Representatives from the world’s leading information technology (IT) developers, manufacturers and retailers will meet in mid-September at one of the largest convents of the IT industry in Eastern Europe, which is organized by the leading wholesaler of IT products and components in the region, the JSC ELKO Group. This year the ELKO Convention will be organized together with the celebration of the company’s 15th year anniversary, as well as the 10th year anniversary of the JSC “ELKO Group” Ukraine office.
Among the participants of the ELKO Convention will be both the highest management of the JSC “ELKO Group” and representatives of the world’s leading IT industry companies – partners and clients of the “ELKO Group”. The ELKO Convention will take place from September 14 to September 17 in the Crimean resort of Alushta. During the ELKO Convention, presentations relating to current issues will be given by the “ELKO Group” and key partners, a round-table discussion will also take place, where all participants will be given a chance to analyze the current situation, problems, solutions and future prospects in the European as well as the global IT market.
“Over fifteen years of operation, the “ELKO Group” has gained vast experience in the IT industry both on a local and an international scale and as a result of purposeful development, the company has become one of the leading wholesalers of IT products in Eastern Europe. We would like to celebrate the work of the past fifteen years by inviting our partners and clients to collectively discuss the existing and the future situation of the industry,” Egons Mednis, president of the JSC “ELKO Group” comments on the goal of the convent.
The JSC “ELKO Group” Convention will gather representatives from 300 of the world’s leading and best-known IT product and component developers, manufacturers and retailers.
The JSC “ELKO Group” Convention is organized with the support of long-time partners Acer, Intel, Asus, Creative, Fujitsu-Siemens, AMD/ATI, Gigabyte, Hitachi, Logitech, MSI, Nikon, Nvidia, Samsung, Sapphire, Seagate, Sony NEC Optiarc, Tom Tom, Toshiba, Western Digital.
ELKO Group
The JSC “ELKO Group” was founded in 1993. The “ELKO Group” is the largest company in Latvia and reached a turnover of more than 1 billion US dollars last year. The company worked with a turnover of 555,6 million US dollars in the first half of 2008. The main area of operations of the company is the wholesale of computer technology and electrical components in the Baltics, Central Europe and the CIS. The company represents around 70 manufacturers and distributes their products to over 6 300 retailers, local manufacturers of computer technology and system integrators. The “ELKO Group” offers more than 7 000 product names from the world’s best known suppliers – “Acer”, “Intel”, “Seagate”, “Samsung”, “Sony” and “Western Digital”. The company currently employs 330 people. The “ELKO Group” is owned by several private investors as well as the “East Capital” and “Amber Trust” investment funds.
Further information:
Kristine Saulriete
ELKO Group JSC
Director of Marketing and Communications
Telephone: + 371 6709 3214
Fax: + 371 6709 3299
E-mail: kristine_saulriete@elkogroup.com
