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Over the past 30 years, as in other world regions, the rising importance of insurance in the cultural and economic contexts of Arab countries has translated into growing needs of continual education, training, and conferences in the insurance sector.
Leaders in the international reinsurance and insurance field have witnessed the many fruitful conferences that have been organized in Beirut in the decades before the Covid-19 pandemic in collaboration of ACAL and the General Arab Insurance Federation (GAIF).
Summits that attracted international and regional insurers and reinsurers to Beirut have served the regional growth of insurance and reinsurance by facilitating new partnerships and joint venture negotiations, treaty renewals, human capital development, and adaptation of the best local practices to latest global insurance insights from transformation of client awareness and behavior to digital technology and cyber solutions. Among the successful events was the predecessor Beirut Rendez-vous conference, which in 2005 attracted 600 participants from various insurance and reinsurance specialties.
Standing in the tradition of the 2005 Rendez-vous event and other regionally pioneering insurance conferences for the Arab market in the Near East and North Africa, Beirut RDV 2024 is on course to eclipse all earlier insurance industry gatherings that have been held successfully in Lebanon.
From May 14 to 16, Beirut RDV will convene once again in the conference center of Beirut’s famed Phoenicia Hotel. The registration has been opened on our website and Lebanon’s legendary hospitality awaits you.
Lebanon is characterized by a mild Mediterranean climate with about 300 sunny days per year. The seminar will take place during the spring season and the average temperature at that time will be 22°C or 70°F.
During the seminar the time zone will be GMT +2.
Arabic is the official language of the country as well as the official language for the conference. However, most of the Lebanese are at least bilingual speaking eithe French or English. Translations from and to English and French will be readily available during the open sessions.
The electricity voltage is 220v.
Regular and Mobile telephone systems will allow you to communicate worldwide. Check before your departure whether your mobile phone operates in Lebanon, which has adopted the G.S.M. System.
All international brands are available in Lebanon. Locally produced handicrafts and sweets are known to be the best in the region. Jewelry are of international standard and have very competitive prices.
Be the heart of Lebanon's Capital, Beirut City Center has a long tradition of business, institutional, cultural and leisure activitieon On a site inhabited for more than 5,000 years, civilizations from the Canaanites to the Ottomans defined Beirut's identity. The Phoenicians started its maritime and trading vocation, its roman law school was famous and the Ottomans developed its
architecture. Endowed with an important archaeological and architectural heritage, Beirut City Center enjoys all-year round cultural and leisure events.
Beirut is the party city of the Middle East and North Africa. The clubs and bars here are influenced by western style music with a Middle Eastern twist. There is something here for everyone from tribal, techno, house, Arabic, RnB, jazz etc.
The main party towns in Beirut are in Downtown, Gemmayze and Monot Street Achrafieh. The crowd is both young and young at heart and dress is usually smart casual throughout, except for those special nights and exclusive events. Beirut attracts some of the best talents in DJ's and artists from across the world.
Few caverns in the world approach the astounding wealth or the extent of those of Jeita. In these caves and galleries, the action of water has created cathedral-like vaults beneath the hills of Mount Lebanon.
The caves provide a tunnel or escape route for the underground river.
The caverns consist of two levels: the lower galleries (discovered in 1836) are visited by boat and the upper galleries by foot. Many concerts and cultural events have taken place in this unusual venue. The ministry of tourism charged the German company "Mapas" to renovate and re-equip its facilities by the most modern techniques.
A delightful example of the early 19th century oriental architecture, Beit El Din was built by Emir Bechir El Chehabi II. Following the traditional style, its external appearance has the stark simplicity of a fortress. The palace remained the Emir's residence until the day of his exile in 1840.
An elegant arcade leads to a terrace with a view embracing the whole valley and reaching far down to the sea.
A thriving modern town with an ancient heart, Byblos is a mix of sophistication and tradition. The old harbor is sheltered from the sea by a rocky headland, nearby are the excavated remains of the ancient city, the Crusader castle, the church and the old market area. For a real taste of Byblos, stroll through the streets and byways. This part of town is a collection of old walls overlapping properties and intriguing half-ruins. Don't hesitate to explore. Should you happen to intrude on someone's property the hospitable townspeople will be pleased to show you around.
The cedar tree, king of the mountain tops, stands among these pure peaks like an immortal, which neither time nor history's vicissitudes can shake. If the Lebanese have chosen it as their national emblem, depicted on the flag, it is because the cedar represents not only the past, but also a guarantee for the future.