Agenda and Speaker Invitees

Please note that the speakers listed below have been duly invited and some of them are not yet confirmed. The designated Belarusian Government Representatives are still awaited.


 

Thursday 20 May 2010
09:00-09:30	Registration of the participants, welcome coffee and networking
09:30-09:45	Welcome Address Sergei Sidorsky, Prime Minister of Belarus
09:45-11:15	Panel Session 1: Belarus at the crossroads: A new investment destination in the CIS region Overview of the Belarusian investment climate Outlook on the economic and legal situation - laws and regulations Understanding the situation of the banks and private equities Foreign direct investments and the banking sectorLegal framework Investing in Belarus: capital raising and funding strategies, legal requirements, a one-stop-shop provided for investors, economic free zones Panel Discussion. Keynote Address Nikolay G. Snopkov, Minister of Economy of the Republic of Belarus Pavel Kallaur, First Deputy Chairman of the Board, National Bank of Belarus Craig Bell, Resident Representative for Belarus, IFC "Sberbank of Russia in the Belarusian market" Vasili S. Matyushevski, Chairman of the Board, BPS-Bank, Belarus "Belarus: Europe's fastest growing emerging market" James Wilson, Director, EU-Belarus Business Council Vasilij Romanov, Chairman, Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry A speaker from the Private Sector
11:15-11:45	Coffee break and networking
12:00-13:30	Panel Session 2: Government's engagement in promoting the investment potential in Belarus Investment incentives in the region - legal framework, applicable legislation, investment protection and guarantees Discussing the viability of potential PPP projects in infrastructure and transport development in the region Assessing the key challenges in developing necessary law and  policy environment, framing engaged  institutions Growth prospects for SMEs in the Region  Analyzing the measures taken aimed at enhancing the investment climate PPP as a mainstream policy response to the infrastructure gap? Case studies of previous investors from the region : Coca-Cola Beverages Belarus, Success story of Maz-Man - the Belarus-German joint stock company, MTC Russia, Elizovo - Belarus-Austrian glass factory, Santa Impex Brest - Belarus-German trading company Panel Discussion Chairman To Be Advised Ivan Shcherbo, Minister of Transport and Communications, Republic of Belarus Klaus Baier, Chairman of the Board, German-Belarusian Economic Club "Government's Engagement in Promoting Investment Potential in Belarus" Alexander Fedulin, Director, Institute of State Ideologies, United Kingdom Viktar Kavalenka, Director, National Investment Agency of Belarus A speaker from the Private Sector
13:15-14:15	Luncheon and networking
14:45-16:30	Panel Session 3: Boosting investment in quality projects: a sectoral overview Investment opportunities in manufacturing as the largest part of the economy in Belarus Heavy & light manufacturing and engineering: case studies of BeIAZ and Belgaztekhnika Commercial real estate as one of the fastest growing sectors of the Belarusian economy Housing and land projects The new face of financial services and banking in Belarus - the most liberalized services of the country IT architecture development, high-tech industry and telecoms Privatization and concessions: highways, bridges, toll roads and ports Tenders in electricity and power sectors Addressing in environmental Panel Discussion Keynote Address Ladutko Nikolay Aleksandrovich, Acting Chairman, Minsk City Executive Committee Jean-Eric Holzapfel, Charge d'Affaires, Delegation of the European Union to Belarus Alexandr Radevich, Minister of Industry, Republic of Belarus Valentin S. Chekanov, Minister of Trade, Republic of Belarus A speaker from the Private Sector
16:30-16:45	Concluding remarks
16:45	Cocktail reception networking and end of day 1
Friday 21 May 2010
09:15-09:45	Welcome coffee and networking
09:45-11:30	Panel Session 4: Role and engagement of International Financial Institutions   Expanding existing credit lines for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises Pre-privatization and privatization measures EU integration as an institutional catalyst for infrastructure development in the region Eastern Partnership - bringing Belarus closer to the EU UNDP - Global Environment Facility Biomass Energy  investment project UNDP-GEF Public Sector Energy Efficiency World Bank Social Institutions Retrofitting project - supporting energy efficiency projects in over 600 social sector facilities Panel Discussion Antonius Broek, UNDP Representative in the Republic of Belarus Senior Representative, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Switzerland Vladimir Senko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus to the EU Natalia Koliadina, Resident Representative, International Monetary Fund, Republic of Belarus Senior Representative, MIGA - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Martin Raiser, Director for Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine, World Bank  A speaker from the Private Sector
11:30-12:00	Coffee break and networking
12:00-13:00	Panel session 5: Future challenges for Belarus taking the PPP road Image of the Republic of Belarus as seen by foreign investors: yesterday, today and tomorrow Solving micro and macro financial challenges: new skills and knowledge requirements Understanding the shift from ‘input specification' toward ‘output specification'  Allocating risk of PPP projects accordingly Building transparency into the interactions with the business community in the region Setting clear objectives in delivering a successful first set of projects Establishing a central coordinating body as PPP Unit Panel Discussion Chairman To Be Advised Vladimir Zinovsky, Chairman, National Statistical Committee, Republic of Belarus Sergey Glaziev, Executive Secretary, Customs Committee for the Customs Union for Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan A speaker from the Private Sector
13:00	Farewell drink and End of the 2010 Summit.