The second workshop of the “Mapping out vulnerable sectors in the Eastern Partnership countries”, sponsored by the International Visegrad Fund is to be held on 17th September in Chisinau. The workshop is organized by the IDIS Viitorul, Moldova and the Institute of World Economics, Center for Economic and Regional Studies of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. During the event we present the first findings of the Machine Industry Report on Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova. The second panel will provide a stakeholder outlook and an explore the applicability of Visegrad experiences in the sectors.

12.30-13.00 Registration

13.00-13.10 Welcome speech

– Victor Parlicov, Senior Expert, IDIS Viitorul

13.10-14.40 Presentation of the Machine industry Report

Moderator: András Deák, HAS IWE

Presenters:

– Vladimir Benc, Slovak Foreign Policy Association, Slovakia
– Sierz Naurodski, CASE-Belarus, Belarus

14.40-15.00 Coffee break

15.00-16.30 Stakeholder Panel: Structural change, FDI and Visegrad experience

Moderator: Mr. Marin Ciobanu, Director, Free Economic Zone of Balti

Speakers:

– Anton Dulevich, CEO of Agrogroup Sp.z o.o, Poland
– Csaba Kilián, Secretary, Association of the Hungarian Automotive Industry, Hungary
– Alexei Toca, Head of Department, Technical University of Moldova – Valeriu Cosarciuc, member of the Employers Association in Manufacturing

17.00-17.10: Closing speech