programme

The first German-Kosovo Business Forum was guest of the Berlin chamber of commerce (IHK) at the Atrium

(Hardenberstrasse) of the Ludwig Erhard House, Fasanenstrasse 85, 10623 Berlin (Near station Zoologischer

Garten). Here is an overview of the programme on Friday, November, 27^th 2015:

Programme (with accompanying fair): 08:30 a.m. Opening 09:00 a.m. Exhibition-Hall-Tour by Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Dr. Gerd Müller, and Deputy Prime Minister and

Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi

09:15 a.m. Welcome by Christian Wiesenhütter, Deputy CEO, IHK Berlin (chamber of commerce) 09:20 a.m. Welcome by Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Dr. Gerd Müller 09:30 a.m. Welcome by H.E. Ambassador Skender Xhakaliu 09:40 a.m. Speech by parliamentary Undersecretary of State, Mrs. Anette Kramme (Federal Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs) about new ways of labour migration for people from the West-Balkan-states 09:50 a.m. The German-Kosovo relationship, Speech by the President of the German-Kosovo Economic Society, Prof. Dr. Friedbert Pflüger 10:00 a.m. The economical position Kosovo Speech by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hashim Thaçi, Republic of Kosovo 10:30 a.m. Break, Exhibition-Hall-Tour 11:00 a.m. Public large-scale projects, tendering, and financial support programmes by the EU and international funds for Kosovo with speeches by - Heiko Ammermann, Senior Partner Roland Berger Strategy Consultants - Hykmete Bajrami, Minister for Trade and Industry, Republic of Kosovo - Markus Merzbach, Director division sales and marketing, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) 11:30 a.m. Energy, environment technique, and mining (including infrastructure- and disposal system) with speeches by - Gerald Schmidt, Managing Director Retrofit - Alstom Boiler Deutschland GmbH - Blerand Stavileci, Minister for Economic Development, Republic of Kosovo 12:00 a.m. The dual educational system of Kosovo and protection of qualified employees with speeches by - Klaus Reinecke, General Manager - (training centre carpentry, Vrelle) - Bedri Xhafa, General Manager - APPK 12:30 p.m. Discussion about Kosovo’s economical position Presentation: Christian Wiesenhütter Impulse speech: Best practices – our experience in Kosovo by Hubertus Soppert, Managing Director - p2m berlin GmbH - Heiko Ammermann, Senior Partner - Roland Berger Strategy Consultants - Safet Gerxhaliu, President - Kosovo Chamber of Commerce - Memli Krasniqi, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development in the Government of the Republic of Kosovo - Markus Merzbach, Director division sales and marketing -Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) - Gerald Schmidt, Managing Director Retrofit - Alstom Boiler Deutschland GmbH - Helge Tolksdorf, Head of division EU-extension - Federal Ministry for Economy and Energy 02:00 p.m. Break, Exhibition-Hall-Tour (Closing at about 03:00 p.m.)