20 March 2016
Faculty of Economics and Political Science,Cairo University
Sawiress Hall, First Floor
The Center of Institutions, Economics, and Law in Egypt (CIELE) at the Faculty of
Economics and Political Science (FEPS);Cairo university, the Egyptian Banking
Institute (EBI), and the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) in cooperation
with the EU as part of its twinning program within the Support to the Association
Agreement Program (SAAP); are pleased to invite you to the workshop on “Enhancing
Business Environment”.
The workshop aims at examining two crucial matters to enhancing the business environment; access to finance and compliance with competition laws.
In light of the increasing tendency toward entrepreneurship, adequate access to finance is one of the biggest challenges to start and grow a new business. The workshop will highlight the role of financial institutions in financing entrepreneurs and providing them with a range of services, advice and solutions to start their businesses. It will also shed light on the role of competition laws and competition authorities’empowerment in enabling the investment climate and to what extent removing the
barriers to competition should be on top of the Egyptian Government’s priorities while taking investment climate improvement decisions.
Agenda
Sunday, 20 March 2016
9:30 – 10:00 AM
Registration
10:00 – 10:30
Welcome Note and Opening Prof. Hala El-Said, FEPS Dean, Cairo University
Prof. Mona El Baradei, Director, Egyptian Banking Institute (EBI)
Prof. Mona El Garf, Chairman, Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA)
Prof. Abla El-Khawaga, Associate Professor and Director of CIELE, FEPS, Cairo University
10:30 – 12:00 AM
Session 1: Bank’s Appetite in Financing Entrepreneurship
Moderator:
Prof. Ola El-Khawaga,
Director of the Research and Awareness Department, The Egyptian Banking Institute
Speakers:
Ms. Nevine El Tahri,
Chairperson, Delta Shield for Investment
Mr. Mohamed Antably,
Head of Corporate Commercial and Marketing, QNB AlAhli
12:00 – 12:30 PM
Coffee Break
12:30 – 2:00 PM
Session 2: Enabling Investment Climate: Competition Law Compliance and Competition Authorities’ Empowerment
Moderator:
Dr. Asmaa Ezzat,
Assistant Professor, FEPS, Cairo University
Speakers: Prof. Mona El Garf,
Chairman, Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA)
Dr. Kurt Stockmann,
Former Vice President, German Competition Authority