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The goal of the Summit100 is to demonstrate readiness and willingness of the business elite from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Montenegro, as well as of the highest political officials from the region, to take their share of responsibility for creating a vision for strengthening the competitiveness of the national economies, but also of the overall competitiveness potential of Southeast Europe.
Summit100 business leaders, initiative started in 2011 on the annual meeting in Arandjelovac, is the first and unique event of this kind in the region. It is designed to be the first annual high-level regional business-government dialogue, to forge a strong, cohesive voice of future economic and business cooperation in the region. The Summit100’s goal this year is to once again demonstrate the determination of business leaders to take on their share of responsibility in creating the vision and defining terms for fortifying competitiveness of national economies but also competitive potential of the whole Southeastern Europe.
Last year’s Summit100 brought together top 100 business leaders in the region, more than 30 special guests from the most renowned international institutions, presidents of Serbia and Slovenia – Boris Tadić and Danilo Türk, and over 75 media representatives from around the region. The first tangible result of the Summit100 is foundation of the construction consortium Fenix in January 2012. Fenix has originally brought together more than 40 Serbian and Slovenian companies with the aim of cooperation and joint act on third markets. The initiators of this project are the Serbian PSP Farman and Slovenian Hidria. In May 2012, construction companies from Bosnia and Herzegovina have joined the Fenix.
In January 2012 the Managing Board of the Summit100 was formed, with the mission to coordinate tangible actions in order to implement agreements adopted in October 2011, in Arandjelovac. In order to ensure further political support for this initiative, the delegation of Summit100 organized meetings with the President of Slovenia Danilo Türk in November 2011, Serbian President Boris Tadić in January, President of Croatia Ivo Josipović in March, and Montenegrin President Filip Vujanović in May of this year.
The Managing Board of the Summit100 selected three key regional topics for this year: food as growth potential of the region, creative consortiums for entries on third markets and tackling human capital market at the regional level as a way of preventing “brain drain” in the region.
At the closing panel of the Summit100 business leaders shall present joint declaration to political officials from the region, in which they will communicate messages and expectations of business elite, in order to support joint efforts to establish a unified, competitive and prosperous market and better life for all citizens of the region. The political officials will be requested to accept their share of responsibility for achieving the mission and vision of the Summit100 by signing the Declaration.

The Format of the Summit100:
- Two working days event
- Participants:
- Agenda: panel discussions around predefined topics for this year’s Summit100, closing panel with the highest political officials from the region, networking
- Rule of communication: managers in the role of panelists and moderators (equal with equal), with the participation of economic experts and VIP guests
SUMMIT100 Business Leaders of Southeast Europe
June1 and 2, 2015, Portorož, Slovenia
Monday, June 1st

08:00 – 20:30

Registration

10:30 – 11:45

PreSummit100: Young Leaders for the Region’s Tomorrow
Special Guest Speaker Peter Kraljič and panelists:
· Marija Desivojević Cvetković, Vice President, Delta Holding
· Eldin Hadžiselimović, Member of the Board, ASA Holding
· Janko Medja, CEO, NLB

Moderators: Tjaša Kolenc Filipčič, Zavarovalnica Triglav and Peter Kraljič

Organized by Section of Young Managers at Managers’ Association of Slovenia in cooperation with IEDC – Bled School of Management

12:00 – 13:55

Welcome lunch
Brief welcome addresses:
Iztok Seljak, Summit100 President of the Board
Aleksander Zalaznik, President, Managers’ Association of Slovenia
Peter Bossman, Mayor of Piran

(12:45 – 13:55)

VIP Side-Event for Women Leaders
Coffee and cake with Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, President of the Republic of Croatia
Moderator: Melanie Seier Larsen, The Boston Consulting Group
Organized by Women-leaders Section at Managers’ Association of Slovenia

14:00 – 14:15

How Summit100 Has Turned Into a Leading Regional Business Platform
Iztok Seljak, Summit100 President of the Board, CEO of Hidria

