LAUNCH CEREMONY OF “SFAX INTERNATIONAL”

The Sfax Business Center in collaboration with the German Agency for Technical Cooperation GIZ and all partners is preparing for the official launch day of the Sfax International alliance, which will be held on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 10:15 am at the Borj Dhiafa Hotel Sfax -Tunisia.
Sfax International is a local project that aims to pool the strengths of the actors of the Sfax region to enhance its assets and attract national and international investors.
It should be noted that the Sfax International Alliance consists of the following structures :
– Business Center of Sfax
– The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Sfax
– THE UTICA
– The CONECT
– Union of Small and Medium-sized Industries UPMI
– The CJD Young Leaders Center
– The University of Sfax
– The Sfax Technology Park
– General Commissariat for Regional Development CGDR
– Scheller Cultural Center

The day will be marked by the presence of Mr Slim Feriani Minister of Industry and SMEs, the German Ambassador to Tunisia, Mr Gurther Berger from BMZ in addition to several diplomatic personalities and advisers from embassies (Brazil, France, Turkey, Great Britain, Switzerland, …) senior government officials, CEOs of business groups and large companies, presidents of member organizations of the alliance (CONECT, UTICA, UTAP, …)
In addition to a German delegation of high-ranking officials.

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Program

10:15 a.m.: Welcome, registration and networking of participants

Moderator: Ms. Hanen Trichili

11:00 a.m.: Welcome and opening remarks :

Mrs Ikram Makni, President of Sfax International
Mr Anis Oueslati, Governor of Sfax
H.E. Dr. Andreas Reinicke, the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Tunisia
Mr Slim Feriani, Tunisian Minister of Industry and SMEs
11:40 a.m.: Presentation of the interventions of the German Cooperation in the field of regional economic development by Dr. Matthias Grossmann, in charge of the IDEA project

11:50 a.m.: Presentation of Sfax International by Mrs. Natalie Ben Ayed, Head of International Relations at the Sfax Chamber of Commerce and Industry

12:00: Round table on the potential of Sfax International for regional development with the participation of

Mr Slim Feriani, Minister of Industry and SMEs
Gunther Beger, Director General for development, cooperation, civil society, private sector and rural development Affairs at the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Mr Thomas Gerrit Winnen, Manager of the Company TOMTEX, Entrepreneur from Sfax
Mrs Ikram Makni, President of the Sfax International Association
12:30 p.m.: Closing of the launch