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Balkans
& Black Sea Cooperation Forum
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25-26 May
2017 | Serres – Greece
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A world of
History | A world of Opportunities
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Balkans & Black Sea Cooperation Forum©, the
biggest ever conference in the Balkans & Black Sea Region goes
live on May 25th & 26th 2017, at Serres | Central Macedonia |
Greece.
Balkans & Black Sea Cooperation Forum aiming at highlighting
cross‐border
cooperation, enhancing bilateral and multilateral relations,
strengthening business opportunities and promoting economic growth
and sustainable development among the 17 States of the Balkans and Black Sea
region .
At the cross section of public & business sectors, Forum stands
as think-tank
to outline current situation, quote political
indicators, navigate to growth and cooperation and monitor
perspectives and SDGs towards 2030 whilst Official Partner is the
Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation ( BSEC )
and Strategic Partners the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions
( CPMR ),
the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank ( BSTDB )
and the European Banking Federation ( EBF ).
Rotating annually
in a different State of the region, the participants shall
be Senior Officials from the EU, the Balkans and the Black SeaBodies
& Institutions, Officials from International Organizations,
public officials, diplomats, businesses, entrepreneurs and academia,
at the core of which lies panels'
representation which by majority are consisted by
international speakers and moderators.
Forum will be covering 7
topics : EU Balkans & Black Sea Perspectives and
SDGs towards 2030, Digital Economy & Innovation,
Maritime-Transportation-Infrastructures & Hubs, Roads of Energy,
Women in leadership, Agriculture, Environment & Use of sources
and Cultural & Sustainable Tourism, whilst 2017 headline is
"Cultural Tourism | a key to Sustainable Development"
aligned with UN resolution that has adopted 2017 as the International
Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development.
Among the speakers
will be Mr. Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister Hellenic
Republic* Mrs. Irina Bokova, Secretary General UNESCO* Mr. Rikard
Scoufias, Country Manager TAP AG, Mr. Wim Groenendijk, Director
International Business N.V. Gasunie Netherlands, Mr. Nikos Pappas,
Minister of Digital Policy, Telecommunications & Media Greece*,
Mr. Wim Mijs, CEO, European Banking Federation, Mrs. Klajda Gjosha,
Minister European Integration Albania, Mrs. Anastasia Sideri,
Director Communications Central-SE Europe, Coca-Cola Company, Dr.
Ihsan Uğur Delikanli, President Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
, US Ambassador H.E. Geoffrey R. Pyatt in Greece*, Mrs. Ana Birchall,
Minister Delegate for European Affairs MFA Romania, Mr. Patrick
Anvroin, Director Transportations, Conference of Peripheral Maritime
Regions, Dr. Frans-Paul van der Putten, Sr. Research Fellow,
Clingendael Institute of International Relations Netherlands, Mrs.
Mirela Kumbaro, Minister Culture | Albania, Mr. Luigi Cabrini, Chair
Global Sustainable Tourism Council etc. (* invited)
Alongside the conference it will be areas open to the public :
(I) a Cultural Zone to promote the cultural heritage of
two
honorary countries , and (II) a Business HUB for partners, sponsors and
organizations for the promotion of their activities and brand
identities.
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The States of
the Region the Balkans & Black Sea Cooperation Forum© is
concerned (in alphabetical order) are Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Bosnia/Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYROM, Georgia, Greece (2017
hosting country), Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russian Federation,
Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine.
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