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Izboljšujemo življenja bolnikov po vsem svetuNaša zavezanost napredku v zdravstvu gre z roko v roki z obljubo, ki jo dajemo bolnikom: vsi, ki jim naša odkritja lahko pomagajo, bi morali te možnosti tudi deležni.

Naše podjetje je dosledno vlagalo v raziskave in razvoj v znatno večjem obsegu, kot je vodilo v panogi. Tako predstavlja ne le precejšen potencial za vse deležnike podjetja Celgene, temveč tudi nove možnosti in novo upanje za stotine ljudi po vsem svetu, ki so jih prizadela neozdravljiva rakasta obolenja in v nezadostni meri raziskane bolezni.

Za bolnike Celgene premika meje medicine, onemogoča razvoj bolezni pri njenem viru in spodbuja širok nabor bioloških aktivnosti, ki imajo pomemben terapevtski potencial.

Naša obljuba bolnikom je globalnega obsega. Zahvaljujoč svojim prizadevanjem, tako tekočim kot načrtovanim, v obeh Amerikah, Evropi, Aziji in Avstraliji, se Celgene razvija kot izjemno pomembno globalno integrirano in kulturno raznoliko biofarmacevtsko podjetje.

Združuje nas prepričanje, da je naše delo pomembno, ter da je bistvenega pomena za napredek zdravstvenega varstva. Kako ga opravljamo, je to, kar opredeljuje Celgene in po čemer izstopamo.

Pri podjetju Celgene so bolniki vedno na prvem mestu.

Z AV E Z A P O D J E TJ A C E LG E N E

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Letter from the President of AmCham Slovenia ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3Letter from the Ambassador of the United States of America to Slovenia .................................................................................................................................................................................. 5About AmCham Slovenia ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Members of the Board of Governors ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

AmCham Committees ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

In 2012, AmCham Slovenia has been a Proud Supporter and Partner of ............................................................................................................................................................. 11

AmCham Events ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

AmCham Business Breakfast .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13

AmCham Business Cocktail ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 22

AmCham Professional Update ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 24

Annual General Assembly ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 26

Microsoft AmCham Business Regatta .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27

Election Night .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28

Investor’s Day .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 30

Coca Cola Slovenia : U.S. Sports Family Picnic ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32

USAlumni .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34

AmCham Young Professionals™ ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36

Top Potential of the Year 2012 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 38

Top Potential of the Year 2012 – Nana Šumrada Slavnič ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40

AmCham Young Professionals™ IInd Generation Meetings ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42

AmCham Young Leader’s Club ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 43

AmCham Business Leader’s Club ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 44

Business Leaders from Abroad and Slovene Business Leaders who Work for Multi-National Companies –

AND THEY ALL CREATE VALUE FOR SLOVENIA ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46

A Slovenian Who Co-created History .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 58

Slovenian Economy ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60

Facts and Figures ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61

Useful Information ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 76

The Government of the Republic of Slovenia ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 77

AmChams in Europe ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 78

AmCham Members ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80

Corporate .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 82

Entrepreneur ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 118

Non-Profit .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 132

TABLE OF CONTENTS

American Chamber of Commerce in Slovenia – AmCham Slovenia • Ameriška gospodarska zbornica v Sloveniji –

AmCham Slovenija • Dunajska cesta 156 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenia • p: + 386 8 205 13 50 • f: + 386 1 564 72 04 •

[email protected] • www.amcham.si • Published by American Chamber of Commerce in Slovenia •

Edited by mag. Ajša Vodnik • Translated and subedited by Marlenka Meršol • Project Manager: Maja Košir •

Design and Layout: Studio DTS, Prajs d.o.o. • Printed by Matformat d.o.o. • Copies printed: 2013 • © December 2012

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AmChAm SloveniA | YeArbook 2012/13 | INTRODUCTION

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Dear Members,

as the AmCham Slovenia represents a business community that operates according to the principle of incorporation and desire for

development, I wish to thank you sincerely for our joint endeavors in creating an open space, for our common wish for Slovenia to be

diverse and internationally integrated and for our mutual request for new investments which would denote the end of the capital crunch.

There exists an interest in investments into Slovenian companies. The advantage of Slovenia definitely lies in its geo-strategic position.

We are situated within the heart of Central Europe and also represent a part of the history of South-Eastern Europe for which we are

very familiar with the region. We are acknowledged as a country with a high level of professionalism and of well-educated employees.

If we link the favorable geo-strategic position with the highly educated population, the high professionalism and relatively high quality

of life, we can state that Slovenia could be an extremely interesting country. The investments can be made not only for rational reasons

but also with heart. It is therefore very important to know how to present our advantages well.

Unfortunately, Slovenia has quite a problem in attracting foreign investments. The problem lies in the system, which is rigid and closed.

Slovenia has been on the basis of the international criteria assessed as a country that does not encourage foreign investments.

Slovenia has to open! We need to find a model that would enable us to become more flexible as a state and more integrated into global

flows which would thus prevent us from becoming an isolated island. I am glad that many of experts within the AmCham Committees

contribute to it with their constructive suggestions. Fear of foreign-owned companies is absurd as the social note must always be

present. If the company` s employees are not satisfied, it automatically means that the company does not have a sustainable model.

Irrespective of the kind of a company, being either a production one or a company of service activities or high tech, the people working in

it are always the key to success. It is the people who make the difference.

Many Slovenians successfully work in the international environment and they bring value to the environment they work in. You will find

a lot about this topic in our new Yearbook. Some Slovenians work in important companies all over the world and occupy demanding

and responsible positions. And yet, they derive from a small Slovenia. Everyone who decides to return brings back some added value to

Slovenia. They namely see the world from a broader perspective. The view of Slovenia from the outside is much more positive than from

the inside. Although the economic indicators and the economic and political situation at the present do not speak in favor of us, I am very

proud when I have an opportunity to represent Slovenia. We have to succeed!

I am an eternal and realistic optimist. When I observe our AmCham Young Professionals, their ambitions and desires, everything gets

me even more motivated. We need more networking, more cooperation and above all we have to feel the awareness that we are all

in the same boat. I will be glad if we will all as the international business community contribute to this awareness.

Sincerely,

Matej Potokar, MBAPresident of the American Chamber of Commerce in Slovenia – AmCham Slovenia

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF AMCHAM SLOVENIA


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LETTER FROM THE AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dear Friends,

Like Americans, Slovenians have undergone some tough times in recent years and are facing the same prospect of budget cuts and

other hard to accept, but in my view, overdue and necessary reforms. As both our countries come to terms with the impact and

depth of this crisis - which continues to influence both our economies and our political culture -- we also begin to more courageously

confront the factors that contribute to our current situation.

As we debate the way forward and some question the appropriateness -- even the necessity -- of measures designed to rein in

spending and spur growth, let us also not be afraid to give equal time to examine some of the underlying historical and political

reasons behind these difficulties. It is becoming increasingly evident that the lack of political will to overcome and come to terms with

historical divisions is overshadowing Slovenia’s achievements of the last two decades. Similarly, a lack of political will in America has

exacerbated our economic problems and the political divisiveness in America has rendered reasonable compromise far more difficult.

Key economic and social reforms are needed to resuscitate the Slovene economy. Slovenes need to be able to make informed

decisions about the challenges facing the country -- and the media must provide more balanced, accurate information to help them

do so. Instead, much of the media seem to seek to continue politicization favoring one side or another. Slovenia has much to gain

from opening its economy to foreign investment, privatization, and increased transparency in public procurement; yet these changes

can only be adopted and implemented when leaders bridge the chasm between the left and the right. The political courage to

overcome these ideological differences is vital to Slovenia’s prosperity.

This year, Slovenia and the U.S. have a new opportunity to elect national leaders who may choose to place the welfare of the country

above self-interest and political ideology. Despite its hardships, this crisis creates a valuable and unique opportunity for our leaders

to bridge past divisions to ensure the future prosperity of our nations.

Another great year of cooperation has passed with one of our most valued partners, the American Chamber of Commerce in Slovenia.

I continue to be inspired by its enthusiasm in seeking to improve the business climate and the efforts of its members to advance U.S.

and Slovenian commercial goals. I congratulate AmCham, its committees and members for all their hard work and dedication, and look

forward to what we can accomplish together in the next year.

Sincerely,

Joseph A. Mussomeli Ambassador of the United States of America to Slovenia


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AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE – AMCHAM SLOVENIA

AmCham Slovenia is one of the most influential international business communities

in Slovenia. It was founded in 1999 as a voluntary nonprofit organization. Our long term

goal is to improve the investment opportunities and business environment in Slovenia,

so that the conduct of business will be easier for Slovenian, international and

US companies and that it would lead to enlargement of the standard of living of all

Slovenian citizens. We work towards building an incentive business climate, competitive

position, international trade, cooperation at development and investments.

Within the AmCham organization, there are four fundamental pillars:• Networking

• Advocacy

• AmCham Young Professionals™ Program

• International Cooperation

• 40 events annually

• more than 5000 participants

attending our events

• more than 220 corporate

members

• 8 professional committees –

involving more than

120 experts, employees

of member companies

• 260 young potential

business leaders included

in the programs for young

leaders: AmCham Young

Professionals Program™,

AmCham Mentor Program and

AmCham Young Leaders Club

• supporters or partners of

numerous projects

• a member of AmChams in

Europe – association of 49

European AmChams and of

the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

in Washington, USA

AmCham Slovenia in Figures

THE VOICE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY


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NETwORkINgAmCham Slovenia for its members

organizes numerous events, which are

meant to strengthen the business ties

in Slovenia as well as internationally.

Besides the networking opportunity

there is also an informative part of

the event, which enables interaction

between the business public and other

stakeholders.

A popular opportunity for networking

among members and other target publics

are the AmCham Business Breakfasts,

with a rich tradition of already 10 years.

We also organize other events such as

Business Cocktails, Business Luncheons,

Professional Updates, Executive Tables,

seminars, family-sports events. In 2012

we began to organize Leader’s Club

Business Luncheons intended for C-level.

The conferences of international

participation represent an important

form of activities. Among larger events

organized by AmCham Slovenia, we

undoubtedly proudly reckon the visits

of the former President of the United

States of America, Bill Clinton, Nobel

Prize winner, one of the leading

environmentalists and former Vice

President of the United States of America,

Al Gore and the former Secretary of State,

General Colin L. Powell.

ADVOCACyOne of our main tasks and aims is

to establish a stimulating business

environment which would enable the

growth and development of Slovenian

mag. Ajša VODNIK

Executive Director

Vida DOLENC POGAČNIK Deputy Director

Nina IRT PR and Communication Manager

Maja KOŠIR Project Manager

The AmCham Teamand foreign companies in Slovenia

and at the same time attract even

more foreign, especially American

investments. For this purpose the

AmCham Members can have with

their arguments through 8 Committees

a great influence on forming better social

and business conditions.

The AmCham Committees are as follows:

• Tax Committee

• Labor Committee

• Public Procurement Committee

• Membership Committee

• Corporate Social Responsibility

Committee

• Environment and Spatial Committee

• Intellectual Property Committee,

• Leadership and Talent Development

Committee

AMCHAM yOUNg PROFESSIONALS™ PROgRAMThe program is our contribution to

the social responsibility with which

we aim to present to the active young

population employed at our members’

companies, the AmCham Young

Professionals™, a program of

networking opportunities, workshops

and seminars.

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONAmCham Slovenia has been already for a

decade a member of AmChams in Europe

– association of 49 European AmChams

and of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

in Washington, USA.

For a full list of membership benefits please contact AmCham office: +386 (0)8 205 13 50 • [email protected]


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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF gOVERNORS

Matej POTOKAR, MBA President

Microsoft Services, CEE

Nataša JENČIČ Treasurer

Biogen Idec d.o.o.

Sandi ČEŠKO Governor

Studio Moderna d.o.o.

Thierry VILLARD First Vice President

Goodyear Dunlop Sava Tires d.o.o.

Jurij GIACOMELLI Governor

Giacomelli media d.o.o.

Martin McDOWELL Ex Officio

Embassy of the United States of America

Aleša KANDUS BENČINA Second Vice President

Medex d.o.o.

Matjaž RAKOVEC Governor

Zavarovalnica Triglav d.d.

mag. Ajša VODNIK Executive Director

AmCham


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As an EU Member State, Slovenia has to

respond to economic challenges and adopt

strategies which will take into account

the changing economic environment.

AmCham Slovenia as one of the most

active international business associations

in Slovenia, with more than 220 corporate

members, who create important number

of jobs and noticeable part of Slovene GDP,

can help to facilitate this process. Our long

term goal is to improve the investment

opportunities and business environment

in Slovenia, so that the conduct of business

will be easier for Slovenian, international

and US companies and would lead to the

enlargement of the standard of living of all

Slovenian citizens.

For achieving this goal and making

Slovenia more attractive to FDI – AmCham

Slovenia advocates and operates through

Committees. Position Papers prepared by

AmCham Committees contain proposals

and solutions on how to stimulate the

economic growth and are regularly

presented to the Slovenian Government.

Members of the AmCham Committees who

have expert knowledge and professional

backgrounds in the fields such as taxation,

labor, public procurement, IPR, CSR,

environment and spatial planning are

familiar with the needs of companies

and with the feedback from potential

investors. We would like to express our

deepest gratitude to all Committee’s active

members who dedicate their knowledge,

time and energy to help creating better

opportunities. AmCham Slovenia is proud

to present eight AmCham Committees and

all experts operating within.

AMCHAM COMMITTEES – ADVOCACy

ENVIRONMENT AND SPATIAL COMMITTEECo-Chairs:NP Consulting d.o.o.,

Nevenka Črešnar Pergar

PETROL d.d., Maja Šušteršič

Members:AEROSOL d.o.o., Griša Močnik

NLB d.d., Doroteja Žerjal

NLB d.d., Gregor Brezar

AVBREHT, ZAJC & PARTNERJI odvetniška družba o.p.,

d.o.o., Andrej Kirm

RIKO d.o.o., Andrej Ivanc

S & T Slovenija d.o.o., Borut Kolmanič

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz d.o.o., Tomaž Petrovič

TERMOELEKTRARNA Toplarna Lj., d.o.o., dr. Marko Notar

GOODYEAR DUNLOP SAVA TIRES d.o.o., Ana Verčko Grilec

ZAVAROVALNICA GENERALI d.d., Marko Križan

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT COMMITTEEChair: AVBREHT, ZAJC & PARTNERJI odvetniška družba o.p.,

d.o.o., Aleš Avbreht

Members: AIRPASS d.o.o., Miloš Vujadinović

ALD AUTOMOTIVE d.o.o, Klaudija Časar

COMTRADE d.o.o., Andrej Kotar

CONSENSUS d.o.o., Andrej Drapal

FMG kadrovska agencija d.o.o., Rok Hribar

HRM d.o.o., Peter Ribarič

IBM Slovenija, d.o.o., Mojca Brezigar Baš

JOHNSON & JOHNSON S.E., Petra Duša

JOHNSON & JOHNSON S.E., Alenka Čuček

MCDONALD’S Slovenija d.o.o., Petra Erbida

ODVETNIŠKA PISARNA MIRO SENICA in odv., Mateja Galič

ODVETNIŠKA PISARNA MIRO SENICA in odv., Ajda Čeledin

ORACLE SOFTWARE, d.o.o., Mitja Žakelj

SRC.SI d.o.o., Mitja Svet

TELEKOM SLOVENIJE d.d., Danijel Ramšak

ZAVAROVALNICA TRIGLAV d.d., mag. Dejan Jasnič

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEEChair: ORACLE SOFTWARE d.o.o., Rajko Novak

Members:ABBOTT LABORATORIES d.o.o., Natalija P. Petkovič

ALD AUTOMOTIVE, d.o.o., Klaudija Časar

CISCO SYSTEMS, Ljubljana, Meta Jurca

ELEKTRONČEK d.d., Tina Ferko

GBD d.d., Ani Klemenčič

GOODYEAR DUNLOP SAVA TIRES d.o.o., Ana Verčko Grilec

KOMPAS d.d., Simona Mele

MICROSOFT d.o.o., Ljubljana, Katja Šemrov

MOJE DELO d.o.o., Tomaž Dimnik

ODVETNIŠKA PISARNA MIRO SENICA in odv. d.o.o., Melita Trop

PRO FIT d.o.o., Uroš Zajec

RIKO d.o.o., Polona Lovšin

ROBOTINA d.o.o., Andrej Verbančič

S&T Slovenija d.d., Teja Breznik Alfirev

SI.MOBIL d.d., Tamara Valenčič

STUDIO MODERNA d.o.o., Živa Vadnov

TS Media, Martina Sever

UNICREDIT Banka Slovenije d.o.o., Alen Najdenovski

UNICREDIT Banka Slovenije d.o.o., Mateja Čotar

ZAVAROVALNICA TRIGLAV d.d., Urša Manček

ZAVOD YPSILON, Petra Kocjan


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LABOR COMMITTEECo-Chairs: ADECCO H.R. d.o.o., Miro Smrekar

IBM SLOVENIJA d.o.o.,

Nevenka Oštarjaš

Members: AVBREHT, ZAJC IN PARTNERJI odvetniška družba o.p.,

d.o.o., Biljana Čamber Pavli

COMPETO d.o.o., Matic Vošnjak

CONVIVO HR d.o.o., Damjan Kukovec

DANFOSS TRATA d.o.o., Bojana Zupanič

DINERS CLUB SLO d.o.o., Samo Naraks

GOODYEAR DUNLOP SAVA TIRES d.o.o., Andreja

Bauman

IBM SLOVENIJA d.o.o., Mojca Brezigar Baš

JOHNSON & JOHNSON d.o.o., Nataša Houmark

KOLEKTOR GROUP d.o.o., Ingrid Kermavnar

MANPOWER d.o.o., Judit Aniko Bohnerne Kiss

MANPOWER d.o.o., Romana Šercelj

MERCATOR d.d., David Jeršin

MERCATOR d.d., Rok Zupančič

MERCK SHARP & DOHME d.o.o., Alja Gazvoda

MIC MENGEŠ d.o.o., Nikola Krstič

ODVETNIŠKA PISARNA MIRO SENICA in odv., Damijan

Gregorc

PEDERSEN & PARTNERS d.o.o., Matej Mrak

PWC d.o.o., Katja Juhart

SALVIOL d.o.o., Primož Zupan

VEYANCE TECHNOLOGIES Europe d.o.o., Bojana

Novak Hladnik

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITy COMMITTEECo-Chairs:GBD d.d., Ani Klemenčič

