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In Memoriam Dr. Erhard Busek
Upcoming Events
Sunday, May 1st 2022, Regensburg, OWWF
Reception | Get Together - Warm Up
Monday, May 2nd 2022, Regensburg, OWWF
Conference | Cooperation in Central & Eastern Europe, When if not NOW?
Tuesday, June 28th 2022, Giurgiu/Ruse, ILL/ILR Logistics Romania
Conference Day 1 | Strategic Locations and Business Opportunities
Wednesday, June 29th 2022, Giurgiu/Ruse, ILL/ILR Logistics Romania
Conference Day 2 | Strategic Locations and Business Opportunities
Wednesday, June 29th 2022, Giurgiu/Ruse, CVI Group
Conference | Supply Chains and the Black Sea Basin
Thursday, June 30th 2022, Constanta, CVI Group
Business Dialog | Trade Lines and the Black Sea Basin
Thursday, June 30th 2022, Constanta, Steinbeis Romania
Business Dialog | Summary and Wrap-Up
About
The Conference
About
What is DMRBW?
For sure, Europe has different regions, but concerning the general, international and global development we have to be aware, that all our regions are connected and depending on each other. If we are looking beyond of supply chain design and the necessary logistics in our time of mobility, we are depending on a right strategy how the different marketplaces can come together. Even under the auspices, that it might be one market place. This situation has already accelerated and we have to prepare ourselves, that we are doing the right decisions on development of added value chains, investment and finance. By closing and making gaps we also have to have the capacity to organize it politically in the best way possible. This is not the question of the future, it is a challenge for now, here and today. Therefore I am once again extremely grateful to all the contributors to this, for the speakers, sponsors, those, who are planning and hopefully also completing this task. We are moving forward step by step, but also have made sure, that the next planned steps at least until 2025 can follow.
Sincerely,
Erhard Busek, fmr. Vice-Chancellor, Republic of Austria | Coordinator, SECI | President, Senate of Economy Austria (SDW) | Chairman, Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM)
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
It's our honor and pleasure that, also with the blessing of Dr. Erhard Busek, we will continue our mission for another 5 years with a 2025 horizon. A highlight of this period is the presentation of the the Danube Macro Region on a global scale at the Dubai Expo (2021-2022) between Feb 09 and March 06 2022.
The Danube Macro Region Business Forum 2021 will take place in the format of a Business Week (DMRBW 2021) in Munich/Ruse/Giurgiu/Constanta, from 04th till 10th of October 2021. Thanks to the Hosts, we are able to improve the Institutional Conference Capacity for 2021 to bring the STRATEGY UP TO BUSINESS WITH FOCUS ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR. Thanks also to our Global Heralds and Contributors from China, India, UAE, Russia and Iran for their reliability and friendship, and to our Content Partners as the German Purchasing & Logistics Association (BME), the U.S. Council of Supply Chain Professionals (CSCMP) from U.S. with their 100+ Roundtables, and the UAE based Supply Chain and Logistics Group (SCLG).
Kind regards,
Ernst Schmied, Chair DMRBW 2020-2025
Overview 2021-2022
Sunday, October 3rd 2021, TBA, Munich
Event#1
DINNER RECEPTION | OWWF Bayern
Get Together - Warm Up
Monday, October 4th 2021, Hofbräukeller, Munich
Event#2
CONFERENCE | OWWF Bayern
Opening of the Danube Macro Region Business Week 2021
Tuesday, October 05th 2021, TBA, Munich
Event#3
BRAINSTORMING | OWWF Bayern
Follow-Up Streamlining River Danube
Wednesday, February 09th 2022, Austrian Pavilion, Dubai
Event#4
Conference | Part 1
In Dialog with Austria and Danube Macro Region
Sunday, March 06th 2022, Austrian Pavilion, Dubai
Event#5
Conference | Part 2
In Dialog with Austria and Danube Macro Region
Sunday, May 1st 2022, Regensburg
Event#6
DINNER RECEPTION | OWWF Bayern
Get Together - Warm Up
Monday, May 2nd 2022, Regensburg
Event#7
CONFERENCE | OWWF Bayern
Cooperation in the Danube Region, when if not NOW?
