Program
Participation at the Capital Summit is by invitation only and registration is needed.
All enquires and applications are accepted via email capital.summit2015@beograd.gov.rs, or phone +381 11 3373 063.
The Program is subject to a change.
| Wednesday, 22 April | Welcome to Belgrade | |
| Location: Belgrade City Hall, 2 Dragoslava Jovanovića Street (entrance from the park) Parking: City Garage “Pioneer park” on the spot | |
| 19.00-21.00 | Gala Reception at the Old Palace |
| Thursday, 23 April | Capital City Mayors Conference | |
| Location: Sava Center, Grand “B” entrance from Vladimira Popovića Street Moderator: Jelena Bojović, Policy director, NALED |
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| 09:30-10:00 | Registration of participants |
| 10:00-10:10 | Welcome addresses: Capital Summit hosts Siniša Mali, Mayor of Belgrade Ana Brnabić, VP, National Alliance for Local Economic Development (NALED) |
| 10:10-10:40 | Foreword: Government of Serbia and EU Jadranka Joksimović, Minister of European Integration of Serbia Igor Soltes, Member of the European Parliament, Vice Chair of the European Parliament Delegation to the EU-Serbia Stabilization and Association Parliamentary Committee Aleksandar Vučić, Prime Minister of Serbia |
| 10:40-10:50 | Session break and photo opportunity |
| 10:50-12:10 | Panel I: City infrastructure and urban development Siniša Mali, Mayor of Belgrade, Belgrade Waterfront: New infrastructure projects Ivo Komšić, Mayor of Sarajevo: City and tourist infrastructure Koce Trajanovski, Mayor of Skopje: Urban redevelopment Dr Hermann Papouschek, the Chief Project Manager & Omar Al-Rawi, Member of the Vienna City Parliament: Vienna Central Station Milan Bandić, Mayor of Zagreb: Challenges and good practices of strategic & urban development Dr Gabor Bagdy, Deputy Mayor of Budapest: Urban development and brownfield revitalization Maria Solich, Head of Project and Structured Finance, Siemens Austria – Investor Ready Cities: Innovative ways to finance infrastructure modernization Discussion (Q&A): 20 minutes |
| 12:10-12:30 | Coffee break |
| 12:30-13:50 | Panel II: Innovative service delivery models Michal Olszewski, Deputy Mayor of Warsaw: Improving energy efficiency in the city through PPP Irina Savina, Deputy Mayor of Sofia: Energy efficiency as a part of the sustainable energy development of Sofia Momir Stanojević, Elnos Group: Smart cities – energy control and management Bernard Atlan, Principal Investment Officer, IFC: PPP for better service delivery – Belgrade Waste Treatment Facility Costin Berevoianu, Personal Adviser to the General Mayor of Bucharest: Improving the efficiency of public water management through concession David Pearson, Star Refrigeration & Emerson Climate Technologies: Harvesting heat from rivers Discussion (Q&A): 20 minutes |
| 13:50-15:00 | Lunch and B2B meetings |
| 15:00-16:20 | Panel III: Quality of life and future development of CSEE capital cities Zoran Janković, Mayor of Ljubljana & Eltec Petrol: City of Ljubljana as the European Green Capital 2016 & Sustainable city development Jovan Marjanović, Program Coordinator, Sarajevo Film Festival: Sarajevo Film Festival as a city brand Nevila Xhindi, Deputy Mayor of Tirana: Tirana the modern and European City Slavoljub Stijepović, Mayor of Podgorica: Support of the Capital City to the country’s tourist sites Andreas Yennimatas, Member of the City Council and Vice President of Athens Development and Destination Management Agency: Making use of your comparative advantages Closing remarks: Andrey Novakov, Member of the European Parliament Regional Development Committee Discussion (Q&A) - 20 minutes |
| 16:20-16:30 | Summit conclusions |
| Friday, 24 April | Discover Belgrade | |
| Host: Tourist Organization of Belgrade | |
| 10:00-11:30 | Sightseeing tour: Old town of Belgrade |