Physician, scientist, and university professor
WESTERN
BALKANS
BALKANS
Long-Term Development Strategies
MAY
14-16
14-16
Jahorina Hotel Termag
JAHORINA
EKONOMIC
FORUM
A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON THE FUTURE WESTERN BALKANS - LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
Welcome to the “Jahorina Economic Forum” – the leading regional event in the field of economics that has been bringing together top experts, decision-makers, and business leaders since 2016. Heads of states, ministers, representatives of state institutions from the entire region, successful entrepreneurs from international and regional companies, distinguished scientists, media representatives, and cultural workers gather at this unique location to discuss relevant conclusions on how to improve public policies, economy, and the quality of life of citizens in Bosnia and the region.
The Seventh “Jahorina Economic Forum,” entitled “Western Balkans – Long-Term Development Strategies,” will be held from May 14th to 16th, 2024.
SEVENTH FORUM
LEADER'S PERSPECTIVES
The Forum brings together heads of states, distinguished scientists, ministers, entrepreneurs, media, and cultural workers.
EXPERTS
KNOWLEDGE
IS POWER
By attending and participating in discussions, you open the doors to new ideas, understanding, and opportunities for personal and professional development.
REALITY
IDEAS BECOME REALITY
We initiate initiatives to realize the ideas and positions advocated at the Jahorina Economic Forum.
A PLACE OF CONNECTION AND FUTURE VISION
Owner of the winery "Podrumi Vukoje 1982"
Radovan Vukoje
Belgrade Economic Institute
Dragan Šagovnović
Film producer at 888 films
Ana Renovica
Director of Elektroprivreda Srbije
Dušan Živković
Special Advisor at the Ministry for Family Care and Demography of Serbia
Aleksandar Simurdić
Founder of the consulting agency for hospitality Key Hospitality
Marija Miladinović Pešić
CEO of Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske
Luka Petrović
Scientist and Oscar Winner
Professor Dr. Dejan Ilić
Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Staša Košarac
Nexe Group, owner
Ivan Ergović
Robotiq, co-owner
Marko Gudelj
Star Import - Mercedes-Benz, director
Milorad Ostojić
Institute for Statistics of the Republic of Srpska, director
Darko Milunović
Mayor of Gradiska
Zoran Adžić
Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
Radovan Višković
Hubert distillery
Mladen Krstajić
Mayor of East Sarajevo
Ljubiša Ćosić
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Managament in the Government of Republika Srpska
Savo Minić
National Association of Tourist Agencies (YUTA), director
Aleksandar Seničić
Association of insurance companies of the Republic of Srpska
Bojan Popović
Chamber of Commerce and industry of Republic of Srpska
Dragan Šepa
Chamber of Crafts and Entrepreneurs of the Banja Luka region, director
Vladimir Blagojević
Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade
Prof. dr Nataša Petrović Tomić
HR Partners, president
Veliša Stamatović
The Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research and Development of Serbia, director
Dubravko Ćulibrk, PhD
Minister of Trade and Tourism in the Government of Republika Srpska
Denis Šulić
CEO at A3P
Aleksandra Miljanić
Director of the Agricultural Fund of the City of Trebinje
Veselin Dutina
Director and Partner at Elite Academy Balkans
Milorad Miša Pavićević
Tourism Organization of Republika Srpska
Marko Radić
MTEL, generalni director
Jelena Trivan
President of Republika Srpska
Milorad Dodik
NALED, director
Violeta Jovanović
Ananas E-commerce, CEO
Marko Carević
Minister of Energy and Mining in the Government of the Republic of Srpska
Petar Đokić
Center for Political Empowerment - Poliskop, Director
Tijana Arih
Director of the Agency for Identification Documents, Registers and Data Exchange of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Academic Prof. Dr. Almir Badnjević, PhD.
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Water Management of Serbia, Assistant Minister for International Cooperation and EU Integration
Vedrana Ilić
Faculty of Tourism, University of Skopje
prof. dr Ljupčo Janevski
Donnelley Financial Solutions, sales director
Mirza Kaltak
Gault & Millau
Mira Šemić
CEO Developement of Terna Group
Stathis Natsis
Director of Research at the Economics Institute in Belgrade, and a member of the Board of Governors of the National Bank of Serbia.
Dr Ivan Nikolić
co-owner of Agricom
Aleksandar Lalić
Vice-president for Huawei Europe
Radoslaw Kedzia
Minister of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Davor Bunoza
President, Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Srpska
Pero Ćorić
The brokerage and dealer company "Monet Broker" Banja Luka, founder and director - Republic of Srpska.
