Lebanon and Europe: Forging New Partnerships
Working Papers on the Formation of Joint Ventures
Table of Contents
Keynote Speech:
Yassin Jaber, Minister of Economy and Trade
Paul Salem, LCPS Director
Olaf Köndgen, Resident Representative for Jordan and Lebanon, The Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Peter Wittig, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
Kamal Shehadi, Director of Research, LCPS
Paper 1: The Formation of European - Lebanese Joint Ventures
with Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
Silvio Bottazzo, Consultant for the Milan Chamber of Commerce
for the Promotion of International Activities and Public Relations (PROMOS)
Paper 2: Joint Ventures as a Strategic Option for the Lebanese
Private Sector
Nabil Fahed, Assistant Professor at the American University of
Beirut, School of Business Administration
Paper 3: Joint Ventures in Lebanese and European Law
Chibli Mallat, is head of the Chibli Wajdi Mallat firm.
Paper 4: Financing Corporate Partnerships
Xavier Cagnion, is a representative of the Europe Community Investment
Partners.
Paper 5: Lebanese and European Standards
Antoine G. Semaan, Secretary General of LIBNOR
Appendix: Selected Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference
Summary 1: An Update of the Negotiations from a European Perspective
Bernard Philippe, Director of the Southern Mediterranean and
Near East Department of the European Commission
Summary 2: Lebanon and the European Union at a Crossroads: A
Preliminary Evaluation of the Partnership Agreement
Nasser Saidi, First Vice-Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon.
Summary 3: Certification and Accreditation in the European Market
Frank Hiersekorn, is the Lead Auditor at RW TUW
Summary 4: Trade in Services: The Hidden Face of the Euro-Med
Partnership
Tania Friederichs, Administrator at DGI/M/I (External Relations-Commercial
Trade Policy - Trade in Services)
Summary 5: Joint Ventures Between Lebanese and European Partners
Antoine Maroun, Legal and Financial Advisor
Summary 6: The Role of Associations in Promoting Partnerships
Peter Göpfrich, Executive Director of the German/Arab Chamber
of Commerce
Summary 7: Lebanese Industry and the Process of Globalization
Marco Ayyoub, Industrialist and a Member of the Board of Directors
of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists.
Summary 8: Strategic Options for the Lebanese Private Sector
Fady Frem, Director of Business Development at INDEVCO