We are pleased to announce the 4th annual summit organised to bring together senior decision makers from the aid and development community to meet with leading commercial operators and investors to discuss key themes and consider solutions to the various challenges faced in the developing world, including opportunities within the infrastructure, information and communication techology, logistics and transportation, healthcare, agriculture and security sectors.

Afghanistan provides a fast growing emerging market, one that is increasing in global significance with unrivalled commercial opportunities to be had in aiding the reconstruction of the country. The Afghanistan Reconstruction Summit will provide the ideal forum for achieving crucial strategic objectives, outlining business opportunities in a wide range of sectors and enabling leading companies to play a leading role in the development of a country rich in potential.

Following substantial increases in Government budgets, the spotlight has turned to the various healthcare systems in place in the Middle East region and the importance of maintaining healthy populations to drive economic development. Plans are underway for the modernisation of the health sector in the region, including the expansion of facilities, investment in high quality equipment, extensive procurement programmes and advances in facility management and resouce development.

Drawing on the importance of Turkey as a major transportation hub for the Middle East, European and Asian markets, the summit will welcome senior decision makers from the region, focusing on commercial opportunities and plans for the expansion of railways infrastructure, airport, airlines and civil aviation, ports, highways and bridge building, improving distribution and delivery networks and the development of information and communications technology infrastructure.