The conference-exhibition titled “MSP Serbia 2030: MSP100 Expo” was held on June 1, 2022 in MIND Park in Kragujevac. The one-day conference was organized by CEVES and MIND Park within the “Sustainable Development for All” Platform implemented by GIZ with the support of the governments of Switzerland and Germany.
The project aims to point out the development potential of the domestic economy through carefully selected 100 leading small and medium companies in Serbia selected according to international standards.
Ms Kori Udovicki (head of the Center for Advanced Economic Studies CEVES) pointed out that an initiative, which will support further development of SMEs and direct their strength towards achieving goals for the whole society, was being launched through connecting, exchanging experiences and solving challenges. “Hidden Champions”, as Ms Udovički calls top MSP100 companies, have a special contribution in creating a new business strategy and allows the creation of MSP1000 until 2030.
A round table to a new development strategy
The conference included three roundtables and two panel discussions on strengthening technological capacity, increasing the availability of skilled labor and diversifying access to finance.
The company Neofyton as a regional leader in the distribution of machines and equipment for plastic processing was represented at the conference by the director and owner, Mr. Zoran Tadić, who had the opportunity to share his many years of experience in the field of industry, digitalization and technological innovation with other participants. One of the topics was raising capacity and quality standards in international markets, which is of particular importance for companies such as Neofyton, which operates in Europe (Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, N. Macedonia and Montenegro) and Africa (Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon). You can see the complete conclusions from the conference and the set initiatives on the organizers’ website: https://msp100.rs
Among the panelists and moderators were: President of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce Mr Marko Čadež, representatives of the Serbian Development Agency, EBRD, Irish IDA, representatives of German and Slovenian entrepreneurship, as well as famous actors and directors – Rade Šerbedžija and Dragan Bjelogrlić.
On this occasion, we thank the organizers for recognizing the importance of small and medium enterprises and providing opportunities for their contribution to have an even stronger impact on the business environment, and we especially thank Ms Kori Udovički, whose dedication and energy give special motivation to small and medium enterprises to continue with further improvement.
