EUROMED Invest Academy in Serbia Cooperation - Complementarity between the South Mediterranean and the Western Balkans

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1 EUROMED Invest Academy in Serbia Cooperation - Complementarity between the South Mediterranean and the Western Balkans March 2015 Belgrade, Serbia

2 EUROMED Invest Academy Serbia The 3 rd EUROMED Invest Academy on Cooperation - Complementarity between the South Mediterranean and the Western Balkans is organised in Belgrade, Serbia, on of March 2015 by the with the coordination of the MedAlliance Consortium which consists of ANIMA Investment Network, EUROCHAMBRES (Association of European Chambers of Commerce), ASCAME (Association of Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce), BusinessMed (Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises), EMDC (Euromed Development Center for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), GACIC (German-Arab Chamber of Commerce) and EABC (Euro-Arab Business Council). The Academy is organized in the framework of the project EUROMED Invest (website a three-year regional project for investment and business partnerships promotion in the Euro-Mediterranean area co-funded by the European Commission, the MedAlliance consortium, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'azur Region and the City of Marseille. The ultimate goal of the project is to renew the interest of SMEs in the Euro-Mediterranean market, to increase investment and business projects flow in the Euro-Mediterranean area and to contribute to an inclusive economic development of the region. EUROMED Invest Academies are training programmes for BSOs to improve their overall capacity / management as well as the quality of services provided to their members. EUROMED Invest Academies offer informal, stimulating and international environment favourable to further develop networking between BSOs and to exchange experience / best practices. The EUROMED Invest Academy organised in Serbia is focusing on how to further develop business and investment opportunities between the Southern Neighbourhood and the Enlargement countries through two main components: 1. Benchmarking between both regions on their relations with the European Union 2. Better understanding between both regions to improve business and investment opportunities Around 100 participants from BSOs from the Southern Neighborhood, the European Union, the Western Balkans and Turkey will be selected to participate in the Academy. The working language of the EUROMED Invest Academy will be English. The participants costs in the Academy are covered at 80% of the project EUROMED Invest. More information about the funding of the participation, can be found in the Logistics Note or in prior communication at info@euromedinvest.eu PRELIMINARY PROGRAM APPLICATION FORM LOGISTIC NOTE We remain at your disposal for any further information. Vera Veljanovski Project Manager

3 EUROMED Invest Academy Serbia Preliminary Programme Tuesday 24 March Arrival of the participants Welcome Dinner Ice Breaking Dinner Wednesday 25 March Venue:, St. Resavska 15, Belgrade Registration of participants Welcome session: Slobodan Samardžić PhD, Vice President, Željko Sertić, Minister of Economy, Ministry of Economy Republic of Serbia EUD - Oskar Benedikt, Deputy Head of Delegation, Delegation of the EU to the Republic of Serbia Presentation of the EUROMED Invest project Emmanuel Noutary, General Delegate, ANIMA Investment Network Presentation of the EUROMED Invest Academy Dirk Vantyghem, Director International Affairs, EUROCHAMBRES Coffee break Convergence towards the Small Business Act for Europe Christos Kyriatzis, Deputy Head of Unit, International Affairs and Missions for growth Unit, DG GROW, European Commission Marie-José Char, Team Leader, GIZ International, Germany Lunch Common session Economic benchmark & business and investment opportunities Emmanuel Noutary, General Delegate, ANIMA Investment Network Hugues de Cibon, Member of the Board, OCO Global, France Aleksandar Kemiveš, Head of Centre for the Support to Investments and PPP, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia Dinner with networking activities Thursday 26 March Venue:, St. Terazije 23, Belgrade Common session Regional integration Milivoje Miletić, Vice President, Jadranka Zenić Zeljković, Head of WTO Department, Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications of Serbia Snežana Rašeta Peković, Advisor, Multilateral Cooperation Centre, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia

