The Business Forum will be held, entitled ATLANTIC BUSINESS FORUM, under the slogan: "Cape Verde - a link with markets of excellence", which aims to bring together companies, industries, investors, financiers, importers, exporters, economic operators in general, from all sectors and from all origins, as well as institutions that are bastions of development, focused on high-potential markets and opportunities, as is the case with ECOWAS, the European Union, Brazil and the United States of America.

The ATLANTIC BUSINESS FORUM has 6 objectives:

■ Establish and energize a business network between Cape Verdean companies and entrepreneurs, involving partners from economic blocks with which Cape Verde maintains excellent relations, such as ECOWAS, the European Union and the United States from America;

■ Identify and strengthen the mechanisms for promoting economic and trade relations within the framework of the preference systems from which Cape Verde benefits, namely AGOA; SLEC/ECOWAS; EU/GSP+;

■ Establish and promote a business network involving companies and entrepreneurs from Cape Verde, Brazil and partners in different ECOWAS countries;

■ Present, enhance, enhance and project a vision of all the Markets in relation to which Cape Verde is a Link of Excellence, namely the markets of ECOWAS, the European Union (EU/GSP+); the United States of America (AGOA) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA);

■ Establish and energize a business network involving companies and entrepreneurs, with a view to strengthening and energizing intra-regional trade in the ECOWAS region;

■ Establish and energize a business and investment network involving companies and investors from the economic blocks with which Cape Verde has strong relations, such as the cases of ECOWAS, EU/GSP+, Brazil and of AGOA.


The BASALT CONFERENCE and ATLANTIC BUSINESS FORUM will necessarily result in cooperation between the scientific and technological sector and the productive sector and, consequently, in the transfer of technology and knowledge from the first to the second, with high benefits for society in general.

The Atlantic Business Round that we are initiating results in meetings where suppliers, importers, exporters, investors, companies in general and other entities have the opportunity to promote and sell their products and services to buyers and investors from different markets. Through individual meetings, participants can make deals, export/import and take advantage of new opportunities or create networks to expand their operations to new markets.

Each leader or entrepreneur, through the Business Round, will be able to hold dozens of business meetings on October 15 and 16, 2022, each meeting being prepared in advance, which will make it possible to have concrete results in line with the defined objectives. The Business Round is therefore a space of excellence in which companies research and offer products, services and business solutions to partners already established in their respective markets.

The objective of the «Roundtable on Integration and Debates» is to allow scientific and technological knowledge and the sharing of national, regional and international experiences in the context of the use of basalt powder in the Fertilization of agricultural soils and its advantages with the aim of increasing agricultural profitability, the quality of food produced and environmental protection.

The Round Table reinforces the emphasis placed on the scientific and technological foundations of « Basaltagem » as an adequate instrument to respond to food security, healthy eating and environmental protection.

The Round Table also aims to provide public and private decision-makers with a set of tools and knowledge that can support policies oriented towards good practices in profitable and sustainable agriculture based on « Basaltagem » technology, particularly in the fields of research scientist; legislative processes; the regulatory and quality control processes of foods produced on the basis of the use of rock powders in the fertilization of agricultural soils.

Reason 1. New Business and Commercial and Institutional Partnerships:
■ Participating in an event requires a certain investment, whether to register or register company employees, travel and stays or even be sponsored. For this reason, every attendee of the Atlantic Business Forum or Basalt Conference is looking for a return on investment and, as such, generally expects to conclude deals or Entrepreneurial / Institutional partnerships. After all, it's the biggest return you can expect from an event.

Attending Atlantic Business Forum and Basalt Conference can be a great opportunity to introduce other attendees to what your company or institution does, to connect with potential customers/partners that your company or institution has not yet reached with its marketing, and to generate new sales/business. All participants have a common interest. By participating in the event, it becomes easier to communicate how your products or services can solve a concrete problem encountered by your participating interlocutor.

Reason 2. Optimize the sales process:
■ Companies that participate in professional events know that it is very common to find a business opportunity for the company (Leads) and persons with whom contacts have been established before. In addition to being a good opportunity to meet the persons with whom your company or institution has only an online relationship, it is also a possibility to strengthen a commercial or institutional relationship with these persons and to optimize the business development process. If you communicate in advance that you will be present at the event, your most engaged potential customers and partners will obviously seek to meet you and therefore the process of achieving sales / business becomes much easier.

Reason 3. New solutions for your business:
■ Besides the opportunity to close new deals and maximize sales, Atlantic Business Forum and Basalt Conference also present a great opportunity to find new solutions for your day-to-day business and activity. After all, in addition to your company, there are many others who are also there to showcase what they do and how they can offer solutions to common problems. By participating in the Atlantic Business Forum and the Basalt Conference, you will not only be able to discover innovations but also have the opportunity to dialogue personally with the Executives of companies/institutions that offer or are looking for products and services that interest you in order to better understand the advantages and disadvantages of the offers presented.

Reason 4. Knowledge of the client's reality:
■ Nothing compares to a personal interaction. At an event, great opportunities present themselves for dialogue with consumers, producers, distributors and researchers, and these dialogues can reveal realities and ideas that could not be discovered by analyzing online behavior. The information obtained during these face-to-face meetings can help your company/institution to better recognize the needs of your customers or potential customers and, thus, to introduce improvements to your products or services to offer.

Reason 5. Networking with other market professionals:
■ The events bring together hundreds of professionals from different backgrounds who have points of interest in common. Therefore, participating in the Atlantic Business Forum and the Basalt Conference allows you to develop market strategies, add more knowledge about the reality of the participants, make effective use of the time allocated and dialogue with other professionals on the main challenges they face in common, to answer questions, benchmarking or updating on innovations, sharing of knowledge with professionals working in the same field of activity.

Reason 6. Learn and update knowledge:
■ In addition to companies/institutions interested in talking to potential customers about their products, services and professionals looking for networking, face-to-face events also have another fundamental element: interventions by speakers, thematic workshops, thematic conferences, involving specialists who are widely recognized authorities in the fields in which they are currently active, who otherwise would not have had the opportunity to listen to them, know them and share their points of view. Keeping abreast of market best practices, scientific and technological innovations is essential for any professional who wants to succeed in his field of activity. Atlantic Business Forum and Basalt Conference offer this possibility.