In partnership with the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) we are proud to announce the first official Iraq Development Summit to take place in Erbil.

The summit will take place in Erbil, within the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, on 8-9 October 2008. Based on a format that has proved hugely successful in facilitating business interaction between officials and senior corporate executives, the summit will focus on the building of close relations through private face-to-face meetings.

The success of this meetings-based structure has been based on the establishment of trusted relationships between the private sector and ministries and state-owned enterprises, establishing joint venture agreements, forming partnerships for production output and supplying key goods and services.

Unrivalled Ministerial Representation

The summit will welcome ministers, deputies and director generals from the following Iraqi and KRG Ministries:

With so many sectors represented, the summit will be the only event to provide a comprehensive review of the progress made by Iraq’s key industries in the five years since 2003. Key addresses and presentations on these crucial sectors will be made over the two days, as the country looks to continue its economic transformation and realise the potential of its abundant resources.

Unique Format

IDP has now organised many summits with the Government of Iraq. The success of these summits is founded on format whereby half of the time is devoted to keynote addresses and presentations and the other half devoted to one-to-one meetings.

Private Meetings

More significantly, the various officials present will be available for private discussions with company delegations during the afternoon roundtable sessions, providing the following benefits:

International Exhibition

With a large number of delegates attending, the summit provides the opportunity for companies to showcase the goods and services that will prove essential in aiding the development of Iraq, to an audience of senior decision makers from both the Government of Iraq and the international business community.

US Government Support

The summit enjoys the full support of the US Government, the primary focus of which is to reinvigorate Iraq’s economy through the development of sectors such as those outlined above. IDP works very closely with US officials to ensure they will have strong representation at the summit and will form part of the private meetings taking place.

Representation will come from the following: