Abu Dhabi: Gateway for Singaporean Businesses to the UAE and Middle East, 16 June

The UAESBC and Abu Dhabi Ports are co-organising a webinar to promote the Khalifa Industrial Zone (KIZAD), Abu Dhabi's first Integrated Trade, Logistics and Industrial Hub. It is a multibillion-dollar industrial park and ports operation on a greenfield site in Taweelah (adjacent to the newly built Khalifa Port), the emirate's first industrial free zone offering 100 per cent foreign ownership. By 2030, Kizad is expected to contribute up to 15% of the emirate's non-oil GDP.

Theme: Abu Dhabi: Gateway for Singaporean Businesses to the UAE and Middle East

Date: Wednesday, 16th June 2021

Time: 2.30pm, Singapore Time / 10.30am, UAE Time

Registration: CLICK HERE to register

SYNOPSIS

The UAE is Singapore’s largest trading partner in the Middle East with bilateral trade approximating S$20 Billion in 2019. The Singapore UAE Comprehensive Partnership signed in 2019, one of the numerous agreements between the two countries to enhance 2-way flows, specifically mentioned the UAE Singapore Business Council as a platform for promoting B2B connectivity.

At 410km2, Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), Abu Dhabi’s premier industrial and commercial zone is two thirds the size of Singapore, and adjacent to Khalifa Port both of which are key nodes in China’s Belt Road Initiative (BRI), and one of the most efficient, and cost effective destinations for business investment.

The webinar will highlight the opportunities available to Singaporean companies to establish in KIZAD and leverage its world class multi-modal transportation infrastructure connecting to 4.5 billion consumers.

EVENT PROGRAMME

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Special Guests:

His Excellency Jamal Abdulla Al Suwaidi

United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore

His Excellency Kamal Vaswani

Singapore Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates

Mr Abdullah Al Hameli

Head of Industrial Zones Cluster, Abu Dhabi Ports

Speaker and Panel Discussion Moderator:

Dr Brian Shegar

President, UAE Singapore Business Council and

CEO, ME-Asia Consultancy

Speakers:

Ms Souad Al Hosani

Head of Investor Care, Abu Dhabi Investment Office

Mr Khalid Al Marzooqi

Director – Commercial, Khalifa Industrial Zone (KIZAD)

Mr Miao Fei

Commercial Director

Jiangsu Provincial Overseas Cooperation And Investment Company Limited (JOCIC)

Mr Naser Al Busaeedi

Deputy CEO

CSP (COSCO Shipping Ports) Abu Dhabi Terminal

Mr Hua Nan

Managing Director

CSP (COSCO Shipping Ports) Abu Dhabi Terminal

Mr Prasun Chakraborty

Director

Controls and Electrics Pte Ltd

A Subsidiary of Boustead Singapore

Master of Ceremonies:

Ms May Chan

Director, DP Architects and

EXCO Member, UAE Singapore Business Council

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