Wednesday 11 September 2013

Conference “10 years of SlovakAid”

The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic and the Pontis Foundation cordially invite You to the International Conference “10 years of SlovakAid: A Vision of Development Cooperation for a Changing World” on the Occasion of the 10th Anniversary of SlovakAid.

Under the Auspices of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Miroslav Lajčák the conference will take place on October 16 – 17, 2013 at the Congress Hall of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic and the Palugyay Palace in Bratislava, Slovak Republic.

The aim of the conference is to assemble European legislators, state officials, policy makers and opinion leaders, representatives of academia and NGOs, experts, private sector and media representatives. Our intention is to provide a discussion forum for a summary of Slovak development activities conducted over the past 10 years and an outline of new opportunities for the Slovak development agenda. An emphasis will be put on challenges for the Slovak EU Council Presidency in the second half of 2016. The two-day Conference will be the highlight of a thematic week encompassing numerous events and acknowledging the work of all Slovak development cooperation stakeholders and our international partners.

For more information on the conference programme and application, please write to: conference@pontisfoundation.sk. The deadline for applications is October 4th 2013.

Information provided by Pontis Foundation

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