11th AAEF: Tentative Programme

30th Anniversary Celebrations

&

11th Arab-Austrian Economic Forum & Exhibition

When:
Wednesday, 23 October 2019

Venue:

Vienna City Hall (Rathaus), Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 1, 1010 Vienna

ENTRANCE: Feststiege 1/Lichtenfelsgasse

 

Tentative Programme

Venue: Festival Hall

10:00 – 10:30            Opening of the Exhibition                 

10:00 – 16:30             Exhibition

10:30 - 11:30              Official Opening of the Conference

  • H.E. Senator Dr. Richard Schenz, President of the Austro-Arab Chamber of Commerce
  • H.E. Mr. Mohammed Abdou Saeed, President of the Union of Arab Chambers
  • H.E. Dr. Heinz Fischer, Former Federal President of the Republic of Austria, Co-Chair Ban Ki-Moon Centre for Global Citizens
  • H.E. Dr. Ahmad Maiteeq, Vice-President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accordance of Libya
  • H.E. Mr. Kamal Hassan Ali, Assistant Secretary General for Economic Affairs of the  League of Arab States
  • H.E. Ambassador Dr. Andreas Riecken, Vice-Minister/Director of EU & Multilateral Affairs, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria / representing the Federal Minister H.E. Mag. Alexander Schallenberg
  • H.E. Mr. Bankin Rikani, Minister of Reconstruction and Housing of the Republic of Iraq
  • H.E. Mr. Omar Amer Youssef, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Austria / Chairman of the Arab Ambassadors’ Council in Austria
  • Dipl.-Ing. Mouddar Khouja, Secretary General, Austro-Arab Chamber of Commerce

11:30 – 12:30             High-level segment

  • H.E. Mr. Mustafa Sanallah, Chairman of the Board, Libyan National Oil Corporation
  • H.E. Senator Nael Al-Kabariti, President, Jordan Chamber of Commerce
  • H.E. Mr Mohamed Raied, President General Libyan Union of Chambers
  • H.E. Mr. Hans Niessl, Former Governor of the Federal Province Burgenland
    President of the Austria-United Arab Emirates Society
  • H.E. Dr. Beatrix Karl, Former Federal Minister of Science and Justice of the Republic of Austria / The Commissioner General for Austria at Worldexpo 2020 Dubai
  • Mag. Maria Mittermair, Senior Vice President International & Governmental Relations / OMV Aktiengesellschaft (Austria)             
  • Chair: H.E. Dr. Khaled Hanafi, Former Minister of Trade of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Secretary General of the Union of Arab Chambers

 12:30 - 13:30             Lunch break

Venue: Nordbuffet

13:30 - 14:45              Session I: Energy, Industrialization

  • H.E. Mr. Fathi Ammar Aonis, Vice-Minister of Economy, Libya
  • Mr. Hussein Shoukry, Head of EPC Projects, Siemens Austria
  • Dr. Fouad Alsherebi, Chairman Nesma Telecom and Technology (Saudi Arabia)
  • Dr. Johannes Srajer, CEO DAS-Energy (Austria)
  • Eng. Wolfgang Trimmel, CEO Energie Burgenland Windkraft GmbH (Austria)
  • Ing. Thomas Zwiebler, CEO EffiCent Energieeffizienz Dienstleistungen GmbH
  • Mr. Stefan Tasch, CEO Lumitech (Austria)
  • Chair: H.E. Mr. Herbert Scheibner, Former Federal Minister of Defense of the Republic of Austria

14:45 - 16:00               Session II: Water, Infrastructure

  • Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Wolfgang Zerobin, Head of Wiener Wasser of the City of Vienna Government (Austria)
  • Ing. Andreas Ramharter, Executive Vice President ILF Group Holding GmbH (Austria)
  • Mr. Mohamed Abo Eldahab, PMO Manager – North Sector, General Authority Suez Canal Economic Zone (Egypt)
  • DI Dr. Helmut Herlicska, CTO, Water Association North Burgenland- Austria
  • Dr. Andreas Hofer, CEO Zeman Group (Austria)     
  • Mr. Bruno Mellacher, Sales & Project Manager, Engineered Pumps, Andritz Hydro (Austria)                
  • Chair: Mag. Nella Hengstler, Regional Manager Africa Middle East, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

16:30                           End of the Conference

Venue: Nordbuffet

16:30 - 17:30               B2B Meetings 
                                     Career Networking for companies and job seekers 

 Last update: 21 October 2019, can be subject to change