Global-Arena.com Company presentation of the first on-line matching FDI Marketplace

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2. Contents
• Introduction
• Vision
• Values we deliver
• Global-Arena.com
in action
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3. What’s happening in the FDI market?
• FDI patterns are fundamentally changing
• FDI life-cycles and site loyalty are reducing
• Location decisions determine reputations
• Competition shifts from macro economic to complex eco-system factors
• Traditional location promotion cannot cover all new economies
• Talent is the future challenge of resource allocation
• Data deluge and surplus alternatives complicate
decision- and deal making
• Business and social networking sites are the future
of FDI networking
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4. The future of FDI matching and deal-
making is online
• The most powerful and low cost way of global resource allocation
• Fast becoming the defacto FDI matching platform
• Engaging online solutions differentiate and drive innovation
• Lead FDI projects to higher return
• Enable global reach without a global organization
• Players are better informed, more productive and innovative than competitors
• The most effective and creative online networking
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5. The business opportunity for users and
participants of the FDI Marketplace
• Make the best deals
• Easier deal making
• Faster deal making
• Reduce cost of deal making
• Reduce dependency on
consultancy services
• Become the leading FDI brand
• Become the leading influencer
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6. The company
Global-Arena.com
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7. Our playing field
Global Arena is the leading
innovator in online FDI business
• Companies looking for international
locations, expansion
• Multinationals
• International small and medium
Enterprises
• Business Clusters
• Business Parks
• Business real estate
• City development agencies
• Regional development agencies
• National Promotion agencies
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8. Background
• 2003 University of Ghent develops a Scientific Algorithm Solution for resource
allocation, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard
• 2003-2008 Scientific Algorithm Solution deployed in HP and other blue chip
companies.
• 2008 Global-Arena.com is founded to make the proven Scientifc Algorithm
GlobalArenaRank available online.
• October 2009 The new FDI-Marketplace goes live : GlobalArenaRank found
it‘s robust online translation : www.Global-Arena.com
• Google Page Ranking : 200.000
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9. The company
• 175+ years of international senior business experience in the team
• Global Networking in Public and Corporate Sector
• 7 years of experience in global location search and benchmarking
• FDI Marketplace developed on request of global leading multinational companies
• Matching developed on request of intermediary promotion agencies & clusters
• Advisory Board : Business leaders with academic and/or business authority
• Global Organized Network of FDIworld Business Partners
• Unique Intellectual Property – GlobalArenaRank:
• based on 7 years deployment
• a Scientific Algorithm that allows translation of multidimensional strategic input into
mono dimensional strategic output
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10. Solid solutions
• All company processes are embedded in sophisticated business tools and
robust partnerships:
• LBi Lost Boys – Strategic development partner
• EPIserver
• Solr
• Google Maps
• Google Apps for business
• Google Analytics & Adwords
• Salesforce.com
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11. The GlobalArena team
• Peter Storm - founder and CEO
• Martine Goossens – founding Partner
• Kris Mattens - Chief Scientific Officer
• Ruud Storm – Partner
• Pieter van de Watering - Partner and Chief Financial Officer
• Ed Naberhuis - Partner
• Michiel Weimar - co-founder and chairman of the Advisory Board
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12. The concept
Matchmaker on the FDI Marketplace
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13. Our promise to the market: Compare locations based on
Place video here
independent, objective authoritative FDI data sources
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14. Success Factors
• Unique selling proposal and value proposition
• Highly interactive and engaging website, optimized for Google technologies
• FDI Marketplace : Supply and Demand on one platform
• Increase marketplace competition & competitiveness
• Scientific algorithm solution: GlobalArenaRank
• Customer oriented business model
• Free On–line registration, updates and unique marketplace data
• Making use of the best fully integrated solution for sales and customer service
• Qualified international senior management team
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15. Positioning the FDI Marketplace in the investment process
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16. The Working business model
pow
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work
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onlin
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17. Global-Arena.com
in action
Economy Infrastructure Talent
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18. Global-Arena.com in action
• Adoption by FDI-demand; Location promotion and real estate
• Events driven (MIPIM, REAL Expo,…) and easy to use online self-services
• Online campaign process, viral marketing, FDI networking
• Business partners – FDIworld partner program
• Market traction with FDI-supply; Location search and resource allocation
• Online (search engine) findability –right time Google Search matching
• Increase location supply and quality of the location data on the FDI Marketplace
• Personalized location search and GlobalArenaRank technology licensing
• Executive networking
• Increase FDI Marketplace competition & competitiveness
• More countries and more locations – The true Global Arena
• Strongest growing economies, theme related locations & FDI (cleantech, biotech,…)
• Sustain innovation leadership
• On-line registration, FDI Insight portfolio, Acquisition, real-estate, M&A
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24. Ready to explore
the FDI marketplace?
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