BHB EMISSARY

ORGANIZER:!

IN CONSULTATION WITH ! LEAD SPONSOR! KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS!

SETTING THE AGENDA!FOR IRAN’S NEW ECONOMY!Zürich, Switzerland- May 3-4, 2016!

!Our Partners!

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IN CONSULTATION WITH !

LEAD SPONSOR!

KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS!

PASARGAD FINANCIAL GROUP!

IRAN MINES AND MINING INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT AND RENOVATION ORGANIZATION!

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS! COMMUNICATIONS PARTNERS!

!Dear Friends, !It is my honor to welcome you to the 3rd edition of the Europe-Iran Forum conference series at the beautiful Dolder Grand Hotel. !!Just over 100 days following Implementation Day we have gathered over 400 senior business leaders, policymakers, and members of the international press, hailing from over 30 countries, to engage in an important exchange of expertise and ideas. !!There has been much excitement about the post-sanctions opportunity in Iran and the economic growth it may deliver to ambitious industrialists and savvy investors. The previous editions of the Europe-Iran Forum, in London (2014) and in Geneva (2015), did much to stoke this excitement by putting a lens on the surprisingly underappreciated capacity of Iran’s business community, particularly in the private sector. !!However, from the beginning, the Europe-Iran Forum has been about more than defining the scope of an economic reopening. Instead, our speakers and delegates have been part of an evolving conversation that seeks to explore exactly how economic gains can be tied to a larger agenda of political and social responsibility. In short, the Europe-Iran Forum has been an innovative platform for “business diplomacy” that seeks to propose a more multifaceted conception of the role of business in Iran—one that touches on international relations and civil society. ! !

As we welcome four European Ambassadors— whose support is greatly appreciated— alongside senior officials from the U.S. Department of State and the United Nations, we have once again brought unique combinations of people, and therefore unique constellations of ideas, into a new proximity. !!I invite you, over the next two days, to consider how your personal commercial achievements will fit in to the larger story of Iran’s reconnection with the global community. !!I wish you each the greatest success and I thank you for your participation in this event. We have much to prove and much to gain, but also much to provide for others. !!With Gratitude, !

!Welcome Letter!

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Esfandyar Batmanghelidj!Founding Partner!Europe-Iran Forum!

May 2, 2016!

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!Hotel Map!

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!The Dolderbahn Funicular!

First used in 1895, the Funicular Dolderbahn is located at the rear of the hotel and links to Römerhof square, where tram lines 3, 8, and 15 offer easy onwards connections to many downtown locations. !!The line runs from 06:20 until 23:30 every day, with services running every 10, 15 or 20 minutes depending on the time of day. The journey time is approximately 5 minutes. !!The journey time from the Dolder Grand to the final stop at Römerhof is approximately 6 minutes. A single journey to the city center is CHF 4.30 and a 24h ticket is CHF 8.60. !

Routes Into The City Center From Römerhof!

A  Convenient  Piece  of  History  

Römerhof  (Start  of  Dolderbahn)  

Morning!8:30-9:20 - Ballroom!REGISTRATION AND WELCOME BREAKFAST!

9:20-9:30 - Walk to Gallery!

9:30-9:40 - Opening Remarks!

9:40-10:00 - Opening Keynote!GLOBAL BUSINESS AND IRAN!•  Jeroen van der Veer, Philips and ING

Group!

10:00-10:20 - Special Session 1!AN INTRODUCTION TO POST-SANCTIONS IRAN!•  Pratibha Thaker, Economist Intelligence

Unit!

10:20-11:15 - Special Session 2!UNDERSTANDING THE “POST-SANCTIONS” LEGAL LANDSCAPE!•  George Kleinfeld, Clifford Chance!•  Patrick Murphy, Clyde & Co!•  Will Thomas, Eversheds!

11:15-11:25 - Walk to Garden Salons!

!Event Program - May 3!

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Midday!

11:25-12:15 - Workshop 1!Salon 1 - Insurance!Salon 2 - Private Equity!Salon 3 - Marketing and Communications !

12:15-13:15 - Ballroom!NETWORKING LUNCH!

13:15-14:10 - Workshop 2!Salon 1 - Power!Salon 2 - Capital Markets!Salon 3 - Information + Communication Technology!

14:10-15:00 - Workshop 3!Salon 1 - Healthcare + Pharmaceutical!Salon 2 - Consumer + Retail!Salon 3 - Construction!

15:00-15:10 - Walk to Gallery!

Afternoon!15:10-15:25 - Afternoon Keynote!THE ROLE OF BANKS IN THE IRANIAN ECONOMY !•  Majid Ghassemi, Bank Pasargad!

15:25-16:00 - Panel Discussion 1!AMBASSADORS’ PANEL ON BUSINESS DIPLOMACY!•  Amb. Giulio Haas, Switzerland!•  Amb. Peter Tejler, Sweden!•  Amb. Susanna Terstal, Netherlands!•  Amb. François Delhaye, Belgium!•  Barbara Slavin, Atlantic Council!

16:00-16:40 - Panel Discussion 2!LEADERSHIP IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR!•  Fardin Alizad, Alizad Group!•  Ali Amiri, Maadiran!•  Shokrollah Memarian, Cobel Darou!•  Sofia Birkested Svingby, NIR!

16:40-17:20 - Panel Discussion 3!STRATEGIES TO UNLOCK HUMAN CAPITAL!•  Faty Amir Soleimani, Koodakoo!•  Aseyeh Hatami, IranTalent.com!•  Mehrnoosh Aryanpour, Gibson, Dunn &

Crutcher!

17:20-17:30 - Walk to Ballroom!

17:30-19:30 - Ballroom!EVENING NETWORKING DRINKS!

Morning!8:30-9:20 - Ballroom!REGISTRATION AND WELCOME BREAKFAST!

9:20-9:30 - Walk to Gallery!

9:30-9:55 - Opening Keynote!IRAN DEAL IMPLEMENTATION!•  Jarrett Blanc, U.S. Department of State!

9:55-10:15 - Opening Keynote!REVITALIZATION OF IRANIAN INDUSTRY!•  Mehdi Karbasian, IMIDRO!

10:15-10:45 - Special Session 3!DENTONS: FROM DEAL TO DELIVERY!•  Pirouzan Parvine, Dentons!•  Ramin Hariri, Dentons!•  Navid Rahbar-Sato, Vozara Law Firm!

10:45-11:15 - Special Session 4!STRATEGIES TO SECURE FINANCING!•  Parviz Aghili, Middle East Bank!•  Ali Ashraf Afkhami, Bank of Industry and

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!Event Program - May 4!

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Midday!

12:10-13:00 - Workshop 4!Salon 1 - Manufacturing!Salon 2 - Food & Beverage!Salon 3 - Transportation + Logistics!

13:00-14:00 - Ballroom!NETWORKING LUNCH!

14:00-14:10 - Walk to Gallery!

Afternoon!14:10-14:50 - Panel Discussion 5!STRATEGIES FOR ENVIROMENTAL MANAGEMENT!•  Gary Lewis, United Nations!•  Christoph Grobbel, South Pole Group!•  Hamed Shakouri, University of British

Columbia!

14:50-15:30 - Panel Discussion 2!THEORY AND PRACTICE OF RISK IN IRAN!•  Henry Smith, Control Risks!•  Ellie Geranmayeh, ECFR!•  Mostafa Beheshti-Rouy, Bank Pasargad!

15:30-16:10 - Panel Discussion 3!STRATEGIES FOR GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS!•  Erik Belfrage, Consilio International!•  Joakim Reiter, UNCTAD!•  Koichiro Tanaka, IEEJ!

16:10-16:30 - Closing Words !THE FUTURE OF THE EUROPE-IRAN FORUM!•  Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, BHB

Emissary!

11:15-12:00 - Panel Discussion 4!THE FUTURE OF IRAN’S “MOTHER INDUSTRIES”!•  Bahram Sobhani, Mobarakeh Steel!•  Alireza Ghaffouri, NICICO!•  Reza Ashraf Semnani, MIDHCO!

12:00-12:10 - Walk to Garden Salons!

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!Industry Workshops!

Workshops  1  May  3,  11:25-­‐12:15  

Salon 1!Insurance!•  Mohammad Asoudeh,

Iranian Re!•  Remi Chayol, NASCO!•  Younes Mazlumi,

Razi Insurance!

Salon 2!Private Equity!•  Mo Nikjoo,

Amin Investment Bank!•  Mikael Ahstrom,

Procuritas!

Salon 3!Marketing + Communications!•  Arash Vafadari,

Mana Payam!•  Sconaid McGeachin,

H+K Strategies!

Workshops  2  May  3,  13:15-­‐14:10  

Salon 1!Capital Markets!•  Rouzbeh Pirouz,

Turquoise Partners!•  Florian Hellmich,

Pomegranate Investment!

Salon 2!Power and Energy!•  Ali Kolahi,

Iran Electrical Industry Syndicate!

•  Mohammad Mallakii, Pasargad Energy Development Company!

Salon 3!Information + Communication Technology!•  Mohsen Tavakol,

Ericsson!•  Shahab Javanmardy,

FANAP!

Workshops  3  May  3,  14:10-­‐15:00  

Salon 1!Healthcare + Pharma!•  Nariman Sadri,

Sanofi!•  Nariman Askarieh,

Philips Healthcare!

Salon 2!Consumer + Retail!•  Sedigheh Gerami,

Kayla Group!•  Ali Shekofti,

Shekofa Group!!

Salon 3!Construction!•  Parviz Akbaroff,

Rah Shahr!•  Emmanuel Bellanger,

Bouygues Batiment!

Workshops  4  May  4,  12:10-­‐13:00    

Salon 1!Manufacturing!•  Tobias Sigerstad,

Scania!•  Mehran Amirzadeh,

Kerman Automotive!

Salon 2!Food + Beverage!•  Sharif Nezam-Mafi,

Iran-Switzerland Chamber of Commerce!

•  Bora Karamustafa, Solico Group!

Salon 3!Transportation + Logistics!•  Philippe Delleur,

Alstom!•  Wim Dillen,

Port of Antwerp!

