The 5th EU-Africa Business Forum is scheduled to take place on March 31st and April 1st, 2014 back-to-back with the 4th Africa-EU Heads of State Summit in Brussels, Belgium. The EU Commission Vice-President, Antonio Tajani, together with Commissioner Andris Piebalgs and Commissioner Karel de Gucht, will host the Forum.

The 5th edition of the forum is expected to attract more than 500 high-level participants of the business community from across Europe and Africa including private sector representatives, business leaders from across Europe and Africa and government officials from both continents. Both European and African private sector organizations will be instrumental in inviting business leaders and setting the agenda for the forum. A limited number of sponsorships will be available to African SMEs and large companies will be encouraged to contribute to a stronger participation of African SMEs.

The Forum will provide a unique opportunity for African and European companies to network and exchange views on EU-Africa business and investment relations. It thus presents a timely opportunity for a constructive dialogue on how to use the Africa-EU partnership for meeting today’s challenges.

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