Arval Regional Center (ARC) has belonged to the BNP Paribas banking group since 2015. Its main task is to support Arval entities in Europe. ARC has two main pillars – technical and financial – via which the company provides support and full-service consulting.

Arval Regional Center also operates in all areas related to operating leasing – contact centres, controlling, warranty service, insurance claims and back office. In addition to the operations department – call centre, driver communication, and the technical department, the company also provides financial services, i.e. comprehensive accounting consultancy.

Arval Regional Center currently has 210 employees and provides support to 23 countries.

Axxence Slovakia s.r.o., the manufacturing subsidiary of Axxence Aromatic GmbH, was founded in 2006 as LiAxx Biotech. Three years later Slovakian company Monoprix (Bratislava) was acquired, a well-known manufacturer of a range of NATURAL AROMA INGREDIENTS by biotechnical approach.

In 2012 the factory amidst the green fields in Eastern Slovakia (Plavnica) was refurbished and expanded. One year later the new dedicated production facility in Bratislava was commissioned. By strategic investments in R&D and new manufacturing processes, we constantly strive to expand our product portfolio.

Over the years Axxence has maintained its focus: research, development and production of selected natural aroma ingredients for the Flavour & Fragrance compounding industry worldwide.

Cloetta, founded in 1862, is a leading confectionery company in the Nordic region and The Netherlands. Cloetta is manufacturing and marketing sugar confectionery, chocolate products, pastilles and chewing gum. In total, Cloetta products are sold in more than 50 markets worldwide. Cloetta owns some of the strongest brands on the market, e.g. Läkerol, Jenkki, Malaco, Sportlife, Red Band, Venco, Mynthon and Ahlgrens bilar, all of witch have local heritage. On 1 August 2017, Igor Mandryš was appointed Manufacturing Director at Cloetta Slovakia in Levice. He has been working at Heineken since 1998.

Igor has extensive experience in various supply chain positions in Slovakia and abroad. He has worked in Slovakia as a departmental manager in engineering (Nitra), packaging, logistics (Hurbanovo) and later on became a brewery and malting manager (Rimavská Sobota). In 2006, he continued his career abroad as a brewery manager in Hungary (Sopron) and the Czech Republic (Krušovice) and as a supply chain manager in Belarus, where he was also part of the country management team. Igor has extensive experience with people and organization development, change management and continuous improvement programs (TPM).

We are an international law firm with a strong and longstanding local presence. As a Future Facing firm we take a bold, dynamic and agile approach to helping clients of every size face the future with confidence. We have an immense depth of understanding of the sectors in which we operate. Our lawyers are top experts in their fields and are able to advise on current challenges, as well as anticipate those on the horizon that are likely to shape the future.

Whether you’re planning an acquisition with a complex finance structure, an investment in a highly regulated sector, or facing complex regulatory issues or a dispute in a local or international court, our lawyers have the experience to take you through all the steps to attain your objective. We are a full-service law firm. We have advised on numerous significant cross-border mandates, including M&A, capital markets and financing transactions, restructurings, real estate projects/investments or greenfield developments. Our clients come to us for our deep sector expertise in a wide variety of industries, such as energy, technology/media & telecommunications, financial services, consumer products and especially automotive/manufacturing sectors.

We provide a wide range of Slovak and international legal advisory services and we have developed into a truly leading international law firm operating in the Slovak Republic and the wider region – we are part of the sixth largest law firm globally and the largest in Europe, spanning 92 offices across 87 cities in 50 countries.

CORWIN has been operating on the market since 2010. Our portfolio includes residential and office projects that are specific not only for their architecture but also for their emphasis on ecology and innovative technologies. Their typical features are green roofs, the use of rainwater, abundant greenery, and high energy efficiency. An example is Einpark Offices, the first project in Slovakia to receive the LEED Platinum certificate, thus ranking it among the 1% of the most sustainable buildings in the world. It was also the first to hold the LEED Zero Carbon certificate.

Another Slovak first for CORWIN is the mass use of ceiling cooling in the residential part of the Blumenthal complex. The Guthaus is also unique, having transformed a neglected industrial site into a residential and public space based on the principles of sustainability and efficient energy management. CORWIN’s portfolio also includes the projects Dúbrava, Einpark Rezidencia, Záhrady Devín, and Rinzle, as well as the currently prepared project to transform the brownfield of the former Bratislava industrial complex Palma into a new local center. The company’s first foreign investment was the Kvartet residential complex in Ljubljana, which was completed in 2023.

