Date: |
June 3, 2015 |
Venue: |
Congress Hall, Czech Chamber of Commerce (address: Freyova 27/82, 190 00 Praha 9 – Vysočany) |
Sectoral focus: |
Agro/food processing, Textile industry, Automotive plus presentation of the overall conditions for (greenfield) investment in Serbia and specific investment opportunities in selected municipalities |
Serbian delegation: |
15-20 people. Representatives of companies from selected sectors, representatives of sectors within Serbian Chambers of Commerce to give examples and basic data on the sectors, business associations and/or industrial clusters (FTP Leskovac, Falc S.p.A. have strategic interests here. Local textile companies has established Asstex, Koštana, NP shoes, VMC/Richie), representatives of selected municipalities (Vranje, Niš, Subotica, Novi Sad and Čačak), representative of SCC, Marko Čadež, Director, SIEPA, Nikola Janković, Director and/or Vojvodina Investment Promotion Biljana Vrzić, deputy Director and representatives of USAID SLD Serbia. To secure presence of the Serbian Embassy in Czech Republic. |
Target group: |
Czech companies interested in establishing business relations with Serbian companies from presented sectors of industry as well as companies considering expansion / investment in Serbia. The Czech Chamber of Commerce is in charge for promotion of the event and targeting and invitation of companies. |
Events format: |
The morning part of the program dedicated to the introductory presentation of Serbian business climate, presentations of selected sectors and companies, investment environment including specific opportunities / locations. A social & networking part including B2B meetings will follow in the afternoon. |
Agenda
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9:30 |
Registration of participants |
10:00 |
Opening: Mr. Bořivoj Minář, Vice-president of Czech Chamber of Commerce |
10:15 |
Welcome Speech: H.E. Mrs. Vera Mavrić, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia in Prague (to be confirmed) |
10:30 |
Introduction to trade and investment opportunities in Serbia: Mr. Marko Čadež, President of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce |
10:45 |
Serbia as investment destination; Access to markets in Western Balkans, EU, Russia and Middle East; State support to investment: Mr. Nikola Janković, Director, Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency |
11:00 |
Serbia becoming part of the Central European Automotive Hub; Trends, Developments and Opportunities for manufacturers: Richard Daničić, the Vojvodina Metal Cluster |
11:15 |
Serbian Food&Drink Industry on the rise: Mrs. Biljana Vrzić, Deputy Director, Vojvodina Investment Promotion |
11:30 |
Opportunities in Textile and Shoe Industry: Mrs. Nataša Ranković, Serbian Chamber of Commerce
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11:45 |
Location does matter: Examples of business friendly Serbian municipalities: Subotica, Novi Sad, Čačak, Kraljevo, Niš and Vranje |
12:30 |
Questions and Answers |
13:00 |
B&B Meeting with open buffet |
15:00 |
End of the event |