8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Registration and light breakfast

 

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Strengthening Transatlantic Alliances Through Business Cooperation: Next Steps?

Panelists: 

Strahinja Matejić
Associate Director, Eurasia Group

Andrej Poglajen
Member of Parliament, Slovenia

Amb. Phillip Reeker
Partner, Albright Stonebridge Group

Moderator:

Lisa Homel
Associate Director, Atlantic Council

 

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Coffee Break

  

11:15 a.m. – 11:25 a.m.

Keynote address

“Southeast Europe – US: Enhancing Transatlantic Cooperation”

Vladimir Lučić
CEO, Telekom Serbia

 

11:25 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Energy Diversification: Obstacles and Opportunities

Panelists: 

Amb. John B. Craig
Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Leadership Network & Senior Partner, Manaar Energy Associates, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Fred H. Hutchison
CEO, LNG Allies

Laura Lochman
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Energy Resources, US Department of State

Moderator:

Olga Khakova
Deputy Director, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council

 

12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Coffee Break

 

12:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Keynote address

“Montenegro: At the doorsteps of the EU membership”

Aleksa Bečić
Deputy Prime Minister, Montenegro

 

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Networking Lunch

 

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Empowering entrepreneurs: Driving integration convergence and innovation in Southeast Europe

Panelists:

Eric Hontz
Director, Center for Accountable Investment, CIPE

Bogdan Gecić
Founder / Partner, Gecić Law & Associates

Ilva Tare
Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Europe Center

Moderator:

Amb. John B. Craig
Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Leadership Network