As part of Jordan Investment Board (JIB) ongoing efforts to promote Jordan in Portugal by emphasizing on the investment climate for foreign investment and the opportunities for Portuguese companies in Jordan, JIB will be organizing a business forum in Lisbon, Portugal on the 17th of March 2009 in cooperation with Portugal Global Business Development Agency (AICEP) and the Association of Industries of Portugal (AIP). This event will focus on promoting direct interaction between Portuguese and Jordanian companies, and will also facilitate free discussion of specific issues of common interest between top-level Jordanian and Portuguese business leaders.
At least 200 Portuguese companies are expected to attend from the following sectors: Alternative/Renewable energy, Building & Construction Materials, Information and Communication Technology, Textiles, Tourism, Cosmetics and Transportation. The Jordanian Business delegation will be composed of 30 business people representing the same sectors. Furthermore, five sectoral presentations, 10 minutes each, will be delivered by Mr. Kareem Kawar (Energy), Mr. Nayef Al Fayez (Tourism), Mr. Michele Wakilih (ICT), Mr. Ibrahim Naouri (Transportation) and Mr. Khalaf Haddadin (construction).
The forum will also include a ‘Signing of Cooperation Agreements Session’ in which four agreement were signed. An ‘Executive Program’ for the ‘Joint Cooperation Agreement’ in the field of investment between Jordan Investment Board (JIB) and Portugal Global Business Development Agency (AICEP), a cooperation agreement between the Jordan Chambers of Commerce and Industry on one side and the Association of industries of Portugal (Associacao Industrial Portuguesa, AIP) on the other, agreement regarding cooperating in the field of solar energy between Fomentinvest and Martifer of Spain and Al Nakhil Investment, and an agreement regarding cooperating in the field of wind energy between Fomentinvest and Martifer on one side and Al Nakhil Investment on the other.
The forum will be followed by a lunch and a bilateral meeting session in which at least five meetings will be arranged for every Jordanian delegate based on his/her interest stated previously.