The European-African Business Development Conference (EABDC) will take place from December 2-5, 2009. The conference aims to connect businesses in Europe and Africa by addressing obstacles to business relationships and presenting opportunities for partnerships that can generate revenue. It will assess the current trade environment in Africa and discuss policy issues impacting European private sector involvement. The EABDC intends to directly benefit enterprises by enabling matchmaking between African and European companies and will also benefit Africa and Europe broadly by publicizing business opportunities between the regions.