The planned incentives of the new government will be to reduce regional differences by modernizing and building roads, energy and traffic infrastructure, building and modernization of educational, cultural and sporting facilities, approving tax relief measures and investing in underdeveloped areas.

A few of the topics of the round table will be:

• Foreign Investment: How attractive is Serbia for foreign investors
• New infrastructure projects – what is being planned and how is it going to be financed?
• How fast will Serbia enter the EU?
• Legal security of foreign investments in Serbia
• Preparations for the first IPO
• Restructuring and privatization of public companies
• Is there competition in Serbia and how to fight a monopoly?
• Banks‘ position in light of the the monetary and fiscal policy measures
• What does the government plan to do in order to improve export and investment of Serbian Companies abroad?
• Whether, when and under which conditions will RSD securities be issued, and what will be the interest rate/repo operations ratio?
• Serbia and Globalization
• Enforcement of the Law on System of Payment

8:00 – 9:00 Registration, Coffee/Tea
9:00 – 9:10 Opening remarks: Mirko Cvetković, Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia
9:10 – 11:00 Minister Presentations:
                       Moderators: Biljana Stepanović, General Director of Ekonomist Media Group
                                               Milan Ćulibrk, Editor & Chief of all EMG publications

 - Mlađan Dinkić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Regional Development
 - Radovan Jelašić, Governor of the National Bank of Serbia
 - Božidar Đelić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Technological Development
 - Ivica Daĉić, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia and Minister of the Interior
 -Janko Guzijan, State Secretary in the Ministri of Finance
 - Milutin Mrkonjić, Minister of Infrastructure
 - Petar Škundrić, Minister of Mining and Energy
 - Jasna Matić, Minister of Telecommunications and Information Society
 - Slobodan Milosavljević, Minister of Trade and Services
 - Oliver Dulić, Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning
 - Verica Kalanović, Minister for National Investment Plan

TOPICS:
 - Foreign Investment: How attractive is Serbia for foreign investors (how to create conditions for annual investment of 3-5 billion EUR of FDI)
 - New infrastructure projects – what is being planned and how is it going to be financed?
 - Investment potential of regions in Serbia and its local self-government
 - How fast will Serbia enter the EU?
 - Legal security of foreign investments in Serbia
 - Preparations for the first IPO – what has been done and when can we expect the first IPO?
 - Restructuring and privatization of public companies
 - How does the Government of Serbia plan to complete the privatization process by the end of 2008?
 - Is there competition in Serbia and how to fight a monopoly?
 - The influence of the new government’s fiscal policy on the Central Bank’s monetary and credit policy
 - Is the government going to look for strategic partners for other companies based upon the Zastava model?
 - Banks‘ position in light of the monetary and fiscal policy measures
 - What does the government plan to do in order to improve export and investment of Serbian Companies- broad?
 - Whether, when and under which conditions will RSD securities be issued, and what will be the interest rate/repo operations ratio?
 - Serbia and Globalization
 - Enforcement of the Law on System of Payment

11.00 – 11.40 Sponsors presentations and discussion:
Duško Knežević, President of Atlas Group
Slobodan Vuĉićević, President of Serbian Association of Managers (SAM)
Borislav Radosavljević, General Director of OMV Serbia
Vladimir Ĉupić, President of the Board, Hypo Alpe Adria Bank Serbia

11:40 – 12:00  Q&A
12:00-12:30     Apéritif
12:30-14:00     VIP Lunch with the Ministers

Mirko Cvetković, Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia

Mlađan Dinkić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Regional Development

Radovan Jelašić, Governor of the National Bank of Serbia

Božidar Đelić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Technological Development

Milutin Mrkonjić, Minister of Infrastructure

Petar Škundrić, Minister of Mining and Energy

Slobodan Milosavljević, Minister of Trade and Services

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