SECW 2023

Patrons

Partner Countries

SECW 2023

ORGANIZERS

The Chamber of Economy of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with nLogic Advisory & partners

EVENT VENUE :

Hotel Hills Ilidza, Energoinvest, Chamber of Economy of the FBIH, School of Economics and Business, University of Sarajevo

WHEN IS THE EVENT :

SARAJEVO ENERGY AND CLIMATE WEEK (SECW) 25 - 29 SEPTEMBER 2023

SARAJEVO ENERGY AND CLIMATE WEEK (SECW)

OPENING REMARKS

Sevlid Hurtić

Minister of Human Rights and Refugees, Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Neil Kavanagh

Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Great Britain

Mirsad Jašarspahić

Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce of Federation BiH

Martin Pospíšil

Director of European Countries Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic

Kathrine Biering

Norway’s Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Igor Stojanović

Vice-president of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Courtney Chubb

USAID Mission Director in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Artur Lorkowski

Director of the Energy Community Secretariat

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Vedran Lakić

Minister of Energy, Mining and Industry of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Varvara Aleksić

Expert Associate for Southeastern Europe, IRENA

Tamara Bajkuša Spahić

Expert Advisor for Electric Power System Development, MOFTER BiH

Siniša Rodić

Energy and Environment Climate Change Mitigation Programme Manager, UNDP BiH

Siniša Rodić

Energy and Environment Climate Change Mitigation Programme Manager, UNDP BiH

Sibylle Strahl

Cluster Coordinator for BiH/WB Region/GIZ

Nedim Pašić

Technical director Lukavac Cement d.o.o.

Mustafa Musić

Assistant to the General Director for Development of JP Elektroprivreda BiH d.d. Sarajevo; Full professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Sarajevo

Maja Jacimovska

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Liliane Gamba

Environmental and Social Expert for Southeast Europe and Turkey, KfW

Julian Reilly

Ambassador of Great Britain in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jasmina Selimović

School of Economics and Business, University of Sarajevo

Isabelle Wertheim

Sectoral Desk Officer – Connectivity and Green Agenda, Unit D.4, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Kosovo, DG NEAR, European Commission

Ingrid Macdonald

UN Resident Coordinator in Bosnia and Herzegovina

H.E. Kalle Kankaanpää

Ambassador of Finland to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Gurbuz Gonul

Director of the IRENA’s Country Engagement and Partnerships

Gianluca Sambucini

Sustainable Energy Division United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Esad Smajlović

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Elodie Salle

Secretariat of the Initiative for coal regions in transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine

Dubravka Bošnjak

Regional Project Manager for Western Balkans,GIZ

Christopher Sheldon

Country Manager for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro, Europe and Central Asia

Bojan Bogdanović

Energy Efficiency and Green Buildings Specialist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Bisera Hadžialjević

Energoinvest General Manager Presentation of development projects of Energoinvest d.d.

Angela Wilkinson

Secretary General & CEO at World Energy Council

SARAJEVO ENERGY AND CLIMATE WEEK (SECW)

PANELISTS

Zvjezdan Karadžin

Environmental Fund FBiH – President of steering committee

Zoran Georgievski

Head of the Department for Organized Market and Development, MEMO

Zlatan Planinčić

Department for Strategic Development in Elektroprivreda BiH

Yuriy Myroshnychenko

Senior Energy Specialist at the World Bank

William L’Heude

EU4Energy, Deputy Head of Climate, Ministry of Economy, Finance and Recovery

Vjekoslav Domljan

Professor at Sarajevo School of Science and Technology

Vildana Mahmutović

Head of Sustainability, Adriatic Metals PLC

Vedran Trlin

Prana d.o.o. Sarajevo, Representative of private sector with experience in RE projects

Vedran Lakić

Minister of Energy, Mining and Industry of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Valentin Ilievski

