October 2016 Zurich – October 3-4, 2017!

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Where the Next Phase Begins!With broad sanctions relief delivered in January 2016, Iran’s economic opening is now firmly underway. Major multinationals are establishing new or expanded operations in the country across sectors. The re-election of President Hassan Rouhani has renewed a popular mandate for international engagement and economic reform.  !!The Europe-Iran Forum has been a milestone event in the course of Iran’s economic opening, establishing itself as an annual event of particular influence and foresight. EIF1, held in 2014, saw the first international business conference with a post-sanctions focus. EIF2, held in 2015, saw the largest ever Iran business conference. EIF3, held in 2016, was the first business conference to bring American and European policymakers into direct dialogue with Iranian business leaders. !!To be held in October 2017, EIF4 will help launch the “second phase” of Iran’s post-sanctions growth and development. Iran’s global business partners will have a period of domestic political stability during which the efforts for economic reform and liberalization will find a new momentum. But at the same time, new political risks in the United States and Europe will need to be managed directly to ensure business can proceed as intended. Executives and investors will need to plan their next moves with even greater prudence and a focus on practical action.!!At EIF4, a high-profile network will gather to debate strategy, forge valuable relationships, and set the agenda for robust growth in Iran. !!

Key Details!

Event Name! The 4th Europe-Iran Forum!

Date! October 3-4, 2017!

Location! Zurich, Switzerland!

Venue! The Dolder Grand Hotel!

Size!400 Delegates!

60 Speakers!

1.  Join a network of senior decision makers!2.  Learn to anticipate and manage risks!3.  Solve your pressing challenges!4.  Contribute to an economic agenda!5.  Unlock your potential as a post-sanctions

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Why Attend?!

Track Record!

The first international business conference focused on post-sanctions Iran.!•  350 Delegates!•  40 Speakers!

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The largest business conference to date and the first to focus on finance and banking challenges.!•  600 Delegates!•  55 Speakers!!

The first business conference to join Iranian Ministers, EU Ambassadors, and US Officials with business leaders.!•  450 Delegates!•  65 Speakers!!

For the last three years the Europe-Iran Forum conference series has enabled noted European and Iranian business leaders to make valuable connections, share strategic insights, and lay the foundation for future trade and investment in Iran. Following landmark events in  London  (2014), Geneva  (2015), and  Zurich  (2016), the Europe-Iran Forum has established itself as a key venue for "business diplomacy" between Iran and the international community. !!With a primary focus on Iran's private sector, the Forum seeks to encourage a multi-stakeholder approach to business development in Iran, bringing business leaders, policymakers, and members of the international press into direct conversation about the challenges, opportunities, and broader social responsibilities of commercial activity in Iran. !

London 2014! Geneva 2015! Zurich 2016!

2017 Round Tables!Copenhagen !!

Speakers:!Ambassador Danny Annan, Danish Ambassador to Iran!Jarrett Blanc, Former U.S. State Department Official!Mostafa Beheshti Rouy, Board Member, Bank Pasargad!!!

Stockholm!

Speakers:!Jarrett Blanc, Former U.S. State Department Official!Ellie Geranmayeh, Policy Fellow, ECFR!Mohsen Tavakol, Former CEO, Ericsson Iran!!

Moscow!

Speakers:!Tim Stanley, Senior Partner, Control Risks!Mehrnoosh Aryanpour, Partner, Gide Loyrette Nouel!Davoud Mirzakhani, Embassy of Iran in Moscow!

Washington!

Speakers:!Giulio Haas, Swiss Ambassador to Iran!Mohsen Tavakol, Former CEO, Ericsson Iran!George Kleinfeld, Partner, Clifford Chance!

Tokyo!

Speakers:!Ellie Geranmayeh, Policy Fellow, ECFR!Jarrett Blanc, Former U.S. State Department Official!

Date:!March 6!

!A round table hosted by Dansk Erhverv, The Confederation of Danish Enterprise with the support of Kromann Reumert at Børsen, Copenhagen's Historic Stock Exchange.!!!

Date:!May 31 and June 1 !

!A round table hosted on May 31 by NIR, the International Council of Swedish Industry, followed by a special event at the offices of leading law firm Magnusson on June 1. !!

Date:!June 8!

!A special seminar presented to major enterprises at Skolkovo business school in partnership with the Institute for Emerging Markets Research and Dentons.!

Date:!June 26 and June 27!

!A public panel given at the Atlantic Council on June 26 followed by a working-group meeting with the US Chamber of Commerce on June 27.!

Date:!July 19!

!A round table meeting with leading Japanese enterprises hosted at the offices of JIME-IEE, Japan’s leading Middle East economic institute. !

The Trust of Leading Companies!