14:15 – 15:00

Smart and Innovative Transport as a Tool for a Competitive Regional Economy
Special Key Note Address by Violeta Bulc, European Commissioner for Transport
including Q & A session with the European Commissioner

15:00 – 15:30

Networking coffee break

15:30 – 17:15

Leaders of the Region: A New Deal for a New Age
Key note Address by Dagfinn Høybråten, Secretary General
of The Nordic Council of Ministers

Panelists:
• Mr. Borut Pahor
• Dr. Mladen Ivanić
• Mrs. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
• Mrs. Atifete Jahjaga,
• Dr. Gjorge Ivanov
• Mr. Filip Vujanović
• Mr. Željko Sertić

Moderators: Franjo Bobinac, Gorenje and Milan Petrović, SAM

17:15 – 17:30

Photo – op all participants with Presidents

17:30 – 18:00

Networking coffee break

18:00 – 19:20

Plenary Panel with Mayors: Smart Cities for Sustainable Growth: Turning the Region’s Capitals into Smarter Innovation Hubs

Key Note Introduction by Michael Dixon, General Manager Smarter Cities, IBM

Panelists:
• Zoran Janković, Mayor of Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Ivo Komšić, Mayor of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Milan Bandić, Mayor of Zagreb, Croatia
• Slavoljub Stijepović, Mayor of Podgorica, Montenegro
• Michael Dixon, General Manager Smarter Cities, IBM

Moderator: Zhivko Mukaetov, Alkaloid and Ivica Mudrinić, Deutsche Telekom

19:20 – 20:00

Free time

20:00 – 23:00

Gala dinner
Special Welcome Address by Andrej Slapar, CEO, Zavarovalnica Triglav

Tuesday, June 2nd

07:00 – 18:30

Registration

07:15 – 07:50

Siemens Morning Energy Boost
with Petra Majdič, cross- country world champion

08:45 – 09:30

Mastering Complexity for Business and Regional Growth
Morning Treat of Professional Excellence by Yves Morieux, Senior Partner and Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group

09:30 – 09:45

Run Simple
Simon Kaluža, Managing Director, SAP Central and Eastern Europe

09:45 – 11:30

Plenary Panel: Can the Region Tap into Claude Juncker’s EUR 300 bn Development Plan to Kickstart Growth or What are Alternative Financing Options?

Key Note Introduction by Werner Hoyer, president, European Investment Bank

Panelists:
• Alessandro Carano, Adviser to the Deputy Director General, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
• Duško Knežević, chairman, Atlas Group
• Vedrana Jelušić Kašić, EBRD Director for Croatia
• Slobodan Đinović, CEO, Orion Telekom
• Janez Škrabec, CEO, Riko

Moderators: Janko Medja, NLB and Damir Kuštrak, Agrokor

11:30 – 12:00

Networking coffee break

12:00 – 14:00

Regional Partnerships and Projects for Creative Export, Improved Competitiveness and Joint Approach to the Local or Third Market
Creative Workshops

• Introduction by Jelena Radulović, SAM and Sonja Šmuc, Managers’ Association of Slovenia
• Brief for creative workshops by moderators

1. Energy Agenda
   Tomaž Orešič , EPS and Medeja Lončar, Siemens
2. Knowledge-based Economy
   Amer Bukvić, BBI Bank and Danica Purg, IEDC Bled
3. Food & Beverages
   Miodrag Kostić, MK Group and Emil Tedeschi, Atlantic Grupa
4. Digital economy
   Željko Tomić, Osa Računarski inženjering and Dejan Turk, Vip mobile and Si.mobil
5. Infrastructure & Transport
   Alan Klanac, Jadrolinija and Sead Kočan, Transmet
6. Tourism
   Živorad Vasić, Crowne Plaza and Georg Eltz, Valamar Adria Holding

Ministers will participate in the discussions at roundtables

Discussion will be held at 6 round tables with each having two moderators-rapporteurs whose roles are to prepare the discussion, select the discussion participants, lead the discussion at the tables with top business leaders in the region to identify potential ways, projects or other frameworks of cooperation in the region in the particular sector and to rapport the findings at the end of the workshop (one moderator per topic).