SPEAKERS!A  Diverse  Network  of  Leaders  

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John Andrews Consultant Editor for The Economist!Until moving back to London in November 2006, he was The Economist’s most experienced foreign correspondent. In a 24‐year career that included positions in London as industry editor and Asia editor, his foreign postings have ranged from Singapore and Hong Kong to Brussels, Washington DC, Paris and finally Los Angeles. John Andrews has written two books on Asia, co‐authored a book on Europe and contributed chapters to other books, including the Encyclopaedia Britannica. He has been a Hearst journalism fellow at the Annenberg School of Communication, University of Southern California. His latest book is The Economist Book of Isms and he is currently writing The World in Conflict, an analysis of present day war and terrorism to be published by Profile Books under The Economist imprint in 2015. Andrews is the co‐editor of Megachange: The World in 2050, which examines the key developments that will determine our future. His special reports in The Economist —12,000–word essays which, unlike the magazine’s other articles, carry a by‐line—have covered subjects as diverse as civil aerospace, the European Union and the world of sport. He is a frequent broadcaster and public speaker.!

 

!Forum Moderators!

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Ladane Nasseri Senior Iran Correspondent for Bloomberg!Ladane Nasseri is Bloomberg News’ senior Iran correspondent. She coordinates and leads the Iran team’s news coverage. Based in Tehran from 2005 until 2011, Ladane has covered the country under three successive Iranian presidents, an era of sanctions and the recently finalized nuclear negotiations. From her base now at Bloomberg’s Middle East headquarters in Dubai, Ladane focuses on developments across Iran’s political landscape, macro economy and foreign policy. She travels regularly back to Iran for reporting assignments, to attend conferences, and to interview top officials. Prior to reporting for Bloomberg over the past decade, Ladane contributed to Newsweek, France’s Liberation, the U.K.'s Daily Telegraph, Canada’s La Presse and WNYC-New York Public Radio. Her work has been published by media outlets globally, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Germany’s Die Welt and the Sydney Morning Herald. Ladane has a Masters in international relations from the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University. She speaks Farsi, French, English with limited proficiency in Arabic. !

 Peggy Hollinger Industry Editor for the Financial Times!Peggy Hollinger was appointed the FT’s industry editor in September 2014. Prior to this, she had been a leader writer since September 2011. Hollinger has also held the positions of the Paris bureau chief and Paris correspondent. Before that she was a UK company news editor and the retail correspondent. Since joining the FT in 1987, she has covered UK utilities and oil and gas, and written for Lex. She graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, with an honours degree in history.!

   

Ambassador Giulio Haas!Embassy of Switzerland in Tehran!

Giulio Haas is currently Ambassador of Switzerland to Iran. He assumed his position in September 2013, having returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after five years with a Swiss private bank. !!Ambassador Haas’ previous positions include, among others, Assistant Secretary for Sectoral Foreign Policy at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (2006-2008), Head of the Financial and Economic Section at the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington DC (2001-2006), Head of the Politics and Institutions Section at the European Integration Office (1996-2000), and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Switzerland to Venezuela (1994-1996). In 2000-2001 Ambassador Haas coordinated and authored the Federal Department’s Report on Foreign Policy. He entered the diplomatic service in 1988 and held early postings in Berne, Geneva and Bangkok. Ambassador Haas holds a PhD in Law from the University of Berne (Switzerland).!    

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Ambassador Peter Tejler!Embassy of Sweden in Tehran!

Ambassador Peter Tejler is currently Sweden’s ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran.!!His early diplomatic career includes postings in Prague, Damascus, Bonn, and at the MFA in Stockholm. In 1991 he was appointed Head of the Foreign Minister’s Office. In 1994 he was posted to Washington DC as Deputy Head of Mission. In 1999 he went to Pakistan as Sweden’s ambassador. Since 2002 he was also non-resident ambassador to Afghanistan. From 2003-2008 he served as Head of the Middle East and North Africa Department at the Swedish MFA. In 2008 he was appointed ambassador to South Africa and later also non-resident ambassador to Botswana, Namibia and Lesotho. At the same time he was his country’s Permanent Representative to SADC. Since 2012 he has served as Sweden’s ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran.!!He holds a MA in languages (Russian, Czech and German). He has also worked at the Swedish Institute in Stockholm as a translator from Czech to Swedish.!

 

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Ambassador Susanna Terstal!Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tehran!

Susanna Terstal is currently Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Islamic Republic of Iran, and has been in the role since August 2015. Her previous positions include Ambassador to Angola (2012-2015), Deputy Head of Mission of the Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN, and other international organisations in Geneva (2008-2012). !!In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Netherlands she held different positions in the Legal Department. Before joining the Ministry in 1993 she worked in the private sector. She studied in the Netherlands, the United States and Italy.!

 

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Ambassador François Delhaye!Embassy of Belgium in Tehran!

Ambassador Delhaye joined the Belgian foreign service in 1993 and was successively posted in Saudi Arabia (1995-99), Vienna-IAEA (1999-2002), Democratic Republic of Congo (2002-2006) and NATO (2009-2011).!!He also served as deputy spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign affairs (2007-2009) and as adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs for defense and security matters (2011-2014).!!He has been Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran since September 2014.!Ambassador Delhaye is a graduate in political sciences and international relations from the Free University of Brussels and Johns Hopkins University.!

 

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Ali Ashraf Afkhami!Chairman!Bank of Industry and Mine!

Ali Ashraf Afkhami is a long-time leader of Iran’s banking and finance sector, having spent nearly four decades working to develop the national economy. He is currently Chairman and Managing Director of the Bank of Industry and Mine, a leading Iranian bank, mandated to assist the growth and development of Iran’s key industries. !!Mr. Afkhami previously served as Chairman of Karafarin Investment Group, Tadbir Investment Group, and Iran Shipping Company among other key roles in the industrial and capital market sectors. He writes comments frequently on issues of strategic management and has published several books and papers on the subject.!

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Parviz Aghili!Managing Director and Vice Chairman!Middle East Bank!

Parviz Aghili is the Managing Director and Vice‐Chairman of Khavarmianeh (Middle East) Bank, one of Iran's newest and most innovative financial institutions. Parviz previously held the position of Managing Director at both Karafarin Bank and Industrial Investment of Iran. His career as a banker has spanned North America, Sub‐Saharan Africa, and the Middle East. !!Middle East Bank completed its first year of operations in 2013, but has quickly developed a reputation for its quality of service and world‐class banking practices. As a wholesale bank with limited branches, Middle East Bank has pioneered electronic banking in Iran. The bank's strong commitment to the development and training of its employees, leading to the formation of Iran's most talented team of young bankers, is reflected in Aghili's long commitment to education. Parviz holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Wisconsin and currently teaches at the Graduate School of Management Studies at the Sharif University of Technology.!

 

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Mikael Ahlstrom!Founding Partner!Procuritas!

Mikael Ahlström founded Procuritas in 1986. He is Chairman of Procuritas Investment Committee.!!Prior to founding Procuritas, Mikael was the managing director of ESI Coal Inc., a US natural resource and energy company, and worked at the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce in New York. Besides being active in Procuritas, Mikael has lately created a socially responsible real estate company, Byggmästare Anders J Ahlström Holding, now listed on Nasdaq First North. He is also the founder of the non-profit organization Charity Rating and the Chelha foundation. !!Mikael holds an MBA from INSEAD, France and the equivalent of a BSc Econ from the University of Lund, Sweden. In 2014, the Swedish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association inducted Mikael into the Private Equity Hall of Fame.!!Current board assignments include Procuritas Partners, Byggmästare Anders J Ahlström, Gram Equipment, Stiftelsen Millesgården, Chelha foundation and the non-profit organization Charity Rating. Previous board assignments include Swedish Match, Gunnebo, Bravida and Lekolar.!

 

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Parviz Akbaroff!International Business Development Director!Rah Shahr International Group!

Parviz Akbaroff is the International Business Development Director and advises Rah Shahr International Group’s business development team on how to pursue new opportunities. He also builds and maintains new relationships to leverage them when needed to facilitate collaboration.!!He earned his Business & Management Degree (BSc) from Indiana Institute of Technology and his MBA from St. Francis University of Indiana. !!Parviz has been instrumental in cementing several international business collaborations across various engineering and infrastructure sectors, having worked in both the US and Iran.!!He is currently a member of the “International Development Management” team at Rah Shahr, helping with the company’s efforts to prepare investment packages, due diligence reports, foreign companies’ market entry into Iran, and more. He has deep experience leading accounts, developing strong client relationships, working across business functions and teams, and creating strategies that work in the complex Iranian financial climate. !

 

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Fardin Alizad!Chairman!Alizad Group!

Mr. Fardin Alizad was born in Iran in 1963 and studied in Iran until high school, which he completed in France. He then pursued a degree in business administration in the United States. Having worked in the food distribution sector in the US until 1990, he returned to Iran and established two food manufacturing companies and a related food and pharmaceutical distribution company in Iran. Specializing in fruit juices, concentrates, beverages and confectionary products, Alizad Group controls a number of Iran’s leading brands such as Sunich fruit juices.!!As Chairman, Mr. Alizad oversees an organization that has grown to include over 3000 employees.!    

 

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Ali Amiri!Director!Maadiran Group!

Ali Amiri is a Director at Maadiran Group, Iran’s leading consumer electronics company. He is an entrepreneur and investor in Iran with both a strong investment track record in the Iranian Market, and reach into the country’s business community. Ali has a deep understanding of the Iranian investment opportunity and a strong belief in the economic potential of the country and the ability of the Iranian people to prosper through business. ! !Ali holds a MBA from Harvard Business School (2006) and a BA in Economics from Columbia University (1990). He has a number of management positions and board directorships including: Founding Shareholder and Chairman – Guarantee Finance LLC, Founding Partner – ACL, Director – Arya Diesel and Director – Maadiran Group.! !

 

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Faty Amir Soleimani!Co-Founder and CEO!Koodakoo!

