Event Category: Council Events

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

<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 […]

<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 […]

Public and Private Sector Leaders Explore Intersection of Public Health and Climate Change

3 December 2023 From L to R: Danny Sebright, President, U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council; Dr. Ali Al Muneer, Public Health Specialist, Dubai Health Authority; Sossy Ingirkochian, Managing Director and Head of Global Subsidiaries, First Abu Dhabi Bank; Dr. Nino Kharaishvili, Global Solutions Director of Health Governance, Jacobs; and Ayman Mokhtar, President for MENA and Eurasia, Viatris The U.S.-U.A.E. […]

<strong>Business Council Kicks Off COP28 Programming with Sustainable Finance Discussion</strong>

30 November 2023 The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a closed-door discussion on sustainable finance in the Chairman’s Boardroom of ADGM as a part of Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2023. The discussion among leading U.S. and U.A.E. financial institutions and key stakeholders took place on the first day of COP28, and was a sequel to an event the Business Council hosted last month with Mercedes Vela Monserrate, Head of Finance Sector […]

<strong>Badr Al-Olama Spotlights New Tech Hubs in Abu Dhabi and Invites U.S. Partnerships</strong>

November 15, 2023 – Dubai, U.A.E. The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council convened over 100 representatives of the bilateral business community for a breakfast with Badr Al-Olama, newly appointed Director General of the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), and Director General for Economic Affairs at the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED). Mr. Al-Olama shared insights into the recently announced Smart […]