COMMERCIAL MEDIATION: PAST EXPERIENCES AND FUTURE CHALLENGES

European Centre for Dispute Resolution (Slovenia), ADR Center (Italy), ADR Group (UK), Partners for Democratic Change (Serbia) and Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (Serbia)

supported by

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and UK Investment Climate and Governance Fund

 invite to

 Commercial Mediation in Serbia Project kick-off roundtable

 on

 COMMERCIAL MEDIATION: PAST EXPERIENCES AND FUTURE CHALLENGES

Friday, 28^th October 2016, at 10.00

Palace of Serbia, Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 2, Beograd

10.00 – 10.05              Welcome and introduction:

Mr. Blažo Nedić, president of the Board of Partners for Democratic Change Serbia and president of the Serbian National Association of Mediators

10.05 – 10.10              Introductory addresses:

His excellency Mr. Denis Keefe, the Ambassador of UK to Serbia;

Daniel Berg, director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for Serbia

10.10 – 11.00              Keynote addresses:

 Mrs. Nela Kuburović, Minister of Justice Serbia

 Mr. Dragomir Milojević, president of the Supreme Court of Cassation of Serbia

Mr. Marko Čadež, president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia

 Mr. Dragoljub Đorđević, president of the Bar Association of Serbia (TBC)

 Mr. Nenad Vujić, director of the Judicial Academy

11.00-11.30          Coffee break and press conference

11.30 – 13.30                Facilitator:

Mr. Aleš Zalar, former Minister of Justice of Slovenia and Commercial Mediation Project team leader

Panelists:

Mrs. Gordana Ajnšpiler Popović, judge of the Commercial Appellate Court

Mrs. Ivana Ninčić, Consultant for the Reform of Legal Professions, Ministry of Justice

Mr. Nebojša Djuričić, Judge of the Second Basic Court in Belgrade

Mrs. Gordana Mihajlović, practicing lawyer and mediator

Mrs. Božana Jakišić, Coordinator of the Bureau of Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia

Mrs. Nevenka Tomašević Manager for NPLs, Addiko Group

Mrs. Jasmina Milutinović, president of the Bar Association of Čačak

Mr. Blažo Nedić, president of the Board of Partners for Democratic Change Serbia and president of the Serbian National Association of Mediators

Questions and answers

Closing remarks

Official language at the event will be Serbian but consecutive translation in English language will be provided.

Registration for the conference:

Nastasija Stojanović

e-mail: office@partners-serbia.org  or  nastasija.stojanovic@partners-serbia.org

Tel. number: +381 11 3231 551 and +381 11 3231 552