Each discussion should among other ideas address also transport issues in terms of how improved, smart transport ideas could lead up to more competitive products or services in the particular sector.

Timetable for creative workshops:
12:15 – 12:25 Introduction of the problem at each workshop by moderators
12:25 – 13:25 Discussion among all participants at the workshop
13:25 – 13:55 Presentation of the ideas of regional cooperation
13:55 – 14:00 Closing remarks: Sonja Šmuc and Jelena Radulović

14:00 – 15:30

Lunch

15:30–17:00

Plenary Panel with Ministers: How to Turn Business Creativity to Prosperous Reality

Panelists:
• Branimir Gvozdenović, Minister of Sustainable Development and Tourism, Montenegro
• Slavko Matanović, Minister for Communications and Transport, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Kori Udovički, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for State Administration and Local Self-government, Serbia
• Zdravko Počivalšek, Minister of Economic Development and Technology, Slovenia
• Alen Leverić, Deputy Minister of Economy, Croatia

Moderators: Tomaž Berločnik, Petrol and Vedrana Jelušić Kašić, EBRD

Discussion on the panel is based on the creative ideas of cooperation set out at workshops. The moderators of roundtable discussions will “challenge” the ministers on how a creative idea/project can be turned into reality.

17:00 – 17:25

Competitive Region, Succesful Countries
Special Key Note Address by dr. Miro Cerar, Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia

17:25 – 17:35

Conclusions and Closing of Summit100 2015
Iztok Seljak, Summit100 President and Aleksander Zalaznik, MAS President

17:35 – 17:45

Photo op – all participants with Prime Minister and Ministers

17:45 – 18:30

Farewell cocktail
with Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia

*tbc – to be confirmed

Disclaimer: The programme is subject to change at any time.

General partner
The Board of the Summit100 formed in early 2012, meets on quarterly basis throughout the region and and decides on the strategy and development of the initiative.

The President of the Summit100 2015 Board is Iztok Seljak, CEO, Hidria and the Board members are:

Franjo Bobinac, President of the Board, Gorenje

Amer Bukvić, CEO, Bosna Bank International

Jelena Bulatović, Executive Director, Serbian Association of Managers

Gordana Deranja, President, HUP

Eldin Hadžiselimović, Sales Director, ASA holding

Duško Knežević, President, Atlas Group

Damir Kuštrak, Vice President for External Markets, Agrokor

Miša Lukić, President, MMS Communications as Creative Director of the Summit100

Davor Majetić, General Director, HUP

Živko Mukaetov, CEO, Alkaloid

Milan Petrović, President, Serbian Association of Managers

Maja Piščević, Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce in Serbia

Jelena Radulović, partner at Alba Partners serves as Program Director

Bojan Radun, CEO, Bambi

Meli Ramušović, Director of Development and Philantropy, Atlas Foundation

Sonja Šmuc, Executive Director, Združenje Manager Slovenia
The meeting of the Board with Mr. Borut Pahor, President of the Republic of Slovenia, this year’s host of the Summit100
General partner
Press releases

