The Africa Global Business Forum (AGBF 2013) will be held on May 1 and 2 at Madinat
Jumeirah, Dubai UAE.
Organized by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and COMESA Regional Investment Agency, under the patronage of the Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, AGBF 2013 will highlight Dubai’s strategic role as a world class hub for carrying out business with Africa.
Africa’s robust economic growth in present years made it a country of international prospect and interest by numbers of businesses that are grouping to the region. With a population of over 1 billion and GDP nearly to $2 trillion, businesses are opening up to the developing country of Africa.
On this year’s forum, AGBF 2013 will highlight Dubai’s strategic role as world-class hub for commercial collaboration with Africa. UAE government has announced its interest in building strong economic relations with African strategic partners which offer lucrative investment opportunities.
Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE’s Minister of Economy noted that the UAE national carriers now cover a large number of destinations in Africa enabling investors from the UAE and Gulf countries to explore and promote African markets.
According to AGBF’s site, attendees of this forum will have exclusive access to movers and shakers on the global business scene, bringing with them a wide-range of unique angles to accessing the African Market in the sectors of Trade, Logistics, Finance and
Delegates will also have instant and exclusive access to network before the event with registered participants and request meetings through an online platform on the Forum website.
The Africa Global Business Forum 2013 will provide delegates with access to engaging sessions in which they will have the opportunity to exchange with high-level speakers as well as a large array of networking opportunities which can be taken forward in the designated Meeting Zones.
All international business leaders with current and potential investment in Africa, top government officials from Africa, GCC, Asia and Europe, economists, analysts, international organizations and multilateral agencies are expected to attend the said forum.