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SURPRISINGLYINGENIOUS

AUSTRIA CONNECT GULF 2015“From Integration to Education”22nd November 2015 | Raffles Hotel | Dubai

www.advantageaustria.org

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6th Networking Conferencefor Austrian companies and

companies in the Gulf Region

22nd November 2015Raffles Hotel | Dubai

WORLDCLASSPARTNERS

The 6th AUSTRIA CONNECT GULF is organized by theADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Offices in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Doha,

Muscat, Riyadh, Tehran and Karachi

powered by:

AUSTRIA CONNECTGULF 2015

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The 6th edition of Austria’s most prominent business event in the GCC brings a line-up of high prolific speakers highlighting essential and current topics of the Gulf economies.

Thanks to our corporate sponsors and go-international, the internationalization initiative established by the Ministry of Economy and the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Austria Connect Gulf has taken a central position in connecting Austrian businesses already established in the Gulf markets or on the way to set up a local presence with the Commercial Counsellors and representatives of the Austrian Trade Promotion Organization ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA as well as investors, decision makers, think tanks and service providers.

In this year´s edition of Austria Connect Gulf we ask all participants to “Rethink Gulf – From Integration to Education”. We aim to look at what challenges the region may face and the objectives Governments and leading businesses adopt and follow to deal with these changes. Our body of speakers and panelists will delve into the core of these issues and will discuss matters such as education´s role in the future development of the society. Private industry will gain valuable insights on how to differentiate and strengthen their profiles in these markets and the growing importance of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Gulf Region. For that reason, the conference will not only focus on the GCC, but also on potentially stronger than ever markets Iran, Iraq and Kurdistan.

As organizers of Austria Connect Gulf 2015, we are delighted to welcome you as a valued participant. Seize the opportunity to be inspired from other business people’s insights and learn interesting facts from high profile speakers to potentially expand your scope of business. Round off with our Dhow Cruise, a brilliant networking event in the evening.

We wish you an interesting and fruitful conference and look forward to meeting you personally.

Welcome and get connected!

Richard Bandera Dr. Kurt Altmann Dr. Georg Weingartner Isabel Schmiedbauer Gerd Bommer Reinhart Zimmermann Saleem Hashmi

A warm welcome to all participants of the AUSTRIA CONNECT Gulf 2015, an event, which by now is the most important annual Austrian commercial networking event in the Middle East. Thanks to the efforts of our dedicated commercial office this meeting has been ever more resounding and successful since being established in 2010.

Indeed, Dubai and the UAE serve as the ideal location and hub for this focus on the wider Middle East given its role as most open city and economy of the region and ever expanding trade links. The city is now reaching out even to Africa and an increasing number of companies base their related operations now in Dubai.

In July, we have witnessed the signature of the Iran Nuclear Accord in Vienna, almost exactly 200 years after the famous congress of Vienna took place. A historical event that underlines the traditional and ongoing role of our wonderful capital Vienna in international negotiations and diplomacy. As with the negotiations that ended the long period of the Napoleonic wars that shook European political and social order to its very foundations we are working on creating foundations and common understanding that will lead us to an era of more cooperation and less confrontation and more to a race to commerce than a race to arms.

Nowhere on Earth a region is more in need of such actions and developments than the Middle East where wide areas are becoming zones of horror that people flee in search of safety and a better future for their kids.

The search for a better future is at the core of one of the major topics of this event – education. Equipping future generations with the tools to manage the challenges of an ever increasing and potentially disruptive technological and social change is a paramount task. We are proud to offer well-proven Austrian expertise for this country, highlighted by the opening of a branch of the renowned Viennese Tourism and Hospitality University “Modul” in Dubai in 2016. As the UAE strives to become a “knowledge based economy” and have set themselves high goals and aspirations for the future, our expertise can add an important contribution to this society and at the same time offer promising opportunities for Austrian operators in this field.

In this context I do hope that “Austria Connect Gulf” can be established as a strong brand that embodies Austrian solutions to old needs and new challenges for evolving societies in a globalized economy. “Austria Connect Gulf” offers the specific Austrian dimension and will provide a great opportunity to examine, discuss and develop cooperation and synergies for achieving tomorrow’s success.

H.E. Peter-Elsner Mackay Austrian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates

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Ambassador‘s Greeting Address

PreambleADVANTAGE AUSTRIA

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ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Abu DhabiRichard Bandera | Commercial CounsellorAl Wahda City, Commercial Tower, 1st floor, Office no 3P. O. Box 3095Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesT +971 2 64 33 988F +971 2 64 33 455E [email protected]/ae

ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA RiyadhDr. Kurt Altmann | Commercial CounsellorKingdom Tower 23rd FloorOlaya District, Arouba Road, P.O. Box 94362Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaT +966 11 211 01 11F +966 11 211 02 22E [email protected]/sa

ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA TehranDr. Georg Weingartner | Commercial CounsellorAfrica Expressway, Golgasht Street No. 2015147 Tehran, IranT +98 21 22 05 18 20F +98 21 22 05 18 16E [email protected]/ir

ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA AmmanIsabel Schmiedbauer | Commercial CounsellorPrincess Basma Street 194, 6. StockWadi Abdoun, Abdoun, P.O. Box 528711183 Amman, JordanT +962 6 593 84 00F +962 6 593 84 01E [email protected]/jo

ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA DohaGerd Bommer | Commercial CounsellorPalm Tower B, Floor 33, West Bay, P.O. Box 13190Doha, QatarT +974 40 16 47 71F +974 40 16 47 72E [email protected]/qa

ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA MuscatReinhart Zimmermann | Commercial CounsellorShatti Al Qurum, Sarooj, Way 3011, Villa 58,Al Muntazah Street, P.O. Box 956, P.C. 133 - Al KhuwairMuscat, OmanT +968 24 95 39 00F +968 24 60 72 86E [email protected]/om

ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA KarachiSaleem Hashmi | Representative Commercial Office53/1, 15 Street Off Khe-Mujahid, Phase 5, D.H.A.74700 Karachi, PakistanT +92 21 35 85 70 52F +92 21 35 84 52 45E [email protected]/pk

ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA GULF 2015

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AUSTRIA CONNECT GULF 2015 9

PROGRAM

WELCOME AND OPENING ADDRESSAustrian Commercial Counsellor to UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait & Pakistan Mr. Richard BanderaPresident of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce and Industry H.E. Walter RuckAmbassador of Austria to the United Arab Emirates H.E. Peter Elsner-MackayRegional Manager Africa / Middle East, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber Mr. Pierre PrunisVice President of International Relations of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dubai Mr. Hassan Al Hashemi

1.FROM INTEGRATION TO EDUCATION

1.1 FROM INTEGRATION TO IMPLEMENTATION

Discussion featuring Dubai‘s Economic and Social Transition towards Dubai 2021 and EXPO 2020.Senior Consultant, Department of Policy and Strategy, The Executive Council, Government of Dubai Mrs. Maryam Aman Al ObaidSenior Partner and CEO, Strohal Legal Group - International Legal Consultants Dr. Theodor StrohalDirector, Alwan Capital Holdings (BVI) LTD Dr. Gordian Gaeta (moderation)

1.2 FROM INTEGRATION TO DIFFERENTIATION

Presentation of the successful Integration into the Arab Business WorldHow to do Business with ArabsCEO, The Private Office of Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum Mr. Hisham Al GurgKey to a successful integration of an Austrian management company CEO, DACH ADVISORY Mr. Zaid Maleh1.3 FROM INTEGRATION TO TRANSFORMATIONDiscussion on the transformation of the GCC away from oil dominated business and the importance of CSR as a key element of good growth and long term strategy.Senior Economist, National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) Mr. Alp EkeCEO, The CSR Company International Mr. Martin NeureiterAustrian Commercial Counsellor to Iraq Mrs. Isabel Schmiedbauer (moderation)

10.00 – 10.45

10.45 – 11.30

11.30 -12.15

11.30 -12.00

12.00 – 12.15

12.15 - 13.15

CONFERENCE PROGRAM, Sunday 22nd November 2015

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM CONFERENCE PROGRAM

NETWORKING LUNCH

2. SIMULTANEOUS BREAKOUT SESSIONS WITH TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION FOCUS AND PARALLEL PAKISTAN CONSULTATION

2.3 PAKISTAN CONSULTATION Meet the Representative of the Commercial Office in Pakistan and discuss current issues

3. MEET THE EXPERTS

EVENING RECEPTION & DINNER CRUISE

Pick up at the Hotel entrance Raffles Dubai Sheikh Zayed Road, Wafi Mall

Dhow Cruise on Dubai Creek with the Austria Connect Gulf 2015 participants Courtesy of the President of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce and Industry H.E. Walter Ruck and the Austrian Commercial Counsellor Mr. Richard Bandera, and with participation of the Austrian Ambassador in Abu Dhabi H.E. Peter Elsner-Mackay

2.1 FROM IMPLEMENTATION TO EDUCATION

Implementation of local strategies towards knowledge-based GCC economies and the integration of foreign education in the region

Panel discussion moderated by Mr. Reinhart Zimmermann, Austrian Commercial Counsellor to Oman

Prof. Dr. Jörg Finsinger, Academic Head of the Modul University Dubai

Prof. Dr. Karl Wöber, Rector of the Modul University Vienna

Prof. Dr. Bernd Höfer, A9C Capital - Business Consultants & Technology Advisors WLL

Mrs. Kalthoom Al Balooshi, Executive Director KHDA

Mr. Gerd Bommer, Austrian Commercial Counsellor to Qatar

2.2 FROM INTEGRATION TO DIVERSIFICATION

Integration of Austrian technologies in the diversifying Gulf industries

Panel discussion moderated by Dr. Georg Weingartner, Austrian Commercial Counsellor to Iran

Mr. Richard Thompson, Head of MEED Editorial

Mr. Claudio Palmieri, CLS Energy Consultants DMCC, Kuwait

Mr. Sebastian Gerlach, Business Development Manager, Bahrain Economic Development Board

Mr. Walter Glaser, MD Unger Steel Middle East FZE

Dr. Kurt Altmann، Austrian Commercial Counsellor to Saudi Arabia

16.00 – 17.003.1 COUNTRY FOCUS GCC

The Austrian Commercial

Counsellors to UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait & Pakistan,

Mr. Richard Bandera Saudi Arabia & Yemen,

Dr. Kurt Altmann Qatar, Mr. Gerd Bommer Oman, Mr. Reinhart Zimmermann

Special guests

Kuwait, Mr. Abdul Aziz Abdulah Al-Yaqout, Lawyer and Partner at Maysan Partners

EU, Dr. Wolfgang Penzias, Trade Counsellor, European Union to the United Arab Emirates

16.00 – 18.003.2 CONNECTED ECONOMIES IRAN, IRAQ & KURDISTAN

The Austrian Commercial Counsellors to

Iran, Dr. Georg Weingartner

Iraq, Ms. Isabel Schmiedbauer

Special guests Iran, Mr. Hatef Haeri, CEO, ICG Idam Consulting Goup

Iraq, Mr. Anas Al-Rawi, GM, Eisenland Trading Co.

13.15 – 14.45

14.45 - 16.00

14.45 – 18.00

19.00

20.00 – 22.00

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SPONSORS

DACH Advisory JLT41st Floor, Platinum Tower, Cluster IP. O. Box 643 993Dubai, United Arab Emirates T: +971 4 432 44 22F: +971 4 432 44 32E: [email protected]

DACH ADVISORY is a boutique advisory firm that provides superior business and management consultancy services to a diversified client base ranging from UHNWI & HNWI through to family offices, corporations, financial institutions as well as institutional clients.

DACH ADVISORY derives its knowhow and expertise from German speaking Europe, the so-called “DACH” region, while bridging the gap to some of the fastest growing emerging markets from Russia / CIS through to Asia & the Middle East.

DACH ADVISORY’s key strengths are its international perspective combined with its in-depth knowledge of local and regional markets. Our approach entails the consideration of “first-mover” projects in conjunction with a holistic financing solution attached to the heart of the concept developed by DACH ADVISORY’s team of professionals.

OURSPONSORS

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MODUL University ViennaAm Kahlenberg 11190 Vienna, AustriaT: +43 1 320 35 55 0F: +43 1 320 35 55 901E: [email protected]

BMC Gulf Trading & Contracting L.L.C.Al-Mutazah Complex, Jebel AliP. O. Box 33260Dubai, United ArabT: +971 4 884 50 01F: +971 4 884 50 02E: [email protected]

MODUL University Vienna is an international private university in Austria owned by the Vienna Economic Chamber. MODUL stands for more than 100 years of excellence in education (founded in 1908). MU Vienna is offering cutting-edge education on all levels (Bachelor, Master, and PhD programs).

MODUL combines a strong academic foundation with a commitment to sustainability and innovation as the key drivers of long-term success. It aims to foster independent and original research and bring the benefits of innovation to the research community and the general public. MODUL builds upon an international network of partner universities, commercial enterprises and public institutions. Its faculty comprises renowned Austrian and international scholars who have a strong commitment to develop this young organization into a leading research platform in its fields.

BMC Gulf is established in the UAE since 1998, and caters the local, GCC and the Middle East Markets by providing its clients and partners with professional engineering services starting from the design stage up to the handing over of the project. We are specialized in Geosynthetics and Thermoplastic engineering solutions for infrastructure, environmental, Landscaping, industrial, water and oil & gas projects. Value added services like detail design, professional installation through experienced engineers and certified welding technicians, as well as testing following strict quality control standards are integral part of BMC’s strategy.

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Kalmar is a manufacturer of decorative custom lighting for high end projects. We have completed numerous prestigious lighting installations in the Middle East in the past decades including five star hotels, government buildings, convention centres and palaces. Our lighting solutions comprise all aspects of decorative fittings from motorized and dynamic chandeliers to guestroom lighting.

Kapsch TrafficCom is a provider of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in the solution segments of road user charging, urban access and parking, traffic management, road safety enforcement, commercial vehicle operations, electronic vehicle registration and V2X cooperative systems. With end-to-end solutions, Kapsch TrafficCom covers the entire value creation chain of its customers as a one-stop shop, from components and design to the installation and operation of systems. The core business is to design, build and operate electronic toll collection and traffic management systems. References in 44 countries on all continents make Kapsch TrafficCom a recognized ITS provider worldwide. As part of the Kapsch Group, a family-owned Austrian technology group founded in 1892, Kapsch TrafficCom, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, has subsidiaries

Nets International FZE, Kalmar Lighting Middle EastBusiness Central Tower, Dubai Media CityP.O. Box: 53227Dubai, United Arab T: +971 4 436 23 85F: +971 4 436 23 86E: [email protected]

Transport Telematic Systems LLCAl Nasr StreetP.O. Box: 113660Abu Dhabi, United Arab T: +971 2 633 25 64F: +971 2 633 25 65www.tts-ad.ae

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Strohal Legal Group,International Legal ConsultantsP. O. Box 31484Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab EmiratesT: +971 7 236 4530F: +971 7 236 4531E: [email protected]

We have offices in the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Myanmar and Iran, (and associates in Austria, Italy, Hungary) which means our lawyers are well placed to serve as legal counsel throughout the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Europe. We represent and advise SMEs and international corporations in commercial setups, transactions, and any business-related legal issues.

