13th Arab-Austrian Economic Forum & Exhibition - AGENDA

 

13th Arab-Austrian Economic Forum & Exhibition

“Energy Strategies & Economic Cooperation with Arab Countries”

 

Time:

Monday, 27 November 2023, 9:30 AM – 3 PM Vienna time (UTC + 1)

 Venue:

Haus der Wiener Wirtschaft
Straße der Wiener Wirtschaft 1, 1020 Vienna – Austria

Organised by:

Austro-Arab Chamber of Commerce (AACC)

&

Vienna Economic Chamber (WKW)


In cooperation with:

Arab Ambassadors Council in Vienna

 Union of Arab Chambers (UAC)

League of Arab States

City of Vienna

The OPEC Fund for International Development

 

Supported by:

 

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FINAL AGENDA: 

Monday, 27 November 2023, 9:30 – 3 PM (Vienna time UTC +1)
Venue: Haus der Wiener Wirtschaft, Straße der Wiener Wirtschaft 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria

 

08:30 – 09:30 | Arrival & Registration

09:30 – 15:00 | Exhibition of Companies & Country Displays by Arab Embassies

09:30 – 10:00 | OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION

10:00 – 10:30 | OFFICIAL OPENING OF FORUM

  • H.E. Former Minister Dr. Werner Fasslabend, President, Austro-Arab Chamber of Commerce

  • Dr. Alexander Biach, Deputy Managing Director Vienna Economic Chamber, Business Location Advocate Vienna – in representation of the President of the Vienna Economic Chamber H.E. DI Walter Ruck

  • DI Omar Al-Rawi, Member of the Viennese Government – in representation of the  City of Vienna 

  • H.E. Mr. Hamad Alkaabi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Austria, Current President of the Arab Ambassadors Council in Vienna

  • H.E. Mr. Tareq Alnassar, Assistant Director-General, Director-General, The OPEC Fund for International Development - representing the Director-General H.E. Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa 

  • Moderator: Mouddar Khouja, Secretary General, Austro-Arab Chamber of Commerce

 

10:30 – 12:00 | WORKSHOP I: United Arab Emirates

  • H.E. Mr. Hamad Alkaabi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Austria

  • Mr. Hassan Al Hashemi, Abu Dhabi Investment Office, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Department (virtually)

  • Dr. Markus Horcher, Director Sustainability & Public Affairs, Borealis AG
  • Dr. Andreas Harrer, Head of Subsurface Systems, Underground Energy Storage Technologies GmbH

  • DDDipl.Ing. Dr. Erwin Greiler, CEO, Royal Hydrogen LLC

  • Moderator: Dr. Alexander Biach, Deputy Managing Director Vienna Economic Chamber, Vienna, Business Location Advocate Vienna

 

12:00 – 13:30 | WORKSHOP II: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 

  • Mr. Rakan AlGaraawi, Associate International Office Director - Germany, Ministry of Investment, Kingdom of Saudi-Arabia

  • Mr. Ahmed Alomar, Business Development Manager - Energy Sector, Ministry of Investment, Kingdom of Saudi-Arabia (virtually)
  • Eng. Slaiman A. Alhomidan, Commercial Attaché, Royal Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Germany [tbc]

  • DI Dr. Mario Müller, Head of R & D, Emerald Horizon AG, “Thorium Module: The Future of Carbon-Free Energy Supply”

  • Mr. Peter Lieber, CEO SparxSystems Software GmbH Europe, Country Coordinator Ecomai Project

  • Moderator: H.E. Former Minister Dr. Werner Fasslabend, President, Austro-Arab Chamber of Commerce

13:30 – 15:00 | Networking Lunch 

Closing of the Forum & Exhibition

 

Last update: 28 November 2023