markets Group in New York,
USA. Atanas Garov joined Colliers in 2002 as Director of Commercial
Brokerage Services and Investment and Corporate Advisory Services. He was
instrumental in the development of both areas of business. During that time,
Mr. Garov also participated in a number of projects in Southeast Europe. After
one and a half years, he was promoted to Managing Director of Colliers
International Bulgaria. Under his management, the company has continued to
grow and sustained its position as leader on the Bulgarian market.
Mr. Plamen Russev is currently holding the position of the Managing Partner of
the Balkan Consultancy center Ltd. BCC is a Bulgarian consultancy company,
specialized in the provision of marketing information for the real estate and
investment market, promotion and presentation of Bulgarian real estate on foreign markets. The activity of BCC focuses on six main directions: provision of
services and solutions in the field of real estate, maintenance of the detailed
information database for new-build and renovated properties in BulgariaBCC.BG, presentation of Bulgarian real estate projects on foreign markets, publishing of the yearbook „WHO IS WHO- investment and real estate - Bulgaria“,
provision of market research, analysis and consultancy, co-organization of the
Balkan Real Estate Conference – the regional event, which focuses on the business opportunities on the property market in Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia Mr.
Russev holds a Management degree from the Delaware university. In 1999 he
established DESIGN.BG - a company for internet consulting, e-marketing and
provision for online-based software, business solutions with offices in Bulgaria,
Switzerland, UK and Czech republic.
Strahil Ivanov
Manager
Yavlena Ltd., Bulgaria
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Vladimir Sobolev
Contacts
Counsellor, Foreign Economic Cooperation
Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
tel. +359 88 7 731 006
fax +359 2 81 05 009
Biography
Strahil Ivanov is the Manager of YAVLENA Real Estate Agency. Despite from heading the company, he is also participating in the Management of YAVLENA IMPACT
– the Apprizers structure of the firm and at the same time implements investment projects in all the country. Graduated Engineer and Research associate, for
15 years Mr Ivanov had been engaged in scientific and research work. After
founding YAVLENA in 1992, he had gained experience in all aspects of the Real
Estate business. That certainly reflected the Agency's structure and activities –
presently YAVLENA covers all segments of the Real Estate market and deals with
sales and rentals, evaluation, management and consulting. Mr. Ivanov, member
of the Management board of the National Real Property Association (NRPA) in
Bulgaria, is also one of its founders. He had been Chairman of the Association for
Contacts
tel. +375 172 377 966
fax +375 172 377 262
Biography
Vladimir Sobolev is the counselor of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (BelCCI). He is responsible for FDI promotion and related activities within the framework of BelCCI . He worked as Project Management Officer
(PMO) in the United Nations Secretariat in New York and as the commercial
counselor for foreign trade in the Belarus Embassy in Brussels. He has substan-
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tial industrial experience as an engineer at the big Belarus factory producing
domestic refrigerators. Mr.Sobolev is a member of Foreign Investors Advisory
Council (FIAC) in Belarus, which includes a number of major foreign investors
and is acting in close contact with the Council of Ministers of Belarus. FIAC is
lobbing the interests of foreign investors in Belarus.
Oksana Tsedrik
Deputy Director
Environment company Ecokomplex, Belarus
Contacts
tel. +375 174 227 572
fax +375 174 227 572
Biography
Oksana Tsedrik has graduated from Vitebsk Light Industry in 1991 and is an
economist. She was employed by Housing Communal Servises of Soligorsk city
since 1991. As of 2004 she is a deputy director of Environment company
Ecokomplex andis dealing with wa.ste collection and treatment. The company
Ecokomplex started separate collection of domestic waste in Soligorsk city. A
special publicity program in schools and for local population was fulfilled,
more than 100 refuse bins were installed in Soligorsk city. Mrs. Tsedrik is the
organizer of all activities connected with the creation of system for separate
collection and processing of solid domestic waste.
Presentation
Organization of the Modern System for Separate Collection and Processing
of Solid Domestic Waiste
The Project has been elaborated for the purpose of creating the modern system
for separate collection and processing of solid domestic waste (SDW) in accordance with the Programme for handling the Solid Domestic Waste as approved
by the decision of the Soligorsk Town Executive Committee No.425 dated June
11, 2004. The main tasks of the elaborated project are as follows: 1)
Organization of separate collection, treatment and recycling of solid domestic
waste present on the territory of the town of Soligorsk and Soligorsk District;
2) Organization of taking the nature-conservative, sanitary and fire-prevention
measures for preventing the adverse effect on the environment and human
health when handling the solid domestic waste; 3) Creating the conditions
stimulating the separate collection of solid domestic waste; 4) Organization of
separate collection of solid domestic waste for the purpose of ecologically and
economically grounded use of them as secondary raw materials. The project
include purchase of modern equipment, creation of special shop to separate
waste and processing of separated waste.
Project cost - 5.1 mln US dollars
Background: The existing system for handling the waste in the town is burying
the waste at the solid domestic waste burial ground in the village of Dubei. This
burial ground has exhausted its resources. The burying method of treatment of
solid domestic waste is simple, but it requires large land plots, considerable
investments as well as operational and transport costs. The burial ground is a
source of spreading odor nuisances in spite of hydraulic protection, increased
risk of contamination of ground waters with poisonous filtrates. At the burial
ground there is no weight accounting of solid domestic waste. Therefore, the
town needs a new sorting and treatment complex for solid domestic waste
complying with today’s technological norms and local conditions and taking
into account the landscape and hydrological peculiarities of the town.
Environmental impact summary: Accumulation and concentration of solid
domestic waste in large quantities is one of serious factors of pollution of the
environment and can cause, under certain circumstances, unpredictable consequences. It is especially significant for the town of Soligorsk.
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Financial Manager
Yazov Ltd., Bulgaria
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Contacts
tel. +359 32 655 002
fax +359 32 655 003
Biography
Miroslav Yazov is a Financial Manager and co-owner of the company Yazov Ltd,
Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He has a BD in Macroeconomics from the University of
Plovdiv “P. Hilendarski” and a MD in Financial Management from the same university. Mr. Yazov expertise spans over 7 years in areas such as accounting,
financial management and real estate mediation with companies from Israel,
Italy and Bulgaria. Mr. Yazov career began in 1999 when he worked, still as a
student, for the company Yazov SLtd – Israel, a company owned by his father
and partner in Yazov Ltd. – Mr. Dimitar Yazov, as an interpreter and mediator
in negotiations between the company and its Israeli partners. In 2001 he
joined a prestige Plovdiv auditing company where he worked as an assistant
accountant for companies from Belgium and Italy. In September 2002 he was
appointed General Manager in an Israeli owned real estate agency based in
Switzerland, with offices in Genève, Tel Aviv and Plovdiv. In the autumn of
2004 he became a partner in Yazov Ltd and its Financial Manager. One year
later Mr. Yazov found another company which bought off the real estate agency
he worked in and which company now is also working in the field of real estate
mediation and investing in properties.