There has been a profound history of legal advisors in the Strohal family dating back to1870 when the first “Strohal Chamber” was founded in both Vienna and Graz by Emil Strohal, a well-known juridical scholar and university professor in Graz, Leipzig and Goettingen. The present firm, founded 1979 by Theodor Strohal JD, is a law firm offering highly personalized services to its clients.

We can advise you across all aspects of setting up your establishment in a new location and helping to develop the entire infrastructure of your new branch office. We can obtain all your residence visas, including work permits, and assist you through the jungle of double-taxation treaties, nested privileges and international corporate and tax law.

With our expertise in international taxation, we are able to advise transcontinental companies on even the most complex cases in order to achieve the most tax effective structure, often resulting in a combination of European, Middle Eastern and Far Eastern operations.

360 decoro is the home of the world’s leading bespoke imaging technologies enabling individual designs to become a reality. There are almost no restrictions to developing a bespoke image that complements a design or architectural idea. 360 decoro will act as your partner to ensure all aesthetic, emotional and technical aspirations are delivered.

Using leading bespoke imaging technologies we provide expertise and advice to create your chosen image on a variety of exciting materials including: glass, metal, wood, wallpaper, cork, fabrics and paint. Due to our own in-house production unit we enable turnkey bespoke solutions for the interior fit out.

360 decoro is a subsidiary of Lang+Lang group Austria and currently counts four offices in Austria, Germany, United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.

360° decoro JLTJumeirah Lakes TowersIndigo Icon Tower, Cluster F, Office 1507Dubai, United Arab T: +971 4 431 27 30F: +971 4 431 25 80E: [email protected]

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Doka Middle EastJebel Ali Free Zone SouthP. O. Box 61407Dubai, United Arab EmiratesT: +971 4 870 87 00F: +971 4 870 87 02E: [email protected]

Doka Group InternationalDoka is a world leader in developing, manufacturing and distributing formwork technology for use in all fields of the construction sector. The Group headquarters and central plant are located in Amstetten, Austria. The Doka network is a globespanning sales organization with 160 sales and logistics locations in 70 different countries, giving construction companies around the world fast access to safe, dependable and high-performing formwork solutions.

Doka offerings for wall, floor, climbing, load-bearing and safety systems and general components receive acclaim for their high quality and integrated safety, ergonomic usage, and extremely long lifespan. Doka customers, irrespective of location, profit from prompt availability of required formwork together with Doka’s outstanding services for every type of building construction and civil engineering project.

Doka in the Middle EastDoka Middle East started early and invested into transferring formwork knowledge to construction projects in the region. In fact since the 1970’s, Doka Middle East has been recognized as one of the strongest and most reliable full-line formwork technology partners. Customers have access to over twelve subsidiaries in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. Since 2015, Doka Middle East also active in Iraq, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

With approximately 550 employees in the region comprising over 30 nationalities, Doka Middle East is focused towards providing specialized expertise to customers for any project type.

Perfection for ProfessionalsWith the introduction of the GLOCK “SAFE ACTION®” pistol in the early eighties, GLOCK set new international standards in the area of small arms. Never before has it been possible to combine safety, simple operation, speed, optimum ergonomics, minimal weight and low maintenance costs in a pistol.

Today, the GLOCK pistol is used by law enforcement agencies and security servicesthroughout the world. The DEA, the NYPD, the KFOR, German GSG9, the Washington D.C.Police and the Vatican Police are just a few of the many agencies that have chosen GLOCK“SAFE ACTION®” pistols.

“PERFECTION” stands for our commitment to uncompromising quality, future-orientedmanufacturing technologies and maximum customer satisfaction.

Glock Middle East FZEDubai Airport Free ZoneWest Wing 3, Office 501, Al TwarDubai, United ArabT: +971 4 299 57 79F: +971 4 299 44 42E: [email protected]

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HVD Life Sciences is a marketing and distribution company that specializes in sourcing, supplying and supporting life science solutions. It operates worldwide and services Central and Southeast Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Far East and Latin America.

HVD Life Sciences offers a wide range of high quality products from carefully selected manufacturers of innovative and industry-leading tools and technologies. The company works with public and university organisations, private laboratories, the pharmaceutical and food industries, biotechnology companies and partners in the fields of newborn and pregnancy screening and stem cell technology.

Unger Steel Middle East FZEP. O. Box 42251, Hamriyah Free ZoneSharjah, U.A.E.T: +971 6 513 25 55F: +971 6 513 25 70E: [email protected]

The family-owned Unger Steel Group is one of Europe’s leading and internationally most successful industrial companies. As a one-stop shop, the Unger Group offers comprehensive and customer oriented solutions and proofs about 60 years of competence in the sector of high-quality steel construction as well as in holistic project handling.

Besides the headquarters in Austria, about 20 subsidiaries throughout Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East enable local access to all services of the corporate group. Two production sites - in Austria and Sharjah (UAE) – constitute logistic hubs for first-rate deliveries in the shortest possible time. With a capacity of 70,000 tons of structural steel annually the Unger Group ensures a wide range of projects - starting from small projects to complex construction projects.

Unger is well-known for its comprehensive product range and the know-how in each branch. Renowned customers place their trust in the group’s customized solutions and the customer-oriented full-service. The Unger Steel Group has always been known for quality, customer orientation, flexibility and on-time delivery.

HVD Holding AGSaif Zone, Branch Office, Building Y, Office 54P. O. Box 8097Sharjah, United ArabT: +971 6 557 07 78F: +971 6 557 07 79E: [email protected]

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The Vienna Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the legal representative of the entire Viennese business community. In order to participate in the decision-making process of economic policies effectively, every business undertaking belongs by law to the Chamber of Commerce.

With 133.000 member companies the Vienna Chamber of Commerce is the biggest provincial chamber in Austria.

The Vienna Chamber of Commerce represents its members in all matters vis-à-vis governmental and other institutions. It also provides comprehensive services including founding a company, trade law and company taxation, social insurance, financing measures and the entry into foreign markets.

Mosaic Plus Media FZ LLC.Twofour 54 - Green Bldg. 202 Abu Dhabi, UAE, P. O. Box 77831 T: +971 2 401 27 29F: +971 2 401 16 56 E: [email protected] www.mosaicplusmedia.com

The art of details and perfection, Mosaic is assemblage of small pieces of colored glass and stones to create a masterpiece. This form of art dates back to early times. Over the years, historians and art fanatics were continuously mesmerized by the precision and artistic flair that is evidently shown in mosaics. At Mosaic Group, we aim to provide the same level of attention to detail in the development of our client’s products; distinguishing us in the marketplace.

Continuing from where others have stopped, with a unique special touch.Mosaic Plus Media is situated in Two Four 54, the media zone authority of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and with office in Dubai. The company is strategically located to service the region, which is of the safest, most affluent and fastest growing markets in the world. The location is of great accessibility to surrounding markets in the GCC. The highly skilled, passionately creative, and motivated team of designers will harmonically bring the client’s visions to reality. Mosaic Plus Media is familiar with the latest design trends and equipped with the latest facilities, technology and machinery that is new and unmatched in the region; guaranteeing perfect handmade finishing.

Mosaic Plus Media strives to give its respective clients the best price-quality.

Our services: Design - Printing & Binding - Publishing & Distribution - Digital PublishingWe are dedicated to create quality publishings using the most advanced technology. Pride is taken in the efficiency and professionalism of the ever changing needs of the company’s authors, societies, booksellers, librarians and end-users; the ultimate goal is to deliver products and services that are of superlative quality that serve the customer’s and partner’s best interest.

Wirtschaftskammer WienStubenring 8-10Vienna, AustriaT: +43 1 514 50E: [email protected]/wien

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SPEAKERS

Richard Bandera Austrian Commercial Counsellor, ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Abu Dhabi

Richard Bandera graduated from Vienna University of Economics (WU) majoring in International Trade. He held management positions in Austrian SMEs in the medical sector before joining the Austrian Foreign Trade Promotion Organization ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA in 1993. After 9 years as Commercial Attaché in Venezuela, South Korea and Italy, he was promoted as Commercial Counsellor to Turkey in 2003 where he ran the Austrian Trade Commission in Ankara until 2010. During that period, Austrian exports increased by 50 % and Austria jumped from 23rd place to become the largest investor to Turkey in 2010 and 2011.

Until 2014 Richard Bandera was the Head of go-international, the Export and Foreign Direct Investment Promotion Initiative of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO) and the Austrian Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW) in Vienna. The program with a fund value of 150 million Euro since 2005, aims at the internationalization of Austrian businesses leveraged by a factor of 1:55 in terms of additional exports generated for each Euro invested.

Richard Bandera is now heading ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA UAE, the Commercial Section of the Austrian Embassy in Abu Dhabi and is Commercial Counsellor to the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Pakistan. He is also coordinating the Austrian export promotion activities with ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA offices in Qatar and Oman.

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H.E. Walter Ruck President, Vienna Chamber of Commerce and Industry

In June 2014, building contractor and engineer Walter Ruck was elected President of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WKW) by the Vienna Economic Parliament. The 50-year-old Viennese building contractor had previously served for four years as head of the Crafts and Trades Sector and a top official of WKW. Walter Ruck is also the head of the Vienna Business Association.

Born on 6 August 1963 in Vienna, after leaving school, Walter Ruck studied at Vienna University of Technology and in 1989 took the examination to become a master builder. In 1991 he took over as manager of the building company founded by his father in 1977 (W. Ruck GmbH) and has been its sole director since 2004. The company specializes not only in the restoration of listed facades but is also very involved in educating young employees. Walter Ruck is also a court-certified expert and Vice President of the Austrian Standards Institute.

As President of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce and Industry he legally represents the interests of all Viennese companies, from one-person businesses and small trade organizations to industry and banks, a total of about 130,000 members. The focus of the work of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce and Industry is active involvement in economic affairs. This is achieved through advocacy, advice, service, information and training activities for entrepreneurs, and a global presence in the Austrian foreign trade offices.

H.E. Peter Elsner-Mackay Austrian Ambassador, Austrian Embassy Abu Dhabi

H.E. Peter Elsner-Mackay is holding the position of Austrian Ambassador to the UAE since 2012. He began his career with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1994 and has had several responsibilities and assignments during his career with postings in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

He started off as a desk officer for the department of political affairs for the Americas, attaché at the Austrian Embassy in Nigeria and attaché at the Austrian permanent mission to the IAEA in Vienna. Later, he was posted to the Austrian Embassy in France and served as Counsellor for press affairs and public relations in Rome and afterwards was selected to serve as the deputy chief of mission and head of the Austrian Cultural Institute in Cairo.

His last position before taking over as the Austrian Ambassador to the UAE was the Deputy Chief of State Protocol at the Federal Ministry or European and International Affairs.

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Hassan Al Hashemi Vice President of International Relations Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Hassan Al Hashemi joined Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry in 2006 and is currently the Vice President of International Relations. As the principal liaison between governmental authorities and the private sector, Mr. Al Hashemi’s department represents Dubai Chamber on the international arena and in turn is one of the organization’s most active departments.

The Department’s main duties include negotiating cooperative agreements with foreign partners, organizing major events as well as high level business networking programs, representing the Chamber at local and international events, and organizing inbound and outbound delegations and trade missions.

Since 2012, Mr. Al Hashemi has led the implementation of Dubai Chamber’s ProDubai initiative, which involves setting up a number of International Representative Offices in targeted locations around the world. He is also responsible for the promotion of Dubai Association Center, a first in the region that aims at attracting international business and professional bodies to Dubai.

Mr. Al Hashemi holds a BA degree in Management and Marketing from the University of Dubai and is currently pursuing his Masters in Project Management at the British University in Dubai. He is also a graduate of the “Mohammed Bin Rashid Program for Leadership Development”, a selective and highly regarded program initiated by the Executive Office of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.

Mr. Al Hashemi is also the Secretary General of ICC UAE and Board Member of other local and international business organizations. He is married and has three daughters.

Pierre Prunis Regional Manager Africa/Middle East,

Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna

After a master degree of Business Administration at the Johannes-Keppler University in Linz (Austria) including a one year European Exchange Program in Bilbao (Spain) Mr. Pierre Prunis started his career in the year 2000 at the Asian Desk of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber in Vienna.

His first assignment abroad took place from 2001 to 2004 as Commercial Attaché at the Austrian Embassy in Bangkok (Thailand) which included a three months mission in Beijing (China) followed by the posting of Commercial Attaché for Algeria and Tunisia in Algiers from 2004 to 2007.

He continued his career as Trade Commissioner at the Consulate General of Austria in Montreal (2007-2010) and as Head of Advantage Austria and Commercial Counsellor at the Austrian Embassy in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) from 2010 till 2015. Finally he was assigned as Regional Manager for Middle East and Africa at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber in September 2015.

Next to his mother languages German and French Mr. Pierre Prunis is fluent in English and Spanish, has good command in Italian and basic knowledge in Arabic and Thai.

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Dr. Theodor Strohal Senior Partner, Strohal Legal Group - Strohal Legal Consultants

born in 1949 admitted to the Austrian Bar in 1979 (cum laude) admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1993 as Foreign Lawyer admitted as Legal Consultant in Ras al Khaimah (UAE) in 2005

EDUCATION: Graduated from Theresianische Akademie in 1968, from Vienna University, School of Law in 1974 (cum laude); twice awarded a scholarship for outstanding academic records.

CONCENTRATION: Real Estate, Joint Ventures, International Taxation, International Corporate Law; frequent speaker in seminars on Austrian and international property law; working experience in South America and the Far East. Lecturer at European Journalist Academy in the University of Vienna Campus, Post Graduate courses 2002 – 2004 (Austrian and European Corporate Law) Guest Lecturer at University of Dubai on UAE Corporate Law Speaker in i.e. Singapore (governmental institution) on market entry and corporate law in GCC countries

OFFICES: 1979 foundation of law firm in Vienna, Austria 1992 opening foreign law firm in Singapore 2005 opening law firm in UAE 2009 retiring as lawyer in Austria 2009 entering into association with Al Sulaiti Law Firm in Doha, Qatar 2012 entering into partnership with U Min Sein Law Firm in Yangon, Myanmar 2015 entering into partbership with Iranian Laywers Office Arjomandi & Arif in Theran, Iran

MEMBERSHIPS: Austrian Bar Association 1979-2009; Singapore Law Society since 1993; Member of the Bar in Ras al Khaimah, UAE as Legal Consultant

LANGUAGES: Fluent in German and English; knowledge of Spanish, French and Indonesian.