Faty is the co-founder and CEO of Koodakoo.com, Iran´s premier online baby product retailer. This young startup has quickly grown to offer thousands of the finest baby care and nursery products and has become the favorite one-stop shop for moms in Iran. !!Prior to Koodakoo, Faty was a Mergers & Acquisitions banker in the UK for Morgan Stanley and a telecommunications consultant. She advised media and telecom companies in the Middle East, created a Joint Venture across 7 countries between two international telecom operators, and managed the tender bidding for the acquisition of the second mobile operator license in Iran. !!Faty has an engineering undergraduate degree from ESME in Paris and a Masters in Telecom Engineering from Telecom Paris (Bouygues Telecom scholarship recipient). She also holds an MBA from Columbia University in New York (Christian Viros fellow for outstanding leadership achievements). Aside from Iran, she has lived and worked in France, the US, Brazil, the Netherlands, the UK, and Portugal.!

 

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Mehrnoosh Aryanpour!Of Counsel!Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher!

Mehrnoosh Aryanpour is of counsel in the Washington, DC office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  She is an Iranian and US educated lawyer and a member of the New York bar.  Ms. Aryanpour is an experienced international lawyer with a focus on international trade compliance and anti-money laundering ("AML") laws and regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act ("BSA"), the economic sanctions programs administered and enforced by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and also advises clients on Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).  She assists financial institution holding companies, domestic and multinational banks, investment companies, other financial services businesses, and multinational corporations in developing, enhancing and implementing risk-based AML compliance programs, customer due diligence, and procedures for identifying and reporting suspicious activity and with developing FATCA policies and procedures. !  !She ranked number one out of almost 500,000 participants in Iran's National University Entrance Examination and was consequently appointed as the national student of the year in 1999. She graduated with honors from Tehran, University Law School and finished her LLM studies at Georgetown University Law Center.   !Ms. Aryanpour is fluent in English and Farsi. ! !

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Reza Ashraf Semnani!Senior Advisor to the CEO!MIDHCO!

Reza Ashraf Semnani is the senior advisor to the CEO of Middle East Mines and Mineral Industries Development Holding Company (MIDHCO). MIDHCO is Iran’s largest private industrial holding company with 22 ongoing steel and copper projects.!!Reza – with more than 40 years of experience in the steel and mining industries – has held various high managerial positions in the ministry of industries and mines, including deputy minister of planning, development and technology, and advisor to the minister. !!He initiated and managed the establishment of Iran’s first alloy steel plant, and was in charge of education, research and technology projects, masterplan studies, and strategy developments of the ministry.! !

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Nariman Askarieh!General Manager Iran!Philips Healthcare!

Nariman Askarieh is a Swedish Iranian national with a background in Industrial Engineering and Management. He has more than 15 years of experience in a variety of senior roles within multinational companies such as Tetra Pak, Ericsson and Royal Philips. He has extensive experience working both within industrial and commercial operations with positions based in Greater China, Nordics, Italy, France, United Arab Emirates and Iran.!!He has been based in Dubai since late 2014 in his current role as the General Manager Iran for Philips Health Systems, working with key opinion leaders, private sector clients, and B2G clients such as the Iranian Ministry of Health to modernize the Iran's healthcare infrastructure.  !

 

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Mohammad Asoudeh!Managing Director and Vice Chairman!Iranian Reinsurance Company!

Mohammad Asoudeh is currently Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Iranian Reinsurance Company.!!He has served the Iranian insurance industry for more than three decades. Some of his previous management positions include Chairman and Managing Director of Iran Insurance Company (2005-2007), Chairman and Managing Director of Alborz Insurance Company (2002-2006) and Vice President of Central Insurance of Iran (Bimeh Markazi) from 1984 to 2002. Mr. Asoudeh holds a MA in Business Administration obtained from Morehead State University of Kentucky, USA.!!

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Esfandyar Batmanghelidj!Founding Organizer!Europe-Iran Forum!

Esfandyar is Founding Partner of BHB Emissary, which facilitates "business diplomacy" between Europe and Iran and organizes the Europe-Iran Forum. The Europe-Iran Forum is the prestigious conference series that has helped set the agenda for Iran's re-entry into the global economy. Including both the first Iran-focused international business conference (London 2014) and the largest such conference to date (Geneva 2015), the Europe-Iran Forum conference series has earned an unparalleled reputation for the quality of its speakers, program, and networking opportunities.!!Esfandyar’s research on Iranian political economy, social history, and public health has been published in the Encyclopedia Iranica, the journal Iranian Studies, the World Health Organization EMRO Journal, and the International Journal of Preventative Medicine. He is a Contributing Editor at Bourse & Bazaar, a new editorial platform focused on Iran's commercial future. His commentary on current affairs and Iranian geopolitics has been published in LobeLog, Quartz, Defense One, Al Jazeera America, Roads and Kingdoms, and Asia Newspaper. !!Esfandyar graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University, with a focus on Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies. !

 

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Mostafa Beheshti-Rouy!Director of International Affairs, Executive Board Member!Bank Pasargad!

Since the establishment of Bank Pasargad in September 2005, Dr. Mostafa Beheshti Rouy has been a Board Member and an Executive Board Member at the bank supervising all international affairs and operations.! !Dr. Beheshti Rouy began his career with Bank Tehran, a leading private commercial bank, in 1971. Prior to joining Bank Pasargad, he was Chief Representative of Dubai Islamic Bank in Iran between October 2004 and September 2005, Deputy Managing Director of Parsian Bank between September 2003 and October 2004, Deputy Managing Director of Nargan Engineers & Constructors Company between September 2002 and September 2003, and fulfilled an illustrious career of more than 30 years at Bank Mellat, where he accomplished many high managerial duties prior to retirement. As Director General of International Division at Bank Mellat, Dr. Beheshti Rouy took initiative to expand the bank’s international network, designed many innovative policies and implemented strict regulatory systems for all international operations of the bank. He was also General Manager of Bank Mellat’s Central Branch.! !As Chief Executive Officer of Bank Mellat Turkey, he conceived, instigated and executed many new measures to establish the bank as the most successful subsidiary among all Iranian banks.! !

 

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Emmanuel Bellanger!Iran General Representative!Bouygues Bâtiment International!

Emmanuel Bellanger is the General Representative of Bouygues Bâtiment International in Iran. Bouygues Bâtiment International is a leader of the international building sector, with its first project abroad in Iran more than 40 years ago.!!Emmanuel has been working for 11 years at Bouygues Construction Company in different departments and roles. Following 3 years in energy services in public works, he managed the purchases of three majors hospital projects in France. He was Head of Logistics and Purchasing Department in Turkmenistan from 2010 to 2013, where he dealt with the peak activity period of 17 building projects head-on.!!In developing business for Bouygues Bâtiment International, he started as Commercial Director in Central Asia and became passionate about Iran.  At Bouygues Construction, Emmanuel is one of the youngest executives with the role of General Representative in a large developing country. Recently, Emmanuel has been nominated by the French Government as a French Foreign Trade Advisor for Iran. A graduate engineer from the French Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne, Emmanuel contributes to the quality of the high added-value approach used by the Bouygues Group to implement its client's projects.!     !

 

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Sofia Birkestad Svingby!Director of Operations!International Council of Swedish Industry (NIR)!

Ms. Birkestad Svingby has 15 years of experience at the nexus of foreign affairs, business development, entrepreneurship and development cooperation. She specializes in private sector development and policy advocacy and has worked in the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia. She is a driving force for NIR’s work on sustainable business. Ms. Birkestad Svingby has headed the Iran portfolio since 2006, advising member companies on the market.!!NIR is a non-profit membership organisation that supports sustainable business in complex environments, representing many of Sweden’s largest multinational companies. The organisation works mainly through networks, analysis and improvement of local conditions, particularly in the fields of business climate and sustainable leadership.!

 

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Jarrett Blanc!Deputy Lead Coordinator, Iran Nuclear Implementation!U.S. Department of State!

Jarrett Blanc is the Deputy Lead Coordinator and State Department Coordinator for Iran Nuclear Implementation at the U.S. Department of State. Prior to this position, he was the ‎Principal Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) and Acting SRAP, where he was responsible for issues ranging from international security assistance to support for mediating the Afghan electoral process to efforts to spark an Afghan-led peace process.  !!Prior to joining the State Department in 2009, Blanc spent many years working for U.N. and others advising senior decision-makers on conflict termination and political transitions. He managed the first elections in Iraq and other complex infrastructure and governance operations in conflict and post-conflict areas such as Afghanistan, Kosovo, the Palestinian Authority, Lebanon, and Nepal. Blanc has been a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow, a Visiting Scholar at the U.S. Institute of Peace, a Senior Policy Analyst at the Open Society Institute, and an adjunct professor at George Washington University. He has published a number of articles and book chapters and has lectured at West Point, Harvard, Princeton, and the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.  !!Blanc holds an A.B. from Harvard University and an M.S. in Environmental Science and Policy from Johns Hopkins University.!

 

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Erik Belfrage!Chairman Partner!Consilio International !

Erik Belfrage is co-founder and Chairman Partner of Consilio International AB, an independent strategic advisory firm based in Stockholm, Sweden. Consilio works with the management and owners of Swedish multinational corporations, as well as a number of foreign clients interested in the Scandinavian and Baltic markets, by providing intelligence, advice and relations.!!Mr. Belfrage obtained his MBA at the Stockholm School of Economics in 1969 and started his career at Sal Oppenheim in Cologne, before entering the Swedish Diplomatic Service in 1970 where he served until 1987, including postings in Geneva, Washington, Bucharest, Beirut and Paris. In 1987 Mr. Belfrage joined the Investor AB Group as Senior Vice President at SEB (Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken), a position he held until September 2011. In 1987 Mr. Belfrage was also appointed Personal Advisor to Chairman Emeritus Dr. Peter Wallenberg and in 2005 Senior Advisor to the Chairman of Investor AB, Jacob Wallenberg and the Chairman of SEB, Marcus Wallenberg. He still continues to advise his former principals on certain key issues.!!Mr. Belfrage serves as Chairman of the board of the International Council of Swedish Industry (Näringslivets Internationella Råd, NIR), Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket (Sigtuna School) and the ICC Corporate Responsibility & Anti-corruption Committee. He is Vice-Chairman of the ICC Finance Committee and also a member of the Board, amongst others, at the Trilateral Commission, Turkcell, Eramet Steel and KIBI AB.!

