ASPIRE Highlights Autonomous Vehicle Initiative at GITEX

ASPIRE, a key branch of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), announced details of its new initiative aimed at spurring enthusiasm, innovation, and global investment in the development of autonomous vehicles: the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL). On October 16th, the first day of GITEX Global, ASPIRE unveiled a model of the first ever automized […]

COP28 Presidency and Banks Explore Ways to Derisk Green Finance

18 October 2023  Left to right: Danny Sebright, President, U.S.- U.A.E. Business Council; Khaldoun Hajaj, Executive Director, Government Affairs, Africa & Middle East, Standard Chartered Bank; Alyson Henshaw, Managing Director, Chief Commercial Officer, MENAT Global Banking, HSBC; Mercedes Monserrate, Head of Finance Sector Partnerships, COP28 Presidency; Faisal Al Shimmari, Head of ESG and Corporate Strategy, […]

GITEX Global 2023

Dubai, October 16 – 20, 2023 The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council invites you to register to attend GITEX Global taking place from October 16th – 20th, 2023 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Following a record-breaking edition in 2022, GITEX Global, the world’s largest and most inclusive tech event, will return to Dubai in 2023 for its 43rd edition, gathering […]

State Department Forges Public-Private Partnerships at GITEX 2023

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a breakfast conversation on Monday, October 16, 2023, with Thomas Debass, Managing Director of the U.S. Office of Global Partnerships within the U.S. Department of State. Thomas Debass is leading a U.S. government delegation to GITEX 2023, a regional technology trade show taking place in Dubai from October 16 – 20, […]

U.S. Currency Workshop Educates Key Stakeholders on Counterfeiting  

3 October, 2023 – Dubai The U.S. Federal Reserve Board’s Currency Education Program (CEP) and U.S. Secret Service convened a U.S Currency Workshop in Dubai on Tuesday October 3rd. This event was supported by the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council. Dayle Carden, Senior Advisor at the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council, provided opening remarks.  Experts from the CEP and U.S. Secret Service led […]

The Emerging Cyber Threat Landscape

25 September 2023 The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council invites you to register to attend a seminar (in Dubai) and webinar (online) on 25 September 2023 about “The Emerging Cyber Threat Landscape.” This event is being hosted by the U.S. Embassy in the U.A.E. and the UAE-GCC Privacy and Security Working Group. Emerging cyber threats are creating new challenges for […]

MedHealth – Abu Dhabi 2023

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council is pleased to support the 24th edition of the Arab Hospitals Federation’s annual MedHealth Abu Dhabi conference. This event will take place at the Conrad Abu Dhabi Hotel – Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi from September 25 – 26th. MedHealth Abu Dhabi 2023 is supported by the strategic partnership of the Department of Health – […]

U.A.E. Minister Talks Responsible Governance of AI

21 September 2023 – Washington, D.C. U.A.E. Minister Talks Responsible Governance of AI (L) Danny Sebright, President, U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council and (R) H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama, U.A.E. Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications, and Director General of the U.A.E. Prime Minister’s Office The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted two breakfast discussions […]

State Department Announces I2U2 Private Enterprise Partnership

On September 21st 2023, the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council and its partners in the I2U2 Business Coalition signed an MoU with the U.S. Department of State establishing the I2U2 Private Enterprise Partnership during an I2U2 Announcement event that took place via LinkedIn livestream. Senior officials from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the […]