The Business Advisory Council for Southeast Europe is an advisory body composed of some 35 international investors and business representatives from more than 20 countries, whose experience and activities span across a wide range of sectors which are key to regional growth and development.

Established originally under the auspices of the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative in 1996 (SECI BAC), the BAC aims to reflect the concerns and proposals of the private sector on the reconstruction and development process of the Balkans. Composed of volunteers from within and outside the region, the SECI BAC joined forces with the Business Advisory Council of the Stability Pact for Southeast Europe (SP BAC) in December 2002, establishing the Business Advisory Council for Southeast Europe.

The BAC SEE is today acknowledged as a solid partner for growth and development by all national governments and local private sector and investor communities in SEE, as well as by the European Commission, the broader donor community and regional cooperation initiatives. Following the transition of the Stability Pact into the regionally owned Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), the BAC SEE now serves as the private sector arm of the new regional cooperation mechanism.

Believing in the Euro-Atlantic future of Southeast Europe, the BAC SEE is a culmination of its members' experiences, successes and failures, their networks and relationships, private and public. Their recommendations are based on facts and worded accordingly, away from general principles.