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| Leadership Insight Series: Panel Discussion with His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Bin Saqr Al Qasimi |
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The Bilateral Chamber and the U.S. - U.A.E. Business Council, with the support of the Greater Houston Partnership, will convene a senior-level delegation from Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone Authority (RAK FTZ) for a luncheon and panel-discussion on February 11 in Houston, TX. Featuring keynote remarks by His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Chairman of RAK FTZ, this commercial panel will be led by Mr. Peter J. Fort, CEO of RAK FTZ, and will highlight the opportunities and benefits available to U.S.-based companies in setting up business ventures in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. |
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| Web Seminar hosted by Bilateral Member, Norton Rose Fulbright |
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M&A in 2015: Successor liability under the FCPA
To minimize the risk presented by successor liability, an effective M&A due diligence plan should include an appropriately tailored, risk-based anti-corruption component.
An important lesson from a recent US Department of Justice (DOJ) Opinion Procedure Release (OPR) is the importance of conducting such diligence and taking appropriate remedial measures to mitigate potential exposure under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). US regulators expect companies to conduct this due diligence even if the target was not previously subject to the FCPA.
For more information, please contact Cristina De Los Santos at: cristina.delossantos@nortonrosefulbright.com or +1-713-651-5456
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| Africa Insight Series: Ghana |
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Given Ghana’s current and rising commercial significance, the Bilateral Chamber is pleased to feature The Honorable Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Minister of Trade and Industry, as part of our Africa Insight Series: Ghana. Scheduled to visit Atlanta and Houston in March 2015, The Honorable Dr. Spio-Garbrah will meet with U.S. businesses looking to forge new relationships, build new operations, and access the emerging Sub-Saharan African market.
For more information, please contact Lucy Girgawy at lucy@bilateralchamber.org or +1-713-880-8168.
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| Insight to MENA at OTC: 18TH Annual Welcome Reception |
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As the must-attend business networking event during the week-long Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, TX, we invite you to mark your calendars for what is sure to be our grandest annual reception yet. On May 4, 2015, join U.S. and MENA oil and gas leadership, global energy executives and business delegations from across the MENA region as we honor the industry and the visionaries behind it during our 18th Annual Insight to MENA at OTC Reception. We welcome you to a night of networking and substantive business exchange among industry peers as we continue in our tradition of forging long-lasting connections and affecting positive outcomes. |
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| Bilateral Chamber Partners with the Arabic Immersion Magnet School |
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The Bilateral Chamber is proud to support the inaugural class of one of the nation’s first Arabic Immersion Schools. Launching in August 2015, Houston Independent School District’s (HISD) Arabic Immersion Magnet School (AIMS) will lead the way in Arabic immersion education. Students at AIMS will spend half their day learning in English and half their day learning in Modern Standard Arabic.
HISD is now accepting applications for Pre-K and Kindergarten. Click here to apply.
For candidates interested in applying for teaching positions at AIMS, click here. |
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| Bilateral Chamber Supports JCI Houston’s “IMPACT Days” |
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IMPACT Days is a program that builds relationships between passionate, creative leaders, investors, and experts in societal needs, to foster an ecosystem of collaboration to solve pressing needs in our society. We do this through workshops, seminars, and startup weekends focused on sparking social innovation, with the goal of creating transformative positive change in our community, and our world. Register now for this complimentary workshop Feb. 13-14 hosted at the University of Houston.
Click here to view the schedule.
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| Industry Insight Series: MENA Healthcare Opportunities |
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On January 21, 2015, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bilateral CEO, Ms. Aida Araissi, was featured as a guest speaker during a webinar on MENA healthcare opportunities. Participants gained first-hand insights from U.S.-Embassy based representatives regarding the expansion and upgrading of the healthcare systems in Egypt and the Levant. |
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| Insight Topic: Intellectual Property
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Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP (CDFS), a premier intellectual property law firm and a member of the Bilateral US-Arab Chamber of Commerce, has assisted many companies and individual inventors secure patent rights for their inventions and technologies. CDFS also assists universities and companies who license intellectual property from universities develop strategic patent and trademark portfolios. As an example, one of CDFS’ clients is Marodyne Medical, a research and development company specializing in safe intervention for illness, disease and injury. The science behind its core product (LIVMD) is described in several patent applications licensed from the Research Foundation of the State University of New York. CDFS is handling the prosecution of the patent applications before the US Patent and Trademark Office and is collaborating with foreign law firms to prosecute the patent applications in several countries. LIVMD is a device which generates low intensity vibrations which help to restore motion to joints, redevelop muscles, assist as an adjunct treatment for obesity and relieve aches and pains throughout the body.
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| Emerson |
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Emerson Process Management, an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing and distribution in the chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, power, water and wastewater treatment, mining and metals, food and beverage, life sciences and other industries. The company combines superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management and maintenance services. |
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