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Business Opportunities in Lebanon
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Every year since 2003, Lebanon Opportunities has been organizing the largest business event of the year. More than 1,000 business managers, investors, and opinion makers participate every year in that event. The event has become the premier business networking opportunity in Lebanon, full of useful workshops, business and investment matching, exhibition, other side activities.
Visitor profile
Visitor profile included company owners, managers, and decision-makers in leading companies from various industries such as financial services, manufacturing, real estate, information and telecommunication technologies, hospitality, insurance, engineering, the media, and other sectors. Leaders of several business organizations were also present. Many public officials attend, including government ministers with portfolios dealing with economic issues.
Exhibition
The exhibition has stands representing many sectors including information technologies, financial services, real estate, telecommunication, construction material, and service sectors. Exhibitors have expressed satisfaction at the level of visitors, and many established useful contacts for future business deals.
Workshops
More than a dozen workshops are organized each year, each attracting 100-200 attendants. Many visitors attend more than one workshop. Each session is normally full or almost full. In an exit survey after the last conference, 83 percent of people questioned after the workshops said that they were either satisfied or very satisfied.
Press
coverage
The event has always been covered by leading television
stations during their newscast. It was also well reported during in the economic
pages of leading newspapers.
Community
support
Each year, a high number of unsolicited positive feedback
is received after the event. The event partners also received positive
response.
Supporting
organizations
InfoPro rely on the many business organizations and international organizations for ideas, participants, and promotion of the event. These organizations have included the Federation of Chambers of Commerce, The Association of Industrialists, The Federation of Tourism Syndicates, ELCIM, The World Bank, IFC, UNDP, RDCL, ESA, IDAL, PCA, Berytech, The Lebanese Franchise Association, USAID, Amideast, and others.
Sponsors
The conference has been sponsored by leading companies whose participation make the event possible and free of charge, and gain it brand recognition and association with a premium event. Past sponsors included: Audi Bank, AXA, Bankers Assurance, BLC Bank, BLF, Cellis, CIS, FFA Private Bank, Ghalayini for Trade and Turnkey, Lebanese Canadian Bank, Meshref Village, Middle East Capital Group, MTC Touch, BankMed, Octagon, Ogero, SAAB, Xerox.
Links to conference programs:
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2009
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2016
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2018
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Back-in-Business
Nov 9-10 2006
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Following the July 2006 war, Lebanon entered into a phase of recovery. Lebanon Opportunities
organized a conference focused on the economic recovery of the country. It was a forum for
interaction and dialogue between the public sector and the private sector together with other
stakeholders such as international donors and labor. The conference was conducted over two days.
The conference theme was adopted by the government which hosted the second day of the conference at
the Grand Serail, participated with addresses by the Prime Minister and key ministers, and honored
the participants by a dinner at the Serail.
Profile of participants
The event was attended by round 750 high-level participants. Participant profile included company
owners, managers, and decision-makers from leading companies from various industries such as financial
services, manufacturing, real estate, information and telecommunication technologies, hospitality,
insurance, engineering, the media, and other sectors. Leaders of several business organizations were
also present. Many public officials attend, including government ministers with portfolios dealing with
economic issues. The conference was addressed by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.
Workshops
A dozen workshops were organized. More than 45 speakers addressed the workshops including the Prime Minister,
several ministers, ambassadors, key business and labor leaders, economists, and experts. Many visitors attend
more than one workshop. Each session was full or almost full. In an exit survey after the last conference,
most people questioned after the workshops said that they were either satisfied or very satisfied.
Press coverage
The event was well covered by leading television stations during their newscast. It was also well reported
during in the economic pages of leading newspapers.
Supporting organizations
A number of organizations supported the event including the Federation of Chambers of Commerce, The Federation
of Tourism Syndicates, ELCIM, The World Bank, UNDP, and RDCL.
Patrons and sponsors
The conference has been patronized and sponsored by leading companies whose participation made the event possible
and free of charge, and gain it brand recognition and association with a premium event. The event patron was MTC
Touch. Sponsors included Banque Libano-Francaise, Rymco, and Jubeili Bros.
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