Last Thursday, accompanying the visit from a high-level business and political delegation from the Republic of Serbia, and following the joint meeting of both governments in Brdo pri Kranju, an important business conference took place at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (CCIS), attended by more than 200 of the most prominent representatives from Slovene and Serbian enterprises, numerous ministers, and other prominent guests from both countries.
At the outset of the event, the participants were addressed by Ms. Sonja Šmuc, CCIS General Manager, and Mr Mihailo Vesović, adviser to the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, followed by a illustration of the business environments of both countries from the banking viewpoint. The conference continued with no less than five round-table talks with the participation of the Slovene Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Civil Service Mr. Boris Koprivnikar, Minister of Economic Development and Technology Mr. Zdravko Počivalšek, Minister of Education, Science and Sport Mrs.Maja Makovec Brenčič, Minister of Defense Mrs. Andreja Katič, Serbian Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government Mr. Branko Ružić, Serbian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy Mr. Branislav Nedimović, Serbian Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development Mr. Mladen Šarčević, and Serbian Minister of Defense Mr. Aleksandar Vulin. At the end, the attendees were addressed by the Primer Ministers of both countries, Ms. Ana Brnabić, and Mr. Miro Cerar.
Other prominent attendees included the Minister of Slovenians Abroad Mr. Gorazd Žmavc, the Minister of Infrastructure Mr. Peter Gašperšič, the Serbian Minister of Justice Mrs. Nela Kuburović, and Mr. Miodrag Kostić, Chairman of the Management Board of the Serbia’s AIK Banka, which is currently seeking to take over Slovenia's Gorenjska banka. The President of the Pan Slovenian Shareholders' Association (VZMD) Mr. Kristjan Verbič (in the photo with the Serbian Minister of Justice) also responded to the invitation and seized this opportunity to strengthen business and personal relationships, and take part in the numerous talks, involving for example business-investor programs of the VZMD, such as Invest to Slovenia (investo.si) in International Investors` Network (investo.international). Mr. Verbič has already met with the Serbian Primer Minister at last year’s Bled Strategic Forum (VIDEO) and he was also a part of the business delegation which visited Belgrade in 2014 upon President Borut Pahor’s visit to the Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić.
In addition to that, the President of the VZMD the following day attended an important event organized by the British-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce entitled »Tea with Reason« which was also held at the CCIS premises and where guests talked about the digital transformation and the future of automotive industry. The speakers at the event included Mr. Michele Leonardi from IBM Slovenia, Mr. Mubarak Moosa from Frost & Sullivan, Mr. Chris Booker from DeeperThanBlue, Mr. Lars Marstein Lund from Sopra Steria, Ms. Sonja Gole from Adria Mobil, Mr. Uroš Rosa from Akrapovič, Mr.Tomaž Savšek from TPV, Mr. Maciej Galant from BMW Group Slovenija, Mr. Marko Femc from Plan-Net Solar, Mr. James Blakemore from JMB Partnership, Mr. Aleš Hančič from TECOS, and Mr. Primož Hafnar from Lotrič Meroslovje. Moreover, the VZMD has cooperated successfully with the British-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce since 2011, when Mr. Verbič responded to the Chamber’s invitation and actively participated at a round-table talk with a prominent guest from Great Britain, Speaker of the House of Commons, Mr. John Bercow, MP (VIDEO).
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