RELATED ACTIVITIES: Seminars on real estate law, money laundering, joint venture law, trainer for holistic meditation techniques.

Maryam Al Obaid Senior Consultant, Health and Safety, The Executive Council – Dubai Government

Maryam Al Obaid joined The Executive Office of H.H.Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai in 2006. Since then, she has been gaining vast experience and knowledge specializing in the areas of public policymaking, strategic planning, strategy execution, governance, and performance management as well as corporate planning, Maryam has played a prominent role in the incubation and implementation of a number of leading projects such as the Arab Strategy Forum, the development of Dubai Strategic Plan 2015 and Dubai Plan 2021, the establishment of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Foundation and the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government.

Additionally, she participated in leading the establishment of the infrastructure for activating sector committees in the government. She is currently leading the development of sectoral strategies and policies for Dubai Government in the fields of health and safety. She is also managing strategic performance reviews and reporting for the same sectors along with the management of the affairs of Dubai Government’s Health and Safety Committee.

Maryam is a holder of an Executive Master’s degree in Public Administration. She is an alumnus of executive education of Harvard Kennedy School of Government, a graduate of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Leadership Development Program and she carries a number of certifications in the fields of strategic leadership, advanced protocol management as well as balanced scorecard implementation.

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Hisham Al GurgCEO, Private Office of Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum and SEED Group

With over 18 years of experience in setting up and running new ventures in the MENA region, Mr. Al Gurg is a pioneer for his visionary approach, high profile networking, and for concluding and managing large regional projects and investments worth more than 1.06 Billion USD.

He is also the Executive Counsellor of Al Fajer Investments & Development, an investment division of Al Fajer Enterprises, a holding group of companies owned by His Highness Sheikh Hasher Al Maktoum, a member of the royal family of Dubai.

Currently, his main day-to-day activities are focused on managing SEED Group. As a Group C.E.O., Mr. Al Gurg manages 8 growing companies in 6 diversified industries. The group’s core activities are Telecom Services, Media Production, Entrepreneurship Training & Development, General Trading, Business Services, Restaurants, Medical Labs and Real Estate Investment and Management.

He is also the UAE partner of the Chinese petroleum giant “Sinopec Petroleum”. Sinopec is one of the five largest energy corporations in the world, headquartered in Beijing.

Mr. Al Gurg is also a board member of at Signature Group, an International Private Equity that focuses on emerging markets such as the Middle East, India, and Africa. Mr. Al Gurg is a Bachelor degree holder from Southwest Texas State University (San Marcos, Texas).

Dr. Gordian Gaeta Director, Alwan Capital Holdings (BVI) LTD

Gordian is and was a principal, executive and advisor in structuring and investing in complex equity and business venture transactions and implementations mainly in frontier and emerging markets for companies, family offices, private equity funds, with development finance and for sovereign wealth investments. He is shareholder in and advisor to several investment vehicles, funds and businesses.

Earlier in his career, Gordian was managing partner with Booz.Allen & Hamilton (later Booz & Co), the preeminent management consulting firm and worked for banks in several continents. A part time academic in law, business and finance, he has a number of books and publications to his name such as ‘Frontiers in Credit Risk’ and ‘Opportunities in Emerging Markets – investing in the Economies of the Future’.

Gordian studied undergraduate mathematics, graduate and doctorate law and post graduate business sciences in Austria and Switzerland. An Austrian citizen, he resides in Dubai, UAE and Hong Kong.

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Alp Eke Senior Economist Director, National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD)

EDUCATION Master of Science in Statistics: Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA, Aug 2004 Master of Science in Agricultural Economics: Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA, Dec 2003Master of Science in Economics: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. IL, USA, May 1998 Bachelor of Arts in Business Management: Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, May 1995

WORK EXPERIENCENational Bank of Abu Dhabi (04/2010 – Present)Position: Senior Economist (Director), Market Insights/Global Markets (07/2014 – Present)Position: Senior Economist, Economic Research Division/Asset Management Group (04/2010 – 07/2014)Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, Research & Statistics Division, Abu Dhabi, UAE; (09/2007- 04/2010) Position: Senior Statistician/Economist Ministry of Economy Abu Dhabi, UAE, (06/2006 – 09/2007) Position: Economics/Statistics Consultant Knowledge Band Co, Ltd. Osaka, JAPAN, (04/2005 – 06/2006) Position: Risk Analysis Specialist

Zaid MalehCEO, DACH ADVISORY JLT

Zaid Maleh is the CEO of DACH ADVISORY, a fully-fledged investment firm headquartered in Dubai with offices in Vienna & Moscow.

A seasoned investment banker with the wealth of knowledge in the industry and over a decade of experience in Emerging Markets coverage.

Zaid has an excellent international network with Governments, High Net-Worth Individuals, Family Offices, SWFs & Financial Institutions in Europe, Russia / CIS and the MENA region.

Prior to DACH ADVISORY, Zaid headed the Investment Banking activity at VTB Capital, the investment arm of VTB Bank, Russia’s largest international financial group. He was instrumental in positioning VTB Capital as the 1st Russian financial institution in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) while leading the bank‘s efforts in the region. He also held senior positions within Gatehouse Bank and Raiffeisen Bank International in London and Vienna in the area of M&A Advisory, Debt & Equity Capital Markets as well as Islamic Finance focusing on Emerging Markets.

He started his professional career back in 2000 as a Consultant on Middle East Affairs at the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna.

Zaid is an active member of several Business Councils across Europe, Russia & the Middle East. He is a Partner at Fox Corporate Finance (FCF), a leading German specialized investment bank with particular emphasis on private and public small / midcap companies across German speaking Europe based in Munich and a Managing Partner at Synergy Innovations, Russia’s leading Venture Capital Fund focusing on global educational technologies.

An Austrian National of Syrian origin, he holds an MSc in Economics & Business Administration from the Vienna University of Economics and is fluent in Arabic, German, English and Advanced in Russian language.

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Isabel SchmiedbauerCommercial Counsellor, ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Amman

Isabel Schmiedbauer completed her studies of International Business Administration at the University of Vienna and the London School of Economics after finishing secondary school in Spain.

Since joining the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber she has been posted to France and the Philippines before taking up the position of Commercial Counsellor for Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria in 2013.

Having spent part of her childhood in the region followed by a work stint in Egypt she is happy to be back in the region again.

Martin NeureiterCEO, CSR Company International

Born in Salzburg, Law studies in Salzburg, Vienna and London (London School of Economics). After working with the Salzburg Provincial Government, joined the Austrian Parliament as political adviser. Afterwards office manager at the European Parliament, later at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, followed by a year in Kosovo as deputy head of the Democratisation Department of the OSCE.

Since 2004 founder and CEO of “The CSR Company international”, a consultancy specialised on Corporate Social Responsibility, with offices in 40 countries, spanning from Marocco to Korea.

He is Chair of the Implementation Task Group within ISO (International Standards Organisation) writing the ISO 26 000 standard – published November 2010.

He is scientific head of the postgraduate education at University of Vienna for CSR. He also lectures at the St. Gallen Management Institute (Switzerland) and coaches at CEO level.

Mag Neureiter is the author of several books on CSR, such as “Corporate Social Responsibility – Leitlinien und Konzepte im Management” published 2004, which was the first German language book on the issue and “Handbuch Corporate Citizenship” published 2009.

He worked on national CSR strategies for Nigeria, Cyprus and Ukraine together with highest ranking politician.

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Reinhart Zimmermann Commercial Counsellor, ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Muscat

Mr. Reinhart Zimmermann has been working for the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber since 1998 in different positions. He started his international professional experience as Deputy Commercial Counsellor in Barcelona followed by Brussels.

After two years at the headquarters in Vienna in the function as Regional Director for South and South East Asia, he established a new department covering international financial institutions and development cooperation.

He joined the Austrian Embassy - Commercial Section in Sofia from 2008 and finally in 2012 became the Austrian Economic and Commercial Counsellor in Muscat, where he is heading the newly established Austrian Economic and Commercial Delegation Muscat covering the Sultanate of Oman.

He is a graduate from the Vienna University of Economics and Business as well as postgraduate from the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona.

Saleem HashmiRepresentative Commercial Office, ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Karachi

Mr. Saleem Hashmi has been a representative with the Austrian Trade Marketing Office in Pakistan since 2006. Reporting directly to the Austrian Commercial Counsellor, Mr. Hashmi’s role is to provide strategic advisory services to Austrian companies that are looking to do business in Pakistan.

Before assuming his role at the Austrian marketing office, Mr. Hashmi spent 10 years with the Pakistan Liaison office of VA Tech. He began his professional career with Siemens Pakistan as a trainee engineer.

Mr. Hashmi is a qualified Mechanical Engineer with a specialization in Thermal sciences by profession and has completed his studies at California State University. He is a member of the Pakistan Engineering Council, Marketing Association of Pakistan and American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

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Prof. Dr. Karl Wöber President, MODUL University Vienna GesmbH

Karl Wöber, born 1964 in Vienna, Austria, is Full Professor and Founding President of MODUL University Vienna. He is the elected chairman of the Austrian Private University Conference.

At MU Vienna he is also the Dean of the Professional School which includes the MBA degree and the seminar (certificate) program.

Karl acquired his PhD from the Vienna University of Economics and Business where he became Associate Professor in 2000. In 1997, he was a visiting scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Leisure Studies. Since 2005, he is a Visiting Senior Fellow of the School of Management at the University of Surrey (UK), and a Senior Fellow of the National Laboratory of Tourism and eCommerce at the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management at Temple University (Philadelphia, USA).

His main research activities are in the fields of computer support in tourism and hospitality marketing, decision support systems, multivariate methods and strateg ic planning. Karl Wöber is also Technical Advisor to European Cities Marketing and the European Travel Commission for many years.

Prof. Dr. Jörg FinsingerAcademic Head, MODUL University, Dubai

Prof. Dr. Jörg Finsinger is full Professor since 1990 and currently holds the Chair of Financial Services Research as well as the Chair of Public Economics at the University of Vienna. Previously Prof. Finsinger held professorial positions at the University of Berne, University of Lüneburg, University of California, Tongij University in Shanghai, University of Miami, and University of Hohenheim - Stuttgart. Furthermore Prof. Finsinger is a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Member of the Academy of Insurance, Cofounder of the Finance and Ethics Academy in Austria, Board memberships in public institutions - Fachakademie für Finanzdienstleister -, Consultant for Government organizations in Brussels, Bonn, New York, Bern and Vienna.

He obtained research grants from DFG, Anglo-German Foundation, German Marshall Fund, Thyssen Foundation and is licensed financial advisor as well as evaluation expert for Accreditation Councils for MBA and other cur ricula. As an expert on financial software, automated trading systems, and Islamic finance, he developed an impressive track record of Projects in the United Arab Emirates. Prof.

Finsinger holds degrees in Physics, Mathematics, Economics and Business from British, US, German and Swiss Universities.

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Kalthoom Al Balooshi Executive Director at Knowledge & Human Development Authority (KHDA)

Kalthoom Al Balooshi is a ‘why’ person. Her professional achievements to date have come from a curiosity to uncover and challenge current education practices, and in the process, bring about positive change.

To increase transparency in schools and promote quality education in Dubai’s schools sector, Kalthoom played a central role in setting up the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau - the first accountable, transparent inspections programme of its kind in the region.

“Early childhood education also plays a crucial role in predicting future success,” adds Kalthoom. “I feel a tremendous sense of reward from our work in developing policy and research to support the quality and growth of the early childhood education sector in Dubai.”

She works closely with international investors and operators interested in contributing to Dubai’s private education landscape. With her enthusiasm, creativity and curiosity, Kalthoom looks forward to continuing to help Dubai become a hub for best and emerging education practice in the region and the world.

Prof. Dr. Bernd J. HöferChairman & CEO, A9C Capital - Business Consultants & Technology Advisors WLL

Prof. Dr. Bernd J. HOEFER is Chairman & CEO of A9C Capital WLL (Bahrain), one of the leading technology investment and consulting companies in the Middle East.

He is based in Bahrain since 2006 and supports the GCC countries to industrialize and to diversify their economies and ultimately becoming knowledge-based economies.

From 2001 to 2006 Bernd J. HOEFER was the Vice Chairman of the Executive Board and CFO of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and served on various boards and committees such as Application Centre for Satellite Navigation (Oberpfaffenhofen), Centre for Science and Research Management (Speyer), T-Systems Solutions for Research, CERN (Geneva) and others.

Prior to this he was Managing Director of one of the biggest Family Offices in Germany and Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Germany where he served for almost 15 years (WP/StB).

Bernd J. HOEFER is an Honorary Professor for Economics, Management and Finance at the University of Applied Sciences Cologne (RFH) and Professor for Innovation Management and Technology Transfer at the University of Applied Sciences Bonn/Rhein-Sieg.

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Dr. Georg Weingartner Commercial Counsellor, ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Tehran

After graduation in Law and Business Administration in Vienna and Geneva, Dr. Georg Weingartner worked for several years in the largest Austrian Utility Company VERBUND before joining Advantage Austria in 2001.

His postings as Commercial Attaché included Thailand, Germany, United Arab Emirates. Since 2011 he is heading the Austrian Trade Commission in Tehran, covering Iran and Afghanistan.

Gerd BommerCommercial Counsellor, ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Doha

After graduating as a Master of Business Administration from the University of Klagenfurt in Austria, Gerd Bommer started his working life in the electronics industry with Flextronics International. Due to his interest in not only working, but also living internationally he moved to ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, Austria’s official trade promotion organization, where he started his career in the office in New York/USA.

After moving on to the office in Helsinki/Finland and supporting and consulting Austrian companies in Finland and the Baltics, he was transferred to Latvia to open the ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA office in Riga and managed the offices in Riga/Latvia and Vilnius/Lithuania.

Gerd Bommer then accepted the challenge to run the subsidiary of Austrian healthcare company VAMED in Milan/Italy.

After several years with VAMED he returned to ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA and was posted to Doha/Qatar to open a new office in this dynamic market.

In his four years in Qatar he established the office as a focal point for Austrian companies in the market, as well as for Austrians and Austrian subsidiaries in Qatar.

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Claudio Palmieri CEO, CLS Energy Consultants DMCC

Claudio has worked in commissioning, engineering, project management, service, sales, project development and business development for power, renewable energy and Oil & Gas sector for companies like ABB, MTU and Kharafi National which included a position on the board of directors of a Solar PV EPC company registered at Masdar, Abu Dhabi.

