Hotel Golf Bled, Jupiter Hall
13.00 Welcome reception - lunch
14:00 Organiser’s greeting: Brane Krajnik, CEO of The Slovenia Times
14:05 Opening address: Dr. Danilo Türk, President of the Republic of Slovenia
14:15 Address by the main partner of the conference: Ministry of the Economy
How have cross-border investors behaved during the economic and financial crisis; what are positive and negative experiences; who are the potential investors in the post-crisis era; what investment conditions do they want and expect?
15.20 Coffee break
15.40 World practices of encouraging and efficiently directing foreign investment – application to Slovenia
Germany:
What are the competitive advantages of Germany; why is the German market interesting to foreign investors; does Germany have a “problem” of expensive labour; how to efficiently direct foreign investment; what are the priority sectors; how are foreign investments included in the country’s development strategy?
Dubai:
Transition from a theoretical to an operational concept, the execution plan for creating an attractive investment destination - a hub for regional markets.
Slovenia:
Slovenia as a springboard for expanding operations’ in South Eastern Europe: the case of BSH Hišni aparati.
16.40 Coffee break
17.00 Experience of foreign investors in Slovenia
Have investment goals been accomplished; are there any plans to expand current activities or invest in new projects; is withdrawal from Slovenia a possibility; what needs to be changed in Slovenia; what are the obstacles for new investments; what are the decisions to invest in Slovenia based upon?
18.00 Conclusions of day 1
Hotel Golf Bled, Jupiter Hall
08.30 Breakfast with Ms Darja Radič, Minister of the Economy ** to be confirmed
How fast will the state continue to sell its stake in companies; how will the Agency for the Governance of State Investments operate; what is the strategy for attracting foreign investment; which sectors are strategic; what will be the new industrial development policy and the role of FDI’s in it?
09.15 Coffee break
09.30 Presentation of strategic national projects which can be part of a strategy to stimulate foreign investment
Igor Plestenjak (Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Entrepreneurship and foreign investments - JAPTI, Director)
09.50 Pomurje region: Can an adopted development approach mean an efficient beginning of a new practice?
What does a special law offer to investors in practice, what kind of investment does the government want in Pomurje, which are priority sectors, how to make quality improvement in economic structure, is foreign investor’ interest noticeable?
10.10 Coffee break
10.30 Slovenia’s strategic logistic projects: The renewal of the railway infrastructure and public transport system as the driving force of economic development
Can renewal of transport infrastructure be the next development project after the completion of motorway construction; can sustainable mobility help attract foreign investment; can such a project be core to increasing the technological level of the economy as well as increasing added value; what is realistic financing for these projects?
11.40 Coffee Break
12.00 The strategy for state withdrawal from ownership stakes in companies as part of the exit strategy
What are the state’s strategic investments; what is in the national interest; what will be the strategy of the Agency for Governance of State Investments; are there a suitable set of projects that can increase the economy’s technological level; can Slovenia be marketed as an attractive investment destination; what can be learnt from privatisation in Eastern European countries?
13.15 Coffee Break
13.30 Summarising findings from the conference in a conversation with Peter Kraljič, Director Emeritus, McKinsey & Co.
Interviewed by Brane Krajnik, CEO of The Slovenia Times
14.00 Closing conference luncheon
FDI Award Slovenia acts as a top-level networking event, attended by key business executives in Slovenia, members of the international business community doing business with Slovenia, ambassadors to Slovenia, representatives of the Slovenian government, media and other distinguished guests.
This year the ceremony will be hosted at Bled. All participants of the summit will be invited to attend the evening event as guests of the organizers.
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