Evaluation Baltic Business Arena 2013

78 Registrations 60 Companies/ organisations participated 175 Meetings 3 Meetings per company 7 Participating countries 11 European partners 3 European promotion partners 4 Swedish partners

Number of companies and meetings per country Number of companiesNumbers of meeting per country Estonia112 Finland217 Latvia43114 Lithuania1491 Poland323 Russia753 Sweden840 Total78350

Figures from the evaluation forms Question Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Number of answers Website36%53.8%10.2%0039 Assistance before the event63.2%31.6%5.2%0038 Assistance during the event71.8%28.2%00039 Location47.4%50%2.6%0038 General organisation43.6%51.2%2.6% 039 Management of the appointments46% 8%0037 Meeting duration36.9%52.6%10.5%0038 Quality of profiles25%52.8%19.4%2.8%036 Relevance of the meetings31.6%44.8%18.4%5.2%038 Did the event meet your expectations?30.8%43.6%17.9%7.7%039 65%

Meeting feedback 350 meetings in total / 202 evaluated meetingsMeetings Co-operation fixed 10 5% Co-operation considered3115.3% Further contact planned5728.2% Very informative4522.3% Less interesting209.9% Not taken place3919.3%

Participants by sectors Clean Tech29 Creativity Industries27 Information an Communication Technologies26 Life Science25 Technologies for the food Industry22 Sustainable construction20 Renewable energy18

Participants by sector/country Clean- Tech Creativity Industries ICT Life Science Technologies for the food Industry Sustainable construction Renewable energy Estonia Finland Lithuania Latvia Poland 1 12 Russia Sweden

Comments from a participant Business Collaborations was created at matchmaking By participating in the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) matchmaking event at Baltic Business arena in Riga, the consulting firm European minds found new business partners in Russia and Lithuania. The matchmaking Baltic Business Arena was held in Riga on May 29 to 30 with a focus on the Baltic region. About 70 companies and organizations from countries around the Baltic sea region discussed business and new technologies in areas such as cleantech, IT, energy, sustainable construction, food and creative industries. European minds participation resulted in two new business agreements. It was the second time they participated in EEN's matchmaking event at BBA. When Mikael Håkansson, consultant and partner in European minds, received the invitation to participate in this year’s event he didn´t hesitate for a second. "The arrangement with matchmaking is a good symbiosis and a very professional arrangement. Thanks to the contacts we made during the matchmaking event in Copenhagen last year, we could now deepen our discussions in Riga, which resulted in two new business deals. " European minds is an independent consulting firm that works to support and coach companies, authorities and organizations in the work to take advantage of the opportunities of the EU membership. They also have an extensive European network of contacts in various industries. Mikael Håkansson - European minds