Ergenomics is helping to facilitate and sponsor the Balkan’s Leader Summit 2010 this coming September 22 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. More details can be found at the Federation of Balkan Americans website. Please contact us if you are interested in attending. More about the event:
FEBA is organizing two events; Balkan Leaders’ Summit 2010 “Making Europe Whole: Completing the Balkans’ Euro-Atlantic Integration” and US Business Forum: Turkey and the Balkans, being held on September 22 in New York at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
We’d like to invite American companies to attend to our events which will be a bridge between America, the Balkans and Turkey. We greatly appreciate if you could let us know how you could be helpful to bring American companies this event. We prefer decision makers, C level representatives, who could benefit from these events by meeting the Presidents, Prime ministers, Minister of Economies and major Turkish and Balkan Business Leaders.
The details of events are as follows (Minor details are subject to change):
Balkan Leaders’ Summit 2010
“Making Europe Whole: Completing the Balkans’ Euro-Atlantic Integration”
Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York
September 22, Wednesday – 6 pm
Program
Reception, Jade &Astor Rooms – 6 pm – 7 pm
Dinner, Grand Ball Room – 7 pm
Keynote Address by Barack Hussein Obama, President of the United States
Keynote Address by Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey, Confirmed
Remarks by Heads of Balkan States
Concert by Balkan Chamber Orchestra
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US Business Forum 2010: Turkey & the Balkans
“Connecting Business Leaders”
Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Jade & Astor Rooms New York
September 22, Wednesday – 1 pm – 5:30 pm
Program
Panel I – Investment
Panel II – Energy
Panel III – Infrastructure & Development
Bilateral Business Meetings
Mission of the Balkan Leaders’ Summit: Through the Annual Balkan Leaders’ Summit, the Federation of Balkan American Associations hopes to achieve its mission of sharing the Balkan’s heritage of tolerance and understanding with the world leaders, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Foreign Affairs Ministers, as well as business and religious leaders, journalists, artists, scholars, and professionals covering a spectrum of fields. The purpose of this program is to help in creating common goals and ideals in the Balkans. When we take into consideration the ethnic, religious and linguistic differences in the region, we can say that what we need is to create common goals and ideals. Cooperation and good-neighborly relations will be the guarantee of a compromise in the Balkans.
Mission of the U.S. Business Forum: In a time where the idea of Euro-Atlantic integration in the Balkans has transitioned from a mere political aspiration to a means en route to be realized, and where the future of Trans-Atlantic relations relies heavily on relations with Turkey and Balkans, the FEBA Business Council sees this forum as a crucial mechanism to discuss issues affecting business, trade, and investment within the framework of a stable, fully integrated, and economically fruitful Balkan region. By bringing together business leaders, professionals, and foreign heads of states, along with their breakthrough ideas and experiences, in a day-long forum called “U.S. Business Forum 2010: Turkey & the Balkans”, the FEBA Business Council hopes to widen the gateway of investment and trade between the regions in this exciting period of transition and growth.
Speakers & Panels: Speakers will include government officials, globally renowned senior executives, intellectuals, and business leaders from each respective area speaking about issues critical to renewed and expanded business efforts. This unique framework will widen the gateway of investment and business the U.S., Turkey, & the Balkans.
Key Focus Areas: Investment Opportunities, Energy, IT & Telecommunications, Infrastructure & Development, Tourism, Food & Retail Industries, Banking, Agriculture, Finance, and Venture Capital initiatives, Textile, Furniture, and Machinery
Bilateral Business Meetings: Bilateral business meetings are designed for all of our participating companies to develop concrete synergies and enter directly into business propositioning.
Some of the Distinguished Invitees of Balkan Leaders’ Summit 2010 and US Business Forum: Turkey & the Balkans Include:
- H.E. Bamir Topi, President of Albania
- H.E. Sali Berisha, Prime Minister of Albania
- H.E. Yves Leterme, Prime Minister of Belgium
- H.E. Haris Silajdzic, President of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- H.E. Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria
- H.E. Boyko Borissov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria
- H.E. Ivo Josipovic, President of Croatia
- H.E. Jadranka Kosor, Prime Minister of Croatia
- H.E. Karolos Papoulias, President of Greece
- H.E. George A. Papandreu, Prime Minister of Greece
- H.E. Fatmir Sejdiu, President of Kosovo
- H.E. Hashim Thaci, Prime Minister of Kosovo
- H.E. Gjorgje Ivanov, President of Macedonia
- H.E. Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of Macedonia
- H.E. Filip Vujanović, President of Montenegro
- H.E. Milo Djukanovic, Prime Minister of Montenegro
- H.E. Traian Băsescu, President of Romania
- H.E. Emil Boc, Prime Minister of Romania
- H.E. Boris Tadic, President of Serbia
- H.E. Mirko Cvetkovic, Prime Minister of Serbia
- H.E. Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey
- H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey
- H.E. Barack Hussein Obama, President of the United States of America
- H.E. Ilir Meta, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania
- Steven Vanackere, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium
- H.E. Sven Alkalaj, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- H.E. Nikolay Mladenov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria
- H.E. Gordan Jandrokovic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Croatia
- H.E. Skender Hyseni, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo
- H.E. Antonio Milosovski, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Macedonia
- H.E. Milan Roćen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro
- H.E. Teodor Baconschi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania
- H.E. Vuk Jeremic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia
- H.E. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
- H.E. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States of America
- H.E. Catherine Ashton, Vice President of the European Commission
- H.E. Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, Secretary General of the OIC
Among Our Esteemed Attendees and Speakers of the 2009 Annual Balkan Leaders’ Reception were:
- H.E. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
- H.E. Haris Silajdzic, Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- H.E. Stjepan Mesic, President of Croatia
- H.E. Fatmir Sejdiu, President of Kosovo
- H.E. Ilir Meta, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania
- H.E. Sven Alkalaj, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- H.E. Gordan Jandrokovic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Croatia
- H.E. Skender Hyseni, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo
- H.E. Milan Rocen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro
- H.E. Milen Lyutskanov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria
- H.E. Ambassador Anastassis Mitsialis, Permanent Representative of Greece to the UN
- H.E. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoğlu, Secretary General of the OIC
About the Federation of Balkan American Associations:
Founded by a group of Balkan Americans whose goal and mission was to promote the Balkan Cultures and Languages in an effort to strengthen the cultural and educational ties between the people of the United States and the Balkans. Federation of Balkan American Associations organizes educational and cultural activities such as Annual Balkan Leaders Reception, International Conferences, Lectures and Seminars, Workshops, Balkan Film Festival, Balkan Food and Culture Festival, Sports Tournaments, Youth Nights, Art Exhibits, Concerts, Movie Screening, Business Network Receptions, Trips to the Balkans, After School Programs, Learning Center, Language Courses, and informational programs about the Balkans and Balkan Culture throughout placing special emphasis on dialogue, and peace.
About the Federation of Balkan American Associations Business Council:
The FEBA Business council was founded by a group of businessmen and professionals to create a positive business environment to foster job development and promote business growth for the Balkan American Community as well as to facilitate commerce and investment between the US and the Balkans. FEBA Business Council advocates for positive business relations, sponsors educational seminars and networking events, markets our member companies and encourages global business.