Int'l Azerbaijan Investment Summit to be held in London

A delegation from the Azerbaijan Government will attend the 1st International Azerbaijan Investment Summit in London from Dec. 8 -9, 2009.

The summit will be held Adam Smith Conferences with support from Azerbaijan’s embassy in the UK.

According to early speaker confirmations, Azerbaijani delegation will include Musa Panahov, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transport; Jahangir Hajiyev, Chairman of the Board, International Bank of Azerbaijan; Khagani Abdullayev, Director General, Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan; Gafar Gurbanov, Chairman of the Executive Board, AtaHolding; Ali Garakhanov, Chairman of the Board, Azneftkimyamash; Togrul Kocharli, Executive Director, Caspian International Investment Company (CIIC); Igor Yakovenko, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, AZEL (Azerbaijan Electronics); Zaur Akhundov, President, SW LLC Holding (Azerbaijan Airlines); and others.

The format of the first ever Azerbaijan Investment Summit in London is a three-day conference, with a highly informative and innovative agenda, featuring a mixture of formal plenary and interactive sessions. The 50+ expert speaker panel will consist of an official Ministerial delegation from Azerbaijan, PLUS board level representatives from the major corporates in Azerbaijan together with leading international investors.

The event aims to ensure that the international investment community is fully informed about the opportunities that exist in one of the world’s most promising emerging markets.

/APA/