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DESCRIPTION:Expanding into the Middle East Market: Business Experiences and
  Market Entry Insights \n We are currently living at a time when the globa
 l environment - particularly within the Gulf and greater Middle East regio
 n - is experiencing an unusual period of uncertainty. It is precisely in t
 imes such as these that a country’s economic resilience\, government agili
 ty\, and commitment to maintaining openness with the world is truly tested
  and revelated. \n CCIG \, in collaboration with the  Bahrain Economic Dev
 elopment Board (Bahrain EDB)\,  will host a  Market Focus: Bahrain Session
 \,  bringing together a senior delegation from Bahrain EDB to introduce th
 e Kingdom of Bahrain\, which has positioned itself as a strategic gateway 
 for investment in the Middle East. Serving as the Kingdom’s investment pro
 motion agency\, Bahrain EDB supports the investor journey from end-to-end\
 , offering comprehensive services from research-led market insights and in
 dustry assessments\, facilitating market entry\, and providing tailored af
 tercare services long after businesses first set up in Bahrain. \n Hear di
 rectly from distinguished speakers\, including H.E. Noor bint Ali Alkhulai
 f\, Minister of Sustainable Development\, Chief Executive of the Bahrain E
 conomic Development Board\, alongside other senior executives. \n   \n Top
 ics of discussion will include: \n \n Insights into the regional conflict 
 and its implications for business and investment  \n \n \n The regional op
 portunity for investors looking to expand their operations  \n \n \n Bahra
 in’s competitive advantages\, and why it is the ideal base for operations 
   \n \n \n Regulatory and operational considerations for international com
 panies  \n \n \n How the Bahrain EDB supports investors across their expan
 sion journey   \n \n   \n Programme :  \n \n \n \n \n 11:15 \n \n \n Regis
 tration & Networking \n \n \n \n \n 11:30  \n \n \n Welcome remarks \n Vin
 cent Subilia\, Director general\, CCIG \n \n \n \n \n 11:40 \n \n \n Keyno
 te remarks  \n H.E. Noor bint Ali Alkhulaif\, Minister of Sustainable Deve
 lopment\, Chief Executive of the Bahrain EDB \n \n \n \n \n 11:50 \n \n \n
  In Conversation: Scaling into the Gulf - the Bahrain Advantage   \n Dalal
  Buhejji\, Executive Director of Business Development\, Financial Services
 \, Bahrain EDB  \n \n \n \n \n 12:10 \n \n \n The Team Bahrain Advantage: 
 From Attraction to Expansion  \n Kamel Benloukil\, Director - France & Swi
 tzerland\, Bahrain EDB  \n \n \n \n \n 12:20 \n \n \n Q&A \n \n \n \n \n 1
 2:30 \n \n \n Networking session \n \n \n \n \n 13:00 \n \n \n End of the 
 event \n \n \n \n \n   \n Kindly note this event will be held in English. 
  \n ----- \n N.B.  We inform you that photos and/or videos could be taken 
 to immortalise this event. By participating\, you authorise the CCIG to us
 e them on different media to promote its activities. \n ----- \n Participa
 tion is subject to the event’s eligibility criteria. If a registration doe
 s not meet these requirements\, you will be informed and receive a full re
 imbursement.