4 Coffee break Institutional Benchmark: Dialogue at BSO level Session 1a Support to Investment (presentations of BSO from IPA and EU neighborhood countries) Hugues de Cibon, Member of the Board, OCO Global, France Constantinos Angelopoulos, Investment Portfolio Department Manager, Enterprise Greece Saïda Kahouli, Head of Foreign Investor Assistance and Follow up Unit,Tunisian Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA) Speaker from the Serbian Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA) Lunch Session 2a Commercial mediation/arbitration Vincent Tilman, Senior adviser, EUROCHAMBRES Daniela Morante, Lawyer and Board Member of ISPRAMED The Institute for the Promotion of Arbitration and Mediation in the Mediterranean, Italy Session 1b Support to SMEs (presentations of BSO from IPA and EU neighborhood countries) Dr. Hadia Hamdy Advisor to the Chairman for Entrepreneurship, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), Egypt George Catinis, Secretary General, Euro- Arab Business Council, Egypt Nataša Kecman, Director, Centre for Services and Mediation, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia Session 2b Concrete opportunities for future cooperation: Business matchmaking, Economic observatory Kristina Ober, Project Management, Public Relations & Marketing, Tecnology Park Ljubljana, Slovenia Christophe Durand, Quantitative Market Analyst, International Trade Center (ITC) TBC Marko Kovačević, Senior Advisor for the Enterprise Europe Network and Services, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia Coffee break Common Session EBRD investment in the Balkan and SEMED Region Matteo Patrone, Director for Serbia, EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Case study: Turkey: a bridge between the mediteranean region and the Western Balkans Mustafa Bayburtlu, Head of the European Union department, TOBB, The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey Dinner and award Ceremony Friday 27 March Study tour Belgrade Waterfront Final cocktail Departure of participants

5 Application form To be returned to Ms Vera Veljanovski () no later than 20 th March 2015 Ms/Mr: First Name: Last Name: Position: Organisation: Address: City: Zip code : Country: EUROMED Invest Academy Serbia Cooperation - Complementarity between the South Mediterranean and the Western Balkans March 2015 Belgrade, Serbia Phone: Mobile: Web-site: Is your organization partner or affiliate in the project EUROMED Invest? Yes No Optional sessions: Select optional sessions of most interest to you, in order of preference. We will do our best to match your top optional sessions. 26 March Session 1a Session 2a Session 1b Session 2b Will you participate in the Study tour on 27 March? Yes No Will you participate in the following meals? 19:00 Welcome Dinner 24/03/ :30 Lunch 25/03/ :30 Dinner with networking activities 25/03/ :15 Lunch 26/03/ :00 Dinner and award Ceremony 26/03/ :00 Final Cocktail 27/03/2015 Note: Dinner (for international participants and speakers) If you are interested in attending this event please complete the application, indicating your motivation in participating as well as the selected courses. Should your application be successful, we will do our best to fulfil your preference. Please note the EUROMED Invest project will cover 80% (for a maximum of 1.000) of the following costs (related to the Academy participation): travel - Economy class ticket (for a maximum of 640), daily appliances - per diem or real costs (for a maximum of 120 / per night and maximum of 3 nights).

6 Questions below will be used as a reference in the selection process. 1. Your Organisation Please describe the main features of your organisation: memberships, internal Structure and activities, main objectives. 2. Your Role in the Organisation Please describe your responsibilities in your organisation. Be as concrete as possible. 3. Main Achievements Please outline which has been your main achievement while working for your organisation (e.g. introducing a new service, reorganising the organisation, increasing the membership, etc). 4. Your Motivation Please explain in detail why you wish to participate in the EUROMED Invest Academy.

7 EUROMED Invest Academy Serbia Cooperation - Complementarity between the South Mediterranean and the Western Balkans Logistic Note March 2015, Belgrade, Serbia Organisation Team Agenda information & Call for papers Vera Veljanovski vera.veljanovski@pks.rs Mirjana Kovacevic mirjana.kovacevic@pks.rs Logistics information & Visa Invitation letter Ivana Bajic ivana.bajic@pks.rs euromed.invest.serbia@pks.rs WORKING LANGUAGES Working languages at the seminars will be English. Simultaneous translation will be provided at the Welcome session. VENUE AND SCHEDULE OF THE MEETINGS 25 March 2015 St. Resavska Belgrade, Serbia 26 March 2015 St. Terazije Belgrade, Serbia Please make sure to download the Confirmation Registration and send it to vera.veljanovski@pks.rs euromed.invest.serbia@pks.rs before 20 th March 2015, at 3 PM. Tuesday 24 March Wednesday 25 March CCIS, Resavska 15 Belgrade Morning Arrival of participants 9:00 13:00 Common session EUROMED Invest Academy Thursday 26 March CCIS, Terazije 23 Belgrade 09:00 12:15 Common session Parallel sessions 1a, 1b EUROMED Invest Academy Friday 27 March 9:00 13:00 Study tour Belgrade Waterfront project, Karađorđeva 48 Midday Networking Lunch Networking Lunch Final Cocktail Afternoon 14:30 16:00 Common session EUROMED Invest Academy Dinner 19:00 21:30 Welcome Dinner Restaurant Ima Dana Skadarska 38 19:30 21:30 Networking Dinner Restaurant CARUSO Terazije 23 / VIII 13:30 16:45 Parallel sessions 2a, 2b Common session EUROMED Invest Academy 19:00 21:00 Dinner and Awarding Ceremony AEROKLUB Restaurant Uzun Mirkova 4 / II Departure of participants