The Vilharia project, the largest and most ecological office complex in Slovenia, is also currently under construction. CORWIN has three more large project schemehttps://www.corwin.sk/s in preparation in Ljubljana, including a new project in Prague.

CTP is a full-service developer and manager of high-tech customised industrial and logistics parks. Our portfolio spans 11.8 million sqm of leasable space, making CTP the largest listed owner of logistics and industrial real estate in continental Europe. Our tenant network encompasses over 1,000 local and global companies, representing a diverse range of business sectors, namely manufacturing, logistics and R&D.

As long-term owners and managers of our properties, success isn’t just about leasable area growth; quality and sustainability are paramount. CTP became carbon neutral in operations in 2021 and was the first developer to BREEAM certify its entire portfolio, making us one of the most sustainable developers in the region.

HEINEKEN has been the leader on the Slovak beer market for over 19 years, with a stable market share of approximately 42 %. HEINEKEN has in Slovakia a strong brand portfolio with the premium international brand Heineken, the most valuable Slovak brand Zlatý Bažant, strong Slovak brands Corgoň and Kelt, regional brand Martiner as well as popular foreign brands Krušovice, Starobrno and Desperados. In 2015, the company also started to produce the world´s most popular cider Strongbow in Hurbanovo brewery and to supply it to markets in Central and Eastern Europe. From 2017, the company introduced the Slovak cider brand Lišiak zo sadu.

HEINEKEN brews its brands in Hurbanovo, where it operates the largest brewery in Slovakia as well as the largest malt house in Central and Eastern Europe.

HEINEKEN belongs to the biggest fast moving consumer goods companies in Slovakia.

ING Wholesale Banking (ING Bank N.V., pobočka zahraničnej banky) has been active on the Slovak market since 1991. It provides services to multinational corporations, large local enterprises, financial institutions, investment companies, subsidiaries or joint ventures of foreign companies and the government sector in the areas of corporate banking, financial markets and general banking services. In addition to the basic banking services of corporate lending, payments and cash management, treasury, we provide our clients with tailored banking solutions in structured finance and acquisition finance. We also offer foreign trade services and financial markets products within the scope of the money market, government bonds, foreign exchange and financial risk management.

ING is a global Dutch financial institution with a strong European base, offering banking services. The purpose of ING is to empower people to stay a step ahead in life and in business. Our more than 52,000 employees offer retail and wholesale banking services to our almost 38 million private, corporate and institutional customers in over 40 countries.

Supporting those activities are ING’s four shared services hubs, of which one is its centre of Global Services and Operations (GSO) in Bratislava. This hub is building the foundations for the ING banking platform of the future.

NN Life Insurance and Pensions are reliable partners for their clients in the field of covering of their unexpected events. It provides people with financial assurance for retirement and carefully manages their investment in funds. NN is an international company that has been taking care of clients around the world for over 170 years with a strong tradition in Slovakia, where it has been operating since 1996. Since May 2016 NN Slovakia is headed by Peter Brudňák, CEO and Chairman of the Board. Thanks to his far-reaching experience in leading positions mainly in financial institutions in the Slovak, Czech and Chinese markets, he managed to make a significant contribution to the excellent results of NN in Slovakia.

For the past two years, the company has been awarded the title Insurance Company of the Year 2016 and has brought interesting new products, such as NN Protect risk insurance or NN Family Doctor assistance service. NN Slovakia also triumphs in the field of pensions: NN Tatry – Sympatia has been a market leader for years now and this year the number of its clients exceeded 300,000.

125 years ago Otto Ooms established a blacksmith’s workshop in Ammerstole and building fishing ships. His son continued and started to build petrol tanks. At the end of the 60’s, his sons Alex and Otto Jr. focused on lifts production for people with wheelchairs on real stairlift and the name was changed to Otoliftin 1970 and a change of the company name to Otolift. In the new millennium, new branches were established in Milan, Paris and Newcastle and in 2011 production has begun in Slovakia. The company became an international leader and in 2016 has given a royal award by King Willem Alexander. At the end of 2016, production moved from Nové Zámky to brand new premises in Palárikovo and it employs about 280 people.

