2nd CGDC Annual Meeting at the Hotel Hilton Vienna, Am Stadtpark 1
May 16 – 18, 2012
PROGRAM
13:00 – 20:00
REGISTRATION
HALL: Registration Hall, Ground Floor
20:00
WELCOME RECEPTION
Opening Ceremony with special remarks by the Founders of CGDC
Hotel Hilton Vienna
Hotel Hilton Vienna
8:00
REGISTRATION & WELCOMING COFFEE
HALL: Registration Hall, Ground Floor
10:30 – 11:00
WELCOME SPEECH & KEYNOTE SPEECH
Welcoming Word by H.E. Petar STOYANOV,
Keynote Speech by Dr. Erhard BUSEK,
HALL: Park Congress (Ground Floor)
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President of the Republic of Bulgaria 1997 – 2002, President of CGDCKeynote Speech by Dr. Erhard BUSEK,
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Jean Monnet Professor ad personamHALL: Park Congress (Ground Floor)
11:00 – 13:00
PANEL SESSION 1
“Energy Trends in the Context of Social Development”
PANEL LEADER
Slavtcho NEYKOV, Energy Community Secretariat, Director
PANEL SPEAKERS
H.E. Vladimir KAVARIC, Minister of Economy, Montenegro
Giles CHICHESTER, European Energy Forum, President
Emmanuel LIMIDO, Centuria Capital, Chairman; World Institute for Renewable Energy-WIRE, Founding Partner
Mauro HOYER, OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), Director of Information
Anatoly KARPOV, 1st Deputy Chairman, State Duma Committee for Natural Resources, Environment and Ecology
HALL: Park Congress (Ground Floor)
13:00 – 13:15
CITY CHALLENGE PRESENTATION
HALL: Park Congress, Ground Floor
13:15 – 14:30
CITY CHALLENGE NETWORKING LUNCH
HALL: Klimt Ballroom (1st Floor)
14:30 – 17:00
PANEL SESSION 2
"Energy Developments - Compatibility With Social Expectations, Energy Reforms and Public Perceptions"
PANEL LEADER
Dafydd AB IAGO, Argus Media, Journalist
PANEL SPEAKERS
Jan Willem GOUDRIAAN, European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), Deputy Secretary General
Alberto POTOTSCHNIG, Agency for Cooperation of the Energy Regulators (ACER) Director
Elena RYBAK, EUEA – European-Ukrainian Energy Agency, Director
Peter VADASZ, Mayor of Guessing, Austria
HALL: Park Congress, Ground Floor
17:00
KEYNOTE SPEECH
Keynote Speech by Tiffany PERSONS,
Shine On Sierra Leone, Founder and Director
HALL: Park Congress (Ground Floor)
Shine On Sierra Leone, Founder and Director
HALL: Park Congress (Ground Floor)
17:30
CONCLUDING REMARKS
Concluding Remarks by Dr. Werner Fasslabend,
Vice President of the Center for Global Dialogue and Cooperation
HALL: Park Congress (Ground Floor)
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Minister of Defence, Republic of Austria 1990 – 2000,Vice President of the Center for Global Dialogue and Cooperation
HALL: Park Congress (Ground Floor)
17:30 – 19:00
NETWORKING BREAK
HALL: Networking Area
19:00
SALUS ALPHA NETWORKING DINNER
HALL: Klimt Ballroom, First Floor
8:00
REGISTRATION & WELCOMING COFFEE
HALL: Registration Hall, Ground Floor
9:30 – 10:00
WELCOME SPEECH
Dr. Walter SCHWIMMER, Secretary General of Council of Europe 1994 – 2004, Vice-President of CGDC
HALL: Park Congress (Ground Floor)
10:00 – 12:00
PANEL SESSION 3
"Democracy vs Economic Power"
PANEL LEADER
Hans DEMMEL, n-tv, CEO
PANEL SPEAKERS
H.E. Ilir META, Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, 1999 – 2002
Ingrid DELTENRE, European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Director
Begümhan DOGAN FARALYALI, Dogan Holding, Chairwoman
Dr. Claus RAIDL, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, President
Duma Gideon BOKO, President of the Botswana National Front
Gail M. ROMERO, MBA Women International, CEO
HALL: Park Congress (Ground Floor)
12:00 – 12:30
BMW i - PRESENTATION
HALL: Park Congress (Ground Floor)
12:30 – 14:15
BMW i - LUNCH
14:30 – 16:30
PANEL SESSION 4
"Challenges of Global Leadership in the 21st Century"
PANEL LEADER
Ali ASLAN, Deutsche Welle TV, Host of the international talk-show “Quadriga”
PANEL SPEAKERS
H.E. Petar STOYANOV, President of CGD C, President of the Republic of Bulgaria 1997 – 2002
R.H. Dr. Morgan Richard TSVANGIRAI, Prime Minister, Republic of Zimbabwe
H. E. Mimoza KUSARI-LILA, Deputy Prime Minister / Minister of Trade and Industry of the Republic of Kosovo
Prof. Abdul Latif AL-MEER, Chairman of ICQ, Vice Chairman of Sidra Takaful
General Wesley K. CLARK, Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO 1997 – 2000,
CGDC International Honorary Board Member
16:30 – 17:30
NETWORKING BREAK
17:30
ALL GUESTS TO MEET AT PARK CONGRESS HALL
17:15
DOORS CLOSE
17:15 – 18:30
KEYNOTE SPEECH
President Bill CLINTON
HALL: Park Congress (Ground Floor)
HALL: Park Congress (Ground Floor)
18:30 – 19:30
CGDC ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY
HALL: Park Congress (Ground Floor)
19:30
GALA DINNER
HALL: Park Congress (Ground Floor)