He has more than 17 years of Middle East experience.

Richard ThompsonEditorial Director, MEED

MEED is the Middle East’s leading source of business intelligence, providing daily news, data and analysis about the regional economic and business opportunities and trends. Richard heads up MEED’s teams of market analysts and editors and is responsible for all content produced by MEED.

Richard is much in demand as a speaker at business events covering the region and regularly appears in the regional and international media as a commentator. He joined MEED in 2003 and has been in his current role since 2010.

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Walter Glaser CFO, Unger Steel Middle East

Walter Glaser is Managing Director / CFO at Unger Steel Middle East FZE, the regional hub and second production site of the Unger Steel Group.

The Unger Steel Group is one of the leading and internationally most successful industrial companies in the construction sector in Europe, being the specialist for structural and architectural steel and offering turnkey delivery of complete and customized projects as a general contractor.

After graduating from Vienna University of Economics and Business he held various positions in the steel construction industry before joining Unger Steel Middle East in 2007.

He is the one remaining original member of the senior management team which started the Middle East hub of the company.

In his responsibility as CFO he has overseen the expansion of Unger in the Region and played a fundamental part in the development of the company and its organisation.

Sebastian GerlachRegional Manager DACH, Bahrain Economic Development Board

Sebastian Gerlach has more than 14 years’ experience in the public and private sectors. He has worked since 2011 as an advisor to the Bahrain Economic Development Board guiding their international business development operations in Central and Western Europe and managing the regional office in Berlin.

Previous positions in the last years have included managing the Berlin office of the worldwide operating communication agency “Avantgarde”, developing and implementing the German nation branding campaign “Germany – Land of Ideas” and being a member of the OECD International Investment Division, on the Egypt Investment Policy Review. Sebastian began his career as an advisor to the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Federal Parliament. Sebastian holds a MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and a diploma in political sciences the Free University Berlin.

Sebastian lives in Berlin with his wife and son. In his free time he does cycling and rugby and going swimming.

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Abdul Aziz Abdulah Al-Yaqout Senior Partner, Meysan Partners Kuwait

Abdul Aziz Al-Yaqout is a Senior Partner with Meysan Partners, and is one of the region’s most prominent lawyers, having advised some of the most successful businesses and public sector organizations operating in the GCC and beyond.

Mr. Al-Yaqout previously established a leading capital markets practice in Kuwait, which advises on all types of capital markets transactions including initial public offerings (IPOs) and public take-overs as well as capital markets compliance matters. He has advised on a number of capital markets and corporate regulations, including co-authoring the Kuwait Companies Law.

His recently established Meysan practice also focuses on mergers and acquisitions and the representation of corporate clients and financial investors in acquisitions, divestures and joint venture projects as well as pre-and post-merger restructurings. The firm was recently awarded IFLR Rising Star of the Year 2015.

Aziz has deep experience in restructuring matters, including out-of-court workouts and reorganizations, and regularly represents insolvency administrators, distressed companies, lending institutions, private equity funds, purchasers of distressed equity and debt, and secured and unsecured creditors.

Additionally, Mr Al-Yaqout sits on the board of Injaz al Arab, and is Vice Chair of the Al-Yaqout Group, a Kuwait based family business with diverse business interests.

Dr. Kurt AltmannCommercial Counsellor, ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Riyadh

Dr. Kurt Altmann started his career 1981 at the Foreign Trade Department of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber in Vienna.

His first assignments abroad took place in Budapest, Algiers and Sydney. In 1992 he returned to Austria as Deputy Head at the Department for Economic Relations with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber.

1995 Dr. Kurt Altmann continued his carrier abroad as Austrian Trade Commissioner / Commercial Counsellor at the Austrian Embassy in Amman and was in charge for Jordan and Iraq. 2002 – 2007 he was posted in Damascus to be in charge for Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. From 2008 to 2015 Dr. Altmann was assigned as Austrian Commercial Counsellor in Cairo responsible for Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, South-Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia.

Since August 2015 he is holding the posting of Austrian Commercial Counsellor in Riyadh.

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Hatef Haeri CEO, ICG-Idam Consulting Group

Hatef Haeri holds a BS degree in applied Physics from the University of Paris Jussieu.

He is the Founder and CEO of ICG group of companies with bases in Europe and the Middle East.

For the last 20 years he has been involved in Energy economics consulting services to industry and EU-Iran Governments.

Dr. Wolfgang PenziasTrade Counsellor, European Union Delegation to the United Arab Emirates

Born and educated in Vienna, Austria, married, one child.

After studies in economics (MBA) and political science (Dr.) from University of Vienna and Vienna Business School started professional career with Mobil Oil Austria, then joining Austrian Federal Economic Chamber in 1979 for a succession of postings in Austrian Embassy/Austrian Foreign Trade Services in Montreal, Tokyo, Madrid, Paris, Karachi and Abu Dhabi including various postings at headquarters in Austria (Director Foreign Trade with Asia).

Since 2014 joined the European External Action Service as Trade Counsellor for the European Union Delegation to the United Arab Emirates.

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Anas Al RawiGeneral Manager, Eisenland Trading Co., Baghdad, Iraq

Utilizing a career experience in marketing and business development to pursue investments in Iraq, with emphasis on intermediate industries.

2003 to PresentIn 2003, moved to Iraq after 22 years in Saudi Arabia. Performed a comprehensive market survey and in 2004 started my personal business in the chemicals industry. Later in 2005, I founded and managed a tube mill manufacturing company in Basra, and two Construction Materials Trading companies with branches in 16 Iraqi provinces. All part of the Al Muhaidib group of companies. During the unrest in 2006-2007, I established three real estate investment and development companies for the same group in Syria.

In 2013 I focused on personal investment and established a modern wooden doors manufacturing company, in partnership with foreign investors in Baghdad. I also established a Trading Company at around the same period, with the objective of trading in major industrial supplies and products.

1980 – 2003 Since graduating from the University of Manchester, UK in 1979 with a Master’s degree in chemical engineering, I pursued a career with the Juffali group of companies in Saudi Arabia. Starting off in the chemical industry and later managed a transport industry manufacturing company.

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2F-Leuchten GesmbH Pichl 118, 5441 Abtenau Salzburg, Austria

T: +43 62 43 24 07 E: [email protected] www.hotellicht.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Hans Buchegger Owner

African & Eastern (NE) LLC P.O. Box 32520 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 2 677 17 63 E: [email protected] www.africaneastern.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. C.P Gopakumar General Manager

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH Donau-City-Straße 1 Vienna, Austria

T: +43 50 55 00 E: [email protected] www.ait.ac.at

Name of the participant:

Mr. Reinhard Schütz Assistant to the Head of the Energy Department

Ajman Chamber P.O. Box 662 Ajman, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 6 701 62 00 E: [email protected] www.ajmanchamber.ae

Name of the participants:

Mr. Mohammed Aljanahi Executive Director - Business and Investment Development Sector

Mr. Nasser Alawadhi Head of International Relations

Mr. Marwan Hareb Head of Business Development

The company in the heart of the Salzburg Mountains was founded in 1972.

The employees originate mostly from the region and together they unite the various skills. Locksmith, painter, carpenter, tailor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and lighting designer introduce their skills to the field.

2F is a factory that can reinvent itself again and again. It sees every single manufactured model as an experience and an opportunity to build new ways to produce unique lighting.

We are specialized in lamps for hotels and shops. 50 employees ensure our national and international customers short lead times and height flexibility. Every product is individual and we help our customers and Architects to create unique items.

With a history spanning nearly five decades, African + Eastern has grown from a small trading company to the largest importer and distributor of the world’s most popular alcohol brands in the Middle East and Arabian Gulf.

A 300 strong team of professional and passionate staff throughout the UAE and Oman manage a superlative portfolio of brands, inspiring great blends for your drinking pleasure. African + Eastern operates the largest retail network with 22 stores in the UAE and 4 in Oman. Apart from being conveniently located, each store offers an unparalleled shopping experience and lives by the mantra Great Service, Great Brands and Great Value.

With a standing commitment to a great blend of brands, services and people; African + Eastern is as dedicated to serving you, as we are to bringing you the best that our world has to offer.

Ajman Chamber is the organization that represents the economic community of the city, reflects its activities and supports its needs.

The AIT is Austria’s largest non-university research organization taking a leading position in the Austrian innovation system and a corresponding key role in Europe. AIT as a high level research organization focuses on key infrastructure issues of the future – Energy, Mobility, Health & Environment, Safety & Security and Innovation Systems. Its mission is based on developing the methods and technologies of tomorrow and their implementation in close collaboration with industry and public institutions. The idea of Smart Cities is one of the core topics of the organization embracing an integrated approach towards sustainable urban development. AIT has gained vast experience in supporting Austrian and European cities in their transformation towards Smart Cities through scientifically based concepts and methodologies.

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AKA Business Services Company No.27, Razz Shopping Center, Hessari St., Mirdamad Blvd., Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

T: +98 21 22 90 22 90 E: [email protected] www.akabsc.com

Name of the participants:

Mr. Mohmmad Yousef Zadeh CEO

Mr. Bijan Sabeti Zadeh Directing Manager

Al Twaijri & Partners Law Firm Ali Al Salem Street, Al Jawhara Tower, 4th Floor Kuwait City, Kuwait

T: +965 2 205 50 20 E: [email protected] www.twaijri.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Abdul Kareem Al Twaijri Partner

Al-Rawahy Est. Dubai Investment Park 2 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 882 95 70 E: [email protected] www.alrawahydubai.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Jerald Ozee Fernandes Country Manager

AlBatha Engineering Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 50 621 73 29 E: [email protected] www.albatha.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Adrian Ferrari-Stanford Managing Director

Plant hire equipment (Compressors, Generators) Fronius International GmbH. Austria (Welding Solutions) Mahindra Power Generators

Our company activates in the field of importing and exporting oil and petrochemical products.

Twaijri Law Firm (TLF) is one of the leading law firms in Kuwait and the GCC with the head office in Kuwait city and a branch in Bahrain.

Electrical systems solution provider.

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Alexander & Partner Schlüterstaße 41 Berlin, Germany

T: +49 30 88 70 85 67 E: [email protected] www.alexander-partner.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Nicolas Bremer Partner - Attorney at Law

Allectric GmbH Rudolf-Hausner-Gasse 4 Vienna, Austria

T: +43 1 47 97 12 70 E: [email protected] www.allectric.com

Name of the participants:

Mrs. Milka Nisslmüller Managing Director

Mr. Ulrich Nisslmüller Managing Director

ASDAF Co. Asdaf for Real Estate Development Limited Building Al Makarona Street, Al Aziziyah District Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

T: +966 12 672 44 44 E: [email protected] www.asdaf-dev.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Khalid Kamal Executive Director

ATLAS Stubenbastei 10 Vienna, Austria

T: +43 1 890 38 39 E: [email protected] www.atlasinterim.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Othmar Wutscher Partner

ATLAS Interim Dubai Silicon Oasis, PO Box 214740, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 55 671 27 98 E: [email protected] www.atlasinterim.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Oliver Loisel CEO

Alexander & Partner is a boutique law firm specializing on advising clients from Europe on their business activities and investments in the Near and Middle East and the MENA Region and clients from the MENA Region on their investments in Europe.

aWith its head office in Berlin (Germany) and representations in Doha (Qatar), Dubai (UAE) and Muscat (Oman) as well as through a network of best friend law firms in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq and Iran the firm serves as a bridge between cultures assisting its clients to understand and benefiting from new opportunities in prosperous regions. With its diverse legal team the firm advises on dispute resolution (litigation, commercial arbitration and international arbitration) and transactions (merger and acquisition (M&A) and real estate transactions).

With offices in Vienna, Munich and Dubai ATLAS is a leading business and management development, interim management and executive search company.

ALLECTRIC is a Vienna based company with nearly 90 years of business tradition. In the past three decades, ALLECTRIC has developed to an Austrian market leader as well as to the established name abroad in medical and laboratory refrigeration, providing a range of purpose built products for use in hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories and research centers.

ALLECTRIC medical and laboratory coolers and freezers offer safe, reliable and energy efficient temperature controlled storage designed especially for drugs, blood bags, plasma in hospitals and also other materials in laboratory use. The product range covers the size from 140 to 1300 liters storage volume as well as the precise temperature interval from +15 to -86 °C.

Sophisticated temperature monitoring systems offered in addition to our appliances have become a necessity for safety and quality of cold stored media according to GMP/GLP in hospitals and laboratories.

ASDAF Real Estate Development Company: more than 25 Years of experience in the real estate industry and management in Saudi Arabia and other countries.

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Attraktion! GmbH Wipplingerstraße 32/20A Vienna, Austria

T: +43 1 532 07 77 E: [email protected] www.attraktion.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Markus Beyr CEO

Baitulhikma Law Firm Europcar Building, Khalifa Street, Level 02, Office A Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 2 626 82 45 E: [email protected] www.baitulhikma.com

Name of the participant:

Dr. Clemens Daburon Partner

Austro-Arab Chamber of Commerce Lobkowitzplatz 1 Vienna, Austria

T: +43 1 513 39 65 E: [email protected] www.aacc.at

Name of the participant:

Mr. Mouddar Khouja Secretary General

Bauertech GmbH Oberegging 24 3254 Bergland, Austria

T: +43 7412 522 95 E: [email protected] www.bauertech.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Friedrich Bauer Managing Director

Attraktion! creates media-based attractions and offers turn-key solutions for entertainment, leisure and retail venues: Theme & Amusement Parks, FECs, Science Centers, Shopping Malls, Brandlands etc.

Attraktion! is a specialized group of companies which is permanently going through a mutation evoked by an unique continuously growing product portfolio.

The experience products created by Attraktion! so far are theater & dome attractions, interactive group games & exhibits, entertainment & service robots.

Baitulhikma is a full service law firm established in 1981, with more than 40 lawyers in our offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Muscat, Salalah and Sohar.

Baitulhikma has one of UAE’s largest litigation practices in the UAE. In addition, we have established an international legal advisory desk with experienced Western-educated lawyers advising on all aspects of your business in the UAE and the Gulf, such as:

– market entry (LLC, branch, free zones, joint-ventures, agencies) – mergers & acquisitions – commercial contracts – dispute resolution (arbitration, mediation, litigation) – renting and buying property – labour law

Attorneys of Baitulhikma are the appointed lawyers of trust of the Austrian, Swiss and Turkish embassies.

AACC

The Austro-Arab Chamber of Commerce (AACC) is specialized in providing services, network and valuable information to businesspeople, companies and institutions between Austria and the Arab countries. Its expertise, activities and connections to key figures in economy and trade renders the AACC the ideal partner to engage for business between Austria and the Arab countries.

