The project “Diaspora for Development” (D4D), which is a project of the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of BiH and the Government of Switzerland, in partnership with UNDP BiH and IOM BiH, in cooperation with the Sarajevo Regional Development Agency SERDA and partner municipalities, organizes a business online Business Forum for representatives of the BiH diaspora, local communities, BiH. entrepreneurs and associations in the field of agriculture and food production.
The purpose of the Business Forum is to present the potential for investment of the BiH diaspora in agriculture and food production, to present successful stories of previous investors, and to support local communities and BiH through individual b2b meetings. entrepreneurs in finding their potential investors and business partners from the BiH diaspora.
The Business Forum will be held online on May 19, 2021 (Wednesday) starting at 10 a.m., and registration is required on the web platform https://agro-food-d4d.b2match.io/ . Complete content of the Business Forum (conference part and b2b individual meetings) will be held via the same mentioned platform and all you need is a computer or laptop (with a camera and microphone). To participate in individual b2b meetings, the platform allows you to very easily create your profile, describe your investment project and/or idea, search the profiles of other registered participants, and schedule meetings with potential partners in BiH and the BiH diaspora who are interesting to you. Individual meetings last 30 minutes, and you can choose the time of their holding from the available times on the platform itself when you register.
Thematic areas:
- Agriculture
- Food production and processing
- Food safety
- Packaging
- Eco-production
- Mechanization and equipment in agriculture, food production and processing
- IT solutions in agriculture, food production and processing
Advantages of participating in the Business Forum:
- Networking (online b2b meetings with representatives of the BiH diaspora, local communities, BiH companies, associations)
- Presentation of ideas/initiatives/projects/potential for investment, export of products and services, generation of new jobs, joint investments, public-private partnerships, etc.
- Overview of successful stories of investments of the BiH diaspora in BiH
Registration to the event is free.
Official language: Bosnian
Deadlines:
| 22/04 – 18/05/2021 | Online participant registration, business profile creation and B2B meeting booking |
| 19/05/2021 | Business forum and b2b meetings with the Bosnian diaspora – online |
Register for free to participate in this important business event on the page:
https://agro-food-d4d.b2match.io/
For additional information and assistance with registration, please contact:
Sarajevo Regional Development Agency SERDA
Office for Economic Cooperation with Diaspora SERDA
contact person: Aida Džamalija Duran
phone: +387 33 641 520
e-mail: aida@serda.ba
Online Business Forum and b2b meetings with the Bosnian diaspora
“Potentials and perspectives of investment in
agriculture and food production in BiH”
Web platform: https://agro-food-d4d.b2match.io/
Time: 19/05/2021, Wednesday
AGENDA
10:00 – 10:20 Welcome speech
Representative of the Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Representative of the Embassy of Switzerland in Bosnia and Herzegovina
UNDP/D4D Representative
Dr. Ševkija Okerić, Director of the Sarajevo Regional Development Agency SERDA
10:20 – 10:40 Investment potential in agriculture and food production and opportunities for engagement
Bosnian diaspora
Ms. Nina Pobrić, Head of the Investment Promotion Department of the Agency for the Promotion of Foreign Investments
investment in Bosnia and Herzegovina (FIPA)
Mr. Edin Hozan, Mayor of Jajce municipality
10:40 – 11:00 Participant discussion, questions and answers
11:00 – 11:30 BiH Diaspora Investments in Agriculture and Food Production – Success Stories and Initiatives
for networking support
Mr. Sulejman Selimović, Director of Voćar Piramida, representative of the Bosnian diaspora
Mr. Ahmed Spahić, President of the Board of Directors of the Pangea Network, Germany, representative of the Bosnian diaspora
Mr. Nikola Burić, Executive Director of i-diaspora, Switzerland, representative of the BiH diaspora
11:30 – 11:50 Participant discussion, questions and answers
11:50 – 12:00 Pause
12:00 – 16:00 Individual B2B meetings (via the platform https://agro-food-d4d.b2match.io/ )
