2nd Iraq Investment and Business Forum

2nd Iraq Investment and Business Forum

Programme
2
nd
Iraqi-German Business Forum
Under the Auspices of
H.E. Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq
September 24-25, 2012
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Berlin, Germany
Monday, September 24
12.00 h
Registration and Networking Lunch
Opening Ceremony:
Dr. Thomas Bach
President of the Ghorfa Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry
H.E. Dr. Hussain M. F. Alkhateeb
Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq, Germany
14.00-15.00 h
H.E. Brita Wagener
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Iraq
H.E. Peter Hintze
Parliamentary State Secretary
Federal Minister of Economics and Technology
H.E. Rowsch Nuri Shaways
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Iraq
15.00-16.00 h
16.00-17.30 h
Coffee Break
Session1:
Business and Cooperation
Opportunities ‎in‎the‎Sectors
Infrastructure, Construction and
Logistics
Session2:
Business and Cooperation
Opportunities ‎in the Industrial Sector
– Finance / Privatisation
Moderation:‎‎Uwe Stupperich
Managing Director
M.G. International Transports GmbH
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Moderation:‎‎Dr. Florian Amereller
Attorney at Law
‎Amereller - Legal Consultants
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Keynotes
H.E. Hadi Farhan al-Amiri
Minister of Transportation
Keynote
H.E. Dr. Rafie al-Issawi
Minister of Finance ‎
H.E. Dr. Sami Al-Araji
Chairman of the National Investment
Commission
Dr. Brigitta Kauers
Federal Ministry of Finance
Germany
Olaf Hoffmann
CEO and Partner
Dorsch Holding GmbH, Germany
H.E. Ghazi Al-Abudi
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
Dr. Veit Steinle
Director-General, Environmental
Policy and Infrastructure,
Departmental Policy Issues
Federal Ministry of Transport, Building
and Urban Development, Germany
Hans-Joachim Bliss‎‎
Member of the Executive Board,
BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH
Zuhair Mohammed Sharba
Chairman of the Najaf Chamber of
Commerce
19.30 h
Jabir Al-Jabiri
Member of the Iraqi parliament
Jaafar Rasoul Al-Hamadani
President
Federation of Iraqi Chambers of
Commerce
Ibraheem Masaoodi
Al-Baghdadi
Chairman
Iraqi National Business Council
Chairman
Ahmed Al-Janabi
Lawyer, Iraq
Reception and Dinner for the Participants of the Forum
Tuesday, September 25
09.00-10.30 h
Session3:
Business and Cooperation
Opportunities ‎in‎the‎Sectors Energy,
Electricity and Water
Moderation: Dr. Rudolf Gridl
Head of Division North Africa, Near
and Middle East
Federal Ministry of Economics and
Technology (BMWi), Germany
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H.E. Dr. Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum
Former Oil Minister
H.E. Raad Al Harris
Senior Deputy Minister of Electricity
Hartmut Huber
Director Sales
Energy
Siemens AG
Faisal Mohamed M. Amin
Director General, State Commission
for Dams and Reservoirs
Ministry of Water Resources
Session4:
Business and Cooperation
Opportunities in‎the‎Sectors Health,
Education and Vocational Training
Moderation:‎‎Volker Hagmann
Executive Vice President
Lucas-Nülle Lehr- und Meßgeräte
GmbH
------------------------------------H.E. Thomas Ilka ‎
Secretary of State
Federal Ministry of Health‎, Germany ‎
Dr. Adel Mohsin ‎
‎Inspector General,
Ministry of Health of the Republic of
Iraq
Prof. Dr. Fadhil Al-Ameri
Cultural Attaché
Embassy of the Republic Iraq
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Sven Luthardt
Managing Partner
Luthardt GmbH
Sabah Al-Shammari
Chairman
SAPCO Group, Iraq
Jochen Renger
Regional Director
Middle East, North Africa and Turkey
GIZ
Prof. Dr. Dr. Sefik Alp Bahadir
Director of the Center for Iraq Studies
University of Erlangen- Nuremberg
10.30-11.00 h
Coffee Break
11:00-13.00 h
Session5-1:
The Provinces of Iraq: Business Potentials for
German Companies and Investors
Moderation:‎Olaf Hoffmann ‎
CEO and Partner
Dorsch Holding GmbH, Germany
Al-Anbar
H.E. Qasem Mohammed Abed
Governor
Al-Anbar Governorate
Maissan
H.E. Ali Daway Lazim Al Farttoosi
Governor
Maissan Governorate
Salah ad-Din
Ismael Halob
Representative
Salah ad-Din
Kerbala
Nabel Al-Anbary
President
Kerbala Chamber of Commerce
13.00-14.00 h
Lunch
14.00-16.00 h
Session5-2:
The Provinces of Iraq: Business Potentials for German Companies and
Investors
Moderation:‎‎Dr. Michael Fraenzel
Managing Director
Karl Kolb GmbH+Co.KG
Najaf
Wafi Al-Bahash
Chairman
Najaf Investment Commission
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Ninevah
H.E. Athil Abdulazeez Al Najafi
Governor
Nineveh Governorate
Kurdistan
Taher Abdallah Othman
Deputy Governor
Erbil Governorate
Dara Jaleel Khaleel Al-Kayat
President
Kurdistan Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry
Dara Jaleel Khaleel
President
Kurdistan Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry "
Farman Gharib
Director General
Sulaimaniya Investment Commission ‎
Babel
Abbas W. Kadhim Al-Taie Warwar
Deputy Director General
Babylon Investment Commission
16.00-17.30 h
Closing Session:
- Doing Business /‎Legal Framework in Iraq
- Perspectives of Arab-German Business Relations
Moderation:‎‎Dr. Florian Amereller
Attorney at Law,
‎Amereller - Legal Consultants
‎ .E. Rowsch Nuri Shaways
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Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Iraq
H.E. Dr. Sami Al-Araji
Chairman of the National Investment Commission
H.E. Dr. Hussain M. F. Alkhateeb
Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq, Germany
Karl Wendling
Deputy Director General for External. Economic Policy
Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Germany
Christian Berg
Director for Foreign Trade and Investment Promotion and Development Policy
Federal Foreign Office‎, Germany‎
Former Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Iraq
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