"Raising The Bar" Seminar

7th - 10th September 2004 - Nairobi, Kenya

The first full Inter-Alliance International Group Business Seminar was held at the Windsor Golf and Country Club on the outskirts of Nairobi from the 7th through to the 10th of September 2004. This Seminar was the first one to be attended by a mix of Inter-Alliance International (IAI) Consultants and Inter-Alliance WorldNet (IAW) Members. With over 50 IFAs from all around the World and a select group of International Product Providers, the Seminar was a truly international occasion.

The location was ideal. Kenya's weather - cool and sunny - suited those who wanted to try their hand at golf. And what a beautiful championship course we had to play on there! Surrounded by coffee plantations and against the backdrop of the beautiful Mt. Kenya, it was a golfer's paradise. (Oh, and the numerous monkeys out on the course seemed to enjoy themselves also).

The hotel was excellent. The cuisine was absolutely first class. The main meeting room was spacious and the syndicate rooms tailor-made for the 3 daily one-hour sessions that were set up.

The presentations made by the sponsoring Product Providers were of the highest quality. Provocative and informative, entertaining and challenging, they provided the ideal material for both experienced and novice IFAs to improve their product and market knowledge. In these days, where Regulators insist on continued professional development by IFAs, the quality of the information and training provided was excellent and timely.

Evenings were spent in a variety of interesting locations - at Carnivores Restaurant, we ate crocodile (well, it was us or them); on our "Bush Drive", we ate under the stars (and then got lost trying to find our way home); at the Gala Dinner, we enjoyed a sumptuous meal in a massive marquee set out on the lawn by the lake - simply fantastic!

These pages have been prepared to enable you to relive the Seminar, if you were there, or to sample the quality of the meeting if you missed out this time. Either way the message will be clear - do not miss our next Seminar in Langkawi in May 2005.

I would like to take this opportunity to once again record my thanks to all of our sponsoring Product Providers (see their details inside) and to Elene and Soulla, whose work and commitment (not to mention, patience and support) were invaluable in ensuring that everything went to plan - Thank you one and all.

I look forward to welcoming you to Malaysia,

Best Wishes,
Brian