Event: The Three Seas Initiative – connecting Europe, connecting regions
14.09.2021
The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Copenhagen and the Polish state development bank BGK are pleased to invite you to “The Three Seas Initiative – connecting Europe, connecting regions” on 14 September 2021 from 12:00 to 14:45 at Langelinie Pavillonen.
The aim of the event is to provide insight into priorities of the Three Seas Initiative and discuss investment opportunities stemming from the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund.
Three Seas Initiative (3SI) promotes interconnectivity of infrastructure in the energy, transport and digital sectors on the north-south axis in full synergy with the EU strategic agenda and Next Generation ЕU.
It brings together 12 countries located between the Baltic, Black, and Adriatic seas – Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Austria, Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria. With 111 mil. population, covering around 30% of EU territory, it is one of the fastest growing regions in the world with forecast GDP growth of 35% by 2030. It offers the combination of comparatively high GDP growth with significant levels of socio-economic and political stability.
The Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund (3 SIIF) is an investment vehicle targeting infrastructure investment in Central and Eastern Europe. 3 SIIF is a commercial and market driven initiative offering an attractive return to the investors. 3 SIIF is advised by Amber Infrastructure Group, an independent specialist international investment manager who will participate in the event and will present on the investments made by the Fund to date.
Please confirm your participation by the 10 September 2021 at: polemb.copenhagen@msz.gov.pl
We look forward to seeing you!
Programme
12:00-12:30 Lunch and registration
12:30-12:35 Welcome/Opening - Mateusz Mońko, chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Republic of Poland in Denmark
12:35-12:45 Keynote speech: Economic cooperation on the north-south axis of the European Union. Seeking synergies – Paweł Jabłoński, Undersecretary of State, MFA Poland
12:45-13:15 Panel discussion – views from Croatia, Denmark, Latvia and Poland
Ole Toft, Ambassador of Denmark to Poland
Tina Krce, Ambassador of Croatia to Denmark
Beata Daszyńska-Muzyczka, President of the Polish Development Bank - BGK
Gints Jegermanis, Director of European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
13.15-13.30 Q&A session
13:30-13:45 Coffee break
13:45-13:55 The Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund: purpose, priorities and projects – Beata Daszyńska-Muzyczka, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the 3SI Investment Fund and President of the Polish Development Bank – BGK and Paweł Nierada, First Vice-President of BGK
13:55-14.15 Infrastructure investment in the Three Seas Region – Joe Philipsz, Senior Investment Director, Amber Infrastructure
14:15-14:30 Q&A session
Moderator: Line Friis Frederiksen