•  ABB!•  Airbus !•  Alstom!•  Atlas Copco!•  Aujan Holding!•  Autoneum!•  Baxter!•  Bank of India!•  Bouygues Batiment!•  Brentagg!•  Bunge!•  Cargill!•  Credit Suisse!•  Deloitte!•  Dentons!•  DSM!•  Emirates NBD!•  Ericsson!•  EY!•  General Electric!

•  Glencore!•  H&M!•  Haldor Topsoe!•  Honeywell!•  Hyatt International!•  Julius Baer!•  Keuhne + Nagel!•  KPMG!•  LVMH!•  Louis Dreyfus!•  Majid al Futtaim!•  Maersk Oil!•  McKinsey & Company!•  Medtronic!•  Mistsubishi!•  MSC!•  MTN!•  Nasco!•  Novartis!•  Novo Nordisk!

•  Philips!•  Port of Antwerp!•  Procter and Gamble!•  PwC!•  Renaissance Capital!•  Royal Dutch Shell!•  RWE!•  Sanofi!•  SACE!•  Sberbank!•  Shell!•  SEB!•  Siemens!•  Swiss Re!•  UBS!•  Vodafone!•  Volvo!•  VTB!•  WPP!•  …and many more!!

Given its unique qualities, the Europe-Iran Forum has welcomed senior executives from some of the world’s largest companies. The forum boasts the strongest roster of attendees of any Iran-focused conference series:!

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Major multinationals that have attended the Europe-Iran Forum generate !USD $2.5 trillion dollars in combined revenues each year.!

Event Location!

Switzerland has played a major role in Iran’s reentry into the global community. The country played host to numerous rounds of the JCPOA nuclear negotiations and, in the aftermath of sanctions relief, has resumed its position as one of Iran’s leading European trading partners.!!Zurich, a major European commercial and banking capital, is an ideal city to gather high-ranking business leaders and policymakers from Iran, Europe, and the United States. ! !

Why Switzerland?!

The Dolder Grand!

The Dolder Grand Hotel is a historic five-star venue that combines superb amenities and service with a stunning Alpine setting. !!The Dolder was the beloved location of EIF3, and the Europe-Iran Forum is proud to return to the venue given its unique levels of hospitality. !

Program Thesis!Excellence in programming has been a hallmark of the Europe-Iran Forum and has won the conferences series accolades from returning attendees. Unlike in other events, the organizers are true Iran experts, and draw upon this expertise and deep personal connections in the European and Iranian business communities to draw out the most salient topics for examination within the event program. !!For EIF4, the event organizers will respond to the need of the international and Iranian business communities, actively working to spark the debates and build the relationships that can help all parties meet their business development goals.!

•  The strongest roster of speakers in any Iran event, with a clear multi-stakeholder approach. !

•  No dull PowerPoints, just dynamic, expertly moderated discussions between senior business leaders and policymakers.!

•  An effort to discuss complex and thorny topics openly, helping build awareness of shared challenges and possible solutions. !

•  Superb networking opportunities, in a world-class and luxurious setting. !

Defining Characteristics!

Keynote Speaker!Helga Schmid!Secretary General!EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE!!Ms. Helga Schmid has been Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) since 2016. In her previous role as Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs, Ms. Schmid was a central figure in the negotiation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, known as the Iran Deal. Her leadership and contributions ensured historic consensus was achieved around the agreement and its five annexes. She continues to oversee the European Union's commitment to the implementation of the Iran Deal, particularly through oversight of the Iran Task Force of the EEAS. !!She was previously Director of the Policy Planning and Early Warning Unit (Policy Unit) of the High Representative for the CFSP in the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, Brussels. Before that she worked for the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin as Head of the Political Staff and Head of the Minister's Office (2003 – 2005) and Deputy Head (2000 – 2003). Ms Schmid was Political Adviser to Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer and to the Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel. Before that she was the Press and Public Affairs Officer at the German Embassy in Washington (1991 – 1994) and Assistant Private Secretary to the Minister for European Affairs (1990 – 1991).!!!

Sample Confirmed Speakers!Mehdi Karbasian!Deputy Minister and Chairman of IMIDRO!MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, MINE, AND TRADE!

Seyed Kazem Sajjadpour!Deputy Minister !MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS!

Mohammad Khazaee!Deputy Minister!MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND FINANCE!

Philippe Delleur!Senior Vice President!ALSTOM!

Parviz Aghili!CEO!MIDDLE EAST BANK!

Mehdi Jamali!Group President!SAIPA!

Mohammad Saeedi!Chairman and Managing Director!IRISL!

Farzaneh Sharafbafi !CEO!IRAN AIR!

Philippe Vogeleer!Director of Advisory!VODAFONE!

Masoud Khansari!President!TEHRAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE!

Mehdi Seifollahi!CEO!POUYA FINANCE!

