internationalscientificconference

Economic cooperation in South Eastern Europe: problems and prospects

26 October2007, UNWE, Big conference room

P R E L I M I N A R Y P R O G R A M M E

9.30-10.00 / Registration
10.00-10.30 / Opening and welcome address
10.30-13.00 / Plenary session
Chairman: prof.PlamenMishev, D.Sc., Vice-Rector,University of National and World Economy
10.30-10.55 / prof. George Petrakos, South and East European Development Centre, University of Thessaly
“Determinants of economic Growth”
10.55-11.20 / Assoc. prof. Dinko Dinkov,Ph.D., Department of International relations, UNWE
“Cooperation in South Eastern Europe as a factor strengthening the European future of the region”
11.20-11.35 / Coffee-break
11.35-12.00 / AthanasiosTsagkanos, Ph.D.,Departmentofbusiness
administration, UniversityofPatra
“GrowthandvolatilityincountriesofSouth-EasternEurope, membersoftheEU”
12.00-12.25 / Assoc. prof. Evgenia Delcheva, Ph.D., Social and Cultural Management Department, UNWE
“Study on health care efficiency in five countries in South-East Europe”
12.25-13.00 / Discussions
13.00-14.00 / Lunch
14.00-18.00 / Session 2
SectionA
Chairman: Assoc. Prof. Maya Lambovska, Ph.D., Department of Management, UNWE
14.00-14.20 / Assoc. prof. Matilda Alexandrova, Ph.D., Department of Management, UNWE
“Economic reform, democratization and growth in transition countries of South-Eastern Europe”
14.20-14.40 / Lefteris Topaloglou, Ph.D. candidate, Department of
Planning and Regional Development, University of
Thessaly
Interaction, Perceptions and Policies in the Boundaries of the European Union: the Case of the Northern Greek Cross-border Zone
14.40-15.00 / Ivelina Zhecheva-Radeva, Ph.D., Department of Agrobusiness, UNWE
“Problems and prospects in implementing cross-border cooperation projects”
15.00-15.20 / Isa Mulaj, Institue for Economic Policy Research and
Analyses, StaffordshireUniversity
“Trade Regimes, Investment Promotion and Export Prospects in the Western Balkans”
15.20-15.50 / Discussions
15.50-16.00 / Coffeebreak
16.00-16.20 / Marieta Stanciu, Dalia Simion, University of Craiova
“The Contrasting Effects of Globalization”
16.20-16.40 / Assoc. prof. DimiterVelev, Ph.D.,Department of Informatics, UNWE
“AmodelforIT-supportofthemultilateralcooperationinSouth-EasternEurope”
16.40-17.00 / Tzvetelina Iantcheva, Ph.D. student,Department of
International economic relations and business, UNWE
“Evolution of EU’s position on the accession of the Western Balkans”
17.00-18.00 / Discussions
18.00-18.15 / Wrap up-closing
14.00-18.00 / Session 2
SectionВ
Chairman: Assoc. Prof. Georgi Zabunov, Ph.D., Department of Cooperative Management and Business, UNWE
14.00-14.20 / Assoc. prof. MarinGalabov, Ph.D., Assoc. prof. MarkoTimchev, Ph.D.,UNWE
“PerspectivesinreferencetomembershipofBulgariainEurozoneandeconomiccollaboration”
14.20-14.40 / Assoc. prof. Septemvrina Kostova, Ph.D., Department of Commerce, UNWE
“The retail internationalization”
14.40-14.20 / Senior assistant Nikolay Shterev, assistant Dimitar Blagoev, UNWE
“Acquiring knowledge and skills about energy efficiency in the context of the EU membership and regional collaboration in CEE”
15.00-15.20 / Ass. prof. Christina Nikolova, Department of Economics of Transport, UNWE
“International railway transport in South Eastern Europe – requirements and perspectives facing carriers”
15.20-15.50 / Discussions
15.50-16.00 / Coffeebreak
16.00-16.20 / Senior assistant Nikolay Shterev, Hristina Harizanova, Ph.D. student, UNWE
“Creatingmarket orientation of semi-subsistence households in CEE”
16.20-16.40 / Ass. prof. Rosen Kirilov, Ph.D., Department of Informatics, UNWE
“European Union and the information technologies in the financial system”
16.40-17.00 / Tsveta Andreeva, Ph.D. student, Department of Social and Cultural Management, UNWE
“Cultural industries in South-Eastern Europe”
17.00-17.20 / Christina Zhecheva, Ph.D. student, SofiaUniversity
“Bulgaria between globalization and nationalism”
17.20-17.40 / Stanimir Andonov, Ph.D. student, Institute of
Economics, Bulgarian academy of sciences
“Overview of the mapping techniques of customer
perceptions and preferences”
17.40-18.00 / Anton Kostadinov, Ph.D. student, Faculty of Business Management, University of Forestry
“Index of competitiveness as a true measure of market organization”
18.00-18.15 / Wrap up-closing
18.15 / Cocktail

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