On 24th April 2016, representatives of Austrian companies from aviation and automotive sector, together with representatives of the Trade Department of the Embassy of Austria and the Austrian Office of Economic Cooperation, arrived to the Podkarpackie Region.

The aim of this visit was to establishing business contacts as well as to became acquainted with the investment climate of the Podkarpackie Region.

In the seat of the Technology Incubator in Jasionka were presented the economic potential of the Podkarpackie Region, offer of the Podkarpackie Science and Technology Park AEROPOLIS, activity of the East Automotive Alliance and achievements of the Aviation Valley Association.

Podkarpackie Region was represented by representatives of the Rzeszow Regional Development Agency, the Marshal Office of the Podkarpackie Region, the East Automotive Alliance and the Aviation Valley Association.

Polish entrepreneurs from aviation and automotive industry could make business contacts  with Austrian companies during B2B meetings.

Austrian delegation was represented by:

• the Trade Department of the Embassy of Austria
• the Austrian Office of Economic Cooperation

also by companies from aviation sector and the automotive cluster :

• MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
• O.ST. Feinguss GmbH
• Seibersdorf Labor GmbH
• Pankl Aerospace Systems Europe GmbH
• ACstyria Autocluster GmbH
• Böhler Schmiedetechnik GmbH & Co. KG
• UNICONSULT Wick & Partner Unternehmensberatung GmbH
• Plansee SE

The day before this event, invited guests had participating in the economic cocktail with representatives of the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Austria – Mr. Andrzeja Tombiński, the Commercial Counsellor of the Embassy of Austria – Mr. Karl Schmidt, Deputy Marshal of the Podkarpackie Region – Mr. Bogdan Romaniuk and Vicepresident of Rzeszów Regional Development Agency – Mrs. Barbara Kostyra.