The “Diaspora for Development” (D4D) project, 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, is organizing an online Business Forum for representatives of the BiH diaspora, local communities, BiH entrepreneurs and associations from the metal sector and related industries.
The purpose of the Business Forum is to present the potential for investment of the BiH diaspora in the metal sector and related industries, 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 April 7, 2021 (Wednesday) starting at 10 a.m., and registration on the web platform is required to participate. https://metal-d4d.b2match.io/ . The entire 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 mobile phone (with a camera and microphone). 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.
Thematic areas:
- Metals and metal products
- Machines and devices
- Automotive industry
- Mining
- Engineering, design and consulting
- IT solutions
- Construction and building materials
- Energy
- Electrical and electronics
- Environmental protection
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:
| 15/03 – 06/04/2021 | Online participant registration, business profile creation and B2B meeting booking |
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07/04/2021 |
Business forum and b2b meetings with the Bosnian diaspora – online |
Register for free to participate in this important business event on the page:
https://metal-d4d.b2match.io/signup
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
Web platform: https://metal-d4d.b2match.io/
Time: 07/04/2021, 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 representative
Ševkija Okerić, Director of the Sarajevo Regional Development Agency SERDA
10:20 – 10:40 Investment potential in the metal sector and related industries and opportunities for engagement
Bosnian diaspora
Mirsad Jašarspahić, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Herzegovina
Ambassador of BiH to an EU country
10:40 – 11:00 Participant discussion, questions and answers
11:00 – 11:30 Investments of the BiH diaspora in the metal sector and related industries – Success stories
Assoc. Ph.D.Sc. Samir Kamenjaković, Mayor of the City of Živinica
Branka Janko, Director of the Development Agency Žepče
- Samir Vildić, Director of BPI – Bosnia Partnership Investment
11:30 – 11:50 Participant discussion, questions and answers
11:50 – 12:00 Break
12:00 – 16:00 Individual B2B meetings (via the platform https://metal-d4d.b2match.io/ )
