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Under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa, the Union of Arab Chambers, in collaboration with the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States, The Arab Investment & Export Credit Guarantee Corporation and the UNIDO International Center for Entrepreneurship and Investment in Bahrain, organized the 18th session of the Conference of Arab Businessmen & Investors in the Capital Manama on 11-13 November 2019 in the Kingdom of Bahrain under the slogan «Investing in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Digital Economy».
This conference represents an Arab economic and investment gathering to encourage investment in Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the digital revolution in the Arab world and to enhance the cooperation between the Arab countries in this field. It is a key platform that brings together all the Arab parties concerned with investment of senior officials, investment and promotion bodies, entrepreneurs and Arab companies involved in various sectors of digital investment.
The doors are now open for the registration of the 18th Arab Businessmen and Investors Conference at The Ritz Carlton in Manama, #Bahrian.
Sample of ICCD Live Media Coverage:
On the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of #Bahrain, The Chairman of the Chamber, Mr. Samir Nass, highlighted the role of the Chamber in promoting technology and its impact on the economy in recent years
The Chairman of the #Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Samir Nass, invites the countries to establish a digital infrastructure to cope with future changes with the support of the private sector
World Entrereneurs Investment Forum @weifofficial has just started at Ritz Carlton in #Manama, #Bahrain. Follow us for live videos and pictures
Dr. Hashim S. Hussein, the Executive Director of the @weifofficial emphasizing the importance of linking Arab investors with entrepreneurs with the support of the Union of Arab chambers @Arab_chambers and UNIDO @unidobahrain aiming to successful #investment future.
HH Shaikh Faisal bin Rashid bin Isa Al Khalifa, Vice President of the Supreme Council for Environment expresses his full support to #entrepreneurship and youth #innovation to achieve a sustainable economy in #Bahrain and Arab region.
Ms. Fatou Haidara, Managing Director at @UNIDO stresses on the theme of this year’s forum in achieving the SDGs through #entrepreneurship and # innovation in order to highlight the importance of startups in transforming our #future
H.E .Eng. Yousef Bin Ibrahim Al-BASSAM, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Bank for economic development in Africa highlights his 10 year strategy approaching the 4th industrial revolution through developing knowledge and transformation process.
Unido representatives are handing #certificates to the participants from the Middle East and South Africa who attended the @UNIDO training course which aims at gender equality and promoting women’s economic #empowerment
“In the Arab world we have challenges that could not be solved through the traditional ways, so thanks to the 4th industrial revolution, thanks for the AR and IoT that are needed in our countries to help” said Dr. Khaled Hanafy, the Secretary General of @Arab_chambers
A glimpse of the business networking time at World world entrepreneurs investment forum
Everything is set! We are thrilled to attend the start of Young Business Hub Startup Investment Summit. Stay tuned for our #livecoverage
H.E. Mr. Taha Ayhan, President of Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum is giving his opening remarks at the start of Young Business Hub Startup Investment Summit #YBH
“I am very delighted to work with ICYF because I see the dynamics and the positive vibes for supporting youth in the member countries” said by Dr. Hashim S. Hussein, the Executive Director of the @weifofficial @UNIDO
A picture of Mr. Taha Ayhan, President of Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum #ICYF while thanking Dr. Hashim S. Hussein, the Executive Director of the @weifofficial for his continuous support to #YoungBusinessHub.
A Panel is happening now discussing Entrepreneurship in the #OIC region between Mr. Taha Ayhan from @ICYF_Official, Mr. Arda Ermut from Turkish Presidency Investment Office, Mr. Mehman Abbas from KOB Azerbaijan and Ms. Shaikha Al Fadhel from Bahrain Ministry of Commerce.
Dr. Abla Abdel Latif, Executive Director and Director of Research of The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies @ECESEconand the moderator of today’s panel highlighting the importance of social entrepreneurship in our era at #YoungBusinessHub Startup Summit@weifofficial
H.E. Mr. Taha Ayhan, President of #ICYF is emphasizing the importance of #YoungBusinessHub initiative which aims at giving an opportunity to young entrepreneurs to establish a strong ecosystem and connecting entrepreneurs with different markets
A photo of H.E. Mr. Taha Ayhan, President of Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum while handing gifts to today’s speakers and moderator at Young Business Hub Summit #YBH
And now a group photo to celebrate the launching of #youngBusinessHub.
What we have witnessed these past days is overwhelming. The enthusiasm of the @weifofficial participants is a true testimony that despite the challenges, we gather to find solutions to achieve #Agenda2030 & take advantage of #4IR. – Fatou Haidara, #UNIDO’s Managing Director
Another exciting journey to achieving #SDGs through #Entrepreneurship & #Innovation -at the Arab entrepreneurs & Investors Forum #abic2019 @abic2019 and World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum #weifofficial
Mr. Amr El-Kady, Regional Director for Egypt, Middle East and Africa – Plastic Bank, addressed the importance of waste recycling in opening new markets and promising economic fields in the future.
Sherine Shaheen, Director of Government Relations and Marketing at Coca-Cola Egypt, explained that the recycling field needs exchanging experiences, as recycling is a societal responsibility and all ages must be integrated into current projects.
Mr. Tamer Younes, Director of Government Relations and Sustainable Development at
@ProcterGamble, highlighted that the companies’ duty is to produce products without a negative environmental impact in order to achieve social responsibility in #Egypt.
Mr. Mohammed bin Kuwair, Senior Manager of International Business at Bee’ah – Dubai, stated that the main challenges that face the recycling field in Egypt is the maturity of legislation, citizens’ awareness and the integration between the different sectors.
#WEIF2019 has successfully concluded, in which the 3rd Manama Declaration was announced calling for action in favor of implementing effective policies & strategies to support entrepreneurship & innovation for inclusive & sust industrial dev. https://bit.ly/2KkonXi