8 CONDITIONS FOR COVERAGE The accommodation and transportation expenses for the affiliated entities of EUROMED Invest and other potential participants in the Academy will be covered by the following procedure. Please note the EUROMED invest project will cover up to 80% (for a maximum of 1.000) of the following costs (related to the Academy participation): travel - Economy class ticket (for a maximum of 640), daily appliances - per diem or real costs (for a maximum of 120 / per night and maximum of 3 nights). These conditions follow the first arrived first served principle. One participant per participating organization should be accepted. More information about the funding of the participation, can be found in prior communication to info@euromedinvest.eu VISA PROCEDURE For countries requiring a visa, please take the necessary steps with the Serbian Embassy in your country to get your visa in time. For an Invitation letter, please contact Ms. Ivana Bajic ivana.bajic@pks.rs, euromed.invest.serbia@pks.rs ACCOMMODATION & EXTRA SERVICES Please make your own reservation directly with the hotel proposed by CCIS according to the rooms availability during the EUROMED Invest Academy Serbia. Metropol Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Belgrade ***** Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra 69, Belgrade, Serbia Tel: reservations@metropolpalace.com Price: Special Rate (Single&Double occupancy) Classic room: 90/105 /night; Superior Room: 105/120 /night Rates are per night, per room including breakfast and VAT. Rates do not include city tax (1,2 per person, per night). Please send your Request for Reservation form on reservations@metropolpalace.com (Notes: EUROMED Invest Academy Serbia; organizer: CCIS) Airport transfer service: 25 per car, per way and 45 per minivan, per way. Please send your request for transfer services latest 24 hours prior to arrival, together with flight details. Hotel Moskva **** Terazije 20, Belgrade, Serbia Tel: Mob: sales.coordinator2@hotelmoskva.rs Price: Special Rate Single room - different tipes: 89 /night - 1 person Standard double room: 109 /night - 1 person; 109 /night - 2 persons Superior Duplex room: 119 /night - 1 person; 119 /night - 2 persons The price includes breakfastand and VAT, WiFi Internet in rooms/public areas, access to EVA spa & wellnes. The City Tax and insurance cost an additional 1,3 per person, per day, are not included in the price. Please follow Reservation instruction or send your Request for Reservation form on sales.coordinator2@hotelmoskva.rs (Notes: EUROMED Invest Academy Serbia; organizer: CCIS) Airport transfer service: Shuttle services - Hotel Moskva offers transfer by minivan or luxury vehicle. Rates are per one way transfer, from Airport to Hotel or from Hotel to Airport.