General Manager, Messer BH Gas/Messer, Tehnoplin

Tim Jenkins Wilson

Regional Representative for People In Need

Tassos Krommydas

Senior Program Officer, Global Water Partnership Mediterranean

Suljo Sarić

Deputy General Manager, Centralno Grijanje Tuzla

Stefano Ellero

Head of Cooperation, EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Srđan Todorović

Director, Fund for Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency of Republika Srpska

Slavko Sić

President of the Management Board and Director of Holdina and Energopetrol

Siniša Rodić

Energy and Environment Climate Change Mitigation Programme Manager, UNDP BiH

Siniša Rodić

Energy and Environment Climate Change Mitigation Programme Manager, UNDP BiH

Sibylle Strahl

Cluster Coordinator for BiH/WB Region/GIZ

Ševal Alić

Head of Department for Tax, Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sara Miličić

Project manager for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Development Agency

Sanja Malić

Independent expert for marketing, NLB Banja Luka

Sanja Kapetina

Head of department for Secondary Energy and Projects, Sector of Energy, Ministry of foreign Trade and economic relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sanela Karić

Non-Executive Director, Adriatic Metals PLC

Sandra Wibmer

Senior Advisor on Environment and Climate Action, Austrian Development Agency

Samo Grošelj

Deputy Secretary, International Sava River Basin Commission

Robert Watt

Engagement Director, Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden

Raduška Cupać

UNDP BiH Energy and Environment Sector Leader

Prof.dr. Nedžad Alić

Prof.Dr. At Faculty of Mining, Geology, and Civil Engineering, University of Tuzla

Prof. Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Amela Ajanovic

Prof.Dr. TU Wien

Petr Čermák

Ministry of economy/Association for International Affairs of Czechia

Nikos Mantzaris

Co-founder & Lead Policy Analyst, The Green Tank

Nikola Vukotić

Project Manager, Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG), Montenegro

Nataša Kovačević

Heating sector decarbonization campaigner for the Western Balkan, CEE Bankwatch Network

Naida Taso

Renewable Energy Expert at the Energy Community Secretariat, Austria

Monica Figaj

Energy Community Secretariat, Climate and Just Transition Expert

Mitja Tašler

Assistant Director at Termoelektrarna Šoštanj d.o.o.

Minna Hanski

Senior Expert Hydropower Environment, FORTUM

Milorad Jovičić

Chief of Staff to the Mayor of the Ugljevik Municipality

Milodrag Košarac

Independent System Operator in Bosnia and Herzegovina (NOSBiH)

Milena Popovic Martinelli

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Melita Zdilar

Viši savjetnik u Službi za klimatske aktivnosti, Ministarstvo gospodarstva i održivog razvoja, Hrvatska

Meho Zatega

Business Development Engineer for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Daikin

Marija Đogić

Head of the service for relations with international institutions and RES, Elektroprivreda HZHB

Manuela Naessl

Head of Bosnia and Herzegovina, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Lidija Žigić

President of the Management Board, NLB Bank

Karla Sitar

Velenje Municipality/coal region representative, Slovenija

Josip Polić

Senior Banker, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Josip Nikolić

Ministry of Spatial Planning of Federation BiH

Jelena Pekić

Deputy chairman of the assembly of Sarajevo Canton

Jasmina Katica

Head of Energy Efficiency Department, Federal Ministry of Physical Planning

Jasmina Kafedžić

Head of Energy Efficiency Department, Environmental Protection Fund of Federation BiH

Jasmin Lučkin

TRC Department Manager & Technical and IT Trainer at PorscheBH

Jasmin Bešo

Regulatory Commission for Energy in FBiH (FERK)