Tuesday, June 28th 2022, TBA, Giurgiu/Ruse
Event#8
Conference | ILL/ILR Logistica Romania
Strategic Locations and Business Opportunities
Wednesday, June 29th 2022, TBA, Giurgiu/Ruse
Event#9
Conference | CVI GROUP
Supply Chains and the Black Sea Basin
Thursday, June 30th 2022, TBA, Constanta
Event#10
BUSINESS DIALOG | CVI GROUP
Foreign Affairs & Trade Lines and the Black Sea Basin
Thursday, June 30th 2022, TBA, Constanta
Event#11
BUSINESS DIALOG | Steinbeis Romania
Summary and Wrap-Up with Romanian Stakeholders
Anker 1
Anker 2
Program Modules (TBA)
Monday, October 7th 2019, Vienna
Event#1
CONFERENCE | SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN COOPERATIVE INITIATIVE (SECI)
The Brain Drain: International Migration of Skilled Human Capital from CEE and SEE to Western Europe
0930-1045: Welcome and Opening Remarks
Patronage
H.E. Alexander van der Bellen, President of the Republic of Austria
Welcome
Michael Fazekas, Executive Coordinator, Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)
Opening Remarks
H.E. Thomas Greminger, General Secretary, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Erhard Busek, Special Coordinator, Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)
Keynote Remarks: The Brain Drain: Benefit or burden – what’s the reality?
H.E. Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations
H.E. Rosen Plevneliev, Former State President, Republic of Bulgaria
H.E. Edi Rama, Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania (tbc)
1045-1215: Sustaining Economic Development, Peace and Stability throughout Regions
Gerald Knaus, Chairman, European Stability Initiative (ESI)
Argentina Szabados, Regional Director for SEE, Eastern Europe & Asia, International Organization for Migration (IMO)
Heinz Koller, Ass. Director-General / Regional Director for Europe, International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Linda van Gelder, Regional Director, Western Balkans, The World Bank
1315-1445: Human mobility and its socio- and macroeconomic impacts on business and society
Michael Fazekas, Executive Coordinator, Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)
Andreas Bierwirth, CEO, Magenta Telekom GmbH
Andreas Brandstetter, CEO, Uniqa Insurance Group AG
Andreas Treichl, CEO, Erste Bank Group AG
Martin Mayer, CEO, Iventa Group Holding GmbH
1515-1645: Perspectives on shaping new policies - renewing cooperation and collaboration
Video Message from H.E. Guenther Oettinger, European Commissioner for Budget & Human Resources
H.E. Edi Rama, Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania (tbc)
Erhard Busek, Special Coordinator, Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)
H.E. Rosen Plevneliev, Former State President, Republic of Bulgaria
Wilhelm Molterer, Director General, European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)
1645-1715: Conclusion
Erhard Busek, Special Coordinator, Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)
Tuesday, October 8th 2019, Vienna
Event#2
BRAINSTORMING | EXPO2020
The Danube Macro Region and Expo2020 in Dubai/UAE
Tuesday, October 8th 2019, Vienna
Event#3
PROJECT REVIEW | BIOECONOMY
Bio-Economy in the Danube Region | Reverse-Engineering along Value-Chains | R&D and Education | Transition Challenges | Collaboration Challenges
1300-1500: Collaborative R&D Cooperation | Bio-Economy & Material Sciences | Applications
Moderator: Dominik Schmied, Representative Europe, QIBiotech Limited, Hong Kong/Vienna
Thomas Yun, President & CEO, AIP Global Inc., South Korea/USA
Ting Ho, President, Sustainable Agrotech Association, CEO QIBiotech Limited, Hong Kong
Rupert Wimmer, Professor, Bio Resources & Technology, BOKU, Vienna
Mark Reinders, CEO, HempFlax Group, Netherlands (via video) (tbc)
Norman Schlatter, Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)
Tuesday, October 8th 2019, Vienna
Event#4
DANUBE FINANCE DIALOG (DFD) | OWWF
Connecting Europe and Asia | Reinventing Bretton Woods (2018)
1600-1615: Welcome and Opening Statement
Hermann Pönisch, Managing Vice-President, OWWF, Bavaria (tbc)
Stephan Barisitz, Senior Economist, OeNB (tbc)
Ernst Schmied, Chair, Danube Macro Region Business Week 2019
1615-1700: Sustainability: Trade, Currencies, Infrastructure: View China, EAEU, GCC, ECO
Franz Nauschnigg, Founder, Danube Finance Dialog, Vienna
Ting Ho, Committee Member, Advising Council to the Government of Guangdong, China
Samuel Jeffson Johnson, Executive Director, St. John Group, India (tbc)