At Philips, we seek to transform the way healthcare is delivered and experienced – we can only do this efficiently in cooperation with all healthcare stakeholders – listening, understanding their needs and cocreating solutions. To successfully transform healthcare, overcome the COVID-challenges and the social and economic challenges that the war in Ukraine is generating, we need to work hand-in-hand, within the triangle of health, with business, academia and governmental institutions. Our aim is to be the partner of choice for our local stakeholders, acting together to further the transformation that is happening right now – because now is the time to act to achieve progress.

PwC si the largest consulting company in Slovakia

We help organisations and individuals create the value they are looking for, by delivering quality in Assurance, Tax and Advisory services. We draw on our extensive knowledge of business and business processes from our financial, process and IT experts as a single team. Therefore we can design and implement tailored digital solutions to streamline your business and your processes.

Union poisťovňa, a.s. was estabilished in 1992 and as such is one of the most experienced insurance companies on the Slovak market. Union offers a wide range of life, non-life and supplementary health insurance products to both individual and corporate clients.

Union poisťovňa, a.s. is the leading insurer in the areas of travel insurance and supplementary health insurance. Union has a strong position in the selected segments of non-life insurance, and a growing portfolio of supplementary health insurance.

Union poisťovňa, a.s. has a complete distribution structure, which includes direct sales networks (both for individual and corporate clients), distribution through brokers, call centre, Internet, mobiles; in travel insurance the company cooperates with the highest number of travel agencies throughout Slovakia.

Advokátska kancelária Mgr. Štefan Rybovič, s.r.o., is a Slovak law firm which provides comprehensive legal services in the following areas: commercial law, civil law, IP/IT law (copyright and trademarks), tax law (legal representation at tax inspections and/or tax legal disputes), EU and international law, real estate and debt recovery. A partner of the firm is registered as an insolvency trustee with the Slovak Ministry of Justice, so we are able to provide our clients full expertise in the field of bankruptcy and restructuring. We are also authorized by the Personal Data Protection Office of the Slovak Republic to execute activities by a responsible person as regards personal data protection. Our law firm provides highly qualified and effective legal services at our offices in Bratislava and Stará Ľubovňa in eastern Slovakia.

Alanata was created by bringing together the most experienced experts on the Slovak information technology market. With more than 30 years of experience and a team of more than 350 employees, Alanata has established itself as a leader in providing innovative solutions to a wide range of customers – from small and medium-sized businesses to large corporations and public administration.

AspenStaff is staffing and consulting company specialized in consultancy in technical and non-technical areas. It was founded in order to satisfy the need for specialized and highly skilled employees for companies operating on central European market. Our main services: Executive Search, Recruitment, Personnel Consulting, BodyShop, Contractors, Outplacement.

AspenStaff is a staffing and consulting company providing international cross-border HR consultancy for both multinational and local clients. It was founded due to the personnel needs of companies operating on Central Europe markets. AspenStaff has very dedicated teams of experienced consultants and researchers working on client projects and extensive industry knowledge of your core business sector, with a successful track record in placing senior executives across many different sectors. We will provide you with individually tailored services which are fine-tuned to meet your business needs; “We mold our approach to meet your exact requirements and specifications”.

Whether you want to introduce your products or services to a new CEE region market, or strengthen your position in an existing CEE region location, our knowledge of the local markets, language and strong local partner network will be an important asset in achieving your business goals. With our tailored services, no customer is out of reach for your business and you no longer have to worry about missing out on new opportunities in the rapidly growing CEE markets. From closing sales deals to key client account management, we got you covered!

Cargo-partner is a privately owned full-range info-logistics provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of air, sea, land transport and warehousing solutions. With over a third of a century’s expertise in information technology and supply chain optimization, the company designs tailor-made services for a wide range of industries to create competitive benefits for its customers all around the world.

Cargo-partner have been operating in Slovakia since 1993 and have branch offices in Bratislava, Košice, Žilina and Dunajská Streda. One of the company’s competitive advantages in Slovakia is the cargo-partner Logistics Center in Dunajská Streda. The warehouse is directly connected to the METRANS container terminal, which allows for the containers to be unloaded from the train directly into the warehouse. In 2017, the company doubled the warehouse storage capacity from 7,200 to 14,200 mÇ. A further construction step is currently in progress with the plan to add a further 4,000 mÇ by the end of 2018. Together with the warehouse in Bratislava, cargo-partner in Slovakia will then offer almost 26,000 mÇ of warehouse space.

