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10 Years of Eastern Partnership:
Economic Convergence and Business Opportunities
16-17 April 2019
Prague, Czech Republic
FACTS ABOUT EASTERN PARTNERSHIP
The Eastern Partnership (EaP) is a joint initiative of the European Commission, EU Member States and six East
European states: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The objectives of the EaP are
economic integration and convergence with EU policies, strengthening energy security, promoting
democracy and good governance, as well as developing people-to-people contacts. More specifically EaP
focuses, for example, on the visa facilitation and liberalisation processes or the conclusion of Deep and
Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements between the EU and the EaP countries. The Eastern Partnership
project was launched by the Czech presidency of the EU Council, with the cooperation of Poland and Sweden,
in 2009.
WHY PRAGUE
The Eastern Partnership was established at the European Union Summit held in the Czech capital, Prague,
on 7 May 2009. The Czech Republic has been supporting the integration efforts of all the Eastern Partnership
member states for past decade and perceives this platform as a basis for closer economic cooperation
on the Union level.
WHO WILL BE THERE?
The conference will bring together inspiring combination of senior officials from the EU and the Czech
Republic, EaP member states, state administration, business, banking sector and academia.
TERRITORIAL EXPORT CONFERENCES
The six specially designed territorial export conferences, organised in cooperation with the Chamber
of Commerce of the Czech Republic, aim to bring the markets of individual countries of the EaP closer to
Czech exporters and investors. Our goal is to attract more Czech and European exporters and investors to
partner countries, as well as more exporters and investors from EaP countries to the Czech Republic and
the EU
CONTACTS AT THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Mr. Václav Lídl, Ms. Helena Hroník East Europe and Central Asia Countries Division [email protected]; [email protected]
CONTACTS AT THE CZECH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Mrs. Kristýna Mrázová (Leinerová)
Project Manager
TUESDAY, 16 April 2019
Hotel Grandium Prague, Politických vězňů 12, Prague 1
8:00 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:30 Welcome Speech
o Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, Mrs. Marta Nováková
o President of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Vladimír Dlouhý
o Office of the President, Director of the Department for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Rudolf Jindrák
9:30 – 9:45 Keynote Speech – Czech Republic
o Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Mr. Andrej Babiš
9:45 – 10:00 Keynote Speech – European Commission
o European Commission, Deputy Director General – DG NEAR, Mr. Maciej Popowski
Moderated by Director of Department of Foreign Economic Policies I, Ministry of Industry and Trade
of the Czech Republic, Mr. Martin Pospíšil.
Joint Video of the Ambassadors to the Czech Republic
10:00 – 11:30 Trade and Economic Convergence between the EU and Eastern Partners
PANELISTS:
o Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, Mr. Ivan Pilný
o Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Mr. Genadi Arveladze
o Chairman of the Goverment of Adjara, Mr. Tornike Rijvadze
o DG TRADE, Head of Unit of Russia, CIS, Ukraine, Western Balkan, EFTA, EEA and Turkey, Mr. Petros
Sourmelis
o Deputy Minister of Economy and Infrastructure of Moldova, Mrs. Iuliana Dragalin
o Director of the Foreign Department of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Jiří Hansl
o Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine for European Integration, Mr. Viktor Dovhan
o Head of Unit of Bilateral Relations, Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic, Mrs. Jitka Vyoralová
Moderated by Director of the Department of Trade Policy and International Organizations Ministry
of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, Mrs. Lucie Vondráčková.
11:30 – 11:45 Coffee Break
11:45 – 13:15 Next Ten Years of the Eastern Partnership: Opportunities and Obstacles
PANELISTS:
o State Secretary for European Affairs of the Czech Republic, Mrs. Milena Hrdinková
o Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Investments of Armenia, Mrs. Mane Adamyan
o European External Action Service, Head of the Division for Eastern Partnership, Regional
Cooperation and OSCE, Mrs. Audrone Perkauskiene
o Charge d´Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Czech Republic, Mr. Etibar Abdullayev
o Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus, Mr. Evgeny Shestakov
o Special Envoy for the Eastern Partnership of the Czech Republic, Mr. Jaroslav Kurfürst
Moderated by Deputy Head of the Department of Russian and East European Studies, Charles University,
Mr. Karel Svoboda.
