Reception and Book Signing with Author Jim Zogby
The Business Council hosted a book signing and cocktail reception on Monday, November 22nd from 5:30-7:30 PM with author and President of the Arab American Institute, Dr. James Zogby, whose latest book, Arab Voices: What They Are Saying to Us, and Why it Matters, recently hit bookstores. In Arab Voices, Dr. Zogby expounds on the results of recent polls measuring […]
Breakfast Featuring the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council on the margins of Greenbuild 2010
The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council will host a breakfast roundtable on 18 November, featuring keynote remarks by Mr. Saood Al Junaibi, Director of Estidama, Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council and Mr. John Madden, Senior Planning Manager, Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council. This breakfast event will take place on the margins of Greenbuild 2010 in Chicago. Mr. Al Junaibi and […]
U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Board Meeting on Margins of the Abu Dhabi Formula 1
Abu Dhabi, UAE The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council held its bi-annual Board of Directors meeting at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, November 11, 2010. Members of the Board of Directors of the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council, comprised of senior executives from prominent U.S. and U.A.E. companies, were joined by government officials […]
U.S. – U.A.E. Business Council Defense Offsets Dinner
Washington, D.C.— The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a dinner and discussion with H.E. Saif Al Hajeri, the CEO of the Offset Program Bureau (OPB) of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), and a delegation from OPB on Sunday, October 24th at the W Hotel. Executives from Original Equipment Manufacturers and Small and Medium Enterprises with interests […]
U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Sponsored Event: National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ 19th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington DC The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council is pleased to sponsor the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ (NCUSAR) “19th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference” which will be held on Thursday, October 21st and Friday, October 22nd at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center located […]
Lunch and Discussion with Ibrahim Ajami, CEO, Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC)
ATIC has committed over $10 billion in GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a joint venture between ATIC and California-based Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), since the company’s founding in early 2009. In just a year and a half, GLOBALFOUNDRIES has become a cornerstone of the international semiconductor manufacturing industry, facilitating economic growth and creating jobs in both the U.S. and […]
Dinner and Discussion with Mr. Homaid al Shemmari on the margins of the Farnborogh Air Show – Sulhamstead Berkshire, United Kingdom
In partnership with Co-Vice Chairman Ross Perot, Junior the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council is hosting a dinner and discussion on the margins of the Farnborough Air Show. Keynote remarks will be made by Mr. Homaid al Shemmari, Executive Director, Mubadala Aerospace.
Lunch and Discussion with H.E. Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi
Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), spoke at length as to the strength and growth prospects of the U.S.-U.A.E. trade relationship in remarks to the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council at a luncheon on June 14th. Over 150 business executives and policy experts attended the event, which […]
Lunch and Discussion with Ambassador Alexander Vershbow
The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council convened a meeting on Wednesday, June 2nd for Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, with key Business Council defense and aerospace Founding Members. The purpose was to discuss the overall goals and objectives of U.S. defense and security policy in the Middle East and with key […]
Lunch and Discussion with Mohammed Sharaf, Chief Executive Officer, DP World
The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted Mohammed Sharaf, CEO of DP World, on May 27th for an exclusive briefing for its Founding Members on the global port operator’s current business and plans for future growth. Mr. Sharaf traveled to the U.S. for meetings with New York and Boston-based investors and visited Washington specifically to meet with […]