S&T SLOVENIJA d.d., Teja Breznik Alfirev

Members:ABBOTT LABORATORIES d.o.o., Natalija Petkovič

CISCO SYSTEMS, Podružnica Ljubljana, Meta Jurca

ELEKTRONČEK d.d., Tina Ferko

GOODYEAR DUNLOP SAVA TIRES d.o.o., Ana Verčko

Grilec

GRAYLING d.o.o., Mirjana Jarc

GRAYLING d.o.o., Barbara Žejn

IRDO INŠTITUT, Anita Hrast

MICROSOFT d.o.o., Katja Šemrov

RIKO d.o.o., Polona Lovšin

S&T Slovenija d.o.o., Teja Breznik Alfirev

SI.MOBIL d.d., Tamara Valenčič

STUDIO MODERNA d.o.o., Živa Vadnov

UNICREDIT Banka Slovenije d.o.o., Alen Najdenovski

UNICREDIT Banka Slovenije d.o.o., Mateja Čotar

ZAVAROVALNICA TRIGLAV d.d., Urša Manček

ZAVOD YPSILON, Petra Kocjan

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTy COMMITTEECo-Chairs: MERCK SHARP & DOHME d.o.o.,

Tjaša Burnik

REPUBLIS d.o.o., Jaka Repanšek

Members: AEROSOL d.o.o., Griša Močnik

ARTKONTAKT, Barbara Jakše Jeršič

MAYER McCann d.o.o., Tamara Štader

MEDIS d.o.o., Slavko Pušavec

ODVETNIŠKA PISARNA ULČAR in partnerji, Klemen Tičar

ODVETNIŠKA PISARNA MIRO SENICA in odv., Urban Vrtačnik

PFIZER, podružnica Ljubljana, Živa Janež

PHILIP MORRIS LJUBLJANA, Jana Jovanovska

ROCHE farmacevtska družba d.o.o., Sašo Novak

TAX COMMITTEECo-Chairs: A Taks mednarodne rešitve d.o.o.,

mag. Barbara Guzina

MEDEX d.d., Tjaša Habič

Members: ADECCO H.R. d.o.o., Matej Fabjan

CISCO SYSTEMS, Anton Petrič

DELOITTE d.o.o., Alenka Gorenčič

ERNST & YOUNG d.o.o., Marc van Rijnsoever

ERNST & YOUNG d.o.o., Denes Szabo

GOODYEAR DUNLOP SAVA TIRES d.o.o., Niels Erik

Bech-Jacobsen

GOODYEAR DUNLOP SAVA TIRES d.o.o., Bastiaan

Ryckaert

IBM Slovenija d.o.o., Maja Stopajnik

KOLEKTOR Group d.o.o., Anica Uršič Vončina

MERCK SHARP & DOHME d.o.o., Nataša Nikovič

PFIZER, podružnica Ljubljana, Vesna Vrhunc

PWC d.o.o., Mira Goršič

PWC d.o.o., Akos Burjan

STJ d.o.o., Jan Sibinčič

VEYANCE TECHNOLOGIES Europe d.o.o., Metod Drgan

LEADERSHIP & TALENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEECo-Chairs:DROGA KOLINSKA d.d., Enzo Smrekar

S&T SLOVENIJA d.d., Robert Trnovec

Members:CISCO SYSTEMS, Podružnica Ljubljana, Anton Petrič

DELOITTE d.o.o., Janez Škrubej

EKONOMSKA FAKULTETA v Ljubljani, Monika Lapanja

GBD d.d., Ani Klemenčič

GOODYEAR DUNLOP SAVA TIRES d.o.o., Edyta Gorecka

BIOGEN IDEC d.o.o., Nataša Jenčič

JELOVICA d.d., Gregor Benčina

NP CONSULTING d.o.o., Nevenka Pergar

SVEA d.d., Sonja Klopčič

U.S. EMBASSY, Martin McDowell


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IN 2012, AMCHAM SLOVENIA HAS BEEN A PROUD SUPPORTER AND PARTNER OF

• Project Simbioz@ organized by the

Ypsilon Institute

• Slovenian Award for Social Responsibility HORUS 2012 organized by IRDO - Institute for

Development of Social Responsibility

and PRSS - Slovenian Association for

Public Relations

• FDI Summit Slovenia 2012 organized

by Slovenia Times

• Golden Thread 2012 organized by

Dnevnik, d.d.

• Each One Teach One movement organized by S&T Slovenija

in cooperation with the Third Age

University of Slovenia and under

the sponsorship of the Ministry of

Public Administration of the

Republic of Slovenia

• Art Directors Club – 90th ADC and 9th

ADC Young Guns Exhibition

• Zavod Varna pot (Safe Journey Institute) – The raised funds

were dedicated to support preventive

educational activities of the

Safe Journey Institute for children and

adolescents in kindergartens, primary

and secondary schools.

• IBM Forum 2012 with keynote speaker Alastair Campbell: What Makes a Great

Leader and What Difference Does a

Great Leader Make? Alastair Campbell,

a renowned strategist of a sharp mind

and Director of Communications and

Strategy at the Cabinet of the former

British Prime Minister Tony Blair

• Project Financial Fair – Kapital 2012 organized by Kapital projekti d.o.o.

• Bledcom 2012: PRactice makes PRerfect: International Conference on

Public relations

• Harvard School of Negotiations: The training program on negotiations

in relation to interests and disputes

• Microsoft NT Conference with

legendary F1 racer David Coulthard

and the world-famous business

motivator Mark Gallagher

• The exhibition of a world renowned photographer Steve McCurry, the

author of the famous Afghan Girl

image

• The project WOMEN ORIGINALITY in Management organized by Planet GV /

11th International Conference on

“The Excellence of Women in

Management” 2012

• MDOS (Mreža za družbeno

odgovornost Slovenije) - Network

for Corporate Social Responsibility

Slovenia

• The LIVE HD broadcast for the season 2012-2013 / The Metropolitan Opera HD Live organized by Hiša Idej

• Management Congress 2012 organized

by Združenje Manager (Manager

Association)

• Human Asset and Leadership Summit 2012 – the 8th Annual Pan European

Summit

• Business Networking with Charity Dinner organized by Connected World

and under honorary patronage of

US Embassy Ljubljana and AmCham

Slovenia

• The strategic conference “The Value of Innovations” – on the impact of

innovation on the improvement of

public health and economic growth

• AmCham Business Run Bled 2012 - Business people are running

for a good cause!


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AMCHAM EVENTS

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AMCHAM BUSINESS BREAkFAST

January 13, 2012

Guests: dr. France Arhar, Chairman of the Management Board, UniCredit banka Slovenija • Sandi Češko, President and CEO, Studio

Moderna Group • Tatjana Fink, MBA, General Manager, Trimo • Matej Potokar, MBA, General Manager for Microsoft Services

in Central and Eastern Europe • Enzo Smrekar, MBA, Senior Executive Director and Member of the Board, Droga Kolinska

Topic: New Challenges to Slovenia, Europe, to the World and to the Individual

Sponsor: IBM Slovenija d.o.o.

dr. France Arhar, mag. Ajša Vodnik, Executive Director of AmCham Slovenia, Roman Koritnik, General Manager of IBM Slovenija d.o.o.

Roberto Ceroici, Managing Director of SGS Slovenija d.o.o. and Alen Kobilica

Sandi Češko, President and CEO of Studio Moderna d.o.o., Enzo Smrekar, MBA, Senior Executive Director and Member of the Board of Droga Kolinska d.d., Tatjana Fink, MBA, General Manager of Trimo d.d., Matej Potokar, MBA, Microsoft, President of AmCham Slovenia, dr. France Arhar and Alen Kobilica

Matej Potokar, MBA, Microsoft, President of AmCham Slovenia, Tomaž Berločnik, Chairman of the Board of Petrol d.d., Ljubljana, dr. Tatjana Purg, MBA, President of IEDC – Bled School of Management


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Miha Žerko, President of the Management Board of SRC d.o.o., … , Janko Medja, MBA

mag. Anton Rop, Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB)

Barbara Guzina, Partner at A Taks d.o.o., Rok Uršič, Founder and CEO of Instrumentation Technologies d.o.o., mag. Sibil Svilan, CEO, SID Banka d.d. and mag. Anton Rop, Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB)

dr. Draško Veselinovič, President of Supervisory Board of Gea College d.d. and Eugene Young, Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana


February 17, 2012

Guests: mag. Anton Rop, Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) • mag. Sibil Svilan, CEO, SID Banka •

Rok Uršič, Founder and CEO, Instrumentation Technologies

Topic: How to Gain Confidence and how to Re-Establish an Effective Strategy for the Slovene Economy?

Sponsor: Bisnode d.o.o.


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March 30, 2012

Guests: Agata Jakončič, Regional Director Balkans, Merck Sharp & Dohme • mag. Primož Bešter, Executive Director Sales &

Marketing, Kolektor Group • dr. Ervin Pfeifer, Consultant for Business Economics, Measures of Rationalization, Restructuring

of Business Processes and Reorganization • Iztok Klančnik, MBA, Managing Director, Hewlett-Packard Slovenija • Thierry

Villard, Managing Director CSEE, Goodyear Dunlop Sava Tires

Topic: What is Slovenia’s Value Proposition?

Sponsor: Summit Avto d.o.o.

mag. Primož Bešter, Executive Director Sales & Marketing, of Kolektor Group and dr. Ervin Pfeifer, Consultant for Business Economics, Measures of Rationalization, Restructuring of Business Processes and Reorganization

Peter Mulec, Director of Stirya Inc. and Eugene Young, Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana

dr. Ervin Pfeifer, Consultant for Business Economics, Measures of Rationalization, Restructuring of Business Processes and Reorganization, Thierry Villard, Managing Director CSEE, Goodyear Dunlop Sava Tires, Agata Jakončič, Regional Director Balkans, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Iztok Klančnik, MBA, Managing Director, Hewlett-Packard Slovenija, mag. Primož Bešter, Executive Director Sales & Marketing, Kolektor Group and Jaka Repanšek, Partner, Republis d.o.o.

Martin Fatur, Director, FMC d.o.o., Borut Tomažič, IBM Slovenija d.o.o.


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Anton Petrič, Director of Cisco Systems and H.E. Joseph A. Mussomeli, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia

dr. Janez Šušteršič, the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia and Nevenka Črešnar Pergar, Director of NP Consulting d.o.o.

Agata Jakončič, Regional Director Balkans, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Mark Ypinga, Managing Director of Merck Sharp & Dohme d.o.o.

Nataša Jenčič, Country Manager BIOGEN Idec d.o.o., Biljana Weber, General Manager of Microsoft d.o.o., Ljubljana and Dejan Turk, CEO of Si.Mobil d.o.o.


April 13, 2012

Guest: dr. Janez Šušteršič, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia

Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme, d.o.o.


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Tomaž Lanišek, Cluster Director at Goodyear Dunlop Sava Tires and Janez Škrubej, Director Client & Market at Deloitte d.o.o.

dr. Egon Zakrajšek, FED, Sandi Češko, President and CEO at Studio Moderna d.o.o. and Eugene Young, Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana

Anton Horvatič, Director of Diners Club SLO d.o.o., Ljubljana and Iztok Klančnik, MBA, Managing Director of Hewlett-Packard d.o.o.

dr. Egon Zakrajšek, FED and Žiga Čebulj, Senior Advisor at Pristop d.o.o.

Miro Smrekar, Director of Adecco H.R. d.o.o. and Robert Trnovec, CEO at S&T Slovenija d.d.

May 22, 2012

Guests: dr. Egon Zakrajšek, Deputy Associate Director in the Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System (FED) in Washington, DC

Sponsor: Deloitte d.o.o.


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Peter Ribarič, Partner at HRM d.o.o., Matjaž Schroll, Executive Director of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, dr. Yuri Sidorovich, Managing Partner at Deloitte d.o.o., mag. Irena Prijović, Secretary General of Slovenian Directors’ Association and Damian Beaven, Partner at White& Case

Janez Škrubej, Director Client & Market at Deloitte d.o.o. and Uroš Ilić, M.Sc., Managing Partner at ODI Law firm Ilic


June 15, 2012

Guests: Damian Beaven, Partner, White& Case • mag. Irena Prijović, Secretary General, Slovenian Directors’ Association •

Matjaž Schroll, Executive Director, Templeton Emerging Markets Group • Dr Yuri Sidorovich, Managing Partner, Deloitte

Topic: Corporate Governance

Sponsor: Diners Club SLO d.o.o. Ljubljana


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Nevenka Črešnar Pergar, Director of NP Consulting d.o.o. and Aleša Kandus Benčina, Director of Medex d.o.o.

Jerome C. Glenn, futurist, Director Millennium Project, dr. Gregor Virant, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, Donald L. Plusquellic, Mayor, City of Akron, Ohio, USA, Sandi Češko, President of the Board Studio Moderna Group, and Sanjiivv R Sharma, Managing Director, Partners & Company Kuwait

Marjan Žargi, Director of MZK Elektro d.o.o. and mag. Ajša Vodnik, Executive Director of AmCham SloveniaNana Šumrada Slavnič, doctor iuris, Manager at PwC d.o.o., Mark Ypinga, Managing Director of Merck Sharp & Dohme d.o.o., mag. Ajša Vodnik, Executive Director of AmCham Slovenia

Tomaž Lovše, Owner of Diners Club SLO d.o.o. Ljubljana and Janko Medja, MBA, President of the Management Board, NLB d.d.

September 21, 2012

Guests: dr. Gregor Virant, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia • Jerome C. Glenn, futurist, Director

Millennium Project • Sandi Češko, President of the Board Studio Moderna Group • Donald L. Plusquellic, Mayor, City of Akron,

Ohio, USA • Sanjiivv R Sharma, Managing Director, Partners & Company Kuwait

Sponsor: MZK Elektro d.o.o.

AmCham Business Breakfast was held within the program of FDI Summit 2012.


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dr. Marko Košak, Faculty of Economics Ljubljana University, dr. Dejan Krušec, State Secretary at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia, Janko Medja, MBA, President of the Management Board & CEO of NLB d.d. and Mark Batten, PwC, London office

Andrej Lasič, SKB Banka d.d., dr. Marko Košak, Faculty of Economics Ljubljana University, Nevenka Črešnar Pergar, Director of NP Consulting d.o.o. and Janko Medja, MBA, President of the Management Board & CEO of NLB d.d.


October 25, 2012

Guests: Mark Batten, Partner in the London office of PwC • Janko Medja, MBA, President of the Management Board & CEO, NLB d.d. •

dr. Marko Košak, Associate Professor and Department Chair of the Academic Unit for Money and Finance, Faculty of

Economics Ljubljana University • dr. Dejan Krušec, State Secretary at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia

Topic: Slovenia Needs an Efficient Banking System to Support and Develop the Economy

Sponsor: PwC d.o.o.


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dr. Gregor Virant, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, H.E. Joseph A. Mussomeli, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, Matej Potokar, MBA,, Microsoft, President of AmCham Slovenia and Aleša Kandus Benčina, Director of Medex d.o.o.

dr. Danilo Türk and Borut Pahor

dr. Milan Zver, dr. Danilo Türk and Borut Pahor

November 7, 2012

Guests: Presidential Candidates: dr. Danilo Türk • Borut Pahor • dr. Milan Zver

Topic: How to Gain Confidence and how to Re-Establish an Effective Strategy for the Slovene Economy?

Sponsor: Goodyear Dunlop Sava Tires d.o.o.


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mag. Ajša Vodnik, Executive Director of AmCham Slovenia and Aleksander Čeferin, President of the Football Association of Slovenia

Miro Smrekar, Director of Adecco H.R. d.o.o.

dr. Igor Lukšič, Dari Južna, President of the Board of directors at Perspektiva, d.d. and Marjan Šarec, Mayor of Kamnik

Boštjan Mencigar, Director of FMC d.o.o. and Martin Fatur, General Manager of FMC d.o.o.

Eugene Young, Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana

Eugene Young, Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana, Zoran Janković, Mayor of the City of Ljubljana and Jože Mermal, President of the Management Board and CEO of BTC d.d.

AMCHAM BUSINESS COCkTAIL

November 14, 2011

A special football-business event on the occasion of the first friendly match between the

Slovenian and US national soccer teams


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Andrej Drapal, Consensus d.o.o. and Senator Marc R. Pacheco

Vida Dolenc Pogačnik, Deputy Director, AmCham Slovenia and Senator Marc R. Pacheco Klaudija Časar, Branch Office Manager for Slovenia, Regional Sales Director for Adriatic, ALD Automotive d.o.o. and Katarina Verhnjak, Johnson & Johnson d.o.o.

February 20, 2012 Guest: Senator Marc R. Pacheco, Massachusetts Senate


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AMCHAM PROFESSIONAL UPDATE

Nov. 25, 2011

Feb. 1, 2012

Mar. 16, 2012

THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY / with cooperation of Center za izobraževanje v

pravosodju – Judicial Training Center, Ministry of Justice for Judges and AmCham Members

RESPONSIBLE AND PROACTIVE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - A NEW ECONOMY MODEL OR MERELY ETHICS?Guests: Honorary Professor, ddr. Matjaž Mulej • Dr Maximilian Martin • Professor

Johannes Lindner • mag. Miha Ješe, Joe Gray


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Apr. 18, 2011

Sept. 24, 2012

Oct. 19, 2012

NETWORKING IN PERSON AND NETWORKING THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIAGuests: Chris Wurst, U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Officer • Sabina Dolenc, Marketing

Specialist - Social Media Coordinator.

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Guests Michael McIlwrath, Associate General Counsel – Litigation GE Oil & Gas •

Katarina Kresal, President of ECDR • Aleš Zalar, ECDR

US FATCA DEVELOPMENTS: COMPLIANCE, COST AND COMPLExITYGuest: Elinore Richardson, International tax professional and consultant

at WOLF THEISS


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REgULAR ANNUAL gENERAL ASSEMBLy

Thierry Villard, Managing Director CSEE of Goodyear Dunlop Sava Tires, mag. Ajša Vodnik, Executive Director of AmCham Slovenia and Miro Smrekar, Director of Adecco H.R. d.o.o.

Iztok Klančnik, Managing Director of Hewlett-Packard Slovenija and mag. Ajša Vodnik, Executive Director of AmCham Slovenia

Nana Šumrada Slavnič, doctor iuris, Manager at PwC d.o.o., Aleksandar Vidović, Director at Salviol d.o.o., Primož Zupan, Salviol d.o.o.

