SARAJEVO, NOVEMBER 17-19, 2021
The City of Sarajevo has the honour to host the 5th Capital Mayors Forum of the Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC) and the People’s Republic of China, in accordance with the decision adopted at the last Forum held in Tirana in 2019.
This initiative aims to intensify and expand cooperation between the People's Republic of China and capitals of the Central and Eastern Europe in the following fields: investment, transport, finance, science, education and culture.
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of multilateralism and open cooperation. Facing the pandemic, Beijing and CEEC capital cities have joined hands together to fight against the pandemic and steadily promoted cooperation in various areas and supported economic recovery to improve people’s wellbeing. These sound interactions have fully showcased the resilience and potential of cooperation among us.
At the present, the global spread of the Covid-19 pandemic is yet to be effectively controlled. City leaders and representatives are expected to pool their wisdom together for higher level of resilient and mutually beneficial cooperation among China-CEEC capital cities, and share sound practices of their own city in coordinating pandemic control and economic recovery. They will identify cooperation potentials and create cooperation opportunities for the future.
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REGISTRATION FORM| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2021 | |||||
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| Time | Topic | Moderated by | Co-hosts | Speakers | |
| 09:00 CET | Roundtable on Healthy Cities Theme: Cities as engines of socio-economic development in the context of the corona crisis |
TBC | - Beijing Municipal Health Commission | TBC | |
| 09:00 CET | Roundtable of Chambers of Commerce Theme 1 Promotion of International Business and Trade in the Post Theme 2 Innovations in Future Science & Technology Development |
TBC | - China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Beijing Sub-council (CCPIT Beijing) - Chamber of Economy of Sarajevo Canton |
- Representatives of the Chamber of Economy of Sarajevo Canton - Representatives of China and CEEC chambers of commerce - Sarajevo: BIT Alliance, Energoinvest and Blum Lab (TBC) |
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| Time | Topic | Moderated by | Speakers | ||
| 09:00 CET | Roundtable on Education in CEE languages | TBC | - Representatives of the Beijing International Studies University - Representatives of the University of Sarajevo - Representatives of the Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Slavic Studies - Representatives of other CEEC universities |
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| THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2021 | ||||
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| Time | Topic | Moderated by | Welcome speech | Address by |
| 09:00 CET | Opening Ceremony of the Main Forum | TBC | - Ms. Benjamina Karic, Mayor of Sarajevo - Mr. Chen Jining, Mayor of the People's Government of Beijing Municipality |
- A leader from Bosnia and Herzegovina (TBC) - Ambassador Ms. Huo Yuzhen, Secretariat for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries - H.E. Ji Ping, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TBC) |
| Time | Topic | Speakers | ||
| 09:45 CET | Discussion Theme: Toward Resilient Cooperation in the Fight against the Pandemic |
- Mayors of CEEC capitals | ||
| 10:50 CET | Signing of the Agreements | |||
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| 11:00 CET | Conclusions and Adoption of the Joint Declaration | TBC | - Ms. Benjamina Karić, Mayor of Sarajevo - Representative of the city host of the next Forum |
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| FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2021 | ||||
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| Time | Topic | Moderated by | Co-hosts | Speakers |
| 10:00-13:30 CET | Roundtable on Resilient Cities Theme: Resilient City Development in the Post-Pandemic Era | TBC | - Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (BUCEA) - University of Mostar (SUM) |
- Representative from BUCEA, China - Mr. Ivo Čolak, PhD - Mr. Stanko Čolak, MA - Representative from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece - Representative from University of Novi Sad, Serbia - Representative from Warsaw University of Technology, Poland - Representative from University of Donja Gorica, Montenegro |
| Time | Topic | Modearted by | Co-hosts | Speakers |
| 10:00 CET | Roundtable on Tourism Education Topic: Development of the tourism industry in post-pandemic era |
Ms. Chang Hongmei, Vice President of BUU | - Beijing Union University - University of Sarajevo |
- Mr. Chu Guoqing, Secretary of the Party Committee, Beijing Union University - Representatives of partner tourist educational institution from BiH (TBC) - Representatives from competent ministry (TBC) - Representatives of tourist communities/tourist workers (TBC) - Representatives of Beijing Union University - Representatives of other CEEC universities |