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The Iraq Reconstruction Summit
Monday, February 9, 2004
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2004
8:30 a.m. - 12Noon
National Press Club * Ballroom
529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20045 |
Get the latest and most accurate information on the multi-billion-dollar rebuilding of Iraq by attending the premier Washington reconstruction event this year. Confirmed speakers include:
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February 9 OPENING ADDRESS |
H.E. Rend Rahim Francke
Ambassador-Designate of Iraq
to the United States
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February 10 OPENING ADDRESS |
H.E. Karim Kawar
Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United States |
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SUMMIT KEYNOTE ADDRESS |
The Honorable William Lash III
Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Chairman, U.S. Task Force on Iraq Reconstruction |
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CPA CONTRACTS & PROGRAMS |
James Crum
Director of Program Management - The Pentagon
Deputy to Admiral David Nash
Joe Benkert
Chief of Operations
CPA - Washington
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SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS IN IRAQ |
Barrett H. Moore
Chief Executive Officer
Triple Canopy Group, Inc. |
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MARKET ENTRY STRATEGIES |
George Sigalos
Director - Government Relations
Halliburton KBR |
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STRATEGIES FOR WINNING CONTRACTS & SUBCONTRACTS |
Danny Benjamin
Vice President
Al-Fawares
MK Najjar
President
El Concorde
Dr. Hisham Ashkouri
President
ARCADD
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CONTRACTING WITH IRAQ'S MINISTRIES |
Timothy B. Mills
Partner
Patton Boggs
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HOW THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY CAN HELP THE IRAQI PEOPLE |
Don Eberly
Director of Social Affairs and Private Donations
CPA - Washington
John Simmons
Director
Baghdad Museum Project
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These and many other leading decision-makers will provide you with the latest reconstruction information, crucial to facilitating your successful participation in the biggest rebuilding program since the Marshall Plan. In addition, networking opportunities with other top executives may prove invaluable as you form partnerships to bid on reconstruction contracts.
Space is Limited! The registration fee is $995. To register, click here. We accept Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. There are no refunds.
Since 1996, more than 4,200 corporate, government, and diplomatic leaders have participated in Equity International's reconstruction conferences. The firm organized the first international conference on rebuilding Iraq, held in Washington on May 5, 2003, and convened additional Iraq reconstruction conferences and briefings in July, August, and December of 2003. Featured speakers included U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Lincoln Bloomfield; U.S. Treasury Under Secretary John Taylor; Congressman Curt Weldon, Vice Chairman, House Armed Services Committee; Congressman Christopher Shays, Chairman, House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations; key executives from Kellogg Brown & Root, BearingPoint, and Creative Associates; and top officials from the Coalition Provisional Authority, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. State Department, U.S. Treasury Department, U.S. Export-Import Bank, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, U.S. Commerce Department, U.S. Small Business Administration, and the United Nations. In addition, the forums featured leading executives and diplomats from around the world, including His Excellency Karim Kawar, Jordan's Ambassador to the United States. Equity International's Iraq reconstruction events and facilitation have been the subject of more than 100 major U.S. and international news media stories. |
