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09:30 – 10:00 | Registration |
10:00 – 10:30 | WELCOME SPEECHES AND OPENING
Foreign Investors Council of Croatia – Mladen Fogec Ministry of Tourism and Sport – Robert Pende Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – Zdenko Lucić Ministry of Agriculture – Tugomir Majdak City of Zagreb – Marijana Sumpor Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development – Nataša Mikuš Žigman |
10:30 – 11:45 | THEMATIC SESSION I: Current investment climate and restarting investments
INTERVIEW: Can we brand Croatia as a business and investment destination? – dr. sc. Božo Skoko PRESENTATION: Strengthening investment infrastructure – new catalogues for investors – Ana Dijan, Smart Expo INTERVIEW: Turkish experiences with investing in the Republic of Croatia – Assist. Prof. Dr. Özlem Canbeldek Akin INTERVIEW: Chinese investment in production and logistics – Guanglin Zhu, Woodland Croatia (Zagreb / Hong Kong) PANEL DISCUSSION: Prerequisites for creating a stimulating investment environment Participants: Mladen Fogec – Foreign Investors Council of Croatia; Matija Posavec – Međimurje County; Krešimir Macan – Manjgura; dr. sc. Božo Skoko – Millenium promocija; Marko Biočina – Hanza Media |
11:45 – 12:00 | Coffee break and networking |
12:00 – 13:00 | THEMATIC SESSION II: COVID-19 crisis and paradigm shift in the world of investments
INTERVIEW: Postpandemic challenges in the tourism sector – Robert Pende, Assistent Minister, Ministry of Tourism and Sport INTERVIEW: Impact of Covid-19 on the market and investors and post-pandemic challenges – Miljenko Mrakovčić, Law Office Mrakovčić and Milić INTERVIEW: Digitization of logistics and energy – Mladen Perkov, Končar KET PANEL DISCUSSION: Will the global rise in the price of raw materials trigger production investments? Participants: Mladen Perkov – Končar KET; Mirko Habijanec – Radnik; Marijana Sumpor – City of Zagreb |
13:00 – 14:10 | THEMATIC SESSION III: Entrepreneurial zones and strategies for attracting investors
INTERVIEW: Mobilization of investment capacities of the diaspora – Dario Magdić, Central state office for Croats Abroad INTERVIEW: Adaptation of communal infrastructure in rural areas – Miljenko Polić, Komunalno Vrgorac INTERVIEW: Investors’ experiences: attractiveness of investing in rural and urban areas – Camilo Soza, investor from Chile PANEL DISCUSSION: My zone is the best! Participants: Perica Bosančić – Municipality of Dugopolje; Marko Miličević – Municipality of Ivankovo; Valent Poslon – Business incubator Osvit Donji Miholjac; Marina Budimir – City of Ilok |
14:10 – 14:15 | CONFERENCE CLOSING / Conclusions and recommendations |
14:15 | Lunch |