Aleš Avbreht, Director at Law office Avbreht, Zajc in partnerji, Danijel Ramšak, LL.M., Senior Legal Advisor at Telekom Slovenije d.d.

Filip Remškar, jr., Director of Smart Inženiringi d.o.o., Slobodan Sibinčič, Director of STJ d.o.o.

June 6, 2012

The mandate of Mr Jurij Giacomelli, member of the Board of Governors has been extended for another two years and a new member of

the Board of Governors Mrs Aleša Kandus Benčina was elected at the Regular Annual General Assembly.


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MICROSOFT AMCHAM BUSINESS REgATTA

Biljana Weber, General Manager of Microsoft d.o.o., Ljubljana, Ivan Vidaković, President of AmCham Croatia, H.E. James Foley, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia, H.E. Joseph A. Mussomeli, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, mag. Ajša Vodnik, Executive Director of AmCham Slovenia, Andrea Doko Jelušić, Executive Director of AmCham Croatia and Matej Potokar, President of AmCham Slovenia

May 18, 2012

Organized by AmCham Slovenia and AmCham Croatia

Diamond sponsor: Microsoft d.o.o., Ljubljana

Golden sponsors: Abbott Laboratories d.o.o. • Adecco HR. d.o.o. • Droga Kolinska d.d. • Coca-Cola HBC Hrvatska •

Interexport d.o.o. • Brown-Forman Worldwide, podružnica Ljubljana • Ortoimplant grupa d.o.o. • PwC d.o.o.

Sponsors and Partners


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ELECTION NIgHTAMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN COOPERATION wITH U.S. EMBASSy

November 6, 2012

Altogether more than 600 guests from Slovenian and foreign politics, Diplomatic Corps and U.S. citizens who live in Slovenia joined us at the Election Night reception and at the Open House in the morning, both events organized by AmCham Slovenia and the US Embassy.

We experienced the excitement of the U.S.

elections, learnt about the democratic

process, had pictures taken with

President Obama and Governor

Romney, cast a ballot, and enjoyed

a wonderful company.

The hosts of the event were H.E.

Joseph A. Mussomeli, the Ambassador

of the United States of America to the

Republic of Slovenia and Matej Potokar,

the President of AmCham Slovenia.

Delicious morning coffee was provided

by Siemens, BSH Household Appliances.

Wine was provided by Organic Viticulture

Rodica Wine Cellar.

Sponsors


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Matej Potokar, MBA, Microsoft, President of AmCham Slovenia and Tatjana Potokar, MBA, Director of Emma d.o.o.

Sharon Mussomeli and Nina Irt, PR and Communication Manager at AmCham Slovenia

dr. Gregor Virant, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia and Nedeljko Dabić, Co-owner at Prompt d.o.o.

Iztok Vodičar, Executive Manager of Vending marketing d.o.o. and Sanja Cerovac Vodičar, Country SR Manager, Amgen zdravila d.o.o.

Christopher Wurst, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy

Matej Potokar, MBA, Microsoft, President of AmCham Slovenia and H.E. Joseph A. Mussomeli, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia

Sandi Češko, President and CEO of Studio Moderna Group


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INVESTOR'S DAy

AmCham Slovenia, Public agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Entrepreneurship and Foreign Investments - JAPTI and Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development - CEED jointly organized first Investor’s Day

AmCham Panel discussion

on “Investment Potential of

Europe and Slovenia” featuring

special guest Dr Alexander

Dibelius, Chairman of the

Executive Board Goldman

Sachs AG; Head of Goldman

Sachs Germany, Austria,

Russia and CEE; and Global

Head of Goldman Sachs

Industrial Group.

CEED: “Are we interesting

for foreign investors?” with

special guests from Iceland,

Bala Kamallakharan, CEO

at GreenQloud and Founder of

Startup Iceland, Czech Republic

Tomáš Němec, co-owner of

ČGS Holding a.s. and from

Slovenia Boštjan Vranješ.

Marg d.o.o.

The 7th annual Invest Slovenia FDI Award presented by JAPTI. The award honors and gives

recognition to the successful

foreign companies that

invested in Slovenia and can

be presented as successful

examples of good investment

strategy.

Dr. Alexander Dibelius, Chairman of the Executive Board Goldman Sachs AG, H.E. Joseph A. Mussomeli, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia and Matej Potokar, MBA, Microsoft, President of AmCham Slovenia

Dr. Alexander Dibelius, Chairman of the Executive Board Goldman Sachs AG

November 15, 2012

Partners

Awardees of Invest Slovenia FDI Award presented by JAPTI: Boxmark Leather,

d.o.o., Belimed,

d.o.o. and Yaskawa

Slovenija, d.o.o.;

special recognition

award: IBM Slovenija,

d.o.o.


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dr. Matjaž Novak, advisor to PM and mag. Ajša Vodnik, Executive Director of AmCham Slovenia

Bala Kamallakharan, CEO at GreenQloud and Founder of Startup Iceland

Igor Plestenjak, Director of JAPTI and Daša Rakovec, Head of Sector for FDI, JAPTI

Tomáš Němec, Co-owner of ČGS Holding a.s.

Peter Frankl, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Časnik Finance d.o.o. and Dr. Alexander Dibelius, Chairman of the Executive Board Goldman Sachs AG

Roman Koritnik, General Manager at IBM Slovenija d.o.o.

mag. Marjan Hribar, Director General at Ministry of Economic Development and Technology


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AmCham Slovenia has together with the

US Embassy in Ljubljana organized an

amusing - sports - family picnic on the

occasion of the Independence Day –

4th of July. There were various events

organized, among them a tennis

tournament, volleyball, basketball and a

special soccer match between famous

Slovenians and businesspeople.

We also raised money for the Safe House

for Children Mala hiša at Kozjansko.

July 4, 2012

Sponsors

AmCham Team: Nina Irt, PR and Communication Manager, mag. Ajša Vodnik, Executive Director, Vida Dolenc Pogačnik, Deputy Director and Maja Košir, Project Manager.


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Matej Potokar, MBA, Microsoft, President of AmCham Slovenia, Janez Škrubej, MBA, Director Client & Market at Deloitte d.o.o., Andraž Prajs, Director of DTS d.o.o., Rok Vodnik, M.Sc., Member of the Management Board at Petrol d.d., Simon Jan, Civil Engineering Director at Gorenje Projekt d.o.o., Primož Marinšek, Sales Manager at A Cosmos d.d., Marko Potrč, TV host, Denis Avdič, radio host, Tomaž Erjavec, Marketing Manager at Mc’Donald’s Slovenija d.o.o., Aleksander Čeferin, President of the Football Association Slovenia, Dejan Kontrec, ex hockey player, Janko Jenko and Rade Mijatovič.


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USALUMNIUSAlumni is a joint project of

AmCham Slovenia and the US Embassy

Ljubljana which aims to bring together

all the Slovenians who studied at the

universities in the USA and received

undergraduate, graduate or professional

degrees or worked in a leadership

position of a company or business

in the United States for more than

one year.

September 21, 2011 First USAlumni meeting and pre-concert drinks.

Patrons


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February 29, 2012 USAlumni “Creative Networking” event with guest speaker: H.E. Joseph A. Mussomeli, US Ambassador to Slovenia


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AMCHAM YOUNG PROFESSIONALS™

PartnersPatrons

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In 2010 we introduced a notably

successful and free of charge AmCham

Young Professionals Program™ meant

for promising young people – the active

generation between 25 and 33 years

of age – employed by the members

of AmCham Slovenia. The Program

of interactive workshops, trainings,

meetings with top business leaders, field

excursions, instructions for career building

and lectures with experts from different

fields of expertise helps them at their

development and establishes an inter-

branch and multi-professional business

“network”, which will be of a great

assistance at their work in the future.

Requirements for applying for the

Program are the following – the

participants should be proposed by

their leaders, managers, who thus prove

their determination in encouraging

their employees, especially the young

ones, and enable them to develop in a

business and personal way. A leadership

potential, principles of ethics, effort for

working successfully, persistence, wish for

developing own personality, improvement

of one s own competences, being a role

model among colleagues of generation

– all together are the qualities we are

searching for in the participants.

In 2012, the Program AmCham Young Professionals™, has after several years of development

reached an appropriate level of individuality, creativity and recognizability and thus became

righteously eligible for the copyright protection as the intellectual property of AmCham

Slovenia and its team that developed it, and the same goes also for the brand AmCham

Young Professionals™ itself.

3rd generationAjda Čeledin • Ajda Lah • Aleksandar

Vidovič • Alenka Sabo • Ana Jamnik

• Andraž Pegam • Andreja Mrzel •

Blaž Černevšek • Blaž Jakič • Bojan

Bajt • Bojan Bovha • Borut Ramovš

• Damir Mesarić • Darja Derča •

Darka Matijašević • David Žnidaršič

• Domen Baškovec • Ela Omersa •

Goran Blagojevič • Goran Nagelj •

Gorazd Ozimek • Ian Uroš Krojs • Igor

Jurišić • Igor Lakota • Jan Dobrilovič •

Jasmina Rutnik • Jasmina Zakonjšek

• Jure Habjanič • Jure Knafeljc • Katie

Smirnina • Katja Brulc • Klemen

Španinger • Lea Cerar • Lea Lipovšek

• Lena Dolar • Luka Madjar • Maja

Murič • Maja Ostanek • Maja Urh •

Mare Trkman • Marko Rikato • Martin

Pregl • Matej Skočir • Melita Romih

• Meta Retar • Miha Svetek • Milan

Sajovic • Mira Goršič • Mirela Aldobašić

• Mitja Costantini • Mojca Veselko

• Monika Janko • Nataša Mithans •

Nina Lemež • Nina Podobnik • Nina

Ramšak • Nina Zabukovnik • Peter

Jenčič • Peter Pavkovič • Peter Rotar •

Petra Kocjan • Polona Hribar • Primož

Klun • Primož Kovačič • Raul Napoleon

Intriago Lombeida • Renata Kozjek •

Robert Premk • Robert Zevnik • Rok

Tement • Rok Žerjal • Romana Urek

• Saša Rifelj • Saša Sankovič • Simon

Oblak • Špela Arhar • Tadej Mendiževec

• Tadeja Kuplenk • Tanja Martelanc •

Tanja Šajnič • Tina Poje • Tina Štrubelj

• Tjaša Kolenc Filipčič • Urban Brodnik

• Urban Ropotar • Uroš Žust • Vasja

Simić • Vera Pasynkova • Zoran Cvijič •

Žiga Vižintin • Živa Vadnov

AmCham young Professionals™

Some of the participants from each

generation convinced us with their

professional attitude and showed us that

they possess certain qualities of a young

business leader. For latter we upgraded

our program to the next level with the

so-called AmCham Mentor Program,

which comprises an even better transfer

of experiences, knowledge, views and

business practice. We would like to thank

once again to all the mentors for their

readiness and their social responsibility.

Five super finalists of the 2nd Generation

were chosen in 2012, together with the

Leadership and Talent Development

Committee, and the title of the AmCham

Young Professional Top Potential of the

Year 2012 has been among them awarded

to Nana Šumrada Slavnič, doctor iuris,

PwC d.o.o.

At the present we are continuing with

the 3rd Generation of AmCham Young

Professionals Program™ into which 57

companies enrolled 90 participants.

The 4th Generation of AmCham Young

Professionals Program™ is planned for

June 2013. Members may expect the

invitations for the enrolment of their young

colleagues in March 2013.


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TOP POTENTIAL OF THE yEAR 2012

H.E. Joseph A. Mussomeli, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia Tomaž Lanišek, MBA, Cluster Director at Goodyear Dunlop Sava Tires d.o.o., Thierry Villard, Managing Director CSEE, Goodyear Dunlop Sava Tires d.o.o., mag. Ajša Vodnik, Executive Director of AmCham Slovenia and Matej Potokar, MBA, Microsoft, President of AmCham Slovenia

Nana Šumrada Slavnič, doctor iuris, PwC d.o.o. and Matej Potokar, MBA, Microsoft, President of AmCham Slovenia

Super finalist’s joyful dance on the stage, Hana Vidic, Publicis Groupe Slovenija d.o.o., Benjamin Brulc, Merck Sharp & Dohme d.o.o., Primož Zupan, Salviol d.o.o. and Nana Šumrada Slavnič, doctor iuris, PwC d.o.o.

Nina Irt, PR and Communication Manager at AmCham Slovenia, H.E. Joseph A. Mussomeli, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia and Maja Košir, Project Manager at AmCham Slovenia


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MentorsAleša Kandus Benčina Ani Klemenčič Anton Horvatič Anton Petrič Biljana Weber Dejan Turk Enzo Smrekar Georg Doppelhofer Gregor Benčina Gregor Jamnik Ildiko Kiss Iztok Klančnik Jacqueline Ann Stuart Janez Pergar Janez Škrubej Janko Medja Jasna Mihelj Coustaury Julijan Naskov Maja Vauda Maria Anselmi Mark Ypinga Marko Kolbl Marko Majer Matej Potokar Matej Zavrl Matjaž Rakovec Miro Smrekar Monika Lapanja Nataša Jenčič Nevenka Črešnar Pergar Rajko Novak Robert Trnovec Roman Dobnikar Roman Koritnik Sandi Češko Teja Breznik Alfirev Thierry Villard Tina Škerlj Tone Stanovnik Uroš Kanduč Vera Aljančič Falež

AmCham Mentor Program

Eugene Young, Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana and super finalists Nana Šumrada Slavnič, doctor iuris, Benjamin Brulc, Hana Vidic, Rado Starc and Primož Zupan

Nana Šumrada Slavnič, doctor iuris, PwC d.o.o. and mag. Ajša Vodnik, Executive Director of AmCham Slovenia


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Do you have an experience

of professional life in Slovenia

or abroad to share? What are the

advantages and disadvantages

of one or the other?

I am lucky to have both types of

experience. After my studies in the

United States, I worked at the European

Court of Justice in Luxembourg as

a legal adviser (référendaire) to the

Slovene judge for five years and prior

to that, as an intern in a major Spanish

law firm in Madrid. Currently, I am

Manager for tax and legal matters at

PricewaterhouseCoopers Slovenia and

Manager of the PwC CEE region for

European direct taxation matters. I see

important advantages in both types

of work, thus I believe it is beneficial to

combine best of “both worlds”.

When working abroad, you start off as a

tabula rasa in a way, where you depend on

your integrity, technical knowledge, skills,

and your ability to enhance them. More

AMCHAM TOP POTENTIAL OF THE yEAR 2012

often than not, you are forced outside

of your comfort zone which challenges

you to develop your technical, emotional

and social intelligence. Competition is

fierce, which makes you discover your

bottom-line strengths and weaknesses.

This is especially true if your work abroad

is linked to your building an entirely new

business and social network, which

was true for me. Also, I was lucky to

have met and worked with impressively

intelligent and skillful individuals, which

inspired me to develop my specialism, my

professionalism and my humanity.

Working in Slovenia has great advantages,

such as familiarity with the market and

social conventions, great quality of life

and relative comfort in terms of work-

life balance. There is also a sense of

contribution to your own economy and

nation, which represents a different

dimension to the sense of work and

human utility in a foreign market. I

personally truly appreciate closeness of my

family as I have missed this aspect during

my prolonged absence from Slovenia.

There are certainly disadvantages to both

types of experience but I like to see them

as challenges. One aspect which probably

presents the most interesting side-

effect of changing various jurisdictions

for work purposes is a great difference

between their work cultures. Necessary

adjustments prove one’s flexibility and

adaptability.

What has the AmCham Young

Professionals Program™ given you?

Which new dimensions have opened

within the program for you?

AmCham Young Professionals Program™

is a platform for gathering young

Slovenes with distinguishable business

and personal culture. I have been

impressed by my colleagues who match

their foreign counterparts in education,

profile, intelligence and humanity.

The new dimension of the Program

Nana Šumrada Slavnič, doctor iuris, PwC d.o.o.

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lies, I believe, in creation of a network

combining business intelligentia with an

international flavor. For me personally,

it provides an encouraging environment

and a circle that may be matched to

alumnae circles of which I was a member

when living abroad. However, unlike with

circles abroad, I feel more engaged in

relation to my colleagues and somehow

proud of them as my compatriots.

What are your experiences with

AmCham Mentor-Mentee program?

I believe this is a par excellence tool to

engage young talents and give them/us a

unique access and opportunity to interact

with Slovene business leaders. I deeply

appreciate my mentor’s counsel in terms

of business and personal growth and I am

very thankful for the mentee experience.

What can the Top Potential of the

Year achieve as an opinion leader and

a role model?

When you are given word, it is important

to voice important matters, and to

encourage concrete actions. What can

an opinion leader achieve? If successful,

an opinion leader inspires others to take

actions, to make a difference. As per role

model, I can only hope to get close to the

idea in my colleagues’ eyes by living by

example and making a difference myself.

What is your message to the

senior colleagues that are leading

companies in Slovenia?

Take challenges head-on and see them

as a great opportunity rather than a

crippling obstacle. Be open to new ideas

as overcoming crisis may require radically

different takes and original formulas for

success. Take actions with responsibility

and with optics of giving (at least a part)

back to the society.

Which are the most important

turning points in your life?

Professionally, first step towards my current

career was being admitted to Harvard

Law School. A second turning point was

having had the opportunity to work at the

European Court of Justice, for sharpening

my technical skills and for opportunities of

stimulating academic debates it gave me.

And finally, joining the private sector and

PricewaterhouseCoopers Slovenia.

H.E. Joseph A. Mussomeli, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, Nana Šumrada Slavnič, doctor iuris, PwC d.o.o. and Matej Potokar, MBA, Microsoft, President of AmCham Slovenia


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AMCHAM yOUNg PROFESSIONALS™ 2ND gENERATION MEETINgS

1st Meeting - June 21, 2011

Introductory Meeting

2nd Meeting - September 20,

2011 - Guests Matej Potokar,

General Director Microsoft

Services, Central and Eastern

European and Enzo Smrekar,

Senior Executive Director and

Member of the Board, Droga

Kolinska d.d.

How to Successfully Run and

Create Good Teams

3rd Meeting - October 3, 2011

Guest Ross Laird, Director at

Grayling and Head of Scottish

Office.

Motivation of the Young

4th Meeting - November 10,

2011 - Guests Zvezdana

Lubej, Country Manager

Profiles International Slovenia

and Jana Šušteršič, Senior

Licensed Consultant Profiles

International Slovenia

Do You Want to Become

a Leader Who Exceeds

Expectations?

