Thursday 02.11.2023.
13:00 - 14:00 Registration of participants
14:00 - 15:30 Panel 1: The role of a standardized mentoring service in improving the SMEs performance
Moderator: Ana Žegarac, Development Agency of Serbia (RAS)
Speakers:
- Hajime Fukuda, Senior Representative JICA Balkan Office
- Shinichiro Kato, JICA expert for SME Project
- Ana Žegarac, Project representative from the Development Agency of Serbia
- Mićo Stanojević, Project representative from the Development Agency of the Republic of Srpska
- Dragana Belenzada, Mentor, CRJP Leskovac
- Slobodan Mitić, DDM Metaling, Leskovac
- Slobodan Mitić, Director of Jugosistem Niš
15:30 - 16:00 Welcome Cocktail
16:00 - 17:30 Meeting of Regional Development Agencies
16:00 - 17:30 Meeting of science and technology parks operating in Serbia (existing and under construction) with representatives of the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation and the Innovation Fund
Friday 03.11.2023.
09:00 - 10:00 Registration of participants
10:00 - 11:00 Official Forum Opening
- Mr. Radoš Gazdić, Acting Director, Development Agency of Serbia
- Mr. Marinko Đukić, Director, Development Agency of the Republic of Srpska
- Mr. Slobodan Cvetković, Minister, Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Serbia
- Prof. Ph.D Miroslav Trajanović, State Secretary of the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia
- Prof. Ph.D Vladislav Marjanović, Member of the City Council, City of Niš
11:00 - 12:30 Panel 2 : How to ensure sustainable growth for SMEs
Moderator: Jelena Cvijanović, Development Agency of Serbia
Speakers:
- Vladimir Pavlović, WM Equity Partners
- Radman Šelmić, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia
- Milica Mišković, SMART Kolektiv
- Bojan Ćudić, Development Agency of the Republic of Srpska
- Fazi Sport d.o.o. Niš
- Dragana Stojanović, Director, Regional Development Agency Jug
12:30 - 12:45 Coffee Break
12:45 - 14:15 Panel 3: Advanced technologies and SEE position on that path
Moderator: Vladimir Tomić, Development Agency of Serbia
Speakers:
- Dušan Šarković, Director, DMV Niš
- Saša Mladenović, Director, Johnson Electric Niš
- Prof. Milan Banić, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Niš
- Miloš Radaković, Consultant, Mikroelektronika Banja Luka
- Igor Vijatov, Director, Serbian Automotive Cluster
14:15 - 15:45 Panel 4: Innovation as a driver of sustainable development
(What have we achieved, what are the examples of good practice? What are the key challenges? Innovation infrastructure is necessary, funding too, but can we do better? Can we get added value through collaboration and ecosystem consolidation?)
Moderator: Ph.D Milan Ranđelović, Director, Science and Technology Park Niš
Speakers:
- Prof. Ph.D Miroslav Trajanović, State Secretary of the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia
- Nebojša Drakulić, Director, Science and Technology Park Novi Sad
- Prof. Ph.D Miloš Simonović, Vice Dean, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Niš
- Drago Gverić, Director, Innovation Centre Banja Luka
- Nikola Dragović, Director, Science and Technology Park Banja Luka
15:45 - 16:45 Lunch
12:30 - 17:30 B2B Matchmaking Meetings within Enterprise Europe Network