Presentation
Sky Buildings - the New Face of Business and Living in Plovdiv
Why Plovdiv? Plovdiv is situated on the banks of the Maritza River. It is the
second biggest city in Bulgaria. Its unique location at this ancient crossroad
contributed for the strong cultural and political influence of the East and
West civilizations on its development. Nevertheless the city has saved its
exceptional cultural identity. Plovdiv is one of the most ancient cities not
only in Bulgaria but in Europe as well. The city is an intersection of different
cultures and epochs, religions and traditions, a conjunction of roads connecting countries and continents. Plovdiv is a picturesque city with many gardens and parks, museums and archeological monuments, a city with unique
atmosphere which combines and interesting past with lively present, a city
which has become the home of various festivals, cultural events and trade
fairs each year. Some of the main advantages of the city are: the population
of the district is 700 000 people, which is the second biggest in the country; Plovdiv is near the international E79 highway and close to Greece; the
acceptance of the new city plan and the expansion of the city to the boarders of its ring road; Plovdiv has its own airport with brand new cargo zone
for it; The International Plovdiv fair which holds more than 40 exhibitions
per year, one of which the Autumn Technical Fair is the biggest on the
Balkans with more than 3600 exhibitors; the construction of 3 new industrial and logistic parks.
Sky Buildings. This is a new investment project of “Yazov” Ltd. The complex is
situated near park “Lauta”, near “Locomotive” stadium in district 1, 2, and 3
according to the plan of VSI – MO – city of Plovdiv. The area of the plot is 32
000 sq. m., total constructed area of 129 000 sq. Ï. The complex is with
mixed functions – residential and public. Its composition is made by a diagonal pedestrian area cutting through the plot, with a lot of green areas and public services, which leads directly to the main entrance of “Locomotive” stadium and includes stores, fast-food restaurants, SPA centers, cinemas, etc. In
both ends – north and south, three thirty three floors administrative buildings
are situated for public services. Their ground-floor levels are two and three
floors trading bodies, which are planned in such manner as to allow combining
of different in type and area premises into large showrooms. Trading areas are
vast, bright and strategically situated, which ensures successful trading activities. The office buildings are approximately 100 meters tall with communications in the center and free planning of the floors. Ten residential structures –
3 to 9 floors tall, are situated in the complex, which are subordinated to a common composition idea. The areas which are not to be build on will be greened
with tall and short vegetation, as the parking which will serve the complex are
situated in basement levels.
A lot of gardens and alleys are to be built in order to ensure the necessary
calmness in a fast moving life. Wood vegetation will be mainly concentrated around the street which passes through the complex and alongside the
pedestrian area. “Sky Buildings” receives a unique and interesting character
for its residents as well as for developing a successful business.
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IBA 02
OECD Workshop: How to Implement the Next Wave of Economic
Reforms in South Eastern Europe
Dana Armean Denis-Smith
Managing Director
Marker Global Ltd., United Kingdom
Contacts
tel. +44 77 8 88 34 335
Biography
Dana Denis-Smith is the Managing Director of Marker Global Ltd, a Londonbased business consultancy. Dana is an English-qualified lawyer and experienced analyst of the economic transition in Eastern Europe. She spent two
years working as a lawyer with global law firm Linklaters, specialising in
finance law. Previous to her role as a lawyer, she worked for The Economist
Group as a Balkans writer and anayst for The Economist Intelligence Unit and
other Group companies. Dana worked as an economics journalist for the BBC
World Service in London, Reuters in Romania and the Russia Journal in Moscow
as well as for a number of other London-based economic forecasters such as
WMRC (now Global Insight). Dana holds an MSc in Political Economy of
Transition and a BSc in International History and Relations from the London
School of Economics as well as postgraduate studies in Law.
Presentation
Making the Small Count – SMEs, Regulation and Economic Reform in South
- East Europe
This presentation focuses on the following:
a) the practical aspects of setting up and running a small/medium size enterprise
in South East Europe: how does the regulatory framework of various countries in
the region stimulate the growth of SMEs. It will discuss the effects of overregulation on the success of SMEs;
b) it considers to what extent the success of the SME sector feeds into the countries’ economic growth and analyses to what extent there is a link between overregulation, failure to establish a successful SME sector and economic indicators;
c) it considers other barriers to developing a successful SME sector and weighs
the various options to increase the impact of SMEs to the overall economic performance of the countries in the region.
Eugenio Bettella
Lawyer - Partner
Rödl & Partner, Italy
Contacts
tel. +39 049 80 46 911
fax +39 049 80 46 920
Biography
Eugenio Bettella is an Italian lawyer, member of the Padua Bar since 1997.
He is the partner of law and accountancy firm Rödl & Partner, a German
international firm with head office in Nuremberg having more than 2000
professionals operating in 72 offices in Germany and around the world.
Eugenio Bettella graduated in law in 1994 at the Padua University. After a
period of training in an Italian law firm he joined - in 1997 - the leading
English law firm Clifford Chance where he specialized manly in non contentious matters such as corporate law (company law, merger & acquisitions,
privatisations) and international law but also in contentious matters such as
national and international arbitrations. Eugenio Bettella’s activities are particularly focused on emerging countries in Eastern Europe and Middle East.
Eugenio Bettella, throughout the years, had the opportunity of making a
number of conferences aimed to entrepreneurs and other legal professional
in Italy and abroad mainly dedicated to the legal aspects of how doing business in foreign countries.
Presentation
CEI countries’ legal framework changes to West European standards
1.Brief overviews of CEI countries (classified in 3 groups):
1.A The EU consolidated countries: AUSTRIA and ITALY
1.B The EU eastern countries:
(i) which adhered to EU in 2004: CZECH REPUBLIC, HUNGARY, POLAND, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA
(ii) which adhered to EU in 2007: BULGARIA and ROMANIA
1.C The extra EU countries: ALBANIA, BELARUS, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA,
CROATIA, MACEDONIA, MOLDOVA, MONTENEGRO, SERBIA, UKRAINE
Data of interest:
Population, population growth rate / GDP, GDP real growth rate, GDP per capita, GDP per sector / Inflation rate / Foreign direct investments / Current account
balance / Labor force, labor force by occupation in sectors
Unemployment rate
2. Geopolitical situation and respect of fundamental human rights
With a particular regard to 1C group’s countries:
Analysis of the major factors of geopolitical tensions in the region /
Governments’ stability
Adherence to the main european conventions regarding the human rights and
fundamental freedoms, in particular, adherence to the European Convention of
the Human Rights.
Brief analysis of some particular cases.
CORE ANALYSIS
Slides with presentation of the countries.
Every slide contains a brief presentation of the legislation of every CEI country, in particular regarding following aspects:
Company law
Protection of the intellectual property rights / Labor legislation
Real estate / Antitrust / Fiscal system / Custom’s laws / Finance / Other aspects
With reference to the 1.C group’s countries, there will be analysis of the proceedings of adherence to the Community’s legal framework.
