SEEBDN & TPA Group presenting

STRATEGIC
ECONOMIC
TALKS

22. - 24. May 2025
Kempinski Hotel Adriatic Istria

SEE
THE FUTURE

ABOUT

ABOUT US

The event "STRATEGIC ECONOMIC TALKS" is an annual business event and our goal is to present to the international participants the investment and market trends in Southeast Europe as well as to connect the participants and thus promote new investment, trade and business opportunities.

In addition to the official part consisting of panel discussions and keynote speeches, the participants should have enough time for personal opinion exchange and networking, in a relaxed atmosphere.

The next STRATEGIC ECONOMIC TALKS, which will take place in 2025 with a limited number of participants, will focus on the economic relationship between Southeast Europe and the German-speaking countries under the title “SEE the future”.

As part of this event, current economic policy issues will be discussed with prominent decision-makers from business and politics, entrepreneurs, executives, high-ranking representatives of selected interest groups from industry and economic chambers, experts from various economic sectors and media representatives from Southeast Europe and German-speaking countries.

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ORGANIZERS

The organizers of the STRATEGIC ECONOMIC TALKS are the non-governmental business association SEEBDN - Southeast Europe Business Development Network, based in Vienna, together with the TPA Group, one of Austria’s leading tax advisory companies.

STRATEGIC PARTNER

MK Group, a holding company from Serbia, active in the fields of agriculture, banking and tourism, is the main strategic partner of this event.

PREMIUM PARTNERS

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SEE

the future

AGENDA 22. - 24. May 2025

22 MAY, Thursday

COCKTAIL RECEPTION

Presidential Suite | 06:00 pM

DINNER

Restaurant Dijana | 07:00 pm

23 MAY, FRIDAY

OPENING REMARKS

Silvium Ballroom | 08:30 am

Aleksandar Gros General Secretary SEEBDN
Thomas Haneder Partner at TPA Group

PANEL | 08:40 am

Leading the Way to the Green Transition: Supporting the Customers Journey to Sustainability and transforming ESG in Practice

Michael Augustin Regional Managing Director at Aktuell Raiffeisen Versicherungsmakler
Elisabeth Köstinger Entrepreneur, Investor, Non Executive Director at Ryanair, former Austrian Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, the Environment and Water Management
MONIKA MIKAC CEO at NAD Capital
Nataša Mikuš Žigman Director - Business Sustainability and Green Transition at Podravka
Moderation by Selina Schweiger Executive Assistant to the Board at oekostrom AG

PANEL | 09:15 am

Pharma’s Strategic Pivot: Unlocking Southeast Europe’s Potential in a New Era of Global Health

KRISTINA PIASEVOLI Associate Director Supply Service & Logistics at Teva Pharmaceuticals - PLIVA Zagreb
Iva RogovIc - Lekic CEO at GrECo Specialty
Moderation by Zvonimir Mrsic Partner Spitzberg Partners

FIRESIDE CHAT | 10:00 Am

Hidden Gems: Unlocking the Potential of Small Cities in South-East Europe

Matija Kovač Mayor of the Municipality of Celje
Moderation by Hrvoje Kresic News Reporter Nova TV

COFFEE BREAK | 10:30 am

FIRESIDE CHAT | 10:45 am

Shifting Gears: Europe’s Auto Industry in the Age of Disruption Description

Dieter Althaus Former Minister-President of Thuringia, Vice President Governmental Affairs Magna Europe
Moderation by Hrvoje Kresic News Reporter Nova TV

FIRESIDE CHAT | 11:30 Am

AI and the Next Industrial Revolution: Harnessing Innovation for a New Age of Enterprise

GERNOT BLÜMEL Managing Director of MARE, a Science Park for Artificial Intelligence in eHealth; former Austrian Federal Minister of Finance
BORIS NEMSIC TMT Industry Advisor to KKR, Ex-Chairman Of The Board at DELTA PARTNERS
Moderation by Hrvoje Kresic News Reporter Nova TV

FIRESIDE CHAT | 12:00 Am

Best practice examples for infrastructure construction efficiency and sustainability improvement in South-East Europe

Thomas Leopoldseder CEO at Q Point Group
Moderation by Vladimir Vlahovic Founder & CEO SOLVENTRY

FIRESIDE CHAT | 12:20 Pm

Economy in SEE- Analysis and Outlook

Gerhard Kornfeld Owner and Managing Director at Kornfeld Industries
Franz Maier Managing Director at Atradius Austria, Hungary & SEE, Chairman of the chamber of commerce foreign trade Vienna
Harald Luchs Managing Director at Aon Austria
Moderation by Zvonimir Mrsic Partner Spitzberg Partners

FIRESIDE CHAT | 12:50 Pm

Beyond the Screen: Rethinking Sales and Marketing in a Disrupted Consumer Landscape

Peter Zsemberi Deputy CEO for Marketing, Innovation and Transformation at Sat-Trakt
Moderation by Vladimir Vlahovic Founder & CEO SOLVENTRY

LUNCH & NETWORKING

Restaurant Dijana | 01:00 pm – 05:30 pm

RECEPTION

Golf Adriatic Club House I 05:30 pm

PANEL | 06:00 pm

Global Power Shifts: Redefining Strategy in an Unstable World

Jovanka Porsche Co-founder and CEO of HP-Capital Partners; Chairwoman of Global Neighbours
Igor Luksic Former Prime Minister Montenegro, Co-Chair at TOJOY Holding Group
Frank Geilfuß Managing Director Private Banking at M.M. Warburg & Co Bank
Zuzana Pelakova Director of the Economy & Business Programme at GLOBSEC
Moderation by Hrvoje Kresic News Reporter Nova TV

GALA DINNER | 07:00 pm

24 MAY, SATURDAY

INDIVIDUAL DEPARTURE

The conference will be held in English

SPEAKERS

Meet OUR SPEAKERS

AleksandAr Gros

General Secretary

at SEEBDN Southeast Europe Business Development Network

THOMAS HANEDER

Partner at TPA Group

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Matija Kovač

Mayor of the Municipality of Celje

Boris Nemsic

TMT Industry Advisor to KKR

Ex-Chairman Of The Board at DELTA PARTNERS

Jovanka Porsche

Co-founder and CEO of HP-Capital Partners; Chairwoman of Global Neighbours

Kristina Piasevoli

Associate Director Supply Service & Logistics at Teva Pharmaceuticals - PLIVA Zagreb

Elisabeth Köstinger

Entrepreneur, Investor, Non Executive Director at Ryanair, former Austrian Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, the Environment and Water Management