Cooperation Event: Czech - Slovak Business Forum 2024

National project 2 - Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO) in cooperation with the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bratislava, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, the Regional Chambers of Commerce of the Moravian-Silesian Region, the Zlín Region, the Olomouc Region, the Regional Chamber of Commerce Brno, CzechTrade Agency Slovakia and Slovakia Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Žilina would like to invite you to the Czech - Slovak business forum, which will be held on September 25th, 2024 at the Holiday Inn Hotel (Millennium I Conference Hall), Športová 2, Žilina.

The main objective of the Czech – Slovak business forum is to held the bilateral negotiations of individual companies, which will provide the opportunity for Slovak and foreign entrepreneurs to establish personal contact and develop mutual business relations.

The mail focus of the event is on the following sectors:

• engineering
• electrical engineering
• energy
• construction
• ecology
• food industry
• information technology

Programme:

9:00 - 10:00 Registration

10:00 – 10:15 Opening remarks

10:20 - 13:00 B2B meetings

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 – 17:00 B2B meetings

National Project 2 - Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO) in cooperation with the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bratislava, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, the Regional Chambers of Commerce of the Moravian-Silesian Region, the Zlín Region, the Olomouc Region, the Regional Chamber of Commerce Brno, the CzechTrade Slovakia Agency and Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Žilina.

Registration: https://cesko-slovenskepodnikatelskeforum.sario.events/registration/1

The participation of Slovak SMEs is financed within the framework of the National Project Support for the Internationalization of SMEs 2 is implemented within the framework of the Slovakia program, specific objective RSO1.3 Strengthening the sustainable growth and competitiveness of SMEs and the creation of jobs in SMEs, including through productive investments, measure 1.3.2 Internationalization small and medium-sized business.

Number of participants: Each registered company: max. 2 persons

*Information for Slovak SMEs:

Only small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from Slovakia that meet the following criteria may participate in the event for free:

1. Entities meeting the definition of SMEs defined in Annex no. I Commission Regulation (EU) 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market.
2. Entities meeting the criteria set out in the de minimis scheme (companies that employ less than 250 people and whose annual turnover does not exceed EUR 50 million and/or the total annual balance sheet does not exceed EUR 43 million. The criteria for the number of employees must be met and at least one from the listed financial criteria)

SARIO reserves the right to change the program during the preparation of the event.