Alex Krainer, Hedge Fund Manager at Altana Wealth S.A.M. (tbc)
Arian Shahrabi, Senior Consultant, A&A Associates, MENA Region
1700-1745: Connectivity between Macro-Regions | Multilateral Relations & New Multipolar World
Alexey Grom, President, United Transport and Logistics Company (UTLC), Moscow (tbc)
Igor Hribar, Head of DB Schenker Rail Services – Regional Director, Vienna
Shashi Shekhar, President, Supply Chain and Logistics Group, Dubai (tbc)
Tuesday, October 8th 2019, Vienna
TBA
EVENING DINNER RECEPTION | Embassy to be disclosed
Wednesday, October 9th 2019, Vienna
Event#5
WORKSHOP | INSTITUTE FOR THE DANUBE REGION AND CENTRAL EUROPE (IDM)
EUSDR Governance: As Regional Service for the Private & Public Sector
0730-0745: Welcome
Silvia Nadjivan, Deputy Managing Director, Institute for the Danube Region, Vienna
Robert Lichtner, EUSDR DSP Coordinator, Austria (tbc)
0745-0900: Governance as Regional Service for the Private & Public Sector
Moderator: Silvia Nadjivan, Deputy Managing Director, Institute for the Danube Region, Vienna
Johann Sollgruber, fmr. Head of Representation EC in Austria, Trade Counsellor of the EU
Roland Arbter, National Coordinator, EUSDR NC Austria (tbc)
Mario Holzner, Executive Director, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Vienna
Herfried Leitner, Chairman, Pro Danube International (PDI)
0900-0915: Concluding Remarks
Roland Arbter, National Coordinator, EUSDR NC Austria (tbc)
Ernst Schmied, Chair, Danube Macro Region Business Week 2019
Wednesday, October 9th 2019, Vienna
Event#6
WORKSHOP | RULE OF LAW DIALOG
Rule of Law, Good Governance and Law Enforcement as Ingredients for Success in the Danube Region
0930-0945: Welcome and Opening Statement
Johann Sollgruber, fmr. Head of Representation of the European Commission in Austria, Trade Counsellor of the EU, Vienna
0945-1045: Law Cases | Opportunities and Risks
Tamás Forizs, Attorney at Law, Founder DanubeLaw-Research, Vienna
Wolfgang Price, Economist and Physicist, Council for a 21st Century Progressive Economy
Jiří Kratochvíl, Law Case River Elbe, Čspl, A.s.
Herfried Leitner, MD, Transport Trade Services (TTS), Austria
1045-1100: Closing Remarks
Johann Sollgruber, fmr. Head of Representation EC Austria, Trade Counsellor of the EU, Vienna
Tamás Forizs, Attorney at Law, Founder DanubeLaw-Research, Vienna
Thursday, October 10th 2019, Budapest
Event#7
BUSINESS DIALOG | BUDAPEST AIRPORT
Air Cargo | Courier Express Parcel | Internationalization & Infrastructure
0900-0945: Welcome and Opening Statement
József Kossuth – Head of Cargo, Budapest Airport (introduction Budapest Airport Cargo Development Strategy)
Erhard Busek, Chairman, Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM)
Video Message from VP Vazil Hudak, EIB
0945-1030: Session 1: Role of Hungary and Budapest Airport in the connectivity of the Danube Region & Central Eastern Europe – development opportunities
György Firbás – Representation from Ministry of Innovation and Technology
Soóki-Tóth, Gábor Csaba M.Sc. MRICS – Airport Development Cluster
Wolf Péter – advisor to president – Pest County Municipality
Ádám Fucskó – manager international business – Hungarian Post
János Pekár – secretary of Hungarian Freight Forwarder Association
Moderator: József Kossuth, Head of Cargo Budapest Airport
1045-1145: Session 2: Recent challenges for Air cargo, effect of global economic, development opportunities – E-commerce business as a main driver
Andrey Zimin, Senior Operations Planning Manager at Amazon, Luxembourg (tbc)
Ting Ho, President, Sustainable Agrotech Association, CEO QIBiotech Limited, Hong Kong
Ali Al Jallaf, Chairman Air Cargo Trader LLC, Dubai
Samuel Jeffson, Director, St. Johns Freight, Chennai/India (tbc)
René Droese, Director Properties, Budapest Airport
Moderator: Ferenc Kovacs, President - R-Bag Group
1145-1200: Summary, Conclusion of morning session
René Droese, Director Properties, Budapest Airport
1145-1230: Visit Air Cargo Terminal, Greenfield Investment & Future challenges
József Kossuth, Director Air cargo Budapest Airport
Thursday, October 10th 2019, Budapest
Event#8
BUSINESS DIALOG | MAHART CONTAINER CENTER
Containerization | Digitalization & IOT | Innovation & Venture Capital
1330-1430: Visit Mahart Container Center
Zoltán Fábián , Managing Director Mahart Container Center
1430-1530: Session 3: Smart Connectivity via Containerization and Digitalization a.o.
