Opening Night:

Kenney Auditorium, Johns Hopkins University SAIS
1740 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington DC

Welcome:

• Daniel Hamilton
  Director, CTR, SAIS
  

Keynote Address:

• Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

Remarks:

• Ambassador Kolinda Grabar
  Assistant Secretary General of NATO for Public Diplomacy

Presentation:

• Philippe Le Houérou
  Vice President for Europe and Central Asia
  The World Bank Group

Remarks:

• Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO)

Concert:

• Young artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Video Message:

• Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of Macedonia
  "Macedonia Timeless" movie

What will Attract Foreign Investment?

Room 500, Johns Hopkins University SAIS
1717 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington DC

Chair:

• Erhard Busek
  President, Vienna Economic Forum

Panelists:

• Wolfgang Petritsch
  Ambassador, Austrian Permanent Representative to the OECD
• Zoran Jolevski
  Ambassador of Macedonia to the United States
• Augusto Lopez Claros
  Director of the Global Indicators Group, The World Bank Group
• Ilir Meta
  Former Prime Minister of Albania

Keynote Speaker:

• Ambassador Philip T. Reeker
  U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia

Introduction: Michael Haltzel, CTR SAIS

The Turkish Model: The Impact of Regional Cooperation on Economic Development

• Murat Karagoz
  Deputy Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey

Introduction: Sasha Toperich, CTR SAIS

A New Paradigm for the Mediterranean: EU-North African-U.S. Partnership for Growth

Chair:

• Daniel Serwer
  CTR, SAIS

Panelists:

• Fathi Noah
  Former Undersecretary of Energy in Libya and Dean of the Faculty of Nuclear & Electronic Engineering, Tripoli University
• Daniele Moro
  CTR SAIS
• Saoussen Mahjoub
  Vice President, Tunisian-American Young Professionals

What Works? Best Business Practices in Southeast Europe

Chair:

• Michael Haltzel
  CTR, SAIS
  

Panelists:

• David Welch
  President, Europe, Africa & Middle East Division, Bechtel
• Fehmi Mujota
  Minister of Infrastructure, Kosovo
• Shannon Runyon
  Economic Regional Officer, European and Eurasian Bureau, U.S. Department of State
• Per Kjellerhaug
  Country Manager for the Balkans, IFC

Book Launch: Unfinished Business - "The Western Balkans and the International Community"

Editors:

• Vedran Džihić
• Daniel Hamilton

Moderator:

• Michael Haltzel

Panelists:

• Goran Nedic
• Wolfgang Petritsch
• Ivana Howard
• Nida Gelazis
• Daniel Serwer

Economic Opportunities Arising from the Arab Spring

Kenney Auditorium, Johns Hopkins University SAIS
1740 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington DC

Chair:

• Ambassador William B. Taylor
  Director, Middle East Transitions Office, U.S. Department of State

Panelists:

• Mujo Selimović
  CEO, MIMS Group
• Mohamed al-Mugariaf
  Co-founder, National Front for the Salvation of Libya
• Fadel Hshad
  Business Consultant

Privatization – An Opportunity for International Cooperation

Chair:

• Jana Grittersova
  CTR SAIS
  

Panelists:

• Erdal Trhulj
  Minister of Energy, Mining and Industry of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Raffi Gregorian
  Acting Director, European and Eurasian Bureau , U.S. Department of State
• Sena Latif
  Director for Economic Strategic Partnership and Projects, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania
• Kevin Bain
  CFO, Alvogen Inc.