U.S. Senior Defense Official Outlines Priorities for 2024
The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a luncheon conversation on Thursday, February 8, with Major General Wendul Hagler, Senior U.S. Defense Official and Defense Attaché in the U.A.E. The luncheon discussion held at the St. Regis Hotel Abu Dhabi continued the conversation the Business Council started with MG Hagler in October 2023 about the state of the U.S.-U.A.E. bilateral defense and security relationship and priorities in the region, […]
Dr. Fatima Al Kaabi Briefs Industry on New Emirates Drug Establishment
Danny Sebright, President, U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council and Dr. Fatima Al Kaabi, Director General, Emirates Drug Establishment. On Wednesday, 31 January 2024, the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a discussion with Dr. Fatima Al Kaabi, Director General of the newly created Emirates Drug Establishment. Dr. Al Kaabi discussed the new entity’s mandate and expected role in the U.A.E.’s […]
U.A.E. Leaders Discuss Transformations in DHA and Abu Dhabi Health Ecosystems
From left to right: Danny Sebright, President, U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council; Meghan Gregonis, Consul-General, U.S. Consulate in Dubai; Sara Alnuaimi, Senior Administrative Officer, Health Policies and Standards Department, DHA; Khuloud Abdulla Al Ali, Health Informatics & Smart Health Department Specialist, DHA; Hadeel Ahmad A Hajar, Public Health Protection Department Specialist, DHA. The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted […]
Landmark Board of Directors Meeting Sets Slate for Ambitious 2024 Business Council Work Plan
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 […]
U.S.-U.A.E. Nuclear Energy Partnership Held Up as Global Model
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 […]
GMIS Shines Spotlight on Sustainable Manufacturing at COP28
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 […]
Under Secretary of Commerce Underscores Momentum in U.S.-U.A.E. Relationship
5 December 2023 U.S. Ambassador to the U.A.E. Martina Strong (L) and U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council President Danny Sebright (R) join Under Secretary Lago in a joyous 68th birthday celebration The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a dinner at the Ritz Carlton DIFC in honor of U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce Marisa Lago on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. […]
Industry Welcomes Embrace of Nuclear Energy for Achieving Net Zero Goals
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 […]
Public and Private Sector Leaders Look to Build on COP28 Finance Momentum
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 […]
U.S. Mayors Discuss FDI with Emirati Investors and Businesses
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 […]