Conference Košice/Prešov Invest

Under the Auspices of Juraj Miškov,Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic

 

 

General partner:  PwC

Partners:  City of Košice, City of Prešov, U. S. Steel Košice, Volksbank Slovensko, T-Systems Slovakia, FMTG Development, Getrag Ford Transmissions, LEAR Corporation, Erste Group Immorent, IMMOPark Košice, Whirlpool, NESS, Glunz-Jensen, EcoPoint; AT&T

Media partners: The Slovak Spectator, Rádio Košice, Progress Promotion

 

Objective:  The main objective of the conference is to present investment opportunities in the whole region of Eastern Slovakia.

 

 

Conference Program

8.30 – 9.00  Registration

 

9.00 – 9.30

Welcome Speech by the Representative of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic

Welcome Speech by the Representative of the Board of Directors

of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Slovak Republic and the General Partner of the Conference (PwC)

Welcome Speeches by the Mayors of Košice and Prešov

 

 

9.30 – 10.30  

I.  FDI Strategies of Municipalities

 

FDI Strategy of the City of Košice

Speaker: Richard Raši, Mayor, City of Košice

 

Case study: Successful Investor in Košice (U. S. Steel Košice)

Speaker: David Rintoul, President, U. S. Steel Košice

 

FDI Strategy of the City of Prešov

Speaker: Pavel Hagyari, Mayor, City of Prešov

 

Case study: Successful investor in Prešov (Glunz & Jensen)

Speaker: Michal Janek, Finance Manager, Glunz & Jensen

 

10.30 – 10.45  Coffee Break

 

 

10.45 – 11.45  

II. Investment Incentives

 

Investment Incentives with a New Attribute: “Transparency”

Speaker: Lenka Bartoňová,Manager, PwC

 

Role of State Incentives in Building a Successful ICT Services Enterprise – Case Study of T-Systems Slovakia

Speaker: Martin Dzbor, Head of Strategy Development, T-Systems Slovakia

 

Panel Discussion: What Are the Expectation of Business Executives from the State / State Agency?

Host: Richard Direr, Spokesperson, SARIO

Guests: Todd Bradshaw, Country Managing Partner, PwC; Andrea Gulová, Deputy General Director, SARIO; Chris Hinton, Plant Manager, Getrag Ford Transmissions;  Roman Kuka, T-Systems Slovakia

 

 

11.45 – 12.30

III. SARIO – Closer to You

SARIO – Closer to You - Strategy, Key Focus, New Services

Speaker: Róbert Šimončič, General Director, SARIO

 

Introduction to ISA – Support base for investors

Speaker: Lenka Demovičová, Executive Secretary, ISA

 

Introduction to Corporate Development – New Service for Established Investors

Speaker: Marek Jakubis, Head of Corporate Development Department, SARIO

 

12.30 – 13.30  Lunch

 

 

13.30 – 14.15

IV. Human Resources

 

Recent Trends on Labor Market in Human Resources Area

Speakers: Oldřich Vaňous, HR Services Manager, PwC;Ľudmila Guerin, HR Services Senior Consultant, PwC

             

Positive and Negative Trends in Human Resources Area from the Production Company Perspective

Speaker: Peter Štefanko, Human Resources Manager, SWEP Slovakia

 

 

14.15 – 15.15

V. Investments Bringing High Added Value

 

AT&T

Speaker: Karol Jurčík, Director - IBM BS US Commercial Engineering, AT&T, Brian Grey, Director Public Affairs, AT&T World Personnel Services

 

NESSKDC

Speaker: Marek Antal, Chief Delivery Officer, NESS KDC

 

Ixonos Succes Story in Slovakia

Speaker: Roman Klimčík, General Manager, IXONOS

 

15.15 – 15.30  Coffee Break

 

15.30  – 16.30

VI. Attractiveness of Eastern Slovakia in International Framework

 

Attractiveness of Eastern Slovakia in International Framework

Speaker: Vladimír Vaňo, Chief Analyst, Volksbank Slovensko

 

Panel discussion: How Can Eastern Slovakia Succeed in Competition with Neighboring Regions (Poland, Hungary, Romania)

Host: Rastislav Puchala, Director, American Chamber of Commerce in the Slovak Republic – Košice Office

Guests:, Ivan Čarnogurský, Managing Director, IPEC, Natália Šegedová, Country Manager, Grafton Recruitment, Dietmar Reindl, Managing Director, FMTG Development; Peter Malík, General Director, Erste Group Immorent; Rastislav Badalík, EcoPoint

 

16.30  Conclusion

 

 

Note: You can order internet connection at the hotel reception