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POSTPONED | Business Delegation in Saudi Arabia

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English

Price: FBC Members : AED 12,075 (VAT included)
Non Members: AED 15,750 (VAT included)

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The French Business Council Dubai & Northern Emirates with the support of the French Embassy in Saudi Arabia and Business France office in Saudi Arabia organizes a companies’ delegation in Riyadh.

This business delegation aims to provide a first approach to the Saudi market to better understand the economic environment, local business practices, opportunities and promising sectors, consisting of the following elements:

  • Introduction to the market and business practices by the French authorities based in Saudi Arabia,
  • Collective meeting with long-time locally-based French entrepreneurs,
  • Site visits and local institutions,
  • 2 half-days of personalized B2B meetings for each company of the delegation,
  • Cocktail dinner for networking with local actors.

The mission will be led by:

  • Agnès LOPEZ CRUZ, Managing Director, French Business Council Dubai & Northern Emirates
  • Milena CHEMIN, Deputy &Business Consulting Director - French Business Council Dubai & Northern Emirates

Fees

  • FBC Members: AED 12,075 (VAT included)
  • Non Members: AED 15,750 (VAT included)

These fees are including:

  • 3 hotel nights 4*  (local) with breakfast
  • Airport transfers for participants taking the recommended flights
  • Collective transport in minibus during the stay
  • Meals and cocktails mentioned in the program
  • Local organization, coordination and support by 2 FBC representatives on site
  • The B2B meetings program with dedicated transportation
  • Site visits

These fees are not including:

  • Visa fees
  • Dubai – Riyadh return flights tickets
  • Airport transfers for participants who are not taking the recommended flights
  • Any personal expenses not mentioned in the program

Any registration will be validated as soon as it is paid.

Time difference: Riyadh time = Dubai time - 1 hour

NB: The FBC reserves the right not to validate a registration if the project of your company in Saudi Arabia is not in adequacy with the general objectives of our mission or if our partners are not able to propose you appointments relevant business in the industry of interest.

Schedule

Sunday 15 March 2020
14:00 Arrival at Riyadh King Khalid International Airport

Transfer from the International Airport to Novotel hotel
- Check-in
15:00 - 17:00 Riyadh Metro construction site – sponsored by RATP DEV
17:45 Free time in the hotel
19:30 - 22:00 CAFS (Saudi-French Business Council) Presentation and Cocktail/Dinner with CAFS members and representatives.
Monday 16 March 2020
07:30 Breakfast and briefing of the day
09:00 KSA country update, bilateral relations and business do’s and don’ts: discussion with HE Francois Gouyette, Ambassador of France in Saudi Arabia and French Trade Advisors’ representatives
- Embassy of France
11:00 Meeting and visit of SAGIA
12:30 Lunch
14:30 - 16:00 Presentation by Small & Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monsha’at) about SMEs
16:00 - 18:00 Option between:
- Visit of Modon- Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Industrial Zones
- or Visit of the Astrolabs’ incubator
18:00 Back to the hotel – free time
20:00 - 22:00 Networking cocktail at the French Embassy Residence with representatives of the French and Saudi Arabian business community (tbc)
Tuesday 17 March 2020
09:30 - 11:00 Site visit or meeting with a local authority
12:00 Lunch at the hotel and briefing with Business France
14:00 - 18:00 Individualized B2B meetings program organized by Business France
20:00 Free evening (option - 8pm: touristic tour of Old Deriya’ and Riyadh historical sites)
Wednesday 18 March 2020
09:00 - 13:00 Individualized B2B meetings program organized by Business France
15:00 Meeting at the airport
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