2. FIW Round Table: Potential for the digital economy in the Danube region

Das FIW in Kooperation mit dem Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Wirtschaft (BMAW), dem Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw) und der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich (WKÖ) laden Sie herzlich zu folgender Veranstaltung ein:

2. FIW Round Table: Schwerpunkt Mittel-, Ost- und Südosteuropa

,Potential for the digital economy in the Danube region’

Description
It’s not just cars that are built along the Danube. In cities like Belgrade, there is a lively scene of start-ups in the digital economy. Russia’s war against Ukraine has led to a large influx of programmers to the Serbian capital. Bucharest, Krakow and Budapest are in the global top 10 ranking of ideal cities for digital nomads. In addition to industry, the region is developing a second mainstay in the business services sector. In this round table, we want to discuss the opportunities and development potential of the digital economy in the Danube region.

Programme

10:00 – 10:15    Welcome Addresses

• Michael Otter, Director General, AUSSENWIRTSCHAFT AUSTRIA
• Manfred Schekulin, Director for Trade and Competition Policy Analyses and Strategies, Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy (BMAW)
• Mario Holzner, Executive Director, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw)

10:15 – 11:10    Presentations
Chair: Mario Holzner, wiiw

• Lazar Živković, Research Associate, Institute of Economic Sciences (IES)
  Serbia’s Digital Horizon: Navigating Growth in the Danube Region
• Alexandra Bykova, Deputy Head of Statistics Department and Economist, wiiw
  Navigating the digital transformation: possible ways to revamp the economic growth model in Central Europe

11:10 – 11:40    Coffee Break

11:40 – 13:00    Panel Discussion on the topic: ‘Potential for the digital economy in the Danube region’
Chair: Gerd Bommer, Regional Manager Southeast Europe, Eastern Europe/Central Asia, AUSSENWIRTSCHAFT AUSTRIA

The Corporate View, Basics for Business

• Claudia Angermayr, Austrian Deputy Trade Commissioner for Slovenia
• Mark Vasic, Head of International Regulatory Affairs, Deutsche Telekom
• Lazar Živković, Research Associate, IES

Impulse Statement:
Potential for the digital economy in the Danube region

• Maximilian Schausberger, Managing Director, Elevator Ventures Beteiligungs GmbH

The Startup View, Building on Infrastructure

• Maximilian Schausberger, Managing Director, Elevator Ventures Beteiligungs GmbH
• Princess Sophia Wolkonsky, Founder and CEO, Castillia
• Iva Rakocevic, Founding Partner at Binocular VC and Associate Partner at Kavedon Capital
• David Pollack, Growth & International Development Advisor, Unchain Fintech Festival

13:00 – onwards  Networking

FIW Round Table ist eine Veranstaltungsreihe zur Diskussion aktueller handelspolitischer Themen und zur Förderung eines systematischen und nachhaltigen Netzwerks zwischen verschiedenen Akteuren in diesem Bereich aus Mittel-, Ost- und Südosteuropa.