Tue 13.09.2011 Event: EUROPAEUS-AWARD 2011
Chair: Bernhard BIECHE, Editor-in-chief, Austrian Broadcasting Company ORF, Austria
19:30 „Europaeus“-Award 2011, Klagenfurt
Category 1: European politics „History in the making“
Category 2: Economics: “Internationalisation”
Category 3: Science and arts: “Knowledge creates progress – art and culture unite”
Wed 14.09.2011 „Opportunities“ – Market success factors
Chair: Adolf WINKLER, Vice Editor-in-chief, Kleine Zeitung, Austria
09:00 – 09:45 Opening “Casineum am See”
Francesco GIORDANO, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Board, UniCredit Bank Austria AG
Volodymyr BANDUROV, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, Ukraine
Franz PACHER, President, Economic Chamber of Carinthia, Austria
Josef MARTINZ, Member of Carintihian Government, Austria
Gerhard DOERFLER, Governor of Carinthia, Austria
09:45 – 10:45 Keynotes
Günter VERHEUGEN, Former Vice President of the European Commission and European Commissioner, Germany
Francesco GIORDANO, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Board, UniCredit Bank Austria AG
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00 Panel discussion
Gillian EDGEWORTH, Chief EEMEA Economist, UniCredit, United Kingdom
Walter KOREN, Director, Austrian Foreign Trade, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Austria
Michael LOEWY, Director, Department of International Relations, The Federation of Austrian Industry, Austria
Valentin REPITSCH, President H.F.S.-Group, Austria
12:30 Lunch & reception
Franz PACHER, President, Economic Chamber of Carinthia, Austria
14:00 – 16:00 Best Practice I
Banking, Finance and Market Development in CEE/SEE
Chair: Christian WEHRSCHUETZ, Austrian Broadcasting Company ORF, Austria
14:00 – 14:30 Keynote
Gillian EDGEWORTH, Chief EEMEA Economist, UniCredit, United Kingdom
14:30 – 16:00 Presentation
Meinrad HOEFFERER, Director Foreign Trade, Economic Chamber of Carinthia, Austria
Alexander EICHWALDER, Director Marketing & Sales, GREENoneTEC, Austria
Walter BAUMANN, Associate, Ernst & Young, Austria
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 – 18:30 Best Practice II:
Banking, Finance and Market Development in CEE/SEE
Chair: Meinrad HOEFFERER, Director Foreign Trade, Economic Chamber of Carinthia, Austria
16:30 – 17:00 Keynote
Massimo MASOTTI, Member of the Council of the Chamber of Commerce Udine, Italy
17:00 – 18:00 Presentation
Gottfried HABER, Professor of Economics, Klagenfurt University, Austria
Christian WEHRSCHÜTZ, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF, Austria
18:00 End of the 1st conference day
18:30 Gala and Networking in Casino Velden
Thu 15.09.2011 „Co-operation Agreements“
Green Future and Infrastructure
09:00 – 10:30 Presentations Green Future and Infrastructure I
Chair: Dietmar BRODEL, Rector, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria
Josef ELTANTAWI, Director, Int. Relations Management, Kapsch, Austria
Dietmar FELLNER, Trade Commissioner, ForeigntradeCenter Moscow, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Gregor POSTL, Trade Commissioner, ForeigntradeCenter Kiev, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Michael FRIEDL, Trade Commissioner, ForeigntradeCenter Tehran, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Norbert BÜRGER, Managing Director, HOBAS Management GmbH, Austria
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 18:00 AWO-Round table talks
Casino Hotel, seminar room “Above the roofs of Velden”, 4th floor
Individual talks with the trade commissioners from SEE/GUS
Appointmens only with reservation made with:
Mag. Hilla Preisig-Kössler, Tel.: 05 90 90 4 – 756; E-Mail: hilla.preisig@wkk.or.at
11:00 – 12:00 Presentations – Green Future and Infrastructure II
Chair: Heinrich C. MAYR, Rector, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
Philipp REIMNITZ, Co-Head of Global Project & Commodity Finance, UniCredit
Magnus WALLIN, Managing Director, Sonnenkraft International, Denmark
Sabrina SCHÜTZ-OBERLÄNDER, General Manager, Carinthian Business Agency, Austria
Michael MÜLLER, Trade Commissioner, ForeigntradeCenter Almaty, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Werner MUSSNIG, Managing Director, Alpswind, Austria
12:30 – 14:00 Reception and lunch hosted by Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
14:00 – 18:00 Company tours for delegations
14:00 – 15:45 Seminar I and Workshop I
Energy and Environmental Technology in SEE
Martin MAYR, Head of Competence Center Renewable Energies, UniCredit Leasing
Sigmund NEMETI, Trade Commissioner, ForeigntradeCenter Sarajevo, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Andreas HAIDENTHALER, Trade Commissioner, ForeigntradeCenter Belgrade, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Roman RAUCH, Trade Commissioner, ForeigntradeCenter Zagreb, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Karin REISS, Austrian Energy Agency
Intercultural Management and Trends in Human Resources in CEE:
Successful international communication in the CEE region
Chair: Alexander WURZ, Consultant, Berlitz, Austria
Heinz WALTER, Regional Manager, CIS-countries, Austrian Foreign Trade, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Naida KARABEG, Head of CEE CIB (Corporate and Investment Banking) & PB (Private Banking) HR, UniCredit
Andrej BOLFEK, CEE Director, IVENTA Management Consulting GmbH, Austria
15:45 – 16:15 Coffee break
16:15 – 18:00 Seminar II und Workshop II
Transport and Industrial Infrastructure in CIS-countries
Michael MÜLLER, Trade Commissioner, ForeigntradeCenter Almaty, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Dietmar FELLNER, Trade Commissioner, ForeigntradeCenter Moscow, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (requested)
Gregor POSTL, Trade Commissioner, ForeigntradeCenter Kiev, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Andreas GFRERER, Managing Director Condor Speditions-Transport-Ges.m.b.H. & Co
Finance, Grants, Incentives and Taxes in the CEE region
Chair: Walter BAUMANN, Partner, Ernst & Young, Austria
Manfred SEYRINGER, Deputy Head of Export & Investment Promotion Financing, UniCredit Bank Austria AG
Silvia RUTTER, Ernst & Young, Austria
18:00 End of the 2nd conference day
19:00 Reception, Casino Velden
19:30 Alps-Adriatic GALA
Sabrina SCHUETZ-OBERLAENDER, Director, Entwicklungsagentur Kaernten – Centre of Innovation and Technology, Austria
Josef MARTINZ, Member of Carintihian Government, Austria
