INVITATION

To attend a roundtable discussion on the theme:

"BOOSTING THE INTERNATIONALISATION IS A STRATEGIC IMPERATIVE"

Moderated by Mr. Igor E. Bergant

The event will be held in Ljubljana on 28 November 2019 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.at the Gospodarska zbornica Slovenije - GZS, Dimičeva ulica 13, 1000 Ljubljana, room "Poslovna oaza" - 7th floor.

Event is organised by French Slovenian Business Club with partners; Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, SPIRIT Slovenia, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology and Embassy of France in Slovenia and will be held in English.
 

INTRODUCTION by Mr. Leon Lozar, president of French Slovenian Business Club

Due to its domestic market size Slovenian economy is extremely dependant on export. Internationalisation of business from Slovenia is a strategic imperative for Slovenia's future economic and political relevance hence also for its survival. How to assure Slovenia's future competitiveness for grasping the opportunities emerging due to change of globalisation paradigm, evolving of the global geo-political uncertainty and immense technological advancement. How to plan for profitability in circumstances of bigger competition, slower economic growth, more informed buyers and need for faster innovations, all considering environmental-protection factors?! How to stay or become a relevant partner and player in the region or globally? All these questions sound so blurring and sophisticated that the one could forget that we are all part of this in a real time. It is no more to think globally and act locally, now it is more relevant to see in long distance future but to make the right and timely decisions now.

French Slovenian Business Club's round table aims to serve a sort of bottom-up and "down to earth" perspective in a given moment when the threat of a new relevant crisis is getting real. What resources, ambitions and perspectives are available? Is the challenge to grow from little young lion to adolescent cheetah too big?

 

PROGRAMME OF THE EVENT

Registration starts from 9:30.

Event will last from 10:00 until 12:30.

 

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Leon Lozar, president of French Slovenian Business Club

FACTS AND EXPERT INSIGHTS Slovenia competitiveness for climbing up the value chains - Bojan Ivanc, Chief Economist at CCI Slovenia Slovenia's FDI benchmarking in the CE and EE region - Matej Skočir, head of  internationalisation at MGRT RS Relevance of the political risks in the region - dr. Anže Burger, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences

PRESENTATIONS OF GOOD PRACTICES WITH CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE CHALLENGES Challenges of the environmental transition in mobility from local perspective - François Delion, director Renault Nissan Slovenija d.o.o. FDI good practice boosts internationalisation and sales - Tomaž Žnidarič, director Ljubljanske mlekarne d.o.o. Local competitive advantages enabling boost of export to western markets - Peter Čas, director Steklarna Hrastnik d.o.o.

MODERATED ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION Moderator: Igor E. Bergant Dr. Anže Burger, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences Peter Čas, director Steklarna Hrastnik d.o.o. François Delion, director Renault Nissan Slovenija d.o.o. Bojan Ivanc, Chief Economist at CCI Slovenia Matej Skočir, head of internationalisation at MGRT RS Tomaž Žnidarič, director Ljubljanske mlekarne d.o.o.

CONCLUSIVE SPEECH by Her Excellency, Mrs. Florence Ferrari, French Ambassador to Slovenia

Lunch and networking

 

REGISTRATION & CANCELATION:

Please submit your registration REGISTER HERE.

We are submitting registrations until 25.11. 2019. The event is limited to 40 attendees.

Registration fee: FREE

If you should have to cancel your registration, notification in writing should be sent to mojca.osojnik@gzs.si, until Tuesday, 26.11.2019 until 11:00 o'clock. Cancellation received after the deadline will be charged with 50 eur cancellation fee for the administration costs of the event.

For further information, please get in touch with us: Špela Šikovec, M: 051 634 808, E: sikovec.fsbc@gmail.com; Mojca Osojnik, T: 01/58 98 101, E: mojca.osojnik@gzs.si