with the diamond sponsorship of
Analysis of the Sector-Specific Effects of the EU Accession on the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
Conference Date: March 20-21,
2003
Venue: Hilton Budapest WestEnd, (Budapest, VI. Váci út 1-3.)
Patron of the Conference:
Mr. Péter Medgyessy, Prime Minister of Hungary
Thursday, March 20, 2003
8:00-9:00 Registration (coffee)
Plenary session
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome speech by Mr. Peter A. Hegedus, President of AmCham Hungary
9:15 - 9:45 Mr. István Csillag, Minister of Economy and Transport, Hungary
9:45 - 10:15 Mr. Kálmán Mizsei, Assistant Secretary General, United Nations
(UNDP)
10:15-10:45 Mr. Miroslav Somol, Deputy Minister for Trade and European Integration,
Ministry of Industry and Trade, Czech Republic
10:45-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-11:30 Mr. Jan Juchelka, President of the Board of the National Property
Fund, Czech Republic
11:30-12:00 Mr. Cezary Beczkiewicz, Commercial Counsellor in Economic and Commercial
Section, Embassy of Poland in Budapest
12:00-12:30 Ms. Judit Habuda, Assistant State Secretary, Office for the National
Development Plan and European Funds, Hungary
12:30 - 14:00 Buffet Luncheon - Foyer
14:00 - 16:30 Presentation of sector studies and panel discussions with sector
experts from each Visegrád country
Panels:
Chemical Industry Panel - Room "Tokaj B"
Panellists:
Moderator: Mr. Radim Skarka, Head of Corporate Strategy and Development, TVK,
Hungary
Czech Republic Mr. Tomas Sedlacek, Economic Specialist in the Office for former
President Havel
Hungary Mr. Miklós Bónis, leading analyst, Inter-Európa Bank, Budapest
Poland Mr. Jacek Fundowicz, research assistant, Gdansk Insitute for Market Economics.
Slovakia Mr. Michal Zilka, Junior Analyst, TREND Analyses, Bratislava
Machinery Panel - Room"Eger"
Panellists:
Moderator: Mr. Péter Hónig, President and CEO, Dunaferr Rt., Hungary
Czech Republic Mr. Jakub Fajfr, E-Merit Consulting
Hungary Mr. Attila Bartha, Mr. Mátyás Klauber, senior researchers, Kopint-Datorg
Economic Research Institute
Poland Mr. Bohdan Wyznikiewicz, Vice President, Gdansk Institute for Market
Economics, director of Warsaw branch
Slovakia Mr. Martin Sirak, research fellow, Slovak Governance Institute, Bratislava
Telecommunications, IT Panel - Room "Tokaj A"
Panellists:
Moderator: Ms. Éva Várnai, Partner, KPMG Consulting, Budapest
Czech Republic Ms. Marketa Zichova, E-Merit Consulting
Hungary Mr. Róbert Láng and Mr. Zoltán Bán, NET Media, Budapest
Poland Mr. Krzysztof Lapinski, Gdansk Institute for Market Economics
Slovakia Mr. Peter Druga, SGI/PD Consulting
Corporate speaker Mr. Miklós Hoffmann, Chief Architect, Synergon Information
Systems, Hungary
16:30-18:00 Reception
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Friday, March 21, 2003
Plenary session
9:00 - 9:30 Mr. István Major, Assistant State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Hungary
9:30 -10:00 Ms. Brigita Schmögnerová, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic
Commission for Europe (former Minister of Finance of Slovakia)
10:00-10:30 Mr. Cezary Beczkiewicz, Commercial Counsellor in Economic and Commercial
Section,
Embassy of Poland, Budapest
10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
10:45-11:15 Mr. Willem Buiter, Chief Economist, EBRD
11:15-11:45 Mr. Roger Grawe, Head of the Accession Program, World Bank, Central
Europe and the Baltic States
11:45-12:15 Mr. Jorge Braga de Macedo, President of the Development Centre,
OECD
12:15-14:00 Business Luncheon - Ballroom
Luncheon Speaker: Mr. John T. Disharoon, Member of the Executive Committee of
the EU Committee in Brussels, and Director of Public Affairs-Europe, Africa,
Middle East, CIS, Caterpillar Group Services N.V.
14:00 - 16:00 Presentation of sector studies and panel discussions with sector
experts from each Visegrád country
Banking panel - Room "Tokaj A"
Panellists:
Moderator: Mr. Richard Cysarz, Partner, KPMG Poland
Czech Republic Mr. Zdenek Kudrna, E-Merit Consulting
Hungary Mr. Ádám Hegyi, independent economist
Poland Mr. Bohdan Wyznikiewicz, Vice President, Gdansk Institute for Market
Economics, director of Warsaw branch
Slovakia Mr. Jan Kovalcik, Chief Economist with TREND Analyses, Bratislava
Corporate speaker Mr. Tamás Foltányi, Partner, IBM Global Services, Business
Consulting Services, Hungary
Electric Energy Panel - Room "Eger"
Panellists:
Moderator Mr. Endre Gelencsér, Chief Architect, Synergon Information Systems,
Hungary
Czech Republic Ms. Pavlina Samkova, E-Merit Consulting
Hungary Mr. Gábor Pellényi and Mr. András Sugár, Hungarian Energy Office
Poland Mr. Krzysztof Lapinski, Gdansk Institute for Market Economics
Slovakia Mr. Lubos Bednar, sector analyst, Symsite Research, Bratislava
Corporate speaker Mr. Péter Kiss, Partner, KPMG Consulting Budapest
Pharmaceuticals Panel - Room "Tokaj B"
Panellists:
Moderator: Ms. Krisztina Székely, Corporate Affairs Director of Pfizer Kft.;
President of the Association of Innovative Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Czech Republic Ms. Eva Dreserova, E-Merit Consulting
Hungary Mr. Péter Tordai, Head of Research, K&H Equities, Budapest
Poland Mr. Jacek Fundowicz, research assistant, Gdansk Institute for Market
Economics
Slovakia Mr. Jaroslav Biehunek, sector analyst, Symsite Research, Bratislava