5th Meeting - December 6,

2011 - AmCham Young Pro

New Year Party

6th Meeting - January 24, 2012

Guests Robert Trnovec,

President of the Management

Board, S&T Slovenija d.d.

and Biljana Weber, General

Manager, Microsoft d.o.o.

Competition and Partnership:

Within and Among the

Companies

7th Meeting - February

16, 2012 - Fieldtrip to the

Company Akrapovič d.o.o.

8th Meeting - March 27, 2012

Guest Justin Taft, President &

CEO of The Soter Group

Cyber Security

9th Meeting - April 11, 2012

Guests Matt Mayfield, Jeroen

Kok, Jacqueline Ann Stuart,

Charlotte Taft and Michelle T.

Terhune, foreigners who live

and work in Slovenia

How to Make Slovenia

a Better Place to Live

and Work In

10th Meeting - May 31, 2012.

AmCham Young Professionals

Final Event and Election of the

AmCham TOP POTENTIAL OF

THE YEAR 2012

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In 2012 we introduced and developed a new business network – the AmCham Young Leader’s Club. The initiative and the need for such network came from individuals who saw the benefits of networking through various programs and projects of AmCham Slovenia. They acknowledged the importance of networking and sharing best practices, which lead to successful business making.

AmCham Young Leader’s Club is a new network intended for those who participated and

successfully finished AmCham Young Professionals Program™ and also for those who participate

at AmCham Mentor Program. They are young, ambitious, successful young business leaders

who represent role models and new standards for business leadership. An important

element of the program will also include the social responsibility projects.


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AMCHAM BUSINESS LEADER'S CLUB

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Patron Leader's drive


AmCham Business Leader’s Club is meant exclusively for the leading (CEO, Board Members, general Managers) business leaders of the largest companies working in Slovenia.

The purpose of its meetings is in reestablishing relations among leading business people in forming a top-level network for transference

of the best practices, in enabling a select group an opportunity to meet the guests without exposure to the media. Furthermore, the

project will to all the foreign business leaders moved to Slovenia enable to incorporate into the business environment more rapidly.

AmCham Slovenia wishes to promote the significance of the business leaders in the Slovenian business environment with the emphasis

on those qualities that bring good results to the company and to the society. In cooperation with the participants of the AmCham Young

Professionals Program™ AmCham Young Professionals of the 1st and 2nd Generation, and with the members of Leadership and Talent

Development Committee, we have chosen 12 qualities, for which we believe each business leader should possess.

We are aware that every environment can become even more developed with the right blend of openness, diversity, ideas, creativity, responsibility, different views and knowledge. Therefore we are presenting you the top 12 business leaders, working in Slovenia, each of them exceptional in his own way. 6 Slovenians who work in international corporations and 6 foreigners, who have found their challenge in working in Slovenia. Besides their views about the environment, they are also revealing their attitude towards leadership qualities.

12 QUALITIES OF BUSINESS LEADERS

• Accepting responsibility • Ambitiousness • Communication skills •

• Creativity • Empathy • Integrity • Motivator • Of principle •

• Passion to work • Professionalism • Social responsibility • Vision •

BUSINESS gATHERINg LUNCHEONS wERE HOSTED By:

• His Excellency Mr. Joseph A. Mussomeli, the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Slovenia

• Dr. Romana Jordan, the Slovenian Member of the European Parliament

• His Excellency Mr. Jos Douma, Ambassador of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Republic of Slovenia

• Dr. Stanislav Raščan, Ambassador, Director General of the Directorate for Economic Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of

the Republic of Slovenia

• Mr. Martin McDowell, the Political, Economic and Commercial Chief at the U.S. Embassy in Slovenia and Mr. Neil DiBiase,

Economic and Commercial Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Slovenia

• His Excellency Mr. Andrew Page, Ambassador of the Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to

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BUSINESS LEADERS FROM ABROAD AND SLOVENE BUSINESS LEADERS wHO wORk FOR MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES – AND THEy ALL CREATE VALUE FOR SLOVENIA

General Manager, BISNODE d.o.o.

How do you find your life in Slovenia?

Quiet and balanced on one side, challenging on

the other. It is very easy in Slovenia for a “working

mother” as also I am, to organize family life and

work as the welfare and school system are very

supportive. Quality of life is one of the national

top priorities. On the other side, I struggle to find

people with the courage to be different, to live

and show their passions, to think big.

What are the positive business practices in

Slovenia?

Slovenians are extremely reliable. If you agree on

the deadline and on the standard quality of the

deliverables you shall not expect any surprises.

At the same time workforce is well educated and

flexible: they both are the necessary qualities for

continually improving companies.

What needs to be changed

in the Slovenian business environment?

Firstly - Labor regulations. Labor

force is too expensive and not superior enough

compared to the neighboring countries to justify

the cost difference. Secondly - Transparency.

Governance of Slovenian companies should

be made more strictly transparent and

controllable and the business moral standards

should increase. Thirdly - Connections. Today

connections to and from Slovenia are extremely

difficult and costly. A desirable and competitive

business destination is easily reachable.

Which leadership practice do you find to be

the most important within your company?

Bisnode is “Passion for business”.

Our priorities are clear: employees first,

customer second since our staff is testimonial

of our values and the “tool” to engage

customers. Our managers must be coaches;

we have a precise talent management program

and a clear succession plan. Our KPI is the

engagement index that we measure

on yearly basis. Still we do not do what we

cannot measure: efficient processes and clear

key performance indicators are the basis for

continuous improvement approach.

Could you share your career story related to

the value passion to work?

My career is a long-lasting love story with my

business. My passion is information: create

accurate, widely accessible and unbiased

information. I took many tough decisions and

sacrifices but I have always been rewarded

with a great freedom at realizing my projects,

significant “mentor and sponsor” support

from my bosses and owners and great human

relations with my teams.

Name three breaking points in your career

• 1992: I left my humanistic academic career

and started my business life.

• 1995: I passed to digital business to launch

the first internet-based

for-pay information database in Europe.

• 2002: I started to work at Bisnode

and met my CEO and mentor Lars Save.

He supported me at experimenting and

creating something completely new. When

I searched for approval he would say: “The

market is your only judge”.

Name three facts about your company

• Bisnode grew 7 times in 7 years both in

revenues and bottom line.

• We started as a team of 11 in 2002 and are

now numbering 120.

• Bisnode started with 500 customers in

2002, and has 15.000 in 2012.

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Advisor to Director, AVIAT d.o.o.

What needs to be changed in the Slovenian

business environment?

Slovenia has a record number of forums,

congresses and events talking about foreign

direct investment and how to improve its

competitiveness, when at the same time,

nothing has really improved on those subjects

in the last 10 years. I believe lack of investment

in general is caused by the fact that the

economy is still state owned. Therefore, I

believe the key change needed is a thorough

privatization of all the non-strategic assets.

What can we learn from multinational cor-

porations and what can they learn from us?

It is always interesting to see how it is done

“somewhere else” and the key point Slovenian

should learn from multinational corporations is

the relationship to the money: in the long term

it is rewarding for a company to pay its people

well! Money is a taboo in Slovenia and it’s time

we change that. On the other hand, I think big

multinational companies should learn how

entrepreneurs and businessmen make the most

of such small market. The market in Slovenia is

often the size of a “niche” in any other country.

Being successful working in one “niche” is

something Slovenia should be proud of!

How can Slovenia obtain its space on the

map of multinational corporations and how

can Slovenian branch have enough visibility

to be considered as important center or a

co-decision-maker?

Slovenia will always have to fight against the

unattractiveness of its home market. I believe

this could be tackled with an aggressive fiscal

regime, which would among other things, lower

the cost of labor, especially of experts and highly

educated people. This would make our market

more attractive for foreign investors, which

would evolve our industrial work field, as well

as raise attractiveness to experts from abroad.

This approach would not only stop the “brain-

drain“, but cultivate a space, where international

knowledge dissemination would appear and

raise innovation and research activities.

We shouldn’t forget that we have a lot of

knowledge, expertise, competences and good

working ethics in Slovenia, which should be

recognized as one of our most important

strengths in the multinational corporations.



Within the company I could say we try to keep a

leadership practice on three key basics – keeping

it simple, “stretchy“ (always being a bit out of our

comfort zone, learning something new) and fun.

One of the most important leadership

practices within our company would be

enrolling employees in innovative thinking

skills, practicing active listening and producing

fruitful working environment, with a lot of self-

motivation and good energy.

Could you share your career story related

to the value social responsibility?

The value of social responsibility is of big

importance to me. Not only I am a conscious

promoter of ecological policy in our company

(use of eco-friendly materials, waste

separation), I also try and return to the

community all the time.

One of my recent and very dear stories is a

team-building event we did with all of our

employees at Primary school Anton Jansa in

Radovljica. The whole team worked together

and renewed a classroom for a class of 8

students with special needs. The result was

beyond expected. It was great to see what we

can do together and make the children happy.


• Becoming an entrepreneur in 1991 immedi-

ately after finishing the university, having no

idea what it meant and what it would bring

in my life.

• Selling my first company in 2002 to a big

Slovenian company.

• Starting to work for an American technology

company in 2009 and being a part of an

international publicly listed corporation.


• Good team with a lot of technical expertise.

• Good professional and working environment,

good spirit among employees.

• Company which offers great career and

professional development.

Jasna Mihelj Coustaury


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VP & Managing Director EuroAsia Region, Veyance Technologies Europe d.o.o.


Slovenia is a great place to live, the natural

beauty of the country; its citizens and the safe

environment are high on its list of jewels.


Slovenia?

Company taxation rates are fair, although

individual rates are far too high. There is a good

comprehension of business despite Slovenia s

short history in capitalism. Others will likely not

agree, but on the balance of good and bad, I have

had positive experiences with labor flexibility.



Slovenia is a small country, everyone knows

everyone, which created an environment

of nepotism and bad business practices.

There must be more decisive handling of

irregularities without fear of reprisal. There

should be no favors to offenders as it would

compromise the well-being of the broader

population.



Creating a performance based culture, treating

every associate fairly and consistently,

developing managers, who lead by example and

build teams. Sincerity and modesty are critical in

order to enlist support. Having an environment

of trust has countless benefits.


to the value accepting responsibility?

Accepting responsibility was so entrenched

in my upbringing that I cannot relate to any

career event of influence. Accountability

and responsibility are different, but equally

important. I think that these principles are

simply part of my character.

Name two breaking points in your career

• Becoming a general manager, being able

to break the ‘silos’ in organizations. The

‘buck’ stops with you, no excuses, your only

security is your performance.

• The international assignment as it allowed

me to grow within different aspects of life.


• Veyance has certain core values such as

honesty and integrity which we treasure.

• We are not hierarchical, I believe in

management without titles.

• We are performance oriented. We have a

responsibility to drive value for both our

associates and our shareholders.

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General Manager, IBM Slovenija d.o.o.



We have to keep Slovenia on the map of the

most progressive countries within a wider region

as its future depends on a healthy economy. It

can be achieved only with successful business

stories that will be met with a wide response

beyond the borders of our country. We have

the knowledge, we have the motivation, what

we are missing is a bit of optimism, which must

necessarily lead our business decisions in the

near future.

What can we learn from multinational

corporations and what can they learn from

us?

Corporations are based on reliable business

models that in practice work for decades and

already for a century in the case of IBM. IBM

has undergone some stirring era, full of social

changes as it remained loyal to its values and

was not afraid of changes. I advise the same

also to the local companies as the reasonable

risk means a path to success.




to be considered as an important center or

a co-decision-maker?

A small-sized Slovenia may have a lot to say

but it is necessary also to stand out, to be bold.

We at the IBM Slovenia are very proud of our

referential projects that were for the first time

implemented right here in Slovenia and have

achieved a worldwide recognition. We need

modern business and IT solutions at which the

local branches of corporations, as IBM Slovenia

is, have an important role, as we see to a fast

transfer of the most advanced solutions from

the global to the local environment.



New IBM global CEO study reveals three areas

that will shape the future business success

of CEO-s. They are focusing on the client,

management with inspiration and networking

of the leaders. In particular, the latter is of

great significance as the leaders will have

to increasingly integrate both internally and

externally, enter partnerships and create a new,

open way of doing business, which is based on

cooperation and exchange of ideas.


to the value empathy?

The company is as successful as its employees

are. Therefore we need to pay special attention to

the relationship among colleagues. In this context

the ability of empathy has an important role. We

must respect the expertise of the others and be

willing to learn from everyone and especially to

know how to become accustomed to a situation of

another and help him to overcome the challenges.


• Appointment of the Director General IBM

Slovenia.

• Positioning IBM Slovenia as the most

advanced country within IBM

in the CEE region.

• Implementation of the business stories that

have achieved global recognition.


• Leading trendsetter in the domestic market

for over 70 years.

• More than 270 highly motivated and

qualified employees.

• Leading provider of advanced IT and

business solutions in the region of South

Eastern Europe.

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General Manager Slovenia, Philip Morris Ljubljana d.o.o.


I find it great! Friendly people, perfect geo

positioning, good infrastructure, wonderful

nature… I’ve met quite some expats in Slovenia

and none of them would complain. But what’s

the most important is that my family feels

good here.

What are the positive business practices

in Slovenia?

In our job we are in contact both with small and

big businesses and overall I would highlight

that customers respect each other, keep their

promises and do the business in a fair manner.

What needs to be changed in the

Slovenian business environment?

Some things could be definitely simplified and

streamlined. To give just one example – Labor

Law – obviously requires significant simplification

and bringing it closer to the reality of today.

Another point, which I believe is relevant for

Slovenia and goes beyond business environment,

is the general positiveness of society and belief

in a better future. Of course we all need to be

realistic and adaptive to the new reality both in

business and in our private lives but yet being

overly concerned and dramatizing everything

doesn’t help to move forward. And positive

things exist and are happening every day, we just

need to notice them.



I am a strong believer in leading by example and

fair and respectful treatment of the employees

regardless seniority and hierarchy. Another

important leadership practice which is widely

spread in our organization is openness towards

new ideas at every level.

Could you share your career story

related to the value professionalism?

Professionalism, in every aspect of this definition,

is something which, I believe, you can see and feel

in our organization no matter where you are and

who you deal with. I could witness it myself as

when I moved to Slovenia I met many profes-

sionals and, despite all the possible concerns of

upcoming changes, felt very professional treat-

ment at every level of organization.


• Move from Sales to Marketing at one stage

of my career development.

• Being in charge of organization with over

200 employees at my previous assignment.

• Move to the international assignment in

Slovenia and being a part of organizational

and business operational change.


• Marlboro is the world’s number one

international selling cigarette brand. Along

with Marlboro, seven of our brands rank in

the top 15 international brands in the world.

• Philip Morris International Inc. is the leading

international tobacco company, with more

than 78,000 employees and products sold in

approximately 180 countries.

• Philip Morris Ljubljana has been successfully

operating in Slovenia for more than 20 years

and held an estimated 30.0 percent share of

Slovenia cigarette market in 2011.

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Member of the Managing Board, PricewaterhouseCoopers d.o.o.


Slovenia has many natural beauties and

historical sites. The country has a lot

to offer, there are many talented and well

educated people.


Slovenia?

Slovenia can offer quality workforce as well

as quality companies. Its position, proximity

to the emerging markets of Europe, quality

of its infrastructure services, international

commercial contacts and transport system are

highly important for investors that wish to set

up operations with a hub in former Yugoslavia.



Some painful and meaningful reforms might

need to be implemented (e.g. labor, pension

and tax reforms). Changes could also be

necessary in the field of privatization of state

owned companies. In some ways, Slovenia

could be better at opening up its economy to

foreign investments and work harder to bring

investments here.



Acting professionally, doing business with

integrity, upholding our clients’ reputations

as well as our own, treating people and the

environment with respect, acting in a socially

responsible manner, working together and

thinking about the way we work, considering the

ethical dimensions of our actions. These are our

values, our code of conduct.


to the value integrity?

Integrity should be the foundation of every

company, management and employee. My

career was also built on it. It means promptly

addressing problems, risks or issues in the

workplace, voicing concerns, consulting with

others, asking difficult questions, accepting

responsibility for outcomes and maintaining

standards of professionalism.


• The first one was when I started my first job.

• To have had the opportunity to work in an

international environment.

• Thirdly but not least, becoming a partner

and coming to Slovenia.


• PwC currently employs 180,529 people from

all over the world.

• Our offices are located in 158 different

countries.

• You can find us on 776 locations.

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President of the Managing Board, Generali zavarovalnica d.d.



Slovenia must offer a stimulating and

encouraging business environment for

companies of all sorts and sizes, including

establishing appropriate tax and labor law

policy. We must strengthen the reputation

of management as a profession. This would

be a step back on the path of economic

growth. However, we must be aware -

it demands a lot of work.


corporations and what can they learn

from us?

We learn from each other all the time. Borders

are becoming state of mind more than physical

obstacles. The ability and willingness to learn

from other people - our parents, friends, co-

workers, competitors, and other corporations,

has become crucial. In Generali we are glad to

share best practices, because we believe that

knowledge is generated in a two-way process.

How can Slovenia obtain its space

on the map of multinational corporations

and how can Slovenian branch have enough

visibility to be considered as important

center or a co-decision-maker?

We have great base of knowledge, experience,

strong competences, we are hard and diligent

workers. But I believe that we often lack

ambition and self-confidence. With good,

effective ideas we should have courage to speak

loud and place Slovenia on the map of decision

makers.

Which leadership practice do you find

to be the most important within

your company?

Exemplary leadership. I strive to be a role

model for co-workers. My office doors

are open to employees, and I try to be

honest and constructive - also when it

comes to solving problems. I am loyal,

I trust my team and I believe in mutual

respect in all relations. This is also what

I expect from my employees.


to the value creativity?

Everybody could and should be creative.

Creativity is the spice that adds flavor t

o our private life and business. It adds value

to our products and services. That is all that

matters. I consider Generali Zavarovalnica

as a good example of creativity in business. It

is derived from our client’s needs, courage and

creative sparks from each and every

team member.


• In 2004: I became a happily married man and

Generali became a player on the Slovenian

market.

• In 2006: First time I became a father and

Generali changed the motor insurance market.

• In 2009: My daughter got a little brother and

Generali in Slovenia had the best marketing

campaign in history.


• Trusted.

• Innovative.

