Asia Invest Program

What is the Asia Invest Program?

Asia-Invest is a European Union (EU) initiative that aims to promote and support business co-operation between the EU and Asia.

Asia-Interprise is the specific instrument within the Asia Invest Program that supports projects involving medium-sized business-to-business meetings in the EU or in Asia.

The event: Asia Invest Business Meeting Matelec 2008

The Asia Invest Matelec 2008 Business Meeting, on the sector of Electrical Equipment will take place in Madrid (Spain) the 29th and 30th of October 2008 in the frame of the International Exhibition Matelec 2008.

40 Asian Companies from India, Malaysia, Thailand and Afghanistan will have individual business meetings with 75 European companies from Spain and Italy.

Sectors

• Generation, transformation and storage of electric power
• Power Distribution, and conduction
• Electrical lighting techniques
• Automation, measurement and regulation techniques
• Intercommunication Systems

Company profile

• Manufacturers of electrical equipment
• Distributors of electrical equipment
• Representatives of electrical equipment
• Prescribers of electrical equipment (architects, engineers, building contractors)

Business that can be generated

• Commercial agreements for distribution and representation
• Joint manufacturing agreements
• Know how and technology transfer
• Creation of Joint Ventures
• Joint participation in international tenders
• Other strategic agreements

Participating companies

Europa: Italy, Spain
Asia: India, Malaysia, Thailand, Afghanistan

Your advantatges

• Market survey on the electrical equipment sector in the involved countries (sector / standards & certification)
• 2 days of individual meetings with pre-selected business partners in Madrid (Spain)
• Space in the Asia Invest Stand (room) to hold the meetings
• Support and follow up in order to successfully conclude business
• Information seminar (before the business meeting - opening)
• Free publication of your company's profile on the project website and catalogue
• Participation in MATELEC show
• Free access to the Exhibition (credentials /badges)
• Travel and Hotel reservation Assistance
• Two nights' accommodation in the selected hotel in Madrid
• 75% Return Flight ticket Asia-Madrid-Asia
• Shuttle Bus Hotel - Exhibition - Hotel
• Catering service

preliminary Program

Wednesday, 29th October - Madrid

• 10:00 - 11:00 Information Seminar - Opening
• 11:00 - 11:15 Registration
• 11:15 - 13:00 Individual business meetings
• 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
• 14:00 - 19:00 Individual business meetings

Thursday, 30th October - Madrid

• 10:00 - 13:00 Individual business meetings
• 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
• 14:00 - 19:00 Individual business meetings

The exhibition "MATELEC 2008"

http://www.ifema.es/ferias/matelec/

MATELEC is the international show of electrical and electronic equiment that takes place in Madrid (Spain) bianually. It is one of the most important trade fairs worldwide in the Spanish-speaking countries. The Exhibition has progressively experienced an exponential growth both in number of exhibitors and visitors, as well as an increasing international awareness.

From its origins in 1982, the fair has grown from 76 exhibitors and 11.000 visitors to 1.152 exhibitors and 69.925 visitors in 2006 Edition, with a total net surface occupied 60.524 sq.m.