Linear, circular. Young, old. Manual, digital. Slovene green, Dutch orange. The connection between all of these is the desire for more, to solve problems with modern solutions through cooperation, business and technology. Europe is implementing the European Green Deal, a major operation never seen before. An attitude change, one that should enable us to save the Earth while being economically successful. With each member state trying to find the best way to achieve these goals, the Netherlands is a clear front-runner again, with Slovenia planning to swiftly become one as well. We are happy to announce that SDBP succeeded in connecting the two again, now in the most effective way, by supporting them with a strong connecting and matching mechanism.

It is our pleasure to invite you to our large-scale event GREEN DEAL, ORANGE STYLE organised by SDBP in cooperation with the Netherlands embassy in Ljubljana and Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), happening on Wednesday, 30.3.2022, between 11:00 – 15:00 (CET) in the usual hybrid form on the SDBP platform.

Topics will include four distinct yet equally important sections around Smart Cities and Villages, namely:

1. Food and Biomass
2. Circular Construction Economy and Climate-smart building environment
3. Sustainable economy, Eco-Innovation, and new technologies
4. Next-generation Europe – Financing the Green Transition

Organized in partnership with the Dutch RVO and endorsed by both Embassies, the event shall feature prominent speakers from all mentioned sections including academia, industry, youth organizations, and policymakers, with the final aim being networking between stakeholders in the virtual environment. Including 12 specific virtual networking rooms divided by specific thematics, accessible even before the event starts, you will have the opportunity to connect and push our collective European values forward and create a better tomorrow.

Speakers:

• Mark Boris Andrijanič, Minister without portfolio responsible for digital transformation;
• Dr Slobodan Šešum, Director-General Directorate for Economic and Public Diplomacy;
• Andrej Čuš, State Secretary, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology;
• Ministry representatives from, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food and Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning (TBC);
• Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Slovenia, His excellency, Mr Johan O. Verboom;
• Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Her Excellency, Sanja Štiglic;
• Dr Jerneja Jug Jerše, Head of the European Commission Representation in Slovenia;
• Igor Hočevar, SDBP President.

Find more about this fully interactive networking event’s agenda here.

A hybrid event will be held in Ljubljana, Tehnološki park 19 and online. The registrations are available here.