THE UNITED BUSINESS FAIR (UBF) WILL BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS AND TRADE FAIR IN THE CARIBBEAN WHERE BUSINESS TO BUSINESS IS THE MAIN CORE.
After four successful national fairs The UBF has popped out into the United Caribbean Business Fair (UCBF). This international fair will enable companies, organizations and other institutions of twenty-one countries to offer their products and services. The one hundred and eighty booths will be accommodated in a 7000m2-space.
This grand business event will be a platform for the six gigantic international economies – China, India, Indonesia, Israel, The Netherlands and Brazil – to do business with fifteen Caribbean countries. The focus will especially be on tourism, innovative technology, health, oil and gas, building construction and agricultural development. There will also be a forum for fashion and culinary sector. The way how these sectors have developed itself will be highlighted during 21 seminars. This unique event will be a fusion of business culinary and culture, scheduled within seven days, starting at the three major hotels of Suriname and will be preceded at the Chamber of Commerce.
Business Matchmaking
With the focus on business development, facilitation and the matchmaking aspect of the fair we shall invite 6.000 key persons from the public and private sector of Suriname to stimulate business deals on macro, meso and micro level. This invitation will be in the form of a small card (credit card size), which also gives participants extra opportunities to promote their businesses through special offers linked to this card. Each invitee will be able to use the card for free entrance on all fair related events and most of the seminars.
Evaluation of the last edition of the UBF has shown that most invitees participated every day of the fair because of this personal VIP card and its great matchmaking opportunities.
Distribution of domestic and foreign exhibitors
Suriname will be the host at this international fair, from the region 14 countries are invited in the form of their chambers of industry and their tourism
authority. These countries are Guyana, French Guyana, Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, Barbados, Trinidad, Jamaica, Panama, Cuba, Argentinia,
Brazil and Uruguay. Then from Asia, China, India, Indonesia, Malesia, Israel, the Netherlands. The total will be divided over 180 stands of which 110
PROGRAM UCBF 2018
THURSDAY Oct, 24 :
OPENING UCBF | WELCOME’S BUSINESS COCKTAIL PARTY AT DREAM CAFÉ
FRIDAY Oct, 25 :
SEMINAR | HOW THE GUYANA’S CAN CAPITALIZE ON THE GUYANA SHIELD BY HENRY MACDONALD
SEMINAR | INTRODUCTION INVESTSUR ( PUBLIC INVESTING AGENCY FOR SURINAME)
SURINAME FASHION WEEK| SURINAME/GUYANA/FRENCH GUIANA/TRINIDAD & TOBAGO/CHINA/SAINT LUCIA/ARUBA/THE NETHERLANDS
SATURDAY Oct, 26 :
SEMINAR | FUTURE DRIVEN LEADERSHIP WITH SLII
SEMINAR | JOIN THE E-COMMERCE MOVEMENT: HAKRINBANK
SEMINAR | HOW YOU CREATE SMART CITY’S IN THE CARIBBEAN : A STORY BY :™ A STORY BY ANIL SADHOERAM
SUNDAY Oct, 27 :
TOURISM SEMINARS | 1. TRENDS AND THREATS IN THE CARIBBEAN AND THE GUYANAS
2. INTRODUCTION TOURISM MASTERPLAN FOR SURINAME
SEMINAR | THE FUTURE OFF ALL WATER, AIR AND LAND TRANSPORTATION IN AND FROM SURINAME : DERYCK FERRIER
SEMINAR | NEW BEGINNINGS JAP AIRPORT 2023
Additional media coverage with complete trade magazines
Due to the international character of the trade fair this year, the organization has decided to issue an English high gloss magazine of 6,000 copies for free. In this infomercial magazine there will be a 24-paged dedication to business partners, sponsors, seminar facilitators and also all information of every exhibitioner. This free magazine will be distributed among all visitors, exhibitioners and Embassies.
For those seven days the trade fair will be live on air via ATV and APINTIE TV. For three months there will be online live updates with articles in UnitedNews, UnitedLinkedIn, UnitedBusinessAPP and in UnitedFB on a daily basis.
FACT & FIGURES UNITED CARIBBEAN BUSINESSFAIR 21/28 OKT 2018
- RENT AREA 7000 M2
- VISITORS 10.000
- EXHIBITORS 180
- 7 DAYS
- 21 SEMINARS
- 21 VISITING COUNTRIES
- 15 CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES
- TARGET AUDIENCE: ENTREPRENEURS AND KEY PERSONS THAT ARE DOING BUSINESS IN THE CARIBBEAN, EUROPE CHINA AND INDIA
- PARTNERS: LUCHTHAVEN BEHEER, HOTEL TORARICA, HOTEL MARRIOT, HOTEL KRASNAPOLSKY, HAKRINBANK, ISLAMIC BANK, CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, E.U., NATIONALE ONTWIKKELINGSBANK, FLY ALWAYS, EMBASSY OF CHINA, EMBASSY OF THE NETHERLANDS
- 6000 VIP CORPORATE INVITATIONS
- MEDIA CAMPAGNE IN 21 COUNTRIES
Sectors at the Fair
The following sectors will be represented at the upcoming United business fair:
Tourism | Telecomunication | I.C.T & Security | Banking and Finance | Office Supplies | Advertising and print | Real Estate | Employment agency’s
| Health | Education | Cosmetics & Fashion| Jewelry & Watches | Fashion | Starters | Food & Bevareges | Building & Industrie | Oil and Gas | Mining
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