At the summit, the business community discussed urgent measures in four key areas for Slovenia’s short- and medium-term development: the green plan and digital transformation; re-industrialisation through research, people and resources; social, transport and international connectivity; and the role of the State and the financial system.

In his opening address, Prime Minister Janša thanked the business community for showing solidarity and raising aid for Ukraine. "Solidarity is not only a value; it also contributes to perseverance and peace in Ukraine. And peace will reign when Ukraine is strong enough to stop the aggression. This requires not only weapons and material resources, but most importantly hope." It was hope that was also crucial in the war for Slovenia, the Prime Minister said.

"Over the last two years, you have shown that you can manage in crisis situations." The Prime Minister thanked the business community for fighting successfully during the pandemic. "Last year’s figures quoted by the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia are good, even at European Union level. Last year’s real growth made up for the fall in 2020, and the conditions have been created for us to grow again this year, according to the data for the first months of the year."

In his address, the Prime Minister said that several measures would be adopted at the European level in the coming days and weeks to stabilise prices, in particular for electricity, supply chains and logistics routes. "In this respect, we can expect the situation to improve with moderate optimism."

He also thanked everyone who helped to prepare the document "Horizons of the Future" for their courageous proposals, "which show the confidence of the Slovenian business sector". He went on to comment on the four key pillars of Slovenia’s short- and medium-term development.

On the green transition and digitisation, the Prime Minister said that we can give up existing energy sources the moment new ones are secured. According to the Prime Minister, digitalisation is intertwined with everything. "The more realistic the information we obtain in a shorter time, the easier it is to make decisions. The more accurate this information is, the easier our decisions become." He thanked the Strategic Council for Digitalisation and the Government Office for Digital Transformation for their work. On connectivity, the Prime Minister said that the proposals put forward by the business community in the "Horizons of the Future" document have a realistic basis. In his address, he also stressed the importance of lifelong learning, pointing out that the Government has not had enough time in the last two years to adopt all the proposals by the Strategic Council for Debureaucratisation in the legislative area: only the first package of proposals for debureaucratisation, which simplifies and solves many problems, has been adopted. As for financing sources, the Prime Minister said that many of the plans require additional resources due to increasing prices. "We will be able to provide them if current growth continues." Last year, real growth was at 8.1%, while nominal growth was at 11%. He added that there would be no issues if this pace of economic growth continued. "I believe that in the coming years, decision-makers will do their utmost, and so will you who are at the helm. In times of crisis, you have shown that it can be done. Just think where we would be if times were normal!"

The Prime Minister thanked the business community for showing courage over the past two years and hoped that they would keep it up in the future. He also thanked them for their proposals, which had helped the Government to make more realistic decisions during the pandemic, and congratulated the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia for his courageous proposals in the strategic document "Horizons of the Future".