INTERNATIONAL EVENTS 2011-12

Mexico Business Summit

Created by Smadja & Smadja (successor of Smadja & Associates) in 2003 for Miguel Alemán Velazco, former Governor of the State of Veracruz in Mexico, now the premier business event in Mexico.

In its last editions, the Mexico Business Summit has so-far attracted some 800 participants per year. It has become the premier, must-attend event on the Mexico business scene, for its networking opportunities and for the high level and innovativeness of its programming. Speakers in the Mexico Business Summit always include top political leaders from Mexico, leading members of Mexico's corporate, political, and media elites. What marks apart the Summit, however, is its ability to attract international speakers of the highest calibre.

The leading role of Smadja & Smadja consists in creating, producing and managing the Mexico Business Summit - including creation of a data base for the event, program management, helping with sponsorship, and all event management responsibilities.

11-13 November 2012

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The FutureChina Global Forum has been initiated by Business China, a not-for-profit Singapore-based organisation. Produced by Smadja & Smadja, the Forum provides a truly innovative approach for a deeper understanding of how China is evolving and of the trends, forces and factors shaping China's orientations as an economy, as a society and as the new superpower in the making. The theme of the 2011 meeting was: "China in the next phase: Marching to a new drumbeat".

The Forum takes place in Singapore, which is fast emerging as a go-to city for Global-China business connections. It takes a holistic approach to understanding the fast changing Chinese reality - thus fulfilling an ever growing and more acute need for an integrated picture of what to expect from China as a business partner, as an economic power and as a new geopolitical giant. It will feature many of the most authoritative voices and experts, including from business, academia, government and the people sectors. Drawn from China as well as from the rest of the world, our discussion leaders will share insights, experiences and analyses in a highly interactive context that will give participants access to deeper, more granular, "insider" knowledge on China. These strategic perspectives will help participants navigate China more successfully.

Created in 2005 in partnership with Forma Corporation, Roundtable Japan is an annual meeting of a unique nature in Japan.

The Roundtable Japan is a brainstorming platform on the key issues and challenges shaping the future of Japan and brings together Japan's policymaking business and academic elites. It has a cap sized attendance of 180 delegates to ensure that the goals of genuine, outcome-oriented interaction can be met.

Participants comprises top business leaders, opinion-makers, and relevant academic experts from Japan. A significant number of business executives from US, European, Chinese, and Asian corporations involved in Japan will also be participating.

The Roundtable Japan is positioned as a high-profile event, meant to bring together among the most innovative thinkers and leaders, the greatest amount of positive energy, in order to provide a substantial contribution to the on-going discussion on the future of Japan.

India-Japan Global Partnership Summit (IJGPS)

"India-Japan Global Partnership" is a mutually beneficial partnership. India and Japan will work together by pooling their strengths and expertise to not only benefit the national interest of each other but also the rest of the world.

Over the last few years, Asia has emerged as a new world leader by making significant contributions to the global economy. India and Japan have played a vital role in this transformation.

Historically, India and Japan have engaged in socio-cultural exchanges. Bestowed with common ideals such as democracy, human values, legal values, structured market economy and financial institutions, India and Japan share a global vision of peace, stability, energy efficient, environment responsible and sustainable development.

To implement these ideals and values, "India-Japan Global Partnership" was announced in the year 2000 by the then Honorable Prime Ministers of both the nations.

Special Arab Roundtable (SAR)

The Special Arab Roundtable was created in 2011 by Smadja & Smadja to assess the key implications of the "Arab Spring" and its consequences on the political and economic context.

It brings together business, political and media personalities along with academic experts for "behind closed doors" brainstormings, not only to analyze issues and prospects but also to help identify their implications for business strategies and political stability. It is by invitation only to relevant personalities from within and outside the Arab world. The mix of expertise and perspectives provided by the discussion leaders, the restricted number of participants as well as the distinct format of discussions ensure maximum "take home value" for participants.

The theme of the inaugural edition of the Special Arab Roundtable in April 2011 was "The Arab World in a New Era: Assessing the key Implications". This first edition was of utmost interest and relevance in this period of heightened volatility and uncertainties.

28-29 February 2012

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Global Automotive Forum (GAF)

The Global Automotive Forum has been created by Smadja & Smadja for the China Committee for Automotive Exhibitions to provide an innovative and authoritative approach and deeper understanding of the issues and challenges shaping the future of the automotive industry worldwide.

Going beyond the existing national or regional automotive conferences, the Forum is an annual truly global platform to discuss the most relevant structural changes, the trends, critical factors and opportunities facing the automotive sector worldwide. It aims to generate a productive and outcome-oriented discussion among manufacturers, political decision-makers, economists, experts and media leaders on a global basis. The Forum will also provide participants with cutting edge insights on relevant technology, econimic, societal, trade developments impacting on the industry.

