First Day, October 28th, 2002

12:00 - 13:00

Registration (Sava Center Welcome Desk)

13:00 - 14:20

Opening Ceremony (Sava Center Annex B)

Chair:

Branislav Andjelic Biography
Conference Director
eEnvoy, Yugoslavia

Welcoming Address:

 Radmila Hrustanovic Biography
Mayor of Belgrade

Opening Remarks:

Zoran Djindjic Biography
Conference Chairman
Prime Minister of Serbia

Branimir Gvozdenovic Abstract
Deputy Prime Minister, Montenegro

Interventions:

Brigita Schmognerova Abstract
Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Milan Bezmarevic Abstract
Deputy Minister for Transport and Telecommunications, Yugoslavia

Michael Spinellis Biography
Ambassador of Greece

Jan-Willem Blankert: A message from Erkki Liikanen Abstract
Commissioner for Enterprise and Information Society, European Union

Dale Hatfield Biography
United States Federal Communications Commission

14:20 - 15:30

Plenary Session I (Sava Center Annex B)
Telecommunications Policy as a Development Instrument

Chair:

Dragan Domazet
Minister for Science, Technology and Development, Serbia

Keynote Speaker:

Edward M. Malloy Biography Abstract PowerPoint Presentation
United States Agency for International Development

Interventions:


Bojan Bostjancic Abstract PowerPoint Presentation
State Secretary of Information Society, Slovenia

Gareth Locksley Biography PowerPoint Presentation
Global ICT Department, The World Bank

Henrik Kolstrup
United Nations Development Program

Milan Mrvaljevic Biography Abstract
National ICT Forum, Yugoslavia

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break hosted by Privilege Group
(Sava Center, in front of the Annex B)

16:00 - 17:30

Plenary Session II (Sava Center Annex B)
Telecommunications Policy as an Integration Instrument

Chair:

Dusan Simonovic
Secretary for Development, Montenegro

Keynote Speaker:

Pantelis Angelidis
Director, Southeastern Europe Telecommunications
& Informatics Research Institute

Interventions:

Savas Yildirim Biography
Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications, Turkey

Adriana Ticau 4 MB-PowerPoint Presentation
State Secretary,
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Romania

John Beale Biography Abstract PowerPoint Presentation
DG Information Society, European Commission

Bernard Snoy PowerPoint Presentation
Director of the Stability Pact Working Table II

Herald Fuchs, W.Steinboeck and Franz Wallner Biography Abstract
PAN Project Coordinators

19:00 - 21:00

reception hosted by Miroljub Labus, deputy prime Minister of
the government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
 (Hotel Hyatt - transportation provided)
 

Second Day, October 29th, 2002

09:00 - 10:15

Thematic Session I /Closed Session/ (Sava Center Hall 3/1)
South East Europe eEnvoys Roundtable

eSEE Agenda and Action Plan

Chair:

Bernard Snoy
Director of the Stability Pact Working Table II

Presentation:

Marijana Vidas-Bubanja
Chair of the Stability Pact, eSEEurope Initiative

Discussion:

e-Envoys
Drafting Committee Members
SP High Representatives
EC High Representatives
UNDP High Representatives

Thematic Session II (Sava Center Amphitheater)
Telecommunications Infrastructure Roundtable

Accelerated Telecommunication Infrastructure
Development - an Opportunity for South East Europe

Chair:

Djordje Savic
President, BiznisLink

Presentation:

Ljuben Talev Abstract PowerPoint Presentation
Strategy Director, Makedonski Telekomunikacii

Bill Zikou Biography 4 MB-PowerPoint Presentation
President, Market Unit South East Europe, Ericsson

G. Thornsten Prehn and Phil Austin Abstract
Hughes Network Systems

Discussion:

Presidents and CEOs of Regional Telecom Operators

Questions

Thematic Session III (Sava Center Hall 3/0)
NGO Roundtable

Role of the Civil Society in the Creation of
the National ICT Policy and Strategy

Chair:

Robert Horvitz
Global Internet Policy Inititative

Presentation:

Chris Bailey Biography Abstract
European Internet Rights Project

Mimi Larsson Biography Abstract PowerPoint Presentation
Hungarian Telecottage Association

Veni Markovski Biography Abstract
Bulgarian President's IT Council Chairman

Jacek Gajewski and Oliver Popov Biography Abstract
CEENet

Discussion:

NGO's, Civil Society, legal experts.

