Past Events

Strengthening the GCC - Africa Cooperation

The Crans Montana Forum in Manama, Bahrain

In association with UNIDO and the OPEC Fund, the Crans Montana Forum is organizing an exceptional Forum on the South- South Cooperation which will take place in Bahrain, December 2008. This Forum will obviously be open to the World but Businesses of the Gulf Cooperation Council Region will enjoy a special place in the proceedings as they are now promoting a huge South-South Cooperation towards Africa. At the business level, from the Gulf are expected the Banks, Islamic Banking Institutions, Financial Institutions, Investment (Private and Public) Funds and major Groups and Companies. Thanks to this major Forum, African decision makers will get acquainted with the Arab key actors of the new waves of foreign investment to Africa. Besides the major international groups and companies, this Forum will gather Heads of State and Government, Ministers, Speakers and Members of Parliaments, International and Regional Organisations as well as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the European Union.

10th Session of the International Summit on Transnational Crime

A joint initiative of the CMF and the Crans Montana IUHEI

The yearly International Summit on Transnational Crime, for more than ten years, has been the unique meeting point for Governments, Judicial Administrations, International Organisations and Businesses to discuss the ways of fighting International, Economic Crime and Terrorism in order to secure business and foreign investment. In 2008 this major event takes place in Paris.

2008 Academy's World Session

Organized by Académie de la Paix

The Académie de la Paix organises regular sessions of its Academicians and, once a year, a world wide and enlarged meeting where a number of international personalities and influential decision makers are invited from the public and the private sectors. This exclusive and discrete framework enables the Participants to address some pressing issue at the top of the international agenda. The 2008 enlarged meeting will take place in Italy during the month of October. The topic to be addressed will be the World food crisis.

Crans Montana Forum in Sarajevo

Exceptional Session in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

For the first time, the Crans Montana Forum is organising a Forum in Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina). Like for other South East European Countries, the EU and NATO accession is a major challenge for Bosnia & Herzegovina. A Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) is currently under negotiation with the EU. Since a new generation of Leaders has been in charge, Bosnia & Herzegovina has made significant steps towards sound socio-economic development and policy making. From around the World an important number of Companies are rushing to Bosnia & Herzegovina. The aim of the Crans Montana Forum in Sarajevo is to present all opportunities in terms of joint ventures and Foreign Direct Investment.

The Annual Crans Montana Forum

19th Yearly Session in Monaco: The New Role of the Mediterranean

Established in 1989, the Crans Montana Forum takes place every year in June. About 1’000 key decision-makers from the whole world join this key gathering. This Forum is unique and definitely a must for Government Officials and Business Decision-makers.

The 19th session was devoted to “Prospects for a Euro-Mediterranean Union” and its major cooperations : Arab States and Africa. At the business level, from the Gulf – the main foreign investor in South Mediterranean States - are expected the Banks, Financial Institutions, Investment (Private and Public) Funds and major Groups and Companies.

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Crans Montana High Level Panel in Albania

3rd Yearly Session

Albania is currently implementing major reforms to reinforce the Rule of Law, fight against corruption and improve the global economic situation. The results are spectacular as far as the investment climate is concerned. This major Forum will gather in Tirana key European and World Officialsas well as Business leaders to evaluate the new policies implemented by the Government of Mr. Sali Berisha : the foreign investment climate and the concrete opportunities mainly in Infrastructure, Energy, Transport and Tourism.

3rdSession (2008)    2nd Session (2007)    1st Session (2006)

Continuity of the State Service: What Resilience?

Homeland Security 2/2: Special High Level Course

The aim of this Course is to provide high level Policy-makers and top Public decision makers with excellent training and informative sessions including a high level transfer of knowledge and numerous opportunities of sharing experience.

This Programme is placed under the Chair of an exceptional personality, Mr. Jean-Louis Bruguière Senior Vice President at the Court of Paris (2007) and Expert in Terrorism Affairs to the Council of Europe and the European Commission. The most renowned Experts of Thales Group will be associated in this Programme among numerous international others.

Today Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asian States represent a huge market with expanding economies when the Gulf States are strengthening their policies of foreign investment and looking to creating links with this market. Indeed in the GCC Region are the most important and reliable banking and financial institutions as well as the key world investors.

This major event will provide a platform to showcase and promote investment and business development opportunities in the most important economic sectors for GCC’s financial institutions, institutional investors, corporate, traders, developers and high net-worth individuals to develop business opportunities and invest.

SOVEREIGN FUNDS: Partners for Growth and Stability?

High Level Panel

Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) are making headlines almost daily in the media all over the world. Since the summer of 2007 they have generated thousands of pages in the press, heated and often confused debates, reactions and over-reactions, fears and appetite !

Some announce a protectionist backlash, or rampant re-nationalizations. Others applaud the contribution of these “old newcomers” to job creation, financial stability and even development.