Event Category: Council Events

Events hosted by the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council

<strong>2024 Board of Directors Meeting Highlights HH Sheikh Mohamed’s Historic U.S. Visit and New U.S.-U.A.E. Tech and Investment Partnerships</strong>

On Thursday October 10th 2024, His Excellency Waleed Al Muhairi, the Deputy Group CEO of Mubadala Investment Company, and Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic, President and CEO and Morton L. Mandel Chair of Cleveland Clinic, co-chaired the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council’s 17th annual Board Meeting. U.S. Ambassador to the U.A.E., Martina Strong, and the U.A.E. Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Yousef Al Otaiba, briefed Board […]

Senior U.S. and U.A.E. Officials Tout U.S.-U.A.E. Tech Collaboration at GITEX Global

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted an industry reception on the margins of GITEX Global 2024 at the St. Regis Hotel, Business Bay, on the evening of Monday, October 14th in Dubai. The event provided U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council member companies and friends the opportunity to hear from senior U.S. and U.A.E. officials on the strong and growing bilateral collaboration in the AI and […]

<strong>COP28 Director General and ALTÉRRA CEO Briefs U.S. Business Community on Climate Finance and ALTÉRRA Mission</strong>

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a conversation with His Excellency Ambassador Majid Al Suwaidi, Director General of COP28 and CEO of ALTÉRRA, on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at Cafe Milano in Washington, D.C. This conversation coincided with the 2024 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group. Ambassador Al Suwaidi reflected on the achievements of COP28 […]

<strong>Undersecretary of U.A.E. Ministry of Investment Discusses Opportunities for Partnership and Investment in the U.A.E.</strong>

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a conversation with H.E. Mohammed Abdulrahman Alhawi, Undersecretary of the U.A.E. Ministry of Investment, on Monday, October 21, 2024, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. His Excellency and his team are visiting Boston and New York this week to better inform key U.S. stakeholders on the mandate of the newly created […]

<strong>H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Shares Ambitious Development Plans for RAK and Opportunities for Bilateral Partnership</strong>

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council partnered with the U.S. Mission to the U.A.E. to co-lead a commercial trade delegation of 60 U.S. companies to Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) on Thursday, October 17th. His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah and U.A.E. Supreme Council Member, met with the delegation alongside leaders from the RAK business community over lunch at the Mövenpick Resort […]

<strong>Officials and Experts Highlight U.A.E. Progress on AML/CFT</strong>

On Wednesday, 18 September 2024, the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a webinar detailing the ways in which the U.A.E. has bolstered its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) measures contributing to its removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list in February 2024.  Mr. Mohamed Alkatheeri, Director of the Department for National Coordination and Follow-up at […]

<strong>U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Celebrates U.S. Mission to the U.A.E.’s Women’s Economic Empowerment Summit</strong>

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council supported the WE Empower MENA Regional Women’s Economic Empowerment Summit, hosted by the U.S. Mission to the U.A.E. from Sept. 17 -19 in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah. The WE Empower Summit brought together high-level policy makers, female entrepreneurs, private sector companies, and industry leaders to discuss strategies to promote women’s […]

<strong>U.S.-U.A.E. Partnerships Drive Future of Space Exploration</strong>

The U.S. Mission to the U.A.E. and the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a luncheon showcasing U.S.-U.A.E. bilateral partnerships in the space sector on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel DIFC in Dubai. This discussion brought together the U.A.E. Astronaut and Minister of Youth H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Neyadi, Director General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) H.E. Salem […]

<strong>Dubai Reception Spotlights Ambitious U.A.E. Development Plans and Partnership Opportunities</strong>

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council continued its fall programming with the second of two “Back to Business” receptions on the evening of Thursday, September 12th at the Arts Club in Dubai. U.S. Ambassador to the U.A.E. Martina Strong, CEO of Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) Hadi Badri, General Manager of Microsoft U.A.E. and co-Vice Chair of the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council’s […]