OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum meeting in Venice, Italy, to focus on economic growth and security in digital sphere

VIENNA/VENICE, Italy, 17 May 2018 – Officials and experts from 57 OSCE participating States and 11 Partners for Co-operation, as well as high-level representatives from international organizations, civil society, academia and the business community will meet on 24 and 25 May in Venice, Italy, to discuss economic progress and security through innovation, human capital development, and good public and corporate governance.

This second preparatory meeting of the 26th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum (EEF) is organized by Italy’s 2018 OSCE Chairmanship and the OSCE Secretariat. Italian OSCE Chairmanship Co-ordinator Vinicio Mati, and Co-Ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities Vuk Žugić will open the meeting.  

Paola Severino, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Corruption, and Enzo Quattrociocche, Secretary General of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will address the event as keynote speakers.

The focus of the second EEF preparatory meeting will be on investment policies and the promotion of a business climate favourable to accelerating economic growth in the digital sphere, building knowledge, skills and competencies, ensuring security through social equity and the importance of strengthening good public and corporate governance through transparency and accountability.  

Journalists are invited to attend the opening session from 9:30 to 11:00 on Thursday, 24 May, at Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista, San Polo 2454, Venice.

Journalists wishing to attend are required to send an e-mail confirming their attendance to accreditamentostampa@esteri.it no later than Tuesday, 17:00, 22 May. The presentation of a valid ID is required for accreditation at the venue.

Please send all requests for brief interviews with the participants of the event, to press@osce.org or mersiha.causevic-podzic@osce.org.

Follow the Forum activities on Twitter via #EEFOSCE. A detailed agenda can be accessed here.