image022After the active participation at the business conference in the framework of theSlovene business delegation, and after participation at numerous events, meetings and Gourmet Food & Wine ExpoVZMD President Kristjan Verbič, M.Sc., concluded his visit to Canadian Toronto and continued business and private networking in the nearby Buffalo (the USA), from where he yesterday departed for Bucharest, where he is to attend the Economic Forum, alongside the meeting of Middle & Eastern European Prime Ministers and the Chinese Prime Minister.President Verbič was travelling to Bucharest via Istanbul, where he was supposed to attend gala opening of the Turkish-Slovenian Business Club, but the opening has unfortunately been postponed.  


image024Before his departure from Canada VZMD President attended the central event ofBled Mutual Benefit Society, the association of the Slovenians living in Canada with 80 years of tradition, where he addressed more than 200 assembled members of the Slovenian community in Toronto, and exchanged his views with many partners in dialogue. At the initiative of the President of the All-Slovenian Cultural Committee in Toronto Mr. Marjan Kolarič, VZMD President also attended a traditional Victoria Fund charity auction, which is a part of the previously mentioned Cultural Committee (in the photos: the assembled participants in the Great Hall of the Slovene Cultural Centre, next to Mr. Verbič there is Mr. Marjan Kolarič and his predecessor of many years Mr. Stane Kranjc; PHOTO BY: Ciril Soršak).


image026 1During his visit to Canada Mr Verbič met numerous representatives and respected members of the Slovenian community, among others Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Slovenia in Canada Mr John Dom, Charge d'affaires ad interim at the Slovenian Embassy in Ottawa Ms Irena Grill, Executive Director of KREK Credit Union Ltd. Mr Joseph Cestnik, Top Grade Molds, Ltd. Executive Director Mr Joe Slobodnik, SKAL International ex-President Mr Frank Vismeg, the representative of Bank of Montreal Ms Sylvia Turk, Kearns Waste Sciences, Ltd. Representative Mr John Ivan Plut, Editor of the Canadian magazine »Glasilo« Ms Milena Soršak, J.M. Die Limited CEO Mr Joe Skof, the owner of a famous boat, anchored in Toronto, and former Jadran restaurant owner Mr John Letnik – Captain John (on the left of the photo), etc.

In the framework of endeavours of the international VZMD business-investment programmes Invest to Slovenia (investo.si) and International Investors` Network (invest-to.net) VZMD President departed from Toronto to the USA, to the nearby Buffalo, where he visited, among other things, the City Hall and the office of the Mayor Byron W. Brown, and this visit took place exactly on the 50th anniversary of the President John F. Kennedy's assassination, which they mark in Buffalo with special attention, since Kennedy visited this city exactly 51 years ago.


Mr Verbič, M.Sc., had numerous meetings in Buffalo and he also strengthened the contacts he established in July 1993 as the Head of the 1st Slovenian delegation at the Universiade. At the same time he also established many new contacts withimportant people, especially those who are important for the Slovenian wine growers and wine-cellars. Thus he has met, among others, a renowned and awarded wine connoisseur Paula Paradise (on the left of the photo) who was for many years working as a Director of Wine Education for Prime Wine Corp, one of the leading companies in the area of wine trade in the USA; Ms Paradise is planning to open her own wine house and a wine shop in spring 2014. Ms Paradise and Mr Verbič tried a sample of Pullus wine (it has been awarded many times, among others it has been awarded: Gold Decanter Award, London; Gold Wine Awards in China and Hong Kong, Mundus Vini Gold Medal, Germany), which is the Sort of 10 Barrels of Ptuj Wine Cellar, and Ms Paradise, one of the most eminent wine connoisseurs, has praised the wine's exceptional quality, and she also expressed an interest in including Slovenian wines in the wine offer of her own Wine House and Wine Shop.


image035Immediately after returning to Europe VZMD President departed for Bucharest – via Istanbul where he was supposed to attend the postponed opening of the Turkish-Slovenian Business Club yesterday – and today he is to attend the Economic Forum at the Romanian Parliament, alongside the meeting of the Middle & Eastern European Prime Ministers with the Chinese Prime Minister, and on this occasion Mr. Verbič is also going to meet Slovenian Prime Minister Ms Alenka Bratušek, MA. This is his second visit to Bucharest this year, after the World Bank's International Conference where VZMD President participated as the first speaker at the regular session of the meeting.  

Quite a few successful presentations have been carried out this year in Astana, Almaty, Baku, Brussels, Bucharest, Cape Town, Vienna, Kiev, Ljubljana, Madrid, Moscow, New Delhi, Tokyo, Toronto and Zagreb, andat least a few more visitshave been planned for this year which are supposed to take place in Minsk and Moscow, therefore  VZMD is pleased to invite all who would like to take part in the activities to contact VZMD investo.si programme coordinator by phone 031 770 771, programme coordinator by phone 031 770 771, or e-mail tratar@investo.si.