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DTSTART:20260604T113000
LOCATION:CCIG\, bd du Théâtre 4\, Genève
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Market Focus Bahrain
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h1><strong>Expanding into the Middle East Mar
 ket: Business Experiences and Market Entry Insights</strong></h1>\n<p>We a
 re currently living at a time when the global environment - particularly w
 ithin the Gulf and greater Middle East region - is experiencing an unusual
  period of uncertainty. It is precisely in times such as these that a coun
 try&rsquo\;s economic resilience\, government agility\, and commitment to 
 maintaining openness with the world is truly tested and revelated.</p>\n<p
 ><strong>CCIG</strong>\, in collaboration with the <strong>Bahrain Economi
 c Development Board (Bahrain EDB)\,</strong> will host a <strong>Market Fo
 cus: Bahrain Session\,</strong> bringing together a senior delegation from
  Bahrain EDB to introduce the Kingdom of Bahrain\, which has positioned it
 self as a strategic gateway for investment in the Middle East. Serving as 
 the Kingdom&rsquo\;s investment promotion agency\, Bahrain EDB supports th
 e investor journey from end-to-end\, offering comprehensive services from 
 research-led market insights and industry assessments\, facilitating marke
 t entry\, and providing tailored aftercare services long after businesses 
 first set up in Bahrain.</p>\n<p>Hear directly from distinguished speakers
 \, including H.E. Noor bint Ali Alkhulaif\, Minister of Sustainable Develo
 pment\, Chief Executive of the Bahrain Economic Development Board\, alongs
 ide other senior executives.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Topics of discussion 
 will include:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Insights into the regional conflict and its i
 mplications for business and investment&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The 
 regional opportunity for investors looking to expand their operations&nbsp
 \;</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bahrain&rsquo\;s competitive advantages\, and wh
 y it is the ideal base for&nbsp\;operations&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<ul
 >\n<li>Regulatory&nbsp\;and operational considerations for international c
 ompanies&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>How the Bahrain EDB supports invest
 ors across their expansion journey&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<p>&nbsp\;</
 p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><span style="text-decoration: underli
 ne\;">Programme</span>:&nbsp\;</p>\n<table class=" sp-table" style="height
 : 542px\;">\n<tbody>\n<tr style="height: 55px\;">\n<td style="width: 78.06
 25px\; text-align: justify\; height: 55px\;">\n<p>11:15</p>\n</td>\n<td st
 yle="width: 627.594px\; text-align: justify\; height: 55px\;">\n<p><strong
 >Registration &amp\; Networking</strong></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="hei
 ght: 78px\;">\n<td style="width: 78.0625px\; text-align: justify\; height:
  78px\;">\n<p>11:30&nbsp\;</p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 627.594px\; text-
 align: justify\; height: 78px\;">\n<p><strong>Welcome remarks</strong></p>
 \n<p>Vincent Subilia\, Director general\, CCIG</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr styl
 e="height: 100px\;">\n<td style="width: 78.0625px\; text-align: justify\; 
 height: 100px\;">\n<p>11:40</p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 627.594px\; text
 -align: justify\; height: 100px\;">\n<p><strong>Keynote remarks </strong><
 /p>\n<p style="text-align: left\;">H.E. Noor&nbsp\;bint&nbsp\;Ali Alkhulai
 f\,&nbsp\;Minister of Sustainable Development\,&nbsp\;Chief Executive of t
 he Bahrain&nbsp\;EDB</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 100px\;">\n<td 
 style="width: 78.0625px\; text-align: justify\; height: 100px\;">\n<p>11:5
 0</p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 627.594px\; text-align: justify\; height: 
 100px\;">\n<p><strong>In&nbsp\;Conversation:&nbsp\;Scaling into the Gulf&n
 bsp\;-&nbsp\;the Bahrain Advantage&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p style="t
 ext-align: left\;">Dalal Buhejji\, Executive Director of Business Developm
 ent\, Financial Services\, Bahrain EDB&nbsp\;</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style
 ="height: 55px\;">\n<td style="width: 78.0625px\; text-align: justify\; he
 ight: 55px\;">\n<p>12:10</p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 627.594px\; text-al
 ign: justify\; height: 55px\;">\n<p><strong>The Team Bahrain Advantage: Fr
 om Attraction to Expansion&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p style="text-align: left
 \;">Kamel Benloukil\, Director - France &amp\; Switzerland\, Bahrain EDB&n
 bsp\;</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style="width: 78.0625px\; text-align: j
 ustify\;">\n<p>12:20</p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 627.594px\; text-align:
  justify\;">\n<p><strong>Q&amp\;A</strong></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="h
 eight: 32px\;">\n<td style="width: 78.0625px\; height: 22px\; text-align: 
 justify\;">\n<p>12:30</p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 627.594px\; height: 22
 px\; text-align: justify\;">\n<p><strong>Networking session</strong></p>\n
 </td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 32px\;">\n<td style="width: 78.0625px\; t
 ext-align: justify\; height: 32px\;">\n<p>13:00</p>\n</td>\n<td style="wid
 th: 627.594px\; text-align: justify\; height: 32px\;">\n<p><strong>End of 
 the event</strong></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n
 <p><em><strong>Kindly note this event will be held in English. </strong></
 em></p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><em>-----</em></p>\n<p style="te
 xt-align: justify\;"><em>N.B. </em><em>We inform you that photos and/or vi
 deos could be taken to immortalise this event. By participating\, you auth
 orise the CCIG to use them on different media to promote its activities.</
 em></p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><em>-----</em></p>\n<p style="te
 xt-align: justify\;"><em>Participation is subject to the event&rsquo\;s el
 igibility criteria. If a registration does not meet these requirements\, y
 ou will be informed and receive a full reimbursement.</em></p>
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