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International Azerbaijan Investment Summit launches Azeri option of website

11 August 2009 11:17 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Nijat Mustafayev â€“ APA-Economics. With support from Azerbaijanâ€™s embassy in the UK, Adam Smith Conferences will be holding the 1st International Azerbaijan Investment Summit in London from December 8th -10th 2009.

As part of preparation for the summit, an Azeri option of the website (http://www.adamsmithconferences.com/az/yjc001) has been lacunhed to provide information and online registration for potential participants.

The format of the first ever Azerbaijan Investment Summit in London is a three-day conference, with a highly informative and innovative agenda, featuring a mixture of formal plenary and interactive sessions. The 50+ expert speaker panel will consist of an official Ministerial delegation from Azerbaijan, PLUS board level representatives from the major corporates in Azerbaijan together with leading international investors.

The event aims to ensure that the international investment community is fully informed about the opportunities that exist in one of the worldâ€™s most promising emerging markets.

As APA is an official Media Partner, all its readers are offered 10% discount. To claim a discount is simple - just fill out the registration form on the website below (quoting in â€œcommentsâ€ field VIP code YJ1APA): http://www.adamsmithconferences.com/YJ1APAe

KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SUMMIT -2009:

* INAGURAL SESSION â€œBusiness and Politics in Azerbaijanâ€ - Government and Industry Keynotes:
This session will feature presentation from key political, economic and business figures who will discuss the regionâ€™s economic and political transformation and examine how policymakers and the CEOs of leading companies are adapting to the current economic environment

*CORPORATE ROADSHOW DAY (Thursday, 10th December 2009): This day of the Summit has been designed as a multi corporate roadshow, where we will be bringing the major and up and coming corporates from Azerbaijan to London and giving them a unique chance to present their companies to analysts, private equity and venture capital investors, investment bankers, ratings agencies and financial consultants

* PANEL DISCUSSION: â€œWhat Makes Azerbaijan Appealing to Investors?â€
This panel, featuring equity and debt investors, key financial advisors and industrial leaders will analyse which of the sectors of Azerbaijan economy hold the biggest investment potential and discuss what should be done to improve the current climate for foreign investment

*CASE STUDY SESSION â€œBuilding on Investment Opportunities in Azerbaijan â€“ Success Stories of International Cooperation and Investments in the Regionâ€
This session will provide a detailed study of international companiesâ€™ experience in Azerbaijan, as well as examine successful strategies for entering the Azerbaijan market and analyse the significance of intangible investments in the region

* EXTENDED SESSION ON BUSINESS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN HIGH GROWH SECTORS OF AZERBAIJAN ECONOMY: This session will evaluate business potential of such segments of Azerbaijanâ€™s economy as: Agriculture and Food Processing, Telecoms and IT, Tourism and Travel, Construction and Real Estate, Power Generation and Transport Infrastructure
* IN-DEPTH PARALLEL SESSIONS ON OIL&GAS AND FINANCE SECTORS:
Two streams will be run in parallel to allow smaller focus groups to carry out in-depth analysis on prospects for the development of oil and gas and financial sectors.

P.S. As APA is an official Media Partner, all its readers are offered 10% discount. To claim a discount is simple - just fill out the registration form on the website below (quoting in â€œcommentsâ€ field VIP code YJ1APA):
http://www.adamsmithconferences.com/YJ1APAe
http://www.adamsmithconferences.com/YJ1APA
http://www.adamsmithconferences.com/az/yjc001