The Vienna Economic Forum, celebrating its 20th year, convened under the theme "Dialogue with the Future 2023." Speaking at the opening of the event, Dr. Akkan Suver stated, "The Vienna Economic Forum is an opportunity center and a roadmap for Balkan countries." Dr. Akkan Suver, who highlighted the 15-year collaboration between the Marmara Group Foundation and the Vienna Economic Forum, presented a commemorative gift from the Marmara Group Foundation on the occasion of its 20th anniversary to Secretary-General Elena Kırtcheva at the end of his speech.

The meeting was attended by Federal Minister Karoline Edtstadler on behalf of the Austrian Chancellor, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgarian Mariya Gabriel, and Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti. Dr. Akkan Suver, Müjgan Suver, Lawyers Serhat Tabanca and Sibel Tabanca, along with Canberk Köksüz, represented the Marmara Group Foundation at the anniversary meeting of the Vienna Economic Forum.

Notable attendees at the anniversary included Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania, Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov of Bulgaria, Prime Minister Albin Kurti of Kosovo, Prime Minister Dorin Recean of Moldova, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacheski of North Macedonia, and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Borjana Kristo.

Subsequent sessions featured individual speeches from former Chancellor Dr. Wolfgang Schüsel, Federal Minister Magnus Brunner, Dr. Lilyana Pavlova, Mark Bowman from the EBRD, Peter Höfinger, Ahmet Dağlıoğlu, Dr. Georg Bucher, Aleksandar Vlahovic, Barbara Kolm, Kalin Peshov, Wolfgang Anzengruber, Raimonds Cudars, Yiannis Thomatos, Prof. Dr. Vesna Borazan, and Prof. Dr. Danica Purg.

On the 20th anniversary of the Vienna Economic Forum, the Marmara Group Foundation extends congratulations to President (Former Ambassador) Victor Jackovich and Secretary-General Elena Kırtcheva.