Investment Forum Brings Top Palestinian Businessmen to DC

The U.S.-Palestinian Partnership (UPP) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (UCC) held the Palestinian Business and Investment Forum (PBIF) on Tuesday, October 14. The PBIF, which was designed to take advantage of the momentum created earlier this year at the Palestine Investment Conference in Bethlehem, featured keynote speeches by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice [3]and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad [4]. The packed schedule featured panels, business-to-business networking and investment announcements all intended to deepen Palestinian-U.S. economic relations and update U.S. business leaders on investment opportunities in Palestine.

The PBIF brought together a delegation of top Palestinian businessmen and their American counterparts to discuss business opportunities in Palestine. The audience of over 200 Palestinian, American and international businessmen listened to a wide range of panels, including discussions on agribusiness, information and communication technology, tourism and resources for doing business in Palestine.

Dr. Ziad Asali, President of the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) and Co-Chair of the UPP moderated a panel on the Pharmaceutical sector in Palestine. He was joined on the panel by Dr. Adnan Mjalli, ATFP Board Member and President of TransTech Pharma as well as Mr. Talal Nasreddin, CEO of the Birzeit Pharmaceutical Company and Chairman of the Union of Palestinian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers.

       

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The program (the full schedule can be found here) [6] also featured speeches and panelist including General James Jones, US Department of State Special Envoy for Middle East Security, The Honorable Robert Kimmit, Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Treasury, The Honorable John Sullivan, Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Commerce, and The Honorable Robert Mosbacher, President and CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

The U.S. Palestinian Partnership, led by co-chairs Walter Isaacson, President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, Jean Case, CEO of the Case Foundation and Dr. Ziad Asali, looks forward to continuing the dialogue started at the PBIF and advancing the Palestinian economy.  View the UPP’s press release on the PBIF here [7]. To learn more about the Partnership and ways to get involved, please visit http://www.uspalestinianpartnership.org [8]