THURSDAY 3rd JULY 2008
09.00 Official opening by the Mayor of Marseille, the President of the MPM Urban Community, the Mayor of Aix en Provence, the President of the General Council and the President of the Regional Council
09.30 Great debate with businessleaders moderated by an economist:
« EURO-MEDITERRANEAN INTEGRATION: WHERE IS IT GOING?»
With
Benita FERRERO-WALDNER
European Commissioner for External Relations and the European Neighbourhood Policy
Philippe de FONTAINE VIVE
Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB)
Christine LAGARDE
French Minister of the Economy, Industry and Employment
Peter MANDELSON
European Commissioner for External Trade
Laurence PARISOT
President of MEDEF
Jacques PFISTER
President of the Marseille Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIMP)
Jacques-Jean SARRAF
President of BusinessMed
Ernest-Antoine SEILLIERE
President of BUSINESSEUROPE
12.30 Luncheon
14.30 « EURO-MÉDITERRANÉE, an opportunity in a globalizing world »
4 parallel workshops
- Mediterranean countries: What projects strenghten competitiveness?
- Towards the creation of a Single Mediterranean Market?
- Company partnerships: keys to success
- Innovation: sharing experiences to be stronger together
With the participation of business leaders, economic and political experts from the European Union and from the South of the Mediterranean region
18.00 Speech by Nicolas SARKOZY, President of the French Republic (to be confirmed)
18.30 The Great Business Show with the UPE13
« We’re all Euro-Mediterraneans! »
How to improve the competitiveness of the Euro-Mediterranean countries and win new markets together? Success stories
20.00 Cocktails and Buffet dinner
FRIDAY 4th JULY 2008
09.00 Simultaneous sectorial workshops
- Transport & logistics
- Environment & sustainable development
- Agro-food industries
- Education and employment, in partnership with the Elysée Mission of the Union for the Mediterranean
- New towns in the Mediterranean, in partnership with Ubifrance
Or guided tour of the Euroméditerranée site
12.00 Closure of the Med Business Days followed by a luncheon
THURSDAY 3rd JULY 2008
09.00 Official opening by the Mayor of Marseille, the President of the MPM Urban Community, the Mayor of Aix en Provence, the President of the General Council and the President of the Regional Council
09.30 Great debate with businessleaders moderated by an economist:
« EURO-MEDITERRANEAN INTEGRATION: WHERE IS IT GOING?»
With
Benita FERRERO-WALDNER
European Commissioner for External Relations and the European Neighbourhood Policy
Philippe de FONTAINE VIVE
Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB)
Christine LAGARDE
French Minister of the Economy, Industry and Employment
Peter MANDELSON
European Commissioner for External Trade
Laurence PARISOT
President of MEDEF
Jacques PFISTER
President of the Marseille Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIMP)
Jacques-Jean SARRAF
President of BusinessMed
Ernest-Antoine SEILLIERE
President of BUSINESSEUROPE
12.30 Luncheon
14.30 « EURO-MÉDITERRANÉE, an opportunity in a globalizing world »
4 parallel workshops
- Mediterranean countries: What projects strenghten competitiveness?
- Towards the creation of a Single Mediterranean Market?
- Company partnerships: keys to success
- Innovation: sharing experiences to be stronger together
With the participation of business leaders, economic and political experts from the European Union and from the South of the Mediterranean region
18.00 Speech by Nicolas SARKOZY, President of the French Republic (to be confirmed)
18.30 The Great Business Show with the UPE13
« We’re all Euro-Mediterraneans! »
How to improve the competitiveness of the Euro-Mediterranean countries and win new markets together? Success stories
20.00 Cocktails and Buffet dinner
FRIDAY 4th JULY 2008
09.00 Simultaneous sectorial workshops
- Transport & logistics
- Environment & sustainable development
- Agro-food industries
- Education and employment, in partnership with the Elysée Mission of the Union for the Mediterranean
- New towns in the Mediterranean, in partnership with Ubifrance
Or guided tour of the Euroméditerranée site
12.00 Closure of the Med Business Days followed by a luncheon
