We are not yet an export powerhouse, but we are gathering a wealth of experts and exporters at the 8th Export Conference

For years, we have proven that export deserves to be news in Lider, which is why we are organizing the conference Smart know what export is for for the eighth consecutive year. This year, at the conference, which will be held on July 9 at the International Hotel, we will discuss the extraordinary efforts of Croatian exporters to resist the problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the opportunities that the changed business conditions have brought.

The conference will be opened by the editor-in-chief of Lider Miodrag Šajatović, and the export potentials and their importance for stimulating economic growth and recovery will be discussed by Tomislav Ćorić, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, as the envoy of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia. To better prepare for the upcoming changes, exporters will also hear from Michael Faulend, Vice Governor of the Croatian National Bank, who will provide insight into the monetary policy we can expect until the introduction of the euro and the currency risks in non-euro markets.

Since Croatia expects to receive around 6.1 billion kuna by the end of this year, which is an advance of 13 percent of the total amount of non-repayable funds secured under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NPOO), the opportunities hidden in it for export-oriented companies will be presented by Zvonimir Savić, NPOO coordinator. How Croatian companies will integrate their programs into the NPOO worth 49 billion kuna to increase international competitiveness will be discussed at a round table by Mate Botica, a member of the Management Board and Director of Transmission and Connections, Boris Bekavac, Executive Director of the Corporate Business and Public Sector of the Croatian Postal Bank, Ana Fresl, Director of the consulting company Projekt jednako razvoj and President of the HUP Association of Professionals for EU Funds, Hrvoje Galičić, Advisor to the Management Board of HBOR, and Darko Pappo, a member of the Management Board of the DIV group.

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The topic that continues to occupy manufacturers, the rising input costs, and how to maintain resilience against the escalation of raw material and input prices and their reduced availability will be discussed at a round table where experiences will be shared by Miroslav Bajkovec, Proxy of Bajkmont, Marijan Nöthig, Director of Ferro Preis, Vanja Burul, President of the Management Board of Končar – Distribution and Special Transformers, Nikola Požgaj , General Director of the Požgaj Group, and Tihomir Premužak, President of the Management Board of Vetropack Straža.

Next is a one-on-one conversation with Richlove Mensah, Regional Director for Trade and Investment in Central Europe from the UK Government’s Department for International Trade, who will comment on how Brexit has affected the trade of goods and services.

It doesn’t matter that last year was marked by a global economic standstill and ‘lockdown’, commodity exports remained at high levels, and a twenty percent increase was recorded in the first four months of this year. By the end of the year, exporters, as true winners of the pandemic, plan to continue growing at double-digit rates, and how they will achieve such growth will be revealed at a round table by Hrvoje Glavaš, Director of Strategic Business and Public Affairs at INA, Đuro Horvat, President of the Management Board of Tehnix, Boris Popović, President of the Management Board of Alarm Automatika, and Marin Škufca, President of the Management Board of LIBURNIA Maritime Agency.

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