Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Al-Shuhada Street, Kuwait City, Kuwait The EU-GCC Business Forum focuses on bringing together leaders, entrepreneurs and key public and private sector stakeholders from both the EU and GCC regions. The forum works to facilitate an open dialogue between EU and GCC stakeholders with the aim of improving mutual understanding of business practices and policy processes.
EU-GCC Business Forum
Speakers
Mr. Ali Mohammed Thunayan Al-Ghanim Chairman Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry
H.E. Abdullatif Al-Zayani Secretary General Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
H.E. Mariam Aqeel Al-Aqeel Kuwait’s Minister of State for Economic Affairs State for Economic Affairs - Kuwait
Vincenzo Ventricelli Market Leader Health Systems, Philips Middle East and Turkey Philips Middle East and Turkey
Klaus Middeler Head of Strategy, Innovation & Business Operations Ericsson, Digital Services
Krishna Dhanak Executive Director, Alpen Capital (ME) Ltd Alpen Capital (ME) Ltd
Jad Ayoub Managing Director – Bioscientia International Bioscientia International - German Healthcare Partnership
Yarub Aldaghither Director International Office, France – SAGIA SAGIA
Dr. Pascal KERNEIS Managing Director – European Services Forum – ESF European Services Forum - ESF
Mohamed Hassan Abdulkader Senior Private Sector Specialist – World Bank Group World Bank Group
Sebastiano Toffaletti Secretary General of the European DIGITAL SME Alliance European Digital SME Alliance
Dr. Abdulhasan Al-Dairi Chairman of Bahrain SMEs Society Bahrain SMEs Society
Luca Polizzi Research Policy Officer at the European Commission Directorate General for Research and Innovation - European Commission
Sheikh Dr. Meshaal Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Director General Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA)
Dr. Khaled Mahdi Secretary-General, Supreme Council for Planning and Development Kuwait Supreme Council for Planning and Development - Kuwait
Eric Mamer Director for Competitiveness and International Affairs DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs - European Commission
Dr. Mussaad M. Al-Razouki Chief Business Development Officer of Kuwait Life Sciences Company (KLSC) KLSC
Mohammed Al Omair General Manager – Saudi Intellectual Property Rights Company, since August 2018 SIPRC
Sheikh Abdullah Sabah Humoud Al-Sabah Deputy Director General for Investments Operations Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA) KDIPA
Abdulbasit Tailb Al-Ajji Director of Business development and investment promotion Ministry of Economic and commerce(MEC)
Abdullah Mustafa Al Farsi Project Leader of Business Sector – Invest Easy Business and Technology e-Transformation Project Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Dr. Simon Galpin Managing Director of the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB)
Herbert Klausner CEO & General Manager SIEMENS Electronics and Electrical Services
H.E. Abdulla Nasser Lootah Director General The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority
Peter Diry Minister Counsellor for Digital Policy Delegation of the European Union to the United Arab Emirates
Mr. Abdul Wahab M. Al-Wazzan Kuwait Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Mr. Stefan Kraxner Team leader of the EU funded project EU-GCC Dialogue on Economic Diversification EU funded project EU-GCC Dialogue on Economic Diversification
Mr. Ibrahim Al Kandari The National Fund for SME Development
H.E. Daniel Tanase Ambassador of Romania For Romania in Kuwait
H.E Dr. Sami Abdullah Al Abidi PhD in Business Administration Council of Saudi Chambers
Mr. Alar Olljum European Union Delegation to Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia European Union Delegation to Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia
H.E. Michele Cervone d’Urso EU Ambassador for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Sultanate of Oman and Qatar To the Delegation of European Union to Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia
Douglas Aitkenhead Trade and Foreign Direct Investment Specialist in the EU-GCC Dialogue on Economic Diversification project EU-GCC Dialogue on Economic Diversification project
Asrar Zakaria Heading the Strategic Marketing & Social Media Department – Ministry of State for youth Affairs Ministry of State for youth Affairs