The AACC is acting under the umbrella of the General Union of Chambers of Commerce,

Industry and Agriculture for Arab Countries & the League of Arab States. Among its cooperation partners are all Arab embassies in Austria, the Austrian Federal Chamber of Commerce (WKO), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), OPEC, OFID, UNIDO and many others.

For more than 25 years, Bauertech has placed its emphasis on humans and the environment at its center by focusing its expertise on being an innovative services and technology oriented company. The company is proud of its heritage of being 100% reliable as an engineering firm and component partner for project support and environmental technology.

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Behin Darou Baher Unit 63, No 38, Parzin Baghdadi, Zaferaniye, Valie Asr Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

T: +98 21 26 41 39 45 E: [email protected] www.bbaher.com

Name of the participants:

Mr. Ali Rezakhah CEO

Mr. Mahdi Rezakhah Managing Director

BENE AG Schwarzwiesenstraße 3 Waidhofen/Ybbs, Austria

T: +43 7442 500 E: [email protected] www.bene.com

Name of the participants:

Mr. Jürgen Löschenkohl Vice President Project Sales

Mr. Wolfgang Stix Regional Sales Manager APAC / India

Benda-Lutz Werke GmbH Ferdinand Lutz Strasse 8 Nussdorf ob der Traisen, Austria

T: +43 2783 620 20 E: [email protected] www.benda-lutz.com

Name of the participants:

Mr. Eduard Eckerl Account Manager Asia, AAC and Building Material Industry

Mr. Janusz Jedrusik Managing Director

BERNARD Gruppe Bahnhofstraße 19 Hall in Tyrol, Austria

T: +43 5223 584 00 E: [email protected] www.bernard-gruppe.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Mohamed Badran General Manager of BERNARD Ltd.

We would like to introduce our company as a pharmaceutical team studying Iran`s veterinary market for 10 month to launch a new plant of Biological products in our 30 hectare area near Tehran. The technical studies of production methods recently have been added to our research to select the best manufacturing process to produce different products such as Veterinary vaccines, enzymes, Probiotics, Human Proteins, and Probiotics.

Our interest is to establish a multitask cell culture based vaccine production plant.

Bene is an internationally leading company that specializes in the design and furnishing of office and work environments. Bene defines the office as a living space and its concepts, products and services turn this philosophy into reality.

This brings together a 225-year tradition of quality with innovation and award-winning design.

The Bene Group is a globally active group of companies listed on the Vienna Exchange, with its head office and production facilities in Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria, with a presence in over 40 countries.

As an integrated provider, Bene implements forward-thinking office designs, thereby contributing to the business success of its customers.

Initially founded in 1910 as family business in Austria, Benda-Lutz now belongs to SunChemical®, a member of DIC-group, the world leader in the printing ink industry. As SunChemical’s Business Unit “Metallic Effects” Benda-Lutz is one of the global players for metallic pigments for printing inks, paints, plastics, powder and liquid coatings. Besides these optical applications with brilliant metallic effects, Benda-Lutz is among the main suppliers for the Building Material Industry for production of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC).

Benda-Lutz’ special shaped metallic pigments create together with other ingredients of the concrete small pores, so that there is a double effect – the thermal insulation is considerably increased and the wall’s weight gets substantially reduced compared to concrete, an important factor for construction of high-rise buildings.

The BERNARD Group is a multinational consultancy of independent specialized firms. Its headquarters are in Hall in Tyrol, Austria. The Group employs over 500 engineers and technicians.

The driving force behind the success of the Group is its ability for offering interdisciplinary engineering services.

BERNARD Group is an interdisciplinary, independent and competitive design firm for civil engineering projects. We offer individual and innovative solutions with high standards at reasonable rates.

Motivated employees and satisfied customers ensure our success according to our strategic guideline: Best solutions inspire.

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Burkan Munitions Systems P.O. Box 95011 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 2 506 95 00 E: [email protected] www.burkan.ae

Name of the participant:

Mr. Abdulla Al Awadi Business Development Manager

CLS Energy Consultants DMCC PO Box 340505 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 456 82 85 E: [email protected] www.cls-energy.com

Name of the participants:

Mr. Claudio Palmieri CEO

Mr. Clemens Wolters Managing Partner

CES Clean Energy Solutions GmbH Schönbrunnerstrasse 297 Vienna, Austria

T: +43 1 52 16 90 E: [email protected] www.ic-ces.at

Name of the participant:

Mr. Klaus Kogler Head of Unit: Innovative Building Services

Commercial Hardani Ahvaz, Islamic Republic of Iran

T: +98 61 33 32 24 81 T: +98 93 56 11 56 08 E: [email protected]

Name of the participant:

Mr. Bahram Hardani

Established in 2007, Burkan Munitions Systems is the UAEs first ammunition facility which manufactures, tests, and assembles various types of ammunition.

The company caters to the needs of Armed Forces in the UAE, as well as the GCC and the region.

We provide Business Development and Sales Consultancy in the Clean Energy (Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage and Environmental) Industry mainly for Companies who don’t have direct presence in the Region.

Full services provider for energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable development. CES operates worldwide and acts as a one stop shop for integrated consulting solutions.

- Vienna/Austria based consulting and engineering company

- Focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency & sustainable development

- Consultancy to the public and private sector

- Privileged partnership with iC group

- ISO 9001 - quality management certified

Engineering services & consulting from project development to project implementation in the fields of

- Solar energy, geothermal energy, wind

- Biomass, biogas, biofuels, district heating & cooling , cogeneration, trigeneration

Trading in:

Food & beverage products incl. vegetables, live plants and animals

Road construction, vehicle, aircraft, vessels, mining and machinery spare parts

Electric, electronic, telecommunication machinery tools and spare parts

COMMERCIAL HARDANI

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Commerzbank Gate Village 05, 4th Floor, DIFC Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 428 49 13 E: [email protected] www.commerzbank.com

Name of the participant:

Mrs. Eva Steinhaus Director, Structured Export & Trade Finance

Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Marina Habtoor Business Tower, 31st Floor Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 440 76 00 E: [email protected] www.netherlands.ae

Name of the participant:

Mr. Samar Kadri Senior Policy Advisor Agriculture & Food

Construction Machinery Center Co. L.L.C Al Habtoor Building, Airport Road, Rashidiyah Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 285 89 59 E: [email protected] www.cmcgulf.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Joe Lahoud General Manager

Crowe Horwath Building D, Office 106, Business Park, Dubai World Central Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 887 90 58 E: [email protected] www.crowehorwath.net/ae

Name of the participant:

Mr. Markus Susilo Partner

Commerzbank is a leading international commercial bank with branches and offices in more than 50 countries. The core markets of Commerzbank are Germany and Poland.

With the business areas Private Customers, Mittelstandsbank, Corporates & Markets and Central & Eastern Europe, its private customers and corporate clients, as well as institutional investors, profit from a comprehensive portfolio of banking and capital market services.

Commerzbank finances more than 30 per cent of Germany’s foreign trade and is the unchallenged leader in financing for SMEs. With its subsidiaries comdirect and Poland’s mBank it owns two of the world’s most innovative online banks.

Established in 1973, CMC occupies a leading position in the U.A.E. supplying and servicing equipment to a diverse range of industries and commercial undertakings covering the civil engineering, building industries, oil & gas, manufacturing, mining and warehousing sectors.

Operating through four main branches in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain in UAE and Basra in Iraq, the company supplies machinery solutions and specialises in Road Construction Machinery, Generators, Concrete Pumps, Air Compressors, Compaction Equipment, Passenger Hoists, Cutting & Bending Machines, Transit Mixers, Concrete Batching Plants, Telehandlers, Mini Loaders & Excavators, Forklifts, Backhoe Loaders, Mining Trucks

Horwath MAK is part of Crowe Horwath International with over 725 office locations across 125 countries worldwide. Our full range of professional services, throughout 16 offices in the UAE, provides a unique opportunity to deal with a single firm for “total-business-solutions”:

- Statutory Audit - Accounting - Company Formations - HR & Payroll - Corporate Governance - Business Advisory - Intellectual Property - International Tax - Internal Audit - Mergers & Acquisitions - Outsourced CFO - Risk Management

Diplomatic Mission

Agriculture & Food Department

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Danube Group Jabel Ali Free Zone, Gate 4 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 887 12 34 E: [email protected] www.aldanube.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Arif Bhaldar Head of Public Relations

DB Schenker DAFZA, West wing building 2, Office G02 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 214 91 00 E: [email protected] www.dbschenker.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Andreas Vargoczky VP KAM & Sales

Darko Miloradovic e.U. Salzachstraße 24-26/6/620 Vienna, Austria

T: +43 664 254 62 47 E: [email protected] www.vienneseball.cc

Name of the participant:

Mr. Darko Miloradovic

Deloitte Corporate Finance Limited Building 1 - Currency House, Dubai International Financial Centre Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 506 47 00 E: [email protected] www2.deloitte.com

Name of the participant:

Mrs. Jennifer Rabener Manager Forensic

Deloitte & Touche (M.E.) is a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) and is the first Arab professional services firm established in the Middle East region with uninterrupted presence since 1926. Deloitte is among the region’s leading professional services firms, providing audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services through 26 offices in 15 countries with over 3,000 partners, directors and staff, with a globally connected network of member firms in more than 150 countries.

Deloitte Corporate Finance Limited was established jointly in September 2008 by Deloitte & Touche Middle East and the UK Deloitte LLP practice in order to offer the highest quality financial advisory services in the Gulf.

Multi-dimensional company dealing in:

Building materials, Home interiors, Real Estate, Fashion and Garments, Cafes and Restaurants, Security Systems.

Logistics and transportation.

We are an event-organizer, which is organizing Viennese Balls in various countries worldwide.

We have the intention to find a suitable event-location and cooperation partners in order to establish the Viennese Ball as a yearly upcoming event from 2016 on in Dubai/Abu Dhabi.

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Design Composite GmbH Gewerbegebiet Lengdorf 4 Niedernsill, Austria

T: +43 6548 20 39 70 E: [email protected] www.design-composite.at

Name of the participant:

Mr. Douglas Nelson Export Sales

Doppelmayr Al Manara Building, Office No. 109 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 56 678 91 44 E: [email protected] www.doppelmayr.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Stephan Brändle General Manager Dubai Branch

DIAB QAWASMI & SONS CO. Jabal - Hussein/Khaled Ben Waleed Street Amman, Jordan

T: +962 6 465 26 50 E: [email protected]

Name of the participant:

Mr. Mousa Qawasmi General Manager

DS Consulting GmbH Rudolfstraße 58/3 Linz, Austria

T: +43 732 25 45 44 E: [email protected] www.dsc-mc.at

Name of the participant:

Mr. Hartwig Skala CEO

Design Composite GmbH produces and distributes composite panels for use in truck bodies, technical applications and architecture and design.

The patented honeycomb cores and one of the biggest laminating plant of its kind in the world form the backbone of our tried and tested technical competence.

For the architecture and design sector there is a wide choice of translucent panels which can be used for exterior applications (facades, porches, balconies), interiors (partitions, doors, counters, floors), fixtures and fittings for shops and retail units (shelves, displays, plinths etc.), the construction of trade fair stands, fitting out hotels and restaurants and the designer furniture industry.

The Doppelmayr Group leads the way for quality and technology in cable driven transport solutions.

The group has presence in over 35 countries. To date the Doppelmayr group has built more than 14,500 systems for customers residing in more than 89 countries.

A profound knowledge of its customer’s requirements combined with the thorough and precise project execution has made the group a global market leader.

A close and symbiotic relationship with its customer is the group’s formula for its long lasting success. This association has enabled the Doppelmayr Group to develop contemporary local transport systems for urban areas as well as efficient and innovative passenger transportation solutions for tourist resorts.

We specialize in software and consulting for firms that are in mail order trade and/or in wholesaling business all over Europe. Key issues include topics such as business and process optimization, automatization and multi-channel marketing as well as new markets and internationalization. Our mature and powerful ERP II solution is the basis for our customer’s success.

This solution is the reason for which retailers use the flexibility of mail order business by optimizing their businesses and the chances for growth through combining old and new economy.

ERP II | CRM | Multi Channel Marketing | POS | E-Commerce | Web shop | CMS | Newsletter | Call center | Stock keeping | Multi-client capable | Currencies| Country packages | Branch solution |etc.

DIAB QAWASMI & SONS CO. is the sole agent for Bosch home appliances in Jordan since 1978.

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Dubai Exports Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 445 53 33 E: [email protected] www.dedc.gov.ae

Name of the participant:

Mr. Mansoor Alhabbai

eyecoon GmbH Kirchengasse 3/1 Erlauf, Austria

T: +43 664 225 91 00 E: [email protected] www.eyecoon.at

Name of the participant:

Mr. Rudolf Periny CEO

EL-TEAM HandelsgmbH Liesingerstraße 1G 3012 Wolfsgraben, Austria

T: +43 2233 568 02 F: +43 2233 568 01 E: [email protected]

Name of the participants:

Mr. Ahmed Hassan Malek Chairman & CEO

Mr. Detlev Baumgartner Director of Legal Affairs

Mr. Gerald Meehan Sales Director

First Choice Management Consultancy P.O. Box 74327 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 311 67 50 E: [email protected]

Name of the participant:

Mrs. Sabine Poolke Owner

eyecoon offers the full cycle of development, customization and integration services of enterprise information management systems, including analysis, architecture creation, prototyping and configuration as well as information technology consulting.

Today eyecoon is facilitating the integration of information, employees, customers and processes across different businesses worldwide through systems and content management solutions built specially for our customers.

eyecoon continues to deliver excellent enterprise information management solutions on various platforms.

Our highly professional developers, designers, architects and analysts share a common passion - they are driven to turning challenging tasks into simple solutions!

EL TEAM has its headquarters in Austria and was established for all kinds of import and export for the heavy industry including the required technical services and for industrial installations worldwide.

El TEAM has been importing and supplying graphite electrodes under a distribution agreement with Graftech International to the Libyan Iron and Steel Company (LISCO) in Misurta Libya. The company has successfully delivered 12.205 mt since 2007 till date and supplies 92% of the requirements of LISCO including related spare parts and all kinds of consumables. With the trust placed in our commitment, LISCO has invited EL TEAM to set up a long term supply contract with permanent technical support.

Apart from our activities in Libya, EL TEAM imports solar panels and various other green energy generators from the well-known Chinese manufacturer DONGFANG ELECTRIC CORPORATION and sell them in the EU states.

The BERNARD Group is a multinational consultancy of independent specialized firms. Its headquarters are in Hall in Tyrol, Austria. The Group employs over 500 engineers and technicians.

The driving force behind the success of the Group is its ability for offering interdisciplinary engineering services.

