On July 2, 2010 Dr. Melita Gabrič, Consul General a.i. of Slovenia in New York, Vladimir Gasparič Director-General for Economic Diplomacy and Development Cooperation and representatives from the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce presented the Investing in Green forum to a number of important members of the Slovenian business community. Dr. Gabrič emphasized the rapid rise of investment in green business in New York and the United States as a whole and noted the potential it offers to the growing number of environmentally innovative technologies and companies in Slovenia. Dr. Gabrič also drew attention to the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce’s enthusiasm for promoting green and sustainable business while Mr. Gasparič restated the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ dedication to economic diplomacy and aiding Slovenian companies in entering foreign markets. Governments commitment to supporting businesses in the international market will be also reiterated by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Mr. Borut Pahor, who will be addressing the forum in September. The presentation was well received.
On September 24th 2010 the Government of Slovenia in partnership with the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce and in cooperation with the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce will hold a strategic-business forum titled Investing in Green. The forum will take place in New York.
Investing in Green aims to be a meeting between Slovene and American business leaders who work in alternative energy and energy efficiency; green-growth policies; clean-tech innovations, and environmentally friendly services.
The meeting should help shed light on opportunities for business cooperation with Slovenia and with the emerging markets of a wider region of South-East Europe. It will provide an excellent opportunity for American investors, corporate executives and entrepreneurs to meet with top business leaders, innovators and policy makers from the region.
Business and policy leaders will discuss strategies for advancing sustainable solutions and furthering business cooperation. The two forum’s panels will focus respectively on the strategic advantages of sustainable business models and on the development of clean technologies as a business opportunity. There will also be an opportunity to further exchange ideas and strategies at receptions as well as to have bilateral “business to business” meetings.