With reference to the 1.B group’s countries, there will be analysis of the transitions regimes and safeguard.
Fadi Farra
Principal Administrator
OECD
Contacts
Biography
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Fadi Farra is a Principal Administrator with the OECD. Fadi is an expert on private sector development issues and policies. The studies he led recently focused
on private sector competitiveness and policy barriers in South East Europe. Prior
to joining the OECD Fadi worked for 15 years in management and policy advisory with the Boston Consulting Group and AT Kearney. He is the author of several publications related to business climate, competitiveness and globalization.
His latest publication in collaboration with Harvard Business School focuses on
foreign direct investments. He is a regular commentator on CNN, BBC, CNBC and
the Financial Times on globalization and FDI issues. Fadi is a graduate from the
London School of Economics (M.Sc. Management Economics), HEC Paris /
Community of European Management Schools (M.Sc. International Management)
and the Institut D’Etudes Politiques (M.A. Government).
Presentation
Targeting Reforms through a Sector Specific Approach
Marie-Laurence Guy
Projects Officer
Global Corporate Governance Forum, IFC
Washington DC / Bulgaria Country Office
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Contacts
Gian Piero Cigna
tel. +359 2 9697 224
fax +359 2 9697 222
Principal Counsel of Corporate Governance, Legal
Transition Team
Development (EBRD)
Biography
Marie-Laurence Guy is a projects officer and task team leader at the IFC - Global
Corporate Governance Forum. She is in charge of the Forum’s activities in the
Middle East and North Africa and Southeast Europe. She furthermore works on
developing global corporate governance reform tools to help implement good corporate governance practices. Ms. Guy has recently co-authored and coordinated the
production of two toolkits on building director training organizations and developing corporate governance codes of best practice. She is currently leading a new
project on corporate governance and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
Ms. Guy previously worked as a project manager in the Corporate Affairs Division
of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the
French Ministry of Finance, Economy and Industry. Ms. Guy received a Bachelor’s
degree in Political Sciences from the University of Paris Pantheon-Assas, and
Masters’ degrees in International Economic Relations and Defence Economy from
the University of Paris Pantheon-Sorbonne and Paris Pantheon-Assas.
Presentation
Corporate Governance Reform Efforts in Southeast Europe
The processes by which companies are directed and controlled are subject to
rules and standards embedded in countries’ corporate governance frameworks
and companies’ by-laws. These processes are intended to help companies avoid
trouble, outperform their peers, and reduce the costs of capital by assuring
shareholders and bondholders that they can obtain a fair return on their investment. If the rules are to fulfil these purposes, investors must rely on the adherence of company’s officers and directors to the rules. In SEE to attract investors,
improve corporate performance and compete in the European and International
markets it is essential to:
- Improve the corporate governance framework (Regulations; best practice codes)
- Improve director professionalism and board practices
- Improve disclosure and transparency
- Provide avenues for better dealing with conflicts and disputes
- Improve the media’s understanding of good corporate practices
tel. +44 207 338 70 87
Biography
Gian Piero Cigna is Counsel with the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (EBRD). He is in charge of corporate governance and capital markets legal reform projects in central and eastern Europe and the CIS. Prior to
joining the EBRD he worked in Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Albania,
Romania, Serbia and Montenegro (Kosovo) and the Czech Republic both as a
lawyer in an international law firm and as consultant to international organisations and various state institutions and ministries. In the Czech Republic Gian
Piero worked as “Pre-Accession Advisor” to the Ministry of Justice and the
Czech Securities Commission for the approximation of the Czech legislation
with EU standards. He graduated in law in Italy and pursued postgraduate studies in the Netherlands and US focusing on European and international business
law. Publications include several essays on corporate governance, capital markets and banking law, most recently with a focus on emerging markets in
Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
IBA 03
Eco-innovation and Alternative Sources of Energy: Opportunities for
SMEs
Svenja Bartels
Associate
Rödl & Partner, Attorneys-at-Law, Certified
Accountants and Tax Consultants, Italy
Anthony O’Sullivan
Head
OECD Investment Compact for South East Europe
Contacts
tel. +39 049 8046911
fax +39 049 8046920
Contacts
Biography
tel. +33 1 45 24 7637
fax +33 1 45 24 9335
Svenja Bartels is an Attorney-at-Law at Rödl & Partner, a German international Law Firm with its head office in Nuremburg and Associate in the Padova
office in Italy. She received her law degree from the University of Bonn
“Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität” in 1998, and studied furthermore at the University UNIL in Lausanne (CH) and the German University of
Administrative Sciences in Speyer (D). Prior to joining Rödl & Partner in
Padova, Svenja joined the Milan office of Rödl & Partner and other primary law
firms in Milan. She specialises in commercial, corporate, energy and renewable
energies sector. In particular as to the latter, she is assisting specifically foreign clients in the execution of projects for wind farms, hydroelectric and photovoltaic plants in Italy. Svenja Bartels is admitted to practice in Germany
(Düsseldorf bar) and is fluent in Italian, English, French and German (mother
tongue).
Biography
Anthony O’Sullivan is the Head of the Investment Compact for South East
Europe. The Investment Compact, under the Stability Pact for South Eastern
Europe (Working Table II on Economic Reconstruction, Development and Cooperation) and the OECD (Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs) is a
leading programme designed to improve the investment climate and encourage private sector development in South East Europe (SEE). Head office is
located in Paris, France with regional offices in Bucharest, Romania and
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. (www.investmentcompact.org). Mr
O’Sullivan has a background as a strategy consultant with the firms Accenture,
Monitor Company and A.T. Kearney. His academic credentials include a first
class Honours Degree in Economics at McGill University and a Masters in
Development Economics at the LSE in London.
Presentation
How to implement the next wave of economic reform in SEE
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Contacts
Pierpaolo Dettori
Industrial Area Manager
Conser sccpa, Italy
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Contacts
Vittorio Ghinassi
tel. +39 057 47 30 305
fax +39 057 46 67 094
General Secretary
Association for Italian-Moldavian Trade (ACIM),
Italy
Biography
Presentation
Energetically self-sufficient industrial areas: economic and environmental
sustainability. The case study of Prato (Italy)
Micro and small enterprises (mSE) –i.e. enterprises with less than 250
employees- represent more than 98% of the European enterprises. These
enterprises produce more than 70% of pollution in Europe. Anyway the mSE
have no organization, economic and cultural strength to be engaged singularly in programmes for the environmental and social improvement.
