08:00-09:00 Registration/Welcome coffee
09:00-09:15 Keynote speech
Mirko Cvetković, Minister of Finance, Republic of Serbia
09:15-09:30 Opening Remarks
Radovan Jelašić, Governor of the National Bank of Serbia
Gordana Dostanić, Director, Belgrade Stock Exchange
09:30-10:30 Panel 1: Overview of the capital markets in CEE
· Influence of the worldwide trends on the regional markets
· What type of investor profile does the Serbian market attract?
· Merging of the regional stock exchanges: pros and cons
· Government influence on the capital market
· Risks and guidelines for companies raising capital abroad?
· Capital Markets regulations
Panelists:
Moderator: Milan Ćulibrk, Editor and Chief, EMG
Dragijana Radonjić-Petrović, Director, M&V Investments
Izabela Olszewska, Head of Department, International Business Development, Warsaw Stock Exchange
Darko Hajduković, International Product Manager, London Stock Exchange
Pantelis Manis, Business Development Manager, Thesselonki Stock Exchange
10:30-11:00
PROMOTION EMG EDITION
"BANKS, CAPITAL MARKETS, INSURANCE AND LEASING COMPANIES”
Speakers:
· Zoran Jeremić, Director, INMACO
· Gordana Dostanić, Director, Belgrade Stock Exchange
· Nebojša Divljan, Director, Delta Generali Insurance and President Association of Insurance Companies in Serbia
· Bojan Baša, President Association of Leasing Companies of Serbia
11:15-11:30 Coffee/tea break
11:30-13:00 Panel 2: Increasing market depth, derivatives, financial instruments, securitizations, risk management and municipal bonds
· Is now a good time to buy?
· New instruments on the regional markets
· Index related products, Equity Indices and Index-linked Products
· Structured products and funds: creating value in different market situations
· Municipal bonds, government bonds, corporate bonds, and commercial paper
· What can be done to improve secondary market liquidity?
· Regulations
· Legal aspect of securitization
Panelists:
Moderator: Milan Elezović, Director, Emerging Markets, Credit Suisse
Anna Rosa Grimaldi, Business Development Manager, Stoxx Ltd. & Dow Jones Indexes
Georg Feldscher, Head of Strategic Portfolio Management, Raiffeisen International-securities
Angelina Georgievska, BNP Paribas, Derivatives Marketing CEE
Martin Ebner, Partner, Schoenherr, Austria
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Panel 3: The best time to file for an IPO: stock exchange or credit
· IPO decision and the preparation process: IPO timing and market evaluation process Assessing critical issues: corporate governance, risk management; group structure; business operations; historical financial results; tax structure; forecasting and budgeting process; financial reporting process and internal controls
· Valuation and pricing in IPO context- drawbacks, risks, practices and models to follow
· Influence of politics on an IPO
· IPO: An opportunity for banks?
· Regulatory obstacles for IPO
Panelists:
Moderator: Milan Ćulibrk, Editor and Chief, EMG
Slobodan Ilić, State Secretary of the Ministry of Finance
Richard Stout, Vice President, Equity Capital Markets, Citigroup
Branislav Djurić, CEO of ComTrade Group
Petr Vins, General Director for Central Europe, Moody’s
Siegfried Neumueller - Deputy Head, Equity Capital Markets CEE, Raiffeisen Centrobank AG
Maja Jovančević, Attorney at Law, Karanović-Nikolić
15:30-16:00 Coffee/tea break
16:00-17:30 Panel 4: Investment funds, pension funds, private equity funds
Panel Sponsor:


· Development of mutual funds
· How pension funds support long term progress-benefits on a volatile market
· Current strategies in emerging markets-opportunities and risks
· How will the downturn of worldwide market affect the investment climate of CEE?
· Importance of private equity for the development of emerging markets
Panelists:
Moderator: Milan Ćulibrk, Editor and Chief, EMG
Aleksej Misailović, Director, Focus Invest
Milun Trivunac, Portfolio Manager, AC Fondovi
Vladimir Pavlović, Portfolio Manager, Fima Proactiv
Andrej Babace, Mid Europa Partners
Uroš Ivanc, CFO, Triglav
Rosa Chiappe, Chief of Party, Bearing Point
19:00-22:00 Dinner Party!
Colonial Sun