SLOVAKIA the Most Attractive Investment Location In Central Europe

Seminar will provide you with new information on investment environment in Slovakia, which in May 2004 will join the European Union. Slovakia, a country in the heart of Europe, with a suitable geographical position, low prices and without any trade restrictions, has a lot of possibilities for Norwegian companies. Seminar will focus on ICT, wood, food, or other industrial sectors according to interest.
Seminar is free of charge.

Please, confirm your presentation at the seminar and your interest to have a "business to business" meeting till 9th October 2003:

Valeria Zolcerova, Commercial Section
Embassy of the Slovak Republic
Thomas Heftyes gt. 24, 0244 Oslo
tel. 22557807, fax. 22557808, slovcomm@online.no

Program:
08:30	Registration and coffee
09:00	Welcome speech by Mrs. Randi H e s t n e s, Director, Operations Abroad, Norwegian Trade Council (NTC)
09:05	Welcome speech by the Ambassador of Slovakia, Mr. Andrej S o k o l í k
09:10	Enlargement of the EU and EEA, Mr. Hans Jørgen G r o l l, Senior Adviser, NTC/EIC
09:25	Presentation of Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO), Mr. Marek F r o h l i c h , Manager, Direct Marketing and Ms. Marianna B a s i s t o v á, Manager, Direct Marketing
10:10	Presentation of the Slovak Association of Wood Processing Industry (AWPI), by Mr. Roman R é h, Secretary General, AWPI
10:30	Coffee break
10:45	Success stories: NORSK HYDRO – Mr. Knut P r e u s, TELENOR – Mr. Tore Morten O l s e n, TIMM Reperbane – Mr. Tore S t r a n d
11:15	Discussion
12:00	Lunch
12:30	"Business to business meetings" with the representatives of SARIO, AWPI and NTC (till 14:30)