Particularly they are unable to face programmes for the production of thermical and electrical energy from renewable sources. In addition the acts promoting the environmental protection generally deal with the behaviour of
the single enterprises and not of the whole areas where they work. As a consequence it derives the actual impossibility to involve over 98% of the
European enterprises in programmes for the environmental improvement
and especially for the production and use of clean energy. With no innovative solution it is therefore impossible to reduce significantly the 70% of the
pollution produced by the mSE. The experience of the case study of the First
Macrolotto of Prato shows that it is possible to involve also the mSE in significant programmes for the environmental improvement, if the focus is
shifted from the single firms to the industrial areas where they work. The
participation of the mSE in these complex programmes was obtained by
avoiding to involve them in onerous preliminary investments and making
them benefit by immediate and consistent savings. Particularly to realize
interventions for the production of clean energy and to make the whole First
Macrolotto energetically self-sufficient, the manager of this area found some
important ESCo (Energy Saving Companies). They are engaged to realize at
their own expenses the necessary investments and to sell to the mSE working in this area thermical and electrical energy produced by their plants at
lower costs than market’s. The intervention of these ESCo provide integrated solutions for distributed cogeneration, thermical and photovoltaic solar
plants, small aeolian plants and heat pumps to use the calories of the liquids which flow underneath the First Macrolotto. At the end of the period of
financial amortization, the plants realized and managed by the ESCo will be
owned by a consortium (CONSER) which represents all the mSE working in
the First Macrolotto. Since CONSER is a no-profit consortium at the end of
the period of financial amortization the costs of thermical and electrical
energy will be more competitive, because there will not be any financial burden. The role of the area manager is crucial for the accomplishment of these
programmes. Anyway the European industrial areas provided with a manager are still rare. For this reason the case study of Prato was included by the
EU among the best practices for its social and environmental initiatives.
Biography
Vittorio Ghinassi is General Secretary of A.C.I.M Association for the ItalianMoldovan Trade. He heads the ACIM headquarters located in Faenza, Italy and
coordinates the activity carried out by the ACIM branch based in Chisinau,
Moldova. Among his current tasks are a series of commercial and industrial initiatives such as the management of the project “In Moldova” that aims at creating commercial liaisons between Italian SMEs and Moldovan companies. Mr.
Ghinassi’s expertise spans over 20 years in international cooperation projects
carried out in the frame of programs supported by major Italian Institutions and
other private organizations, particularly devoted to the development of EasternEuropean Countries. Mr Ghinassi gained direct experience in managing all phases of a project cycle and greatly improved his capabilities in monitoring and executing problem-solving actions within international projects. Since the beginning of the 90s Mr. Ghinassi worked as Responsible for the Foreign Affairs of
Confartigianato Emilia-Romagna. In 1999 he also served as a Consultant for the
project “Libia Tech” carried out by Confartigianato Italy. In 2003 he was hired by
UNIDO for a project dealing with the development of handicraft ceramic actvities
in Morocco. Then he managed the project “B.R.I.D.G.E. Business Research
Innovation Generating Enterrises in Tuzla, BiH” from 2004 till 2005 for the
Region Emilia-Romagna and the Association Cosmopolite.
Presentation
The Republic of Moldova presents an energy situation strongly dependent on
outside sources, in particular Moldova acquires natural gas and oil from Russia
and other small percentages from Romania and Ukraine. In particular, regarding
the heating system, both for home-dwellings and industrial buildings, has
remained the same since the Soviet regime; this means that it is based on big
energy plants of natural gas, diesel gas or coal, that through a vast pipe-line
system brings hot-water to the buildings. In recent times the use of private heating systems, for one’s own house, has been increasing notably.
Strategic objectives
The Government of Moldova has set two strategic targets to achieve: the first
aims at increasing the energy produced within the country in the coming ten
years and in doing so Moldova intends to enhance the energy production derived
from renewable energy sources (biomass, hydroelectric, etc…); the second target
aims at reducing significantly the energy consumption through the application
of norms and directives and increasing the citizens’ awareness on this matter as
well as implementing new eco-technologies.
Project S.E.E.M. (Systems for Energy Efficiency in Moldova)
The project named S.E.E. in Moldova intends to operate within two areas: (i) The
first is the eco-innovation which means finding solutions that are sustainable
and efficient reducing the domestic and industrial consumption – In particular
we foresee to carry out a monitoring action by taking some areas as study-case
(highly populated blocks, villages, countryside spots, industrial districts), then,
on the basis of the results obtained, we intend to define the best eco-strategies.
In addition we aim at setting up enterprises and/or professional centres specialized in energy-saving technologies by means of educational programs and tutoring offered by Italian companies already active in this field. (ii) The second main
target of the project is the creation of a biomass pilot-plant, of medium size (2025 mega) producing alternative energy. This latter is an initiative that will be
performed under the agreement and with the support of the Government of
Moldova.
In 1975 Pierpaolo Dettori promoted the realization of a new industrial area
known as First Macrolotto of Prato (Italy), where over 350 micro and small
enterprises (mSE) work and over 3.000 people are employed. In 1982 Mr
Dettori promoted the foundation of a no-profit consortium –CONSER- whose
members are all the firms of the First Macrolotto. CONSER aims at providing
its members with centralized services that can produce scale economies also
for the mSE and can improve the social and environment of the whole industrial area. Since 1982 Mr Dettori has been managing the First Macrolotto. To
achieve CONSER aims, Mr Dettori shifted the focus of his activity from the single enterprises to the whole industrial area. He also obtained the cooperation
of the mSE, suggesting initiatives that do not require any preliminary investment while provide immediate savings for the single enterprises. The initiatives promoted by Mr Dettori range from the water management (industrial
aqueduct fed by a centralized plant for recycling waste water) to energy, from
the management of the sustainable mobility to safety, from the balance of
working and family time to the centralized services in favour of the workers.
Mr Dettori’s activity was awarded by EU and Italian public institutions. 2003:
EU included CONSER among the 23 best projects for SME; 2004: CONSER was
awarded the First Prize SODALITAS for its actions of Corporate Social
Responsibility; 2005: CONSER was awarded the First Prize Eco-efficient
Tuscany; 2006: EU included CONSER among the 3 best practices realized
within the EQUAL European projects. Since in Europe it is not diffused the
career brief of a planner and manager of industrial areas ecologically and
socially equipped, Mr Dettori together with the University of Venice is promoting a Master to form this career brief.
Fausto Santangelo
Representative of the Italian Ministry of Economic
Development, BEST Groups to the European
Commission
Italy
Contacts
tel. +39 338 76 97 817
fax +39 097 12 74 523
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Biography
Riccardo Honorati Bianchi
Fausto Santangelo is an Environmental System Manager enrolled in the
European register (Personnel Registration Scheme) managed by the European
Organization for Quality. He takes part on behalf of Italian Ministry of Economic
Development to European Projects in Best Expert environmental Groups in
European Commission- Enterprise Directorate General (DG enterprise). [The
Business Environment Simplification Task Force (BEST) involves representatives
from the business community and public authorities in the Member States. The
BEST Procedure provides a framework to support Member States’ efforts to
improve their performance by learning from best practices]. Mr Santangelo is an
engineer with experience in managing all phases of the environmental compliance for SMEs. He supports SMEs in the different stages in the regulatory cycle
from the design to the government of the processes: permitting. monitoring,
reporting, assistance during inspection. He is an environmental auditor in the
application of Environmental Management Systems (such as ISO 14001 and
Emas); an auditor in the energetic certification of buildings; a consultant in environment, quality, safety and security for SMEs. He supports also privates and
SMEs in applications of some alternative energy sources available, above all
solar (photovoltaic) and wind energy: from design to installation.
