Investment Gamble
EEBIC 08

Investing in Eastern Europe After the Storm, where to in 2009? Expert Opinion
7th East European Business Information Conference
Held on Thursday 11th December 2008, Strand Palace Hotel, London 

EEBIC 08 was jointly organised by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Effective Technology Marketing.   

This highly successful conference brought together experts from a number of authoritative sources who independently gave their take on whether the region has sufficient headroom to weather the storm or whether the contagion infecting the rest of the world is too virulent to be withstood. 
 
Programme
 
Chairman's Welcome & Introduction
Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Director of Policy Studies, Office of the Chief Economist, EBRD
 
Keynote Address
Russia - A Good Bet in 2009?
Christopher Granville, Managing Director, Trusted Sources Research 
 
Foreign direct investment in eastern Europe in 2009: how much of a decline?
Laza Kekic, Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe, and
Director for Country Forecasting Services, The Economist Intelligence Unit
 
Eastern Europe-CIS:  How serious the fallout from the Global Financial Crisis?
Zbyszko Tabernacki CFA, Executive Managing Director, Country Intelligence, IHS Global Insight. 
 
Finding Value: The Potential And the Pitfalls in Post-Crisis CEE
Justin Patrie, Head of Emerging Europe Country Risk & Financial Markets Analysis, Business Monitor International
 
Eastern Europe and Russia : The Chances for Reforms After the Big Storm
Pierre Briançon, Paris Correspondant, BreakingViews
 
Panel Discussion / Open Forum
 
  
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Slide Show
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Our warmest thanks go to Martin Payne, recently retired from the EBRD, for acting as our roving photographer at the event and providing an excellent snapshot of the days activities.