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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

Panels

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