Opening Session
OPENING SESSIONWelcome and Opening Remarks
PhD Sali Berisha, Prime Minister, Republic of Albania
Dritan Prifti, Minister of Economy, Trade & Energy, Republic of Albania
Giovanni Daniele, Resident Representative, Western Balkans, IFC
Camille Nuamah, Country Manager-Albania, World Bank Group
Yvana Enzler, Swiss Ambassador to the Republic of Albania
Helmuth Lohan, Head of EU Delegation, Republic of Albania
Margo Thomas, Regional Business Line Leader, Investment Climate Advisory Services, Western Balkans, IFC
Moderator
George Konda, Principal Economist, World Bank Group
MORNING PLENARY PANELS
Issues and Challenges Affecting the Competitivness of the Western Balkans in Light of the Financial Crisis
PhD Igor Luksic, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Montenegro
Genc Ruli, Minister of Agriculture and Former Minister of Economy, Trade & Energy, Republic of Albania
Renata Vitez, Director, CEFTA Secretariat
Moderators
Xhentil Demiraj, General Director of Debt Management, Ministry of Finance of Albania
Chris Farmer, Director Partner, Farmer & Spajic
Growth and Competitiveness:
Investor Perceptions of Opportunities and Threats
David Brown, Consultant, World Bank Group
Ilir Ciko, Chief of Cabinet, Ministry of Economy, Trade & Energy, Republic of Albania
Vincent Raufast, Ernst & Young - South Central Europe Attractivness Survey 2009
Regional Competition Policy:
an input for competitiveness?
Paulo Guilherme Correa, Senior Economist, ECSPF, World Bank Group
Russel Pittman, Director of Economic Research in the Economic Analysis Group, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Jasminka P. Kaufman, Senior Assistant, Department of Law, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb
Sanja Filipovic, Senior Research Fellow, Economic Institute, Belgrade, Serbia
MODERATOR:
Martha Martinez Licetti, Economist, Investment Climate Advisory Services, World Bank Group
Presentations