Summit 100: Regional co-operation towards competitiveness

Summit 100 Presidential Panel: Confidence-building and infrastructure

SUMMIT100: We need to take responsibility to develop the region

Everything is ready to meet 150 business leaders of South Eastern Europe

Michael Dixon, General Manager, Global Smarter Cities, IBM

Jelena Radulović: About Summit100

Iztok Seljak: About Summit100

Business leaders of Southeast Europe in Portoroz

Pahor: Summit100 is important for the region
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KEY IDEAS AND CONCLUSIONS from workshops
THE 4TH ANNUAL SUMMIT100, PORTOROŽ, 1-2 JUNE 2015
Executive Summary
There were six thematic roundtables/workshops (digital economy, energy agenda, food and beverages, infrastructure and transport, knowledge based economy, tourism) at the Summit100 2015, held on June 1-2, 2015 in Portorož, Slovenia, focusing on finding key projects, ideas that would further improve regional cooperation, competitiveness of the companies, national economies and regional economy as a whole and thus improve the living standards for all citizens of the region of SouthEast Europe, with special focus on Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.

Key conclusions/projects are:
(each roundtable/workshop presented among many ideas one that could be addressed by governments)

1. Digital economy: Installing a role of Chief Information Officer in each of the Governments in the region
2. Energy agenda: Policy standardization of regional level for investments in renewable energy sources (in line with EU practices)
3. Food and beverages: Improved transport infrastructure, privatization of land and origin branding for food/ beverages from the region (eg. similar to the concept of Eataly project)
4. Infrastructure and transport: Implement IT system to support standards and harmonized regional customs and inspection procedure to result in zero time waste at the border
5. Knowledge based economy: Attract 100,000 foreign students in the region in the next 5 years by consolidating existing capacities, implementing international marketing strategy and securing technical/ regulatory support (visas, nostrifications)
6. Tourism: Removing administrative (visas) and infrastructure barriers and work on branding the region and sharing experiences to boost tourism development

Digital Economy

Trends/ challenges in the region
• Raising awareness on importance of going digital to stay competitive – digitalization!
• Digital equals knowledge in a fast moving global trends

The initiatives to address key issues
Objective: Equip people in the region for digital life to improve quality of life/ doing business
Key action steps:
• Influence policy agenda in order to make digital agenda valuable
• Introduce digital leadership in governments to coordinate digitalization – Chief Information Officer in every government in the region either a person or a body
• Create programs, platforms to support digital entrepreunership

Stakeholders involved:
• Governments
• Municipalities
• Civil society
• Companies

Energy Agenda

Trends/ challenges in the region
• Net importer of energy
• Energy seen in the region as a social category
• Strong state-owned incumbents
• Investments in renewable energy sources
• Capacity mechanism challenges

Summary and key points
• Energy efficiency as potential second initiative

The initiatives to address key issues
Objective: Policy standardization of regional level for investments in renewable energy resources (in line with EU practices)
Key action steps:
• Establishing of regional coordination committee
• Best practice sharing platform to be formed among businesses
• Transparency of regional practices
• Drafting of improvement options

Stakeholders involved:
• Ministries responisble for energy throughout the region
• Incumbent companies – power generation companies throughout the region (EPS; HEP, EPCG, etc)
• Businesses
• Chambers of commerce
• Institutes
• EBRD or another neutral insitutions on EU level

Food and Beverages

Trends/ challenges in the region
• Obsolete transport infrastructure
• Administrative barriers at the customs
• Lack of policy coordination including privatization of land, among countries in the region
• Capacity issues of regional companies

The initiatives to address key issues

Objective: Improve transport infrastructure, privatization of land and origin branding for food/ beverages from the region (eg. similar to the concept of Eataly project) while removing administrative and regulatory obstacles and allowing creation of regional players (consolidation)

Key action steps:
• Creating regional projects and regionally approaching International financial institutions for funding (EBRD, EIB, IFC; etc)
• Appoint single point of contact to allow monitoring and undertake corrective actions in policy coordination in the region

Stakeholders involved:
• Governments, Ministries of transport/ infrastructure, Regional cooperation council, International financial institutions
• Agencies, think-thanks, business associations
• Line ministries, agencies, laboratories, businesses
• Development agencies, Industry policy cross-country teams, professional associations, tax experts, Ministries of finance

