Yesterday, the annual meeting and celebration to mark the 10th anniversary of the Foundation for Sustainable Peace and Development (IFSPD), an influential international organization, bringing together 36 member countries mostly from the Black Sea, Caspian Sea, and South-East Europe region, has concluded in Istanbul. Mr. Kristjan Verbič, President of the VZMD, joined the important event as part of this year’s 3rd tour of the international business-investor programs investo.si and investo.international, immediately after concluding his business meetings in Moscow.
The topics discussed at the meetings in Istanbul were substantially similar to those covered by Mr. Verbič in Moscow, namely exploring new avenues for collaboration in the field of energy and banking, and the current developments in Slovenia (Abanka, Mercator/Agrokor, Geoplin/Petrol, Perutnina Ptuj etc.). The VZMD President had the chance to engage in conversation with a number of influential attendees, among them the Principal Advisor of the President of Turkey, Mr. Ibrahim Kalin (photo below).
At the annual meeting the members extended the mandate of the Executive Director and endorsed the foundation of the UN University for Peace and Sustainable Development, and confirmed 20 new members from Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, India, Italy, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, and the USA. In addition, the program featured numerous presentations from well-established international experts, who addressed the issues of information technology and its effect on sustainable development, the new Silk Road, and the dialog between civilizations.
As a member of the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users (Better Finance), and specifically in view of the forthcoming annual meeting of Better Finance in Bucharest, the VZMD President also spoke about the possibilities of cooperation between the two organizations. Apart from that, the IFSPD and the VZMD have cooperated successfully since 2015, when Mr. Verbič became a member of the said organization.
The annual meeting of the IFSPD concluded yesterday evening with a gala dinner and a celebration marking the organization’s 10th anniversary. Immediately thereafter, the VZMD President left to Luxembourg where he will continue his tour by attending today’s event organized by the Luxembourg business angels network, with which he had already established cooperation within the European Business Angel Network (EBAN) (VIDEO) and especially as part of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI), and by joining their tour to San Francisco, Chicago, and New York.
Other Related International Activities:
VIDEO REPORT - UEFA, RZS, Atlantic Grupa, Better Finance and VZMD presidents, mayors and ministers talk about sport as the business promoter
VIDEO REPORT - Opening of the »Slovenia Business Center« during the European handball championship with active participation of VZMD international programs
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT from Wroclaw - 4 days of exceptional opportunities in »Slovenian Center«, juncture for business, investment and promotional interests
SLOVENIAN CENTER IN WROCLAW - large attendance and numerous opportunities for Slovenia's promotion, as well as promising business collaborations, also within the VZMD's business-investor programs and the premiere of its PRESENTATIONAL VIDEO
VIDEO INVITATION – Opportunity for company presentations - »SLOVENIAN BUSINESS CENTER« at the European handball championship
VIDEO REPORT from 10th Bled Strategic Forum - the largest foreign affairs event in Slovenia
VIDEO REPORT on the 6th this year's tour of the VZMD's international business-investor programs and its focal part - business angels delegation in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT from Istanbul - the European Business Angels Investment Forum 2014
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT about the week of the MOSCOW-VIENNA-CAPETOWN conferences involving the following: active participation of the international business-investment VZMD programmes, signing a memorandum with the Russian Federation of Investors, and protection of rights of the Slovene and European shareholders at the Viennese conference »The Financial Repression of Savers and Investors« (Moscow, Vienna, Cape Town, October 2013)
MOSCOW – At the Slovenian Embassy about a joint investors’ conference in the fall – an arrangement between the Russian Federation of Investors, VZMD and the Slovenian Embassy (Moscow, June 2013)
KAZAKHSTAN – a successful visit of the Slovenian business delegation in Kazakhstan – strong interest displayed in the international investors’ programs of the PanSlovenian Shareholders’ Association (VZMD): investo.si and investo.international (Astana, Almaty, June 2013)
WORLD BANK – President of VZMD and EuroFinUse Board Member speaker of the first panel at the international conference about audit reform and the importance of audit committees (Bucharest, June 2013)
VIDEO REPORT – Variegated happening at the 19th financial fair KAPITAL 2013 at Cankar Hall, along two-day presentation of the international investors’ programs and the lecture of VZMD President (Ljubljana, April 2013)
INDIA – visit of Slovenian government and business delegation – on the basis of Memorandum between ICPE and VZMD international investors' programs investo.si and investo.international also present (New Delhi, February 2013)
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT of “International Conference on Benefits and Challenges of Public Private Partnerships for improving Energy Efficiency” – key statements of prominent participants (Ljubljana, October, 2012)
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT from Slovenian - Azerbaijani Business Forum in Baku (Baku, January, 2013)
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT - Investors' week and the view of business potentials and investment opportunities during the visit of distinguished international guests at the Slovenian coast (Postojna, Koper, Piran, September, 2012)
VIDEO REPORT "Ljubljana declaration" – historic decision on unification of 50 organizations of shareholders and investors under one association and VZMD award »Polet« for »Model corporate governance in multinational corporation« to Gorenje company (Ljubljana, September 21, 2012)
Gala reception and dinner before International Conference on financial education and investors` exposition »investo Expo« (Ljubljana, September 19, 2012)
VIDEO REPORT - International Conference at the Brussels Stock Exchange Stimulated Investors' Representatives and Institutions to Participate at the Investors' Week 2012 in September in Slovenia(Brussels, March 2012)
"Slovenian Day at the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE)" Exceptional Interest of Funds, Investors, and the Financial Media for Slovenian Companies and Its Investment Environment - The Introduction of investo.si - Invest to Slovenia's Newly Founded Affiliate, investo.me - Invest to Montenegro (Warsaw, October 2011)
www.vzmd.si – More on the VZMD – PanSlovenian Shareholders' Association
www.vzmd.tv and www.investo.tv – Over 300 videos from VZMD.TV and investo.tv
www.investo.si – More on the investo.si – Invest to Slovenia Program
www.invest-to.net – More on the network of 65 national organizations of shareholders and investors – investo.international