CESAM was established in March 2005 to produce and assemble finished products and components for RF-Technologies. The production plant is located in Vráble Industrial Park. Employing 100 people, the Company is developing a base of satisfied Western European customers.

We have a modern machine shop for sheet metal working (punching, bending, roll-forming, welding and clinching). A modern CNC wood router is able to make complex shapes in fire resistant silicate materials. Your production or part of it can be done here at minimum cost.

A well-trained, skilled and motivated quality team ensure high quality products and on time deliveries. All components are continuously inspected during production to ensure high quality. CESAM is ISO 9001:2015 certified.

Our service enables you to transfer your production or part of it to Slovakia without unnecessary risks and costs.

One of the largest consulting firms in Slovakia and our long-standing member is entering a new era. Until now, you have known CLA Slovakia as VGD Slovakia. With a team of 200 experts in taxation, accounting, payroll, audit, ESG, grants, transaction advisory, corporate, and legal consulting, the company will continue operating under the motto “The name changes, the professionals remain” from January 1, 2025. All partners see this decision as a fresh impetus for the years ahead, as well as an opportunity to access the extensive international expertise of colleagues worldwide within the global network.
CLA Slovakia’s goal is not just to provide services but to be a reliable partner for its clients on their business journey, with firmly rooted values.
How does Bart Waterloos, the managing director of CLA Slovakia, perceive this change, and what are his expectations?
,,A clear focus on our core-market, being the SME – owner managed entities, and that by all the members. Access to the vast resources and knowledge from our big partners in the US and UK, because we are all focussed on real collaboration that will help us grow.“

The Crowne Plaza Bratislava, a first class hotel, combines the best central location with comfortable accommodation, modern conference facilities and superb cuisine. The largest conference hotel in Bratislava with 14 meeting rooms and 224 guest rooms. Dining at the Crowne Plaza Bratislava is an unforgettable experience. Restaurants & lounges invite you for a culinary exploration that will exceed your expectations. For total indulgence and care, targeted training programs, massage, sauna and indoor pool are offered in the hotel‘s ZION SPA. With everything that the hotel has to offer it truly is THE PLACE TO MEET.

EY has been present in the Slovak professional services market since 1991. We were among the first firms in our field to establish offices in the Central and South-East Europe (CSE) region. We now have more than 400 employees, who are based in Bratislava, Žilina and Košice.

Whilst we offer seamless services in assurance, tax, legal, strategy and transactions and consulting to our clients, our partners enjoy regular technical reports, surveys, workshops, conferences and e-news on current issues.

Our professionals are united by our shared values and unwavering commitment to quality, which helps us sustain a stable market position.

Euro Planit is a Dutch recruitment company with a strong focus on quality. Our Slovak branch was established in 2008 primarily to satisfy the need for specialized skilled employees for the Netherlands market. After a merger in 2010 with the Belgian company, Accent Jobs for People, the company extended its services to include Executive Search and Personnel Consulting. The Euro Planit team in Slovakia provides HR Solutions for every type of client from a number of different sectors. We have a very dedicated team of highly trained and experienced consultants who offer top level services according to the individual requirements of our clients. So if you are looking for a dynamic recruitment partner, don’t hesitate, Euro Planit is the best choice for you!

Hillbridges is a Slovak law firm founded in 2008 by partners with extensive experience at Linklaters (Bratislava, London and Paris). In 2022, HILLBRIDGES was joined by a team of partners and senior lawyers previously working at White & Case (Bratislava and Brussels).

We are dedicated to delivering value where it counts most for our clients. This involves concentrating on specialized areas where we excel and where our expertise can genuinely impact outcomes. We invest time to understand the industries our clients operate in, enabling us to better grasp their needs and anticipate future challenges.

Where niche, highly specialized advice is required, we collaborate with the world’s leading experts in specialized fields, prioritizing expertise that best serves our clients’ needs. We find joy in continually advancing in this direction, working on innovative and revolutionary projects, and bringing global cutting-edge transaction experience to the Slovak market.

