The U.S. – MENA ICT Forum is the first annual forum promoting U.S. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region. The U.S. Commercial Service in Beirut will host this event from May 5-7, 2008 in Beirut, Lebanon. It aims to introduce major MENA ICT players to the latest U.S. technology and to assist American companies in penetrating the emerging MENA markets.

U.S.-MENA ICT Forum 2008 is an extraordinary edition of Made in America, which is an annual trade fair organized by CS Beirut and displaying the goods and services of over 300 U.S. companies active in information and communication technology, environmental technology, healthcare, construction, security, transportation and the energy sector. Over 18,000 visitors attend Made in America trade fair every year. Major U.S. companies participating include Microsoft, Cisco, IBM, Lucent, Tellabs, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, GE, 3M and Ford.

In addition to the trade fair, the U.S.-MENA ICT Forum will feature speakers from major U.S. firms including Microsoft, Cisco and Intel to educate ICT experts in the MENA region on the latest U.S. technology. It will also present speakers from the MENA public sector, including Ministers of Telecommunications and Director Generals, to discuss ICT opportunities in their countries with the U.S. firms participating in the forum.

For more information, please send an email to Mr. Naaman Tayyar, Senior Commercial Specialist.