BERNARD Group is an interdisciplinary, independent and competitive design firm for civil engineering projects. We offer individual and innovative solutions with high standards at reasonable rates.

Motivated employees and satisfied customers ensure our success according to our strategic guideline: Best solutions inspire.

Trade Promotion Agency

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FIS Finance & Investment Services GmbH Reichsratsstraße 11/3 Vienna, Austria

T: +43 1 402 69 90 E: [email protected] www.fis-vienna.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Rudolf Kirchmayr Managing Director

Grand Hyatt Amman Hotel Hussein Bin Ali Street Amman, Jordan

T: +962 6 465 12 34 E: [email protected] www.amman.grand.hyatt.com

Name of the participant:

Mrs. Nancy Aloush Reservation Agent

Frequentis AG Innovationsstraße 1 Vienna, Austria

T: +43 1 81 15 00 E: [email protected] www.frequentis.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Jean-Paul Gillesse Area Sales Manager

Hamburg Representative Office UAE P.O. Box 7480 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 447 01 00 E: [email protected]

Name of the participant:

Mrs. Kirsten Staab Director

Frequentis AG is an international supplier of communication and information systems for control centers with safety-critical tasks.

These Control Centre Solutions are developed and distributed by Frequentis in the business segments Air Traffic Management (civil and military air traffic control, air defence) and Public Safety & Transport (police, fire and ambulance services, shipping, and railway).

With a market share of 30%, the company is the world market leader in voice communication systems for air traffic control; it is also the world market leader in the area of Aeronautical Information Management.

Hamburg and the Gulf Region are moving closer together from day to day. An important player in this connection is the Dubai based Hamburg Representative Office UAE. It was founded in 2006 and represents the Government of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, and the Hamburg Tourist Board.

Our overall aim is to foster trade relations between the UAE and the wider Gulf Region and Hamburg. Therefore, our office acts as initial contact for Hamburg companies and institutions wishing to set up businesses in the UAE.

Our services include addressing inquiries from Hamburg regarding the UAE market. We also support local companies who wish to set up business in the city of Hamburg which offers a large variety of business opportunities.

We are an integrated independent financial, investment, legal and insurance services provider.

We specialize in the following areas: Project-, Export-, Trade-, Corporate Finance, Mergers & Aquisitions, Company Formation & Administration, Corporate Legal Services, Bookkeeping & Payroll Services, Financial Modelling, -Planning, Funds Management.

We present a value of hospitality and courtesy at a high level standard.

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HILTI – Bin Salim Al Wattayya Muscat, Oman

T: +968 99 87 74 94 E: [email protected] www.hilti.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Vincent Sennhauser Country Manager

Horwath Mak Level 21, The Prism, Business Bay, Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 447 39 51 E: [email protected] www.crowehorwath.ae

Name of the participant:

Mrs. Ishita Kariya Forensic Auditor

Hirsch Innenausbau GmbH International Welser Strasse 34 Leonding, Austria

T: +43 732 68 31 80 E: [email protected] www.malerei-hirsch.com

Name of the participants:

Mr. Otto Hirsch CEO

Mrs. Ulviya Mamedova Managing Director

HOT Engineering GmbH Parkstrasse 6 8700 Leoben, Austria

T: +43 3842 43 05 30 E: [email protected] www.hoteng.com

Name of the participant:

Mrs. Syliva Reyer Head of Training Services

Horwath Mak is a leading firm in the UAE and a leading firm within Crowe Horwath International network. Along with being a comprehensive corporate auditing and consultancy network, Horwath Mak is counted among the top ten multidisciplinary practices in the region.

The firm continually demonstrates a commitment to quality and provides an exceptional experience to those clients it serves.

Crowe Horwath International is ranked among the top 9 global accounting networks with more than 190 independent accounting and advisory services firm in over 118 countries around the world.

Crowe Horwath International’s commitment to building a leading Advisory practice has been recognized with International Accounting Bulletin’s prestigious ‘Advisory Firm of the Year’ award 2015.

Our parent company Hirsch Malerei Und Mehr, which has been in business for more than 120 years, has specialized in building construction and the performance of painting and paperhanging. This includes painting and façade work both in new buildings and revitalized ones. In Austria, we employ 80 people. In line with previous developments, we established a subsidiary in Prague in autumn 1996, a subsidiary in Poland in 1997, as well as other project companies in Russia and Azerbaijan.

The company Hirsch Innenausbau GmbH – International was founded in 2008. With approximately 250 employees and an aggregate turnover of 16 Mio. Euro (2014), numerous international projects such as malls and hotels in Krakow and Warsaw, hospitals in Warsaw and Gabon, embassy buildings in Hungary and Turkey, the presidential palace in Baku etc. have been successfully completed since then.

We are a general planner for interior fitting, offering a range of services from dry walling to completion.

HOT is a leading E&P reservoir consultancy with headquarters in Austria, branch offices in Germany, UAE and Libya and a global network of representative offices.

Three decades of E&P reservoir consulting experience have honed our capability to provide advanced and integrated sedimentological, geological, geophysical, petrophysical, as well as reservoir & production engineering technology.

In addition, our strong commitment to further education, a multinational team of instructors and state of the art course material has made us an established provider of cutting-edge training services, covering all stages of the E&P value chain.

Hilti offers products, systems and services that have leading-edge technology and provide professional customers in the construction and energy sectors with innovative solutions that feature outstanding added value. Active in more than 120 countries, Hilti not only operates production facilities and R&D centers, but is also involved in various international technology partnerships.

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Hundt Legal Consultancy Dubai Airport Free Zone, Building E3, 4th Floor Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 214 90 82 E: [email protected] www.hundtlegal.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Jochen Hundt Chairman

Investment & Marketing Intl. 69-B, South Circular Avenue, Crossing 15th South Street, Phase II, DHA Karachi, Pakistan

T: +92 322 246 99 91 E: [email protected] www.facebook.com/Investment and Marketing

Name of the participants:

Mr. Salman Hassan Vice President & COO

Mr. Syed Basher Ul Hassan President & Chief Editor

Hydrobalance VertriebsGmbH Leopoldauerstraße 140 Vienna, Austria

T: +43 1 290 57 14 E: [email protected] www.hydrobalance.at

Name of the participant:

Mr. Franz Kubacek Managing Director

ISCM Foundation Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 258 44 48 E: [email protected] www.iscmfoundation.org

Name of the participants:

Mrs. Therese Pütz Advisory Board Member

Mr. Jürgen Gröschl Consultant

Pakistan’s leading monthly business magazine, Investment & Marketing (I&M) is now in its 50th year of regular and uninterrupted publication. I&M marches ahead with the credibility and confidence, enjoying the appreciation of readers.

It is read with great interest by the first three professional managers of all important corporate sectors. In addition I&M is very popular and effective for its contents in the international institutions like The World Bank, IMF, IFC, ADB, IDB, OPEC, OPIC etc.

HYDROBALANCE – a strong partner for water purification. For 30 years now, the HYDROBALANCE Team is engaged studying natural water treatment.

Since 1997, HYDROBALANCE is producing and selling a patented Bio filter with a stone wool-based inner structure, which is used as organic purification and treatment – through microorganisms- for natural bathing waters and for ornamental- or fishponds in all kind of climatic zones.

Thanks to an innovation of the HYDROBALANCE filters, it is now possible to treat biologically natural waters such as rivers, creeks, small lakes as well as wastewaters (grey waters) from agricultural industrial plants.

Grey water, fed into big pond-areas, is cleaned via the HYDROBALANCE Filter-Systems. Consequently, it can be used as irrigation water for green areas or for ornamental ponds.

Hundt Legal Consultancy is an advisory firm specializing in the legal system of the GCC and MENA countries.

ISCM Foundation is a non-profit organization, dedicated to development in Africa. It combines a mix of finance, project assurance and education for projects that will result in sustainability, not only for the project itself, but also for the country and communities where it operates.

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JAF Global GmbH Gerbergasse 2 Stockerau, Austria

T: +43 2266 60 50 E: [email protected] www.jaf-group.coma

Name of the participant:

Mr. Teemu Korhonen Vice President of Sales

Jordan Business Council Oud Maitha, Bur Dubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 337 23 88 E: [email protected] www.jbcdxb.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Ihsan Al Qatawneh JBC Chairman

Jersey Co. No.6, Gol Building, Gol Avenue, Saee Park ,Valiassr St., Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

T: +98 21 88 65 69 06 E: [email protected] www.jersey.com

Name of the participants:

Mr. Mohsen Darvishi CEO

Mr. Mohammad Abdolalipour Directing Manager

Keyman GmbH Ricarda Huch Weg 1 Vienna, Austria

T: +43 1 600 61 45 E: [email protected] www.keyman.at

Name of the participants:

Mr. Andreas Kuchelbacher Managing Director

Mr. Johann Kuchelbacher Consultant

The establishment of this council came as a result of the various efforts & endeavors by a number of Jordan businessmen domiciling here in Dubai to form a body reflecting their past, present & continued contributions to the enormous strengthening of business & social ties & relationships not just between Jordanians & UAE Nationals, but also between Jordanians & other business communities present in this hospitable country.

The Jordan Business Council formed to explore the possibility of establishing such a body in participation with the consulate General of Jordan in Dubai& Northern Emirates, put forward this initiative in front of H.M King Abdullah II, during his visit to Dubai in April 2000, who encouraged such a step, hence, the Jordan Business Council was born.

− Worldwide production, sourcing and sales Network for complete portfolio of wood based products.

− Own Sawn Timber and Veneer production in Brasov

- Romania

− Accumulation yard in Lviv - Ukraine

− Sourcing Teams / Offices in Indonesia, Cameroon, Gabon, Brazil, USA

− Over sea sales organizations in China, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Eurasia and GUS, North Africa, Middle-East and West-Africa

− Private owned Company based in Austria.

− 56 subsidiaries in 3 continents and 21 countries

− 2600 employees, 700mio Euro annual revenues

We activate in the field of importing and exporting oil products. People make the difference!

As a company that always wants to create connections between customers, projects, candidates, we provide the appropriate experts. Our overarching engineering and personnel services range from the processing of individual project components to the overall project management responsibility.

For our solid team and our freelancers strain we are constantly on the lookout for competent, dedicated, colleagues.

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Khaniran Mobaddel Co. No153-Khaniran Alley-Abali Road-Tehranpars Teheran, Islamic Republic of Iran

T: +91 21 77 70 30 66 E: [email protected] www.khaniranmobaddel.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Ali Ghasemi Managing Director

Links Group Office 1008, Conrad Hilton Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 446 39 00 E: [email protected] www.linksgroup.com

Name of the participants:

Mr. Mark Field Consultant

Mr. Matthew Benjamin Consultant

Khatib & Alami Suite 601,6th floor, Jaidah Sequare, Airport Road Doha, Qatar

T: +974 44 65 70 02 E: [email protected] www.khatibalami.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Wael Roustom Senior Manager-Electrical

Mahmood Hussain Advocates & Legal Consultancy 905 U-Bora Office Tower, Business Bay Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 422 84 10 E: [email protected] www.mahmoodhussain.net

Name of the participant:

Mr. Kokila Alagh Managing Partner

The Links Group is a premier company formation specialist, providing a World Class service to successful ambitious brands.

The Links Group service has been developed and tested over the last 13 years, advising and supporting over 1,000 companies form in the UAE and Qatar. These businesses have grown, expanded, restructured and very occasionally exited the region smoothly and efficiently.

Its unrivalled portfolio of corporate services includes nominee local partnerships, corporate administration, government liaison support and legal translation services.

The Links Group service is effective, professional and swift, providing businesses with 100% control, a beneficial ownership framework and a legally robust structure.

Mahmood Hussain Law Firm (MHLF) has emerged as one of the leading legal services provider in the UAE. In a short span of time, MHLF’s experienced base of legal resources has developed an extensive clientele base, owning mainly to the wide repertoire of knowledge the office encompasses in varied fields.

MHLF’s extensive experience in UAE laws fills a large void in UAE’s law market with its internationally trained legal consultants and national lawyers and an unmatched repertoire in litigation and corporate law.

Designing & Manufacturing of Heat Exchangers & Pressur Vessels etc.

Khatib & Alami (K&A) innovates, designs, supervises and manages projects that have the potential to better society. We build on our proven multidisciplinary expertise and offer regional urban planning and comprehensive architectural and engineering consulting services. K&A focuses on delivering innovative solutions that meet clients’ real needs.

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Marine Group of Companies 2nd floor Business Centre, Mumtaz Hasan Road Karachi, Pakistan

T: +92 21 32 42 48 61 E: [email protected] www.mrgc.com.pk

Name of the participants:

Mr. Aasim Siddiqui Group MD

Mrs. Qudsia Asif Manager

MENA Legal Advisers FZC Emirates Towers, Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 450 83 82 E: [email protected] www.mena-legal.ae

Name of the participants:

Mr. Alexander Brexendorff Managing Partner

Mr. Salaheddin Al-Khatib Partner

Mehria Group Of Industries Kashmir Road Pacca Garha Islam Nagar Sialkot, Pakistan

T: +92 300 717 45 22 E: [email protected] www.mehriagroup.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Muhammad Zeeshan Owner

Meyer-Reumann & Partners Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai Wor-ld Trade Centre, Level 13 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 331 71 10 E: [email protected] www.meyer-reumann.com

Name of the participants:

Mr. Rolf Meyer-Reumann Senior Partner Lawyer

Mrs. Elena Schildgen Senior Partner Lawyer

MENA LEGAL ADVISERS is a boutique law firm specialized in Middle Eastern and North African business laws.

We advise international clients in the Middle Eastern and North African region and beyond, including Iran, as well as Arab clients in their commercial and investment activities in Europe.

With offices in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Syria, Germany and The Netherlands and associated offices in Egypt, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and France; our legal advice and coverage spans the aforementioned jurisdictions.

The Mehria Group Of Industries is making surgical, dental and manicure instruments since 1967. Mehria Group Of Industries imports and also exports these instruments.

It collects the greater value raw material to make the superior quality of these instruments.

It is our earnest desire to make excellent quality instruments and maintain the lower price to beat the challenge of tomorrow. The Mehria’s superior quality is its identity.

The changes in designs also make for better performance.

Our mission is to make instruments of unique quality which will take the Mehria Group Of Industries over the climax of quality.

Shipping and logistics.

Meyer-Reumann & Partners (M&P) is a legal consultancy firm with experience in the Middle East since 1981.

It forms part of the Meyer-Reumann Middle East Network consisting of offices in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Egypt and Oman. The firm is one of the first Western legal consultancies to operate on the Arabian Peninsula.

