OUR PARTNERS
GENERAL PARTNER
BADEL 1862
Badel 1862 is the largest and oldest producer of wines and spirits in Croatia.
With the quality of its products, the company continues the rich tradition and heritage of renowned companies such as Pokorny, Patria, Arko and Badel Vinoprodukt.
Badel 1862 is a synonym for spirit drinks in Croatia and the wider region, and it is also one of the leading Croatian wine producers, covering the overall abundance of the Croatian wine-growing area with its wine offer.
In addition to its own production, Badel 1862 is also the regional partner and distributor of global brands Bacardi, Martini, Borco, Marie Brizard, Nikka and Civa.
PARTNERS
COCA-COLA HBC CROATIA
Coca-Cola HBC Croatia is a growth-focused consumer packaged goods business and strategic bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company, present in Croatia since 1968.
The company is a member of Coca-Cola HBC Group, which includes 29 countries and serves 715 million consumers. Coca-Cola HBC Croatia portfolio is one of the strongest, broadest and most flexible in the beverage industry, offering consumer-leading brands in the sparkling, juice, water, sport, energy, plant-based, ready-to-drink tea, coffee, adult sparkling and premium spirits categories.
AMCHAM CROATIA
The American Chamber of Commerce in Croatia is the voice of American, Croatian and other international companies investing in Croatia.
Since 1998, AmCham Croatia represents business interests of U.S, international and companies in Croatian ownership. We are wide international platform which gathers companies regardless of their origin or size, committed to doing business in Croatia and contributing to Croatian competitiveness and high business standards.
AmCham represents 250 companies which employ more than 91.000 people in Croatia. AmCham Croatia has been founded as non-governmental and non-profit business organization and is fully funded by its membership.
NETWORKING PARTNERS
KRAŠ
Networking partner
A 110 years of focusing on manufacturing original, high-quality products and fulfilling the needs and wishes of consumers has secured Kraš Group the position of a leading confectionery manufacturer in south-eastern Europe.
Today Kraš Group has more than 2.300 employees in five factories. Apart from the three factories in Zagreb that include all confectionery categories: chocolate, biscuits and wafers as well as candies, Kraš has another two biscuit and wafer factories: Karolina in Osijek and Mira in Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Kraš is envisioned as a strong confectionery company that is always a step ahead with its extensive product range and able to both keep a competitive edge in the region and expand into new markets, thus achieving common goals of its employees, loyal and satisfied consumers, shareholders, and business partners as well as of a wider community.
Having the trust of our community for many years, we create memorable sweet moments of pleasure, relying on our tradition as well as on the quality and expertise of our employees.
NANOBIT
Networking partner
Nanobit is the leading Gaming studio based in Croatia, creating mobile free-to-play games. Founded in 2008 by two software engineers, Alan Sumina and Zoran Vučinić, it now has more than 150 employees. Its focus is on narrative and lifestyle games focused on the female demographic with it’s primary market being the USA. In 2020 Nanobit was acquired by Stillfront Group (based in Stockholm, Sweden) as one of the biggest acquisitions in Croatian IT.
PWC CROATIA
Networking partner
At PwC Croatia, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We’re a part of a community of more than 295.000 solvers who form a network of firms in 156 countries and are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory, and tax services. It’s a community of different people connecting in unexpected ways, working toward a future that is human-led and tech-powered, to solve the world’s most important problems. It’s all part of The New Equation where change brings the possibility of accomplishing great things.
PwC has been present in Croatia since 1997, when Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand first opened their offices in Zagreb. From the very beginning, the firm has been involved in projects which proved fundamental for the Croatian economy and the local business environment. Through our cooperation with government institutions and other professional associations, we’ve contributed to the development of national legislation in essential fields, supported the establishment of the most important professional institutions and associations, and provided consultancy and assistance to companies and other organisations, both governmental and international. Over the years, we have become a prominent professional services company on the Croatian market and grew into a strong brand.
Our client portfolio includes some of the largest local and multinational companies in Croatia and the close cooperation with state bodies allows us to keep pace with the ever-changing business environment in which companies operate in Croatia.
The PwC Croatia’s team currently has over 250 professionals and is led by 6 partners. It is also noteworthy that many of our colleagues are SEE leaders in their respective fields and continuously work on promoting and implementing x-territory projects, collaboration and transformation.
FRIENDS OF THE FORUM
ADDIKO BANK
Based on its strategy, Addiko Bank repositioned itself as a specialist for Consumer and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) with a focus on growing its Consumer and SME lending activities as well as payment services, offering unsecured personal loan products for consumers and working capital loans for its SME customers. Addiko Bank delivers a modern customer experience in line with its strategy. This specialist approach is continuously fine-tuned to react to customer needs and the market environment. Addiko Bank’s network includes 35 branches and 5 mobile teams and more than 200 ATMs throughout Croatia and provides financial services to more than 260,000 clients.
KONČAR
The main business areas of the KONČAR Group is the production of equipment and plants for the generation, transmission and distribution of electrical energy, as well as equipment for use in the field of transport and industry.
KONČAR Group today is made of KONČAR – Electrical Industry (parent company) and 14 subsidiaries and two associated companies.
Annual sales are about 400 million euros, half of which is exported. Over the years KONČAR products are exported in more than 100 countries on all continents. Our strategy is to advance development and increase production in line with market demands, with special emphasis on our own development and know-how, as well as corporate social responsibility.
