Europe-Iran Forum was a series of events originally hosted by the Development Institute Paris, BHB Emissary and European Voice magazine in 2014.
The event's main goal is to act as a non-partisan meeting ground for European and Iranian businesses to discuss future cooperation post sanctions.
The Europe-Iran forum is the first event created by the private sector to have the moral support from the government of President Hassan Rouhani[3] Scheduled speakers included Martin Sorrell, chief executive of advertising group WPP, as well as Jack Straw and Hubert Vedrine, former British and French foreign ministers respectively.
The Forum also has the blessing of Rouhani, whose chief of staff has written a letter of support to the organizers, media company European Voice.
[4] The event's stated goal is to provide a platform for both Iranian and international banking and finance groups to discuss future cooperation post-sanctions.