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WHY INVEST? WHY INVEST?
Contact: Beatriz Rodriguez Email.: [email protected] Tel: +41-22 730 05 91 Street Address: ITC, 54-56, rue de Montbrillant, 1202, Geneva Switzerland Postal Address: ITC, Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland Internet: www.intracen.org
WORLD EXPORT DEVELOPMENT FORUM 2016: B2B MEETINGS 11-13 October, Colombo, Sri Lanka
GENERATING BUSINESS IN SRI LANKA
The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Government of Sri Lanka are organizing B2B meetings enabling opportunities for companies around the world to meet potential business partners. The B2B meetings will focus on five industries including:
Tourism Apparel Specialty Food IT and Business Process Management Rubber
This event is part of the ITC World Export Development Forum 2016 (WEDF) that will take place in Colombo, Sri Lanka. For more information: http://www.intracen.org/itc/events/world-export-development-forum/
DATES: 11-12-13 October 2016
PLACE: The Bandaranaike Memorial
International Conference Hall
COUNTRY: Colombo, Sri Lanka
BUDGET: US$ 5 million
The B2B will gather enterprises operating in the four industries as well as other companies interested in exploring new sources of supply or business opportunities within these industries, taking advantage of the strategic position of Sri Lanka as a Commercial, Aviation, Maritime, Energy and Knowledge hub.
Individual matchmaking meetings between high potential buyers/sellers will be arranged by ITC for each company based on their business interests and complementarities. Companies participating in the B2B will have direct access to participate also in the Forum.
SUMMARY
ITC
ITC is the joint agency of World Trade Organisation and the United Nations. ITC assists small and medium–sized enterprises in developing and transition economies to become more competitive in global markets, thereby contributing to sustainable economic development within the framework of the Aid-for-Trade agenda and the Millennium Development Goals.
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WORLD EXPORT DEVELOPMENT FORUM 2016: B2B MEETINGS
HOW WILL THE B2B BE ORGANIZED?
ITC will prepare individual meetings for each company based on their business interests and complementarities.
The 30-minute- business meetings will be scheduled over the three days of the Forum in the following time slots:
• Tuesday 11 October: from 13H00 to 18H30
• Wednesday 12 October: from 11H30 to 12H30 and from 17H30 to 18H30
• Thursday 13 October : from 08H30 to 09H30 and from 10H30 to 11H30
Companies must collect their badge from 8:00 to 10:30 on 11 October prior to their participation. WHICH COMPANIES WILL PARTICIPATE?
From Foreign countries:
SECTOR TYPE OF COMPANIES
TOURISM Outbound Travel Agencies Outbound Tour-operators
APPAREL Clothing Importers/Traders Clothing Wholesalers Clothing Retailers
SPECIALTY FOOD
Gourmet Importers/Traders Gourmet Wholesalers Food Retailers
IT & BPA BPO and BPM
Buyers of:
• Business Process Automation • Business Process Outsourcing • Business Process Management • IT Services
RUBBER
Importers / Buyers of :
• Latex products • Rubber products for the
automotive industry • Molded Rubber products
From Sri Lanka
SECTOR TYPE OF COMPANIES
TOURISM
Hotels Air companies Cruise companies Restaurants Gourmet boutiques Tourism attractions providers In-bound tour-operators Inbound Travel Agencies Inbound Tour-operators
APPAREL
Manufacturers, suppliers and exporters of:
• Underwear (lingerie) • Sportswear • Lifestyle clothing
SPECIALTY FOOD
Manufacturers, suppliers and exporters of:
• Condiments • Sauces • Snacks Confectionary & Bakery
Fruits and vegetables • Sea food producers/suppliers: • Tea • Coconut products
IT & BPA BPO and BPM
Providers and Exporters of :
• IT Solutions for the Tourism Industry
• IT Solutions for the apparel industry
• Business Process Automation • Business Process Outsourcing • Business Process Management
RUBBER INDUSTRY
Manufacturers, suppliers and exporters of:
• Latex products • Rubber products for the
automotive industry • Molded Rubber products • Other Rubber products
COMPANY PROFILE FORM In addition to the contact information, each company will indicate its core business and the type of business partners they are interested to meet during the B2B in the four industries covered by the event. The agenda of appointments will be prepared based on the information provided by each company in the profile form.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE?
Interested companies should pre-register through the WEDF webpage and fill the WEDF and B2B company profile forms: https://itcevents.event2mobile.com/Account/Registration The B2B team will review the profiles and will contact each company to confirm its participation based on the business opportunities pre-identified. Should you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Beatriz Rodriguez, ITC’s B2B Meetings Coordinator, at [email protected]; Tel: +41 22 730 05 91. WHAT CAN BUYERS EXPECT?
Save time and money in identifying new sources
of supply and expanding their supplier base. Identify new tourism service providers offering a
diverse but authentic tourist experience across Sri Lanka which will enrich the travel packages of tour-operators and travel agencies specialized in Asian destinations.
Meet with lingerie, sportswear and lifestyle garment
manufacturers used to serve International Brands and adhering to High Ethical Standards (ILO Conventions, Garments without Guilt).
Find a wide diversity of specialty food suppliers
whose products meet International Quality Standards (ISO 22000 –HACCP-Global Gap, Organic certifications).
Take advantage of Sri Lanka high ICT literacy and
World Class ICT Universities and Companies offering IT solutions at the forefront of technology.
Free access to an in-situ Exhibition of the top
40 exporters from Sri Lanka.
Arranged visits to the Export Processing Zones and to the Orion City IT Park near Colombo.
WORLD EXPORT DEVELOPMENT FORUM 2016: B2B MEETINGS
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