YOU ARE INVITED TO SLOVENIAN BUSINESS IN AUSTRALIA? MR GORAZD ŽMAVC Minister for Slovenians abroad 19TH JUNE, 2015 10:00am – 12:00pm The European Union Centre at RMIT is very pleased to invite you to a public event on Friday the 19th of June, with Mr Gorazd Žmavc, Minister for Slovenians abroad, titled ‘Slovenian Business in Australia?’. It will focus on opportunities for academic, business and cultural cooperation and highlight the existing relations between Australia and Slovenia, which are based on strong community ties and small but growing, trade relations. RMIT, CITY CAMPUS Council Chamber, Building 1, level 2R, 124 -126 La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC 3000 SPEAKERS RSVP Mr Gorazd Žmavc, Minister for Slovenians abroad, will speak about the Slovenian immigrant contribution in the area of academic and business cooperation with Australia. A light lunch will be served after the presentations - with the generous Dr Srechko Jernej “Stretch” Kontelj, OAM, former Mayor of Geelong will give us his views as a businessman and as an academic regarding cooperation between academia and business (Specsavers). [email protected] support from Tamara’s Trade. Mrs Aleksandra L. Ceferin (M.A.), President of The Institute for Slovenian Studies of Victoria Inc. will speak about ISSV initiatives, and website projects which are all bilateral endeavours (Australia - Slovenia). Dr Kaja Antlej, Slovenian Endeavour Fellow at Canberra University on her views as researcher having experience working in private companies before. Mr Robert Walters, Acting President of the Slovenian Australian Academic Association & Secretary of the Slovenian Australian Chamber of Commerce. The EU Centre at RMIT is co-funded through a grant from the European Union and RMIT University