team finland visit to ghana and nigeria on february 1.

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team finland visit to ghana and nigeria on february 1.
INVITATION
November 19, 2015
TEAM FINLAND VISIT
TO GHANA AND NIGERIA ON FEBRUARY 1. - 4.2016
Dear Madam/Sir,
Mr. Matti Anttonen, Under-Secretary of State for External Economic Relations, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
of Finland will visit Accra Ghana and Abuja Nigeria with a Team Finland Business Delegation on February
1. – 4.2016. Finpro is inviting Finnish companies to join the Business Delegation in connection with this visit.
The invitation is extended to Finnish companies working on the following industry sectors:
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ICT – Telecommunication & Digital Services
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Education – Digital Education Solutions, Vocational Training, Corporate Personnel Training
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Cleantech – Waste-to-energy, Wastewater Treatment
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Healthcare.
Finpro is responsible for the program of the Business Delegation. During the visit business delegates will have
an opportunity to attend meetings and networking events as described in this invitation and introductory
message, and to suggest sectoral meetings with local business leaders, organizations and authorities, which
Finpro will organize in cooperation with the Embassy of Finland in Abuja and other local partners.
Finpro provides the following services for participants in the Business Delegation:
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Arranging program as described;
Sector-specific group meetings with authorities and business leaders;
Invitations to your company’s customers or other contacts to the networking events;
Inclusion of your company in the business delegation brochure which will be widely distributed
during the visit;
Background information on Ghana and Nigeria;
Block reservation for the hotels in Accra and Abuja;
Group ground transportation in Accra and Abuja by bus; and
Services of Finpro’s Industry Experts and Project Manager.
To cover the expenses, Finpro will charge a maximum participation fee of:
 Small businesses and SMEs: EUR 1300 + 24% VAT per person
 Major companies: EUR 1700 + 24% VAT per person.
Finpro will invoice the participation fee after the visit based on the actual costs of arranging the above
mentioned program and offered services. The invoiced fee does not exceed the amounts mentioned above.
The participation fee includes arrangements in Accra and Abuja for 1. – 4.2.2016. A 50 percent discount of
the participation fee will be granted for each additional representative of your company. If the company will
be represented by a person stationed in Ghana or in Nigeria, a 25 percent discount will be granted. The
discounts are not accumulative. The participation fee does not include flights or accommodation of the
participant nor meals outside the business delegation program.
Finpro ry
Porkkalankatu 1, P.O.B. 358, FIN-00181 Helsinki, Finland. info@finpro.fi, www.finpro.fi
Phone +358 294 6951, fax +358 294 695 201. VAT 0202317-7
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INVITATION
November 19, 2015
To express your interest in participating in this Team Finland visit, please register through this link by
Friday, December 4, 2015: https://www.lyyti.in/Team_Finland_visit_to_Ghana_and_Nigeria_8856.
While filling in information via the registration link, please note that all fields are mandatory in order to
successfully complete your registration form; this includes e.g. your photograph for the business delegation
brochure. The system will send you automatically a confirmation note after your registration has been
completed successfully. The Finpro terms and conditions are included in the electronic registration form.
The registration is binding.
Preliminary program framework:
Sunday, January 31
Helsinki – Accra Ghana
Monday, February 1
Accra Ghana
Tuesday, February 2
Accra Ghana
Departure from Finland
for Accra
Internal Briefing
Sectoral Meetings
Official Meetings
Official Meetings
Sectoral Business Meetings
Networking Reception
Official Dinner with government
representatives
Wednesday, February 3
Accra – Abuja Nigeria
Thursday, February 4
Abuja Nigeria – Helsinki
Friday, February 5
Departure from Accra for Abuja
Official Meetings
Arrival in Helsinki
Internal Briefing
Sectoral Business Meetings
Official Meetings
Business Luncheon
Sectoral Business Meetings
Departure from Abuja
for Helsinki
Networking Reception
For more information on this visit, please contact:
Ms. Kirsti Tarvainen, Manager, Phone: +358 40 34 33 434
Ms. Lotta Eiroma, Project Coordinator, Phone: +358 40 716 2628
Mr. Olu Raheem, Head of Trade Center, Finpro Nigeria, Phone: +234 803 198 9181
Email: firstname.lastname@finpro.fi
Finpro ry
Porkkalankatu 1, P.O.B. 358, FIN-00181 Helsinki, Finland. info@finpro.fi, www.finpro.fi
Phone +358 294 6951, fax +358 294 695 201. VAT 0202317-7
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