Andrea Valcada
Chief Coordinator, Environment and Innovation
Project,
ENEL S.p.A., Italy
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Contacts
tel. +39 06 8305 7960
fax +39 06 8305 7888
Expert - Resident Twinning Adviser, Development
and Cohesion Policies Department
Ministry of Economic Development
Italy
Contacts
tel. +39 348 82 30 692
Biography
Riccardo Honorati Bianchi is Senior Expert within the Ministry of the Economic
Development Department for Development and Cohesion Policies (till May
2006 within the Ministry of Economy and Finance), Directorate EU Structural
Funds Policies, General Directorate Relations with Third Countries with more
than 12 years of professional experience in Structural Funds in Italy and
abroad.
In all his postings, Mr. Honorati Bianchi has gained extensive experience in
institutional building and technical assistance of Structural Funds (SF) cofinanced project, both in Italy and abroad, with particular reference to the
entire Project Cycle Management as follows:
o Planning;
o Management and implementation;
o Financial management, and audit;
o Payment and financial control;
o Monitoring and reporting;
o Programme evaluation;
Furthermore, Mr. Honorati Bianchi has acquired a deep knowledge of EU regulations, procedures and guidelines on SF and extensive experience in beneficiaries’ needs assessment and training in SF management and gained specific
countries experience in Bulgaria, Poland, UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece,
Ireland.
Biography
Andrea Valcalda is the Chief Coordinator of the Environment and Innovation
Project of Enel S.p.A., an investment program for research, innovation, renewable energy sources and environmental communication. He coordinates the
project implementation, the development of innovative solutions in cooperation with Enel’s Research Department. Born in Genoa in 1965, he was graduated at the the Università degli Studi di Genova and joined Enel in 1996 as
the Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Board.
Presentation
Special focus on Environmental and Competitiveness Programmes (Energy,
Innovation Projects) - Overview of the Structural Funds in Bulgaria in the
Programming Period 2007-2013: stakeholders, opportunities for SMEs
IBA 04
Presentation
SME Development Projects co-funded by the EU in the CEI Region
Gaining technological and environmental leadership: Enel’s “Environment
and Innovation Project”
Climate change is a global problem, which is already affecting our society, the
way we conduct business and live our lives. It is an enormous challenge that we
cannot ignore, and which is becoming increasingly important. In particular we
believe that the risk of climate change requires the use of the best technologies
and research for the development of new and friendly solutions for the environment. Technological and environmental leadership is one of Enel’s strategic targets. In our vision, we will be able to produce the necessary amount of energy
at reasonable costs and zero emissions. We believe that, in order to be leaders
in the energy sector, one has to be a leader in environment and innovation For
this reason Enel has decided to launch a new project, called “Environment &
Innovation Project”: over 4 billion Euros in five years for research, renewable
energies, development and application of the most advanced technologies. The
plan, which is unprecedented at Enel and almost unequalled in global terms, will
add focus to our day-to-day attention regarding efficiency and continuous
improvement. Our final goal is zero-emission power generation. The Project doubles our financial efforts for developing generation from renewable sources
(from 1.6 billion in the 2001-2005 period to 3.3 billion in 2007-2011). We
will invest another 800 million Euros in the study of innovative renewable-energy concepts, in research projects on CO2 capture and storage, on the hydrogen
frontier and in encouraging and promoting energy savings, i.e. the foremost and
simplest way of protecting our environment. The speech will give some details
about the main projects, focusing on some concrete examples of “intelligent
energy” and new technologies. Environmental sustainability continues to be a
key focus of our activities. As a global energy player, we have to work to the best
of our abilities to deliver a better world to future generations and disseminate
environmental awareness, so as to respond to the challenge of not changing the
world: that’s the real revolution
Mauro Bianchi
Managing director
TESEO Sprl, Belgium
Contacts
tel. +32 02 230 10 90
fax +32 0 2 230 13 77
Biography
Mr. Mauro BIANCHI holds a BSc from the “Università Cattolica del Sacro
Cuore”, Milan and a MSc from ULB, Brussels. He is fluent in French, English and
Italian. He is the Managing Director and co-founder of TESEO Sprl, a partner
and administrator of TRENDESIGN EEIG, former member of the Board of
Directors of EMF – European Multimedia Forum, an independent ITC organization based in Brussels, and a consultant on European affairs, on RTD, ITC, training and co-operation policies. In 1988 he worked at the European Commission
DGI in charge for the monitoring of the EU policies towards Poland, Hungary
and Comecon countries, for the US Department for Trade he was in charge of a
large study within the “Uruguay Round” GATT negotiation on the liberalisation
of trade in services. From 1989 to 1992 he worked for Price Waterhouse
Management Consultants and he was in charge for the activities within the EU
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policy of aid for East and Central Europe. As Managing Director of TESEO Sprl,
he has been consultant and representative of several organizations related to
communication and IT activities and SMEs. We can list that: from 1993 to
1996 he represented RCS-Rizzoli Corriere della Sera publishing group in
Brussels, from 1995 to 1996 he represented ALI (a reputed industrial association of North Italy) to the European Commission. From 1995 to 1998 he was
responsible for the EU department of SACIS Spa (a RAI Radiotelevisione
Italiana the Italian national TV company) in Brussels. Mauro has worked actively for local and regional authorities, especially in the strategic planning of
SMEs support schemes in research and innovation. He has contributed to the
design and implementation of instruments currently used by the Lombardia
Region and has assisted other Italian regions in the “synchronization” of their
instruments with those adopted at European level.
Presentation
Transferring Government to Business IST Good Practices to Eastern
European New Member States
Pro-active intelligence and support programme to stimulate European SMEs
faced with research issues in the field of ICT security. Transferring Government
to Business IST Good Practices to Eastern European New Member States.
TRANSFER-EAST is a Specific Support Action, entirely financed by the DG
INFSO, within the Sixth Framework Program. The project aims at favouring the
transfer of learning, facilitating the exchange of e-government good practices
and their transfer when appropriate and contributing to enhance the quality of
e-government initiatives across Europe. In particular the project is aiming at
transferring innovative eGovernment-to-Business (G2B) approaches and tools,
successful practices and transferable cases to Public Administrations (PAs) in
the five following New Member States (NMS): Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech
Republic, Hungary and Poland. The result expected is the transfer to selected
Public Administrations in 5 targeted NMS, partner of the project, 10 innovative
Government-to-Business approaches/tools, successful practices, transferable
cases. The first two project phases brought to the final selection, carried out by
involved Public Administrations in New Member States, of 10 G2B GPs out of
range of 32 cases initially identified. At present, Transfer-East is in its last and
crucial phase, aiming at the implementation of G2B Good Practices exchange
through the knowledge transfer activities.
