The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council

05/17/2022

Our newest published report about the journey and life of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the U.A.E., Ruler of Abu Dhabi & Supreme Commander of the U.A.E. Armed Forces.
For the full report, please click the following link:
https://mailchi.mp/usuaebusiness.org/his-highness-sheikh-mohammed-bin-zayed-third-president-of-the-uae?e=7906d1715b

05/09/2022

A new “Council Talks” video is out! U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council President sits down with Bill Nash and Ayman Khaleq, Middle East Co-Leaders of prominent international law firm and Council Founding Member Morgan Lewis, to discuss the key takeaways from a new report titled, “Legislative and Policy Aspects of the Projects of the 50”. Watch the full video below.

04/21/2022

U.S. Intellectual Property Attaché Pete Mehravari Details U.A.E.'s Embrace of IP Protections at a working lunch hosted by the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council yesterday. The U.S. Commerce Department’s Attaché for the MENA Region, Peter Mehravari, underscored the incredible progress the U.A.E. has continued to make in protecting intellectual property nearly one year following the nation's removal from the 's Special Watch List. Peter lauded in particular the 's recent initiatives with regard to pharmaceutical IP protections, the crackdown on counterfeit goods, and improving licensing of music.
More about the event in this link:

April 20, 2022 At a working lunch hosted by the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council on 20 April 2022, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Intellectual Property Attaché for the MENA Region, Peter Mehravari, underscored the incredible progress the U.A.E. has continued to make in protecting intellectual prope...

04/12/2022

Leadership from U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council members featured prominently in the first-ever ranking of the Forbes Top 50 Healthcare Leaders in the MENA region. Shaista Asif from ADQ subsidiary Pure Health, Alaa Adel from Cerner Corporation, Ehab Zawaideh from GE Healthcare , Ashraf Malek from Merck, Hasan Jasem Al Nowais from Mubadala Health, Patrick Van Der Loo from Pfizer, and Ayman Mokhtar from Viatris all made the list. Forbes released their first ranking of the “Middle East’s Top 50 Healthcare Leaders”, recognizing senior executives from healthcare organizations that are shaping the lives of millions of people during one of the most difficult times hitting the world with the coronavirus.
To access the full Forbes article:
https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/lists/top-50-healthcare-leaders-2022/

04/12/2022

The US-UAE Business Council thanks the Expo 2020 Dubai organizers, the USA Pavilion team, and the Council’s many partners and members for their contributions to the success of its programming. Please see some of our Expo moments in the video below.
Expo 2020 Dubai concluded last week with close to 23 million visits from around the world. According to USA Expo 2020 organizers, the USA Pavilion welcomed 1.2 million visitors and guests, and hosted events at the Pavilion that brought together over 10,000 attendees. The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council generated 10% of the total attendees that participated in Pavilion events.

03/31/2022

The The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a dinner in honor of a delegation of officials and business leaders from the City of , the City of , and Broward County Government. Mayor Dean Trantalis of Fort Lauderdale, Mayor Wayne M Messam of Miramar, and Mayor Michael Udine of led this delegation, which visited , , and earlier in the week. At this dinner, the state officials explored avenues to enhance collaboration between the U.A.E. and Florida, particularly in the areas of , , , and .

A visiting Florida delegation of local government officials led by three different central Florida city Mayors joined the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council for an evening of discussion and celebration on 30 March 2022.  As part of their whirlwind 5-day visit to the U.A.E., the Business Council hosted a...

03/31/2022

The The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council and USA Expo 2020 Pavilion co-hosted a reception to recognize the contributions that key U.S. and U.A.E. businesses made to the success of the U.S. Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. This event took place on the eve of Expo’s closing ceremony, after a successful 6 months that saw 23 million visitors to Expo.

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council and U.S. Pavilion co-hosted a reception on 30 March to recognize the contributions that key U.S. and U.A.E. businesses made to the success of the U.S. Pavilion at Expo 2020. This event took place on the eve of Expo’s closing ceremony, after a successful 6 ...

03/28/2022

Leading international law firm and U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Founding Member Morgan Lewis analyzes some of the policy and legal strategies of the in a new Council study on the Projects of the 50 and their implementation. This study is the third in a series of reports on the landmark Projects of the 50 initiative that seeks to double the size of the U.A.E. economy over the next decade and to “create the most dynamic economy in the world.”
The report offers opinion on the changes being implemented, outlines some of the immediate challenges faced, and addresses what further measures are required to achieve the Projects’ goals.
Link to the full report can be found here: https://lnkd.in/dAaDuvTr

https://usuaebusiness.org/publications/legislative-and-policy-aspects-of-the-projects-of-the-50/

03/21/2022

We are pleased to draw your attention to the Middle East and North Africa Climate Week 2022, taking place from 28-31 March at the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai.

03/21/2022

Our latest panel on & hosted at Expo 2020 Dubai USA Expo 2020 with senior executives from
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Xylem and AeroFarms

Access to the full panel recording in this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZO7_4GrpGY

03/17/2022

H.E. Amna Binzaal Almheiri, Consul General of the U.A.E. in New York, discussed ways to expand trade and commercial ties between the U.A.E. and the Garden State during a 16 March 2022 visit to Newark and Trenton. The Business Council participated in this visit, which involved meetings with New Jersey Department of State New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way, Choose New Jersey, Inc. CEO Wes Matthews, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the New Jersey-Israel Commission, and prominent New Jersey-based indoor vertical farming company AeroFarms, an important member of the The The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council.

03/14/2022

Joint luncheon with AmCham Abu Dhabi "American Chamber of Commerce Abu Dhabi" in honor of Marisa Lago, the Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce 🇦🇪🇺🇸

Press Release & Video: https://bit.ly/35Ndprn

Joint luncheon with The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council in honor of Marisa Lago, the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce 🇦🇪🇺🇸

Press Release & Video: https://bit.ly/35Ndprn