Infrastructure and Transport

Trends/ challenges in the region
• Regulatory issues
• Administrative barriers/ missing alternatives
• Missing two-way cargo transport / underdeveloped infrastructure missing transport network

Summary and key points
• To increase competitivenss
• Investments needed
• Inter-modality
• Optimization of resources and capacities

The initiatives to address key issues
Objective: Implement IT system to support standards and harmonized customs and inspection procedure to allow zero time waste at the border. Also there is need to improve competitiveness of infrastructure and transport in the region, to optimize existing capacities, to develop cross – border inter model corridor (East-West & North-South) and to further empower business initiatives (PPPs, concessions, etc.)

Key action steps:
• Standardization of interregional systems
• Pricing revision
• Regional infrastructure pool

Stakeholders involved:
• Private business/ corporate
• State & public companies
• Governments
• EU Commission

Knowledge Based Economy

Trends/ challenges in the region
• Necessity to boost entrepreneurship in the region
• Brain drain as a big problem of the whole region
• Strategic choices due to lack of strategy
• Structure of knowledge is seen as a challenge
• Necessity to increase and improve education offering in the region

The initiative to address key issues
Objective: To attract 100,000 foreign students in the region in the next 5 years
Key action steps:
• Consolidate existing education capacities in the region
• Create consortium of regional educational leaders
• International marketing strategy with national and local governments support
• Technical and regulatory support to resolve issues with visas, nostrifications, partnerships
Stakeholders involved:
• Local governments/ education ministries and government institutions
• Universities and international universities
• Private sector

Tourism

Trends/ challenges in the region
• Overall low occupancy in the region
• Problems with the promotion of the region – Balkans or alternative
• No offers to medical tourists, senior citizens, adventure entertainment

The initiatives to address key issues
Objective: To attract international tourists with improved contents throughout the region and to remove administrative and infrastructure barriers (visas, transport)
Key action steps:
• Remove administrative barriers (visas) or introduce a single visa for the region
• Remove infrastructure barriers (flight connections, connectivity of the region, improved roads)
• Work on branding the region as a single tourist destination with numerous attractions (seaside, mountains, health tourism at spas, sightseeing in capital, monasteries, natural beauties, entertainment opportunities, etc)
• Creating an ongoing platform in the region for interacting and exchanging informations, best practices throughout the region
Stakeholders involved:
• Ministries in charge with tourism, transport or admin/ regulatory issues
• Private sector in tourism
• National tourist organizations

Summit100 2015

SUMMIT100 Business Leaders of Southeast EuropeJune1 and 2, 2015, Portorož, Slovenia

General partner

Press releases

Summit 100: Regional co-operation towards competitiveness

Summit 100 Presidential Panel: Confidence-building and infrastructure

SUMMIT100: We need to take responsibility to develop the region

Everything is ready to meet 150 business leaders of South Eastern Europe

Michael Dixon, General Manager, Global Smarter Cities, IBM

Jelena Radulović: About Summit100

Iztok Seljak: About Summit100

Business leaders of Southeast Europe in Portoroz

Pahor: Summit100 is important for the region

Young Leaders

Welcome Lunch

Women Leaders

Opening

Panel with Presidents

Panel with Mayors

Gala Dinner

Mastering Complexity

Run Simple

Financial Panel

Creative Workshops

Panel with Ministers

Closing with Prime Minister

KEY IDEAS AND CONCLUSIONS from workshopsTHE 4TH ANNUAL SUMMIT100, PORTOROŽ, 1-2 JUNE 2015

Digital Economy

Energy Agenda

Food and Beverages

Infrastructure and Transport

Knowledge Based Economy

Tourism

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SUMMIT100 Business Leaders of Southeast Europe
June1 and 2, 2015, Portorož, Slovenia

KEY IDEAS AND CONCLUSIONS from workshops
THE 4TH ANNUAL SUMMIT100, PORTOROŽ, 1-2 JUNE 2015