Kopaonik Business Forum is committed to improving the performance of Serbian economy through analytical contributions and dialogue between major relevant stakeholders. It is a high profile event organized under the conceptual patronage of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia. It is no accident that the Forum has been receiving a growing number of requests for attendance from around the region. In the last couple of years, the Forum has gathered on average more than a thousand participants, including heads of state and government, ministers, high representatives of regulatory bodies, representatives of international financial institutions, respectable scholars, diplomats, business practitioners, and media.
KBF 2019 is a four-day event. Day Zero is dedicated to conversations with leaders from the world of economics, business, ICT and related fields. The following day, Day One is devoted to highlighting major contextual specifics of doing business in Serbia, including macroeconomic policy aspects and possible limits to longer-run economic growth. Day Two focuses on the pillars of development strategy aimed at reconnecting economy, environment, and society. And finally, Day Three is dedicated to other important factors of sustainable growth, particularly health care and the environment. Respecting this schedule, the Program Committee has envisaged debates within the following thematic clusters:
- March 3, 2019: Insights from Dialogue with Creative Thinkers
- March 4, 2019: Rethinking the Growth Model
- March 5, 2019: Reshaping Inclusive Growth through Human Capital
- March 6, 2019: Advancing the Position of Labor through Health Care and Environment
We yearn to understand what underpins the recent shift in the global economic and development paradigm? How would prevailing answers impact long-run GDP growth and the well-being of citizens? What policy challenges await Serbia once fiscal consolidation is finally over? Are we ready to embrace new business normalities established after the global economic crisis? Have we made progress in creating an environmentally friendly economy that can generate sustainable and inclusive growth, and ensure convergence to EU income levels?