Agenda

9:00 am	Registration, Welcome Coffee & Networking
10:00 am	Ballroom doors open
10:10 am	Welcome & Housekeeping remarks by Liz Beneski  Chief Executive Director, AmCham Abu Dhabi
10:15 am	Chairman’s Remarks by Bob Harward Chairman, AmCham Abu Dhabi; Executive Vice President of International Business & Strategy, Shield AI
10:20 am	Introductions by Kim Schofield Vice-Chair and RTS Chairwoman, AmCham Abu Dhabi Managing Director, EVAP Investment
10:30 am	Keynote remarks by H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan Cabinet Member and Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence
10:40 am	Keynote Remarks by H.E. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economy
10:50 am	Keynote Remarks by Charge D’Affaires Sean Murphy, US Embassy Abu Dhabi
11:00 am	Fireside Chat “The Integrated Business Ecosystem that is Abu Dhabi” with H.E. Rashed Abdulkarim Al Balooshi, Undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development Moderated by AmCham Chief Executive Liz Beneski
11:15 am	Keynote address by HE Eng. Abdulla AbdulAziz AlShamsi, Acting Director General Abu Dhabi Investment Office
11:30 am	Keynote Panel: Economic Value Add Programs moderated by Kim Schofield, Vice-Chair, AmCham Abu Dhabi   Panelists: – Abdullah Saif Al Awani, Chief Economic Program Officer, Tawazun Council – Fahad Mohammed Al Mheiri, Deputy Managing Director, Raytheon Emirates – Brian Long, Regional Managing Director for Middle East and North Africa, Boeing International Corporation – Fathima Lijiya, SVP, Head of Project & Corporate Finance Wholesale & Institutional Banking, Emirates Development Bank (EDB)
12:10 am	Keynote Presentation: Mr. Majed Abdulkarim Julfar Director – Trade Credit Insurance & Export Financing, Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI)
12:30 pm	Lunch Networking Break
1:10 pm	Welcome back by Kim Schofield
1:15 pm	Keynote by H.E. Dr. Jamal Mohammed Al Kaabi Undersecretary, Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DOH)
1:25 pm	Healthcare sector Panel moderated by Yousef Abdelbari  Presenter, Content Creator and Emcee Panelists: – H.E. Dr. Jamal Mohammed Al Kaabi, Undersecretary, Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DOH) – Dr. Jorge A. Guzman, MD, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi – Ayman Mokhtar, Board Member, AmCham Abu Dhabi Chair, Healthcare Committee, AmCham Abu Dhabi; Regional President – Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia, Viatris – Marzena Kulis, Managing Director Middle East Medical Devices, Johnson and Johnson Middle East
2:05 pm	Climate and Sustainability Panel moderated by Liam Clarke Managing Director, Saudi Arabia Senior Director, MENA & India Market Development Head of APCO Institute & MENA Climate Practice APCO Worldwide Panelists: – Wael Ismail, Vice President, Corporate Affairs MENA & Pakistan, and Head of Sustainability in the Middle East, PepsiCo – Khaldoun Hajaj, AME Head of Government Affairs, Group Public & Regulatory Affairs, Standard Chartered Bank – Christina Struller, Vice President of Corporate Affairs – (ISMEA), UPS – Mariët Westermann, Vice Chancellor, New York University Abu Dhabi – Inderpal Singh, Director – UAE Industries, Mubadala
2:45 pm	Round up/summary by Kim Schofield
2:55 pm	Closing remarks by Bob Harward, Chairman, AmCham Abu Dhabi
3:00 pm	Opening of Industry Sector Roundtables
3:00 pm	Industry Sessions begin
3:00 pm	Networking area in Café open 3-4 pm
4:00 pm	Event concludes

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Fireside Chat

Panels

Economic Value Add Programs (EVAP) Panel

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Healthcare Panel

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Climate and Sustainability Panel 

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