The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council’s Danny Sebright was in Newark, Delaware on Tuesday, November 4th to lead a roundtable discussion on doing business in the U.A.E.,  hosted by the World Trade Center of Delaware.  Sebright provided a broad overview of the business climate in the United Arab Emirates to the industry stakeholders present, before launching in-depth into a discussion on best practices for successful business development in the U.A.E. with the Delaware-based group of business leaders operating in consulting, engineering, and environmental services.

Sebright covered key topics and outlined strategies and successful business practices for American SMEs newly exposed to the region, including free zones, the importance of strategic partnership, the status of the U.A.E.’s corporate infrastructure, and potential opportunities for engagement in the lead-up to World Expo 2020. The U.A.E. roundtable was part of a series of ‘Doing Business’ sessions held by the WTC Delaware focusing on the potential of Delaware-based companies to plug in and operate in key growth markets around the world.

Following the presentation in Newark, Sebright traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to meet with senior executives and physicians from the International Medicine department of new U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Member Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Sebright was given an in-depth briefing of International Medicine’s three sub-groups (International Patient Services, International Medical Education, and Global Health Center) and an understanding of how CHOP provides healthcare services to its international patients.

The nearly completed Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care at
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), opening in 2015

Sebright was also given an extensive overview of the new Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care that will open in 2015, providing CHOP’s national and international patients with a state-of-the-art facility for outpatient medicine, equipped to treat a range of specialized ailments and conditions. Finally, Sebright was given a tour of CHOP’s world class facilities, receiving briefings from staff in the Neurology, Neonatology, and Pulmanology departments.

CHOP is one of the oldest hospitals in the United States and the country’s first hospital dedicated to the healthcare of children. It is ranked #1 in U.S. News and World Report in 2014 and hosted a significant number of international patients for treatment last fiscal year.

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