International economic conference “New Economy, clusters of growth, investment lifts, infrastructure investment in economic development” will take place at Europe Hotel (28, Internationalnaya Street, Minsk) on October 28. The event will be carried out within the framework of international exhibition “Finance. Banks ”.

The international conference is considered as a consolidating expert platform to discuss development prospects of the Belarusian economy, successful experience of restructuring, privatization, and formation of new clusters of growth and investment lifts.
Various international experts will speak at the conference, including representatives of the Industrial Development Agency of Poland, investment house Investors of Poland, Warsaw Stock Exchange, the Regional Development Agency of the eastern lands of Germany, the National Association of private business in Finland.International experts, heads of ministries, large industrial enterprises, IT-sector, international organizations – EBRD, UNDP, support programs of private enterprise, public-private partnerships, the Development Bank, representatives of Russian Venture Company are invited to the conference.
Conference participants will have the opportunity to get acquainted with investment potential, business conditions and benefits of the partnership with Belarus, they will also discuss issues of business development, new concepts of economic policies and governance, as well as possibility of projects of public — private partnership, principles of financing of innovation cluster. Experts will focus on analyzing and forecasting of the state of the Belarusian economy and structural reforms. Examples of successful IT cluster development, competitive recovery and export potential of the private companies will be presented during the event.

On the program:
- Analysis, outlook and forecast of the economy of Belarus 2015/16.
- Is it enough traditional approaches of the national program of economic development and existing management structures for successful economic development?
- New Economy and structural reforms, successful examples of restructuring: 5 countries, successful experience of transition to the growth path.
- Successful experience of restructuring in Poland, East Germany.
- Experience of privatization: optimal privatization models, long-term effect.
- Development institutions: the National Investment Agency, resources and opportunities to attract high-quality investment in Belarus. What are the problems hindering investors to invest in Belarus?
- Development Bank: examples of successful programs, investment lifts, investment in points of growth, development of entrepreneurship.
- Opportunities for public-private partnership projects, UNDP.
- What is essential for development of export-oriented, entrepreneurial clusters in the country? – Infrastructure of financing and support.
- Support program of entrepreneurship, EBRD, successful examples of competitive recovery and enhancing of export potential of private companies
The conference is held with the support of the National Agency of Investment and Privatization, the Confederation of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, the Hi-Tech Park.
Venue: conference hall, Europe Hotel, 10.00-17.00.