IX congress of south-east european freight forwarders and logistics operators will be held between 21st and 23rd of May 2009 in Ohrid.
WORKING PROGRAMM
21 May 2009
12.00 - 20.00h Registration of Participants at the Registration desk, next to the Reception at Metropol Hotel
14.00h Meeting of Presidents of National Associations with the President of Economic Chamber of Macedonia, Mr. Branko Azevski
15.00h Meeting of Consultative Committee of presidents of the Associations Ohrid, invited only
19.00h Welcome Reception Cocktail. Dress code: Business Suit
22 May 2009
08.00 - 14.00 Registration of Participants at the Registration desk, next to the Reception at Metropol Hotel
09.30 - 11.00 - First session
Official opening of the Congress
Welcome address of the Minister of Transport and Communications, Mr. Mile Janakievski
Welcome address by the President of Economic Chamber of Macedonia, Mr. Branko Azeski
Welcome address by the President of MIFA, Mr. Stevica Carapic
The Corridor VIII – Its significance to the Region and importance of investment in Transport infrastructure, President of Economic Chamber of Macedonia, Mr. Branko Azeski
Potential and significance for Regional Freight Forwarders, Port of Burgas – Port management
11.00 - 11.15 - Coffee break
11.15 - 12.45 - Second session
Effects of Global crisis to the Regional Freight Forwarding industry – Mr. Kostas Sandalcidis, President UTIKAD
Contribution of Customs for enhanced traffic of goods trough national Border crossings – Mr. Vanco Kargov, Director of Customs Administration of the Republic of Macedonia
EU customs program AEO – Mr. Marco Sorgetti, CLECAT Director general
12.45 - 13.00 - Coffee break
13.00 - 14.00 - Third session
EU Projects for increasing the capacity of National Associations / The Role and meaning of Consultative Committee of SEE Freight Forwarders and Logistics Operators, D-r Ivan Petrov, NSBS Vice President
Port of Bar - Potential and significance for Regional Freight Forwarders, Mr. Andrija Radusinovic & Mr. Dragutin Nikovic
Port of Thessalonica – Prospects and Developments towards 21 Century, Mr. Miltiadis Arvanitidis
14.00 - 15.30 - Lunch break
15.30 - 17.00 - Forth session
INCOTERMS 3000 – Mrs. Emily O’Connor, International Chamber of Commerce – Paris, presented by Mr. Karlo Zmajsek
Optimizations of the logistics centers locations - D-r Ilija Cvetanovski, Faculty of technical sciences, Bitola
Supply Chain Solution activity and multimodal transportation – Mr. Giorgio Poggio, MAERSK Logistics Damco
17.00 - 19.00 - Break
19.00 - 20.00 - Relaxed trip by ship from Hotel Metropol to Ohrid port, (going to the dinner)
20.00 - 01.00 - Gala dinner at restaurant” Belvedere” Ohrid, old city.Dress code: smart casual
** Working languages: English, Russian, Macedonian **
