Investment Workshop: Doing Business in UAE

Date: Wednesday, 5 December 2018

Time: 9am – 1pm (registration commences at 8.30am)

Venue: Singapore Business Federation – Seminar Rooms 2 & 3
             160 Robinson Road #06-01 SBF Center, Singapore 068914

Dress code: Business attire

Fee:
Complimentary for members of UAE Singapore Business Council and                   
Singapore Business Federation

S$50 (inclusive of GST) for Non-members
Confirmation of your registration will be emailed to your company
upon receipt of full payment. Please note that the fee is not refundable in the instance of no-show.

Registration closes on Friday, 30 November 2018.

For any enquiry, please email  Claire Lim -  [email protected]  or
Stella Ng - [email protected] 

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The UAE Singapore Business Council, together with its co-sponsors – the UAE Embassy in Singapore, Nexus Business Services and The Private Office of Sheikh Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Maktoum, and strategic partner Singapore Business Federation, is pleased to present an Investment Workshop on doing business in UAE. Join us for a half-day workshop to understand the economic and industry developments and investment opportunities in the UAE and hear first-hand the experiences and challenges of Singapore companies that have ventured successfully into the UAE.

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08.30am

Registration

09.00am

Opening Remarks by Singapore Business Federation

Welcome Remarks by His Excellency Dr Mohamed Omar Abdulla Balfaqeeh, UAE Ambassador to Singapore

09.15am

Presentation on UAE Economy by Ms Khatija Haque, Head of MENA Research, Emirates NBD Bank

09.40am

Presentation on Investment Structures and Considerations by Ms Souad Al Hosani, President and Founder, Nexus Business Services

10.00am

Presentation on UAE Renewable Energy Programme by Ms Aysha Alaydaroos, Manager, Business Support - Clean Energy, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar)

10.25am

Panel Discussion with the Presenters

• Moderated by Mr Clarence Singam-Zhou, CEO, Asia, First Abu Dhabi Bank

10.45am

Coffee Break and Networking

11.05am

Presentation on Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Services to Singapore Companies

11.15am

Presentation on Halal Food & Beverage Sector by Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA)

11.40am

Presentation on Digital Economy by Mr Mattia Tomba, Senior Research Fellow, Middle East Institute

12.00pm

Panel Discussion with the Presenters

• Moderated by Mr Lee Soon Kiat, Director, Government Relations, GlobalFoundries Singapore Pte Ltd

12.15pm

Panel Discussion on the Experience of Singapore Companies in UAE

• DP Architects Pte Ltd [Ms May Chan, Director]

   

• Indoguna Productions FZCO [Ms Helene Raudaschl, Founder and Chairman]

   

• Surbana Jurong Private Limited [Mr Wong Heang Fine, Group CEO]

   

• The Private Office of Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum & SEED Group [Mr Hisham Al Gurg, CEO]

   

• Moderated by Dr Brian Shegar

12.55pm

Concluding Remarks from Chairman of Workshop

13.00pm

Lunch and Networking