 

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Philippe Delleur!Senior Vice President!Alstom!

Philippe Delleur is Senior Vice President Public Affairs in Alstom. Between 2011 and 2015 he was SVP International Network and President of Alstom International. !!He joined Alstom in 2006 as Senior Vice President South Europe-Africa- Middle East, then SVP Latin America and President of Alstom Brazil. Before joining Alstom he worked for 23 years in the French Ministry of Economy and Finances, notably as Managing Director of the Public Procurement Agency, Deputy Secretary of Trade and member of staff of the Minister of Economy and Finance, Michel Sapin. He is a graduate of the ENA (French National School of Administration), Sciences Po Paris and holds a Law Degree.!!

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Wim Dillen!Head of Business Development!Port of Antwerp!

After learning the ropes of maritime forwarding at several renowned Antwerp Forwarders, Wim Dillen started in 1981 with Umicore, the Belgium-based non-ferrous metals & specialty materials producer, where he took care of the operational management of the 15 barge fleet for inland navigation until 1995. Between 1996 and 2003 he acted as Logistics Project Manager, and thus led & coordinated complex multi-disciplinary projects regarding supply chain optimization, mainly abroad at Umicore's overseas sites. From 2004 to 2006 he headed the corporate Maritime Department of Umicore, responsible for all maritime transport and port handling of the multinational. In 2006 he became Regional Supply Chain Manager at Nyrstar, the world’s largest producer of zinc & zinc alloys, and one of the world’s largest primary lead smelting & refining companies, created as a merger between the zinc smelting activities of materials group Umicore & mining group Zinifex. !!Wim Dillen saw a new challenge at the Antwerp Port Authority where he started in 2010 as Sr Business Development Manager, responsible for various commodities, including ‘Steel & Non-Ferro’, 'Fruit & Perishables', ‘Agribulk & Foodstuffs’, ‘Solid Fuels’ & ‘Industrial Minerals’. His objectives were to ensure the further growth & success of the Port of Antwerp by attracting new, and safeguarding existing, business. Since 2015 he has been in charge of defining, developing & implementing Antwerp’s commercial vision & strategy and heads a team of 10 Business Development Managers. Wim Dillen holds a Masters Degree in Logistics Management.!!

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Sedigheh Gerami !!Co-Founder and Chairwoman!Kayla Group!

Sedigheh Gerami is the co-founder of Baneh Zarrin group of companies offering import, marketing & distribution services in FMCG & Pharmaceuticals.!!She is the 4th child of the late Mohammad Gerami, the founder of Golestan Company and GBG group of businesses. Upon completing her bachelor’s degree in Economics at UCLA & Shahid Beheshti University, she joined Golestan in 1984. During her 11 years in the company she led several revolutionary initiatives that transitioned a traditional business into one of the leading businesses in Iran. One of the many initiatives she led in Golestan was pioneering and establishing the direct retail distribution, a new initiative for Golestan and the industry at that time.!!In 1997, she left Golestan and co-founded Kayla Distribution to leverage her expertise in retail distribution. Since then, she also co-founded Gardooneh (the import and marketing arm of the group), MZP distribution and Elite Darou Distribution, focused on personal care and pharmaceuticals respectively.!    !

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Majid Ghassemi!CEO and Vice Chairman!Bank Pasargad!

Majid Ghassemi is CEO of Bank Pasargad, Iran’s largest bank in terms of paid-up capital and the second largest on the basis of market capitalization being listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE).!!Mr. Ghassemi began his career at the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), after which he served as CEO of Bank Melli only to return to CBI a year later in the capacity of Governor, a position which he held until 1989. !!Subsequently, Mr. Ghassemi served in senior roles in Iran’s mining and metals industry, serving as CEO of several companies affiliated with the Ministry of Industry and Mines. In 2005, Mr. Ghassemi established Bank Pasargad, growing the bank to major economic force in Iran at the heart of a diversified holding group.!!

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Ellie Geranmayeh!Policy Fellow!European Council on Foreign Relations!

Ellie Geranmayeh is a policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Her work focuses on European foreign policy in relation to Iran, particularly on the nuclear and regional dossiers in addition to Iran’s domestic politics. Geranmayeh closely followed and advised on the nuclear negotiations between Iran and world powers from 2013-2015. !!She previously worked at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP law firm (based in London and Tokyo), where she gained experience in public international law and sanctions regimes. Ellie received a BA in Law from the University of Cambridge and has a Masters in Law from the University of Virginia. !!

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Christoph Grobbel!Chairman!South Pole Group!

Christoph joined the South Pole Group in 2007 after 12.5 years with McKinsey & Company, Inc. where he worked as a Senior Expert for Emissions Trading and Electric Power & Natural Gas. At South Pole Group he is Chairman of the Board, CFO and one of the main shareholders.!!South Pole Group is a world leader in sustainability solutions, particularly in carbon credits. The company has executed several projects in Iran. !!At McKinsey, Christoph was responsible for the Review of EU Emissions Trading Scheme for the EU Commission in 2005 and 2006 and advice to the UK Department of Industry and Trade concerning National Allocation Plan for 2008-2012 Kyoto period.!!Christoph holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from Karlsruhe University, an MSc in Energy Management & Policy from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and IFP School, Paris, and a PhD in Economics in the field of Energy from Oldenburg University. His studies also included extensive internships in France and South Africa.!!

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Ramin Hariri!Partner!Dentons Europe!

Ramin holds a PhD in Law (Doctorat en Droit) at University of Paris I– Panthéon Sorbonne on the topic of “Foreign Investment in Iran.”!!Ramin advises both governments and public companies in M&A transactions and due diligence, project management, cross-border contracts, joint ventures, and corporate structuring. He also intervenes on infrastructure projects and their financing, public-private partnerships and foreign investments regulation. !!Regarding his activities in Iran, Ramin has a wealth of experience in advising companies in foreign investments regulation and transactions, in particular in the field of energy, oil and gas (upstream and downstream), mining (exploration, production, trading), agro-industries, construction, infrastructure and financial services.!

 

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Aseyeh Hatami!Founder and Managing Director!IranTalent.com!

Aseyeh Hatami is the founder and Managing Director of IranTalent.com. Established in 2003, IranTalent is the leading online recruitment service in Iran, with a registered membership consisting of over half a million Iranian professionals, covering all sectors and job categories. By providing employers the opportunity to advertise vacancies on its website and search its database of members, IranTalent is today the primary source of professional and managerial talent for over 2,000 major Iranian companies, as well international firms operating in Iran. !!In addition to its core online recruitment service, IranTalent publishes insightful research and updates on Iran’s employment market and trends, including the country’s comprehensive Salary Report. Prior to founding IranTalent, Aseyeh was involved in another startup and worked as a recruitment consultant. She holds an engineering degree from Tehran Polytechnic University and some business related certificates from London.!

 

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Florian Hellmich!CEO!Pomegranate Investment!

Florian Hellmich is the CEO of Pomegranate Investment AB (publ). Between 2004 and 2015 he acted as Managing Director and Global Head of Equity Distribution of Renaissance Capital Ltd based in Moscow, London and African offices. !!His previous employment was with Creditanstalt in Central Eastern Europe in Equity Research and Equity Sales (1994-2004). He holds degrees in Economics and Business Administration from Vienna University.  

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Shahab Javanmardy!CEO!FANAP!

Shahab Javanmardy is the CEO and board member of FANAP Cofa., an ICT holding company based in Tehran, Iran. FANAP Co. is the largest private ICT Company in Iran with more than 17 subsidiaries and several branches throughout 3 continents. FANAP Co. is founded by Pasargad Financial Group, which includes Pasargad Bank, the largest private bank in Iran, and invests in diverse fields from banking and insurance to ICT and mining.!!Since starting his career 10 years ago as the CEO of FANAP Co., Shahab has transformed it from a 50-employee startup to a +2500 employee multi-business ICT holding. The company currently works in various fields including (but not limited to) payment and e-commerce, banking solutions, telecommunications, healthcare and public services, industrial ERP solutions, and EPC.!!In addition to his leading role in FANAP Co., Shahab is also the chairman of Shenasa VC, the first private venture capital in Iran, focusing on biomedical engineering, nanotech and cognitive initiatives in Iran.!!He got his Doctorate of Business Administration from Montesquieu University in Bordeaux, France. Prior to his career in FANAP Co., Shahab was the principal of Tosse'e Farda Institute, one of the leading future studies and policymaking centers in Iran. !

 

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Mehdi Karbasian!Chairman !IMIDRO!

Mehdi Karbasian is Chairman of IMIDRO, Iran’s leading industrial conglomerate. In this capacity he is also Deputy Minister for Industry, Mine, and Trade.!!IMIDRO is comprised of 10 major subsidiary companies active in the vertically integrated manufacture of steel, aluminum, and copper, among other activities. Dr. Karbasian has held numerous senior leadership positions in noted Iranian industrial and financial companies, including the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), Parsian Bank, the Oil Industry Pension Fund Investment Company (OPIC) and the Social Security Organization (SSO). He holds an M.B.A. from Oklahoma City University and a PhD in Applied Management from the University of Paisley, Scotland. !

 

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George Kleinfeld!Partner!Clifford Chance!

George Kleinfeld is a partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office, specializing in international economic regulation and foreign investment matters. Mr. Kleinfeld has particular expertise counseling clients on regulation of international trade and investment transactions under US foreign trade controls, particularly US economic sanctions. For each of the past 7 years, the Chambers USA directory has assigned him its highest rating (Band One) for expertise in his areas of practice.!!Mr. Kleinfeld began his career in 1984 at the US Treasury Department, serving as an international lawyer in the Office of the General Counsel. He advises several of the world’s leading international banks and multinationals on sanctions and export control risk mitigation issues. He has presented at a wide range of conferences and seminars on this subject and contributed to leading publications, including the Journal of World Trade, International Lawyer, Financial Times and International Trade Law & Regulation. He also taught on US foreign trade controls for several years as an Adjunct Professor at the George Mason University Law School.  !!Mr. Kleinfeld holds a law degree and a Masters in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with academic honors and was the first fellowship recipient and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute of Law and Economics. He obtained his undergraduate degree magna cum laude from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.! !!

