22nd Arab-German Business Forum Organized by: Under the Patronage of:

The Arab Partner Country: Republic of In cooperation with:

Premium Partners:

F I C Frankfurt International

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June 25th - 27th, 2019

FINEST BEDDING MADE IN The Ritz-Carlton, Berlin

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Ghorfa >> The unique networking event to further strengthen and Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry e.V. Garnisonkirchplatz 1 | 10178 Berlin expand the promising Arab-German Business relations. << Tel.: +49 (0)30 278907-13 | Fax.: +49 (0)30 278907-49 E-Mail: [email protected] | Internet: www.business.ghorfa.de Program: 22nd Arab-German Business Forum

Tuesday | 25th June 2019

14.00 h Registration 10.30 h Networking Break 15.00 h Roundtable Discussion: at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Potsdamer Platz 3, 10785 Berlin Sustainability, Training & Education: 11.00 h Panel: Examples, Visions and Strategies 18.30 h Reception & Networking Get Together The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Digitalization and the at the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt Impact of New Technologies: Exploring new Potentials 16.00 h Networking Break Stauffenbergstr. 6-7, 10785 Berlin 11.00 h Roundtable Discussion: 16.30 h Panel: Food Security, Nutrition & Food Industry Industrialization, Investment and Know-How Transfer: What should be the Focus, the Strategy and what are the Wednesday | 26th June 2019 12.00 h Break Challenges?

08.00 h Registration 12.15 h Egyptian-German Business Relations 19.30 h Gala Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Potsdamer Platz 3, 10785 Berlin at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Potsdamer Platz 3, 10785 Berlin Welcoming: 09.00 h Welcoming Remarks H.E. Dr. Peter Ramsauer Keynote: Federal Minister ret. / Chairman of the Committee on H.E. Dr. Gerd Mueller Abdulaziz Al Mikhlafi Economic Cooperation and Development / President of the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Secretary General of the Ghorfa Arab-German Chamber of Ghorfa Arab-German Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Development, Germany Commerce & Industry, Germany Germany

Dr. Volker Treier H.E. Ahmad Al Wakeel Chief Executive of Foreign Trade, Association of German Chairman of the Federation of Egyptian Chambers Thursday | 27th June 2019 Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), Germany of Commerce & Union of Mediterranean and African Chambers, Egypt 09.00 h Registration H.E. Dr. Mustapha Adib Ambassador of the Republic of / Dean of the Arab Official Keynotes: 09.30 h Panel: Diplomatic Corps, Germany H.E. Peter Altmaier Logistics and Infrastructure: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany Promising Opportunities for Business and Investment H.E. Mohammed Abdu Saeed „Suez Canal Economic Zone as an Example“ President of the Union of Arab Chambers and Chairmanof H.E. Dr. the Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt 10.30 h Networking Break Industry, Yemen 13.00 h Networking Lunch 12.00 h Ambassadors’ Podium Discussion: H.E. Kamal Hasan Ali Perspectives of Arab-German Business Relations Dep. Secretary General for Economic Affairs, League of 14.00 h Panel: Arab States, Arab Republic of Egypt The Arab Republic of Egypt – A Hub for Business and 13.00 h Networking Lunch Investment 09.30 h Podium Discussion: • Investment and Joint Ventures – Success Stories of The Future of Automotive and Mobility: German Investment in Egypt Opportunities for the Arab World and Potential Synergies with Germany? 15.00 h Panel: Energy & Petrochemical Industry: Boosting Diversification 09.30 h Roundtable Discussion: and Creating a Sustainable Future Real Estate – An Interesting Asset Class in Germany?