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2010 Conference Programme

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Day One: Monday 31 May 2010

Danube Summit – Business Forum

11.00 Registration and refreshments

12.00 Welcome Address

Viktor Sigl, Governor for Economic Affairs of Upper Austria
Renate Römer, Vice-President of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce

12.30 Keynote Speech

'Economic Outlook for the Danube states – Prospects for key industry sectors'
Franz Gasselsberger, Oberbank Linz, General Director

12.50 Flashlight Session: New Services – Good Practices

Zrinko Zvocak, Luka Vukovar d.o.o, Commercial Director
Mihai Felescu, United Shipping Agency Constanta, Owner
László Nagy, Port of Baja, General Manager (tbc)
Corneliu Gavaneanu, Metaltrade Galati, General Director & Owner, (tbc)
Dimitar Nedyalkov, Free Zone Ruse, Executive Director (tbc)
Hans de Hondt, Logsys, Sales & Marketing Manager

13.50 Official Opening of Exhibition

14.00 DANUBE RIVER DATING - Networking afternoon for shippers, freight forwarders, port and terminal operators, fleet operators and the Danube business community

17.00 Bus Transfer to Enns – Technical Visit to Port of Enns

19.00 Boarding MV Anton Bruckner for Danube cruise and networking dinner

22.00 Arrival in Linz

Day 2: Tuesday 1 June 2010

Danube Summit – Conference Day 1

08.00 Registration

09.30 Welcome Address - Josef Pühringer, Governor of Upper Austria

10.00 Morning Session: Setting a new Framework for Business on the Danube

Chair: Erhard Busek, Coordinator of the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)

Keynote Speeches:

Future EU transport policy initiatives and their impact on waterway transport
Fotis Karamitsos, DG Mobility & Transport (MOVE), Director
European Strategy for the Danube Region – what does it mean for Danube business?
Danuta Maria Hübner, European Parliament, Chair Committee on Regional Development
Transport on the Danube from the viewpoint of European Parliament
Silvia-Adriana Ticáu, European Parliament, Vice-chair of Committee on Transport & Tourism (tbc)
Objectives and initiatives of the Romanian Inland Waterway Policy
Constantin Dascalu, Secretary of State for Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Romania
Existing and Forthcoming Priorities of the Danube Commission
Aleksandr Aleksandrovitch Tolkatch, President of Danube Commission (tbc)
Mid-term Economic Perspective of the Danube Region
Sándor Richter, Senior Economic Expert, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies

Questions & Answers

12.30 Buffet Lunch & Visit of Exhibition

14.00 Round Table “Status and Perspectives of Infrastructure Development”

Chair: Otto Schwetz, Chairman Corridor VII

Participants:

Detlef Aster, Directorate South, German Waterway Administration, President (tbc)
Hans-Peter Hasenbichler, via donau – Österreichische Wasserstraßen GmbH, General Manager
Tamas Marton, Ministry of Transport, Telecommunication and Energy of Hungary, Head of Section (tbc)
Serban Cucu, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Romania, General Director
Georgi Georgiev, Executive Agency for Maintenance and Exploration of Danube River, Director
Horst Schindler, Danube Commission, Counsellor
Astrid Schlewing, European Commission, DG MOVE, Commission Expert for River Information Services (tbc)

Questions & Answers

15.30 Coffee Break

16.00 Round Table “Inland Navigation Development and Environmental Protection – Trade Off or Win-Win”

Chair: Fritz Holzwarth, German Federal Ministry for Environment, Director

Participants

Phil Weller, International Commission for the Protection of Danube River (ICPDR), General Secretary
Andreas Beckmann, WWF International, Director Danube-Carpathian Program
Markus Simoner, via donau – Österreichische Wasserstraßen GmbH, Senior Expert Inland Navigation
Willy Robijns, European Federation of Inland Ports, President EFIP
Silviu Meterna, Maritime Danube Ports Administration, Head of Marketing & Projects

Questions & Answers

17.30 End of Conference & Exhibition Day 1

19.30 Evening dinner at the Pöstlingberg Schlössl

Day 3: Wednesday 2 June 2010

Danube Summit – Conference Day 2

08.00 Registration

08.30 Round Table “Economic Prospective of Key Sectors of Danube Transport”

Chair: Miklós Horvath, President Hungarian Logistic Cluster

Participants:

Tivadar Runtag, OMV-Petrom SA, Head of Division
Reinhard Wolf, Raiffeisen Ware AG, Member of Managing Board
Franz Satzinger, Knauf Bulgaria-Romania-Serbia, Managing Director
Peter Ackerlauer, voestalpine Stahl GmbH, Member of Managing Board

Questions & Answers

10.00 Coffee Break

10.30 Round Table “New Business Opportunities in Ports and Terminals”

Chair: Sasa Jovanovic, Jugoagent AD, River Port Agency Expert

Participants:

Thomas Moser, Giurgiulesti International Free Port, Chairman of Board
Christian Steindl, Ennshafen OÖ GmbH, General Manager
Dimitar Baev, Bulmarket DM Ltd. Director Transhipment & Technics
Stjepan Antolovic, Port Authority Vukovar, General Director (tbc)
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Questions & Answers

12.00 Buffet Lunch & Visit of Exhibition

13.00 Round Table “Cost-Effective Services on the Danube for RoRo and Container”

Chair: Gerhard Gussmagg, via donau - Österreichische Wasserstraßen GmbH, Team Manager Transport Development

Participants:

Petar Cankov, Bulgarian River Shipping J.S.Co. (BRP), Head of Container and specialized transport Department
Herfried Leitner, Helogistics GmbH, General Manager
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Questions & Answers

14.30 Closure Session “How to materialize the potentials of Danube transport?

Chair: Manfred Seitz, Chairman Executive Board of PLATINA

Participants:

Dejan Komatina, Sava Commission, General Secretary
Joachim Zimmermann, Bayernhafen GmbH & Co KG, Managing Director
Jan Breja, General Directorate of Civil Aviation and Water Transport, Ministry of Transport, Posts & Telecommunication of Slovak Republic, General Director
Zaneta Ostojic-Bajaktarevic, Plovput, Managing Director

16.00 Closure of the Conference & Exhibition

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