Programme Mladen Kasagic Managing Director East & Southeast Europe, Neumann Group, Austria Speakers details back to speakers Studied at the University of Economics of Belgrade. Began his career in 1985 with Megamode in Nova Gradiska (production and distribution of textile accessories) as a sales representative, subsequently head of sales and imports. 1990-1995 management assistant at Polimex, Vienna (export and import of consumer goods). 1995-1996 manager for CEE at American Investment Corp., Vienna. Since 1997 with Neumann Group in Vienna, first as a senior consultant, 1999-2001 as principal for South-Eastern Europe (acquisition and co-ordination of projects in South-Eastern Europe, establishment of local subsidiaries); since 2001 Managing Director for Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, responsible for all activities in the region, also manages the subsidiaries in South-Eastern Europe and Russia.