INVITATION
Team Finland jointly with Finland Pakistan Business Council (FPBC) is pleased to organize the
3RD “PAKISTAN – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES” BUSINESS SEMINAR in Helsinki, Finland.
Time: Wednesday 9th of March, 2016 at 08:30 – 11:45
Place: Finpro, Porkkalankatu 1, Ruoholahti, Helsinki.
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Team Finland and Finland Pakistan Business Council (FPBC) are pleased to welcome you to the 3rd ever “Pakistan – Challenges and Opportunities” business event.
“Pakistan is now on the path of increased economic growth and prosperity”, said World Bank President Jim Yong Kim just two weeks ago.
Pakistan is a nowadays quite stable developing country with almost 200 million people and estimated 6 per cent GDP growth in 2016. A growing market offering huge opportunities to Finnish companies working in cleantech, sustainable energy, healthcare, education and various import & export businesses like textile & fashion, sporting goods, healthcare, surgical Instruments, raw materials as well as human resources in manufacturing and ICT. Please join us to hear about business opportunities and best practices!
Finnish companies enjoy a good reputation in Pakistan and over 40 Finnish companies have successfully joined two Business Summits held in Pakistan in 2014 and 2015. The 3rd event, Nordic Pakistan Business Summit is held in Lahore, Pakistan on 11-12 April, 2016
AGENDA
08:30 Registration and Coffee for Networking.
09:00 Welcoming words by Mr. Wille Eerola, Chairman of the Finland Pakistan Business Council (FPBC)
09:15 “Finland Pakistan Relations and Trade”,
Mr. Rauli Suikkanen, Ambassador of Finland to Pakistan
H.E. Mr. Tariq Zameer, Ambassador of Pakistan to Finland
09:45 “Green Finland Meets Pakistan” Water, Waste, Energy – Massive Market Ready for Finnish
Cleantech Companies”, by Wille Eerola, Chairman, FPBC
“Quality of Life – Sustainable Urban Development and Business Opportunities in Pakistan” by Mr. Marco Casagrande, Mr. Sauli Ylinen, Clab, Paracity
With a quick preview of three actual Projects in Pakistan:
- “Green Growth Development Model for Pakistan”
- “Waste to Energy Alliance”.
- “Finnish School in Islamabad”
10:45 Import & Export Business Opportunities – Experiences and Best Practices:
Textile and Fashion, Sporting Goods, Healthcare, Surgical Equipments, Raw Materials, Human Resources, Outsourcing.
11:15 “Financing Tools available for Finnish companies heading to Pakistan”, by Mrs. Sargit Salakari, Desk Officer, Concessional Credits and Finnpartnership projects, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland.
11:45 Closing words by Mr. Wille Eerola
Seminar is free of charge but registration is required by Friday 4th March. Please click www.fpbc.fi/event for registration.
Alternatively you can register by email to office@fpbc.fi
For any further details please contact Mr. Wille Eerola, Chairman of Finland Pakistan Business Council, tel. 040-5316 720, email: wille.eerola@fpbc.fi
Welcome!