Events

With the support of the Science and Technology Park Niš and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, the Development Agency of Serbia and the Development Agency of the Republic of Srpska are organizing the 8th International Cooperation Forum, which will be held on November 2 and 3, 2023, in the Science and Technology Park Niš.
The forum will gather businesspeople from the countries of the region, representatives of state institutions, chambers of commerce, development agencies, science and technology parks, as well as other organizations that provide support to the economy and local development in one place. The goal of this event is to exchange information and experience, promote support programs for entrepreneurship, as well as to establish new business contacts and future cooperation.

As part of the Forum, panels will be held on the topic of the role of mentoring in improving the performance of SMEs, how to ensure sustainable growth for SMEs, then a part where there will be talks about advanced technologies and where Southeast Europe is on that path, as well as about innovation as a driver of sustainable development.
As part of the Entreprise Europe Network’s activities, on the second day of the Forum, on November 3, international business meetings for companies and clusters are planned with the aim of networking and acquiring new business partners.

Participation in the Forum is free for all participants. You can apply for participation in the Forum and international business meetings until October 31, 2023 via this link.
Last year, the Forum was held in Trebinje on November 3 and 4 and gathered more than 250 representatives of business entities, clusters, local and regional development agencies, local communities, chambers of commerce, and other institutions dealing with development from the Republic of Srpska, Serbia, Slovenia , Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, France, Finland, Spain, USA, Belarus, Hungary, and other countries. Within the forum, under the auspices of the Entreprise Europe Network, more than 600 b2b business meetings were held, as well as a large number of accompanying events.

You can see the event agenda HERE.