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Alireza Kolahi!President!Iran Electrical Industry Syndicate!

Alireza Kolahi is the Chairman of Abhar Cable, Iran’s largest manufacturer of cables, and the CEO of Noorin Industrial Holdings, a family company with interests in trade and manufacturing. After attending school at Winchester College and obtaining his degree in Engineering from Imperial and King’s College London in 1995, Alireza moved to Iran where he joined the advisory business of Ernst and Young consulting with international firms operating in Iran. He then joined the family enterprise and was instrumental in managing AW+C’s transition following the passing of his father, the company’s founder.!!Under his stewardship, turnover of Noorin has increased from USD 20 million to USD 150 million in 10 years. Alireza has also branched out into new areas and is a co-founder of Sarava Pars, Iran’s first e-commerce VC. In addition to being a member of the board of DigiKala, the Middle East’s largest online retailer, Alireza has also co-founded companies active in retail, food services and construction industries.!!In 2009, Alireza became the youngest member of the board of the Iran Electrical Industry Syndicate, the country’s largest Industrial NGO. His track record in successfully and impartially representing the interest of member companies led to his election as President of the Syndicate in 2014. In 2015, Alireza was elected to the board of directors of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, holding the position of Vice-Chairman of its Trade Promotion Commission. !  

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Gary Lewis!Iran Resident Coordinator!United Nations!

Mr. Lewis, a national of Barbados, has served with the United Nations for 26 years in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East. He was born in Bridgetown in 1962. Mr. Lewis has been the UN Resident Coordinator and the UNDP Resident Representative in Iran since 2013.!!Between 2008-2013 he was Regional Representative at the UNODC Regional Centre for East Asia and the Pacific, based in Bangkok, Thailand and covering 34 countries and territories. Prior postings include India, South Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Austria, and his native Barbados.  !!Mr. Lewis holds a Master of Science degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics. His undergraduate years were spent at Queen's University in Canada and Glasgow University in the UK. He is a University of the West Indies Exhibition holder. Mr. Lewis is a published author on Barbadian history and has also written journal articles on matters related to Caribbean security and drug control.  He is a soccer player. His interests include bass guitar and percussion, paleoanthropology, 4x4 off-road driving and scuba diving.!!He is accompanied in Iran by his wife, Elizabeth Lewis. Together, they have three university-age daughters.!  

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Mohammad Mallaki!Vice President!Pasargad Energy Development Company!

Mohammad Mallaki is a veteran of Iran’s energy sector having served as both Deputy Minister of Energy, focused on electricity generation and transmission, and Deputy Minister for Oil, focused on petroleum planning. !!He has also served in leading positions in several major energy sector companies with nearly 25 years as Chairman and Managing Director of Iran Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Co. (TAVANIR). !!As Vice Chairman of Pasargad Energy Development Company, Mr. Mallaki is working to define avenues for private sector led development in Iran’s energy sector. !  

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Younes Mazlumi!CEO!Razi Insurance!

Younes Mazlumi is the CEO of Razi Insurance Company, the first private issuance company established in Iran following the Islamic Revolution. Razi is a market leader in Iran with over 30 branches, 500 employees, and 1,000 affiliates. The firm has achieved domestic and international accolades for its service.!!Younes has more than 20 years of experience in the field of insurance. He holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from Bordeaux University of France. He also teaches Risk Management & Insurance at several leading Iranian universities. Younes is a member of the Board of Directors of the Iran Industrial Manager Association. He is a regular fixture in industry conferences in Iran, having delivered several keynote speeches in recent years.!!

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Sconaid McGeachin!President and CEO, Middle East, Africa, and Turkey!Hill+Knowlton Strategies!

Sconaid McGeachin is President & CEO Africa, Middle East & Turkey for Hil+Knowlton Strategies and is responsible for H+K’s network of 16 wholly owned offices across this region.!!Sconaid has spent over 25 years working in international communications, with the last 17 years focused on emerging markets.  Sconaid previously established an office in Russia for Mmd, before becoming General Manager in Poland and then Regional Director for Mmd's South East Europe operations before Mmd's sale to the Huntsworth Group plc.!!From 2008 – 2012, Sconaid was COO of H+K Middle East and Turkey, before taking responsibility for the wider region including Africa.  Sconaid has extensive experience of devising cross border corporate reputation programs, stakeholder management and engagement plans, as well as managing critical issues. She has advised clients such as Intel, Dubai World Trade Centre, Etihad Rail, GAFI, Egypt Economic Development Conference, Emirates, Coca-Cola and MasterCard.!!Sconaid was Chair of the Middle East PR Association (MEPRA) in 2012 & 2013.  Sconaid supports H+K’s content partner role for the GCC Board of Directors and has been on the Injaz Al Arab Regional Board since 2012. !!

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Shokhrollah Memarian!CEO!Cobel Darou!

Shokrollah Memarian is a leader of Iran’s pharmaceutical and healthcare industry and the wider private sector.!!Mr. Memarian has served as CEO of Cobel Darou since 2002, building successful partnerships with leading global brands such as Roche, Astra Zeneca, and L’Oreal.!Cobel Darou offers products across 12 therapeutic fields. The company employs over 1,000 people.!!Mr. Memarian also serves on the board of five other pharmaceutical companies.!!

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Patrick Murphy!Partner!Clyde & Co!

Patrick Murphy is a partner, based in the Dubai office, specialising in shipping and commodity trading disputes and general international commercial arbitration and litigation.!!Patrick has worked for Clyde & Co for more than 9 years, including more than three years spent in Clyde & Co's Dubai office between 2002 and 2006. He has extensive experience of litigating and arbitrating in the UAE courts, Dubai arbitrations and international arbitrations under DIAC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, ICC and LMAA rules in respect of commercial agency, telecoms, oil and gas, commodities and investment disputes.!!More recently, Patrick spent three years working in Clyde & Co's Marine and International Trade department in London advising a variety of charterer, commodity trader and owner clients, before relocating back to Dubai in November 2010.!Patrick regularly advises shipowners, charterers and traders in a wide range of charterparty, sale of goods and commodity disputes. He is a regular presenter at events concerning shipping law, including lecturing on laytime and demurrage matters.!!

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Sharif Nezam-Mafi!Chairman!Iran-Switzerland Chamber of Commerce!

Sharif Nezam-Mafi is Chairman of the Iran-Switzerland Chamber of Commerce, which works to facilitate stronger commercial ties between Iran and Switzerland. As Chairman, Sharif draws on his experience as the Iran managing director for two Swiss multinational corporations. He is currently Central Eurasia Managing Director for Buhler AG, the global leader in process technologies for the manufacture of grains and foods and advanced materials. !!Prior to his role at Buhler, Sharif was Iran Managing Director for SGS S.A., the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. He has also been a Senior Manager in Risk Management at American Express. Sharif holds an M.B.A. from Suffolk University, Boston. He is a Six Sigma Black Belt. !

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Pirouzan Parvine!Partner!Dentons Europe!

Pirouzan is a French qualified lawyer and Corporate/M&A Partner at Dentons. He is Head of Dentons Europe Manufacturing and Automotive Sector Group and Head of the West Asia Desk. Pirouzan has over 17 years of experience on emerging markets and economies in transition, in particular in Central Europe where he has advised on some of the most significant transactions in the Retail, Automotive, IT & Banking sectors, between 2004 and 2015. He is regularly ranked as a leading lawyer in M&A by Chambers.!!As regards his Iran related activities, Pirouzan currently advises several companies in relation to their Iranian market (re)entry in sectors that are not subjected to European sanctions. !!Pirouzan holds a Master degree in International Business Law from the Paris University and an LL.M from Duke Law School (USA) where he was a Fulbright scholar.!

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Rouzbeh Pirouz!Chairman !!Turquoise Partners!

Mr. Pirouz received his Bachelor's degree from Stanford University, a Master's degree from Harvard University and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University.!!Rouzbeh Pirouz is the Executive Chairman of Turquoise Partners, the leading Iranian asset management firm, which manages over $70 million of foreign investment funds on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE). Mr. Pirouz is also the Chairman of the Board of the Iranian Industrial Development Investment Company (IIDIC). Previously, he was Founder and CEO of Mondus, the leading B2B procurement business in Europe. !!He sits on the Board of Directors of the Iran Heritage Foundation (IHF) and has been selected by the World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland) as a Young Global Leader. Mr. Pirouz is also the chairman of the Iranian Business School (IBS) which is the leading independent and not for profit management education institution in Iran. !

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Navid Rahbar-Sato!Managing Partner!Vozara Law Firm!

Dr. Navid Rahbar concentrates on corporate, transactional and regulatory matters. He also handles litigation and arbitration in Iran. He particularly advises clients on foreign direct investment, government permits, incorporation, mergers and acquisitions, capital market, import/export regulation as well as sanctions and compliance.!!Navid speaks Persian, English, and basic French and Japanese.!!

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Joakim Reiter!Deputy Secretary!UNCTAD!

Joakim Reiter is the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Immediately prior to joining UNCTAD in April 2015, Mr. Reiter served as a Deputy Director General with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. From 2011 to 2014, Mr. Reiter held the position of Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sweden to the WTO in Switzerland. From 2008 to 2011, he served as Minister Counsellor and Head of the Trade Section at the Representation of Sweden to the European Union in Belgium. Prior to his role at the European Union Directorate General for Trade in the European Commission from 2004 to 2008, he also held positions with the Swedish National Board of Trade, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Industry.!!He is a graduate of Lund University and the London School of Economics. ! !!

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Nariman Sadri!Iran Country Chair!Sanofi!

