Globsec conference to see 1,300 guests from over 60 countries

This year's Globsec conference, which will take place in Bratislava on June 6-8, will see more than 1,300 guests from over 60 countries, including Slovak President Andrej Kiska, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Slovak president-elect Zuzana Caputova, Globsec president Robert Vaas said on Wednesday. The conference will focus on five main thematic areas, including the future of the EU, the global economy and the crisis in western institutions. Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak will be among the session chairs. Michael Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, will also give a lecture.