Companies, institutions and startups from Serbia, which are participating in the thematic week “Space” of the World Exhibition in Dubai, had about a hundred B2B meetings with businessmen and scientists from Asia, Europe, America and Africa at the central business event in the Business Hub of Serbia.
– All contacts made during the stay at the World Exhibition on the thematic week Space are a good basis for building further business communication, and everything is in the hands of businessmen and their persistence and readiness – says Ana Raicevic, Secretary of the Association for Metal Industry at PKS.
The companies had a very dynamic program, they participated in the “Space Business Forum” where they got acquainted with the development of space technologies, space exploration and the use of resources.
At the American pavilion, they talked with representatives of Boeing, Jacobs, Lockheed Martin and Starlab Oasis about the possibilities of cooperation and joint affairs, and numerous bilateral meetings were held with representatives of the UAE, Slovakia, Mexico, Lithuania, Syria, Argentina and other countries – Raicevic reminds.
– The doors of the Aerospace hub in the Free Zone of Dubai are open to companies, where world giants such as Lufthansa, Generaleletric, Airbus and Amazon already operate, and our companies have benefits when registering, renting space and business networking – the PKS representative added.
Entrepreneurs saw the appearance at Expo 2020 Dubai as an opportunity to expand to other markets, from Hong Kong to New York, but also to position Serbia in the space industry and connect with space agencies in Europe, Asia and America.
– At Expo 2020 Dubai, we met several new potential partners to whom we offered our products. After Dubai, we expect the start of negotiations for concrete jobs. You need to be patient and persistent because such jobs require time from presentation to realization – Jelena Ekmedzic from the company Konelek points out.
The World’s Fair in Dubai enabled us to make contacts with representatives of companies from the aviation industry that we could not easily achieve on our own. Thanks to PKS and the office in Dubai, significant contacts have been made, this is a great initiative and we will always be happy to respond, adds Ekmedzic.
Veselin Bankovic, owner of SpecTec Middle East, which has been operating in the UAE for two decades and deals with software solutions for the oil and gas shipping industry, says that Serbian companies are very competitive and can position themselves well in the Middle East markets in all business segments. IT to the food industry thanks to the quality of products, but also the inventiveness, innovation and creativity of our people. According to him, the opening of the Business Hub Serbia is a great support to our businessmen to cope better in this market, to be well informed about all business conditions, to present and promote.
The businessmen also presented their achievements in the field of aviation and space technologies in the Business Hub, eKapija reports.
