We firmly believe Slovakia to be the best gateway for Swiss companies projecting to enter or expand in the EU.
A variety of key economic and legal aspects make Slovakia the top investment destination and business partner.
• Official currency EURO as one of a few countries in Central and Eastern Europe CEE
• Fastest GDP growth, 2012FF /European Commission/ and lowest indebtedness, 2011 /Eurostat/ in EUROzone
• Regional leader in labor productivity /Eurostat/ and doing business /World Bank/
• Number 6 worldwide in adapting to new technologies /World Economic Forum/
Programme (11:00 - 12:30)
Official Opening
Roger Unterberger
Member of the Board, Founding President, Chamber of Commerce Switzerland- Central Europe, SEC
Welcome Note
H.E. Christian Fotsch
Ambassador of Switzerland to the Slovak Republic
H.E. Ján Foltín
Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to Switzerland
Business Friendly Slovakia
Robert Simoncic
CEO, Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency
Success Stories
Schindler
Jürgen Kästle
Managing Director EBI Works,
Vetropack Holding
Elisabeth Boner
Head of Corporate Communication,
Chances & Preconditions for succeeding in the Swiss-Slovak context
Josef F. Aregger
Managing Director, Mattig Management Partners
Questions & Answers
B2B Meetings
Complimentary lunch buffet served after the presentations.
SARIO, SEC, Chamber of Commerce Switzerland – Slovak Republic , Embassies, General
Consulate of the Slovak Republic in Zurich and Mattig Management Partners s.r.o. are
available for further individual meetings and discussions.
NB: Limited seating only – kindly RSVP via email at
Ms Vasekova (SARIO), vasekova@sario.sk, +421 2 58 260 190 or
Ms Kubisova (Slovak Embassy in Bern), silvia.kubisova@mzv.sk, +41 (0) 31 356 39 38