Transatlantic Economic Forum

Introduction:
Sasha Toperich, Senior Fellow and Director of the Mediterranean Basin Initiative, CTR - SAIS

Greetings:
Mujo Selimovic, MIMS group CEO, Chairman of the Corporate Advisory Board of the Mediterranean Basin Initiative, CTR - SAIS

Opening remarks:

Speakers:
Hisham Fahmy, CEO AmCham Egypt INC
Hafida Benchahida, Senator, (Algeria)
Husni Bey, CEO, HB Group, Libya
Younes Lahrichi, Investment Promotion Manager at the Moroccan Investment Development Agency (AMDI), Morocco

Moderator:
Sasha Toperich, Senior Fellow and Director of the Mediterranean Basin Initiative, CTR - SAIS

Speakers:
Dusko Knezevic, President of Atlas Group / President of Mediterranean University
Edin Karabeg, CEO, Sberbank, (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Ilija Studen, President, Studen & Co. Holding
Michael Barbero, US Army General (ret.)

Moderator:
Michael Haltzel, Senior Fellow, CTR - SAIS

Speakers:
Erkan Erdoğan, General Manager, Turkish Airlines
Mustafa İlbeyli, Senior Advisor, the Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey (ISPAT)
Dan Beattie, The Dow Chemical Company

Moderator:
Khush Choksy, Senior Vice President, Middle East and Turkey Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Speakers:
Ali Haddad, The Forum of Entrepreneurs, President and ETRHB CEO, (Algeria)
Goran Mirascic, Advisor to the Prime Minister, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
Jansen T. Jones, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, HMT Group (USA)

Moderator:
Ismael Chikhoune, President & CEO, US - Algeria Business Council

Awardees:
Ali Haddad, The Forum of Entrepreneurs, President and ETRHB CEO, (Algeria)
Dusko Knezevic, President of Atlas Group / President of Mediterranean University
Hisham Fahmy, CEO AmCham Egypt INC
Husni Bey, CEO, HB Group, Libya
Ilija Studen, President, Studen & Co. Holding

Moderator:
Sasha Toperich, Senior Fellow and Director of the Mediterranean Basin Initiative

Mirko Sarovic, Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Speakers:
Fayçal Gouia, Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia in the United States
Mehdi Bendimerad, CEO, SPS- Système Panneaux Sandwichs
Josko Paro, Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia in the United States
Driss Alaoui, Chargé D’affaires, Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in the United States

Moderator:
Samy Boukaila, Mediterranean Basin Fellow, CTR - SAIS

Speakers:
Abdelkarim Milad Mgeg, Deputy Director, The Higher Committee for Major Tourism Investment Projects, (Libya)
Mladen Filipovic, Head of Regional Representative Office in Austria, Republika Srpska, BiH

Moderator:
Aylin Unver Noi, Non-Resident Fellow, CTR - SAIS

"Historical Tourism: Walk Through The Centuries in Bosnia and Herzegovina", short movie presentation by:

Dejan Radmilovic, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, America - Bosnia Foundation

"Morocco - A Tourism Destination" short movie presentation by:

Anouar Benichou, Economic Counselor, Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in the United States

Speakers:
Ajka Barucic, Institute for Youth Development KULT
Fadil Novalic, Prime Minister, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Zeljka Cvijanovic, Prime Minister, Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Zlatan Dedic, Svjetlostkomerc d.d., CEO

Moderator:
Edward Joseph, Senior Fellow, CTR - SAIS

Speakers:
Abderrahim Makri, Colonel, Assistant Attaché, (Tunisia)
Fatmir Mediu, Former Minister of Defense, Head of Republican Party (Albania)
Fathi Noah, Former Foreign Policy Advisor to Dr. Al-Mugariaf, first GNC President, Libya
James J. Townsend, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy

Moderator:
Hans Binnendijk, Senior Fellow, CTR - SAIS

Sasha Toperich, Senior Fellow and Director of the Mediterranean Basin Initiative