On the occasion of the visit of His Excellency Dr. Heinz Fischer, Federal President of the Republic of Austria, Dr. Christoph Matznetter, Vice President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber and their accompanying business delegation to Singapore, the Austrian Embassy in Singapore and the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) would like to cordially invite you to the Singapore-Austria Economic Forum.

The Economic Forum aims to provide Singapore businessmen as well as members of the Austrian Business delegation with a deeper insight into and a better understanding of the economic opportunities in Singapore and Austria.

While Singapore is an ideal hub for commercial connections within Asia, Austria occupies a similar position in Europe and particularly in Central and Eastern Europe. There will be a special emphasis on topics like investment opportunities, existing trade and taxation agreements and other instruments available.

The Guest-of-honor will be the Austrian Federal President, His Excellency Dr. Heinz Fischer.


Programme

Time	Details
08.45	Registration
09.30	Opening of Singapore-Austria Economic Forum Welcome address and speeches - H.E. Dr. Christoph Matznetter MP, Vice President Austrian Federal Economic Chamber - Mr. R. Narayanamohan Vice Chairman Singapore Business Federation (SBF) - H.E. Dr. Reinhold Lopatka Austrian Vice-Minister of Finance - H.E. Mr. S. Iswaran Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Singapore - H.E. Dr. Reinhold Mitterlehner Austrian Federal Minister for Economic Affairs - H.E. Dr. Heinz Fischer Federal President of the Republic of Austria
10.15	Coffee break
10.45	Singapore-Austria Economic Forum Presentations by: - Mr. Josef Mayer Vice Minister for Foreign Economic Policy and European Integration "Trade Policy from an Austrian perspective" - Ms. Kathy Lai Assistant Chief Executive Officer International Enterprise (IE) Singapore "Singapore – Your partner for global expansion" - Dr. Walter Koren Director General Austrian Federal Economic Chamber – Advantage Austria "Austrian Competitiveness" - Mr. Keat Chuan Yeoh Assistant Managing Director Economic Development Board (EDB) Singapore "Singapore – Industry Development and Business Growth Themes" - Q&A Session
12.00	Networking Luncheon hosted by the Vice President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Dr. Christoph Matznetter and the Austrian Commercial Counsellor at the Austrian Embassy in Singapore, Mr. Gerhard Meschke