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CBAM Conference
Belgrade 2025

Regional Conference on the
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Radisson Collection Hotel Old Mill, 12 June 2025

Speakers:
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Jagoda Lazarević

Minister of Domestic and Foreign Trade, The Government of the Republic of Serbia
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Marko Čadež

President, Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Serbia
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Delphine Sallard

Senior Expert, DG TAXUD (CBAM Team), European Commission
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Till Müller-Ibold

Professor of Law (Passau) and retired partner of Cleary Gottlieb LLP (Brussels)
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Jovana Joksimović

Assistant Minister of Mining and Energy for International Cooperation and European Integration, Serbia
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Sandra Dokić

Special Advisor to the Minister of Domestic and Foreign Trade, Serbia
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Uros Milosavljevic

Partner at KPMG, Consulting
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Anne MacGregor

Regulatory and Trade Advisor (Brussels)
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Tanja Lindell

Director assistant, RBH project manager, Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Serbia
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Strahinja Lazarevic

Strategic Planning Manager, Elixir Group
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Todorka Ristovska

Managing Director, LIBERTY Steel Mill, Skopje
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François-Charles Laprévote

Partner at Cleary Gottlieb
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Milena Popovic Martinelli

Regional Policy Lead, Central and Southeastern Europe, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
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Ljubica Drake

Managing Director, Environmental, HBIS Group, Serbia
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Dr. Alan Riley

Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
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Marcel Duits

Chief CBAM Officer, Dubrink, Prague
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Adam Cwetsch

Head of European Green Deal Unit, Energy Community Secretariat (Vienna)
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Nick Ogilvie

CBAM Specialist, CarbonChain (UK)
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Bogdan Gecić

Founding Partner, Gecić Law

Full Agenda:

The conference agenda is designed to cover the full spectrum of CBAM’s implications – from policy and compliance to industry impact and future outlook. Sessions will include keynote addresses, panel discussions, and interactive Q&A sessions:

Welcome

9:00 – 9:30 | Registration & Welcome Coffee

Opening Session

9:30 – 9:50 | Ministerial Keynote

  • Jagoda Lazarević, Minister for Domestic and Foreign Trade, Serbia

9:50 – 10:10 | Opening Remarks

  • Marko Čadež, President, Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Serbia
  • Bogdan Gecić, Founding Partner, Gecić Law

10:10 – 10:40 | The View from Brussels

  • Delphine Sallard, Senior Expert, DG TAXUD (CBAM Team), European Commission

Panel I: From Reporting to Reality:

10:40 – 11:45 | the Western Balkans at the Carbon Border Crossroads

Moderator:

  • Bogdan Gecić, Founding Partner, Gecić Law

Panelists:

  • Till Müller-Ibold, Professor of Law (Passau) and retired partner of Cleary Gottlieb LLP (Brussels)
  • Marcel Duits, Chief CBAM Officer, Dubrink, Prague
  • Jovana Joksimović, Assistant Minister of Mining and Energy for International Cooperation and European Integration, Serbia
  • Tanja Lindell, Director assistant, RBH project manager, Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Serbia
  • Uroš Milosavljević, Partner at KPMG, Consulting | FRM, SCR

Coffee Break:

11:45 – 12:00 | Networking Coffee Break

Panel II: Beyond Steel

12:00 – 13:10 | CBAM’s Shockwaves Across Power & Industry

Moderator:

  • Dr. Alan Riley, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center

Panelists:

  • Nick Ogilvie, CBAM Specialist, CarbonChain (UK)
  • Adam Cwetsch, Head of European Green Deal Unit, Energy Community Secretariat (Vienna)
  • Strahinja Lazarević, Strategic Planning Manager, Elixir Group (Novi Sad, Serbia)
  • Todorka Ristovska, Managing Director, LIBERTY Steel Mill, Skopje

Networking Lunch:

13:10 – 14:00 | Buffet lunch for all participants (hosted by CCIS)

Panel III: Negotiating the Carbon Border

14:00 – 15:15 | Western Balkans’ Four-Pillar Plan & the UK Example

Moderator:

  • Anne MacGregor, Regulatory and Trade Advisor (Brussels)

Panelists:

  • Bogdan Gecić, Founding Partner, Gecić Law
  • François-Charles Laprévote, Partner at Cleary Cottlieb
  • Milena Popović Martinelli, Regional Policy Lead, Central and Southeastern Europe, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
  • Ljubica Drake, Managing Director, Environmental, HBIS Group, Serbia
  • Sandra Dokić, Special Advisor to the Minister of Internal and External Trade, Serbia
  • Dr. Alan Riley, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

Coffee Break:

15:15 – 15:30 | Afternoon Coffee Break

Closing Remarks

15:30 – 15:45 | Gecić Law and CCIS Leadership

Networking Reception:

15:45 – 17:00 | Networking Reception

Location: Radisson Collection Hotel, Belgrade

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