Janez Kopač

EU4Energy, Deputy Team Leader - Senior Energy Expert

Ivana Nižić Bakalar

Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Isidora Mičić

Senior Market Coupling Advisor, Nord Pool l/EU4Energy

Irem Silajdžić

Environmental Strategy and Action Plan BiH – ESAP 2030+

Iljas Karamehmedović

Energy and Cybersecurity Specialist, USAID EPA

Haris Lulić

Dean, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Sarajevo

Haris Abaspahić

Senior Expert, Center for Policy and Governance

Halko Balavac

Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mining of Federation BiH

Goran Krstović

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Goran Čačić

Senior project manager / Sustainable energy expert

Fejsal Ćorović

Project Analyst, Energy and Environment Sector, UNDP BiH

Faruk Serdarević

Regional representative – General manager of the electricity market, USAID

Eva Korfová

participant of the exchange programme with representatives of Ústí nad Labem region, Czech Republic, currently working for the town of Sokolov

Elma Veledar Arifagić

Senior Partner/Attorney at Law, DMB Legals

Edin Zametica

State Electricity Regulatory Commision of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Edin Ališić

Founder and Co-Owner of Green Energy Inovation Aliance, AS, Norway

Džemila Agić

Director of Center of Energy and Ecology Tuzla CAN Europe

Dragana Kalabić

Ministry of Energy and Mining of Republika Srpska

Đorđe Savić

Head of Oil Department of the Chamber of Commerce of RS

Denis Hasanić

Member of the Management Board of NLB Bank d.d., Sarajevo

Dejan Pehar

NEPO inženiring, d.o.o. Celje, Slovenija

Darko Pranjić

Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mining of Federation BiH

Daniel Stinsky

Counselor for Economic Affairs and Development, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

Daniel Stinsky

Counselor for Economic Affairs and Development, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

Damir Miljević

Secretariat for coal regions in transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine

Daiva Matonienė

Project Team Leader in Türkiye; EU4 Energy transition: Covenant of Mayors in Western Balkans and Türkiye

Branko Debeljak

Director General of Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ)

Branka Knežević

Head of Department for Primary Energy and Policy, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relation BiH

Branka Knežević

Head of Department for Primary Energy and Policy, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relation BiH

Borivoje Vujičić

Director of the production department, MH Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske a.d. Trebinje

Boris Lubarda

inistry of Energy and mining Republika Srpska

Azrudin Husika

Mechanical Engineering Faculty, University of Sarajevo

Ayşen Erdincler

Head Of Department of Environmental Protection and Development at Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

Anže Predovnik

General Manager at BSP Energy Exchange LL C

Annukka Lipponen

Chief Specialist on Water Resources Management (international cooperation), Chair of the Task Force on the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus

Anni Karttunen

Project Manager, Finnish Meteorological Institute

Amir Salkanović

President of the Management Board, Procredit bank BiH

Almira Kapetanović

Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Federation of BiH

Almir Bajtarević

QMS & Environmental Manager, HeidelbergCement

Alberto Biancardi

Commissioner of the Italian Regulatory Authority for Electricity Gas and Water, GSE

Aida Jelinić

Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mining of FBiH

Adnan Bosović

Department of Strategic Development, Elektroprivreda BiH

Adem Mostarlić

Banovici Municipality/coal region representative

MODERATORS

Tea Kajan

Legal Affairs Coordinator, Foreign Investor Council

Sanja Kapetina

Head of department for Secondary Energy and Projects, Sector of Energy, Ministry of foreign Trade and economic relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Lejla Sinanović

School of Economics and Business, University of Sarajevo

Janez Kopač

EU4Energy, Deputy Team Leader - Senior Energy Expert

Hamdija Mujezin

CEO of Remote d.o.o. Sarajevo, Sustainable and Business Development Consultant

Branko Čevriz

Loan officer, European Investment Bank for the Western Balkan

Branka Knežević

Head of Department for Primary Energy and Policy, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relation BiH

Branka Knežević

Head of Department for Primary Energy and Policy, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relation BiH

Branislava Lepotić Kovačević

EU4Energy, Key Expert 2, Senior Energy Legal Expert

Azrudin Husika

Mechanical Engineering Faculty, University of Sarajevo

SECW TEAM

Mirsad Jašraspahić

Vice President of the Chamber of Economy of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mirsad Jašraspahić

