Business Wire and World Investment Conference Europe (WIC Europe)sign a partnership agreement

Business Wire, global leader in professional information distribution, and the World Investment Conference Europe (WIC Europe), have announced the signature of a partnership agreement. The eleventh edition of the WIC Europe will take place in Strasbourg from 19th to 21st June 2013, at the "Palais de la Musique et des Congrès".

"Business Wire is happy to be the media partner of WIC Europe for the seventh consecutive year. This event is an extremely important gathering for company CEOs, governments, entrepreneurs and international investors who come to exchange ideas on topics such as development and economic growth, in order to stimulate direct foreign investment. Communication is an influential factor which can play a decisive role in fostering development and investment; this is why Business Wire is happy to be associated with this international fórum," stated Patrice le Tulle, Director of Business Wire France, Southern Europe and the Middle East.

For over 50 years, Business Wire (a subsidiary of the Berkshire Hathaway Group) has been distributing company press releases to the media worldwide through agreements with major international press agencies. On the basis of this partnership, the World Investment Conference Europe can therefore strengthen its international communication and visibility using the networks and experience of Business Wire.

The 2013 edition, taking place in Strasbourg for the first time, will be dedicated to: "Tomorrow economy: where will Europe stand?"

• Unemployment, financial collapse and moral defiance, regulatory complexity… Does Europe must reboot itself?
• What are the objective reasons to be "Europtimist"?
• Can Europe stay competitive and attractive for its economic partners worldwide, especially for emerging countries?
• Employment, health, industry, innovation, entrepreneurship, cities of tomorrow: how Europe innovates to create, build and spread the economic model of tomorrow?

The WIC will showcase the undeniable advantages of Europe. Its competitive strengths are levers which must be used to better develop a solid, attractive base that can offer a stable and prosperous investment environment for international businesses.

"We are relying on Business Wire´s experience to promote the World Investment Conference Europe on a grander scale amongst European media," stated Jean-Bernard Guerrée, CEO of World Investment Conferences, "We are therefore delighted to have signed this partnership agreement."

About Business Wire
BUSINESS WIRE, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the global leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure. Investor relations, public relations, public policy and marketing professionals rely on Business Wire to accurately distribute market-moving news and multimedia, host online newsrooms and IR websites, build content marketing platforms and provide audience analysis that improves engagement with specified target markets. Founded in 1961, Business Wire is a trusted source for news organizations, journalists, investment professionals and regulatory authorities, delivering news directly into editorial systems and leading online news sources, while boosting SEO and social media engagement via its multi-patented simultaneous NX Network. Business Wire has more than 30 bureaus worldwide to securely meet the varying needs of communications professionals and news consumers.
BUSINESS WIRE also provides a complete range of services enabling search engine optimization of press releases, thereby guaranteeing optimal visibility of the information on the Internet.
For over 50 years, BUSINESS WIRE has been at the forefront of technology in its sector, in order to offer businesses the most innovative solutions in terms of information distribution (XHTML, XBRL, etc.).
With 31 offices worldwide, 22,000 clients and more than 1,200 press releases distributed each day in 150 countries and in approximately 20 languages, BUSINESS WIRE is the leader in its sector.
www.businesswire.com

About World Investment Conferences
The World Investment Conferences (WIC) runs the leading conferences on cross-border investments. These unique platforms are dedicated to stimulating and facilitating FDI from around the world to specific and targeted countries or regions. Since their launch in 2003, thousands of corporate and government leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors have gathered at the WIC conferences. The events have won worldwide recognition for shaping the future of international investment and the policies that help global economic growth, and for their significant impact on the business and political landscapes of today and tomorrow.
http://www.worldinvestmentconferences.com/conferences/europe-2013

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