FIC members, potential members and partners enjoyed the opportunity to meet at the0 FIC cocktail on 20th September. Cocktail hosted by member A1 was held on the roof of A1 premises at Novi Beograd, under the motto “From Summer Glow to Business Flow – Autumn Cheers”. Members were greeted by the FIC Executive Direktor Aleksandar Ljubic and A1 Serbia and Slovenia CEO Dejan Turk. The FIC Executive Director said that until the end of the year there will be a number of occasions for FIC members to meet and work together on the improvement of business climate in Serbia. He mentioned in particular the Conference on Regenerative Agriculture which was to be held the week after the cocktail, and the White Book Launch scheduled for November. He thanked member A1 and Dejan Turk for hosting the cocktail.

A1 Serbia and Slovenia CEO Dejan Turk said he was proud of being FIC member, outlining that the A1 team is very dedicated to the improvement of the business framework in Serbia. He announced A1 is entering new market segments. Within 12 to 18 months, it will start offering the services of fixed TV, phone and internet all over Serbia. New services are already available for businesses, he added. Dejan Turk presented some of the key achievements of the company in the area of environmental protection, including installing solar panels on 6.000 base stations in Serbia and introduction of the ecological score for the phones in the shops. A1 is the only operator in Serbia offering eco-friendly mobile phone, completely produced from recycled materials. The eco-friendly phone was the prize of the lottery organized at the event.

More than 200 FIC members, potential members and partners attended the event and enjoyed time for networking at the lovely terrace.