A physician by training, Nariman Sadri has 12 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He joined Sanofi in May 2008 as Medical Manager; he held two senior positions of Medico-Regulatory Director and Business Unit Director, before being appointed as General Manager in November 2013. !!He is now Chairing Sanofi Country Council in Iran and managing the Rep Office. Dr. Sadri graduated from Beheshti Medical University in Tehran and got his MBA from the Industrial Management Institute. In his career he focused on his primary objective of making society a healthier place to live and co-initiated several campaigns in the field of non-communicable disease management, especially cancer. !!He is also an active member of Iranian Medical Council with participation in a variety of extracurricular activities from charitable acts to socio-political drives. In 2015 he was selected as a Young Global Leader (YGL) by The World Economic Forum. This nomination is in recognition of his record of professional accomplishments, his commitment to society and his potential to contribute to shape the future of the world through his inspiring leadership.!

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Hamed Shakouri!Visiting Professor!University of British Columbia!

Hamed Shakouri is an Associate Professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at University of Tehran and a Visiting Professor in the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia. ! !His extensive academic and practical experience involved project and development work for organizations such as the Iran Khodro and TAVANIR.! !Much of Mr. Shakouri’s published work involves research on “green” technologies and more sustainably methods of energy generation and industrial processing. Most recently, Mr. Shakouri has been developing new emissions estimation techniques for the City of Vancouver. He has also been working on comparative cost assessments for solar and wind energy generation projects versus combined cycle power plants for SUNA. ! !He holds a PhD from Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran. !

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Ali Shekofti!Board Member!Shekofa Group!

Ali Shekofti is a board member of Shekofa Group, a diversified family conglomerate with interests in fashion retail, food retail, pharmaceuticals, wholesale/distribution and investments in real estate, real estate development as well as heavy industry. He has oversight over the group’s corporate and business development activities as well as their family office asset allocation. !!Previously, Ali was a frontier markets investment banker covering diversified financial institutions in markets such as Sub-Saharan Africa, Egypt, Turkey and the Middle East for the firm of Goldman Sachs. Ali remains an active member of the London Business School community where he attended the school in 2007, and an alumni of the American University of Sharjah.!!

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Tobias Sigerstad!Country Manager Iran!Scania!

Tobias Sigerstad is Swedish national with a background within Automotive Engineering, Management and Sales, more than 15 years of experience of senior management and sales roles. He has served as Area Manager Truck sales for the Nordics, Sales Director Industrial Engines world wide and Regional Sales Manager for Captive Dealers in Sweden.!!Tobias was appointed Country Manager Iran in 2016. ! !!

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Henry Smith!Associate Director!Control Risks!

Henry manages Control Risks’ political risk consulting in the Middle East and North Africa. Henry has worked on Iranian business and politics for over ten years, and manages the consulting services we provide for companies considering business in or with Iran. Before Control Risks, Henry delivered market entry strategies for another consulting company focusing on the Middle East. !!He has a first-class BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of York and a postgraduate degree in Middle East Politics from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), in which he focused on Iranian politics.!!

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Barbara Slavin!Director, Future of Iran Initiative!Atlantic Council !

Barbara Slavin is the Acting Director of the Future of Iran Initiative at the Atlantic Council and Washington Correspondent for Al-Monitor.com, a website devoted to news from and about the Middle East. The author of Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the US and the Twisted Path to Confrontation (2007), she is a regular commentator on US foreign policy and Iran on NPR, PBS, and C-SPAN.!!A career journalist, Slavin previously served as Assistant Managing Editor for world and national security of the Washington Times, Senior Diplomatic Reporter for USA TODAY, Cairo Correspondent for the Economist, and as an editor at the New York Times Week in Review.!!She has covered such key foreign policy issues as the US-led war on terrorism, policy toward "rogue" states, the Iran-Iraq war, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. She has traveled to Iran nine times. Slavin also served as a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, where she wrote Bitter Friends, and as a Senior Fellow at the US Institute of Peace, where she researched and wrote the report Mullahs, Money and Militias: How Iran Exerts Its Influence in the Middle East.!!

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Bahram Sobhani!!CEO and Chairman!Mobarakeh Steel Company!

Dr. Sobhani is a veteran of Iran's steel industry, with a remarkable repertoire in in senior leadership positions at companies like Mobarakeh Steel Company, Khorasan Steel Company, and Esfahan Steel Company.!!Mobarakeh is Iran's largest steel producer, accounting for 47% of domestic production. It is a major supplier to the country's automotive and construction sectors. !!Dr. Sobhani holds a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and Masters and PhD degrees in management. !

 

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Koichiro Tanaka!Managing Director!Institute of Energy Economics Japan!

Koichiro Tanaka is a Managing Director of the Institute of Energy Economics of Japan (IEEJ).!!Koichiro obtained an MA degree in Persian (Farsi) linguistics from the Graduate School of the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in 1988. He started his career at the Japanese Embassy of Japan in Tehran, Iran as a political attaché in 1989, before moving on to exploring other careers at the Japanese Institute of Middle Eastern Economies (JIME), the Foreign Ministry of Japan, the United Nations' Special Mission to Afghanistan (UNSMA), and the International Development Centre of Japan, before returning to JIME in 2004.!!The 2005 merger of JIME and the IEEJ in April 2005 has given Koichiro new responsibilities in Middle Eastern geopolitical analysis. He appears regularly on local news programmes to provide insights on the Middle Eastern political and strategic landscape and its impact on Japan's energy policies. Besides the above, Koichiro was also on the Cabinet Secretariat's panel of experts regarding the formulation of a strategic assistance policy to Afghanistan, as well as the panels on safeguarding overseas Japanese nationals and interests.!

 

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Mohsen Tavakol!President and CEO!Ericsson Systems and Services Iran!

Mohsen Tavakol in an Ericsson Executive with more than 22 years of international experience within telecommunications industry across several continents and with major and recognized industry players – from advanced to emerging markets. Mohsen has a Master Degree in Computer Science & Engineering from Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden, and a Master Degree in International Business Administration from Marshal Goldsmith School of Management, USA. !!Since July 2014, Mohsen is the President and CEO of Ericsson, the leading Swedish telecommunications solutions provider, in Iran.!

 

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Pratibha Thaker!Regional Director, Middle East and Africa!Economist Intelligence Unit!

Pratibha Thaker leads The Economist Intelligence Unit's Middle East and Africa team and is also the overall manager of the other regional teams. She is responsible for establishing a clear vision of objectives, activities and products that will add value for stakeholders. Directly managing a large pool of external contributors and an in-house team of regional and country specialists, Pratibha provides the intellectual leadership necessary to ensure that the EIU's analysis and forecasts for the Middle Eastern and African markets are the most insightful available to international decision-makers. This involves overseeing analysis, research and modelling for governments, corporations, NGOs and foundations around the world.!!Pratibha has many years' experience ensuring that the EIU's forecasts and analysis for countries' economies are closely integrated with our global macroeconomic outlook. Areas of focus range from political and macroeconomic analysis to private-sector issues such as business development strategies, market entry and expansion strategies, and new global emerging markets (particularly India's and China's deepening relationship with frontier markets and world trade). Pratibha has the analytical skills and the regional expertise required to diagnose problems and devise viable solutions. !!Pratibha has an MSc and a BSc in economics from the University of London. She also holds an MA in area studies from SOAS, University of London.! ! !!

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Will Thomas!Partner!Eversheds!

Will is a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Management Department. He is Head of the International Arbitration Group.!!Based in Paris since 2001, he specializes in public international law, investment arbitration and international commercial arbitration. His experience includes advising and representing parties in proceedings before the International Court of Justice and the Iran-US Claims Tribunal. Will has also acted in numerous institutional and ad hoc arbitrations, including under ICC, LCIA, ICSID and UNCITRAL rules. He regularly appears as advocate in such proceedings.!!Will's clients include States, State entities and private multinational companies. He has particular experience in the energy and telecoms sectors.!!He is a regular speaker at conferences concerning international dispute resolution, in particular in the oil and gas sector, and he has also written a number of articles in this field. Will has lectured widely on international boundary dispute resolution, including at King's College, London University, the International Foundation for the Law of the Sea (IFLOS) and the International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU). He also teaches courses on international arbitration at both the University of Versailles and Sciences Po, Paris.!!

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Arash Vafadari!CEO!Mana Payam!

Arash is the founder and Managing Director of Mana Payam Public Relations based in Tehran, Iran. Mana Payam is Iran’s only dedicated, full service public relations consultancy with comprehensive experience in meeting the growing demands of medium and large businesses either already established or looking to enter the local market. Since the company’s inception more than seven years ago, the understanding of credible PR in Iran has grown considerably. Arash with his supporting team has now turned Mana Payam into the market leader with 20+ employees. The company currently works with many foreign and local companies conducting business, or wishing to expand their operations in the country.!!In addition to his leading role at Mana Payam, Arash also lectures at the Vije School of Communications in Tehran teaching modern public relation courses. He is also an advisor to the Iranian Business School (IBS), a not‐for‐profit academic institution founded by prominent Iranian business people.!!Prior to his roles in Iran, Arash founded the Maison d’Edition Ketabe Iran‐Canada in Montreal. The centre has become one of the leading cultural organizations promoting the Middle East’s rich history and cultural vibrancy. During his time studying, Arash gained multiple qualifications from universities inside Iran and at Canada’s McGill University in Montreal. Upon return to Iran, Arash has developed insight and knowledge into devising successful marketing and communications campaigns furthering the goals of his clients.!

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Jeroen van der Veer!Chairman!Philips and ING Group!

Jeroen van der Veer is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Philips (since 2011) and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the global banking group ING Group (since 2011). Prior, he was Vice-Chairman and Senior Independent Director of Unilever and the former CEO of Royal Dutch Shell. He is a leading authority on international business, energy, leadership and management, and his advice is widely sought by a range of industries. He held various positions during his 42 years of service with Royal Dutch Shell, and managed foreign posts in a number of key markets around the world. ! !Van der Veer became a Managing Director of Shell Nederland in 1992. He led major restructuring initiatives, including a $2 billion upgrade of the Pernis refinery. In 1995, he moved to the United States as President and Chief Executive of Shell Chemical, and was appointed Group Managing Director in 1997. Chemicals remained one of his areas of responsibility and he oversaw the world-wide restructuring of the business. He took over as Chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and Shell Transport and Trading in 2004. Following the unification of these two companies into Royal Dutch Shell, he was appointed the Chief Executive of the new company, a position he held until he retired in June 2009. Van der Veer led Shell through major changes, simplifying governance and organization, while clarifying accountabilities.! !!