13:15 – 13:45 Press Conference, Family Photo (Press Room Hotel Grandium)
o Mr. Maciej Popowski (DG NEAR)
o Mr. Petros Sourmelis (DG TRADE)
o Mrs. Audrone Perkauskiene (EEAS)
o Mrs. Mane Adamyan (Armenia)
o Mr. Etibar Abdullayev (Azerbaijan)
o Mr. Evgeny Shestakov (Belarus)
o Mrs. Marta Nováková (Czech Republic)
o Mr. Ivan Pilný (Czech Republic)
o Mr. Genadi Arveladze (Georgia)
o Mr. Tornike Rijvadze (Georgia)
o Mrs. Iuliana Dragalin (Moldova)
o Mr. Viktor Dovgan (Ukraine)
o Mr. Vladimír Dlouhý (Czech Chamber of
Commerce)
14:00 – 15:30 Lunch and Networking (Restaurant Hotel Grandium)
18:00 – 20:00 Official Reception to the Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Eastern
Partnership hosted by the President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
Wallenstein Palace, Valdštejnské nám. 4, 118 00 Malá Strana
Opening Speech: President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, Mr. Jaroslav Kubera
Participants:
o Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, Mrs. Marta Nováková
o Deputy Ministers of the Eastern Partnership countries
o Representatives of the European Commission
o Representatives of the Czech Chamber of Commerce
o Ambassadors of the Czech Republic and Ambassadors of EaP Member States to the Czech Republic
The rest of the audience: Invitation only
WEDNESDAY, 17 April 2019
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic – Main Hall
Na Františku 32, Prague 1
8:00 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:55 Territorial Export Conference on Economic Cooperation with Armenia
o Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Mr. Jiří Havlíček
o Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Investments of Armenia, Mrs. Mane Adamyan
o Deputy Hear of Mission Embassy of the Czech Republic in Yerevan, Mr. Jan Plešinger
o Head of Investments Department of the Ministry of Economic Development and Investments,
Mr. Vahagn Lalayan
o Vice-president of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Bořivoj Minář
Moderated by Director of Department of Foreign Economic Policies I, Ministry of Industry and Trade
of the Czech Republic, Mr. Martin Pospíšil.
Followed by the networking with panelists in the hall No. 244.
10:00 – 10:55 Territorial Export Conference on Economic Cooperation with Azerbaijan
o Director of Department of Foreign Economic Policies I, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech
Republic, Mr. Martin Pospíšil
o Charge d´Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Czech Republic, Mr. Etibar Abdullayev
o Vice-president of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Bořivoj Minář
o EBRD, Cross Border Business Development Consultant, Mrs. Dagmar Rančáková
o AŽD Praha, Director of Road Telematics, Mr. Patrik Reiniš
o AŽD Praha, Director of Road Transportation Automation, Mr. David Hruška
o AŽD Praha, Marketing Manager,Mrs. Monika Dvořáková
o CROSS Zlín, Bussiness Development Manager, Mr. Michal Neumann
Moderated by Director of the Foreign Department of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Jiří Hansl.
Followed by the networking with panelists in the hall No. 215.
11:00 – 11:55 Territorial Export Conference on Economic Cooperation with Belarus
o Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Mr. Eduard Muřický
o Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus, Mr. Evgeny Shestakov
o Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Belarus, Mr. Tomáš Pernický
o Vice-president of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Bořivoj Minář
o Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Sergey Nabeshko
o Head of the Department of Residents and Investors Relations, Administration of the Chinese-
Belarusian industrial park «Great Stone», Mr. Ihar Presniakou
o CEO of the Export-import insurance company of Belarus, Mr. Henadzi Mitskevich
o Head of the National Information Office of the EU Science and Innovation Programs Horizon 2020,
State Committee on Science and Technology, Mrs. Olga Meerovskaya
Moderated by Director of Department of Foreign Economic Policies I, Ministry of Industry and Trade
of the Czech Republic, Mr. Martin Pospíšil.
Followed by the networking with panelists in the hall No. 244.
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch and Networking 13:30– 14:25 Territorial Export Conference on Economic Cooperation with Georgia
o Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Mr. Ivan Pilný
o Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Mr. Genadi Arveladze
o Charge d´Affairs of the Czech Republic to Georgia, Mr. Jiří Preclík
o Vice-president of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Bořivoj Minář
o Enterprise Georgia, Director, Mr. Mikheil Khidureli
o EBRD, Cross Border Business Development Consultant, Mrs. Dagmar Rančáková
Moderated by Director of the Foreign of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Jiří Hansl.
Followed by the networking with panelists in the hall No. 244.
14:30 – 15:25 Territorial Export Conference on Economic Cooperation with Moldova
o Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Mr. Eduard Muřický
o Deputy Minister of Economy and Infrastructure of Moldova, Mrs. Iuliana Dragalin
o Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Moldova, Mr. Zdeněk Krejčí
o Vice-president of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Bořivoj Minář
o General Director of the Investment Agency of the Republic of Moldova, Mrs. Rodica Verbeniuc
Moderated by Director of Department of Foreign Economic Policies I, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the
Czech Republic, Mr. Martin Pospíšil.
Followed by the networking with panelists in the hall No. 215.
15:30 – 16:30 Territorial Export Conference on Economic Cooperation with Ukraine
o Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Mr. Jiří Havlíček
o Ambassador of Ukraine to the Czech Republic, H. E. Yevhen Perebyinis
o Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Ukraine, Mr. Radek Matula
o Vice-president of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Bořivoj Minář
o Representative of Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry to the Czech Republic, Mr. Oleksiy
Fesyk
o Law Office GOLAW, Partner, Mrs. Iryna Kalnytska
o SDM Partners Law Firm, Partner, Head of Business Development, Mrs. Yulia Solovyeva
Moderated by Director of the Foreign Department of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Jiří Hansl.
Followed by the networking with panelists in the hall No. 244.
