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.