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Philip Wall!Group Commercial Director!Solico Group!

Philip Wall is the Group Commercial Director responsible for both the Retail and Foodservice Divisions at Solico Group, reporting directly to the CEO Mr. Soleimani. Solico Group is Iran’s largest FMCG Company and Food & Dairy producer. Philip is responsible for the Group’s new commercial strategy and the development of the “Go-to-Market” plans and management development and training of the sales organization.!!In this role, Philip draws on his 29 year career at Proctor & Gamble, beginning his career in the UK and progressing to hold a variety of senior roles in sales and marketing across a broad portfolio of household categories from detergents, health and beauty care and snacks/beverages. From 1999-2012, Philip worked internationally for P&G across EMEA on detergents, paper products, baby care and commercial products group. !!As the Managing Director of P&G Professional (EMEA), between 2007-2012, he led the expansion of the business from 5 countries to 17, growing sales from $150MM USD to over $500MM USD. !!Philip studied at the University of Liverpool and IMD Business School in Lausanne. ! !!

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SPONSORS!Partners  with  Vision  

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Bank Pasargad is Iran’s largest bank in terms of paid-up capital and the second largest on the basis of market capitalization being listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE). Bank Pasargad is a fully private bank with more than 1.5 million direct and indirect shareholders and 4.5 million clients. Bank Pasargad Financial Group services more than 9 million clients in Iran.!!As Iran's leading bank, Bank Pasargad provides a wide array of financial and banking services in retail, corporate, private, wealth management and investment banking. Bank Pasargad’s network of 327 branches in Iran provides clients with a full range of banking services in both local and foreign currencies in compliance with all international laws and regulations.!!It has been named as "Bank of the Year" in Iran by The Banker magazine 5 years out of the past 6 years (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015) and "Best Bank in Iran" by Euromoney for Year 2015. Additionally, Bank Pasargad has won "The Banker’s Islamic Bank of the Year" awards for 3 consecutive years in 2013, 2014 and 2015.!!Bank Pasargad is committed to assisting local and international clients grow both domestically in Iran and globally. Our mission is to realize high returns and further prosperity for our stakeholders by assuring a continuous and sustainable growth for the bank and by having an impact on the growth of the Iranian national economy. Bank Pasargad is an internationally recognized and established banking brand.!!Contact: Amir Mehran, a.mehran@bpi.ir !

!Knowledge Partner!

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Employing over 50,000 people across 10 main subsidiaries, IMIDRO is one of the largest industrial conglomerates in Iran, and will play the central role in the revitalization of the country's 3,000 active mines. Government estimates place the value of mineral reserves in Iran at over USD $700 billion, making the iron, copper, and zinc under the surface perhaps as valuable as the country's crude oil.!!IMIDRO's impact is felt beyond just mining, with vertically integrated operations producing the steel, aluminum, and cement necessary to feed Iran's industries. !!IMIDRO’s vision is to create a dynamic organization capable of competing as a major global player. The company seeks to support the development of competitive advantage, managerial capabilities, and technical knowhow across the mining industry in Iran.!!Contact: Salman Nasr, nasr@imidro.gov.ir !

!Knowledge Partner!

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Solbacken is a management consulting firm with offices in Stockholm, Sweden, and Tehran, Iran, that specializes in helping Nordic companies originate, negotiate, and manage relationships with business partners in Iran.!!Our advisors and associates have worked with leading global companies in diverse industries, including fast-moving consumer goods, energy, financial services, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, and technology.!!Solbacken helps companies formulate hands-on and long-term strategies for the Iranian market. We thereafter provide handholding in identifying and introducing you to the right Iranian partners.!!Contact: Omid Gholamifar, omid@solbackenassociates.com !

!Lead Sponsor!

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Dentons Europe LLP advises a vast array of clients across a wide region, working out of 20 offices in 16 countries from Western Europe to Central Asia. In Europe, around 1000 legal professionals including 200 partners act as trusted business and legal advisors on business projects and legal challenges, both within and across the region’s jurisdictions and abroad.!With a team of Persian speaking lawyers, including two members in Tehran with an unbroken track record in Iran-related matters, Dentons Europe LLP is uniquely positioned to support international investors looking to enter the Iranian market. Cooperating with leading Iranian lawyers, our lawyers will guide you through a wide spectrum of issues relating to the investment process, including government relations, corporate vehicles, employment, tax and real estate. !

Contact: Poala Pozzi, paola.pozzi@dentons.com!!

!Knowledge Partner!

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Having acted for clients in relation to Iran for almost 30 years, Clyde & Co is well-placed to guide businesses through their market entry or re-entry options, contract negotiations, structuring and other legal requirements.! !We have established a dedicated multi-disciplinary legal team, which includes Farsi speakers, to support this growing market. The Iran desk is led out of our Dubai office. We work closely with prominent Iranian law firms and key industry figures in the local market to enhance our institutional knowledge of Iran’s legal system, business processes and culture, which enables us to provide our clients with local law advice where necessary.!!We advise clients on contentious and non-contentious matters and have developed a strong track record for advising on trade sanctions through a dedicated team that is very familiar with the serious and often subtle impact of Iranian sanctions on various sectors.!!Contact: Ida Mokhtassi, ida.mokhtassi@clydeco.ae !!

!Knowledge Partner!

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Turquoise Partners is a leading investment group based in Iran that offers a wide range of financial services to select investors looking at the Iranian market.  The group operates across four core areas: investment management, brokerage, corporate advisory, and private equity/venture capital. !!Turquoise also manages more than 90 per cent of all existing foreign portfolio investment on the Tehran Stock Exchange. Turquoise was founded in 2005 and is led by chairman Rouzbeh Pirouz. The group produces a monthly electronic newsletter "Iran Investment Monthly" which provides the latest news on Iran’s financial market and economy in English.!!Contact: Sanam Mahoozi, sanam.mahoozi@turquoisepartners.com !!

 

Vistar Business Monitor is a consulting firm that provides comprehensive coverage of business, political, economic and legal related affairs on Iran. We offer our clients with three separate lines of services.!!Business and research consulting – Market studies, feasibility studies, marketing and market entry strategies, industrial sector analyses, valuations, financial analyses, capital market analyses, business risk analyses, country risk analyses, and international legal services. Legal consulting – Our legal section advises a broad range of cliental including commercial entities, companies, financial institutions, and individuals on compliance, negotiations, contracts, international affairs, and document structuring matters. Publications – We have weekly, monthly, and quarterly publications on Iran’s economy and various industrial sectors.!!Contact: Amir Naghshineh-Pour, !amir.naghshineh-pour@vistarbm.com !!

!Sponsors!

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Tancredi offers bespoke communications and institutional relations counsel to corporate, government and institutional entities.!!With a strong background and expertise in both corporate consultancy and financial journalism we can effectively navigate within media, governmental, banking, legal and financial sectors.!!We are headquartered in London and have satellite offices in Europe and the Middle East.!!Contact: Salamander Davoudi, salamander@tancredigroup.com  

As Iran’s first and only public relations firm, Mana Payam aims to provide its clients with the most reliable and modern Public Relations counsel, allowing organizations to develop effective communications and relationships with all their audiences. We first develop a thorough understanding of how you fit in your industry, the key points that differentiate you, your brand and products from your competitors, and then we plan and implement strategic and comprehensive public relations and marketing communication campaigns that would get you closer to your business objectives.!!As a young, dynamic and professional public relations firm, our mission is to become the leading Public Relations and Marketing Communication Company in Iran. Using modern, scientific and innovative methods and tools, combined with highest quality and ethical standards, we strive to provide the best communication solutions to our clients.!!Contact: Arash Vafadari, vafadari@manapayam.com !!

!Communications Partners!

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!Compliance!

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A PROVEN FORMULA FOR SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE!The successful delivery of the 1st and 2nd Europe-Iran Forums in October 2014 and September 2015 respectively, serves as a proof of concept for the compliance of the 3rd Europe-Iran Forum. Despite the achievement of Implementation Day, a significant program on US and EU sanctions persist. This compliant Iran business conference is dedicated to the open exchange of information derived from the personal experiences of expert speakers. The event organizers, BHB Emissary, and its partners take sanctions regulations seriously, and have pursued all reasonable measures to ensure an environment of compliance for sponsors, speakers, and attendees. This includes the consultation of legal counsel in the United States and Europe and communication with the relevant authorities. The US Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) regulations that govern this event are reproduced below. We encourage you to take a look. !

• §560.208 Prohibited facilitation by United States persons of transactions by foreign persons.!!Except as otherwise authorized pursuant to this part, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to May 7, 1995, no United States person, wherever located, may approve, finance, facilitate, or guarantee any transaction by a foreign person where the transaction by that foreign person would be prohibited by this part if performed by a United States person or within the United States.!!• §560.417 Facilitation; change of policies and procedures; referral of business opportunities offshore. !!With respect to §560.208, a prohibited facilitation or approval of a transaction by a foreign person occurs, among other instances, when a United States person:!!(a) Alters its operating policies or procedures, or those of a foreign affiliate, to permit a foreign affiliate to accept or perform a specific contract, engagement or transaction involving Iran or the Government of Iran without the approval of the United States person, where such transaction previously required approval by the United States person and such transaction by the foreign affiliate would be prohibited by this part if performed directly by a United States person or from the United States;!(b) Refers to a foreign person purchase orders, requests for bids, or similar business opportunities involving Iran or the Government of Iran to which the United States person could not directly respond as a result of the prohibitions contained in this part; or!(c) Changes the operating policies and procedures of a particular affiliate with the specific purpose of facilitating transactions that would be prohibited by this part if performed by a United States person or from the United States.!!• §560.204 Prohibited exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply of goods, technology, or services to Iran. !Except as otherwise authorized pursuant to this part, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to May 7, 1995, the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or indirectly, from the United States, or by a United States person, wherever located, of any goods, technology, or services to Iran or the Government of Iran is prohibited, including the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply of any goods technology, or services to a person in a third country undertaken with knowledge or reason to know that:!!(a)  Such goods, technology, or services are intended specifically for supply, transshipment, or reexportation, directly or indirectly, to Iran or the Government of

Iran; or!(b) Such goods, technology, or services are intended specifically for use in the production of, for commingling with, or for incorporation into goods, technology, or services to be directly or indirectly supplied, transshipped, or reexported exclusively or predominantly to Iran or the Government of Iran.!