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Novin Investment Bank No17, Azadegan Avenue, Ghaem-Magham Street Teheren, Islamic Republic of Iran

T: +98 21 84 34 10 00 E: [email protected] www.novinib.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Vali Nadi Ghomi CEO

New Frontier Innovation GmbH Pottendorferstraße 23-25/4/3/2 Vienna, Austria

T: +43 1 890 46 23 E: [email protected] w: www.newfrontier.cu

Name of the participant:

Mr. Gregor Bierent Managing Director

Oceana Gulf Contracting Motor City Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 558 65 17 E: [email protected] www.oceana-gulf.com

Name of the participants:

Mr. Woody Lennard Managing Director

Mr. Gary Hampson Key Account Manager

Novin Investment Bank is the first biggest investment bank of Iran headquartered in Tehran and established in April, 2008 with an amount of one billion euros under its management.

Novin IB is the most pioneer asset management company in Iran.

It has also financed an amount of 2 billion euros for Iranian companies in different sectors and has the IPO of the biggest Middle East petrochemical company in its experiences.

New Frontier Innovation is New Frontier Group’s digital innovation hub and manages all of the company’s start-ups and own IP products and solutions. At the forefront of digital transformation,

New Frontier Innovation also drives the Digital Consulting Unit, which works with clients throughout their own transformation journey.

New Frontier Group is the Ieader for Digital Transformation in CEE.

The company’s wide portfolio ranges from consulting services and integrating comprehensive IT solutions and services to developing and delivering its own IP products and services.

New Frontier Group is a trusted partner to more than 300 out of the Top 500 companies in Central and Eastern Europe.

Mahmood Hussain Law Firm (MHLF) has emerged as one of the leading legal services provider in the UAE. In a short span of time, MHLF�s experienced base of legal resources has developed an extensive clientele base, owning mainly to the wide repertoire of knowledge the office encompasses in varied fields. MHLF’s extensive experience in UAE laws fills a large void in UAE’s law market with its internationally trained legal consultants and national lawyers and an unmatched repertoire in litigation and corporate law.

Montanuniversität Leoben Franz-Josef-Straße. 18 Leoben, Austria

T: +43 3842 402 E: [email protected] www.unileoben.ac.at

Name of the participants:

Mr. Stefan Steinlechner Senior Scientist, International Affairs

Mr. Jürgen Antrekowitsch Associate Professor

Montanuniversität Leoben is recognized as a Technical University with a unique focus far beyond the Austrian borders.

The fields of study of the University encompass the sourcing of raw materials and their subsequent processing to finished products.

The syllabus includes interdisciplinary studies such as industrial environmental protection, industrial logistics and recycling.

Students benefit from the excellent conditions for study in Leoben, the optimal ratio academic staff / students and the modern infrastructure. Because this particular syllabus is available only in Leoben, the graduates are among the most sought after academics.

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OMV Abu Dhabi C2 Tower, Al Bateen Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 2 403 00 00 E: [email protected] www.omv.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Georg Wachtel General Manager

OMICRON 3902 Al Moayyed Tower, Seef District Manama, Bahrain

T: +973 38 38 06 91 E: [email protected] www.omicron.at

Name of the participants:

Mr. William Kibart Regional Sales Manager

Mrs. Diane Kibart Regional Marketing Communications Manager

PORR Qatar Construction 13th floor Muraikh Tower Old Salata Doha, Qatar

T: +974 44 32 57 00 E: [email protected] www.porr-group.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Thomas Stiegler Managing Director

OMV is one of Austria´s largest listed industrial companies with around 25,500 employees, focusing on profitable growth in Upstream (Exploration & Production and Downstream (Refining & Marketing of oil products including petrochemicals, distribution & sales of natural gas and power generation).

In the UAE, an upstream exploration and production branch office was established in 2011 with the aim to develop a new production base for OMV.

Presently, OMV is active in two projects, the Shuwaihat appraisal project with Wintershall as 50 per cent partner and operator and an exploration project in Eastern region of Abu Dhabi with OMV as operator and ADNOC as sole partner.

PORR was founded in 1869 and has been in the construction business for 145 years. The PORR Group is one of the largest construction companies in Austria with a total turnover of 3,4 bn Euro in 2014.

PORR operates as a full-service provider with a comprehensive range, oriented towards the needs of both the national and international markets and covering all business areas in the modern construction industry. Building construction, civil engineering, project development and PPP, road construction, railway or tunnel construction - the watertight value chain and comprehensive expertise within PORR enables to realize any complex project.

OIEC Group Hamedan, Islamic Republic of Iran

T: +98 91 88 16 95 88 E: [email protected] www.oiecgroup.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Seyed Hamid Seyedi Senior Commissioning Engineer

The OIEC Group does Oil industries engineering and construction / commissioning EPC projects. Now we are activating in south pars gas field development.

OMICRON is a manufacturer of testing and monitoring equipment for high voltage electrical installations. The Middle East subsidiary is responsible for sales in the Middle East and South Asian sales region.

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PTS Tech Co. No.403, Alkhour Plaza Building, Gharhoud Road Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 2955795 E: [email protected] www.ptstechtrade.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Ebrahim Yavari General Manager

Pro Praxis Graz GmbH Haushamerstr.2/2 Graz, Austria

T: +43 316 47 47 47 E: [email protected] www.propraxis.at

Name of the participants:

Mrs. Daniela Kollegger CEO

Mrs. Maria Walcher CFO

Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone Authority P.O. Box 10055 Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 7 204 11 11 E: [email protected] www.rakftz.com

Name of the participant:

Mrs. Kathrin Lemke Investment Relations Consultant

Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) is one of the seven emirates that comprise the United Arab Emirates (UAE), along with Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Less than an hour’s drive from Dubai, RAK offers a strategic geographical location with easy access to fast-growing markets across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and South Asia.

Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ) is a cost-effective gateway to global markets, one of the fastest-growing free zones in the UAE, and the investment destination of choice for more than 8,000 companies from over 100 countries, representing more than 50 industry sectors.

Established in 2000 with a mandate to provide custom-made business solutions, RAK FTZ furnishes clients with 100 per cent foreign ownership, a completely tax-free environment, fast-track visas, freedom to source labour and materials globally, and ongoing business support services.

The Private Office of Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum 24th Floor Burjuman Business Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 379 73 33 E: [email protected] www.the-private-office.com

Name of the participants:

Mr. Talal Kocache Senior Director International Ventures

Mr. Grant Kirk Senior Director International Ventures

Mr. Syed Furqan Senior Executive International Ventures

The Private Office was established in 2011 by Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum to strategically invest in potential business opportunities in the region which meet The Private Office criteria.

Created in 2005, general trading company.

We worke in the Gulf area (Iran, Oman, Kuwait and Afghanistan) and our trade is in food industry production, home and commercial furniture and hospitality instrument (hotels, restaurants and coffeshops).

ProPraxis Graz GmbH is a school for nurses and a further education for nurses. An advantage about our School is, that you can do the education extra-occupational.

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Red Bull FZE DAFZ Al Twar 1, Building E3, 3rd floor, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesT: +971 4 299 51 51 E: [email protected] www.redbullmiddleeast.comName of the participants:Mr. Raymond Younan Legal Counsel - MENAMr. George Nassif Legal CounselMr. Karim El Khazen Area Manager – Middle EastMr. Marco Wilffert General ManagerMr. Mohamed Eita Business Unit Manager – Lower GulfMr. Nicolas Hamawi Head Coach - MEWAP

Recordum Messtechnik GmbH Triesterstraße 14/1/403 Wiener Neudorf, Austria

T: +43 2236 22 57 10 E: [email protected] www.airpointer.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Jörg Kilgus Managing Director

Regenmaker Consulting Kärntner Ring 5-7/7 Vienna, Austria

T: +43 1 205 11 60 11 15 E: [email protected] www.regenmaker.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Roger Hage President & Founder

Regenmaker® is a sales & product consulting firm providing business development strategy, sales growth, innovation and internationalization to medium sized tech. companies.

Our mission is to bridge the economic & cultural gap between central Europe - with focus on Austria (HQ) and the Middle East & North Africa - with focus on the U.A.E.

Combining unparalleled training & coaching methods with extensive experience in international business development, Regenmaker® also collaborates with clients to help them become high-performing rainmakers.

As the trusted partner of B2B technology organizations in their go-to-market expansion ambitions and revenue growth strategies, Regenmaker® acts as an extension to their sales & marketing teams to accelerate sales revenues with minimal risk.

We also help SMBs, Entrepreneurs, Startups and Inventors realize their innovative ideas and market their products successfully on an international scale.

REB Advertising Services Almoayyed Tower, 21st Floor, Building 2504 ,Road 2832 Manama, Bahrain

T: +973 34 36 58 27 E: [email protected]

Name of the participants:

Mr. Rudolf Backhaus Owner

Mr. Hermann BaumannLocal partner of Voglauer Hotel Concept, 2F-Hotellicht and Wittmann Furniture. We are representing these Austrian Companies in Saudi Arabia under Saudi TKT and in the UAE and Bahrain under

REB Advertising Services.

Red Bull is the global leading energy drink that gives wings to people and ideas. Red Bull is available in more than 167 countries and around 50 billion cans of Red Bull have been consumed so far. Red Bull is a functional drink that stimulates body and mind.

Recordum develops and manufactures solutions for environmental monitoring. The compact air quality monitoring system “airpointer®” is world’s first fully integrated solution that is type approved according to international regulations.

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rtech engineering GmbH Daumegasse 1-5 Vienna, Austria

T: +43 1 74 81 48 01 00 E [email protected] www.rtech.at

Name of the participant:

Mr. Michael Resch Managing Director

Saffy Traders International 12/140, Babe Beri, Pasrur Road Sialkot, Pakistan

T: +92 33 37 15 35 00 E: [email protected] www.saffyint.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Syed Safdar Ali Rizvi Proprietor

The company rtech engineering GmbH was founded in 2007. The basis of the company was an expansion of the Michael Resch civil engineering office, which had been in existence since 1999, and which had become successfully established in the market in Austria, Germany and the EU countries as a supplier of services for project planning and management. Our target groups are primarily general building contractors and their clients, property companies, civil engineering offices and installation companies.

We value and cultivate long-term business relationships with our partners. Our experience, innovative thinking and comprehensive know-how make us a reliable and loyal partner. We work to our deadlines in a cost-focused and international way, employing unified quality standards which transcend national borders

Rödl & Partner Liberty Building, Office 305, Al Garhoud Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 295 00 20 E: [email protected] www.roedl.com

Name of the participants:

Mrs. Claudia Kessler Associate

Mrs. Derya Bandak Lawyer

As an integrated professional services firm, Rödl & Partner is active at 102 locations in 46 countries. We owe our dynamic success in the service lines audit, legal, management and IT consulting, tax consulting as well as tax declaration and BPO to our approx. 4,000 entrepreneurial minded partners and colleagues. The history of Rödl & Partner goes back to its foundation as a solo practice in 1977 in Nuremberg. Our aspiration to be on hand wherever our internationally-active clients are led to the establishment of our first, own offices,

commencing with Central and Eastern Europe in 1989. Alongside market entry in Asia in 1994, the opening of offices in further strategic locations followed, in Western and Northern Europe in 1998, USA in 2000, South America in 2005 and Africa in 2008

As a result, Rödl & Partner stands for international expertise from a single source. Our ‘one face to the client’ approach sets us apart from the rest.

Rolaco Company P.O. Box: 1044 Jeddah 21411 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

T: +966 12 252 34 56 E: [email protected] www.rolaco.com.sa

Name of the participant:

Mr. Ismail Mardenli Sales Consultant

We are doing hotel supplies in Saudi Arabia. Manufacturer & exporter of Leather & Apparel Garments.

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Scheibner Business Development GmbH Kramergasse 9/5 Vienna, Austria

T: +43 1 890 59 32 E: [email protected] www.hsbd.at

Name of the participant:

Mr. Herbert Scheibner Manager

SARZAMIN Unit 8, 2nd floor, Bijan Tower, Mother Sq., Mirdamad Blvd. Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

T: +98 21 26 400 43 1 & 2 E: [email protected] www.sarzamintour.com

Name of the participants:

Mrs. Dina Mouayedi Chairman & Operations Manager

Mr. Matthew Benjamin Consultant

SCHNELL-TECH FZE Level 27, Marina Plaza, PO Box. 112229 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 50 917 37 57 E: [email protected]

Name of the participant:

Mr. Alexander Schnell Managing Director

We are a company registered and licensed in Tehran Iran. SARZAMIN Tour & Travel.

The company has the license of both tour and travel as well as Research and Instruction license from the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Ministry of Tourism.

SARZAMIN specializes in both Incoming and outgoing market, offering holistic as well as tailor made travel packages to the top world destinations with flights, accommodation and the provision of other highly specialized services to both groups and individuals alike.

SARZAMIN cooperate with number of Embassies and International Missions as well as multinational companies. We organize Trade fairs Tours and Holiday Tours. SARZAMIN cooperate with number of National Travel Agencies and Tour operators of EU members, have programs to

Sanam Panel Factory Industrial City One Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

T: +966 55 403 31 07 E: [email protected] www.almutlak.com

Name of the participants:

Mr. Nafez Jaber Sales Manager

Mr. Mahmoud Jaber Sales Presenter

Sanam Panel factory is a leading company for manufacturing insulated sandwich panels for wall and roof in Saudi Arabia.

Independent service provider for gas turbines and power plants. Gas turbine part manufacturing and repair. Reverse engineering, design, CAD/CAM engineering consultancy.

Offered:

- Services and Know-how

- Export consulting and business development

Scheibner Business Development has diverse contacts and experience in project development in the Arab region, in the Middle East and in Eastern Europe.

We can investigate potential markets and locations for your firm and analyze opportunities and risks of the projects concerned. We cooperate with you from the acquisition of the project and partner search through to implementation and we provide assistance with internal communication and the establishment of mission statements

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Shahid Engineering Works Pasrur Road Daska Sialkot, Pakistan

T: +92 52 661 32 33 E: [email protected] www.sewd.com.pk

Name of the participants:

Mr. Shahid Nadeem Mughal Proprietor

Mr. Ali Raza Maqsood Manager

Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority Khan Street, Al Khan Area 135 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 6 528 88 88 E: [email protected] www.sewa.gov.ae

Name of the participant:

Mr. Ohood Alaboodi Head of Network Unit

Silber Fensterbau GmbH Mistelbacher Straße 19 Mistelbach/Buchkirchen bei Wels, Austria

T: +43 7243 571 70 0 E: [email protected] www.silberfenster.com

Name of the participants:

Mr. Markus Wimmer CEO

Mr. Anderas Grof CEO, Silver International GmbH

PREMIUM WINDOWS & DOORS

SILBER Fensterbau GmbH is a family business with a 150 year history. The company harks back to a time when windows were still built completely by hand. With the precision of a craftsman, the individuality of an artist and the innovation of an engineer. The knowledge and skill to build a high quality piece of furniture from wood has been passed from generation to generation ever since. Today these traditional values are combined with modern technology to make an exquisite product of the highest quality.

