The Iraq Britain Business Council is delighted to invite you to the IBBC Autumn Conference to be held on the 9th November at Church House and on the 10th November in the Eversheds Headquarters in London.

You can download the Conference flyer here: IBBC Autumn Conference Flyer-Nov 15

Day 1 in Church House, Westminster, will focus on Iraq in the Global Marketplace. Topics will include Iraq’s regional context, governance, attracting international investment, oil and gas, and women in business.

Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, IBBC Executive Chairman, will be hosting a post conference reception for all the delegates that evening.

Day 2 will be hosted by Eversheds. There will be sessions on due diligence to enter Iraq’s market and presentations by the Iraqi and British Chambers of Commerce. Both days will benefit from the participation of delegates from all of Iraq’s governorates.

Our confirmed speakers include Tobias Ellwood MP, UK Minister for the Middle East, Dr Jana Hybášková, EU Ambassador to Iraq, Dr Salih Husain Altamimi, Iraqi Ambassador to UK, and Ilkka Uusitalo, Former Head of EU External Relations. Andreas Meletiou, CEO of Iraq Operations Standard Chartered Bank, Dr Anne Kerr, Director of Mott McDonald, Hans Nijkamp, Vice President and Country Chairman for Shell in Iraq, Tawfiq Tabbaa, Managing Partner at Eversheds, Toby Chinn, Associate Director for Control Risks, Michael Douglas, CEO of SKA International, Jim Bowden, BD Director of KBR, Charles Walker, Director of Zaha Hadid Architects, and Philip Usherwood, CPO of BP in Iraq.

IBBC members Eversheds, SKA International Group and Severn Glocon Group will be sponsoring the event.

Day 1 registration fee is £1000 and Day 2 is £250. IBBC members and other partner organisations are entitled to discounted rates. Please use the online booking and payment facility in this website or contact our staff on [email protected] and tel: +44 (0) 20 7222 7100 for advice and help.
We look forward to seeing you at the Autumn Conference!