B2B Networking Event in the Food & Beverages Sector

1ST INTER-BALKAN FORUM

Venue: Conference Center Ioannis Velidis

Description
Enterprises, universities, government agencies or other organizations from the Balkan area, active in the
food sector, are invited to the B2B networking event which is organized alongside with the 1st InterBalkan Forum in Thessaloniki, Greece on the 8th of July. The event, which will be held at the congress
center "Ioannis Vellidis" is organized by PRAXI Network, co-ordinator of Enterprise Europe Network
Hellas, in cooperation with TIF-HELEXPO, under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Focus
The event aims to support cross-border business coloration in the Balkan area by:
providing a platform to promote Food and Beverage products
bringing together policy makers and enterprises to identify investment opportunities
promoting the exploitation of research results

Who can participate?

Producers and distributors of food and beverage products
Universities / Research centers dealing involved with food science and technology
Government Agencies and policy makers

Participants countries
The event addresses participants from Greece, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Montenegro, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Romania and Serbia.

Registration
Registrations are possible via the dedicated website https://www.b2match.eu/interbalkanforum2016

Important Deadlines
Date
Monday 20th June, 2016
Monday 27th June, 2016
Friday 1st July, 2016
Thursday 8th July, 2016

Description
Deadline for registration at the event
The process of meetings booking starts
Deadline for booking meetings
The day of the b2b networking event

A few words about the 1st Inter-Balkan Forum

http://www.helexpo.gr/en/balkan_forum

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with TIF-HELEXPO, are planning to organise a two-day
Inter-Balkan conference on boosting cooperation between Balkan countries in the sectors of food and
beverages.
Given the stable dynamism of the food & beverage industry that leads to improved business expectations,
the Inter-Balkan Forum is calling upon distinguished individuals from the world of politics and the Balkan
business communities to participate in the debate and discussion, to recognise problems and to enhance
the unique products of this production sector that provide opportunities for investments.
At the Forum, emphasis will be placed on investment opportunities that can be aided by cross-border
partnerships and technological applications, on information regarding rural development programmes,
on state aid and on financing tools.

Items to be discussed
Cross-border economic cooperation
Prospects for increasing prosperity and sustainable growth
Presentation of the sectors of food & beverages by the participating countries and potential
investment opportunities
Promotion of research work at enterprises
Promotion of products
The benefits of the Mediterranean diet
Presentation and study of successful business cases
Issues concerning the banking sector (Financing programmes, rural growth programmes,
state aid, etc.)