Questions:

 

10:15 - 10:45

Coffee break hosted by The Atlantic Council of Yugoslavia
(Sava Center in front of the Hall 3/0)

10:45 - 12:00

Thematic Session IV (Sava Center Hall 3/1)
Commercial Law Development Program Session

Creating the EU/WTO Compliant Telecom Legislation

United States Department of Commerce, Commercial Law Development Program sponsored session on liberalization and deregulation in telecommunications sector.

Chair:

Stuart Kerr
Commercial Law Development Program

Presentation:

Boris Begovic
Center for Liberal Democratic Studies

Andrew Taylor Biography Abstract PowerPoint Presentation
Stone & Webster

Krister Thelin Biography PowerPoint Presentation
Policy and Legal Advice Center

Paul Moffatt PowerPoint Presentation
European Bank for the Reconstruction and Development

Discussion:

Legal experts, policy officials, legislators, regulators

Quiestions

Thematic Session V (Sava Center Amphitheater)
Internet Providers Roundtable

Interconnection Issues for Competitive Communications Providers

Chair:

Barbara Dooley Biography
Past President, Commercial Internet eXchange Association

Presentation:

Louisa Gosling Biography PowerPoint Presentation
President, European ISP Association

Haris Hadzialic PowerPoint Presentation
President ISP Asociation, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Janda Zdanek Biography Abstract
CZfree.net

Vojislav Rodic Html Presentation
President ISP Asociation, Yugoslavia

Discussion:

Presidents of regional ISP associations

Questions

Thematic Session VI (Sava Center Hall 3/0)
Regulatory Agencies Roundtable

Licensing and Monitoring: Efficient and
 Equitable Frequency Management

Chair:

John Beale Biography
DG Information Society, European Commission

Presentation:

Momcilo Simic Biography PowerPoint Presentation
Radio Television Serbia

Vojo Spahiu Biography Abstract
Telecommunications Regulatory Agency, Albania

Deniz Yanik Biography Abstract
Turkish Telecommunications Authority

Dusan Jokanovic Biography PowerPoint Presentation
Ministry of Telecommunication, Yugoslavia

Discussion:

Heads of Regulatory Agencies

Questions

12:00 - 14:00

Lunch sponsored by Ericsson
(Hotel Interkontinental - Brasseria)

14:00 - 15:30

Signing Ceremony (Sava Center Hall 3/0)
eSEE Agenda for the Development of the Information Society

Chair:

Branislav Andjelic Biography
e-Envoy, Yugoslavia

Presentation:

Marijana Vidas-Bubanja
Chair of the Stability Pact eSEE Initiative

Signing by the Ministers

statements by the Ministers


Spartak Poci
Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications
Albania

Svetozar Mihajlovic
Ministry of Civil Affairs and Communications
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Davor Butkovic
Ministry of Science and Technology
Croatia

Milan Bezmarevic
Federal Ministry for Transport and Telecommunications
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Jovan Tegovski
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Macedonia

Sergiu Sitnic
Ministry for Transport and Telecommunications
Moldova

Branimir Gvozdenovic
Deputy Prime Minister
Montenegro

Dragan Domazet
Ministry of Science, Technology and Development
Serbia

Press Conference

15:30 - 17:00

Closing Ceremony (Sava Center Hall 3/0)

Farewell Address:

Marija Raseta-Vukosavljevic PowerPoint Presentation
Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Serbia

Interventions:

Hans Armfelt Hansell Biography Abstract PowerPoint Presentation
Deputy Director, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

John Riddle Biography Abstract
Deputy Special Co-ordinator of the Stability Pact

Concluding Remarks

20:00 - 22:00

reception hosted by the Mayor of Belgrade
(Belgrade City Hall - transportation provided)