17th Traditional Garden Party of Vienna Economic Forum
The guests were treated to country-specific, traditional culinary delicacies by the Vienna Economic Forum Member Countries, and artistic performances from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Slovenia, Turkey and Ukraine were the highlight of the evening, with regional folk dances inspiring many of the guests to join.
In addition to the Ambassadors of the Member Countries, Amb. Dr. Elena Kirtcheva, Secretary General of Vienna Economic Forum, had the pleasure of welcoming VEF President Dr. Günther Rabensteiner, Member of the Board of Verbund AG, VEF Vice-President Mag. Hermann Anderl, Managing Director of Canon CEE GmbH and the VEF Members of the Board Ms. Polina Christova, Executive Director of HYPO NOE Group Bank AG, Mr. Ahmet Mesut Ersoy, CEO of DenizBank AG and Dr. Ludwig Niessen, COO / CTO of Wiener Börse AG. In addition, the VEF Arbitrators KR Ing. Otto Musilek and Mag. Marika Levena were present as well as VEF Honorary Member Dr. Johann Sollgruber, the VEF Members of the Culture Committee Prof. Stefan Kamilarov and Prof. Eugeniy Chevkenov, the VEF Members DI Birol Kilic and Dr. Vladimir Penkov and senior representatives of the Austrian ministries and institutions.
With a greeting address H.E. Ms. Lilyana Pavlova, Minister for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, praised the very successful implementation of Vienna Economic Forum – Sofia Talks 2018 on 18 May 2018 in Sofia, Bulgaria, in which the 6 Prime Ministers of the Western Balkans participated.
The numerous Members, Partners and Friends of Vienna Economic Forum enjoyed the good atmosphere, the culinary delights and the musical pleasure. This year, the unique atmosphere was once again proof of the similarities that connect the people of the region from the Adriatic Sea to the Black Sea.