We are inspired by our clients’ projects in complicated regulated industries (Slovenské elektrárne, Slovak Telecom, Zentiva and others), as well as by admirable successful Slovak companies (e.g. Pixel Federation or Martinus). Building long-term, trusting relationships with our clients enables us to better understand their concerns, anticipate potential challenges, and support them in their strategic decisions.

Principal practice areas:

• Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
• Corporate / M&A
• Crisis Response and Risk Management
• Dispute Resolution
• Emerging Companies
• Energy and Projects
• Employment
• Environment and Permitting
• EU law, Competition and State Aid
• Insolvency and Restructuring
• Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
• Private Equity
• Public Policy
• Real estate and Construction
• Technology, IP and Privacy

Funded on October 7, 1919, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is the oldest scheduled airline in the world still operating under its original name. In 2016, the KLM Group operated worldwide flights with over 200 aircraft, generating €10 billion revenues and employing 32.000 staff from its Amsterdam basis.

KLM and KLM Cityhopper are the core of the KLM Group with 30 million passengers and 635.000 tons of Cargo. KLM’s extensive hub network of European (88) and intercontinental (72) destinations provide for easy, direct connections to the economic centers and capitals around the world. Together with our (Skyteam) airline partners, we offer 225 destinations worldwide. The KLM Group further includes the wholly owned subsidiaries Transavia and Martinair. Transavia being the leading low cost carrier from The Netherlands operating from Amsterdam, Eindhoven and Rotterdam, welcoming 8 million passengers on board in 2016.

On May 6, 2004 KLM merged with Air France and is operating on the concept: one AFKL group, two airlines and three core businesses (passenger, cargo business and engineering & maintenance). With Air France, KLM is at the forefront of the European airline industry.

KOKS Robotics is market leader and manufacturer of innovative no-man-entry tank maintenance robots for ATEX zone 0 and Class I Division 1. We offer robots for safer and faster turnaround maintenance and cleaning of above- and underground hazardous tanks by using innovative and state of the art robotic no-man-entry industrial tank maintenance systems. Specialized in tank cleaning robots, hazardous waste cleaning robots, nuclear robots, underwater robots, and inspection robots. Safety is number 1 and is aimed at the user, the robot, and the environment.

KOKS Group has developed into one of the market’s top players in the space of thirty years. The Dutch producer and supplier of cleaning equipment has an exceptionally successful global operation thanks to a smart corporate philosophy and an unprecedented drive for innovation. Keywords are quality, safety, and ergonomics. “We always go the extra mile.” A broadly-based specialist This is how the chief executive officer and (co-)owner Rick Koks (second generation) likes to describe the company. Concise, no nonsense. And successful. KOKS Group, which produces and supplies advanced cleaning and transport equipment for the industrial and sewerage market segments, saw the light of day a quarter of a century ago and grew exponentially in a relatively short period of time. The foundation was laid in the early years for the successful multinational it has now become.

Komerční banka, a.s., branch of a foreign bank is a part of the Societé Générale Group, which is one of the largest financial services groups in Europe. In Slovakia, Komerční banka focuses on large and medium-sized enterprises and has a turnover of more than EUR 40 million. We benefit from know-how and synergies within Komerční banka and the Societé Générale Group, thanks to which we are able to provide our clients with comprehensive financial solutions. Komerční banka in the Slovak Republic offers standard banking services, which include lending products, cash management, direct banking, payment cards, financing and investment banking products. The branch also provides trade finance products, in which our bank holds a leading position in the Czech Republic. An individual and personal approach and custom-made products, tailored to suit the specific requirements of clients, constitute an integral part of the services we offer. Komerční banka branch in the Slovak Republic does not offer cash desk operations.

Koppert Biological Systems contributes to better health of people and the planet. In partnership with nature, we make agriculture healthier, safer and more productive. We provide an integrated system of specialist knowledge and natural, safe solutions that improves crop health, resilience and production.

Full (and exquisite) Service HR Management Company. Add, manage & maintain a high level of value through Customer Loyalty, Candidate Loyalty and Colleague Loyalty under the generous Human Resources umbrella. Services we offer: Search & Selection, Executive Search, Head Hunting, Mass Recruitment, Recruitment Outsourcing, Personnel Leasing, Recruitment Advertising, Payroll Processing, Salary Benchmarking, Assessment, HR Outsourcing, Job Grading, Downsizing & Outplacement, TalentBase®.