9 From 06:00h to 20:00h (for 1 to 3 persons - 20 ; for 4 to 6 persons - 35 From 20:00h to 06:00h (for 1 or 3 persons - 30 ; for 4 to 6 persons - 45 Please send your request via with all details (number of passengers, flight number, time of arrival,etc.). Hotel provides transfer service to all other locations or cities Local destination: City centre 5 ; Belgrade - outside city centre 10 Other cities and outside Serbia: 50 cents per 1 km one way; whaiting 10 per hour Contact details: info@hotelmoskva.rs Hotel Excelsior Beograd *** Kneza Miloša 5, Belgrade, Serbia Tel: sales@hotelexcelsior.rs Standard Single room: 77 /night; Standard Double room: 92 /night Special group rate are: for more than 10 rooms; for the period: March Single room: 55 /night; Double room: 65 /night Breakfast and VAT included; The City tax: 1.3 Please send your Request for Reservation form on sales@hotelexcelsior.rs (Notes: EUROMED Invest Academy Serbia; organizer: CCIS) Airport transfer service: 23 for a car (max. 4 persons), or 45 for a minivan (max. 6 persons) one way Exchange Rate List National Bank of Serbia - Exchange Rate List Official Mddle RSD Exchange Rate formed on 10/02/2015: 1 EUR= RSD MEALS The organisers are glad to offer to participants lunch and dinner. To make sure that these privileged moments remain convivial, please register to lunches and dinners on the confirmation/application form. TRANSFERS FROM AND TO THE AIRPORT OF ARRIVAL/DEPARTURES From the airport, you can reach the Belgrade downtown by taking the Mini bus/taxi up to the Center, then the city transport to reach the hotel. Nikola Tesla Airport Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport is located 18 kilometers away from the city center. If you have not booked the Hotel transportation service, we suggest you to take taxi by contacting TAXI INFO desk at the Airport. Other options are taking mini bus line A1 or public transportation to the city center (Slavija Square or Zeleni venac), and than regular taxi to the Hotel. Public transportation time limited tickets can be used for all other public transportation city lines within the time limitation. BUS Belgrade Nikola Tesla Mini bus Linе A1 PTC Belgrade Line 72 Airport Slavija Square Airport-Zeleni venac Route Map Slavija Square Airport Zeleni venac-airport Ticket price RSD 300 (purchased in the bus) RSD 89 (90 min time-limited ticket) RSD 280 (1 day/24 hours time-limited ticket) RSD 720 (3 days/72 hours time-limited ticket) RSD (5 days/120 hours time-limited ticket) Approximate travel time 30 minutes minutes

10 TAXI From Belgrade Airport For taxi service from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to the Hotel, please contact the TAXI INFO desk, located in the baggage reclaim area. At the TAXI INFO desk you will pay and get taxi voucher (city center belongs to the second zone, which price is RSD). Taxi Info desk clerk will direct you to the taxi cab in front of the exit door. In such way you pay your Airport-Hotel taxi trasfer service by taxi voucher and fixed price. Note: All recommended hotels are located in the city center which belongs to the second zone Taxi Fares in Belgrade Service Tariff 1 (06:00 A.M.-10:00 P.M) Tariff 2 (10:00 P.M.-06:00 A.M, Weekdays and Holidays) Tariff 3 (Outside City) Start Price Per km Waiting Per Hour All prices are in RSD List of Taxi Associations Yellow Taxi Pink Tax Beotaxi Transfer to the Chamber - Walk distance Walk Distance Academy - Venue: CCIS, Resavska 15 Academy - Venue: CCIS, Terazije 23 Metropol Palace 10 minutes 25 minutes Hotel Moskva 15 minutes 5 minutes Hotel Excelsior Beograd 5 minutes 15 minutes LOCATION MAP Academy A CCIS (25/03/2015) Resavska 15, Belgrade B CCIS (26/03/2015) Terazije 23, Belgrade Hotels C Metropol Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Belgrade Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra Belgrade D Hotel Moskva Terazije 20, Belgrade E Hotel Excelsior Beograd Kneza Miloša 5,11000 Belgrade Restaurants F Restaurant Ima Dana Skadarska 38, Belgrade B Restaurant CARUSO Terazije 23/VIII, Belgrade G AEROKLUB Restaurant Uzun Mirkova 4/II, 11000Belgrade

11 A Airport Nikola Tesla, Belgrade B City Center Once you have booked your flight and hotel, please send us the following details by to: vera.veljanovski@pks.rs, euromed.invest.serbia@pks.rs Last Name: First Name: Position: Organisation: Country: Town: Tel: GSM: FLIGHT INFORMATION Onward Airline Landing time Arriving from Return Airline Take-off time Destination Comments ACCOMMODATION To ensure smooth running of the seminar, please indicate the hotel you will stay at and the nights of your stay: Metropol Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Belgrade Hotel Excelsior Beograd Hotel Moskva Other Please specify 24/03/ /03/ /03/ /03/2015 Comments