Companies from 10 countries will take part in the innovation forum in Vitebsk on May 20-21

May 16, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Business circles of Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Georgia, and China will take part in the international innovation forum "Innovative Business - Investment of the Future" in Vitebsk on May 20-21, Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Oleg Matskevich told a BELTA correspondent. The exhibition of innovative projects developed by the region's enterprises is presented on such a large scale for the first time: more than 150 proposals are ready for potential investors. Priority areas include innovative technologies in logistics, energy saving, food and woodworking industries, mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, and tourism. In particular, the creation of several territorial transport and logistics centers is planned in the Vitebsk region, designed to service transportation and cargo handling at the customer's location, including a transport and logistics center based at Vitebsk Airport, the project of which will be presented at the forum, and the "Grigorovshchina" logistics center in the Verkhnedvinsk district. At the forum, investors will be offered projects for the production of building materials, pharmaceuticals, pectin, resource and energy saving, based on raw material capabilities and innovative technologies, as well as investment projects for the development of services and tourism. During the forum, a scientific and practical exhibition of innovative and investment projects "Science. Innovations. Investments", presentation of priority projects, a contact and cooperation exchange, and visits to enterprises and investment sites are planned. Investors will have the opportunity to get acquainted with projects already successfully implemented in the region, and to communicate with businessmen engaged in investment activities in the region. According to Oleg Matskevich, the innovation forum will contribute to the intensification of bilateral cooperation processes between regions, cities, economic entities, the enhancement of innovative, investment, and export potential, the promotion of joint projects, the presentation of innovative ideas and developments, the conclusion of agreements, and the creation of joint ventures, including venture production. -0-