1. KLAIPĖDA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND CRAFTS Danės g. 17, Klaipėda 2015 Klaipeda Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Since 1919

2. The region Key Facts about Klaipėda: Territory: 98, 35 km2; Inhabitants: 157,305 (2014); Active enterprises: 10 529 (2015), in Klaipeda city – 6 271; GPD: the city generates approximately 12 percent of Lithuania's GDP and almost 80 percent of Western Lithuania's GDP. Unemployment rate in Klaipeda region – (by January, 2015) in Klaipeda 8,1 %, in Lithuania 9,5 %. Average salary in Lithuania– (by December, 2014) - 696.7 EUR net wage - 541.1 EUR Main Business sectors: Ship building and repair / construction; Transport and logistics; PET / PVC; Building and construction; Production (wood, metal, chemical products, etc.); Seaport activities; Services and tourism; R&D, etc. Advantages of the region: Ice-free seaport (www.portofklaipeda.lt) Free Economic Zone (www.fez.lt) Developed tourism infrastructure (www.klaipedainfo.lt) Transport corridors connecting Klaipėda with Eastern and Western countries (9th transport corridor).www.portofklaipeda.ltwww.fez.ltwww.klaipedainfo.lt

3. non-state, o non-profit, o self-government, o entrepreneurial, effectively participating in the international system of chambers of industry and commerce. OBJECTIVE of KCCIC – to promote business development and represent interests of entrepreneurs in Klaipeda and Taurage regions. Voluntary membership; 230+ members (companies); 6 comities; The Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Crafts in Lithuania are

4. Klaipeda Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Crafts The Chamber of Industry and Commerce that was operating in the Klaipėda region during the interwar period had been founded as early as 1919, six years earlier than the Lithuanian Chamber of Industry and Commerce was established in Kaunas. KCCIC emerged after reorganizing Klaipėda Corporation of Merchants (1822-1919), which, in turn, derived from the Klaipėda Guild of Merchants founded in 1597. “Uniting the main industrialists and tradespeople from Klaipėda region, the Chamber has always been one of the most influential organizations in the region and has even influenced political decisions on a regional level.” Dr. Vasilijus Safronovas (2010)

5. Klaipeda Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Activities

6. 14 th – 17 th April, 2016 B2B matchmaking at XXIV International Construction Business Exhibition 2 th – 4 th June, 2016 Business. Golf. Jazz: International Business Contact Fair International business events 2016

7. B2B matchmaking at XXIV International Construction Business Exhibition, April 2016 Alternative energy; Construction materials; Warmth-keeping materials; Insulation materials; Building machinery and tools; Designing, consultations; Swimming pools, saunas, baths; Concrete and cements products, etc. Theme of exhibition – future is responsible for energetic! International Business Contact Fair: Individual corporate meetings with Lithuanian and foreign companies operating in construction business sectors:

8. Business. Golf. Jazz. June 2016 Conference. Themes: TBC International Business Contact Fair: Individual corporate meetings with Lithuanian and foreign companies operating in matching business sectors; Visits to Klaipeda Free Economic Zone, administration of the Port of Klaipeda and Klaipeda Science and Technology Park; http://www.businessgolfjazz.lt/EN/

9. 3-5 June, 2016 KLAIPEDA CASTLE JAZZ FESTIVAL www.jazz.lt 4 June, 2016 GOLF TOURNAMENT FOR THE ‘KLAIPEDA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND CRAFTS CUP” www.nationalgolf.lt Leisure Program in town

10. Klaipeda Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Current International Projects Projects 2015Consortium PartnersStatus Enterprise Europe Network Klaipeda Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Vilnius Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Kaunas Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Lithuanian Innovation Centre On-going Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Arca (Italy) Chamber of Commerce of Seville (Spain) Diogenes (Cyprus) UCL (United Kingdom) Technopol (Estonia) Encubator (Sweden) DTU (Denmark) iMinds (Belgium) Waiting for approval East Invest II – Eastern Partnership, twinning Klaipeda Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Vilnius Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Georgian Employers’ Association Waiting for approval

11. Viktorija Miliajeva, EEN project officer Klaipeda Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Tel. +370 390 867, Email: een@kcci.lt,een@kcci.lt Website: www.kcci.lt,www.kcci.lt www.paramaverslui.euContacts