Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation Looks to U.S. Partners for Next Phase of Program

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council in collaboration with the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) hosted a business discussion with His Excellency Mohamed Al Hammadi, ENEC COO Ali Al Zaabi, and a visiting delegation from the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC). The event took place at the St. Regis hotel in Washington, DC. A recording of the session can be found […]

Education, Tech and NGO Leaders Envisage New Ways to Access Knowledge and Learning in an Increasingly Connected World

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council convened leaders from prominent American education, technology, and non-profit institutions for a wide-ranging discussion about technological innovations that are enabling greater access to education and knowledge. This panel, which occurred on Tuesday, December 14th at the U.S. Pavilion at Expo 2020, coincided with Expo 2020’s Knowledge and Learning theme week. Please see here for a recording […]

U.A.E. Consul General Lauds Philadelphia Healthcare Partnerships

His Excellency Abdalla Shaheen, the U.A.E.’s Consul General in New York, paid a visit to Philadelphia on 28 July 2021 to take part at in event hosted by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) on the prospects for expanding health cooperation between the United States of America, the United Arab Emirates, and Israel and in celebration of the […]

U.A.E. – Israel Peace Creating Major “Ripple Effects” throughout the Middle East

Ambassador Eitan Na’eh, Israel’s first Head of Mission to the U.A.E., underscored the significant regional impact of growing people-to-people ties between Israel and the U.A.E. during a U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council webinar. A video of the webinar, which was held on Tuesday, April 20th, can be found here.  Ambassador Na’eh opened the webinar by expressing the genuine excitement around […]

Food & Water Security Central to U.A.E. Future Plans

Wassim Said, Advisor for Policy & Strategy at the U.A.E. Food and Water Security Office, emphasized the centrality of U.S. partnerships to the country’s Food and Water Security Strategy in a U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council webinar held on Thursday, April 8th.  A video of the webinar can be found here.  Mr. Said contextualized the U.A.E.’s food security strategy within […]

U.A.E. Pursuing “Strategic Diversification” in Relations with China

A panel of experts detailed the ways in which the U.A.E. is carefully balancing its relations with China and the U.S. during a conversation convened by the Middle East Institute and the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council. A video of the webinar can be found here.  Dr. Paul Salem, President of the Middle East Institute set the stage for […]

U.S. Companies Encouraged to Compete for U.A.E. Renewable Alternative Energy Projects

In the wake of United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s weekend visit to the U.A.E., His Excellency Yousif Ahmed Al Ali, Assistant Undersecretary for Electricity, Water, and Future Energy at the U.A.E. Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure​, underscored the U.A.E.’s commitment to ​”working on all fronts to reduce its carbon footprint” during a Business Council webinar ​on 6 April 2021. A […]

Abu Dhabi Hydrogen Alliance Poised to Transform U.A.E. and Global Energy Landscape

Leadership of the Abu Dhabi Hydrogen Alliance, consisting of Mubadala, ADNOC, and ADQ, ​underscored during a Business Council webinar the seriousness and “urgency” with which Abu Dhabi is endeavoring to build a hydrogen economy, stressing that now is the time to realize the “astronomical” growth potential of this sector. A video of the webinar​, which took place on […]