   

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•  §560.410  Provision  of  services.  (a)  The  prohibiLon  on  the  exportaLon,  reexportaLon,  sale  or  supply  of  services  contained  in  §560.204  applies  to  services  performed  on  behalf  of  a  person  in  Iran  or  the  Government  of  Iran  or  where  the  benefit  of  such  services  is  otherwise  received  in  Iran,  if  such  services  are  performed:  (1)  In  the  United  States,  or  (2)  Outside  the  United  States  by  a  United  States  person,  including  by  an  overseas  branch  of  an  enLty  located  in  the  United  States.      (b)  The  benefit  of  services  performed  anywhere  in  the  world  on  behalf  of  the  Government  of  Iran  is  presumed  to  be  received  in  Iran.  (c)  The  prohibiLons  on  transacLons  involving  blocked  property  contained  in  §560.211  apply  to  services  performed  in  the  United  States  or  by  U.S.  persons,  wherever  located,  including  by  an  overseas  branch  of  an  enLty  located  in  the  United  States:  (1)  On  behalf  of  or  for  the  benefit  of  the  Government  of  Iran,  an  Iranian  financial  insLtuLon,  or  any  other  person  whose  property  and  interests  in  property  are  blocked  pursuant  to  §560.211;  or  (2)  With  respect  to  property  interests  of  the  Government  of  Iran,  an  Iranian  financial  insLtuLon,  or  any  other  person  whose  property  and  interests  in  property  are  blocked  pursuant  to  §560.211.      (d)  Example.  A  United  States  person  is  engaged  in  a  prohibited  exportaLon  of  services  to  Iran  when  it  extends  credit  to  a  third  country  firm  specifically  to  enable  that  firm  to  manufacture  goods  for  sale  to  Iran  or  for  an  enLty  of  the  Government  of  Iran.  See  also  •  §560.210  Exempt  transacLons.      (a)  Personal  communicaLons.  The  prohibiLons  contained  in  this  part  do  not  apply  to  any  postal,  telegraphic,  telephonic,  or  other  personal  communicaLon  that  does  not  involve  the  transfer  of  anything  of  value.      (b)  Humanitarian  donaLons.  The  prohibiLons  of  §§560.204  and  560.206  do  not  apply  to  donaLons  by  United  States  persons  of  arLcles,  such  as  food,  clothing,  and  medicine,  intended  to  be  used  to  relieve  human  suffering.  (c)  InformaLon  or  informaLonal  materials.    (1)  The  prohibiLons  contained  in  this  part  do  not  apply  to  the  importaLon  from  any  country  and  the  exportaLon  to  any  country  of  informaLon  or  informaLonal  materials,  as  defined  in  §560.315,  whether  commercial  or  otherwise,  regardless  of  format  or  medium  of  transmission.  (2)  This  secLon  does  not  exempt  from  regulaLon  or  authorize  transacLons  related  to  informaLon  or  informaLonal  materials  not  fully  created  and  in  existence  at  the  date  of  the  transacLons,  or  to  the  substanLve  or  arLsLc  alteraLon  or  enhancement  of  informaLonal  materials,  or  to  the  provision  of  markeLng  and  business  consulLng  services.  Such  prohibited  transacLons  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  payment  of  advances  for  informaLon  or  informaLonal  materials  not  yet  created  and  completed  (with  the  excepLon  of  prepaid  subscripLons  for  widely  circulated  magazines  and  other  periodical  publicaLons);  provision  of  services  to  market,  produce  or  coproduce,  create,  or  assist  in  the  creaLon  of  informaLon  or  informaL1nal  materials;  and  payment  of  royalLes  with  respect  to  income  received  for  enhancements  or  alteraLons  made  by  u.s.  persons  to  such  informaLon  or  informaLonal  materials.      •  §560.554  ImportaLon  and  exportaLon  of  services  related  to  conferences  in  the  United  States  or  third  countries  authorized.      (a)  Subject  to  the  restricLons  in  paragraph  (c)  of  this  secLon,  the  importaLon  of  Iranian-­‐origin  services  into  the  United  States  or  other  dealing  in  such  services  and  the  exportaLon,  reexportaLon,  sale,  or  supply  of  services  from  the  United  States  or  by  a  U.S.  person  are  authorized  where  such  services  are  performed  or  provided  in  the  United  States  by  or  for  a  person  who  is  ordinarily  resident  in  Iran,  other  than  the  Government  of  Iran,  an  Iranian  financial  insLtuLon,  or  any  other  person  whose  property  and  interests  in  property  are  blocked  pursuant  to  §560.211,  for  the  purpose  of,  or  which  directly  relate  to,  parLcipaLng  in  a  public  conference,  performance,  exhibiLon  or  similar  event,  and  such  services  are  consistent  with  that  purpose.      (b)  To  the  extent  riot  otherwise  exempt  from  the  prohibiLons  of  this  part  and  subject  to  the  restricLons  in  paragraph  (c)  of  this  secLon,  the  exportaLon,  reexportaLon,  sale,  or  supply  of  services  directly  related  to  the  sponsorship  by  a  U.S.  person  of  a  public  conference  or  other  similar  public  event  in  a  third  country  that  is  a^ended  by  persons  who  are  ordinarily  resident  in  Iran,  other  than  the  Government  of  Iran,  an  Iranian  financial  insLtuLon,  or  any  other  person  whose  property  and  interests  in  property  are  blocked  pursuant  to  §560.211,  is  authorized,  provided  that  a^endance  and  parLcipaLon  at  the  conference  or  other  similar  public  event  is  open  for  the  public  and  that  the  conference  or  other  similar  event  is  not  tailored  in  whole  or  in  part  to  or  for  Iran  or  persons  who  are  ordinarily  resident  in  Iran.      (c)  This  secLon  does  not  authorize:  (1)  Any  release  of  technology  or  so_ware  to  a  person  who  is  ordinarily  resident  in  Iran;  and  (2)  The  exportaLon,  reexportaLon,  sale  or  supply  of  services,  or  the  importaLon  of  Iranian-­‐origin  services  or  other  dealing  in  such  services,  related  to  the  petroleum  or  petrochemical  industries,  energy  development,  crude  oil  or  natural  gas,  pipelines,  or  the  oil  services  industry.    

• §560.410 Provision of services.!!(a) The prohibition on the exportation, reexportation, sale or supply of services contained in §560.204 applies to services performed on behalf of a person in Iran or the Government of Iran or where the benefit of such services is otherwise received in Iran, if such services are performed:!(1) In the United States, or!(2) Outside the United States by a United States person, including by an overseas branch of an entity located in the United States.!(b) The benefit of services performed anywhere in the world on behalf of the Government of Iran is presumed to be received in Iran.!(c) The prohibitions on transactions involving blocked property contained in §560.211 apply to services performed in the United States or by U.S. persons, wherever located, including by an overseas branch of an entity located in the United States:!(1) On behalf of or for the benefit of the Government of Iran, an Iranian financial institution, or any other person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to §560.211; or!(2) With respect to property interests of the Government of Iran, an Iranian financial institution, or any other person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to §560.211.!(d) Example. A United States person is engaged in a prohibited exportation of services to Iran when it extends credit to a third country firm specifically to enable that firm to manufacture goods for sale to Iran or for an entity of the Government of Iran. See also!!• §560.210 Exempt transactions.!!(a) Personal communications. The prohibitions contained in this part do not apply to any postal, telegraphic, telephonic, or other personal communication that does not involve the transfer of anything of value.!(b) Humanitarian donations. The prohibitions of §§560.204 and 560.206 do not apply to donations by United States persons of articles, such as food, clothing, and medicine, intended to be used to relieve human suffering.!(c) Information or informational materials. !(1) The prohibitions contained in this part do not apply to the importation from any country and the exportation to any country of information or informational materials, as defined in §560.315, whether commercial or otherwise, regardless of format or medium of transmission.!(2) This section does not exempt from regulation or authorize transactions related to information or informational materials not fully created and in existence at the date of the transactions, or to the substantive or artistic alteration or enhancement of informational materials, or to the provision of marketing and business consulting services. Such prohibited transactions include, but are not limited to, payment of advances for information or informational materials not yet created and completed (with the exception of prepaid subscriptions for widely circulated magazines and other periodical publications); provision of services to market, produce or coproduce, create, or assist in the creation of information or informati1nal materials; and payment of royalties with respect to income received for enhancements or alterations made by U.S. persons to such information or informational materials.!!• §560.554 Importation and exportation of services related to conferences in the United States or third countries authorized.!!(a) Subject to the restrictions in paragraph (c) of this section, the importation of Iranian-origin services into the United States or other dealing in such services and the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply of services from the United States or by a U.S. person are authorized where such services are performed or provided in the United States by or for a person who is ordinarily resident in Iran, other than the Government of Iran, an Iranian financial institution, or any other person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to §560.211, for the purpose of, or which directly relate to, participating in a public conference, performance, exhibition or similar event, and such services are consistent with that purpose.!(b) To the extent riot otherwise exempt from the prohibitions of this part and subject to the restrictions in paragraph (c) of this section, the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply of services directly related to the sponsorship by a U.S. person of a public conference or other similar public event in a third country that is attended by persons who are ordinarily resident in Iran, other than the Government of Iran, an Iranian financial institution, or any other person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to §560.211, is authorized, provided that attendance and participation at the conference or other similar public event is open for the public and that the conference or other similar event is not tailored in whole or in part to or for Iran or persons who are ordinarily resident in Iran.!(c) This section does not authorize:!(1) Any release of technology or software to a person who is ordinarily resident in Iran; and!(2) The exportation, reexportation, sale or supply of services, or the importation of Iranian-origin services or other dealing in such services, related to the petroleum or petrochemical industries, energy development, crude oil or natural gas, pipelines, or the oil services industry.!    

 

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