The event is organised by the Investment Compact and the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development of Serbia, Co-Chair of the Investment Compact. The conference will comprise of a business forum, the annual SEE Investors of the Year Awards and a ministerial meeting.

Panels will discuss the following questions:

Panel 1: Sector Specific Investment Opportunities in South East Europe Views of directors of SEE Investment Promotion Agencies and of business leaders on the most attractive investment opportunities in South East Europe
What are the key trends and implications for the region? How competitive is the region in the sector? What are the key barriers and challenges? What are the success stories and lessons learnt?

Panel 2: Business Climate Priorities Panel with representatives of the private sector and ministers from SEE. What are the demands of business sectors in terms of business climate? What are the comparative advantages of the countries of the region? What are the main challenges? What are the business improvement priorities to attract more investment to the region?

Panel 3: The Competitiveness of South East Europe in the Global Economy
What factors determine competitiveness? What is the role of innovation? How competitive is South East Europe in today’s global economy? What are the main challenges for SEE? How could the competitiveness of SEE be increased?

Panel 4: Strengthening the Framework for Regional Co-operation: Regional Co-operation Council, CEFTA and South East Europe Investment Committee
Why do regional institutions matter? What are concrete examples of regional institutions helping make reform happen? What is the role of the Regional Co-operation Council and the South East European Investment Committee? How can regional institutions best be leveraged to generate reform at the national and regional level?

Source: OECD Investment Compact Newsletter
Draft Agenda see http://www.investmentcompact.org/dataoecd/18/17/39718807.pdf