Croatian-Swedish Business Days
Zagreb and Opatija, Croatia  October 28-30, 2010

organized by
 
Croatian-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, in Co-operation with the  
Croatian Government 

BACKGROUND

A Swedish delegation of approximately 45-50 business leaders, investors and investment officials will meet with their counterparts and government high level officials in Croatia. The aim for the business days is to explore new business possibilities and to get an in-depth knowledge of the business and investment climate in Croatia, who is to become EU’s next member state.

COSTS

Including direct flight Gothenburg-Zagreb, with connection from/to Malmö, 2 Hotel nights, all meals, activities and transfers. SEK: 8 700 (excl. VAT) to be invoiced buy the Croatian-Swedish Chamber of Commerce.

TRIP PLAN AND AGENDA

THURSDAY October 28

The Croatian-Swedish Chamber has chartered an airplane from Malmö Aviation with direct connection from Malmö-Gothenburg to Zagreb 28th of October,

MMX 09:15 – GOT 09:55 (The same plane direct flight from Gothenburg-Zagreb)
GOT 10:30 – Zagreb 12:50

Travellers from the Stockholm area are advised to book a connecting flight individually. We suggest the booking of Malmö Aviation from Bromma: 28/10, 08:45 – 09:40, return 30/10 15:05 -16:00 (low flex SEK 995).

Outbound
28OKT10    MMX 09:15          GOT 09:55   
28OCT10    GOT 10:30           ZAG 12:50   

Return
30OKT10    ZAG 12:00           GOT  14:20   
30OCT10    GOT14:50            MMX 15:30

Transfer to Hotel Westin (5 stars), Zagreb

13.45 Lunch, Hotel Westin

15.00 Opening of the meeting Business Days in Croatia
Venue: Croatian Chamber of Economy, Rooseveltov trg 2

- Welcoming adress by Ms. Sunčanica Skupnjak Knapić, Director of the International Relations Department and Mr. Fredrik Vahlquist, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Croatia

- Croatia Today: Economic situation, Macroeconomic Data and Trends,  Government's Antirecesssion Measures – presented by Ms. Bianca Matković, State Secretary in the Ministry of Economy (tbc.)  

- Croatia and it’s EU Perspective – presented by Mr. Vladimir Drobnjak,   Chief  Negotiator for Accession talks  with the EU

16.00-18.00  How to do business in Croatia – Panel discussion among the participating Swedish and Croatian Business Leaders
(participating from the Croatian side the top managers of leading Croatian companies  (Končar, Agrocor, Ericsson-Nikola Tesla, etc., as well as the representatives of the main business associations (Croatian Employers’ Association, Croatian Exporters, etc.) 

The panel discussion to be facilitated by Mr Robert Jukic, Chairman Croatian-Swedish Chamber of Commerce  and Mr Ljubo Mrnjavac, CEO Rosengård Invest and board member Croatian-Swedish Chamber of Commerce

 
Evening:  Reception for the participants given by H.E. Fredrik Vahlkvist, Ambassador of
                the Kingdom of Sweden in Croatia (venue:…………….  t.b.c.)

FRIDAY, October 29

Breakfast at Hotel Westin

09.30 Check-out

10.00-12.30   Invest in Croatia

- Opportunities in different business sectors

- Privatization policies

- The Croatian government’s investment prioritizations Presentation by and discussion with Senior Officials of the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Economy

- CroViva, a Swedish-Croatian business case within tourism and real estate Lennart Holm - Chairman
 

13.00-13.45 Buffet-lunch hosted by Croatian Chamber of Economy
 
14.00 Transfer to Hotel Millenium (5 stars) in Opatija, situated at the coast of northern Croatia.

17.30 Evening activities – host Marin Filipovic, CEO Finvest Corp and board member Croatian-Swedish Chamber of Commerce

SATURDAY, October 30

Breakfast at Hotel Millenium

09.00 Transfer to Zagreb Airport

12.00 – 14.20 Zagreb – Gothenburg

14.50 – 15.30 Gothenburg – Malmö