The Vice President of the European Commission, incumbent and former Presidents, Prime Ministers, Foreign Ministers, Central Bankers and Ambassadors are brought together to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the Balkans, in the years to come.
Rule of law as driving force for stability and economic growth in the Western Balkans, the role of innovative ecosystems, public-private partnerships and bold investments in boosting the region’s competitiveness and the next steps for renewing the Euro-Atlantic integration of the Balkans are among the topics to be addressed.
Welcome Remarks
14:30 – 14:45 Europe/Athens
Chair, Greek House Davos
Executive Director, Thessaloniki Regional Forum
Opening Keynote Speech
14:45 – 15:00 Europe/Athens
Vice-President of the European Commission, Promoting our European Way of Life
EU values and lasting, in-depth and irreversible reforms: Rule of law as driving force for stability and economic growth in the Western Balkans.
15:00 – 16:15 Europe/Athens
Moderator
Senior International Relations Policy Advisor, Foundation for European Progressive Studies; Academy Associate at Chatham House
Keynote Speakers
Prime Minister, Republic of Kosovo*
f. President of the Republic of Croatia
f. Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina
f. Minister of Justice, Romania
f. Minister of Foreign Affairs, MP, Hellenic Republic
f. Deputy Minister of Justice, Albania
Senior Fellow, Agora Strategy Group, Brussels
Keynote Video Speech
16:15 – 16:30 Europe/Athens
Prime Minister of Albania
Working together to facilitate post-Covid economic recovery: How can innovative ecosystems, public-private partnerships and bold investments boost the region’s competitiveness?
16:30 – 18:00 Europe/Athens
Moderator
Public Affairs Consultant; Executive Advisor, Greek House Davos
Keynote Speakers
Vice – President, European Investment Bank
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, for Economic Diplomacy and Openness, Hellenic Republic
Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher
Co-Chair, Three Seas Initiative, Atlantic Council; f. US Ambassador to Poland and CEO, La Prairie
Ambassador Antonio Taquis Ochoa
f. Ambassador of Panama to Greece and Cyprus; General Director & Owner, Panama Shipping Agency & Services
Vice President, Central Bank of Austria
State Secretary, Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, Serbia
Secretary General of Digital Governance and Simplification of Procedures, Hellenic Republic
Rebooting the Euro-Atlantic integration of the Balkans: The next steps for a renewed strategic relationship and an effective multilateral cooperation to tackle together today’s regional challenges.
18:00 – 20:00 Europe/Athens
Moderator
Journalist, GHD Council Member
Keynote Speakers
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Montenegro
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European & Eurasian Affairs, US Department of State, USA
Deputy Director, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Head of ECFR Sofia
Secretary General for International Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hellenic Republic
Advisor to the Prime Minister & National Coordinator for Regional Economic Area, Albania
Ambassador Milica Ristovic Krstic
Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Greece
f. Ambassador of Greece to Washington, Skopje and Tirana
* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244(1999) and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence
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