Ministerial Conference

7th of Oct.

All day Arrivals of participants
20:00 Hotel Crowne Plaza Belgrade
Welcome cocktail

8th of Oct.

09:00 – 10:10 Belgrade Fair: The Hall 4 – Central Hall
Grand Opening
1. Opening performance – visual introduction + dance
2. Welcoming speeches:
– H.E. Nenad Popović, Minister of Innovation and Tehnological Development
– H.E. Wang Zhigang, Minister of Science and Technology, P.R. of China
10:10 – 10.30 Belgrade Fair: The Hall 4 – Expo zone
Visiting the exhibitors stands by the official delegations
– CRIC
– CRBC
10.30 – 12.00 The Hall 4 – Ministerial room ”Sava”
Meeting: 4th meeting of the CHINA – CEEC (17+1) Ministers for innovation
Moderator: Nenad Popović, Minister of Innovation and Technological Development (Republic of Serbia)
– Mr. Wang Zhigang, Minister of Science and Technology (PR China)
– Mr. Mirko Šarović, Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations (Bosnia and Hercegovina)
– Mr. Laszlo Palkovics, Minister of Innovation and Technology (Hungary)
– Mr. Nikolae Hurduc, Minister of Research and Innovation (Romania)
– Mr. Mario Antonić, State Secretary, Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts (Republic of Croatia)
– Mr. Marian Piecha, Deputy Minister of the EU Funds and Digital Economy Section, Ministry of Industry and Trade (Czech Republic)
– Mr. Christos Dimas, Deputy Minister of Development and Investments, assigned with the Research and Technology portfolio (Hellenic Republic)
– Mr. Darko Petrušić, Director General of Directorate for Science and Research, Ministry of Science (Montenegro)
– Mr. Aleksandar Bajdevski, Deputy Minister of Information Society and Administration (Republic of North Macedonia)
– Ms. Peter Krajňák, State Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport (Slovak Republic)
– Ms. Eva Štravs Podlogar, State Secretary, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology (Republic of Slovenia)
–  Mr. Ilir Boçka, Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to the Republic of Serbia (Republic of Albania)
– Mr. Radko Vlaykov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Serbia (Republic of Bulgaria)
– Mr. Andrzej Kindziuk, Deputy Ambassador of Republic of Poland to Serbia (Republic of Poland)
12:15 – 13:00 Belgrade Fair: The Hall 4 – Ministerial Salon
Press conference and Signing ceremony
13:00 -15:00 Belgrade Fair: The Hall 4
– Restaurant Lunch
15:00 – 16:00 Belgrade Fair: The Hall 4 – B2B Zone
Bilateral meetings