By Cyber Era NG Special Correspondent
The EBRD’s 32nd Annual Meeting and Business Forum, will take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 16 – 18 May 2023.
The EBRD says it looks forward to meeting attendees in person in one of the ancient cities of Central Asia included in UNESCO World Heritage List.
The EBRD event is the largest of its kind for the regions where the Bank invests and is accompanied by an international Business Forum. This is an opportunity to exchange knowledge, promote business activity and to set the EBRD’s strategic plans and priority areas The Annual Meeting and Business Forum offer a dynamic programme of events and panel discussions attracting prominent participants from around the world, ranging from leading government officials, financial and corporate executives to entrepreneurs, civil society, and international media.
Investing in Resilience will be the overall theme of the 2023 Business Forum. Discussions will concentrate on how to help the economies where the Bank invests withstand the current geopolitical adversity. The Business Forum will offer expert discussion panels and events focusing on the macroeconomic landscape, the role of the private sector and policymakers in boosting renewables and sustainable energy, interregional connectivity, economic inclusion, food security, digitalisation to name a few. The programme will also include country- and region-specific sessions.
