FAQ
What is UBIFRANCE ?
UBIFRANCE, the French Agency for International Business Development, is a state-run industrial and commercial organisation supervised by the French Ministry of Economy, Industry and Employment, the Secretary of State for Foreign Trade and the DGTPE (The French Treasury and Economic Policy General Directorate). UBIFRANCE has now its own network of collaborators throughout France and the rest of the world:
- 6 interregional UBIFRANCE head offices, established in France, local partners of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, contribute to mobilize businesses with export potential.
- 15 Economic Departments located in 8 countries : Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, assist companies on the premises.
On the horizon 2010, 63 Economic Departments in 44 countries will join UBIFRANCE, representing more than 1200 multicultural agents devoted to assisting small businesses to export.
For more information: http://www.ubifrance.fr/
What is a Forum ?
Forums are business meetings that enable French companies to:
- find local and regional partners/customers ;
- gain expert advice on all their international activities ;
- find out about and therefore better understand international markets.
A forum differs from a trade fair in that, on arrival, each company receives a schedule of targeted meetings.
To find out more about Forums, please click here.
Who will participate in the 2008 Med-Allia event ?
Any Egyptian, French, Algerian, Jordanian, Lebanese, Libyan, Moroccan, Syrian, Tunisian or Turkish company can take part in these business meetings, whatever its size or objectives (market canvassing, strengthening its position in a market, meeting new partners, etc.).
Are Forums open to the importers ?
No, Forums are only open to the exporters as the role of UBIFRANCE and the Economic Departments is to assist companies in their development for export.
Will this multisectoral Forum allow me to meet companies and contact people of my sector ?
A wide range of businesses will be contacted by the Economic Departments of each participating country. All the sectors will be represented and will have a good visibility in the meeting rooms. The recruitment process and the establishment of the meeting program allow companies to meet targeted contacts and businesses.
Indeed :
- Agents of each Economic Department will use information provided by the registred companies (profile of activity and profile of prospected partners) in order to target and to recuit local businesses.
- A few weeks before the Forum, you will be able to consult online the list of the participant companies and to visualize the profiles of your potential partners.
What is the match-making concept ?
- The MED-ALLIA 2009 software program enables you to locate and select companies (up to 20 wishes of meetings) when the catalogue will be online.
- The wishes of meetings are optimized according to your priorities by a specialized meshing software which will establish a schedule for each participant.
- Each meeting can be scheduled upon request of any participating company or by mutual demand.
What is the program of the Forum ?
To find out about the program, please click here.
What is the Experts Village?
The Experts Village is a unique place of exchanges. It is mainly intended for small French businesses which know either a little or not the Egyptian market, as well as to their Euro-Mediterranean partners. The Experts Village will give the opportunity to meet professionals specialized in the approach of these markets. To find out more about the Experts Village, please click here.
If you are a service provider interested in the Experts Village, please click here.
Is it possible to have a financial support ?
Some bodies like the Coface, Oseo or your Regional or General Council can support you in your export approach.
What are the registration details ?
To find out about the modalities of registration, please click here.
How do I access the MED-ALLIA 2008 database?
Once you have registered on the MED-ALLIA forum website (http://home.med-allia.com/), you will have your own web space. We will give you a user name and a password to access this web space via the MED-ALLIA website (section “I am already registered”).
MED-ALLIA is not a specialized Forum. What happens if my company does not fit the target sectors ?
MED-ALLIA 2008 is a multi-sector forum for SME meetings. Nevertheless, the forum does target some sectors more particularly than others:
• Building utilities/decoration
• Consumer goods
• Craft industry
• Energy
• Environment
• Food processing industry
• Franchise
• Health
• ICT
• Industrial equipments
• Tourism
• Trade
If your business does not fit in one of the targeted sectors, let us know the precise nature of your business, your projects in the countries represented, and the type of company you would like to meet. We will then let you know whether or not your company has potential in the targeted markets and will search out contacts for you.
Can we be several persons of the same company ?
Yes, we have adapted rates.
To find out about this question, please click here.
Where will the Forum take place ? and when ?
To find out about the dates and the place , please click here.
What does my registration for the Forum include?
• Organisation of the B to B meetings
• Thematic breakfasts, lunch buffets and gala dinner
• Visits and discussions at “Experts Village”
• Interpreting
Are travel and accommodation expenses included in the registration fee?
No, nevertheless, UBIFRANCE negotiated special rates to French companies for travel and accommodation arrangements in Cairo Marriott Hotel where will take place the MED-ALLIA Forum.
It is up to you to book and to pay directly these services. To find out more about this question, please click here.