• Insurance company with the most satisfied

clients. That is also how clients perceive

us, according to the independent GfK study

Zavarovalniški monitor 2012. It is something

what makes us very proud. But that would

be already the fact number four ...

Gregor Pilgram


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President of the Board of Management, Lek d.d.



Slovenia should make its business

environment open, transparent,

nondiscriminatory and competitive.

In particular this means simple and efficient

administrative procedures, competitive taxation

(mostly labor), flexible labor laws & market,

a solid system of incentives for investments

and development.



from us?

MNCs have clear vision and strategies

in place. Execution is therefore key to

success. Interests of individuals are aligned

around the common objectives and properly

rewarded based on performance and

contribution to overall results. However,

although being a small economy and population,

there are areas of high expertise and knowledge

in Slovenia where we can be at the frontline of

global development.





co-decision-maker?

Be creative, innovative, proactive, deliver what

you commit, push the boundaries and above all

believe in your teams. They can make it.



Team work. Creation of an idea is often an act

of an individual, execution very seldom. Success

rarely comes without failures on its way. Take

a failure as a lesson learnt and continue your

journey to the success.


to the value vision?

Having a vision is one of the key attributes

of a leader. This is even more truly within our

industry where development times tend to be

very long. Let’s take an example. Fifteen years

ago we made a very important decision to enter

a new field of products now called biosimilars.

We had a very limited knowledge and expertise

about this field with

very few new medicines of this kind out there

in the markets. There were only few people

within the company sharing the enthusiasm

of a small group (including myself) pioneering

into this field. Today biosimilars represent the

most attractive and promising area offering

exceptional opportunities for growth. Lek is

one of the key pillars of Sandoz biosimilars and

Sandoz is a global leader in this field. Without

the vision and courage we would have missed it.


(in short bullet points).

• Abandoning dreams to become a scientist.

• Going for the second best option i.e.

marketing & management.

• Making a step back to start new personal

development cycle.

Name three facts about your company (in

short bullet points).

• Knowledge & expertise based (41 % (more

than 1.000) of all associates with university

degrees).

• Culture of creativity and innovation (more

than 1.200 IP rights granted worldwide).

• Fantastic associates sharing knowledge,

passion and loyalty.

mag. Vojmir Urlep


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Managing Director, Goodyear Dunlop Sava Tires d.o.o.


Living in Slovenia is very easy indeed. If I

compare it with other countries I have been

living in I would say that Slovenia is a safe place,

with a good infrastructure, good services and

last but not least not speaking the language

does not prevent you from having contact with

local population as English is widely spoken.

Slovenia is also very attractive if you like

beautiful nature, good food and wine and if you

care about the environment.


Slovenia?

I believe there is a lot of entrepreneurship in

Slovenia which all of us should treasure and

furthermore encourage. I also notice the

Young generation which is eager to learn,

to change things and to bring their country

to the next level.



Probably less bureaucracy to start with, more

flexibility in the labor law to cope with the still

high dependence on Export activities, more tax

incentives and a more friendly attitude towards

the foreign direct investments which should be

considered by all Businessmen and Politicians

as an opportunity more than a threat.



I would say Building Talent and Teams together

with demonstrating courage in any kind of

business or managerial decision.


to the value motivator?

I believe there are different ways of looking

at value motivator but if I would pick one of

them I would probably consider the need for

Companies and Employers to have a closer

and deeper relationship with their employees

and not only look at the performance aspect

through the rationale of the numbers or

the material side of their internal rewarding

systems or policies. There are less tangible

hidden motivators. I have observed in very

specific moments in my professional life that

Managers who really and sincerely care about

their employees when they face personal issues

always get a significant and long term return

on their investment.

God no, compassion is not old fashioned

and taking care is not waste of time even

in our material world and I dare say that

it is becoming increasingly important in our

more and more cold, impersonal and

anonymous society.

It happens to me that someone has a very

critical personal issue which was to some

extent impacting his professional and team

performance….

I see the manager taking his time to understand

the issue, to understand the magnitude of it

(as it is always hard when you are impacted

to show your emotion in a professional

environment, admit it is true and not minimize

it) and ultimately finding ways to help that

person beyond the simple rules of common

HR policies …

The impact on the person was not only

emotionally positive but I could in a long run

observe a fantastic motivation boost, an

engagement and a loyalty to the Company

which was out of norm …

Last but not least the reaction on the rest of

the team was also positive as they realized that

despite they were not affected, they could see

the values of the Company or the Management

they were working for.


• The first time I got a people manager

position back in 1987 …

• The first time I got expatriated and could

experience different culture back in 1997.

• The first time I came to work in Slovenia

back in 2010.


• Part of the Top WW Tire manufacturers.

• One of the biggest foreign US Company

in Slovenia.

• Leading position with our portfolio of brands

(Goodyear/Dunlop/Sava/Fulda/Debica) in

Slovenia Ex-Yugoslavia markets.

Thierry Villard


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Country SR Manager, AMGEN zdravila d.o.o.



I would say that many areas in Slovenian

business environment are in a good shape and

should remain this way. But there are also areas

that need to be improved in a way to create

more open and supportive environment for

investors, including multinational companies.

The business environment in Slovenia would

benefit greatly, if multinational companies could

bring strong investments in human capital,

higher employment rates and enrichment of

local economies into our environment. Slovenia

should improve balancing between protection

of national industry and providing attractive

ground for foreign investors.



from us?

First of all I would say that both Slovenian

business environment as well as multinational

companies can learn a lot from each other.

By giving more opportunities to multinational

companies to operate in the Slovenian market,

we could learn how to better place our products

and services into other markets and also how to

develop domestic companies to be operational

and more competitive in the multinational

environment. On the other hand, multinational

companies could benefit from it as well - in

learning how to better operate in limited

markets with high national awareness.





co-decision-maker?

Small sized affiliates are excellent grounds

to develop multitalented people and better

organized structure, as this is the only way

how such organization can be cost-effective

(excellent milieu for talent pool production).

It is also a perfect ground for pilot projects

which can be applied later on in bigger markets.

Slovenian branches due to their

size, optimized structure and their foundation

for talent development prove to be the ideal

place for the establishment of so-called “centers

of excellence”.



Leadership attributes which are very important

to me and also strongly supported by Amgen

are: Chart the Course; have well defined

goals, clear roles, and effective processes,

including behavioral clarity, in all areas of work.

Developing best possible team is another one,

followed by a results-oriented philosophy.

Acting as a role model is also very important in

order to constantly improve the quality of work

and corporate climate.

Among all I find self-confidence, integrity, strong

drive to achieve, and expertise in building and

leading teams as the most important leadership

components. Amgen gives to its employees

the ground for open communication which is in

addition a foundation for a successful business.


to the value ambitiousness?

Since I remember, my personal philosophy was

always learning and striving to the best results.

That is usually recognized in good companies.

From there, all the rest happens naturally.


• Start to work for multinational company from

very beginning of my career.

• Become Country Senior Manager at Amgen

2 years ago.

• In spite of the fact that it is not directly

related to career development, motherhood

gave me valuable and precious experience

which I can use in my every day business.


• AMGEN is a leading biotechnological

company with the mission to serve

its patients.

• We aspire to be the best human

therapeutic company.

• We live the Amgen Values and use science

and innovation to dramatically improve

people’s lives. The values, which enable us to

realize these ambitious and important goals

are: science-based thinking and acting in

order to create value for patients, staff, and

stockholders; be ethical; compete intensely

to win; trust and respect each other; ensure

quality; collaborate and work in teams;

communicate, and last but not least

be accountable

Sanja Cerovac Vodičar


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Managing Director, Merck Sharp & Dohme, inovativna zdravila d.o.o.


I like living in Slovenia. It is a convenient country

to live in since it has it all: mountains, sea, it is

very centrally located, has nice climate, good

food/wines and nice people. What else can you

wish for?


Slovenia?

Slovenia has a highly skilled and educated

workforce. Since the country is relatively small,

it is easy to identify the important stakeholders

and those people are in general open to be

contacted.



It seems lately that there is a limited space left

for innovations. In order to bring new innovative

medicines to the market, providing additional

value over the existing drugs, we are being

asked to either lower the price at the level of 20

years old drugs or we need to lower the price of

other drugs to compensate for budget impact.

The planning cycle should switch from short

term to longer term where we can find mutual

agreements to create more stability in different

aspects of healthcare. This can and should be

done in a much more transparent and open way

then it is done currently.



Enable others to act! My main objective is to

create an organization that can function on its

own and is less dependent on the MD. I need

to ensure that I create an environment with

the necessary resources, positive atmosphere,

opportunities to develop and trust so that

the employees will take responsibility and

ownership of not only their tasks but also on the

overall objectives of the company.


to the value communications skills?

I truly believe that no matter what you do

communication is the key to success.

Different countries and cultures ask for

different communication styles/approaches.

When I first started to work in our US HQ I

maintained the same style of communication

as I did in the local market which meant I

stopped by peoples office instead of picking up

the phone or sending an email. When I entered

their offices the first question I got was if they

did something wrong which I experienced as

strange. It took me some time to realize that in

the culture of HQ people communicated mostly

by email or phone and only in cases where

things went wrong they stopped by each other’s

office. After clarifying to them that nothing

was wrong they realized that it was actually

pleasant to have a face to face conversation

and was sometimes more clarifying then

communicating by phone or email.


• Switching companies. I have been lucky to

find a match with a company that was and

is willing to invest in my development.

• Moving abroad. This opens up your horizon

and takes you out of your comfort zone

which forces you to adapt and creates great

development opportunities.

• Starting to work in the pharmaceutical

industry. Working in the pharmaceutical

industry is a true privilege since you are

always surrounded by highly educated and

bright people.


• MSD is the biggest R & D pharmaceutical

company in Slovenia. Our mission is to meet

the needs of the community by providing

a wide range of innovative Medicines/

Vaccines and Healthcare solutions through

dedicated and experienced individuals

• Part of the international pharmaceutical

company that is present

in 140 markets and has 90.000 people

employed worldwide

• We still act and behave according to the well

known quote of

George W. Merck, founder of Merck & Co.,

Inc.: »We try never to forget that medicine is

for the people. It is not for the profits.

The profits follow, and if we have

remembered that, they have never failed to

appear. The better we have remembered it,

the larger they have been«.

Mark Ypinga


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Partner, A.T. Kearney d.o.o.



Slovenia is a place where it is nice and simple

to live, it is safe, there are short distances, good

country infrastructure, good social services

(medical, school…). But it has two big economic

deficiencies, too high taxes – especially personal

income incl. social and healthy contributions

is one of the highest in the world and weak

international logistics – especially international

flights. Slovenian business environment also

needs a vision and positive thinking.



from us?

Next to international expertise mostly we can

learn adaptability, understanding diversity and

inclusion. For the multinationals it is always

good to respect smaller economies and learn

how they can be internationally successful.





co-decision-maker?

Domestic market is small and therefore less

attractive. People – skilled labor force with high

value added expertise can be the only driver

to get multinationals in Slovenia. Slovenian

branch of multinational can only have visibility

if it is internationally successful – and this can

be again only based on expertise. In Slovenia

we will never have a scale – so we should have

expertise.



We are an international consulting firm. People

are our far most important asset. Continuous

development of employees, forward thinking

and thought leadership are most important

contributes of our leadership.


to the value of principle?

Never give up, never stop learning – go for the

extra mile.


• Accomplishment of MBA studies at IEDC,

Bled School of Management

• Joining A.T. Kearney, management consulting

firm

• Being elected for Partner of A.T. Kearney


• A.T. Kearney is global management

consulting firm

• We are serving executives across all

industries and continents

• In Slovenia and South East Europe

we are the leading consulting firm by

the size of local team and number of clients

in the region.

Branko Žibret


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A SLOVENIAN WHO CO-CREATEd HISTORY


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What were the main decisions or

circumstances that led you to Santa

Clara Valley and how did you find the

Valley at the time of your arrival?

As a farm boy growing up in Nožice

near Kamnik, Slovenia, with a degree in

Electrical Engineering from Ljubljana

University, I had a strong desire to further

study abroad. That motivated me to

obtain a Masters degree in bio-medical

engineering at Northwestern University,

Illinois, in 1962. Afterwards I went to work

for Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto,

located in Santa Clara Valley, California.

At that time, Santa Clara Valley was one

big fruit orchard studded with small towns

and only a few starter companies. The

favorable circumstances for industrial

expansion - thanks to a great degree to

cooperation between the industry and

the nearby Stanford University - allowed

these companies to grow as well as

attract many other companies to locate in

the valley. The Valley gradually began to

be called Silicon Valley due to the industrial

use of the silica in making integrated

circuits. Today, it is one huge residential

area and home of the giants like Hewlett-

Packard, Intel, Apple, Google and Yahoo

just to name a few.

What were your beginnings

at Hewlett-Packard like?

After graduation from Northwestern

University I applied for many jobs in the

U.S. with no success. I could not obtain

the so-called political clearance needed

for these jobs because I came from a

Communist country. Finally Hewlett-

Packard Company in Palo Alto, California

offered me a job that luckily did not require

a clearance. Fresh out of school rooms

with no experience, it was my enthusiasm

that got me the job, I was later told. I

started my 20 year career at HP in Sept.

1962. My first assignment was working

on frequency counters including the so

called computing counter which later led

to working on the first pocket calculator

HP-35 and soon thereafter on HP-80.

Please, name your patents.

I hold about 23 patents of which I would

specifically like to mention the following

two: the U.S. Pat. 3955074 - “General

purpose calculator having keys with more

than one function assigned thereto”,

meaning, complex financial solutions

with five keys and the U.S. Pat. 4918416

“Electronic proximity identification system”,

meaning, the key element of the system

is the proximity card with an integrated

circuit without batteries. The full list of my

patents is available on Google.

Would you honor us

with an interesting anecdote?

Hewlett Packard products have always

been known for their quality. As an early

example I’d like to point out the reliability

of HP-80. At the press conference

introducing this product in 1972, a

newsman asked Hewlett what happens

if this gadget falls down. Hewlett

answered: I don’t know, let’s see. He

tossed the calculator down the hall, the

person picked it up, started playing with

it, and the calculator worked as if nothing

had happened.

You witnessed the creation

of several important IT Companies,

also Apple among them. How do you

remember those events?

I was familiar with the general conditions

and the climate under which new IT

companies in Silicon Valley were born.

The exemplary HP was the original

think-tank and the spring board for

several new startups, including Apple.

Steve Wozniak was so thrilled with the

potential pocket calculators opened up,

that he left studies at Berkeley and came

to work for HP. In two years at HP, he

developed the “bread board” for Apple 1

on his own time. Working at HP on pet

projects was possible since the company

allowed free access to store rooms and

instrumentation. Wozniak presented his

brain child to the HP management, but the

company ended up not interested believing

it was not enough of a leap into the future.

Consequently Steve Wozniak and Steve

Jobs went to form the Apple Company.

dr. France Rode


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SLOVENIAN ECONOMY Source

AmChAm SloveniA | YeArbook 2012/13 | SLOVENIAN ECONOMY

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF SLOVENIA

Sources: www.slovenija.si, www.wikipedia.com, Bank of Slovenia, Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Eurostat, Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 F 2013 F

GDP (real growth rate) 4.5 5.9 6.9 3.7 -8.1 1.4 0.6 -1.4 0.7

GDP (mio EUR) 28,722.30 31,045.00 34,562.30 37,279.50 35,310.60 35,415.80 36,171.80 35,755.60 36,541.80

GDP per capita (in EUR) 14,369.10 15,467.00 17,122.60 18,449.60 17,331.20 17,265.00 17,600.00 17.778 18,349.00

Total gross fixed capital formation ( % of GDP) 22.3 22.9 23.5 24.4 19.4 18.3 16.40 15.90 15.70

Final consumption; general government ( % of GDP) 19.0 18.8 17.3 18.1 20.3 20.8 20.5 20.1 -

Final consumption; households and non-profit institutions serving households, % GDP

54.3 52.8 52.4 53.2 55.8 56.0 56.2 55.8 -

Final consumption as a % of GDP 73.3 71.6 69.7 71.3 76.1 76.8 - - -

Business investment - Gross fixed capital formation by the private sector ( % of GDP)

22.3 22.9 23.50 24.40 19.4 18.3 - - -

Consumer prices (yearly average) (HICP) 2.5 2.5 3.8 5.5 0.9 2.1 - - -

Unemployment rate, registered 10.20 8.60 7.30 7.00 10.30 11.80 11.50 - -

Unemployment rate (yearly average), ILO 6.30 6.50 6.00 4.80 5.60 6.60 8.10 - -

Gross wage per employee (real growth rate) 2.00 2.20 2.20 2.20 2.50 2.60 - - -

Exports of goods and services (mio EUR) 14,397,054.00 16,757,167.00 19,405,894.00 19,808,198.00 16,017,671.00 18,243,130.00 23,347.0 23,870.4 25,084.7

Imports of goods and services (mio EUR) 15,804,786.00 18,340,809.00 21,507,583.00 23,045,703.00 17,115,280.00 19,881,099.00 22,281.2 22,368.8 23,280.0

Current account ( % of GDP) -2.70 -1.70 -2.50 -4.80 -6.20 -1.13 -4.00 - -

Foreign direct investments, end-year stock (mio EUR) 6,133.60 6,822.30 9,765.10 10,996.40 10,500.2 - - - -

External debt ( % of GDP) 56.70 0.72 0.90 1.05 1.10 120.5 % 108.67 % - -

Exchange rate (EUR/USD) 1.24 1.24 1.25 1.37 1.47 1.33 1.31 - -

Sources: www.slovenija.si, www.wikipedia.com, Eurostat, Bank of Slovenia, Statistical office of the Republic of Slovenia, Eurostat, Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and development / F = forecast

Area (km2)

Population

GDP (2011 in EUR mio)

GDP per capita (2011 in EUR)

Official language

Capital (and largest city)

Currency

Government

International airports

Time zone

Coastline

Position

20,273

2,055,496

36,171.80

17,600

Slovenian

Ljubljana

Euro

Parliamentary Republic

Ljubljana, Portorož, Maribor

CET, UTC+1

46.6 km

Central Europe

Structural Indicators of Slovenia


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All Central European countries and the EU average for 2009 had a decline in economic growth, but trends differ. Slovenia had the second

highest annual growth rate of the Central European states averaging 4.3 percentage points from 2000 to 2008 but a maximum decline

in economic growth in 2009 compared to other CE countries. In 2010 Slovenia’s growth was below the EU average also in 2011 and

forecasted 2012, recovery is forecasted for 2013.