Dragana Garača
President of the Union of Chambers of Commerce of Macedonia
Trajan Angeloski
Owner of Alchemy Winery
Nataša Silađi
journalist
Olivera Jovićević
director Mira Prijedor
Marina Stupar
1&1 VERSATEL GMBIH
Dr Borislav Tadić
Director of the National Bureau of Insurers of Montenegro
Boris Šaban
owner of ZU HealthExpress
Antonio Markić
brand manager Porsche Inter Auto BH, AUDI
Miran Stambol
"Director of Digivox" i "Managing Partner of Sofinity.ai
Gradimir Stanković
Creator of the 'Fali nam igrač' app
Nikola Garabandić
CEO of SHP Group
Stevan Lomić
MSc in International Tourism Management at "Unis Tours"
Vanja Savić
Owner of 'Fructa Trade' in Derventa
Dušan Reljić
Executive Officer of Drina Insurance
Valentino Janković
Director of Hotel Fontana, Vrnjačka Banja
Đorđe Makuljević
Journalist at Autoshop Magazine
Edin Alić
President of the Board of Directors of the company 'Mlijekoprodukt"
Darko Samardžija
Member of the Chamber of Doctors of the Republic of Srpska
Dr Jelena Ješić
Director of ARKA Tourist Agency, Skopje
Goran Nešanović
Film, TV, and music producer and sound designer at Mir Media Group
Aleksandar Protić Prota
President of the Association of Winemakers of Šumadija
Saša Nоvаkоvić
Export Director of '13th July - Plantations
Aleksandar Rajković
Director of the Chamber of Commerce Pirot
Dragan Kostić
Transnafta a.d. , General Director
Prof Dr Bogdan Kuzmanović
expert for free zones Chamber of Commerce Pirot
Dr Aleksandar Simonović
director My innovation
Darija Tankosić
Director of Zona Sjever
Dr Alen Kišić
owner "Gold-MG", Donji Žabar
Goran Mitrović
Wine Academy of Serbia, president
Ljubica Radan
president of the "Economic Forum"
Goran Račić
Director of Free zone Subotica
Saša Gravorac
Market Manager "Mercedes - Benz Cars Emil Frey Beograd"
Miroslav Vrcelj
Minister of Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Dr. sci. Nasiha Pozder
PR of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vojvodina
Kristina Đogo
wine critic
Igor Luković
doctor of demography and full professor at the Department of Demography, Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade
Prof. dr Aleksandar Knežević
Public Relations Specialist
Dominik Raškaj
Where and when
agenda
May 14
May 15
May 16
12.00 – 14.15
Hotel Termag, Jahorina
Sharing of accreditations and registration
14.00 – 14.20
Hotel Termag, Jahorina
FORUM OPENING
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14.20 – 14.50
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press conference
14.50 – 15.50
Hotel Termag, Jahorina
CENTRAL INTERVIEW
LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONS – WESTERN BALKANS
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15.50 – 16.40
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Motivational lecture by Prof. Dr. Dragan Primorac
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16.40 – 17.50
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PRESENTATION OF BELGRADE EXPO 2027
17.50 – 18.10
Hotel Vučko, Jahorina
Wine promotion Vision by Open Balkans
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19.30 – …
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Festival of regional wines
22.00 – …
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Welcome cocktail
10.00 – 11.15
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ONE REGION ONE MARKET
Panel 1
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10.00 – 11.15
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REGIONAL ENERGY MARKET
Panel 2
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11.15 – 12.30
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AGRICULTURE OF THE FUTURE – INNOVATIONS IN THE SERVICE OF DEVELOPMENT
Panel 3
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11.15 – 12.30
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WINE AS THE AMBASSADOR OF THE REGION
Panel 4
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12.30 – 13.45
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USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN BUSINESS
Panel 5
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12.30 – 13.45
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IMPACT OF GLOBAL CHANGES ON REGIONAL ECONOMY
Panel 6
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13.45-15.00
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Festive lunch
15.00 – 16.15
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TOURIST DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT
Panel 7
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15.00 – 16.15
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DIRECTION OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE INSURANCE MARKET
Panel 8
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Duško VelanProtection Fund of the Republic of Srpska
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16.15 – 17.30
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WOMEN IN REGIONAL BUSINESS – Establishment of JEF “Club of Successful Women”
Panel 9
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16.15 – 17.30
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POTENTIALS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOURISM IN THE REGION
Panel 10
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20.00 …
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Presentation ” Wine Vision by Open Balkan”
Pairing wine and brandy with food
Hotel Restaurant Galerija
10.00 – 11.15
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ELECTROMOBILITY – OUR REALITIES OR CHALLENGE
Panel 10
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10.00 – 11.15
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THE INFLUENCE OF DEMOGRAPHY AND MIGRATION ON THE ECONOMY / DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES
Panel 12
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11.15 – 12.30
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FREE ZONES
Panel 13
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11.15 – 12.30
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CREATIVE INDUSTRIES – CREATIVE BALKANS
Panel 14
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12.30– 13.45
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CONVERSATION WITH THE PRIME MINISTER
Panel 15
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13.45
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Closing of the Jahorina Economic Forum in 2024
Silver sponsor
Forum official vehicle
Statements
FORUM IMPACT
Necessary regional integration
One of the conclusions of JEF 2023 is the return of VAT for the purchase of the first real estate, which has already been agreed with the leadership of the Republika Srpska.
Goran Račić
President of the Organizing Committee of JEFIncreasing competitiveness of the economy
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, we need to work on accelerating economic growth and increasing the competitiveness of the economy.
Borjana Krišto
Chairwoman of Council of Ministers of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSport is the best promotion
In promoting our countries, sport is the most important thing. Nowhere can you promote your country more easily than through sport. Some understand this, some do not.
Zdravko Mamić
Football managerUnis//Tours
ACCOMMODATION
The forum takes place at the “Termag” Hotel**** on Jahorina, which, in addition to its capacity for congress tourism, provides JEF participants with multifunctional halls with more than 400 seats and the latest technical equipment. Accommodation in a high-category hotel ensures our participants and guests a high standard of stay and services, airport transfers, underground parking, special services on demand, and Wi-Fi available throughout the hotel.
Set in a pleasant ambience architecturally integrated into the mountain landscape, in the center of the Jahorina ski resort and at an altitude of 1550 meters, with an interesting gastronomic offer and entertainment program, our Forum remains a pleasant memory and a place where our guests gladly return.
More information about accommodation at the Termag Hotel and other hotels can be found by clicking on the “Accommodation Price List”.
Accommodation is authorized by the Tourist Agency Unis//Tours from Banja Luka.