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Opening Session

• Welcome address: Lech Kaczyński, Mayor of Warsaw
• Opening address: Philippe Maystadt, President of the EIB
• Key note speaker: Marek Belka, Prime Minister of Poland

Session I - Policy Strategies for Regional Development

• Chairman: Wolfgang Roth, Vice-President of the EIB
• Danuta Hübner, Nominee Commissioner for Regional Policy, European Commission
• Ivan Mikloa, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Slovak Republic
• Paul Haran, Secretary General, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Ireland
• Barbara Hendricks, Secretary of State, Ministry of Finance, Germany

Session II - Regional Infrastructure

• Chairman: Ivan Pilip, Vice-President of the EIB
• 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, Chairman of the Board, Hochtief, Poland

Session III - Restructuring and Modernizing Industry

• Chairman: Gerlando Genuardi, Vice-President of the EIB
• 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

Session IV - Innovative Financing

• Chairman: Sauli Niinistö, Vice-President of the EIB
• Graham Meadows, Director-General for 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 for Lending Operations in Europe, EIB

Closing Remarks

• Concluding comments: Wolfgang Roth, Vice-President of the EIB
• Closing of the Forum: Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President, Poland