ECONOMIC GROWTH CE COUNTRIES AND EU (MIO EUR)2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 F 2013 F

Slovenia 4.40 2.80 4.00 2.80 4.30 4.50 5.90 6.90 3.70 -7.80 1.20 0.60 -1.40 0.70

Austria 3.70 0.50 1.60 0.80 2.50 2.50 3.60 3.70 2.20 -3.80 2.10 2.70 0.80 1.70

Switzerland 3.60 1.20 0.40 -0.20 2.50 2.60 3.60 3.60 1.90 -1.90 3.00 1.90 0.90 1.70

Czech Republic 3.60 2.50 1.90 3.60 4.50 6.30 6.80 5.70 3.10 -4.50 2.50 1.90 0.00 1.50

Germany 3.20 1.20 0.00 -0.20 1.20 0.80 3.40 2.70 1.00 -5.10 4.20 3.00 0.70 1.70

Poland 4.30 1.20 1.40 3.90 5.30 3.60 6.20 6.80 5.10 1.60 3.90 1.30 2.70 2.60

Slovakia 1.40 3.50 4.60 4.80 5.00 6.70 8.50 10.60 5.80 -4.90 4.40 3.20 1.80 2.90

Hungary 4.90 3.80 4.10 4.00 4.50 3.20 3.60 0.80 0.80 -6.80 1.30 1.60 -0.30 1.00

EU (27) 3.90 2.00 1.20 1.30 2.50 2.00 3.20 3.00 0.50 -4.30 2.10 1.50 0.00 1.30

Source: Eurostat / F = forecast

GDP AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

Gross domestic product is the most important aggregate for national accounts and the most comprehensive measure of overall

economic activity. Economic growth is measured by the growth rate of GDP. Economic growth and GDP in Slovenia grew steadily from

2003 to the year 2007, with the highest value, where economic growth reached a value of 6.9 percentage points. In 2008 the economic

growth was only 3.5 percentage points, almost half of what it was in previous years. Slovenia suffered from the global financial -

economic crisis and in 2009 performed a negative growth of - 7.8 percentage points, which is effected by the high export orientation of

Slovenia. Slow recovery with 1.2 is leading Slovenia out of the crisis. 2013 will be the year of full recovery in case the Slovene Government

will be able to complete all the needed reforms.


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After 1991 Slovenia’s economy lost its biggest market, the ex Yugoslavian Republics. The consequence was a great rise in

the unemployment rate. Between 1998 and 2008 the unemployment rate fell by an average of 7.3 percentage points per year.

The unemployment rate rose again in 2009 because of the general economic crisis and reached a pick in 2010. The unemployment

rate was slowly reducing in 2011, but slowly growing in 2012.

REGISTERED UNEMPLOYMENT IN SLOVENIA

Definition: The unemployment rate represents unemployed persons as a percentage of the labor force based on International Labor

Office (ILO) definition. The labor force is the total number of people employed and unemployed. Unemployed persons comprise persons

aged 15 to 74 who are without work during the reference week, are available to start work within the next two weeks and have been

actively seeking work in the past four weeks or have already found a job to start within the next three months. Data are presented in

seasonally adjusted form.

The latest unemployment rates in CEE regions and EU are rising. The highest rates are in Slovakia and Hungary, Slovenia is on the 4th

highest place with 8.4 percentage points in July 2012 within the CEE countries and the average of EU 27. In comparison to the other

countries Slovenia created a slight drop according to the ILO unemployment rate.

ILO UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN CEE2011; m09 2011; m10 2011; m11 2011; m12 2012; m01 2012; m02 2012; m03 2012; m04 2012; m05 2012; m06 2012; m07 2012; m08 Average ‘12

Slovenia 8.30 8.60 8.70 8.60 8.30 8.20 8.10 8.30 8.50 8.50 8.40 8.40 8.34 dropped

Austria 4.00 4.20 4.30 4.20 4.10 4.20 4.20 4.10 4.30 4.50 4.60 4.50 4.31 dropped

Czech Republic 6.50 6.50 6.60 6.70 6.70 6.90 6.80 6.80 6.80 6.80 6.80 6.70 6.79 constant

Germany 5.80 5.70 5.70 5.60 5.60 5.60 5.60 5.60 5.50 5.50 5.50 5.50 5.55 growth

Poland 9.80 9.90 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 9.90 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.10 10.00 dropped

Slovakia 13.60 13.80 13.90 13.90 13.70 13.60 13.70 13.80 13.90 14.00 14.20 14.20 13.89 dropped

Hungary 11.10 10.90 10.90 10.90 11.20 11.10 11.10 11.10 11.00 10.80 10.70 - 11.00 dropped

EU (27) 9.80 9.90 10.00 10.00 10.10 10.20 10.30 10.30 10.40 10.50 10.50 10.50 10.35 dropped

Source: Eurostat


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The trade balance of Slovenia shows a negative value between 2000 and 2011, which means that Slovenia imports more than it exports.

Exports during the period 2000 - 2008 grew by an annual average of 9.76 percentage points, while imports grew by 9.85 percentage

points. The biggest decline Slovenia suffered in 2009, when import declined for 25.73 percentage points and export for 19.14 percentage

points compared to previous year. In 2011 the trend is positive, the value of Slovenian export is on the level of 2006.

SLOVENIA: IMPORT, ExPORT, TRADE BALANCE

The average inflation rate in the CEE region has varied among different countries. In 2000 the highest difference was 10.8 percentage

points, between Slovakia and Germany. The trend from 2000 to 2010 is showing that the differences are in average declining.

In 2011 the inflation rates in most CE countries raised compared to 2010.

ANNUAL INFLATION RATE IN CEE2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Slovenia 8.90 8.60 7.50 5.70 3.70 2.50 2.50 3.80 5.50 0.90 2.10 2.10

Austria 2.00 2.30 1.70 1.30 2.00 2.10 1.70 2.20 3.20 0.40 1.70 3.60

Switzerland - - - - - - 1.00 0.80 2.30 -0.70 0.60 0.10

Czech Republic 3.90 4.50 1.40 -0.10 2.60 1.60 2.10 3.00 6.30 0.60 1.20 2.10

Germany 1.40 1.90 1.40 1.00 1.80 1.90 1.80 2.30 2.80 0.20 1.20 2.50

Poland 10.10 5.30 1.90 0.70 3.60 2.20 1.30 2.60 4.20 4.00 2.70 3.90

Slovakia 12.20 7.20 3.50 8.40 7.50 2.80 4.30 1.90 3.90 0.90 0.70 4.10

Hungary 10.00 9.10 5.20 4.70 6.80 3.50 4.00 7.90 6.00 4.00 4.70 3.90

EU 1.90 2.20 2.10 2.00 2.00 2.20 2.20 2.30 3.70 1.00 2.10 3.10

Source: Eurostat


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The graph shows the share of exports in GDP country by country. Given the trend of movement of the indicator over the period 2000

to 2011, Slovenia has the 4th of the top average shares over the period, 72.44 percentage points of GDP is the value of exports in 2011.

Ahead of Slovenia are the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. All of the countries suffered a decline of the indicator in 2009.

In 2011 the indicator rose in all countries.

92.91 percent of Slovenian exports in 2011 is represented by the manufacturing sector. Slovenia has been historically closely related to

the automotive industry and consumer white goods industries.

ExPORT AND IMPORT BY ECONOMIC SECTOR IN 2011

Export Share in Export Import Share in ImportTrade Balance of Activities

Agriculture, forestry and fishing 328,544 1.58 % 621,257 2.767 % -292,713

Mining and quarrying 32,517 0.16 % 467,794 2.084 % -435,277

Manufacturing 19,328,894 92.91 % 20,199,605 89.980 % -870,711

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 641,237 3.08 % 494,037 2.201 % 147,200

Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities

341,514 1.64 % 565,998 2.521 % -224,484

Information and communication 129,317 0.62 % 99,298 0.442 % 30,019

Professional, scientific and technical activities 987 0.00 % 134 0.001 % 853

Arts, entertainment and recreation 225 0.00 % 780 0.003 % -555

Other activities and unknown 0 0.00 % 0 0.000 % 0

Together 20,803,235 100.00 % 22,448,903 100.00 % -1,645,668

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

SHARE OF ExPORT IN GDP2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Slovenia 44.30 % 45.57 % 44.69 % 43.85 % 48.47 % 53.80 % 59.57 % 63.54 % 62.20 % 52.78 % 62.38 % 72.44 %

Austria 35.33 % 37.18 % 38.02 % 38.46 % 40.88 % 41.31 % 42.39 % 43.89 % 43.54 % 35.57 % 40.12 % 57.29 %

Switzerland 32.28 % 32.18 % 31.44 % 30.94 % 32.66 % 35.15 % 37.68 % 39.57 % 39.70 % 33.81 % 35.42 % 51.20 %

Czech Republic 51.23 % 53.89 % 50.88 % 53.20 % 62.84 % 62.67 % 66.50 % 70.20 % 64.70 % 56.95 % 66.69 % 72.55 %

Germany 28.97 % 30.21 % 30.39 % 30.70 % 33.09 % 34.81 % 37.93 % 39.63 % 39.75 % 33.82 % 38.34 % 50.17 %

Poland 18.51 % 18.93 % 20.75 % 24.80 % 29.54 % 29.41 % 32.43 % 32.88 % 31.91 % 31.50 % 33.13 % 45.22 %

Slovakia 58.16 % 59.70 % 58.70 % 65.53 % 65.66 % 66.64 % 74.86 % 77.77 % 74.67 % 64.03 % 74.83 % 89.75 %

Hungary 59.37 % 56.96 % 51.47 % 51.29 % 53.99 % 57.11 % 66.75 % 69.10 % 69.35 % 65.09 % 74.53 % 91.33 %

Source: Eurostat


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THE PERCENTAGE OF GROSS ExTERNAL DEBT IN GDP2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Slovenia 71.91 % 90.01 % 105.47 % 110.26 % 110.11 % 108.67 %

Austria 231.56 % 277.62 % 328.56 % 214.69 % 213.60 % 191.36 %

Switzerland 281.20 % 324.39 % 275.75 % 267.79 % 255.86 % 192.13 %

Czech Republic 35.52 % 35.59 % 42.02 % 41.31 % 49.01 % 42.35 %

Germany 132.99 % 138.84 % 145.05 % 153.73 % 157.10 % 138.56 %

Poland 43.26 % 45.74 % 50.40 % 56.87 % 51.54 % 52.14 %

Slovakia 55.36 % 49.39 % 55.00 % 71.44 % 84.93 % 65.44 %

Hungary 48.88 % 54.06 % 64.09 % 93.08 % 115.79 % 113.30 %

Source: Eurostat; Slovenian National Bank, National Bank of Slovakia, National Bank of Austria, Worldbank, Czech National Bank, German National Bank, National Bank of Hungary, Swiss National Bank, National Bank of Poland

The highest percentage of gross external debt in GDP by Central European countries is shown in Switzerland and Austria. The indicator

for Slovenia has grown till 2009. The level of the indicator has slightly fallen in 2011, to 108.67 percentage points.

Gross external debt represents the outstanding amount on a given day by residents to non-residents and includes the obligation to pay

principal and/or interest paid by debtors that will have to pay in the future. Gross external debt of Slovenia is shown for the month of

July from 2001 to 2012. The gross external debt according to the sample month of July in the period 2001 to 2011 rose at an average

annual level 18.1 percent.

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ESTABLISHED COMPANIES BY FOREIGN INVESTORS IN SLOVENIA

Foreign investors (alone or in partnership with domestic partners) established 21.319 business entities in Slovenia from 1991 until the

end of September 2012. In the year 2005 there was a big increase in the number of companies with capital participation of residents

outside Slovenia due to Slovenia’s full entry to the European Union and ever since the number has been on a higher level than before

2005. 65 % of companies with foreign investment were established after 2005. From all of the 21.319 established entities with foreign

investment 10.738 (50.37 %) were still operating at the end of September 2012.

The table shows the movement of foreign investment in each country in Central Europe compared with the GDP of the country.

The largest value and growth was in Switzerland. In 2007 it reached the value of Direct Foreign Investment of GDP of 72.38 percentage

points. Slovenia is at the lower end of direct foreign investment, reaching up to 29.48 percentage points in 2008, the highest value

of the indicator in the history of Slovenia. Among the countries that became independent at the beginning of 1990, the highest

value of direct foreign investment of GDP was achieved by Hungary. In late 2007 Hungary had a value of 61.10 percentage points

on the indicator.

CONTRIBUTIONS OF DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT GDP

IN THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 2006 2007 2008 2009

Slovenia 21.97 % 28.25 % 29.48 % -

Austria 32.82 % 40.57 % 37.16 % -

Switzerland 66.98 % 72.38 % - -

Czech Republic 53.32 % 59.95 % 54.98 % 61.69 %

Germany 26.09 % 26.59 % 26.36 % -

Poland 34.72 % - - -

Slovakia 49.29 % 42.39 % 41.38 % -

Hungary 61.10 % 59.41 % - -

Source: Eurostat; Slovenian National Bank, National Bank of Slovakia, National Bank of Austria, Worldbank, Czech National Bank, German National Bank, National Bank of Hungary, Swiss National Bank, National Bank of Poland


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Blocked accounts of companies and other subjects in the Slovenian market are an important sign of short-term incapability of

businesses. The number of newly blocked subjects has been increasing on a monthly average from 2007 to September 2010. In

particular 2009 has shown an above average of newly blocked accounts. The monthly average of newly blocked subjects in 2012

(until September) was 4.173 which is 13.24 % more than in September 2011).

NEW BLOCkED SUBjECTS PER MONTH FROM 2007 - 2012

The graph shows the movement of newly created entities and deleted entities in Slovenia in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 (Sept).

Only in twelve monthly periods (Dec 2007, Jul 2008, Dec 2008, Dec 2009, May 2010, Jul 2010, Nov 2010, Jan 2011, Jul 2011, Nov 2011,

Dec 2011, Jul 2012) the number of deletions exceeded the number of newly created entities, in all other months Slovenia had a positive net

gain of new entities. There were 17.981 newly created companies in 2007, 21.210 in 2008, 20.939 in 2009, 20.304 in 2010, 20.594 in 2011

and 15.349 till the end of September 2012. The number of established entities compared to the deleted ones shows a positive ratio

on an annual basis in all periods. But the ratio reached its lowest annual value in 2011.

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NEW PROCEDURES OF BANkRUPTCIES, RECEIVERSHIP

AND LIQUIDATION FOR LEGAL ENTITIES

The number of official procedures such as bankruptcy, receivership and liquidation of economic entities and entrepreneurs declined in

2009 in comparison to 2007 and 2008, but rose again in 2010 and 2011. The monthly average of new procedures is the highest in 2011

with 76 new procedures.

NEW PROCEDURES OF BANkRUPTCIES, RECEIVERSHIP AND

LIQUIDATION FOR LEGAL ENTITIES AND CANNCELATIONS

The number of official procedures such as bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation and cancelation is rising through the period 2007-2012

(the data for 2012 is till the end of September 2012). On the monthly average of new procedures from 2007 to 2008 rose for

10.59 percentage points, from 2008 to 2009 for 13.13 percentage points. From 2009 to 2010 the number of procedures rose for

14.3 percentage points. From 2010 to 2011 the number of procedures rose for 5 percentage points. In 2007 the average monthly number

of procedures was 994, in 2008 1.099, in 2009 1.243, in 2010 1.421, in 2011 1.488 and in 2012 till the end of September 1.485.


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CLASSIFICATION OF THE SLOVENE ACITIVE ENTITIES

ACCORDING TO INDEPENDENT LEGAL FORM (SEPT. 2012)

There were 188.487 separate legal entities registered in Slovenia at the end of September 2012. The largest percentage of these legal

entities are sole proprietors at 42,56 %, followed by a limited liability companies with 34.23 % and associations or societies with 12.42 %.

sole proprietors and limited companies represent the bulk of the Slovenian economy and together they account for 76,79 % of all active

entities in Slovenia.

According to sectors of activity (SKD 2008) in the Slovenian economy, the TRADING SECTOR, TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC SECTOR, OTHER

ACTIVITIES and CONSTRUCTION SECTOR account for more than 50 percent of the whole Slovenian active entities.

NUMBER OF ACTIVE ENTITIES BY SECTOR (SEPT. 2012)


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52,97 % of the Slovenian economy according to EU size criteria are at a class 0 employees. This is mainly because of the independent

entrepreneurs who operate independently. In Slovenia, holding 0.02 % or 41 operators fell in the largest class of employers with 1000

or more employees.

Slovenia is divided into 12 statistical regions. The region with the largest number of subjects is Osrednjeslovenska (Central Slovenia),

which has officially 33.4 % of all active entities. The capital of Slovenia Ljubljana is also in this region.

EU SIzE OF ACTIVE ENTITIES IN SLOVENIA (SEPT. 2012)

NUMBER OF ACTIVE ENTITIES PER SLOVENIAN REGIONS

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In 2011 the Slovenian Economy boosted in financials numbers. On average the revenues in the whole Slovene economy raised

by 4.38 percentage points. Some sectors performed a raise beyond the average growth in revenue, those being ELECTRICITY, GAS,

STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY with 30.2 percentage points, WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT

with 10.24 percentage points, HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES with 10.20 percentage points and MANUFACTURING

with 7.32 percentage points.

The largest economic sectors in Slovenia in 2011 were WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND

MOTORCYCLES (33.2 %) and MANUFACTURING (29.87 %).

In general debtness dropped in 2011 by 0.5 percentage points (from 58.5 % in 2010 to 58 % in 2011). Among the largest sectors the ones

most in debt are the REAL ESTATE SECTOR (73.1 %) and CONSTRUCTION SECTOR (72.3 %).

The average added value per employee in 2011 in Slovenia was 33,517. The sectors with the highest values of added value per employee

were ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY (96,224), FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES (80,765) and REAL

ESTATE ACTIVITIES (71,303).

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SHARE OF COMPANIES PAYING IN CREDIT TERMS

In Q4 2010 there was no significant change in payment discipline. There was 39 % of companies who paid on time, and no changes were

seen within the industries. In the beginning of 2011 there was still decline indicating that only 37 % of companies paid on time. Major

industries continued to follow trends from previous quarters so in MANUFACTURING 31 %, CONSTRUCTION 32 % and in WHOLESALE AND

RETAIL 35 % of companies paid on time. Overall in Q2 2011 38 % of companies paid on time which means 1 % increase from previous Q.