Presentation
Pro-active intelligence and support programme to stimulate European SMEs
faced with research issues in the field of ICT security
Secure Force comprises a network of European partners promoting the participation of small and medium sized companies in the Seventh Framework
Programme (FP7), the EU's main instrument for funding research and development across Europe.
Secure Force is an ETI project focused on SECURITY research. SECURE FORCE
is of interest of small and medium sized companies with an interest in SECURITY-research-related sectors, such as: Secure communication systems and
services; Networked infrastructure security; Trasportation facility security
(including aeronautics); Privacy and data protection; Protection against terrorism & bio-terrorism
Crisis prevention and management.
SECURE FORCE is also of relevance to Universitie, public research centres and
large companies in the security fields with a view to integrating small companies with appropriate technologies and expertise in their security related R&D
projects, funded through FP7.
Hristo Mihailovsky
Bulgarian Credit Rating Agency, Bulgaria
Contacts
tel. +359 2 98 73 371
fax +359 2 98 76 363
Biography
Hristo Mihailovsky is chief executive officer of the Bulgarian Credit Rating
Agency (BCRA). He is responsible for entire company’s activity, as his tasks
include supervising financial condition, presentation and promotion of the
company on the Bulgarian and international market. He is directly responsible for regional development to the company and all the contacts with
Bulgarian and international partners. Mr Mihailovsky has over 25 years
experience in financial and economic sector. He has been Deputy Minister
of Economy and Deputy Minister in Ministry of trade and tourism. In both
cases he has been responsible for Foreign Economic Relations. Mr
Mihailovsky has an experience as chief investment officer and deputy director of CARESBAC (care small business assistance corporation), a venture
capital fund targeting SMEs. He has been Chairman or Chief of the Board
of Directors in different Bulgarian prestige companies and banks institutions. Mr Mihailovsky has a master degree from Technical University in
Sofia and master degree in Business Administration from University of
Minnesota, with concentration in Finance and International Business.
Presentation
Assessment and transparency of creditworthiness as a tool for enhancing
the competitiveness and support SMEs internationalization
The presentation will cover the following topics: Closed capital market and
lack of information as main obstacle for cross-border activities of SMEs non-transparency in business relations is a synonym of uncertainty and
therefore higher risk for foreign companies entering a domestic market or
dealing with domestic counterparties. What does an assessment of creditworthiness include? – it provides information not only on certain level of
credit risk but on broader range of risks as well. For example risk arising from
specifics of respective industry, operating risk, management risk, financial
risk. The assessment includes detailed analysis of company’s strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Main beneficiaries from assessment
of creditworthiness – banks, investors, other creditors, suppliers, customers,
export insurance agencies, government institutions and policy makers. How
to guarantee the transparency and objectiveness of creditworthiness assessment? – in order to achieve transparency and objectiveness of the assessment it cannot be accomplished by any of the interested parties but by an
independent analyst. This will also accelerate the process of identifying
cross-border partners and business opportunities. The experience of BCRA –
we have 5 years of experience in assessing creditworthiness of Bulgarian
companies. We use methodologies of “ICRA” Ltd. (an Associated Moody’s
Investors Service) and carried out so far 85 business and 131 industry
analysis and 256 credit reports. Case studies
Giuseppe Saija
Project Manager
TESEO Sprl, Belgium
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Contacts
tel. +32 0 2 230 10 90
fax +32 0 2 230 13 77
Biography
Mr. Giuseppe SAIJA, holds a MA in Asian Studies from the University of New
South Wales (Australia) and a BA in Political Science. Formerly a journalist, he
works since six years as a consultant specialised in Innovation and Research
programmes for SMEs at European and national level. Giuseppe has worked in
several ETI projects (Economic Technological Intelligence), guiding several
SMEs of the IT sector into successful participation in research projects (PACT,
under FP V, PATENT under FP VI). Giuseppe has a proven track record of services to SMEs in the successful preparation of Exploratory Awards, CRAFT and
other typologies of research projects. Giuseppe has a strong expertise both in
project management and communication activities. He has co-ordinated the
URBEST project (a City of Tomorrow program of FP V), a network of local TV
broadcasters producing a cycle of programmes on urban innovation themes at
European scale and has been the leader of the audiovisual production area of
the ADOPT-IT project (IST program under FPV) showing the best practices of
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the Interactive Electronic Publishing area in the IST programme. More recently,
Giuseppe has been consulted by several international organisations for the
launch of initiatives aimed at the consolidation of activities for the community of European SMEs. He has run several workshops on SMEs and research in
Spain, Slovenia, Germany and Turkey. He is currently managing the INCITE
project (IST– INCO programme under call 3) for the establishment of an IST
NCP in India. Italian mother tongue, he is fluent in English, French and Spanish.
Presentation
Euro India Research Center. INCITE - INDIA MENTOR: Catalyst for Euro-India
ICT Research
Euro-India Research Center: From charting S&T capacities to forging collaboration. The Euro-India Research Center is the result of the combined experience of
2 FP6 ICT projects (INCITE and INDIA MENTOR), with the vision to structure permanently Euro-India cooperation in the IT sector. INCITE supported the creation
of a National Contact Point to link the IT community of India to the activities of
the IST programme and spread awareness about the IST funding programme to
the Indian IT community. Building on the experience and results of the INCITE
project, the India Mentor project looks at increasing significantly the participation of Indian organisations in the FP7 ICT programme. Both these projects
fed/feed into the EIRC, as a way of giving Euro-India cooperation a solid and permanent support platform. The mission of EIRC is to encourage shared research
initiatives around the strategic priorities set by the European Research Agenda
Presentation
FASTER – Fostering Alliances for Sustainable Transport in European
Research
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FASTER – “Fostering Alliances for Sustainable Transport in European Research”
– was a thirty-month project co-financed by the European Commission within the
“Stepping up Economic and Technological Intelligence” (ETI), Sixth Framework
Programme (FP6). The European transport system has proved to be one of the
most challenging sectors over the last years, due to its complexity and growth
both in terms of people’s mobility and goods’ dislocation. Even though it has
been focusing on transport companies’ intervention into big European projects,
FASTER has also intended to raise awareness on the necessity to develop a safer
and more environmentally-friendly intermodal transport (with a holistic
approach taking into consideration the transport modes, logistics, alternative
energy, infrastructures, urban mobility, need for companies dealing with the
entire supply chain etc) towards companies often reluctant to innovate and contribute to a major wellness of the environment and of citizens. Within this context, FASTER has provided a platform of orientation services on the European
research funding for companies of the transport sector, logistics, energy and
related business areas with the aim of promoting their participation into the EU
RTD projects under the Sixth and the Seventh Framework Programmes. Main free
of charge services were offered by the FASTER partners to the companies operating in the transport, logistics, energy and related business areas sectors such
as: To inform SMEs about research and innovation opportunities at the European
level; To evaluate their adequacy for participation into the European funding
opportunities and initiatives; To match partners’ offer and project needs based
on the European Transportation policy. The project went well beyond its initial
goals of introducing 55 SMEs into research projects. At the end of the activity,
82 SMEs had entered into research partnerships in European projects with the
large industry and academia.
