Yesterday the PanSlovenian Shareholders' Association (VZMD) President, Mr. Kristjan Verbič, arrived in the Chilean capital of Santiago to take part in the Economic delegation lead by the Director-General of the Directorate-General for Environment, Mr. Daniel Calleja. Mr. Verbič set off for Chile immediately after the end of the conference program and the annual General meeting of the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users (Better Finance) in Stockholm, where, among 14 candidates, he was elected to the Executive Board of this influential European federation which consists of more than 50 national associations of investors and shareholders.
In addition to elections, this meeting was primarily marked by the 50th anniversary of the Swedish Shareholders' Association (Aktiespararna). The special ceremony has been attended by more than 500 prominent guests among others highest representatives of Better Finance and World Federation of Investors (WFI). The attendees watched a special tailor-made documentary for this occasion, which reminded many attendees of the retrospective »10 years of VZMD« (VIDEO). As part of the conference, the attendees were acquainted with the developments in the case of "VolksWagen scandal".
Immediately after arrival in Santiago yesterday, the VZMD President attended the Launch of the EU-Chile Dialogue on Environment with the local Minister of Environment, Mr. Pablo Badenier Martinez (on the right foto), however the members had attended the reception at the local Ministry of Foreign Affairs beforehand. The event continued with the conference, where the attendees were addressed by the President of the association Eurochile, Mr. Vicente Caruz, as well as by the Director-General Mr. Calleja. In so doing and at the invitation by the influential Chilean businessmen, the President Mr. Vicente Caruzo and the Executive Director Mr. Jose Aravena, the VZMD President joined the working lunch of the EuroChile Business Foundation. Besides the conference and signed of a cooperation agreement on sustainable economy, the attendees were involved in discussions on many B2B issues which were followed by the gala evening reception.
The delegation's program today continued with the meeting with Production Development Corporation, receptionon at the Ministry of Energy and the reception by the Mayor of Santiago, Ms. Caroline Montserrat Tohá Morales (on the left foto by: Luis Hidalgo Parra) and meeting with the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Delegation will also meet with representatives of financial institutions such as Inter-American Development Bank, Development Bank of Latin Americ and Eurpoean Investment Bank. The program will end with the evening's award ceremony 2016 Eurochile Awards. In parallel with the events, the VZMD President also visited the OECD council and met again with the Secretary General of OECD, Mr. Angel Gurria.
By visiting Chile, the 4th this year's tour of the international business-investor programs of VZMD: Invest to Slovenia – investo.si and International Investors` Network – investo.international will be concluded.
After presentations in the past two years in Abu Dhabi, Astana, Almaty, Baku, Belgrade, Bled, Bratislava, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Buffalo, Bucharest, Cape Town, Celje, Chicago, Doha, Dubai, Vienna, Eindhoven, George Town, Grodno, Helsinki, Istanbul, Yaroslavl, Kiev, Copenhagen, Krakow, Ljubljana, Madrid, Milan, Minsk, Montevideo, Moscow, New Delhi, New York, Ouagadougou, Paris, Piran, Praia, Priština, Reykjavik, San Francisco, Skopje, Taipei, Tehran, Tel Aviv, Tirana, Tokyo, Toronto, Warsaw, Vitebsk, Washington, Wroclaw, Wiesbaden and Zagreb, VZMD's international programs continue to provide efficient presence and presentation for its partners on five continents this year as well.
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Other Related International Activities:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT from Wroclaw - 4 days of exceptional opportunities in »Slovenian Center«, juncture for business, investment and promotional interests
SLOVENIAN CENTER IN WROCLAW - large attendance and numerous opportunities for Slovenia's promotion, as well as promising business collaborations, also within the VZMD's business-investor programs and the premiere of its PRESENTATIONAL VIDEO
VIDEO INVITATION – Opportunity for company presentations - »SLOVENIAN BUSINESS CENTER« at the European handball championship
VIDEO REPORT from 10th Bled Strategic Forum - the largest foreign affairs event in Slovenia
VIDEO REPORT on the 6th this year's tour of the VZMD's international business-investor programs and its focal part - business angels delegation in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT from Istanbul - the European Business Angels Investment Forum 2014
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)
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)
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)
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)
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT from Slovenian - Azerbaijani Business Forum in Baku (Baku, January, 2013)
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)
www.vzmd.si – More on the VZMD – PanSlovenian Shareholders' Association
www.vzmd.tv and www.investo.tv – Over 300 videos from VZMD.TV and investo.tv
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www.invest-to.net – More on the network of 65 national organizations of shareholders and investors – investo.international