In Q3 2011 there were no changes, so it again means that 38 % of companies paid on time. However we can see positive growth in Q42011

where percentage of companies who paid on time grew to 43 % ( Q32011 was 38 %) and the major impact came from the largest industries

where in MANUFACTURING 38 %, CONSTRUCTION 37 % and WHOSALE AND RETAIL 40 % of companies paid on time.

In Q1 2012 we saw a small decline but still 41 % companies paid on time. Same trends were also seen in Q2 2012, which means that for

the second consecutive quarter number of companies who paid on time slightly declined and it was 40 %. However, it is still better than

previous year same time. Second half of the year we again saw a slight decline which means that in Q32012. 39 % paid on time and the

major industries such as MANUFACTURING 35 %, CONSTRUCTION 36 % and WHOLESALE AND RETAIL 37 % haven’t seen any significant

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In 2011 Slovenian companies paid in average 9,5 days after the agreed payment terms.

There was a larger delay in payments at the beginning of the year. Average delay of payment in Q1 2011 was 12 days. The rest of the

3Qs the average delay was 9 days. Major industries were delaying: MANUFACTURING 14, CONSTRUCTION 20 and WHOLESALE AND

RETAIL 15 days. Industry with the highest payment discipline in 2011 was EDUCATION, while the biggest delay was in CONSTRUCTION.

In comparison with the 2010 there was a 5 % decrease in delay of payment.

In first 3Qs of 2012 the average delay has been decreased for another 5 % and is now 9 days.

The industry that improved their payment discipline the most is CONSTRUCTION, so far in 2012 they are paying in average 15 days

over the agreed payment terms while in the same period in 2011 their delay was 22 days, which means they improved their payment

discipline for 46 %. One of the reasons for it is the termination of two of the largest domestic construction companies SCT and Primorje.

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The percentage of insolvent companies was 6.8 in 2008, 11.8 in 2009, 11.8 in 2010, 10.0 in 2011. There has been 19.6 % (2008 - 2010*)

increase in the likelihood of insolvent firms as a result of the financial crisis (including bankruptcies, insolvency, liquidation and deletions

of companies from the register).

In 2008, the most risky businesses were from Notranjsko-kraška, Pomurska and the Obalno-kraška regions. In 2009 the most risky

businesses were in the following regions – Zasavska, Obalno-kraška and Pomurska.

In 2008 the 4 sectors, which represent the largest share in Slovenian GDP are 3 activities where risk is above the average of the

Slovenian economy: CONSTRUCTION, COMMERCE AND LOGISTICS. In 2009 the 4 activities had risk above the average of the Slovenian

economy. In 2010 the activity CONSTRUCTION and LOGISTICS are more risky than average of the Slovenian economy. In 2011 the activity

CONSTRUCTION, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES and ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES are more

risky of Slovenian economy.

In 2011 the most risky businesses were in the following regions - Podravska, Obalno-kraška and Zasavska.

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USEFUL INFORMATION

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THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA

Office of the Prime Minister Gregorčičeva 20, 25

1000 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 1 478 10 00

Fax: +386 1 478 17 21

[email protected]

www.kpv.gov.si

Ministry of Foreign AffairsPrešernova 25, 1000 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 1 478 20 00,

Fax: +386 1 478 23 40

[email protected]

www.mzz.gov.si

Ministry of Economic Development and TechnologyKotnikova 5, 1000 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 1 400 33 11

Fax: +386 1 400 10 31

[email protected]

www.mgrt.gov.si

Ministry of the InteriorŠtefanova 2, 1000 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 1 428 40 00

Fax: +386 1 251 43 30

[email protected]

www.mnz.gov.si

Ministry of DefenceVojkova 55, 1000 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 1 471 22 11

Fax: +386 1 471 29 78

[email protected]

www.mo.gov.si

Ministry of Justice and Public AdministrationŽupančičeva 3, 1000 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 1 478 83 30

Fax: +386 1 478 16 93

[email protected]

www.mpju.gov.si

Ministry of FinanceŽupančičeva 3, 1000 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 1 369 52 00

Fax: +386 1 369 66 59

[email protected]

www.mf.gov.si

Ministry of HealthŠtefanova 5, 1000 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 1 478 60 01

Fax: +386 1 478 60 58

[email protected]

www.mz.gov.si

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and SportMasarykova 16, 1000 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 1 400 54 00

Fax: +386 1 400 53 29

[email protected]

www.mizks.gov.si

Ministry of Labor, Family and Social AffairsKotnikova 28, 1000 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 1 369 77 00

Fax: +386 1 369 78 29

[email protected]

www.mddsz.gov.si

Ministry of Agriculture and EnvironmentDunajska 22, 1000 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 1 478 90 00

Fax: +386 1 478 90 21

[email protected]

www.mko.gov.si

Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial PlanningLangusova 4, 1535 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 1 478 80 00,

Fax: +386 1 478 81 70

[email protected]

www.mzip.gov.si

Government Office for Slovenians AbroadKomenskega 11, 1000 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 1 230 80 00

Fax: +386 1 230 80 17

[email protected]

www.uszs.gov.si

Office of the President of the Republic of SloveniaErjavčeva 17, 1000 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 1 478 12 22

Fax: +386 1 478 13 57

[email protected]

www.up-rs.si

National AssemblyŠubičeva 4, 1000 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 1 478 94 00

Fax: +386 1 478 98 45

[email protected]

www.dz-rs.si


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American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium

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American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria

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American Chamber of Commerce in Croatia

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American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine

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American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan

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CORPORATE

A.T. Kearney d.o.o. Branko Žibret, Partner

Dunajska cesta 151 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.atkearney.si

ABBOTT LABORATORIES d.o.o. Maja Vauda, Country Manager

Dolenjska cesta 242 c • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.abbott.com

ABF d.o.o. Ana Benčič, Director

Prešernova 55 • 6310 Izola • Slovenija

www.abf-si.eu

ADECCO H.R. d.o.o. Miro Smrekar, Director

Ameriška ulica 8 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.adecco.si

AIRPASS d.o.o., American Express Business Travel Miloš Vujadinovič, Director

Vošnjakova 16 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.airpass.eu

ALD AUTOMOTIVE, d.o.o. Klaudija Časar, Branch Office Manager for Slovenia, Regional Sales

Director for Adriatic (Croatia, Serbia & Slovenia)

Ajdovščina 4 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.aldautomotive.si

ALTA Skladi, družba za upravljanje, d.d. Tomaž Dvořak, Executive Director

Železna cesta 18 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.alta.si

AMGEN zdravila d.o.o. Sanja Cerovac Vodičar, Country SR Manager

Šmartinska cesta 140 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

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Abbott's news releases and other information are available on the company's website at www.abbott-laboratories.si

The mission of Abbott is summarized in the statement “A promise for life„ which challenges the company to continually improve and inspires its employees to always aim higher.


AMWAY SLOVENIJA L.L.C. Podružnica Ljubljana Hedi Kovacs - Resnik, Director


www.amway.si

AVIAT storitveno podjetje d.o.o. Jasna Mihelj Coustaury, Advisor to Director

Motnica 9 • 1236 Trzin • Slovenija

www.aviatnetworks.com

AVTOTEHNA d.d. Peter Štrbenk, Chief Executive Officer

Litijska cesta 259 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.avtotehna.si

BANKA CELJE d.d. Dušan Drofenik, President & CEO

Vodnikova 2 • 3000 Celje • Slovenija

www.banka-celje.si

BID d.o.o. Dada Jerovšek, Marketing Manager

Tacenska cesta 95 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.kaval-group.si

BIOGEN Idec d.o.o. Nataša Jenčič, Country Manager

Bravničarjeva 13 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.biogenidec.si

BISNODE d.o.o. Maria Anselmi, General Manager

Likozarjeva ulica 3 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.bisnode.si

BMW VERTRIEBS GMBH, podružnica Ljubljana Lothar Schupet, General Manager

Ameriška 8 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.bmw.si • www.mini.si

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BORZEN d.o.o. Karol Peter Peršolja, Director

Dunajska 156 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.borzen.si

BROWN-FORMAN WORLDWIDE, podružnica Ljubljana Aleš Logar, Area Manager West Balkan

Cesta v Mestni log 88A • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.brown-forman.com

BTC, d.d. Jože Mermal, President of the Management Board and CEO


www.btc.si • www.btc-city.com

CELGENE INTERNATIONAL, podružnica Ljubljana Julijan Naskov, Country General Manager

Kržičeva ulica 7 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.celgene.com

CISCO SYSTEMS, podružnica Ljubljana Anton Petrič, Director

Bravničarjeva ulica 13 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.cisco.si

COCA - COLA HBC SLOVENIJA d.o.o. Uroš Kanduč, General Manager


www.coca-colahellenic.si.

COLGATE - PALMOLIVE ADRIA d.o.o. Lefteris Vitalis, General Manager

Verovškova ulica 55 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.colgate.com

ComTrade d.o.o. Matej Šošterič, Business Director for Slovenia

Letališka cesta 29b • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.comtrade.si

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Časnik Finance, d.o.o. Peter Frankl, CEO and Editor-in-Chief

Dalmatinova ulica 2 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.finance.si

DANFOSS TRATA d.o.o. Aleksander Zalaznik, General Manager

Ulica Jožeta Jame 16 • 1210 Ljubljana • Slovenija

trata.danfoss.com

DELO d.d. Marjeta Zevnik, President of the Management Board


www.delo.si

DELOITTE d.o.o. Yuri Sidorovich, President of the Management Board


www.deloitte.si

DINERS CLUB SLO d.o.o. Ljubljana Saša Pušnik, Director • Anton Horvatič, Director


www.dinersclub.si

Dnevnik, družba medijskih vsebin, d.d. Bojan Petan, CEO

Kopitarjeva 2 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.dnevnik.si

DROGA KOLINSKA, d.d. Enzo Smrekar, Senior Executive Director and Member of the Board

Kolinska ulica 1 • 1544 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.drogakolinska.si

Elektronček d.d. Joc Pečečnik, Chairman of the Board

Gorenjska cesta 23 • 1234 Mengeš • Slovenija

www.elektroncek.eu

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ELI LILLY farmacevtska družba, d.o.o. Miha Kline, General Manager

Brnčičeva ulica 41g • 1231 Ljubljana - Črnuče • Slovenija

www.lilly.com

ELMONT d.o.o. Krško Ivan Čolak, Director

Cesta Krških žrtev 135e • 8270 Krško • Slovenija

www.elmont-kk.si

EMC Computer Systems Austria GmbH, Podružnica Ljubljana Jasminka Stritar, Regional Manager South East Europe


www.emc.com

ERNST & YOUNG d.o.o. Janez Uranič, Director • Andreas Papadopoulos, Director


www.ey.com/si

EUROPLAKAT d.o.o. Marko Kolbl, Director

Koprska ulica 98 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.europlakat.si

FMC d.o.o. Martin Fatur, Director

Letališka 32 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.fmc.si

FMG kadrovska agencija d.o.o. Branko Hribar, Owner

Koroška cesta 53C • 4000 Kranj • Slovenija

www.fmg.si

G4S d.o.o. Mladen Klavora, Managing Director

Stegne 21 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.g4s.si


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GBD d.d. Ani Klemenčič, President of the Management Board

Koroška cesta 19 • 4000 Kranj • Slovenija

www.gbd.si

GENERALI ZAVAROVALNICA d.d. Gregor Pilgram, President of the Managing Board

Kržičeva 3 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.generali.si

GlaxoSmithKline d.o.o. Victor Hoff, General Director

Cvetkova ulica 29 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.gsk.si

Goodyear Dunlop Sava Tires d.o.o. Thierry Villard, Managing Director

Škofjeloška 6 • 4000 Kranj • Slovenija

www.sava-tires.si

Gorenje projekt d.o.o. Uroš Razdevšek, General Manager

Prešernova 8 • 3320 Velenje • Slovenija

www.gorenje-projekt.com

GRAYLING d.o.o. Nataša Trslić Štambak, Regional Manager SEE

Mala ulica 8 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.grayling.com

HEWLETT - PACKARD d.o.o. Iztok Klančnik, Managing Director

Tivolska cesta 48 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.hp.com/si

HIDRIA d.d. Edvard Svetlik, Chairman of the Board of Directors

Nazorjeva 6 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.hidria.com


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HIT, d.d. Drago Podobnik, President of the Managing Board

Delpinova 7 A • 5000 Nova Gorica • Slovenija

www.hit.si

HOTEL LEV, d.d. Bogdan Lipovšek, General Manager

Vošnjakova ulica 1 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.hotel-lev.si

HOTEL MANAGEMENT d.o.o. Jernej Osterman, Director of Sales


www.austria-trend.at/hotel-ljubljana

HOTEL SLON, d.d. Gregor Jamnik, Director

Slovenska cesta 34 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.hotelslon.com

IBM SLOVENIJA d.o.o. Roman Koritnik, General Manager


www.ibm.com/si

Interexport Mednarodna trgovina d.o.o. Aleš Jenčič, Managing Director

Potok pri Komendi 12 • 1218 Komenda • Slovenija

www.interexport.si

INTESA SANPAOLO CARD d.o.o. Zdenek Houser, General Director

Slovenčeva ulica 24 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.americanexpress.si • www.intesasanpaolocard.com

Istrabenz Hoteli Portorož d.o.o. Thies Christian Bruhn, General Manager

Obala 45 • 6320 Portorož • Slovenija

www.kempinski.com/portoroz

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JELOVICA, d.d. Gregor Benčina, President of the Management Board

Kidričeva cesta 58 • 4220 Škofja Loka • Slovenija

www.jelovica.si

JOHNSON & JOHNSON, d.o.o. Martina Žlender, General Manager


www.jnj.com

KLINIKA PACIENT d.o.o. Vito Vidmar, dr.med., Director

Savska cesta 3 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.pacient.si

Kliping d.o.o. Divna Brkić Hendrickx, Director

Trubarjeva 79 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.kliping.si

KOLEKTOR GROUP d.o.o. Stojan Petrič, President

Vojkova 10 • 5281 Idrija • Slovenija

www.kolektor.com

Kompas d.d. Simona Mele, President of the Management Board

Pražakova 4 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.kompas.si

KPMG poslovno svetovanje, d.o.o. Nevenka Kržan, Senior Partne

Železna cesta 8a • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.kpmg.si

Kraft Foods d.o.o., Ljubljana Peter Jagodič, Procurist and Manager National Sales Slovenia

Planjava 2 • 1236 Trzin • Slovenija

www.kraftfoodsgroup.com

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Nuclear energy, by providing reliable and affordable electricity, helps keep business competitive and powers future worldwide job growth. Today, nuclear energy provides 15 percent of total global electricity generation and accounts for more than 45 percent of the carbon-free electricity in the world. Westinghouse, and its nearly 14,000 global employees, is dedicated to safe performance.

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Lek d.d. Vojmir Urlep, President of the Board of Management

Verovškova 57 • 1526 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.lek.si

Letrika d.d. Edvin Sever, President of the Management Board

Polje 15 • 5290 Šempeter pri Gorici • Slovenija

www.letrika.com

MANPOWER d.o.o. Judit Kiss, Managing Director

Vodovodna cesta 101 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.manpower.si

MARAND inženiring d.o.o. Andrej Marčič, CEO

Koprska ulica 100 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.marand.com

MARS OVERSEAS HOLDINGS d.o.o. Aleš Završnik, Market Director Slo, Cro & BiH

Letališka 29A • 1511 Ljubljana • Sovenija

www.mars.com

MAYER MCCANN d.o.o. Marko Majer, Founding Partner and CEO


www.mayermccann.com

McDONALD'S SLOVENIJA d.o.o. Tatjana Đukić, Director

Premrlova 12 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.mcdonalds.si

MEDEX d.o.o. Aleša Kandus Benčina, Director

Linhartova cesta 49A • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.medex.si

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MEDIS d.o.o. Tone Strnad, General Manager

Brnčičeva ulica 1 • 1231 Ljubljana - Črnuče • Slovenija

www.medis.si

Meditrade d.o.o. Andrej Močan, Managing Director

Središka ulica 21 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.meditrade.si

MERCATOR, d.d. Toni Balažič, President & CEO


www.mercator.si

Merck Sharp & Dohme, inovativna zdravila d.o.o. Mark Ypinga, Managing Director


www.msd.si

MHS Healthcare Services GmbH Wesley P. Berkovsky II, Vice President, European Development

Kärntner Ring 5-7 • 1010 Wien • Austria

www.centene.com

MIC MENGEŠ d.o.o. Nikola Krstič, Director

Levčeva 16 • 1234 Mengeš • Slovenija

www.micmenges.com

MICROSOFT d.o.o., Ljubljana Biljana Weber, General Manager

Šmartinska 140 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.microsoft.com/slovenija

Monsadria d.o.o.HOTEL MONS, Hotel in kongresni center Ljubljana Aleksander Valentin, Director

Pot za Brdom 4 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.hotel.mons.si

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MOS SERVIS d.o.o. Peter Volovšek, Director

Kidričeva ulica 30 • 3250 Rogaška Slatina • Slovenija

www.mos.si

MZK ELEKTRO d.o.o. Marjan Žargi, Director

Dornavska cesta 18 • 2250 Ptuj • Slovenija

www.mzkelektro.si

NAMA d.d. Ljubljana Mira Koporčić Veljić, Director

Tomšičeva 1 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.nama.si

Naton kadrovsko svetovanje d.o.o. Malis Alja, Director • Režun Tali, Director

Cesta 24. junija 25 • 1000 Ljubljana - Črnuče • Slovenija

www.naton.si

NIL d.o.o. Klemen Štular, CEO

Tivolska 48 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.nil.si

NLB LEASING d.o.o. Ljubljana Andrej Pucer, President of the Board

Šlandrova ulica 2 • 1231 Ljubljana - Črnuče • Slovenija

www.nlbleasing.si

NOVA LJUBLJANSKA BANKA d.d. Janko Medja, President of the Management Board & CEO

Trg republike 2 • 1520 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.nlb.si

NUKLEARNA ELEKTRARNA Krško, d.o.o. Stanislav Rožman, President of the Management Board

Vrbina 12 • 8270 Krško • Slovenija

www.nek.si

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ORACLE SOFTWARE d.o.o. Rajko Novak, Managing Director


www.oracle.com/si

PETROL d.d., Ljubljana Tomaž Berločnik, Chairman of the Board of Petrol


www.petrol.si

PFIZER, podružnica Ljubljana Barbara Kosler, General Manager

Letališka cesta 3c • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.pfizer.com

PHILIP MORRIS LJUBLJANA d.o.o. Boris Manchev, General Manager Slovenia

Letališka cesta 35 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.pmi.com

Pokojninska družba A, d.d. mag. Peter Filipič, President of the Management Board


www.pokojninskad-a.si

PricewaterhouseCoopers d.o.o. François Mattelaer, Member of the Managing Board

Cesta v Kleče 15 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.pwc.com/si

PRISTOP SKUPINA d.o.o. Primož Pusar, Director

Trubarjeva cesta 79 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.pristop.si

PRODUKCIJA PLUS Pavel Vrabec, General Director

Kranjčeva 26 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.24ur.com

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Oplemenitite vašo ponudbo z “Inovativnim podatkovnim centrom”HP ProLiant Gen8 strežniki. Tako inteligentni, da bodo spremenili vaša pričakovanja do podatkovnih centrov.Nova generacija HP ProLiant strežnikov s HP ProActive Insight arhitekturo prinaša preko 150 inovacij*, ki bodo na novo definirale želje po zahtevanem nivoju servisnih storitev in povečale učinkovitost vaših podatkovnih centrov. S kar 6X povečano učinkovitostjo*, 3X izboljšano produktivnostjo administratorjev* in povečano razpoložljivostjo*, lahko IT inovacijo spremenite v poslovno rast.