Hans Nijkamp!Vice President for Iran!SHELL!

Sharif Nezam-Mafi!Chairman!IRAN-SWITZERLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE!

Haleh Hamefidar!CEO!CINNAGEN!

Padideh Gützkow!Vice President Mobility!SIEMENS!

Sample Confirmed Speakers!François Delhaye!Belgian Ambassador to Iran!

Nicholas Hopton!British Ambassador to Iran!

Susanna Terstal!Dutch Ambassador to Iran!

Danny Annan!Danish Ambassador to Iran!

Ghobad Shabazi!General Manager Iran!NOVO NORDISK!

Afrooz Bahrami!Director General for Foreign Investment!MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY!

Soren Holm Jensen!President!CO-RO!

Pirouzan Parvine!Partner!DENTONS!

Gary Lewis!Iran Resident Coordinator!UNITED NATIONS!

Arash Vafadari!Chairman!MANA PAYAM!

Aseyeh Hatami!Founder and CEO!IRANTALENT.COM!

Dirk Buitelaar!Country Manager Iran!AIR FRANCE-KLM!

Benjamin Fournier!Divison COO!MANOIR INDUSTRIES!

Rassoul Dinarvand!Senior Advisor to the Minister!MINISTRY OF HEALTH!

Djordje Filipovic!Iran Country President!NOVARTIS!

Sample Confirmed Speakers!Mehdi Firouzan!Managing Director!BOOK CITY!

Majid Lak!CEO!CASPIAN MODE!

Majid Hosseini Nejad!Founder and CEO!SAFARHAYE ALIBABA!

Younes Mazlumi!CEO!TAAVON INSURANCE!

Baha Sadat-Tehrani!Founder and Managing Director!SAZIBA GROUP!

Shahram Safai!Partner!AFRIDI & ANGELL!

Amir Farmanesh!CEO!IRANPOLL!

Majid Zamani!CEO!KIAN CAPITAL!

Said Rahmani!CEO!SARAVA!

Ali Shekofti!CEO!DIGISTYLE!

Hamed Sadjedi!CEO!SHENASA VC!

Hossein Mokhtari!Director of Industrial Relations!SHARIF UNIVERSITY!

Wim Dillen!Head of Business Development!PORT OF ANTWERP!

Omid Gholamifar!CEO!SERKLAND INVEST!

Saideh Yahyavi!Partner!MAGNUSSON!

Sample Confirmed Speakers!Dan Holland!Partner!STEPHENSON HARWOOD!

Bahram Shakouri!CEO!MOBIN MINE!

Mohammad Reza Nikousokhan!Commercial Deputy!IRITEC!

James Pay!Partner!CLIFFORD CHANCE!

Ehsam Hemmati!Director of Reinsurance!MA INSURANCE!

Richard Parris!Partner!CLIFFORD CHANCE!

Payam Dindoust!CEO!BEHESTAN DAROU!

Alireza Haghdoust!Development Director!ROSHA RETAIL!

Gholamreza Kordzanhaneh!Vice Chairman!MOALLEM INSURANCE!

Mohsen Khalkhali!Partner!IRATEL VENTURES!

Parviz Khosroshahi!Deputy President!BIMEH MARKAZI!

Elahe Alavi!Iran Country Manager!JANSSEN (BEHESTAN DAROU)!

Parviz Akbaroff!International Business Development Director!RAH SHAHR!

Cartsen Leuters!Solution Manager!KPMG!

Ulrich von Zanthier!Director!KPMG!

Compliance!The successful delivery of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Europe-Iran Forums in October 2014, September 2015, and May 2016 respectively, serves as a proof of concept for the compliance of the conference model. Despite the achievement of Implementation Day, a significant program of US and EU sanctions persist. This compliant Iran business conference is dedicated to the open exchange of information derived from the personal experiences of expert speakers. The event organizers, BHB Emissary and Adam Smith Conference, take sanctions regulations seriously, and have pursued all reasonable measures to ensure an environment of compliance for sponsors, speakers, and attendees. This includes the consultation of legal counsel in the United States and Europe and communication with the relevant authorities. !!The US Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) regulations that govern this event are listed below and include the following sections of the Iran Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR):!!•  §560.208 Prohibited facilitation by United States persons of transactions by foreign persons.!•  §560.417 Facilitation; change of policies and procedures; referral of business opportunities offshore. !•  §560.204 Prohibited exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply of goods, technology, or services to Iran.!•  §560.410 Provision of services.!•  §560.210 Exempt transactions.!•  §560.554 Importation and exportation of services related to conferences in the US or third countries authorized.!!

Contact Us!

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Esfandyar Batmanghelidj!Founder, Europe-Iran Forum!!Email: yar@europeiranforum4.com!Direct: +442034342320!Mobile: +447771770982!

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