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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