The 2012 Brown Forum – Economic Opportunities at the Municipal Level
On April 2-3, municipal and local government and business leaders from the region and the U.S. gathered at the Brown Forum in Opatija, Croatia to discuss how local entities can promote economic growth, provide support to local businesses and market a municipality’s resources and benefits to potential investors.
Please explore this website for more information on the conference and related resources. Transcripts and video from the conference can be found under the Press tab.
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15.5.2012
Want to revisit the excellent discussions that took place in Opatija? Clips of speeches and panel discussions, as well as interviews with panelists and participants, are available on YouTube. Click on this news piece for direct links.
6.4.2012
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S Embassy in Zagreb invited university students from Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Montenegro to tackle the question: “What business would you open and why?“ in a unique competition named The Ron Brown Apprentice. Students from the region submitted over 50 business plans, and 13 of them were brought to Opatija to compete during The Brown Forum.
6.4.2012
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