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sponsors
partners
Forum Fellows
United Bulgarian Bank
KPMG Bulgaria OOD
5, Sveta Sofia Str.
1040 Sofia, Bulgaria
tel. +359 2 811 + ext.
fax 359 2 988 08 22
homepage: www.ubb.bg
37 Fridtjof Nansen St.
tel. +359 2 9697 300
fax +359 2 9805 340
homepage: www.kpmg.bg
United Bulgarian Bank (UBB) is established in 1992. Since 2000 its
main shareholder is the National Bank of Greece (99.9%) - South East
Europe’s biggest financial institution. UBB holds full banking licence
for domestic and overseas banking and financial operations. UBB is a
leader in corporate and SME banking and investment banking. It ranks
among the top three Bulgarian banks for personal banking, being
number one bank for credit card services and online banking. UBB
holds leading position on the domestic consumer and home loan market. The bank’s 200 branches offer corporate and retail banking services for over 1.5 million customers. UBB provides direct access to the
other NBG Group subsidiary banks in Serbia, Romania, Turkey, FYROM,
Cyprus, Greece and Albania. The bank has correspondent relations
with over 700 banks abroad.
KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing audit, tax
and advisory services. We operate in 148 countries and have more
than 113,000 professionals. KPMG in Bulgaria was established in
1992. The company is a leader in the professional services market in
Bulgaria with 250 employees in its offices in Sofia and Varna. KPMG
offers its clients high quality service combining understanding of the
local environment with international know-how. Through its multidisciplinary capabilities and deep industry experience KPMG advises
businesses on how to exploit new opportunities, improve performance,
manage risk and enhance value. KPMG in Bulgaria provides audit and
accounting, tax and legal, corporate finance and transaction services,
risk management and IT advisory, as well as people services to international and local clients. The firm is experienced in a wide range of
sectors, including financial services; information, communication and
entertainment; industrial and consumer markets; private equity; energy and utilities; infrastructure, government and healthcare.
vivatel
8 Totleben Blvd.
homepage: www.vivatel.bg
vivatel is the newest mobile operator in Bulgaria, owned 100% by
BTC AD, the biggest Bulgarian company with public equity interest
and the main telecommunications operator. The successful launch of
vivatel took place in November 2005. The company offers the full
range of mobile services – attractive proposals for consumer and business clients. The mobile operator has caused a revolutionary change
on the telecommunications market from its very first day. vivatel
brought real competition on the mobile services market in Bulgaria
and was the reason for the prices to drop to the generally accepted
international levels in comparison to their former high values. vivatel
has an unprecedented growth and popularity in the Bulgarian
telecommunications sector. It reached a market share of 10% for
almost year and a half after its launch and it ranks among the most
successful and fast developing mobile operators in Europe. Moreover
vivatel leads the prestigious classification Top 100 of the most
dynamically developing Bulgarian companies. At present vivatel
offers some of the most competitive mobile services to consumer and
business clients, roaming with more than 110 countries all over the
world as well as third generation services.
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Lead Sponsors
Co-Sponsors
Bulgargaz Holding EAD
Ecobulpack JSC
66 Pancho Vladigerov Blvd.
2 Ljulin Housing Estate
1336 Sofia, POB 3, Bulgaria
tel. +359 2 939 62 00
fax +359 2 925 04 01
homepage: www.bulgargazholding.bg
Zona B-5
Parteniy Nishavski Str.
Blue Palace Business Center
tel. +359 2 812 86 12 // 812 86 10
fax +359 2 821 93 67 // 920 06 98
homepage: www.ecobulpack.com
Bulgargaz Holding EAD is a single owner joint-stock company being
100% state-owned property and having its registered seat in the city
of Sofia. Bulgargaz Holding EAD has as its business object capital
equity and management of companies in the field of the supply, transmission, transit, storage and public supply of natural gas, telecommunication services, coordination between the companies to implement
a uniform policy in the field of natural gas, informational services,
analytical and control activities, participation in external investment
projects and performance of any own production or trading activity.
Three daughter companies are included in the structure of Bulgargaz
– Holding EAD – Bulgargaz EAD performing the functions of natural
gas public supplier, Bulgartransgaz EAD performing the functions of
combined operator and Bulgartel EAD, trader in the area of telecommunication technologies.
Ecobulpack is the leading Bulgarian National Packaging Waste
Recovery Organization. We provide dependable, reliable and responsible waste management solutions. Our team creates and maintains
efficiency in the process of managing packaging waste from the industry, commercial facilities, as well as the Bulgarian households through
collecting, sorting and recycling the packaging waste. This process
facilitates our business partners and provides protection for the environment. We provide the opportunity for our clients to fulfill their obligations for separate waste collection and recovery of packaging
released on the Bulgarian market while exempting them from environmental packaging tax (Product fees). In accordance with the environmental regulations we reinvest all our annual profit in sustainable
separate waste collection systems.
Natsionalna Electricheska Kompania EAD
ENEL
5, Veslets Street
tel. +359 2 926 3636
fax +359 2 987 2550
homepage: www.nek.bg
Viale Regina Margherita 137
00198 Rome, Italy
tel. +39 06 83051
homepage: www.enel.it
The electric power system of Bulgaria is part of the united system of
Continental Europe (UCTE) composed of the electric power system of
23 countries as well as parts of Denmark and Ukraine. Their annual
electricity consumption reaches 2 500 TWh. The annual demand
growth is about 2%. The closure of Kozloduy nuclear units 3 and 4
has resulted in about 6 TWh of reduced generation capability of
Bulgaria. A number of prerequisites makes rather likely energy shortfall to be experienced by the Balkan region in the years to come. This
endangers the security of supply and development of the electricity
market in the Region. To avoid further aggravation of the problem,
Bulgaria is undertaking a set of measures intended to achieve a quick
positive result.
partners
Enel is Italy’s largest power company, and Europe’s third-largest listed utility by market capitalization. Listed on the Milan and New York
stock exchanges since 1999, Enel has the largest number of shareholders of any European company, at some 2.3 million. It has a market capitalisation of about EUR 50 billion at current prices. Enel produces and sells electricity mostly in Europe, North and Latin America.
