BARCELONA HOSTS
THE FREE ZONES’
WORLD CAPITAL
BARCELONA IS GETTING READY TO BECOME
THE FREE ZONES’ WORLD CAPITAL
MAXIMUM INTERNATIONAL
PROJECTION FOR THE CITY
Barcelona will host the first edition in history of the
World FZO AICE that will be held in Europe after the
previous editions that were held in Dubai (2015, 2016
and 2018) and Cartagena de Indias (2017). It must be
highlighted that the Barcelona bid, represented by the
Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona, was elected,
defeating bids presented by Egypt, Kazakhstan, Mexico
and Serbia. In relation to this, the special delegate of the
State at the CZFB, Pere Navarro, has explained that “the
choice of Barcelona as the venue for this year’s edition
is a recognition to the CZFB as a key element for our
city’s competitiveness, and represents at the same time
an opportunity to explain our model of success to the
world”. Navarro has also recalled that “the CZFB has
always worked towards the international projection of
Barcelona, and it is for us a great satisfaction to host the
celebration of the largest congress on international trade
that will be celebrated worldwide and that is undoubtedly
contributing to achieve this objective”.
MORE THAN 1,500
INTERNATIONAL TRADE LEADERS
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The largest international free zone event to have ever taken place in Barcelona
will debate the change in paradigm that globalization and digitalization are
introducing in our production and commercial processes all around the world. The Chairman of the World Free Zones Organization
(World FZO), Dr. Mohammed Alzarooni, stated that “this
year will mark the fifth anniversary of the AICE. This event
has been a growing success story, attended by over 1,100
people from 71 countries last year in Dubai. It marks the
time of the year when we bring our free zone members
and partners together in one place to exchange views
and share insights on the future challenges facing free
zones everywhere”.
This very important Congress will add synergies with the joint celebration of
SIL 2019, eDelivery Barcelona Expo & Congress and InTrade Summit BCN, that
encompasses the ALACAT Congress, the International Association of Authorized
Economic Operators and the MedaLogistics Summit. THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION AND
DIGITALIZATION ON WORLD TRADE
arcelona will be the world capital of international trade and logistics from
June 26 to 28 with the celebration of the Annual International Conference and
Exhibition (AICE 2019) organized by the World Free Zones Organization (World
FZO). March 29th, 2018, at the Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona (CZFB),
the special delegate of the State at the CZFB, Pere Navarro, the Chairman of
the W orld FZO, Dr. Mohammed Alzarooni, the CEO of the World FZO, Dr.
Samir Hamrouni, and the managing director of the CZFB, Blanca Sorigué, have
presented what will be the largest international trade event that has ever been
held in Barcelona and what a positive impact will it have for the city of Barcelona. “Free Zone 4.0 Meets Economy 4.0” will be this edition’s
motto. That’s the reason why the World FZO CEO, Dr.
Samir Hamrouni, has stated that “this title is presented as
a declaration of intent among the congress attendees to
debate jointly, and from the perspective of the free zones,
the shift in the paradigm that is being caused by the
irruption of globalization and digitalization in productive
and commercial processes throughout the world”. The
5th edition of the AICE will suggest the free zones to
adapt themselves as enclaves of global commerce, going
beyond their fiscal advantages and their logistic use.
MANY SYNERGIES
AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
The 2019 AICE will be held in parallel with SIL 2019 -the
Leading Exhibition for Logistics, Transport, Intralogistics
and Supply Chain in Southern Europe-, eDelivery Barcelona
Expo & Congress -the eCommerce Delivery, Logistics and
Last Mile International Exhibition- and InTrade Summit
BCN that encompasses the ALACAT Congress, the OEA
International Congress & the MedaLogistics Summit. “The
sum of all these important events with the celebration of
the largest free zone congress in the world will generate
great synergies and business opportunities for all
participants to enjoy. For three days, the most important
and influential personalities in the international trade
sector will be in Barcelona taking part in an event that has
no similar precedent anywhere in the world”, has assured
the CZFB’s General Director, Blanca Sorigué.
The special delegate of the State at the CZFB, Pere
Navarro, has profited this morning’s presentation to
appeal the Barcelona citizen for “making the city shine
like it has during its most important occasions. We want
Barcelona to vibrate with the World FZO AICE 2019 as it
does every year with the celebration of the Mobile World
Congress and with all the great events that Barcelona has
hosted.”
For more information on Mobile World Capital,
please visit: www.mobileworldcapital.com
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