The Brown Forum:
The Brown Forum 2013: Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital - Deepening Ties Between U.S. Firms and Entrepreneurs in Southeast Europe
Zadar, Croatia
April 8 – 9 2013 |
| Monday, April 8 2013 |
| Ron Brown Apprentice Program |
12:00 - 16:00 |
| Sight Seeing Tour of Zadar for Brown Forum Participants |
12:00 - 16:00 |
| Forum Check-in and Registration |
14:00 - 18:00 |
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Welcome Session
Location: Levant
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Welcome Remarks
Kenneth Merten, U.S. Ambassador to Croatia Kenneth Merten
Gordan Maras, Minister of Entrepreneurship and Crafts
Joško Klisović, Deputy Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
Nadan Vidošević, President of the Croatian Chamber of Economy
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18:00 - 18:45
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Keynote Address
Kittu Kolluri, General Partner, New Enterprise Associates
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18:50 - 19:25
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| Press Availability and Moderators' Meeting |
19:25 - 19:30 |
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Welcome Dinner
Location: Jadran
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19:30 – 21:30
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| Tuesday, April 9 2013 |
| Registration |
08:00 - 08:45
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Welcome
Philip Reeker, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affiars
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08:45 -08:55
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| Session 1: The Role of the Entrepreneur in Economic Growth |
09:00 - 10:15
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Moderator: Nevena Crljenko, Academy for Political Development
Participants:
Julia Spicer, Director, Mid-Atlantic Venture Capitalist Association
Predrag Balentović, President & CEO, Telegra
Jovan Jovetić, Montcarton
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| Coffee Break |
10:15 - 10:30
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| Session 2: Public Sector Support for the Entrepreneur |
10:30 - 11:45
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Moderator: Saša Cvetojević, CRANE
Participants:
Visar Fida, Invest Macedonia
Zdenka Lončar, Assistant Minister, Croatian Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts
Mark Crandall, Chairman, Continental Wind Partners
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| Coffee Break |
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| Session 3: How to Attract Investment in Good Projects |
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Moderator: Saša Cvetojević, CRANE
Participants:
Thomas Nastas, President and Founder, Innovative Ventures Inc.
Sava Marinković, TeleSkin
Tarik Bilalbegović, Investment Banker
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Networking Lunch
Ron Brown Apprentice Awards Ceremony
Location: Jadran
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| Session 4: Building the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs |
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Moderator: Nevena Crljenko, Academy for Political Development
Participants:
Kristina Ercegović, Zaokret
Laszlo Czirjak, iEurope
Vladimir de Franceschi, Founders Institute
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Closing Remarks
Joško Klisović, Deputy Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
Nadan Vidoševic, President of the Croatian Chamber of Economy
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