OPENING SESSION

Opening remarks

Mr. Herman De Croo, Minister of State, Belgium

Mr. Ján Kubiš, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Europe

Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva

10.45 – 13.00

Item 2: Economic integration in the ECE region: developments and new challenges in light of the economic crisis

Issues note

PANEL – PROMOTING ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS IN THE ECE REGION: ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES CREATED BY THE GLOBAL CRISIS AND GLOBALIZATION

Mr. Michael Landesmann, Scientific Director, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
The crisis and recovery from the crisis: heterogeneity across the ECE region and comparisons with other emerging regions

Ms. Jennifer Blanke, Director, Head of Global Competitiveness Network, World Economic Forum
Status of the economies in the ECE region in creating competitive and innovative economies

Mr. Edil Mamytbekov, Deputy Executive Secretary, Commission of the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia
Integration in the Customs Union of EurAsEC in a globalized trade environment

Mr. Alexander Kazakov, Head of Department of Economic Policies, Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC)
Development of economic integration within EurAsEC and its means of overcoming the consequences of the world financial crisis

Mr. Srdjan Majstorovic, Deputy Director of the European Integration Office, Serbia
EU integration process and regional trade and economic cooperation and integration (CEFTA, BSEC, CEI)

Interactive discussion

15:00 - 18:00

Item 3: The role of regional integration and cooperation for promoting sustainable development in the ECE region: Transport and Trade Infrastructure

Issues note

Keynote presentations

Mr. J.-C. Schneuwly, Head of Section for International Affairs, Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, Switzerland
Transport for sustainable development in the UNECE region - best practices and new challenges

Mr. Henri Malosse, President, Employers Group, European Economic and Social Committee
Integrating Eastern Europe and Central Asia into International Supply Chains

Panel discussion

New challenges of infrastructure development in the UNECE region

• Mr. Enes Covrk, Director of IPSA Institute, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Integrated approach towards infrastructure planning

• Mr. András Timár, Professor at Pecs University, Hungary: Integrated approach towards infrastructure financing

• Mr. Oleksandr Fedorov, Deputy Head of Department, State Customs Service of Ukraine

• Mr. Sergei Negrei, Head of Foreign Trade Activity and Transport Logistics Department, Ministry of Transport and Communications of Belarus

Ms. Maria Sack, Head of Unit International Associations, Department of European Transport Policy, Deutsche Bahn AG
Strengthening the transport legal framework for better connectivity in the UNECE region - Harmonized conditions to facilitate long distance rail traffic

Ms. Eva Molnar, Director, Transport Division, UNECE
Climate change mitigation policies for Future Inland Transport Systems (ForFITS)

Mr. Nurdaulet Kilybay, Chairman of the Committee for Roads, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Republic of Kazakhstan
State of transport and communications complex

Implementing Key Trade Facilitation Standards and Recommendations

• Mr. Edil Mamytbekov, Deputy Executive Secretary, Commission of the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia

• Mr. Eoin O’Neill, Vice President, Integration Management & Enterprise Architecture, DHL Supply Chain

Issues note

Keynote speeches

Mr. Hamrokhon Zarifi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Tajikistan

Mr. Fabrizio Barbaso, Deputy Director General Energy, European Commission

Mr. Yoshiteru Uramoto, Deputy to the Director-General, UNIDO

Mr. Anatoly Yanovsky, Deputy Minister of Energy, Russian Federation

10:45-11:45

PANEL 1: IMPROVING ENERGY NETWORKS

Mr. Hans Riddervold, Director, International Gas Union
Gas supply networks

Mr. Dimitrios Chaniotis, System Development Manager, European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity
Electricity networks

Mr. Nicola Pochettino, Senior Energy Economist, European Investment Bank
Financing of energy projects

11:50-13:00

PANEL 2:  ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DIVERSIFICATION OF ENERGY SOURCES

Mr. Reid Detchon, Vice-President for Energy and Climate, United Nations Foundation
Consumer energy efficiency

Mr. Nick Otter, CEO, Global CCS Institute
Strategies for diversification of energy sources

Mr. Patrice Dreiski, Senior Expert, Energy Charter Secretariat
The Energy Charter Treaty: a multilateral tool for energy cooperation, energy security and investor confidence