Other Related International Activities:

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT about the week of the MOSCOW-VIENNA-CAPETOWN conferences involving the following: active participation of the international business-investment VZMD programmes, signing a memorandum with the Russian Federation of Investors, and protection of rights of the Slovene and European shareholders at the Viennese conference »The Financial Repression of Savers and Investors« (Moscow, Vienna, Cape Town, October 2013)

MOSCOW – At the Slovenian Embassy about a joint investors’ conference in the fall – an arrangement between the Russian Federation of Investors, VZMD and the Slovenian Embassy (Moscow, June 2013)

KAZAKHSTAN – a successful visit of the Slovenian business delegation in Kazakhstan – strong interest displayed in the international investors’ programs of the PanSlovenian Shareholders’ Association (VZMD): investo.si and investo.international (Astana, Almaty, June 2013)

WORLD BANK – President of VZMD and EuroFinUse Board Member speaker of the first panel at the international conference about audit reform and the importance of audit committees (Bucharest, June 2013)

VIENNA – EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT from the European meeting of venture and start-up capital funds and the congress of business angels’ network EBAN 2013 – an active role of VZMD and its international investors’ programs investo.si and investo.international (Vienna, May 2013)

 

VIDEO REPORT – Variegated happening at the 19th financial fair KAPITAL 2013 at Cankar Hall, along two-day presentation of the international investors’ programs and the lecture of VZMD President (Ljubljana, April 2013)

VIDEO REPORT – exclusively from the European Parliament: the EuroFinUse international conference and the Election Assembly, the announcement of the new President and Board of directors of this influential European association, into which a representative of Slovenia is also re-elected (Brussels, March 2013)

BRUSSELS – Slovenia with VZMD once more elected to the top of the European Federation of Financial Services Users – intensive international activities today continue with a conference in the European Parliament (Brussels, March 2013)

TOKYO – conclusion of the visit of Slovene economic and political delegation with Slovenian-Japanese Business & Investment Forum and the reception at Japanese investors’ association – the active role of VZMD with its international investors’ programs investo.si and investo.international(Tokyo, March 2013)

INDIA – visit of Slovenian government and business delegation – on the basis of Memorandum between ICPE and VZMD international investors' programs investo.si and investo.international also present (New Delhi, February 2013)

Memorandum of cooperation signed between the International Center for Promotion of Enterprises (ICPE) and VZMD, with additional expansion of activities within the framework of international investment programs investo.si and investo.international (Ljubljana, January, 2013)

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT of “International Conference on Benefits and Challenges of Public Private Partnerships for improving Energy Efficiency” – key statements of prominent participants (Ljubljana, October, 2012)

VIDEO REPORT - Prominent Participants of Two Key International Conferences in Bled, India and Slovenia as Business Partners and CloudForum, Show Interest in the Investors’ Week in September in Slovenia (Bled, March 2012)

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT from Slovenian - Azerbaijani Business Forum in Baku (Baku, January, 2013)

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT from EuropeanIssuers International Conference on »The future of European Equity Markets« at the Milan Stock Exchange – programs investo.si in investo.international also at the upcoming International Investors´ Conference in Wiesbaden (Milano, November 2012)

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT - Investors' week and the view of business potentials and investment opportunities during the visit of distinguished international guests at the Slovenian coast (Postojna, Koper, Piran, September, 2012)

VIDEO REPORT "Ljubljana declaration" – historic decision on unification of 50 organizations of shareholders and investors under one association and VZMD award »Polet« for »Model corporate governance in multinational corporation« to Gorenje company (Ljubljana, September 21, 2012)

Gala reception and dinner before International Conference on financial education and investors` exposition »investo Expo« (Ljubljana, September 19, 2012)

VIDEO REPORT - International Conference at the Brussels Stock Exchange Stimulated Investors' Representatives and Institutions to Participate at the Investors' Week 2012 in September in Slovenia(Brussels, March 2012)

"Slovenian Day at the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE)" Exceptional Interest of Funds, Investors, and the Financial Media for Slovenian Companies and Its Investment Environment - The Introduction of investo.si - Invest to Slovenia's Newly Founded Affiliate, investo.me - Invest to Montenegro (Warsaw, October 2011)

SLOVENIA PRAISED IN PARIS – acclaimed presentation of reputable Slovenian companies at the largest European investment convention, Actionaria, and the General Assembly of the World Federation of Investors Corporation (WFIC) – VZMD.TV EXCLUSIVE BROADCAST (Paris, December 2010)


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