The Faculty of Economics held the largest regional youth conference CEO 2019 - The Power of Choice

The biggest regional conference for young CEO 2019 was held in Sarajevo, and this year's slogan is The Power of Choice. The Faculty of Economics, University of Sarajevo (EFSA) organized the CEO Conference for the seventh year in a row, and the intention is to send young people a message that they have the power of choice if they focus on themselves and build personal competencies and gain market relevant knowledge.

The departure of young people from the country, as stated by CEO project leader and EFSA's career development manager Anes Hrnjić, is one of the biggest problems and it is very important that all key stakeholders engage in its resolution. Therefore, the conference program, he added, is based on the realization of cooperation between the public, education, business and civil sector, because only joint efforts can contribute to the real solution of this problem.

The conference was opened at the Bosnian Cultural Center by the Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Jasmina Selimović, who said that the principle is the only and the largest regional project that brings together young people. The slogan of the conference The power of Choice, as said by the Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina Khaldoun Sinno was well selected. Sarajevo Canton Prime Minister Edin Forto expressed the efforts of the Government of KS to create an environment in which people, and especially young people, want to work and live. Minister of Education, Science and Sports KS Zineta Bogunić said that there is a strategy for young people and that it will be very soon in the parliamentary procedure. The co-organizers of the CEO conference are Sberbank BH and Sol Azur. Vedran Peršić, director of marketing and communications Sberbank BH said that they are extremely proud of the long-standing partnership with EFSA in organizing the CEO conference.