CHANGING TRENDS AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST

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1 CHANGING TRENDS AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST SEMINAR in Tampere LIMITED NUMBER OF SEATS Our Organisation Partners:

2 EVENT INFORMATION CHANGING TRENDS AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES in the Middle East. The seminar will focus on trends and prospects in the Middle East and hot topics about what s driving business in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar. What opportunities Dubai Expo 2020, Qatar World Cup 2022 and other mega project will bring to Finnish companies. Also the role and future of Dubai as a trading hub to Africa will be discussed. date: February 10 h 2015 time: 08:30 to 11:30 venue: Technopolis (Enqvist -sali) address: Kalevantie 2, TAMPERE Parking: Ratapihankatu 51, Tampere speakers: TOPI PAANANEN, CEO-PEIKKO GROUP, LAHTI KENNETH NYHOLM, HEAD OF UNIT-TEKES, TAMPERE ANTTI MULTANEN, REGIONAL MANAGER-NORDIC INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA JUHA SEPPÄNEN, CEO-NORDIC INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT GROUP NORDIC INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT S AND WULFF ENTRE S PRO-SEMINAR gives you an in-depth introduction and latest news of changing business trends and opportunities in the Middle East. Top speaker from successful businesses will give a valuable insights about how to develop markets in the region. As a leading guest speaker, Mr. Topi Paananen, the CEO For more information, please visit our website: The seminar has limited seating. The attendees will be invoiced 30 Euros of no show fee. The seat reservation has to be cancelled 48 hours prior the seminar. of Peikko Group will share ideas and experiences about how to succeed in the Middle East and how Finnish technology companies could benefit of the current boom.

3 EVENT AGENDA Registration and Coffee/Tea with Sandwiches :10 OPENING OF THE SEMINAR by MARKUS SJÖLUND (Kauppakamari) and JUHA SEPPÄNEN Nordic Industries Development North America LLC) OIL PRICE AND DIVERSITY OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST Mr. Antti Multanen - Regional Manager Middle East and Africa - Dubai 10: MIDDLE EAST CONSTRUCTION MARKET AND HOW PEIKKO SEES THE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES IN MIDDLE EAST AS WHOLE Mr. Topi Paananen - CEO and Owner of Peikko Group HOW NORDIC INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT CAN HELP COMPANIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST? Mr. Juha Seppänen - CEO of Nordic Industries Development Group :10 WULFF-ENTRE TRADE SHOW SERVICES IN THE MIDDLE EAST Ms. Ninni Arion - CEO of Wulff-Entre Oy 11:10-11:20 TEAM FINLAND - WHAT IS TEAM FINLAND FOR EXPORT ORIENTED COMPANY (situation analysis) Mr. Kenneth Nyholm - Head of Unit, Tekes, Tampere 11:20-11:30 CLOSING THE SEMINAR by Mr. Juha Seppänen CEO of Nordic Industries Development LLC Open discussion and networking

4 SEMINAR SPEAKERS Topi Paananen is the CEO and owner of Peikko Group. Peikko Group has established its presence in the global markets with 150 Million Euros global turnover. In 2014 Peikko Group opened a new factory in Saudi Arabia in addition to its existing production facilities in the UAE. Currently the total head count for Peikko in the Middle East is about 150 persons. Kenneth Nyholm is the Head of Internationalisation services at Pirkanmaan ELY- keskus. Kenneth leads the innovation funding and internationalisation services for companies based in Tampere and Pirkanmaa region. He has an extensive experience in R&D, startups and project management in new technologies and businesses across multiple sectors and expertise in connecting the governmental programs with the needs and ambitions of expanding businesses in international mar- ANTTI MULTANEN is Regional Manager for Middle East and Africa at Nordic Industries Development. He has extensive experience in business development and market research within ICT, metal fabrication, engineering, oil & gas and energy sectors with five years experience in the Middle East. In addition he has extensive background in global supply chain management, market research and procurement. He is based in United Arab Emirates. JUHA SEPPÄNEN has been an adviser and involved in operational sales channel development for more than 300 SMEs and stock listed companies in 4 continents since His fact based, often critical market assessments and forward thinking approach have earned him popularity within industry leaders. He is also often quoted in Finnish press, especially recently, on shipbuilding related issues. He is the founder of Nordic Industries Development group, with offices in the USA, Finland, Singapore and the UAE.

5 Nordic Industries Development is a Finland based operational sales channels development and management company established in Nordic is focused on specific services related to companies internationalization: 1. Operational sales channel development and management consultancy. 2. Industry and country specific highly detailed market studies 3. Actionables Nordic has its own offices in Finland, USA, United Arab Emirates and Singapore. For more information on how we can help you develop your markets, please contact: Mrs. Sirpa Tirronen: / [email protected] Mr. Antti Multanen: / [email protected] Notes: