Venue:

Museum Mimara

Roosevelta 5

Zagreb

 

9:00 – 9:30 Welcome and Introduction

Dr. Stjepo Bartulica (The Croatian Center fort he Renewal of Culture)

Prof.Dr. Željko Tanjic (Catholic University of Croatia)

Prof. Dr. Boris Cota (Economics Advisor to President Ivo Josipovic)

 

9:30 – 10:30 Plenary session: Pension Reform as a motor for   economic growth?

Chair:

Don Markusic (Attorney-at-law)

Keynote:

Dr. José Piñera (Cato Institute)

Podium:

Dr. Mirando Mrsic (Minister of Labor and Pensions)

Dubravko Štimac (PBZCO mirovinski fond)

 

10:30 - 11:30 Panel 1: Harmonization vs. Competition: What brings us back on track on the road to growth?

Chair:

Miodrag Šajatovic (Lider)

Keynote:

Dr. Razeen Sally (European Centre For International Political Economy)

Podium:

Dr. Erich Weede (University of Bonn)

Dr. Sc. Hrvoje Simovic (Ekonomski fakultet, Zg)

 

11:30 - 12:00 Break

 

12:00 - 13:00 Panel 2: Human Dignity in a transition economy

Chair:

Ivana Petrovic (Nova TV)

Keynote:

Dr. Gordan Crpic (CUC)

Podium:

Krešimir Sever (Independent Unions)

Ed Stringham (Fayetteville State University)

 

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break

 

14:00 -15:00 Panel 3: Entrepreneurship and social responsibility

Chair:

Stiepo Bartulica

Keynote:

Davor Lukšic (Lukšic grupa)

Podium:

Ksenija Abramovic (ETNA d.o.o)

Dr. Barbara Kolm (Austrian Economics Center)