Vice President of the Chamber of Economy of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Azrudin Husika

Mechanical Engineering Faculty, University of Sarajevo

Partners

Media Patrons

Tehnical organizer

SARAJEVO ENERGY AND CLIMATE WEEK (SECW)

AGENDA

25-29 SEPTEMBER 2023

Mon Sep 25th, 2023

JUST TRANSITION DAY

Renewables Readiness Assessment (RRA) final event organized by International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Just transition of coal-rich regions, The secretariat of the initiative for coal regions in transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine

Hotel Hills Ilidža,
Sarajevo

Tue Sep 26th, 2023

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE I DAY

STRATEGIC ENERGY AND CLIMATE DAY

Just transition of coal-rich regions, The secretariat of the initiative for coal regions in transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine International Conference on Energy Transition - The way to a new energy and climate future of the region

Hotel Hills Ilidža,
Sarajevo

Wed Sep 27th, 2023

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE II DAY

DECARBONIZATION FINANCE DAY

Energy transition;
Renewable energy;
Energy efficiency

Hotel Hills Ilidža,
Sarajevo

Thu Sep 28th, 2023

EMERIK BLUM DAY

DAY OF INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Renewable energy sources;
Digital transition;
Circular economy

Energoinvest, Sarajevo

Fri Sep 29th, 2023

DAY OF INNOVATION

INNOVATION DAY IN HEATING AND COOLING

Heating & Cooling;
E-mobility

Chamber of Economy of
the Federation of
Bosnia and
Herzegovina

PRICING TABLE

RESERVE YOUR SPOT !!

During the five days of interactive high-level discussions, SECW will bring together over
1000 participants from all over the world, including high-level officials, ministers of energy,
climate and environment, representatives of EU institutions, government representatives,
academia, experts, investors, financiers, NGOs, media and other interested parties, and will
present and discuss the activities and results of international aid projects of Bosnia and
Herzegovina and the countries of the region.

REGULAR / DAY / PARTICIPANT

200 BAM

101, 60 EUR

Regular tickets for one day
Coffee break & fingerfoods
Promo materials
B2B networking

All prices exclude 17% VAT!

Seat booked 92%

( 325 / 500 ) Available seat

EXCLUSIVE OFFER!

REGULAR / DAY / PARTICIPANT Hotel Hills

300 BAM

152, 40 EUR

Regular tickets for two days/Access to the event all 2 days
Coffee breaks & fingerfood
Promo materials
B2B networking

All prices exclude 17% VAT!

Seat booked 95%

( 200 / 250 ) Available seat

REGULAR / MULTI DAY / PARTICIPANT

500 BAM

254, 00 EUR

Regular tickets for five days/Access to the event all 5 days
Coffee breaks & fingerfood
Promo materials
B2B networking

All prices exclude 17% VAT!

Seat booked 93%

( 352 / 400 ) Available seat

PRICING TABLE

CORPORATE PACKAGE

EXCLUSIVE OFFER! (4-6 PARTICIPANTS)

REGULAR / 5 DAYS / PARTICIPANT Hotel Hills

750 BAM

381, 00 EUR

Regular tickets for five days/Access to the event all 5 days
Coffee breaks and finger food
Promo materials
B2B networking

All prices exclude 17% VAT!

Seat booked 100%

( 0) Available seats

News

The Norwegian Embassy in BiH together with SECW on the path to a green future for BiH

25.03.2025

The Norwegian Embassy in BiH remains committed to supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina on its path to a sustainable, green future through partnerships, innovations, and renewable

The Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism strongly supports the Sarajevo Energy and Climate Week 2025 (SECW 3) and its contribution to energy transition and climate neutrality!

25.03.2025

An important meeting was held between the Federal Minister of Environment and Tourism, Nasih Pozder, and representatives of the Sarajevo Energy and Climate Week (SECW)