George Logush, President of Kyiv School of Economics, speaks at Economic Ideas Forum

16-17 October, 2014 Economic Ideas Forum on the topic “Innovation and Reform: Setting the Growth Agenda will take place at Bratislava.” The Forum is under the patronage of Mikulas Dzurinda, WMCES President and former Prime Minister of Slovakia.

This yearly conference brings together economic experts, high level policy makers and business representatives in order to discuss new economic solutions for issues of European and global importance.

The key message of this year’s Forum is that the return to growth requires a renewed commitment to our core principles of reform, innovation, social justice and smart investment. In this context, twenty five years after the collapse of Communism, the economies of Central and Eastern Europe can offer important lessons, both for EU’s eastern neighbours and other member states. Furthermore, Bratislava stands at the intersection of the ‘old’ and ‘new’ EU in which innovation and the ability to reform are acknowledged as

Two days of panel discussions, speeches, networking lunch and gala dinner with business representatives and politicians, such as: Mikulas Dzurinda, President of WMCES, George Logush, President of Kyiv School of Economics, Andrej Kiska, President of Slovakia, Jan Figel, Vice-President of the National Council of Slovakia, Gunnar Hokmark, Member of the European Parliament and many others.

Economic Ideas Forum will take place at Bratislava, Historical Building of the National Council.