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Investopia 2024

28-29 February 2024  The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council invites you to register your interest in attending Investopia 2024, which will be held at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi from February 28th to February 29th in partnership with SALT, a global investment platform connecting institutional asset owners with asset managers and technology entrepreneurs. Investopia is an investment platform launched by […]

<strong>Landmark Board of Directors Meeting Sets Slate for Ambitious 2024 Business Council Work Plan</strong>

From L to R: Ambassador Martina Strong, U.S. Ambassador to the U.A.E.; Danny Sebright, U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council President; H.E. Waleed Al Muhairi, Deputy Group CEO of Mubadala Investment Company and U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Co-Chair; and H.E. Yousef Al Otaiba, U.A.E. Ambassador to the United States On Thursday December 6th 2023, His Excellency Waleed Al Muhairi, the Deputy Group CEO of […]

DLA Piper COP28 Programming: Primary Events

December 2-7, 2023; Dubai, U.A.E. The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council is pleased to extend an invitation to attend a series of COP28 programming organized by Business Council Founding member DLA Piper. DLA Piper is the legal provider of the COP Presidency. They are hosting a number of events, including a green tech conference on December 7th. Please […]

<strong>U.S.-U.A.E. Nuclear Energy Partnership Held Up as Global Model</strong>

6 December 2023 From L to R: Danny Sebright, President, U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council; Marisa Lago, Undersecretary for International Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce; Roger Martella, Chief Sustainability Officer, GE Vernova; Mohamed Al Braiki, Strategy & Planning Director, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC); and Dan Poneman, President and CEO, Centrus Energy The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a panel […]

<strong>GMIS Shines Spotlight on Sustainable Manufacturing at COP28</strong>

5 December, 20 Launch of GMIS Special Event at COP28 The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) convened officials and industry leaders on 5 December 2023 at the U.A.E. Pavilion at COP28 to explore ways to align the manufacturing sector with the objectives of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.  At this event, GMIS, in collaboration with the […]

<strong>Industry Welcomes Embrace of Nuclear Energy for Achieving Net Zero Goals</strong>

5 December, 2023 From L to R: Danny Sebright, President, U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council; David Durham, President of Energy Systems, Westinghouse Electric Company; Jeremy Harrell, Chief Strategy Officer, Clearpath; Michelle Brechtelsbauer, VP of Strategy, Last Energy; Lamine Selmane, Energy Chief Technology Officer, Dell; Costa Samaras, Principal Assistant Director for Energy and Chief Advisor for the Clean Energy Transition, U.S. Office of […]

<strong>Public and Private Sector Leaders Look to Build on COP28 Finance Momentum</strong>

4 December 2023 From L to R: Danny Sebright, President, U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council; H.E. Sharif Al Olama, Under Secretary for Petroleum and Energy Affairs, U.A.E. Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure; Jay Collins, Vice Chairman, Corporate and Investment Bank, Citi; and Jay Horine, Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Energy Investment Banking, JPMorgan The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a panel […]

<strong>U.S. Mayors Discuss FDI with Emirati Investors and Businesses</strong>

Dec. 3, 2023 From L to R: Danny Sebright, President of the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council; Ambassador (Ret.) Nina Hachigian, Special Representative for City and State Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State; Mayor Barbara Buffaloe of Columbia, Missouri; Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard of Mount Vernon, New York; Mayor Ravi Bhalla of Hoboken, New Jersey; and Meghan Gregonis, U.S. Consul General in Dubai  The […]