Events Listings

The 11th Central European Initiative Economic Forum and the 5th Moldova International Investment Forum will take place on 8- 9 October 2008 in Chisinau (Moldova). With its mix of business representatives and governmental officials, the Forum will offer an invaluable platform for the discussion of business ideas and their implementation, for influencing policy makers and finally to liaise with financial institutions and international organisations.

Taking place in conjunction with Manufacturing Business Technology and supported by Manufacturing Insights, on Wednesday 8th October 2008, Europe’s manufacturing community will be rewarded for best practice at the inaugural Strategic Manufacturing Awards.

With winners determined by an independent and world-class judging panel, the ceremony will reward the region’s foremost enterprises for best practice and celebrate manufacturing excellence across vital disciplines including energy management, skills in manufacturing and IT in manufacturing over the past twelve months.

To submit your entry, please visit www.manufacturing-awards.com 

Exporta returns to Turkey for our 3rd Annual Turkey Trade & Export Finance Conference on October 14, 2008. The event always promises excellent interactive discussions on trade and export finance and developments in the Turkish market while offering fantastic opportunities for networking.

Tatarstan’s economy is growing fast, with a vibrant, go-ahead class of entrepreneurs encouraged by pro-business politics from the Republic’s government. The historic region is rich in natural resources, has a promising consumer market and is ideally located just 750km east of Moscow. With a number of foreign companies having already invested heavily in the region, and with many local companies actively seeking foreign partners for joint ventures and equity investment, Tatarstan has a compelling story to tell.   

20th-23rd of October 2008, London Royal Garden Hotel. Alternative Investment Summit Russia & CIS 2008 will examine the current composition and dynamics of this fast changing market and deliver the most up to date information on investment opportunities available for stock, private equity, real estate, hedge funds and infrastructure investors. Special focus day: Investing in infrastructure assets in Russia and CIS

A year has passed since our last Euromoney Conference in Cairo, but so much has changed. What we thought was a short-term growth-fed blip in inflation proved to be just the start of a major price and cost uptrend which affects every country in the world. Markets have moved sideways (or downwards!) on the news and the global investment climate is no longer the warm and calm environment it once was. 

During these two days you will have a great chance to find out how companies like HSBC, Citi Group, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse and others explored the potential of emerging markets. Be here to benchmark with your peers and find out how to fight the lack of liquidity and cut your clearing and settlement costs.
Key topics:

    * Exploring the potential in emerging markets
    * Accessing liquidity in a post-MiFID landscape
    * Benchmarking trading on exchanges vs. MTFs
    * Discovering cost cutting opportunities in clearing and settlement
    * Gaining insight how Exchange Traded Funds boost your revenue

Why attend?

    * Unique opportunity for business development and relationship maintaining
    * Active participation in roundtables and peer-to peer discussions
    * International presence enabling you to meet all main market leaders
    * Latest technology and business strategies which helps you to stay ahead the curve

Who will you meet?

    * Your present and future clients and business partners
    * Well-balanced and carefully selected participants from sell and buy side
    * C-level speakers presenting their case studies

Exploit the opportunities for broadband market entry in Russia & the CIS.  Hear deployment case studies and learn crucial information from 30+ key speakers from across the value chain including 13 regional operators.  The only WiMAX Russia event endorsed by the WiMAX Forum!  Eliminate confusion from your deployment plans and register TODAY at http://www.wimax-vision.com.

 

ACI’s 5th Energy Risk Management Symposium will gather the energy players to address how to develop optimal energy risk management strategies, to deliver profit, maintain competitiveness, meet regulatory requirements and stabilize operations. Following the huge success of last year, this 5th Energy Risk Management Symposium promises to be more in-depth, cutting-edge and will cover all the latest key issues in energy risk management, carbon trading and LNG Risk.

Opal is proud to present our 7th Annual European CLO/CDO & Structured Products Summit. This event is designed to familiarize institutional investors with the world of collateral debt securities in the European markets while providing a forum where the broker/dealers, rating agencies, lawyers and accountants can learn new techniques to maximize profits in this lucrative area of Asset-Backed Finance. An in-depth review of recent regulatory changes, as well as rating agency methodology, legal, tax and structural considerations will provide attendees with the tools necessary to stay one step ahead of the curve. The conference will serve as a opportunity for meaningful dialogue to occur that addresses concerns regarding this dynamic segment of the market.