BUSINESS IN & WITH IRAN: THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE DECADE

BUSINESS IN AND WITH IRAN:
THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE DECADE

New business with Iran was the hype in 2016, after the lifting of international sanctions. One year later, the topic is definitely worth revisiting, now based on real-life cases, not on assumptions or expectations. How shall international business executives realistically approach Iran? Will the country make good on the promise to be the business opportunity of the decade? What are the key “to do’s” and the “not to do’s” on the market.

Skolkovo Institute for Emerging Market Studies (SIEMS) and Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute (DOC) present a workshop to advance executives’ understanding of the Iranian opportunity – how to trade and invest in the country. Participants will better understand Iranian business practices, grasp challenges and opportunities, and understand the approaches required to formulate safe and profitable business strategies.

 BENEFITS

• Thousands of years of history, a specific branch of Islam, the Revolution of 1979: How do they blend to form the mentality of Iranian customers and businessmen?
• Opportunities beyond oil and energy: What to trade and where to invest?
• How to navigate a business landscape evolving from socialism to free market?

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Executives and strategists from international companies seeking to expand their business in Middle East.
• Owners of Mittelstand companies looking for more international opportunities.

Keynote Speakers 

Christopher de Bellaigue, a leading Western scholar of modern Iranian culture and society.

Vladimir Korovkin, Senior Researcher at SKOLKOVO IEMS, scholar of emerging markets.
Personal experience in Iran.

Speakers

Dr. Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Associate at Harvard Kennedy School, Associate Fellow at DGAP, Berlin

Mr. Amir Alizadeh, German-Iranian Chamber of Commerce

Prof. Abbas Maleki, Vice Chancellor, Sharif University and Ex-deputy,  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran

Dr. Mohsen Pakparvar, Economist and Director Central Asia and Caucasus Study Group of the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) (Iran)

Mr. Alireza Kolahi, President, Iran Electrical Industry Syndicate, Member of the Board of Directors of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Vice-Chairman of its Trade Promotion Commission

Mr. Koorosh Taherfar, Senior Adviser to the President of Investment Organization of Iran (OIETAI)

Ms. Zahra Jazayeri, General Director for International Affairs, Bank Hekmat

Mr. Amin Reza Khalegnian, General Director of International Affairs of Pardis Technology Park

Mr. Saied Khatibzadeh, Research Attaché at the Iranian Embassy in Berlin

l take place at the DOC Offices in Berlin on 14th September, from 09:00-18:00.

Working Language: English

Admission is only possible upon prior registration.

For more information please contact us on:
event@doc-research.org or by phone: (030) 2096 7790-0.