Tradition and innovation characterize both the company and the SILBER brand. SILBER windows and doors create individual quality of life – and spaces to live in.

It goes without saying that the SILBER philosophy is underpinned by competence, quality and technical precision.

SILBER innovations are true innovations, they set milestones in the history of window construction and are never ends in themselves.

Schuller Tools GmbH Grubmuellerweg 35 Gramastetten, Austria

T: +43 732 99 59 94 99 E: [email protected] www.schuller-tools.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Christian Schuller CEO

It applies to all of our products, paint tools, as well as brushes, bristles, paint rollers, scrapers, gloves, abrasives amongst many: our selection is highly competitive! Our company have stood for competent customer service and the best quality of our products, also in practice.

We stand for:

- Long-term business strategy - Transparent sales philosophy - Carefully selected products - Quality

The transparent marketing method appeals to both the DIY’s and the professional worker. The carefully selected products are based on criteria’s of both price and quality, which is an immense competitive advantage and a criteria for success for both us and our customers.

Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority is a government entity that does not only provide water and electricity to the residents of Sharjah, Kalba and Khorfakkan, but also provides natural gas and bottled water.

M/S. Shahid Engineering Works Year of Establishment: 1977 Products Range: Auto & Tractor Spare Parts Markets: All Over The World Major Brands: Technotech

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Stilform Mooslackengasse 17 Vienna, Austria

T: +43 1 230 60 30 60 E: [email protected] www.stilform.de

Name of the participant:

Mr. Ashkan Keyhan Rad Director

Sonnleitner GmbH Josef-Haydn-Gasse 11 Purbach, Austria

T: +43 2683 200 70 E: [email protected] www.sonnleitner.biz

Name of the participant:

Mr. Ernst Sonnleitner CEO

Stromag Eng. Ind. Group No. 34, Javadnia St., Bahar Shiraz Ave. Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

T: +98 21 77 53 98 34 E: [email protected] www.stromag.biz

Name of the participant:

Mr. Farideh Eftekhari Commercial Manager

The company was established by Prof. Ernst K. Sonnleitner in 1984 and is specialize in consultancy and Management Education. To ensure professional quality management, we introduced a quality management system in line with ISO 9001 in 2004.

Our research and development activity builds on our collaboration with universities of applied sciences (where we support Bachelor’s and Master’s programs) as well as in-house studies. SMART Development is the name of our Program for SME´s to become a more successful entrepreneur, grow faster with the business and to earn more Money. For the development of this program we were nominated in 2014 for an Austrian Innovation Award. So far more than 400 companies have applied SMART Development with great success!

SKIDATA AG Untersbergstrasse 40 5083 Groedig, Austria

T: +43 6246 88 80 E: [email protected] www.skidata.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Philipp Heindl Representative

SKIDATA is an international leader in the field of access solutions and their management. More than 10,000 SKIDATA installations worldwide in ski resorts, shopping centers, major airports, municipalities, sports stadiums, trade shows, and amusement parks provide secure and reliable access and entry control for people and vehicles. SKIDATA places great value in providing solutions that are intuitive, easy to use, and secure. The integrated concepts of SKIDATA solutions help clients optimize performance and maximize profits. SKIDATA Group (www.skidata.com) belongs to the publicly traded Swiss Kudelski Group (www.nagra.com), a leading provider of digital security solutions.

In the Middle East, SKIDATA is represented in all GCC countries, with installations such as Dubai Int. Airport.

Stilform, founded in 2002, offers a wide range of modern bathroom products such as shower systems, vanities, faucets, ceramics, etc.

Stilform focuses the mid-price segment, luxury and affordable products.

Supplier of industrial machineries, machine tools and spare parts.

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TECON P.O. Box 48859 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 703 59 00 E: [email protected] www.tecon.ae

Name of the participants:

Mr. Manu Nair AGM-Systems

Mr. Rameez Vahidy GM – Sales & Marketing

TALEA Tailor Made Marketing & Communication Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 363 63 99 E: [email protected] www.talea-events.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Fred Abou Saada Director Regional Business Development

Thyssen Krupp Industrial Solutions MENA 23rd Floor, Al Jazeera Tower, West Bay Doha, Qatar

T: +974 401 683 42 E: [email protected] www.thyssenkrupp-industrial--solutions.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Boris Van Thiel Acting CEO

The Supreme Council of Energy was formed in August 2009 under Law 19 of 2009, issued by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai.

HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum was appointed as Chairman for the Council, His Excellency Saeed Al Tayer, as Vice Chairman and His Excellency Ahmad Al Muhairbi as Secretary General.

DSCE is the governing body tasked with policy development, planning and coordinating with concerned authorities & energy bodies to deliver new energy sources while protecting the environment.

We are totally committed of being a creative agency in everything we do. We are a dynamic an devolving company that has changed as the needs of our clients have changed. Today our creative resources embrace the skills of architects, 3D and 2D designers, film makers, journalists, creative technologists, bloggers & social media experts, art directors & copy writers and creative stretegies…all trying to tailor a more creative future for our clients and for ourselves.

We are offering our services to your esteemed company and we will be more then glad to support you in any future event or any customized marketing solution. We are ready to meet up to tailor your need and share you our expertise.

Supreme Council of Energy P.O. Box.121555 Dubai,United Arab Emirates.

T: +971 4 307 20 34 E: [email protected] www.dubaisce.gov.ae

Name of the participants:

Mr. Ahmad Al Muhairbi Secretary General

Mr. Omar Al Qurashi Senior Manager General Services and Corporate Communication

Solution provider & supplier of earthing/lightning protection, emergency lighting, fire alarm systems, commissioning services, maintenance.

Thyssen Krupp Industrial Solutions is a company with decades of experience in large-scale plant construction as well as mechanical engineering. We assist our customers throughout all stages of

their projects, from the initial idea to market studies, facility design, construction, shipment, assembly, turnkey commissioning, and all the way to after-sales service.

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Umdasch Shopfitting LLC Al Quoz Ind. Area 3 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 341 77 15 E: [email protected] www.umdasch-shopfitting.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Patrick Fallmann Head of Projects

TMF Group UAE Nassima Tower 1401, Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 321 84 98 E: [email protected] www.tmf-group.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Julian Dietz Managing Director

UniCredit Bank Alia Tower - Office 021 Khalifa Street - Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates

T: +971 2 6775111 E: [email protected] www.unicreditgroup.eu

Name of the participant:

Mr. Yahia El-Assadi General Manager

TISC FZE Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 50 504 14 13 E: [email protected]

Name of the participant:

Mr. Martin Thurnn Managing Director

Management and Marketing Consultancy. The Umdasch Shopfitting Group is a leading European shopfitting company with a global radius of action.

Together with our outstanding employees we create space for people and brands and thus provide a unique range of services. The satisfaction and success of our customers serve as the decisive benchmarks.

TMF Group is a Global Business Operator present in more than 80 countries. We are helping companies and investors to operate and invest seamlessly across borders. Operating since 2006 in the Middle East we support our clients in setting up their legal entities, renew trade licenses and keep companies in compliance with local regulations. We also provide bookkeeping and reporting services, payroll and HR services across the GCC.

Banking

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Vital-Energy GmbH Sägestraße 11 Hausmening, Austria

T: +43 7475 540 45 E: [email protected] www.twister.ag

Name of the participant:

Mr. Anneliese Halbartschlager Project Manager

VCE Vienna Consulting Engineers ZT GmbH Hadikgasse 60 Vienna, Austria

E: [email protected] www.vce.at

Name of the participant:

Mr. Roland Köck VCE Representative Middle East

voestalpine Grobblech GmbH Showroom No. S3A2SR04 Jebel Ali South Zone Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 887 07 04 E: [email protected] www.voestalpine.com/grobblech

Name of the participant:

Mr. Andreas Mairhofer Regional Manager Middle East

VCE Vienna Consulting Engineers ZT GmbH is an independent, high tech oriented consulting firm with its head office in Austria. The company operates in four principal lines of business:

- the transportation sector (including bridges, tunnels and railways)

- the building and industrial sector (general design and management as well as specialized technological expertise)

- the development sector (from research and development to feasibility and environmental studies, financial engineering, to development aid)

- the structural health identification (BRIMOS®) and Life Cycle Engineering

- To date, over 6000 contracts have been successfully completed in 69 countries world-wide with larger, more exciting projects currently underway.

voestalpine Grobblech GmbH is a fully owned subsidiary of voestalpine Stahl GmbH and has its headquarters in Linz, Austria. The company belongs to the voestalpine group which is a steel-based technology and capital goods group that operates worldwide with around 47.500 employees. voestalpine Grobblech GmbH produces all kind of carbon steel and clad plates for different segments and the company stands for products and solutions that find their applications in high-quality and demanding market niches.

Focus on the energy sector

voestalpine Grobblech GmbH is a supplier to the worldwide energy sector and provides customers with thermomechanically rolled structural steels for offshore platforms. The company also supplies sour-gas-resistant linepipe plates and high-strength deep-ocean plates for pipeline construction. We are Europe´s leading producer of roll-bonded clad plates and heads. We supply shell plates, heads and cones from a single source for advanced pressure vessels.

Vital Energy GmbH is a small innovative company located in the Austrian region „Mostviertel“. It was founded by Alfred Theuretzbacher, inventor of „Twister“and „Waveex“. Twister is an automatic portable shaker to blend powders like proteins, minerals and vitamins with water or milk. It was invented in 1993 and since then improved and adapted for the fitness market. Another function of Twister which becomes more and more of interest is to energize drinking water. After preparing the water in the Twister, the water tastes better and is easier to absorb by the body. Waveex is a chip which protects against harmful mobile phone radiation.

The legally defined specific absorption rates (SAR) for phones only protect our bodies against the influence of high-(radio-) frequency radiation. Waveex is the only technology in the world that expands this protection to a biological level. By smoothing the magnetic peaks, the usage of new mobile technologies becomes permanently easier for our bodies to tolerate.

VAMED Tornado Tower, 22nd Floor, PO Box 27774 Doha, Qatar

T: +974 44 29 25 68 E: [email protected] www.vamed.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Erik Kubinski General Manager - Qatar

Healthcare services

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Weiss Rohlig Logistics UAE 1st Floor, Al Shamsi Building, Office No 121, Al Karama Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 337 23 40 E: [email protected] www.weiss-rohlig.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Tariq Selah Business Development Manager Middle East & Africa

Wamacon FZC P.O. Box 39635, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 50 481 54 52 E: [email protected] www.wamaconfzc.com

Name of the participant:

Mrs. Katharina Göschl Director

West Coast Saubermacher Environmental Services L. P.O.Box 5724 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 2 626 66 76 E: [email protected] www.wcsme.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Peter Schmid Director of Business Development & Operations

Wamacon FZC is a UAE based company providing a range of consultancy services in the fields of solid waste management and business development/sales.

By using the partners’ long experience in these fields (30 years in Europe and 12 years in the UAE) as well as their remarkable knowledge of the Middle Eastern market it is the company’s aim to not only support local companies with solid waste management issues but also help European companies in penetrating the ME market. This involves businesses working in plant and machinery manufacturing as well as industrial construction.

We provided services to a wide range of customers: Investors, public and private waste generators, machinery manufacturers and technology solution providers as well as employers and educational institutions.

Voglauer Hotel Concept Pichl 55, 5441 Abtenau Salzburg, Austria

T: +43 6243 270 02 67 E: [email protected] www.voglauer.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Wolfgang Schaurecker International Sales Manager Austrian/German freight forwarder with companies

owned in 50 countries. Main services are:

- Air & Sea freight

- Warehousing and logistics solution

- Project logistics

Waste Management Service Provider

Voglauer Hotel Concept is with its 400 employees one of the biggest case good manufacturer in Europe.

We have more than 25 years of experience in delivering case goods, FF&E solutions and contracting works for both private hotels and international hotel chains like Hilton Worldwide, Radisson Blu, Steigenberger, Mövenpick, NH Hoteles, Marriott, Intercontinental, Scandic and Accor amongst others.

We are manufacturing all case goods in our own factory and are known for our high quality, state-of-the art technology and highest ecological standards.

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Wiener Silber Manufactur Schwarzenbergstrasse 1-3 Vienna, Austria

T: +43 664 523 56 57 E: [email protected] www.wienersilbermanufactur.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Jean Hazim Sales Director

Wideshot Design GmbH Singerstraße 9 Vienna, Austria

T: +43 699 19 21 21 19 E: [email protected] www.wideshot.at

Name of the participant:

Mr. Oliver Bertram Manager

Wiesner-Hager Möbel GmbH Gonzagagasse 15 Vienna, Austria

T: +43 1 532 61 62 E: [email protected] www.wiesner-hager.com

Name of the participant:

Mrs. Laura Wiesner Export Manager

Increasing efficiency while ensuring that employees are happy in their work environment - these are the pivotal issues we address by designing imaginative office and furniture concepts for our customers.

Our scope of services includes the modules Office Consulting, Interior Design, and Furnishing - services that are incorporated into the conception and designing of offices, communication and recreation rooms, as well as filing and technology zones.

Due to this positioning the internationally oriented enterprise has long since become the market leader for office chairs in its home market Austria.

White Oryx Blue Bay Tower, Nr. 401, Business Bay Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T: +971 4 368 9925 E: [email protected] www.woibd.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Werner Baumgartner Managing Partner

We assist Western companies growing their business in and into the Middle East. We act as representatives, agents, distributors or joint venture broker in the fields of fashion accessories, interior fixtures and healthcare.

Producer of very high-end handcrafted solid silver tableware and art pieces as well as bespoke objects.

Wideshot is a design studio that delivers a full service package from idea to key-ready building. Our expertise is architecture and interior design for large corporate office, hotels, restaurants and high-end luxury housing.

Beyond that, Wideshot is designing blockbuster movie film sets as well as themed environments for theme parks and trade fairs.

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NOTESZugimpex International GmbH Alte Steinhauserstrasse 19 Cham, Swizerland

T: +41 41 544 48 44 E: [email protected] www.zugimpex.com

Name of the participant:

Mr. Johannes Schwarz CEO

Zugimpex Group operates business centers in Zug/Switzerland, San Gwann/Malta, Bratislava/Slovakia and Ras al Khaimah/UAE and some special purpose companies in other countries, like an export consulting company in Austria. Our activities effectively improve business results and the net income of shareholders. The owner had first built up a consulting group which was sold 2005 in an MBO to its employees.

Based on the experience of more than 2000 projects he founded Zugimpex Group. We are convinced that tax planning is more effective, if it is used intelligently in combination with process optimization, export consulting, investment services and the cross border exploitation of legal advantages.

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