 |
Announcing New UAE Cabinet
|
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced sweeping changes to the federal government ministries.
Read More
|
|
Emiri Decree Reshuffles Cabinet of Ministries - Qatar
|
Qatar has consolidated its Cabinet, combining some of the country’s 18 ministries, dropping some ministers altogether and assigning others to different titles.
Read More
|
|
Education Insight Series
|
9th Annual Model Arab League (MAL) Conference
February 19 - 21, 2016
Houston, Texas
|
 
Hosted by
|
With only days away, the 2016 MAL student delegates are eagerly researching and preparing for their upcoming council sessions and debates where they’ll draft resolutions to some of the Arab World’s most pressing contemporary issues. Topics to be discussed at this year’s MAL include the following, among others:
|
- Investing in the knowledge economy, growing and sustaining the strength of information-based sectors, and laying the foundation for a future transition to a more diverse economy
-
Exploring private and public support for new technologies to reduce carbon emissions such as efficiency standards, carbon-capture, renewables, and new fuels
-
Developing strategies to promote economic opportunities in sectors with a low impact on the environment such as technology, education, and services
-
Addressing literacy amongst Arab populations
|
For more information on sponsorship opportunities, contact Ms. Lucy Girgawy at: Lucy@bilateralchamber.org
|
|
The 6th Annual Vis Middle East Pre-Moot 2016
|
February 9 - 13, 2016
Kingdom of Bahrain |
Under the auspices of:
|
The Bilateral Chamber is proud to support the 6th annual Willem C. Vis Middle East Pre-Moot, a highly prestigious international competition for law students on the subjects of international commercial law and arbitration.
Hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP), in coordination with the Bahrain Center of Disputes and Resolutions (BCDR), the Royal University for Women, Mena Chambers, and the University of Pittsburg School of Law, the 6th annual Vis Pre-Moot will train the next generation of judges, lawyers, professors and arbitration practitioners through a series of simulated written & oral advocacy experiences, thereby honing their skills in arbitration practice and business-dispute resolution. This multi-day event will convene over 10 teams
from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia,
among others.
|
|
Africa Insight Series
|
AfricaiXchange: The Pan-African Women's
Economic Empowerment Summit
|
February 25 - 28, 2016
Houston, Texas |
AfricaiXchange’s Pan African Women’s Summit will connect, inspire, engage and empower women across Africa and the U.S. by promoting developments in infrastructure, health & human resources, energy, education and technology. Join thought leaders, industry luminaries and subject-matter experts as they convene this month in Houston to encourage trade, discuss best practices and advocate for change on an international level.
Featured Speakers:
Ndileka Mandela, South Africa, H.E. Veronica Macomo (Speaker of the Parliament - Mozambique), Bernard Katompa (Civic Leader/Presidential Candidate for D.R.C.)
Participating countries include:
Gambia, Nigeria, South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Congo, South Sudan, Ghana, Liberia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Benin and Malawi.
Complimentary admission (first-come-first-serve basis) for either the 26th or the 27th program, available to Bilateral Chamber members. Contact Ms. Sukejna Kovacevic at: sukenjna@bilateralchamber.org for more information on the discount codes.
|
|
Partnership Insight Series: Future of Oil Prices and their Impact on Texas Economy
|
March 24, 2016
11:30am-1:00pm
Houston, Texas
Program Cost: $25.00 |
| |
In partnership with the American Turkic Business Council and the Texas Turkish American Chamber of Commerce, we invite you to join us at this exclusive luncheon featuring Mr. Ron Higgins, Vice President of Gulf Publishing Company. Ron Higgins will offer participants an outlook on the future of oil prices and their impact on the Houston economy, and on Texas at large.
For more information on how to register, please email Ms. Sukejna Kovacevic at: sukejna@bilateralchamber.org
|
|
Partnership Insight Series: Saudi - American Healthcare Forum
|
April 25 - 27, 2016
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
 |
Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Faisal Bin Bandar Al Saud, Governor of Riyadh Region, we invite you to join leading healthcare thought leaders and decision-makers at the 2nd annual Saudi-American Healthcare Forum, convened to build partnerships and strengthen U.S. - Saudi healthcare ties.
Featured Speakers:
- HRH Prince Faisal Bin Bandar Al Saud, Governor of Riyadh Region, KSA
- H.E. Eng. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, Minister of Health, KSA
- Dr. Basmah S. Al Buhairan, Managing Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences, Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA)
- T.H. Ambassador Joseph W. Westphal, U.S. Ambassador to the KSA
- Hassan Al- Dumluji, Head of Middle East Relations, The Gates Foundation
- Dr. John A. Ulatowski, CEO, Johns Hopkins AramcoHealthcareServices
|
| Additional Sponsors Include: |
|
 |
|
Save the Date
|
May 2, 2016
Houston, Texas
|
|
|
Expert Insight Series
|
 |
A New Companies Law for Saudi Arabia
Prepared by: Paul Lockyer, Senior Associate |
After careful deliberation and comparative review of several other countries’ laws, the Saudi Arabian government approved in November 2015 a long-awaited ‘new’ Company Law which is expected to significantly simplify the rules governing business formation, financing, transactions and investments in the Kingdom.
To learn more about the modernizing effects of the New Company Law and its impact on Saudi Arabia’s business and entrepreneurial environment when implemented in May 2016, please review the full Norton Rose Fulbright article here.
|
|
|
Members in the News
|
|
MENA Business News
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
To make sure you receive future emails,
please add programs@bilateralchamber.org to your address book or safe list.
If you no longer want to receive emails from the Bilateral Chamber of Commerce,
please Opt-Out.
|
|