2. Somaliland Investment Forum - 2016
Organized in response to requests from both the Somaliland Ministry of Trade and Investment and private sector following the Somali Investment Forum – Returning Capital for Growth 2015 and Somali Renewable Energy Forum

3. Topics to be explored in three tracks

4. Somaliland Private Sector Activity and Investment
Points to Consider
Somaliland Private Sector Activity and Investment
The 2015 World Bank Somalia Economic Update:
Investment accounted for 10% of GDP in Somaliland.
Somaliland’s GDP estimated at $1.6 billion in 2012.
The 2013 Somaliland Household Survey, shows that 31 percent of urban households and 16 percent of rural households received remittances
According to the Somaliland National Development Plan 2012 – 2016
Somaliland private sector accounts for over 90% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

5. Research on Investment
The Somali Diaspora Investor Survey Report

6. Acces to Capital

7. Powering Progress – Renewable Energy

8. Somaliland Investment Forum
Steering Committee
Somaliland Ministry of Trade and Investment
Mohamed Awale, Director of Planning & Development
Somaliland Ministry of National Planning & Development
Mubarak Abdillahi Ibrahim, Director of Planning
Private Sector
Abdirashid Haibe Dubad, Maandeeq Poultry Farm
Ahmed Gorse, DMY Africa
Chamber of Commerce
Hassan Farah Mohamed, Legal Advisor
Private Sector Business Associations
Amina Adan, NAGAAD and Tayo Uniforms
Amran Ali Hiis, Assoc. for Women in Business
Suad Armiye, Assoc. for Women in Business
Mohamoud Liban, Somaliland Electricity Assoc.
Osman Ahmed, Somaliland Industry Assoc.

9. Sponsors & Partners

10. Agenda – Session Tracks Day 1

11. Agenda – Session Tracks Day 2

12. VENUE H1 – Plenary H2 – Trade Show H3 – Breakout H4 – Breakout

13. Keynote Speaker Mohamed Samater, PhD, Economist
Retired - Islamic Development Bank
Public Financial Management Reform Coordinator – Ministry of Finance, Somaliland
Technical Team Leader, Somaliland National Development Plan , Ministry of National Planning and Development, Somaliland