Bratislava-based photographers Michal and Beata use their creativity and composition skills to produce images. They have worked all over the Europe for different cultures and religions. Working with more organizations they have been shooting on popular locations in Cuba, China and volunteering in Guatemala. They combine art photography with different sports and business events, product photos, family photos, weddings, portraits or fashion.

Ohpen is a Dutch financial technology company that built the first core-banking platform in the cloud. Ohpen is a platform for mortgage/consumer lending origination and the administration of savings-, investment- and mortgage products. The company provides a cloud-based alternative for financial institutions such as banks, mortgage lenders, building societies and pension funds to legacy systems and processes. More than 300 people work at the company’s Amsterdam headquarters and its offices in Antwerp, London, Barcelona, Bratislava and Zilina.

Peoply.tech is a trusted recruitment partner helping companies access top IT talent from Central Europe. With most of our clients based in Western Europe, primarily in the Netherlands, we specialize in building nearshore IT teams that deliver cost efficiency, cultural alignment, and seamless collaboration within the EU framework. In addition to nearshoring, we also support clients with local team creation or specialized individual hires, always tailored to their unique business needs.

Meet & Connect in the new Bratislava’s gathering centre. The Sheraton Bratislava Hotel is a welcoming five star hotel located within the “new city center”. 209 warm and spacious guest rooms with unique Sweet Sleeper Bed offer the level of comfort Sheraton travelers expect. Guests feel rejuvenated in the relaxing Zion Spa with heated swimming pool, Finnish sauna, steam bath, and a wide variety of massages and treatments. The state-ofthe art fitness centre will operate through an exclusive partnership with Core Performance, an organisation that trains elite athletes and Olympians. Guests are welcome in the bright lobby bar and served the freshest seasonal products in Brasserie Anjou with winter garden/ summer terrace. Additionally, featuring natural daylight, the six Meeting rooms and the Ballroom create rewarding spaces for any event. Sheraton Bratislava Hotel is the perfect choice for business travelers, leisure guests, and local visitors alike.

Stazista.sk is a partner of employers for comprehensive cooperation with universities and their students in Slovakia. With us, employers can manage all their activities in one place with the support of an experienced partner with established relationships in the field of University – Business Cooperation in Slovakia and abroad
With our career portal we offer employers a unique way of recruiting students for their internships or trainee programmes. We create the community of fresh graduates with work experience ready for graduate jobs. We promote employers among universities and their students. We connect employers with students and graduates from abroad.
For over 10 years we have been proving that Slovakia is a good place for university students to start their careers, with many high quality Slovak and international employers. We want to support students to stay / return to Slovakia after their studies or gaining the international experience abroad.

Studio 21 is a construction, design and consulting company with a history since 1993. However, we are mainly a family company that respects the principles of responsible business, quality, innovative solutions and emphasizes the protection of the environment. We like to work on projects that have a positive benefit for society. We focus on projects of public places and represent several top producers. We are exclusive distributor of 3 Dutch companies on Slovak market:

• Denfit – develops and supplies outdoor fitness equipment that are great in quality, for teens, adults and seniors. www.denfit.nl
• Playnetic – The Playnetic company has its roots in The Netherlands, in a beautiful city called Zutphen. Since its founding in 2007, Playnetic has branched out all over the world. We believe that we can get everyone outdoors again with exciting, interactive, sustainable, Human Powered playground equipment. Our playground equipment combines these modern technologies with exceptional playground design to offer something truly unique and exciting. www.playnetic.nl
• Falco – Falco was established on 15 September 1951. The founder, F. Friesacher, the grandfather of the present owner, began by manufacturing “transport equipment”, such as wheelbaroows for stone and concrete, and gravel and tar carts. In the middle of the 50’s bicycle racks and sheds were added and the business then followed an ongoing strategy of development which has resulted the core of Falco’s present activities: a complete range of outdoor furniture for buildings, streets, parks, and urban environments. www.falco.nl

Production of all 3 companies is in the Netherlands. Studio 21 offers complete solutions in Slovakia – technical consulting and design, delivery and installation, full maintenance.