The discussion of the inaugural meeting in September has covered the key issues and challenges shaping the future of the automotive industry as it goes through a critical era of transition, including the impact of China's automotive industry emergence and its game-changer nature for the whole industry. The Global Automotive Forum has brought together about 500 business leaders from key automotive manufacturers (OEMs) and auto parts and operating systems manufacturers, senior policy makers, executives from the financial sector as well as top experts from China and around the world.

Arab Global Forum (AGF)

The Arab Global Forum was created by Egypt’s International Economic Forum (EIEF) and Smadja & Smadja.

The Arab Global Forum is of business, by business, for business, bringing together the economic decision-makers from the Arab world and international corporations involved or interested in the Arab region. It provides an exclusive platform:

• to discuss business issues, to exchange analyses and perspectives on the key trends and challenges shaping the relationship between Arab countries and their key partners,
• to assess global geopolitical, technological and economic financial issues, with a focus on their impact on the Arab World,
• for the exchange of business, economic and technological initiatives that can contribute to the integration of the Arab regional globally on a win-win basis,
• for Arab Sovereign Wealth Funds new initiatives,
• to network in a privileged environment.

The creation of the Arab Global Forum marked a crucial moment. New opportunities are emerging for, and in, Arab economies and businesses as the global economy undergoes structural changes, as the whole Middle East region engages in a process of re-adjusting its business and economic interaction with the rest of the world, and as major economic, social and political changes create a new context in the Arab world.

The Future of Europe Summit

Created by Smadja & Smadja at the request of the government of Andorra, The Future of Europe Summit was created in 2006 as an annual platform designed to contribute new approaches and ideas to address the challenges and issues that are shaping the evolution of Europe. the Summit focused every year on one challenge of crucial relevance for the future of Europe, serving as a catalyst to energize thinking on action-oriented solutions.

The theme of the fourth meeting in November 2009 was "Making the European recovery work: How, when and what are the priorities". The discussions were focused on brainstorming sessions to identify the action and policies needed to shape the recovery and opportunities for European growth.

The Summit brought yearly together about 250 leaders from business, politics and academia, with a special emphasis on those actors who are at the forefront of thinking on change, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Women's Forum for the Economy and Society

Created in 2005 for the Women's Center for the Economy and Society, a bilingual (French-English) meeting. The Women's Forum attracts yearly close to 1500 participants. It has become the number 1 international event for women in positions of power and influence in the world.

The Forum is the first and only event of its kind to bring together, on a global, independent, and non-partisan basis, women leaders from all walks of life along with their male peers. The event has already made its international mark for the quality of its speakers, the formats of discussions that create genuine interaction among delegates, and the overall quality of the organization. The Women's Forum brings together leaders of highly visible corporations with their counterparts in politics, civil society, and academia from around the globe.

Smadja & Smadja produces the Women's Forum, which includes program development and event management responsibilities.

Asia Innovation Initiative

The Asia Innovation Initiative is a pan-Asian platform initiated in 2007 by Quantum Leaps, Smadja & Smadja and Forma Corporation. It is an annual meeting to discuss the key innovations that Asian corporations and countries need to engineer or to leverage to sustain high growth rates. The Asia Innovation Initiative plays a catalyst role for innovative regional approaches to some of the technology and business challenges most relevant to the future of Asia, and for the emergence of new entrepreneurial ventures. It brings together new entrepreneurs from the region and the established business leaders and investors - thus generating a propitious context for fostering future business developments.

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The Future Summit

Smadja & Smadja developed and managed the inaugural Future Summit in Sydney Australia for the Australian Davos Connection (ADC), an event bringing together established leaders with the future generation to discuss the most pressing issues on Australia's economic, political, social and business agenda. The Future Summit 2004 had 450 participants.

Smadja & Smadja created the concept for the meeting, developed the program ensured the speakers coordination as well as some event management responsibilities and development of the final report. The firm also established six Task Forces to prepare briefs on issues on the agenda.

The Dubai Strategy Forum

This event was created by Smadja & Smadja in 2001 for the Executive Office of Sheikh Mohammed in Dubai. The first edition of the Dubai Strategy Forum was a two-day event, bringing together 380 participants from the United Arab Emirates and a group of 20 speakers of international reputation. The second edition in 2002 - also a two-day event - brought together 650 participants with about 35 speakers from all ove the world. The Dubai Strategy Forum was later transformed into the "Arab Strategy Forum".