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PROMPT d.o.o. Peter Praprotnik, CEO

Poslovna cona A 16 • 4208 Šenčur • Slovenija

www.prompt.com

Publicis Groupe Slovenija, MMS Marketinške komunikacije, d.o.o. Saša Leben, General Director


www.publicisgroupe-slovenia.si

RIKO d.o.o. Janez Škrabec, General Manager

Bizjanova 2 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.riko.si

ROCHE farmacevtska družba d.o.o. Irma Veberič, General Manager

Vodovodna cesta 109 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.roche.si

RRC Računalniške storitve, d.d. Mateja Sajovic, M.Sc., General Manager

Jadranska 21 • 1001 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.rrc.si

S&T SLOVENIJA d.d. Robert Trnovec, CEO

Leskoškova cesta 6 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.snt.si

Salviol Svetovanje, d.o.o. Aleksandar Vidović, Director

Puchova ulica 5 • 1235 Radomlje • Slovenija

www.salviol.com

SAP Systems, Applications and Products for Data Processing Ltd Simon Kaluža, Director South East Europe


www.sap.si

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Dr. Paul Janssen

Janssen, farmacevtski del Johnson & Johnson d.o.o., Šmartinska 53, 1000 Ljubljana, tel: 01 401 18 00

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Sava Turizem d.d. Andrej Prebil, President of the Management Board

Cankarjeva 6 • 4260 Bled • Slovenija

www.sava.si

SGS SLOVENIJA d.o.o. Roberto Ceroici, Managing Director

Vojkovo nabrežje 32 • 6000 Koper • Slovenija

www.sgs.com

SI.MOBIL d.d. Dejan Turk, CEO

Šmartinska 134b • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.simobil.si

Smart Inženiringi d.o.o. Igor Košir, CEO

Brnčičeva 45 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.smart-ing.si

Societe Air France, Tremblay en France, podružnica Lj. Ildikó Kiss, Country manager

Igriška 5 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.airfrance.si

SRC d.o.o. Miha Žerko, President of the Management Board

Tržaška cesta 116 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.src.si

STEKLARNA ROGAŠKA d.d. Davor Šenija, President of Management Board

Ulica tacev 1 • 3250 Rogaška Slatina • Slovenija

www.steklarna-rogaska.si

Studio Moderna d.o.o. Duško Kos, Director

Podvine 36 • 1410 Zagorje ob Savi • Slovenija

www.studio-moderna.com

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SUMMIT AVTO d.o.o. Martin Logar, General Manager

Flajšmanova ulica 3 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.summitavto.si

SUMMIT LEASING SLOVENIJA d.o.o. Mitja Otorepec, Director

Flajšmanova 3 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.summit-leasing.si

Špica International d.o.o. Tone Stanovnik, Director

Pot k sejmišču 33 • 1231 Ljubljana – Črnuče • Slovenija

www.spica.si

TBS TEAM 24 d.o.o. Edvard Hojnik, General Manager

Ljubljanska ulica 42 • 2000 Maribor • Slovenija

www.tbs-team24.com

TEHNOCOM d.o.o. Rudolf Jazbec, Director

Zagrebška cesta 60 • 2000 Maribor • Slovenija

www.tehnocom.si

TELEKOM SLOVENIJE, d.d. Rudolf Skobe, President of the Management Board

Cigaletova ulica 15 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.telekom.si

TELEMACH širokopasovne kom. d.o.o. Marko Šter, Managing Director

Cesta Ljubljanske brigade 21 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.telemach.si

TERMOELEKTRARNA TOPLARNA Ljubljana, d.o.o. Samo Lozej, Director

Toplarniška ulica 19 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.te-tol.si

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Za pripravo hamburgerjev uporabljamo samo 100 % govedino, brez dodatkov, meso pa vsebuje največ 20 % maščobe. Tako se oceni kakovost mesa v hamburgerju, ki zadostuje vsem standardom po HACCP-u. Med drugim vsaki dve uri spečejo nekaj hamburgerjev na enakem grilu, kot jih uporabljajo v McDonald’sovih restavracijah. Tako se oceni kakovost mesa v hamburgerju, ki zadostuje tudi najstrožjim kriterijem.

Več na www.mcdonalds.si

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TMF d.o.o. Nives Zupan, Managing Director

Cesta v Mestni log 88a • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.tmf-group.com

Trimo d.d. Tatjana Fink, General Manager

Prijateljeva cesta 12 • 8210 Trebnje • Slovenija

www.trimo.si

UniCredit Banka Slovenije d.d. Stefan Vavti, President of the Management Board


www.unicreditbank.si

VEYANCE TECHNOLOGIES EUROPE d.o.o. David Da Silva, VP & Managing Director Euroasia Region

Škofjeloška 6 • 4000 Kranj • Slovenija

www.goodyearep.eu

VILBOSS d.o.o. Primož Eržen, Director

Gorenjska cesta 54 • 1215 Medvode • Slovenija

www.vilboss.si

VOLENIK d.o.o. Andrea Volenik, Director

Celovška cesta 170 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.mcdonalds.si

Vzajemna zdravstvena zavarovalnica d.v.z. Marija Milojka Kolar Celarc, President of the Management Board

Vošnjakova 2 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.vzajemna.si

Westinghouse Javier Gonzalez, MD&VP EMEA S Europe

Padilla, 17-3rd Floor • 28006 Madrid • Spain

www.westinghousenuclear.com

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Wolf Theiss Attorneys-at-Law - Slovenian Branch Dr. Markus Bruckmüller, Managing Partner

Bleiweisova 30 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.wolftheiss.com

ZALOŽBA ROKUS KLETT d.o.o. Maruša Kmet, Director

Stegne 9b • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.knjigarna.com

ZAVAROVALNICA MARIBOR d.d. Drago Cotar, President of the Management Board

Cankarjeva ulica 3 • 2507 Maribor • Slovenija

www.ZavarovalnicaMaribor.si

Zavarovalnica Triglav, d.d. Matjaž Rakovec, President of the Management Board

Miklošičeva cesta 19 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.triglav.eu

ZZI d.o.o. Igor Zorko, Director

Pot k sejmišču 33 • 1231 Ljubljana - Črnuče • Slovenija

www.zzi.si

ŽITO d.d. Janez Bojc, President of the Management Board


www.zito.si

Žurnal media d.o.o. Georg Doppelhofer, Director • Uroš Cuder, Procurist and Sales

Director

Bravničarjeva ulica 13 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.zurnal24.si

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A TAKS, mednarodne rešitve d.o.o. mag. Barbara Guzina, Partner

Tržaška cesta 118 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.ataks.si

AEROSOL d.o.o. Dr Griša Močnik, Director

Kamniška ulica 41 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.aerosol.si

AGILCON d.o.o. Marko Perme, Director

Šlandrova ulica 4b • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.agilcon.si

AMIDAS d.o.o. Dejan Šušnik, Director

Ukmarjeva ulica 2 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.amidas.si

AMIX d.o.o. Petra Mohar, Director

Litostrojska cesta 44c • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.svetdaril.si

AMROP ADRIA d.o.o. Marko Mlakar, Director

Zaloška 69, Dvorec Sela • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.amrop.si

AMZS RENT d.o.o., HERTZ franchisee Slovenia Marjan Cukrov, Director

Dunajska cesta 128A • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.hertz.si

Antiq Palace Hotel & Spa Katie Smirnina, Executive Director

Gosposka ulica 10 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.antiqpalace.com

Avbreht, Zajc in partnerji odvetniška družba o.p., d.o.o. Aleš Avbreht, Director

Šestova ulica 2 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.azodvetniki.com

AXIOMA PLUS d.o.o. Michael S. Tomasik, Director

Potrčeva ulica 6 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.axioma-plus.com

BI NOVA d.o.o. mag. Peter Breznikar, Director

Pot k studencu 8 • 1211 Ljubljana - Šmartno • Slovenija

www.binova.si

BRON družba za informacijsko tehnologijo d.o.o. Matej Kranjc, Director


www.bron.si

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Best Western Premier Hotel SLON LjubljanaSlovenska cesta 34, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Business Meetings & EventsT: +386 (0)1 470 11 55, E: [email protected]

www.hotelslon.com

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CARDIAL d.o.o. Risto Angelski, Director

Zaloška cesta 69 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.cardial.net

CENTRALOG d.o.o. Koper Rok Štrukelj, Managing Director

Ferrarska 30 • 6000 Koper • Slovenija

www.centralog.com

CITY EXPRESS d.o.o. Janez Vengušt, CEO

Gregorčičeva ulica 23 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.cityexpress.si

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz, d.o.o. Aleš Lunder, Managing Partner

Bleiweisova 30 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.cms-rrh.com

COMPETO d.o.o. Matic Vošnjak, Director

Dolenjska cesta 318 • 1291 Škofljica • Slovenija

www.competo.si

Consensus d.o.o. Communications for responsible society Darinka Pek Drapal, Director

Beethovnova 9 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.consensus.si

CONSULTANTS international LTD. Jeroen Kok, Director


www.consultants-int.com

CONVIVO HR d.o.o. Slava Horvat, Damjan Kukovec, Managing Partners

Beethovnova 6 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.convivohr.com

DOMUS d.o.o. Brane Krajnik, Director


www.sloveniatimes.com

eFunds International Limited, podružnica Ljubljana Samo Šavs, Director

Slovenska cesta 56 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

Eion Razvojni center d.o.o. Kalai Kalaichelvan, PhD, CEO


www.eionwireless.com

ELESPROM d.o.o. Mladen Gorišek, General Manager

Falska cesta 90 • 2342 Ruše • Slovenija

www.elesprom.si

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EM.TRONIC d.o.o. Rudolf Pečovnik, Director

Počehova 12 • 2000 Maribor • Slovenija

www.em-tronic.si

FRS NAHTIGAL d.o.o. Majda Nahtigal, Director

Pot za Bistrico 23 • 1230 Domžale • Slovenija

www.majdanahtigal.com

GEA COLLEGE d.d. Draško Veselinovič, CEO


www.gea-college.si

Giacomelli media Ltd. Jurij Giacomelli, Managing Director,

Kersnikova ulica 12 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.giacomellimedia.com

GreCom poslovne komunikacije d.o.o. Gregor Knafelc, Director

Verovškova 55 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.grecom.si

Hiša idej d.o.o. Andreja Iljaš, Director

Prežihova ulica 21 • 2000 Maribor • Slovenija

www.hisa-idej.si

HRM d.o.o. Maja Fesel Kamenik, Director


Kapital projekti d.o.o. Srečko Pirtovšek, Editor-in-Chief

Titova cesta 8 • 2000 Maribor • Slovenija

www.revijakapital.com

KF FINANCE d.o.o. Matjaž Filipič, Partner

Hacquetova 1A • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.kf-finance.si

MARSH EUROPE S.A. Mihael Horvat, Director


www.marsh.si

MDS IT d.d. Matjaž Bavdek, Director

Leskoškova cesta 9e • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.mds-it.si

MEDIASPEED Borut Cvetko, director

Mladinska ulica 16 • 9250 Gornja Radgona • Slovenija

www.mediaspeed.net

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Avčinova 13 • Ljubljana

01 300 53 55

www.dts.si


MOJE DELO d.o.o. Tomaž Dimnik, Director


www.mojedelo.com

NP CONSULTING d.o.o. Nevenka Črešnar Pergar, Director • Janez Pergar, Procurist

Nazorjeva ulica 6 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.np-consulting.si

OBLIKOVALSKI CENTER d.o.o. Eduard Čehovin, Director

Knezova ulica 30 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.cehovin.com

ODI Law firm Ilic Uroš Ilić, M.Sc., Managing Partner

Dalmatinova 11 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.odi.si

Odvetniška pisarna DROŽINA Tomaž Drožina, Director

Obala 114 • 6320 Portorož • Slovenija

www.drozina-op.eu

Odvetniška pisarna MIHEVC in odv. d.o.o. Damjan Mihevc, Managing Partner

Komenskega ulica 14 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.odv-mihevc.si

Odvetniška pisarna Miro Senica in odvetniki, d.o.o. Miro Senica, Founding and Managing Partner

Barjanska cesta 3 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.senica.si

Odvetniška pisarna Tomaž Čad Tomaž Čad, Director

Miklošičeva cesta 20 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.cad-op.si

OSIR d.o.o. Stane Moškon, Procurator

Tbilisijska ulica 59 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.osir.si

PAP TEHNOPROJEKT d.o.o. Marko Klarič, Director

Kolarjeva ulica 47 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.pap-group.eu

Pedersen in Partnerji, Executive Search Matej Mrak, Country Manager

Kadilnikova 1 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.pedersenandpartners.com

Petra Jereb – odvetnica Bor Rozman, Head of Law Office

Nazorjeva ulica 3 • 4000 Kranj • Slovenija

www.opj.si

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Poslovni center za opravljanje celovitih pisarniških rešitev d.o.o. Alja Ulaga, General Manager

Trg republike 3 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.regus.com

PRAJS d.o.o. Andraž Prajs, Director

Avčinova ulica 13 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.dts.si

PRO FIT d.o.o. Uroš Zajec, General Manager

Kalingerjeva 7 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.profit.si

Profiles International Slovenia d.o.o. Zvezdana Lubej, Director

Tržaška cesta 53 • 2000 Maribor • Slovenija

www.profilesslovenia.com

REPUBLIS d.o.o. Jaka Repanšek, Partner

Ulica OF 13 • 1236 Trzin • Slovenija

www.republis.eu

ROBOTINA d.o.o. Tomaž Bučar, Director

OIC - Hrpelje 38 • 6240 Kozina • Slovenija

www.robotina.si

Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & partnerji o.p., d.o.o. Aleš Rojs, Managing Partner


www.rppp.si

RSG Capital d.o.o. Jure Mikuž, Managing Director & Partner

Tehnološki park 21 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.rsg-capital.si

S-Invest d.o.o. Jacqueline Stuart, Director


www.sloveniainvest.eu

SCHÖNHERR Attorneys at law - subsidiary Slovenia Dr. Christoph Lindinger, Director

Tomšičeva 3 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.schoenherr.si

SETCCE Aleksej Jerman Blažič, CEO


www.setcce.si

Stirya Inc. Peter Mulec, Director

USA: 196 Ashland Place • Brooklyn • NY11217

EU: Trubarjeva 22 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.stirya.com

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STJ družba za organizacijo prireditev, d.o.o. Slobodan Sibinčič, Director

Rožna dolina cesta x/17B • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

Stoja Trade d.o.o. Zoran Đukić, Director

Dolenjska cesta 242c • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.rent-a-realestate.com • www.diplomatic-corporate-services.si

Strim plus d.o.o. David Pavlič, Director

Cesta 24. junija 23 • 1231 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.strim.si

TEHNA d.o.o. Žiga Petrič, Director


www.tehna.si

TEHNIS d.o.o. Janko Zrim, Director

Linhartova cesta 3/a • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

TIKO PRO d.o.o. Kristina Kočet, Director

Sokolska ulica 46 • 2000 Maribor • Slovenija

www.tiko-pro.si

TK projekt d.o.o. Jaka Mulh, Director

Celovška cesta 172 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.tkprojekt.si

Ulčar & partnerji d.o.o. Matjaž Ulčar, Managing Partner

Šlandrova ulica 4 • 1231 Ljubljana - Črnuče • Slovenija

www.ulcar-op.si

UPS ADRIA (S) EKSPRES d.o.o. Goran Travner, Country Manager

Zgornji Brnik 130 • 4210 Brnik Aerodrom • Slovenija

www.ups.com

VENDING MARKETING d.o.o. Iztok Vodičar, Executive Manager

Maroltova 6 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.vendingmarketing.si

VIVO d.o.o. mag. Jerneja Kamnikar, Director

Pot na Fužine 2 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.vivo.si

YELLY d.o.o. Matjaž Jelenec, Director

Ulica bratov Učakar 68 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.yelly.si

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NON PROFIT

ARTKONTAKT Barbara Jakše Jeršič, Director

Viška cesta 25 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.artkontakt.si

CEED Slovenija Barbara Bregar-Mrzlikar, Director


www.ceed-slovenia.org

Center odličnosti PoliMaT mag. Mateja Dermastia, Director


www.polimat.si

Faculty of Economics Ljubljana Dušan Mramor, Dean

Kardeljeva ploščad 17 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.ef.uni-lj.si

GIZ Podjetnost Marta Turk, President Founder

Žibertova ulica 1 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.podjetnost.org

IEDC - Bled School of Management Danica Purg, President

Prešernova cesta 33 • 4260 Bled • Slovenia

www.iedc.si

JAPTI Igor Plestenjak, Director

Verovškova ulica 60 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.japti.si

QUALITY SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL Michael Tewalthomas, Director of Operations

Langusova 16 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.qsi.org

ZAVOD YPSILON Žiga Vavpotič, Program Manager

Mirje 15 • 1000 Ljubljana • Slovenija

www.ypsilon.si

ZDRUŽENJE NETUSS Edo Marijan Koren, CEO

Gregorčičeva 6 • 5222 Kobarid • Slovenija

www.mines-ib.com


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