Programme
| Thursday 14 October 2004 | |
| 13:00 | Welcome Lunch |
| 14:00 | Opening address: " Philippe Maystadt, President of the EIB Welcoming address: |
| 14:30 | Session I : Policy Strategies for Regional Development |
| Chairman: " Wolfgang Roth, Vice-President of the EIB | |
| Speakers: " Danuta Hübner, Nominee Commissioner for Regional Policy, European Commission " Ivan Mikloa, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Slovak Republic " Mary Harney, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Ireland " Barbara Hendricks, Secretary of State, Ministry of Finance, Germany | |
| Coffee Break | |
| Session II : Regional Infrastructure | |
| Chairman: " Ivan Pilip, Vice-President of the EIB | |
| Speakers: " Krystyna Gurbiel, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy, Labour and Social Policies, Poland " Imre Rethy, State Secretary, Ministry of Economy and Transport, Hungary " Christos Folias, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Greece " Henryk H. Liszka, President of the Board, Hochtief, Poland | |
| 18:00 | Adjournment |
| 20:00 | Dinner Welcoming address: " Lech Kaczyński, Mayor of Warsaw Dinner speaker: |
| Friday 15 October | |
| 09:00 | Session III : Restructuring and Modernizing Industry |
| Chairman: " Gerlando Genuardi, Vice-President of the EIB | |
| Speakers: " Stefan Collignon, Professor, European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science " Radomil Novak, Executive Director, CzechInvest, Czech Republic " Alain Davezac, Senior Vice-President International Development, ARCELOR, Luxembourg " Brigitte Ederer, Member of the Board, Siemens, Austria | |
| Coffee Break | |
| Session IV : Innovative Financing | |
| Chairman: " Sauli Niinistö, Vice-President of the EIB | |
| Speakers: " Graham Meadows, Director General Regional Policy, European Commission " László Wolf, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, OTP Bank, Hungary " Jacques Guerber, Chairman of the Executive Board, Dexia Crédit Local, France " Ingrid Matthäus-Maier, Member of the Board, KFW, Germany " Heinz Knotzer, Member of the Board, Ceska Sporitelna, Czech Republic " Terence Brown, Director General Lending Operations in Europe, EIB | |
| 12:30 | Closing Session Concluding comments: " Wolfgang Roth, Vice-President of the EIB Closing of the Forum: |
| 13:15 | Closing Lunch |