Monday, June 5th, 2023
08:00 h
Registration
at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Potsdamer Platz 3, 10785 Berlin
Tuesday, June 6th, 2023
08:00 h
Registration
at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Potsdamer Platz 3, 10785 Berlin
09:00 h –10:00 h
Official opening
Moderation
Ms. Stefanie Suren
Journalist, Deutsche Welle
Speakers
Dr. Peter Ramsauer
Federal Minister ret. / Chairman of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development / President of Ghorfa, Germany
H.E. Dr. Mustapha Adib
Ambassador of the Republic of Lebanon / Dean of the Arab Diplomatic Corps, Germany
H.E. Sameer Abdulla Nass
President of the Union of Arab Chambers / Chairman, Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry
H.E. Dr. Ali Bin Ibrahim Al-Malki
Dep. Secretary General for Economic Affairs League of Arab States
10:00 h
Networking Break
10:30 h –11:30 h
Panel 1
Smart Cities Planning and Construction: Business Opportunities in the Egyptian Construction Market
Moderation
Mr. Olaf Hoffmann
Vice President of the Ghorfa Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, CEO, Dorsch Holding GmbH
Speakers
H.E. Khaled Mohamed Galaleldin Abdelhamid
Ambassador of Egypt
Mr. Dieter Michell-Auli
Member of the Executive Board Deutsche Bahn E.C.O. Group, VP Global Sales
Dr. Florian Amereller
Managing Partner, Amereller Legal Consultants
11:30 h –11:45 h
Special Topic
Transforming for Positive Future
Speaker
Mr. Upen Barve
SAP New Ventures & Technologies, SAP SE, Chief Fusionist, VP, Head of Future Hub Engagements
11:30 h – 12:30 h
Panel 2
Investing in Venture Capital – a Key Driver of Technology Innovation, Knowledge Transfer and Future Economic Wealth
Moderation
Mr. Benedikt Brambs
Managing Director, Value Trust
Speakers
Mr. Friedrich Bieselt
Managing Director, Lincoln International AG
Mr. Christoph Schuh
Partner, Lakestar
Dr. Kilian Baelz
Partner, Amereller Legal Consultants
12:30 h
Networking Lunch
13:30 h –13:45 h
Special Topic
Egypt’s Government Commitment to Sustainability and Economic Reform Boosts Investor Confidence
Speaker
Mr. Hossam Heiba
President, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones
13:45 h –14:45 h
Panel 3
Industrialization & Diversification: Shifting Economies and Growing Market – Sector Range
Moderation
Dr. Murad Daghles
Partner, White & Case LLP International Law Firm, Germany
Speakers
H.E. Iain Lindsay
Advisor to the Chairman of the Bahrain Economic Development Board
Mr. Helmut von Struve
CEO, Siemens Middle East
Dr. Jassim Almannai
Former President of the Arab Monetary Fund
Dr. Holger Bingmann
CEO, Thinking Arabia GmbH
14:45 h –15:45 h
Panel 4
Transportation, Aviation, Logistics, & Trends in Infrastructure and Circular Economy
Moderation
Mr. Tarek Antaki
Associate Partner, Attorney at Law, Legal Consultant (H.H. Ruler´s Court UAE), Rödl & Partner
Speakers
Mr. Alexander Doll
Board Member, Investor and Senior Advisor to Corporates, Private Equity and Family Offices, Chairman Lincoln International AG and Ex-Board Member Deutsche Bahn AG
Mr. Moritz Manzel
Regional Manager Middle East & Africa / Managing Director Bahrain, DFS Aviation Services Bahrain Co.
Mr. Olaf Hoffmann
CEO, Dorsch Holding GmbH
Mr. Yazin Abdullah Al Busaidi
Business Development Manager-MENA, Asyad Group
Mr. Stefan Geisperger
Managing Director International Markets and Consulting, Deutsche Bahn Engineering & Consulting GmbH
Mr. Ahmad Hawsawi
CEO, Siemens, Saudi Arabia
15:45 h –16:30 h
Round Table
Business & Investment Opportunities in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Speakers
H.E. Sameer Abdulla Nass
President of the Union of Arab Chambers / Chairman, Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry
H.E. Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain
H.E. Iain Lindsay
Advisor to the Chairman of the Bahrain Economic Development Board
19:00 h
Networking Dinner
Keynote
Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), Kingdom of Bahrain
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023
09:30 h –10:30 h
Panel 5
Sustainability as a Success Factor & Global Challenge: How to maintain Sustainable Growth in Economies?
Moderation
Mr. Dieter Haller
Managing Director of Haller Consulting GmbH, Ambassador ret.
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Khaled Hanafy
Secretary General of the Union of Arab Chambers
Mr. Kim Tran
Head of Corporate & institutional Banking, Europe Arab Bank
Mr. Ali Al Baqali
CEO – Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)
Mr. Jens Otterstedt
General Manager, Al Masaood Bergum
Mr. Naji Masri
Director of Business Development & Sustainability Market Area Middle East & Egypt, BASF
Mr. Gilbert Doumit
Co-founder and Managing Partner, Beyond Group Consulting LTD.
10:30 h – 11:30 h
Panel 6
Empowering the Future:
Vocational Training importance in Arab – German Business Success
Moderation
Mr. Wolf R. Schwippert
Attorney at Law, Schwippert Law Office
Speakers
Ms. Nada Al Hajjri
President Alternative Tracks Consulting & President of Yemen Information Center
Mr. Moritz Manzel
Regional Manager Middle East & Africa / Managing Director Bahrain, DFS Aviation Services Bahrain Co.
Mr. Sebastian Luermann
Attorney at Law (Germany), Legal Consultant (H.H. Ruler´s Court UAE), Associate, Rödl & Partner
Dr. Claus Biermann
Chief Medical Advisor, Healthcare Education, Area9 Lyceum GmbH
Mr. Thomas Jüngling
Industrial Partnership Coordinator, German Jordanian University (GJU)
11:15 h – 12:00 h
Round Table
Business & Investment Opportunities in the Republic of Egypt
Speakers
H.E. Khaled Mohamed Galaleldin Abdelhamid
Ambassador of the Republic of Egypt
H.E. Hossam Heiba
President, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones, Egypt
11:30 h
Networking Break
12:00 h – 13:00 h
Panel 7
Arab Ambassador Talks:
Discussions about Future Activities and Plans
Moderation
Dr. Florian Amereller
Managing Partner, Amereller Legal Consultants
Speakers
H.E. Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain
H.E. Lukman Faily
Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq
H.E. Maitha Saif Majid Al-Mahrouqi
Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman
H.E. Yacin Houssein Douale
Ambassador of the Republic of Djibouti
Mr. Olaf Hoffmann
Vice President of the Ghorfa Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, CEO, Dorsch Holding GmbH
Mr. Dieter Haller
Managing Director of Haller Consulting GmbH, Ambassador ret.