The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council is pleased to announce a Commercial Defense Trade Mission to the United Arab Emirates taking place from Sunday, September 18th to Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.).
The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council will lead the trade mission which is certified by the United States Department of Commerce. Senior U.A.E. government and defense officials will host the mission in the U.A.E. The trade mission is supported by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Commercial Service as well as the U.A.E. Embassy Trade & Commercial Office in Washington D.C. and the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
Companies interested in participating can register at:
http://www.regonline.com/SMEdefensemission.
Please refer below for additional program information.
The mission will present small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as large companies in the U.S. defense sector with premiere access to senior decision-makers in the U.A.E. government and senior executives in the private sector. Throughout the mission, participants will meet with senior defense business leaders, receive corporate briefings from local defense companies, and conduct site visits to commercial defense facilities vital to the U.A.E.’s growing commercial defense sector.
The key objectives for the mission will be to:
- Survey opportunities for U.S. defense products and suppliers
- Educate participants about the legal and regulatory framework for doing business in the U.A.E.
- Connect participants with Tier 1 defense contractors in the U.A.E.
- Enable networking and relationship building with potential partners and/or customers.
Strengthening the multi-billion dollar U.S.-U.A.E. commercial defense relationship is an essential component to the expansion of the overall bi-lateral trade relationship that will directly sustain and create new American jobs and increase exports.
For questions and further information, please contact Mr. Brian Principato atbprincipato@usuaebusiness.org or +1-202-863-7288.
