Program

Wednesday, October 21

19:00 – 22:00	Registration – Hotel Lone Lobby
19:00 – 21:00	Dinner – Hotel Lone Restaurant
21:00 – 22:30	Welcome cocktail, Hotel Lone Congress Hall Lobby

Thursday, October 22

08:30 – 09:30	Registration – Hotel Lone Congress Hall Lobby
09:30 – 10:00	Opening ceremonies
	Welcome address
	Awards for the best investor relations
10:00 – 10:45	Keynote speach Boris Vujčić, PhD, Governor of the Croatian National Bank
10:45 – 11:15	Coffee Break – Hotel Lone Congress Hall Lobby
10:45 – 11:15	Podravka break – Hotel Lone Congress Hall Lobby
11:15 – 13:00	Fiscal austerity: Blessing or a curse? Andrius Kubilius, leader of the Opposition of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, former Prime Minister of Lithuania Colm McCarthy, School of Economics, University College Dublin Einars Repše, former Latvian central banker, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Moderator: Velimir Šonje, Economic Analyst, Arhivanalitika Croatia 2016: Final countdown? Anto Bajo, Researcher, Institute of Public Finance, Republic of Croatia Josip Budimir, Economist, Croatian Social Liberal Party Tomislav Ćorić, Economist, Croatian Democratic Union Siniša Hajdaš Dončić, Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Croatia, Social Democratic Party of Croatia Boris Lalovac, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Croatia, Social Democratic Party of Croatia Moderator: Velimir Šonje, Economic Analyst, Arhivanalitika
13:00 – 14:30	Lunch – Hotel Lone Restaurant
14:30 – 17:30	Podravka Afternoon – Hotel Lone Congress Hall Lobby
14:30 – 15:15	Global bond markets Joseph Faith, Citibank, Credit Strategist
15:15 – 16:00	EU equity outlook Christian Hinterwallner, Financial Analyst, Raiffeisen Bank International AG
16:00 – 16:45	What to expect from inflation, growth and central banks Uto Baader, Founder & Consultant, Baader Bank AG
16:45 – 17:30	Commodity and emerging markets outlook – paradigm shift(s) Carsten Fritsch, Commodity Analyst, Commerzbank
19:00 – 20:30	Dinner – Hotel Lone Restaurant
20:30 – 21:30	Social Event – Hotel Lone Congress Hall
22:30	Entertainment night: The Night Express Band – Hotel Lone Night Club

Friday, October 23

09:30 – 10:00	Keynote speech Petar-Pierre Matek, President of the Board of the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Authority	Supported by:
10:00 – 10:30	Keynote speech Steven Maijoor, Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)	Supported by:
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee Break – Hotel Lone Congress Hall Lobby
	Auditorium 1	Auditorium 2
11:00 – 11:30	Raising regional attractiveness Ivana Gažić, President of the Management Board, Zagreb Stock Exchange Ivan Kurtović, InterCapital Securities LTD Simon Mastnak, Executive Director, ALTA Skupina d.d. Andrej Šketa, President of the Management Board, Ljubljana Stock Exchange Ivan Šteriev, Chief Executive Officer, Macedonian Stock Exchange Ivan Takev, Chief Executive Officer, Bulgarian Stock Exchange-Sofia Moderator: Zdeslav Šantić, Chief Economist, Société Générale – Splitska Banka	Financial innovation and consumer protection Jean-Paul Servais, Chairman of FSMA – Belgian Financial Services & Markets Authority) Supported by:
11:30 – 12:00	Raising regional attractiveness	New trends and opportunities for the asset management industry in Europe Vincent Ingham, Director, Regulatory Policy, EFAMA – European Fund and Asset Management Association Supported by: Association of Investment Fund Management Companies at the Croatian Chamber of Commerce
12:00 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 14:45	How is China changing the investment landscape? Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, Managing Director, Global Markets Strategist, JP Morgan	Balancing sustainability and adequacy of pension systems: Explore the best designed pension systems in the world Michela Coppola, Senior Economist, International Pensions, Allianz Asset Management AG
14:45 – 15:30	Macro Outlook Ankit Gheedia, Co-head EM Equity & Derivative Strategy, BNP Paribas	Croatian Pension System: Problems and Possible Solutions Predrag Bejaković, Researcher, Institute of Public Finance
15:30 – 16:30	Investing into tourism industry Marko Čižmek, Valamar Riviera d.d., CFO Vedrana Jelušić Kašić, Director of the EBRD for Croatia Ronald Korotaj, CEO, Istraturist d.d. Darko Lorencin, Minister of Tourism of Republic of Croatia* Tomislav Popović, President of the Management Board, Maistra d.d. Reuel Slonim, CEO, Arenaturist d.d.* Moderator: Tonći Korunić, Managing Director, InterCapital	Investing into infrastructure Hrvoje Bujanović, Investment Banking Executive Director, Privredna banka Zagreb d.d. Josip Lasić, Head of Asset Management Department, PBZ Croatia Osiguranje d.d. for Compulsory Pension Fund Management Kirk Lovrić, Partner, Energy and Infrastructure Team, Hunton & Williams Moderator: Vladimir Nišević, Deputy Editor in Chief, Poslovni dnevnik
16:30 – 16:45	Conference wrap-up and closing
19:00 – 21:00	Dinner
22:00	Entertainment Night, Hotel Lone Night Club

Saturday, October 24

10:00	Detox morning
13:00	Checkout

* To be confirmed