The MEA is delighted to advise members and friends that Gary Soper, Head of Trade & Investment at the British Embassy in Baghdad will be speaking to The Association at a Business Briefing on 8th February 2010.

Iraq has great potential as a market for British exports and is rich in human and natural resources, with a population of about 30 million, the world’s third largest oil reserves, considerable gas reserves and ample water resources, and UK business needs to be represented.

Key Sectors:

• Oil & Gas
• Construction
• Financial Services
• Education & Training
• Healthcare
• Agriculture
• Water/Wastewater
• ICT

In this briefing we will examine the opportunities available to British companies in Iraq as well as the challenges  and the prospects for stability and economic development.

Speakers:

• Michael Thomas, Middle East Association, (Chairman)
• Gary Soper, Head, Trade & Investment Office, British Embassy, Baghdad
• Toby Chinn, Associate Director, Iraq, Control Risks
• Khalid Mahdi, CEO, Taha & Partners