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OTC Week Highlights
This year marks a milestone for the Bilateral Chamber and our global Board of Advisors as we celebrate 25 years of building strategic alliances in key markets across the globe and providing a gateway to international trade resources, partners, and alliances.
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Monday, May 2, 2022
Houston, Texas
David L. Phillips, Cathy Easter, Dr. Peter Hotez, The Honorable Sylvester Turner,
Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi, Aida Araissi
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On May 2, 2022, the Bilateral Chamber held its 25th Annual VIP Board of Advisor’s Dinner during OTC week in Houston.
It was a special evening to recognize 2022 Nobel Peace Prize nominees Dr. Peter Hotez and Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi with our 2022 Visionary Leadership Award for advancing vaccine development and providing affordable and accessible healthcare around the world.
Additionally, we honored Houston Methodist with the Excellence in Healthcare award for their dedication to bringing world-class healthcare to patients, communities, and partners during the pandemic by coordinating clinical trials, developing vaccines and treatments, and producing critical medical technologies.
The Mayor of Houston, industry leaders from the energy and technology sectors, including the former Administrator of NASA, were in attendance.
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Special Guest Speakers
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David L. Phillips
Chairman Emeritus of the Board
Bilateral Chamber of Commerce
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The Honorable Sylvester Turner
Mayor, City of Houston
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2022 Visionary Leadership Award
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Dr. Peter Hotez
Dean, National School
of Tropical Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Co-Director, Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development
Board Member, Bilateral Chamber
of Commerce
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Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi
Associate Dean, National School
of Tropical Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Co-Director, Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development
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2022 Excellence in Healthcare Award
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Accepted on behalf of
Houston Methodist by: |
Cathy Easter
President & Chief Executive Officer,
Houston Methodist
Global Healthcare Services
Board Member, Bilateral Chamber
of Commerce
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Houston, Texas |
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Oil
& gas remain essential pillars of Saudi Arabia's economy, but the
Kingdom has committed to diversifying its economy by deregulating the
energy market to make it more competitive and improving its business
environment, restructuring economic cities, creating special zones, and
expanding investments into new sectors, such as green energy,
healthcare, and ICT.
For more information on how to take advantage of these opportunities, please contact: Ms. Sukejna Kovacevic at sukejna@bilateralchamber.org.
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Honored Speakers
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Ziyad Mohammad Alshiha
CEO, SIRC
Public Investment Fund
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Abdulaziz AlOthman
Managing Director, GOTECH
Board Member
Asharqia Chamber
of Commerce
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Summer Dajani
Vice President
Global & Platinum
Patient Services
Houston Methodist Global Healthcare Services
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Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Houston, Texas
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On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, the Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and the Private Sector Commission (PSC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding. This MoU promotes trade and investment across sectors, including infrastructure, healthcare, industry and education. The Bilateral and PSC have pledged to leverage their combined resources to strengthen economic relations between the United States and Guyana.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, H.E. Vickram Bharrat, T.H. Sarah-Ann Lynch, U.S. Ambassador to Guyana, ExxonMobil executives Dr. John Ardill and Alistair Routledge, and Dr. Peter Ramsaroop with GO-Invest Guyana. Additional event attendees included executives from leading energy, real estate, and technology companies.
For more information on how to take advantage of these opportunities, please contact: Mr. Adrian Castillo at adrian@bilateralchamber.org.
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Honored Speakers
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His Excellency
Vickram Bharrat, M.P.
Minister of Natural Resources
Co-operative Republic
of Guyana
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Dr. Monica J. Gorman
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing Industry
& Analysis
U.S. Department
of Commerce |
The Honorable
Sarah-Ann Lynch
Ambassador of the United States to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
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OTC Week Sponsors & Partners
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