Igor Hribar, Head of DB Schenker Rail Services – Regional Director, Vienna
Andreas Stepan, President, Austrian Ship-Brokers Association
Moderator: Zoltan Fabian, Managing Director Mahart Container Center, Csepel
1530-1700: Session 4: Trade, Infrastructure, Finance & Promotion (& RoL)
Franz Nauschnigg, Founder of DFD (DanubeFinanceDialog)
Hannes Sollgruber, EC Brussel, Trade Development & Agreements
Zoltán Kozlovszky Logistics Centres/HIPA / Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency
Palágyi Adrián – Cargo and Property Marketing specialist
Tamas Forizs, DanubeLaw-Research
Moderator: Dominik Schmied, Program Director, DMRBW2019
1700-1730: Conclusion & Summary
Ernst Schmied, Chair DMRBW2019 & H. Poenisch (OWWF) and J. Raizner (Steinbeis)
Friday, October 11th 2019, Belgrade
Event#9
BUSINESS DIALOG | CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY SERBIA
FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN | Digitalization from Seed & Soil to Table & Beyond
0930-1000: Welcome and Opening Statement
Marko Čadež, President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (CCIS)
Zoran Radojičić, Mayor, City of Belgrade
Erhard Busek, Chairman, Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM)
Video Message from VP Vazil Hudak, EIB
1000-1100: Session 1: Facilitating Connectivity of Serbia in the Danube Region and beyond
Ivana Davidović, Head of the Group for Transnational Programs and Macro Region Strategy EU
Miodrag Poledica, State secretary,Transport and Infrastructure (tbc)
Milica Dubljević, secretary of the Association of Transport, CCIS
Sradjan Popovic, Adviser of the President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia
Tamara Dundjerovic, Head of Centre for Support Programs in Commerce and to SMEs, CCIS
Moderator: Olaf Holzgrefe, VP International Relations, BME Eschborn/Frankfurt/M
1115-1230: Session 2: Food Supply Chain in a Digital World: from Seed and Soil to Table
Ting Ho, President, Sustainable Agrotech Association, CEO QIBiotech Limited, Hong Kong
Henri Bankers, Trader, VAIT Intertrading
Ali Al Jallaf, Chairman Air Cargo Trader LLC, Dubai/UAE
Thomas Schlipköther, Member of the Board, COO & CTO, Duisburg Hafen AG
Moderator: Juergen Raizner, Director, Steinbeis Danube Center, Vienna
1330-1430: Session 3: From Trade Agreements to Infrastructure, Finance & RuleOfLaw
Johann Sollgruber, European Commission Brussels, Status Trade-Agreements
Franz Nauschnigg, fmr. OeNB & Founder DFD
Samuel Jeffson, Director, St. John Freight, Chennai/India (tbc)
Tamas Forizs, Founder, Danube-Law Research, Vienna
Arian Shahrabi, Senior Consultant, A&A Associates, MENA Region
Moderator: Dominik Schmied, Program Director, DMRBW2019
1500-1615: Session 4: Smart Transport Equipment facilitating secure Food Chains
Andreas Stepan, President, Austrian Ship-Brokers Association
Nemanja Živanović, Managing Director, Transagent doo.
Zarko Acinger, AGCT, Commercial Manager, Rijeka (tbc)
Ivan Loizeau, Director Intermodal and Logistics Services CEE & SEE, CMA CGM
Moderator: Igor Hribar, Head of DB Schenker Rail Services – Regional Director, Vienna
1615-1645: Summary, Conclusion, Next steps and Schedule for DMRBW2020/2021
Jelena Jovanović, Director of International Economic Relations Division, CCIS
Mislav Kovač, Ministry of Regional Development and European Funds of Croatia
Ernst Schmied, Chair DMRBW2019 with H. Pönisch, (OWWF) & J. Raizner (Steinbeis)
Saturday, October 12th 2019, Novi Sad
Event#10
BUSINESS DIALOG | ROUNDTABLE
Connecting Smart Danube Cities & Infrastructure
Anker 12
Speakers
Speakers (tba)
Michael Fazekas
SECI
René Droese
Budapest Airport
Marko Čadež
PKS
Erwin Huber
CSU
T. Schlipköther
duisport
Silvia Nadjivan
IDM
Samuel Jeffson
St. John Group
Andreas Stepan
Austrian Shipbrokers
Jürgen Raizner
STM
Wolfgang Haider
Borealis
József Kossuth
Budapest Airport
Achim Rauber
CVI
Otto Hawlicek
CTS+CTE
Thomas Resl
BMLFUW
Rupert Wimmer
BOKU
Arian Shahrabi
A&A Associates
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2015
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2014
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