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Stefano Cocito, General Manager of SOLIBRA (Société de Limonaderies et Brasseries d’Afrique)
Stefano Cocito gives an overview of the beverage sector in Côte d’Ivoire and presents SOLIBRA, mentioning the company’s main products, CSR actions and plans for the future, but also the competition and challenges to be faced. Mr Cocito also shares his vision for Côte d’Ivoire.
Nawaya Network is a non-profit organisation based in Lebanon. They identify promising, talented youth who come from disadvantaged, marginalised or at-risk backgrounds and who have a talent or potential in a certain area but lack the means to pursue it. Their intention is to connect these young people to various resources such as mentors, trainers, classes, funding, internships, and job opportunities to help them develop their skills and generate an income.
What we offer is unique. We are not a night club. We offer cultural entertainment. I launched an innovative concept 12 years ago, which is a fusion between culture and nightlife. So the MusicHall is somewhere between a theatre and a night club.
“Tourism is one of the major sources of income for our country and it has been deeply affected since 2011. In 2014, slowly but surely we are going to start to see more positive results,” reveals Mahmoud ElKeiy, General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at The First Residence.
Hervé Boyer, Country Manager of Standard Bank Côte d’Ivoire
Hervé Boyer gives his evaluation of the banking sector in Côte d’Ivoire and presents Standard Bank, mentioning the group’s strategy in the country and in Africa as a whole. The Abidjan representation office was opened in January 2014 and acts as the hub for the region, covering the eight countries that form WAEMU.
IPT is mostly involved in the import, storage and distribution of gasoline and diesel and many other related petroleum derivatives. When people think of the oil and gas sector in Lebanon, they directly think about the downstream market. Even though Lebanon has not set a foot into the upstream market yet, it is considered a promising market for the future.
Gilles Darriau, CEO of Aeria (Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport)
Gilles Darriau, CEO of Aeria (Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport), gives an overview of the company’s role and future plans, and talks about Abidjan’s airport, the largest airport in the country for air traffic and the main hub of the national airline: Air Côte d’Ivoire.
Jean-François Bijon, Economic Counselor at the Embassy of France in Côte d’Ivoire
Jean-François Bijon talks about the economy and business climate in Côte d’Ivoire, explaining what has changed since the conflict a few years ago. He also talks about investment opportunities in the country and summarizes the role of the Embassy of France.
All countries have positive and negative sides. Lebanon has a lot of advantages for the pharmaceutical industry. That is why we selected Lebanon. When you are producing medicine and selling it in Lebanon, it will be a benchmark for other countries
Dr. Ghassan Al-Shibl, President and CEO of Advanced Electronics Company (AEC)
The issue of a knowledge-based economy is clearly a very critical one for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The beauty of knowledge-based industries lies in their heavy reliance and dependence on human resources. If you look at the composition of the population in the Kingdom, more than 60% of the population is less than 30 years old. We have a very young population, which is one of the most crucial requirements for the development of a knowledge-based econom
