Western Balkans Panel: It’s High Time for Region Join EU
The traditional high-profile panel on the Western Balkans at the Bled Strategic Forum (BSF) heard the participants note that it was high time for the countries of the region to join the EU as they were making serious progress, and that the EU should not forget about the region while dealing with internal issues. The…
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Climate Crisis Should Be Seen As a Business Opportunity
Climate change has become a reality, but rather than seeing climate crisis as a challenge it should be seen as an opportunity, heard participants of a debate on greentech at the Bled Strategic Forum (BSF). »We should not be driven by fear, but see [the climate crisis] as a motivation,« Mr Gregor Benčina, President of…
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Major Projects Ahead for New EU Commission, Panel Hears
The Bled Strategic Forum panel which explored the challenges that lie ahead for the new European Commission produced numerous major tasks for Ursula von der Leyen’s team, some of them specific and practical, other fundamental and strategic, such as the need to tackle climate change. Prof Enrico Letta, Dean of the Paris School of International…
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Panel Debates Risks and Opportunities of Data Use
The seemingly boundless opportunities but also risks involved in data, which is reshaping the business environment and society in general, were outlined in the panel that was opened with a keynote address by European Commissioner for the Security Union Mr Julian King. The commissioner singled out trust as the key condition for using data for…
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Education Key to Fighting Disinformation, But Requires Time
The panel Disinformation Campaigns – A Source of Instability in Eastern Partnership Countries focused on the practical aspects of disinformation, on the forms and practices panellists faced in their countries, and on potential ways of combatting it. Dr Mark V. Vlašič, Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University from the United States, pointed out that…
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Gender Inequality Damaging, Men Must be Included in Debate About it
Gender equality conversations are perceived as unimportant, fashionable affairs by many. But most people realise this is not the case the moment they hear that the damage caused by gender disparity in global economy is 15 times as high as that the ongoing trade war is estimated to be causing, Ambassador Ulrik Knudsen, Deputy Secretary-General…
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Invest Talk Slovenia 3.0: Global FDI on the Decline, Europe Needs to Stay on its Toes
A global decline in FDI is not good news for Europe, although Slovenia has not seen a drop in FDI in the past two decades. Thinking ahead is key in being ahead, as Europe has been resting on its laurels, at least in tech development, the key sector shaping the economy of today, heard the…
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Tourism Growth Should Be Addressed Through Good Management, Panel Hears
Tourism is a fast-growing industry where challenges are abundant. Participants of the panel Tourism for All Destinations: Dispersal over Place and Time touched on some of them, highlighting the excessive growth of tourism. Panellists agreed that excessive tourism should be addressed with adequate management, tailored to each individual destination. Good management is possible only with…
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Dimensions of Artificial Intelligence – The Good Can Outweigh the Bad
Artificial intelligence, the holy grail and the newest obsession in the tech world according to the moderator of the The Three Dimensions of Artificial Intelligence: Science, Business & People panel at the Business BSF, Ms Pika Šarf, Junior Research Fellow at the Institute of Criminology of the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, has…
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Protectionism Seen As a Source of Global Instability
The need for reform of outdated trade rules was highlighted as key in the panel on protectionism moderated by BBC News correspondent and presenter Guy De Launey. The debate showed different viewpoints, with speakers basically agreeing that the rules need to be updated in a way that would level the playing field. Historically, free trade…
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