In the power business, Enel has 50,776 Megawatt of generating
capacity and has 32 million electricity customers. Enel is also the second-largest Italian distributor and vendor of natural gas, with over 2.3
million customers and a 12% market share. The company has 58,548
employees and operates a wide range of hydroelectric, thermoelectric,
nuclear, geothermal, wind-power, and photovoltaic power stations. In
2006, Enel posted revenues of 38.5 billion euros, EBITDA of 8 billion
euros and net income of 3 billion euros. Enel was the first utility in the
world to replace its customers’ traditional electromechanical meters
with modern electronic devices that make it possible to take meter
readings in real time and manage contractual relationships remotely.
This innovation has enabled Enel to implement time-of-use electricity
charges, which offer customer savings for evening and weekend electricity use, an initiative that has attracted interest from many utilities
around the world.
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Co-Sponsors
OMV Gas International GmbH
Alstom Power Italia S.p.A.
Floridsdorfer Hauptstrasse 1
1210 Vienna, Austria
tel. +43 1 27500 - 0
fax +43 1 27500 - 28791
homepage: www.omv.com
Viale Edison 50
20090 Milano, Italy
tel. +3902243481
fax +3902243482166
homepage: www.alstom.com
OMV Gas International is a 100% subsidiary of OMV
Aktiengesellschaft, one of the leading oil and gas companies in
Europe. In the business field Marketing & Trading it sold 14.1 bcm
natural gas in 2006. The sold transportation capacities in transit
lines in Austria amounted to approximately 47 bcm. In addition to
supplying gas for Austria, these lines carry gas to Germany, Italy,
France, Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary. With an exchange volume of
up to 1.7 bcm per month the Central European Gas Hub developed
into one of the most important gas platforms in Europe.
partners
Yazov Ltd.
Blvd. “Hristo Botev” 92C, fl. 4
City of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
tel. +359 32 655 002, 655 200
fax: +359 32 655 003
homepage: www.yazov-bg.com
Yazov Ltd offers the highest quality of construction on the market
today. Since 1991, we have provided superior service to our customers and have assisted them in achieving their goals. Our 16 years
of experience and commitment to excellence have earned us the reputation as the one of the best in the area both in Israel and in Bulgaria.
The company was found on 30.01.1991 by the name of “Yazov” SLtd
with sole-owner eng. Dimitar Yazov. In 2002 it was transformed into
“Yazov” Ltd. Since 1995 the company’s activity is mainly focused on
Israel. The company has constructed over 150 projects on the territory of Israel with total construction area of more than 1 million square
meters. In 2002 the company came back on the Bulgarian market,
where currently it is working on 16 projects in Plovdiv and Sofia as an
investor, general contractor or subcontractor.
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Supporters
CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni.
Via A. Depretis 86
00184 Rome, Italy
tel. +39 06 47 81 51
homepage: www.cms-aacs.com
Sofia offices:
CMS Cameron McKenna EOOD
tel. +359 2 921 99 10
homepage: www.law-now.com
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz
tel. +359 2 921 99 21
homepage: www.cms-rrh.com/sofia
DEVNYA CEMENT, Italcementi Group
9160, Devnya, Bulgaria
Industrial Zone
tel. +359 5199 2420
fax +359 5199 3214
homepage: www.devnyacement.bg
EURECNA Srl - Renewable Energy Division
Via della Pila, 3/A
I30175 Venezia-Marghera, Italy
homepage: www.eurecna.it
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HEWLETT-PACKARD Bulgaria Ltd.
UniCredit Bulbank
55, Vaptzarov Blvd.
EXPO 2000
tel. +359 2 96 98940
fax +359 2 969 8988
homepage: www.hp.com/bg
Head Office
7, Sveta Nedelya Sq.
tel. +359 2 9232 111
fax +359 2 988 46 36
homepage: www.unicreditbulbank.bg
Iride Acqua Gas S.p.A.
Wiener Börse AG
Via SS. Giacomo e Filippo 7
16122 Genova, Italy
tel. +39 010 558.115
fax +39 010 5586.284
homepage: www.iride-acquagas.it
Wallnerstraße 8
P.O.Box 192
A-1014 Vienna, Austria
tel. +43 1 531 65-0
fax +43 1 532 97 40
homepage: www.wienerborse.at
Viale Certosa, 247
20151 Milano, Italy
tel. +39 02 30 70 21
fax +39 02 30 70 25 42
homepage: www.merloniprogetti.com
Yavlena Ltd.
76 A “Gen. Gurko” str. fl. 1
Sofia 1142, Bulgaria
tel. +359 2 810 50
fax +359 2 810 50 09
homepage: www.yavlena.com
partners
Merloni Progetti S.p.A.
SAP Labs Bulgaria Ltd.
136 A, Tsar Boris III Blvd.
tel. +359 2 9157-692
fax +359 2 9157-691
homepage: www.sap.com
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media partners
International Media Partner
Media Partners in Bulgaria
International Herald Tribune
Investor.bg
Business Development Director
International Herald Tribune / New York
Times Media Group
6b rue des Graviers
92521 Neuilly Cedex
office +33 (0)1 41 43 93 80
cell +33 (0)6 61 84 88 93
fax +33 (0)1 41 43 94 40
homepage: www.ihtinfo.com
205, Al.Stamboliiski blvd, fl.8
tel.+359 2 812 98 12
homepage: www.ibg.bg
Media Partner
Darik Radio
82, Dondukov blvd
tel. +359 2 9849 840
homepage: www.darik.net // www.dariknews.bg
partners
ISI Emerging Markets
a Euromoney Institutional
Investor company
225 Park Avenue South
New York 10003, USA
tel. +212 610 2900
fax + 212 610 2950
homepage: www.securities.com
Info Radio
1, Alexander Zhendov blvd
homepage: www.inforadio.bg
Stroitelstvo Gradat
Weekly Newspaper
104, Akad. I.E. Geshov bul., fl.1,
office 1
tel. +359 2 958 88 33
homepage: www.stoitelstvo.info
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Vagabond
Duma Daily
Bulgaria's English Monthly
23 Budapest St
tel. +359 2 983 13 27
homepage: www.vagabond-bg.co
113 A, Tzarigradsko Shausse Blvd.
tel. +359 2 9705 200
homepage: www.duma.bg
Corriere Italia Bulgaria
Your Business Magazine
42 B, Kiril i Metodii str.
tel. +359 2 983 25 08
homepage: www.tbmagazine.net
24, Simeonovsko shose blvd.
tel. +359 2 961 57 57/56/55
homepage: www.cib.bg
Moite Pari LTD
11, Industrialna str.
Business center “Vasilev Plaza”
tel. +359 2 813 34 00
e-mail: [email protected] // [email protected]
homepage: www.pari.bg // www.ipo.bg
110 Rakovski str.
tel. +359 2 989 9648
homepage: www.moitepari.bg
partners
Business Media Group Pari Daily
Finzoom Financial Guide Network
Seenews
16 Ivan Vazov Str
tel. +359 2 9376 498
homepage: www.seenews.com
Deyan Vassilev (CEO)
110 Rakovski STR.
tel. +359 2 981 8885
homepage: www.finzoom.com
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