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Business mission to the Switzerland

Between May 19.-21. 2022 a business mission was held under the auspices of the SARIO and the President's Office of the Slovak Republic with the participation of 28 business entities and institutions.



On  May 19. 2022, a business delegation took part in a tour and presentation of the world's unique power-to-gas Hydrospider green hydrogen power plant at the Alpiq Hydro Aare AG site near Zurich. Thanks to the First Secretary of Slovak embassy in Bern Mrs. Kapustova Helbichova, the business delegation had unique access of the power plant, where they got acquainted in detail with this unique concept of green hydrogen production. 



On May 20, 2022, a working breakfast with prof. Hromkovič, who works at ETH University, which is one of the best universities in Europe, took place for selected companies and institutions.
At noon, the Landesmuseum Zurich hosted a business forum, which was officially opened by the President of the Slovak Republic Zuzana Čaputová and the President of the Swiss Confeferation Ignazio Cassis. After the official opening, General Director of SARIO Mr. Šimončič presented Slovak business environment, investment opportunities and visions of cleantech country. Subsequently, the presentation of Ms. Barinková  introduced participating business entities and institutions from Slovakia.



On the final day of 21.05.2022, the business delegation attended the headquarters of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). The Director General of CERN presented the activities and detailed operation of the research center, which was followed by a short excursion of the ALICE workplace with a presentation.
This was followed by visit to the Globe of Science and Innovation building, where Mr. Hartley presented a public procurement mechanism for CERN, which was extremely beneficial for the participating representatives of Slovak companies and institutions.
In the end, all representatives of the business delegation had the opportunity to present their activities to President Caputova. At the end, all participants appreciated the professional approach of SARIO and the high added value they gained from the opportunity to participate in this business mission.