Programme

22 March 2017 / Interpretation: from English, Slovenian, Serbian, Macedonian into English, Slovenian, Serbian, Macedonian

9.00 a.m. - Welcome address:

• Mr Jacek KRAWCZYK, President of the EESC Employers' Group

9.15 a.m. - Introductory remarks:

• Mr Marjan TROBIŠ, President of the Association of Employers of Slovenia

9.30 a.m. - Keynote Speech: Role of business and employers' organisations at EU level

• Mr Markus BEYRER, Director General of BusinessEurope

10.00 a.m. - Role of the social dialogue in the European Union and EU Prospects and challenges for the accession countries:

• Mr Zoran STANČIČ, Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Ljubljana

10.30 a.m. - Business Round Table: Main activities of the Balkan employers' organisations and current economic and social challenges (e.g. social dialogue, accession process , migration crisis) – country specific background:

• Mrs Gordana DERANJA, President of the Croatian Employers' Association
• Mr Mladen PANDUREVIĆ, Director of the Employers' Association of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Mr Mile BOSKOV, Executive President of the Business Confederation of Macedonia

First round of comments

• Mrs Suzana RADULOVIĆ Secretary General of the Montenegrin Employers' Federation
• Mr Boško SAVKOVIĆ, Member of the Presidency of the Serbian Association of Employers
• Mr Dragutin ŠKREBIĆ, President of the Union of Employers' Association of Republika Srpska

Second round of comments

Moderator: Mr Jacek KRAWCZYK, President of the EESC Employers' Group

11.45 a.m. - Coffee break

12.00 a.m. - Business Round Table - follow-up discussion between the Members of the EESC Employers' Group and Representatives of the Balkan employers and business

Moderator: Mr Jože SMOLE, Secretary General of the Association of Employers of Slovenia and Member of the EESC Employers' Group

13.15 p.m. - Concluding remarks by:

• Mr Jacek KRAWCZYK, President of the EESC Employers' Group
• Mr Markus BEYRER, Director General of BusinessEurope

13.30 p.m. - Walking networking buffet