INFORMATIONSVERANSTALTUNG Webinar - Invitation

16.00 - 16.05 h
Opening / Moderation
Suhail El Obeid, S-GE; Urs Meier, Swissmem

16.05 - 16.10 h
Welcome
Vincent Pasquier, deputy head of mission and chargé d’affaires a.i, Embassy of Switzerland in Lebanon and Syria

16.10 - 16.20 h
General situation in Syria 
Dr. Layla AL Samman, Vice-President of the Damascus Chamber of Commerce

16.20 - 16.30 h
Business opportunities and challenges
including planned projects in different sectors for both

a) Public sector (e.g. infrastructure opportunities and other)
b) Private sector (export opportunities)

Dr. Mazen Derawan, President of the Federation of Chambers of Industry of Syria

16.30 - 16.40 h
Sanctions
Mathias Rast, Policy Advisor, SECO

16.40 - 16.50 h
Finance solutions (money transfer, banking solutions)
Aurelien Sibrant, Director, Corporate and Structured Finance,   Arab Bank 

16.50 - 17.00 h
Reality Check: Swiss company doing business with Syria
Elias El-Cheikh, Head of Middle East, Bühler

17.00 - 17.10 h
Q & A
all / Moderation: Swissmem & S-GE

17.10 - 17.15 h
Final words
Suheil El Obeid, S-GE; Urs Meier, Swissmem