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• New Year Reception and Speed Networking Event

  • When
    14 Jan 2025
  •  
    18:30 - 20:30
  • Location
    Park Rotana, Abu Dhabi

  Start Your 2025 with New Connections!
  

  Join the BeNeLux Business Council Abu Dhabi and other leading business councils for an exciting New Year Reception and Speed Networking Event on January 14th, 2025.

  This is your chance to connect with professionals across diverse sectors while enjoying festive bites, hops, and grapes in a dynamic and celebratory setting.

  The evening kicks off with Speed Networking, a fast-paced format (similar to speed dating), allowing participants to engage in focused, two-minute conversations to maximize new business connections. Following this, enjoy a more relaxed reception to reconnect with those who caught your attention and explore potential collaborations.

  Participating Business Councils and Chambers include:

  • BeNeLux Business Council
  • Canadian Business Council
  • AmCham Abu Dhabi
  • Australian Business Council
  • Austrian Business Council
  • Pakistan Business Professional Council
  • Spanish Business Council

  Don’t miss this unique opportunity to expand your network and celebrate the New Year with like-minded professionals!

  

  • Date: Tuesday, January 14th 2025
  • Time: From 6:30pm to 8:30pm
  • Location: Park Rotana, Abu Dhabi
  • Fee: 150aed for BBC members, 225aed for non-members

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• ADSW - Energy Transition: Uniting Forces for a Sustainable Future.

  • When
    15 Jan 2025
  •  
    08:00 - 10:30
  • Location
    Centro Capital Centre, Abu Dhabi

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  The BeNeLux Business Council in association with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the UAE have the pleasure to invite you to our ADSW Breakfast session with the following theme: Energy Transition: Uniting Forces for a Sustainable Future.

  The session will address various aspects of the ongoing energy transition from a technology, policy and collaboration viewpoint. Innovative approaches to reduce emissions will be discussed at the intersection of the public sector with the private sector. From a European perspective, trade is an important aspect of the energy transition, which will be discussed holistically.

  Panelists
  

  Panelist 1: Alp Katalan
  Job Title: Business Development Manager
  Organisation: Desolenator
  

  Panelist 2: Frederik Wisselink
  Job Title: Energy Envoy of the Netherlands
  Organisation: Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy

  Panelist 3: Sàndor Szelekovszky
  Organisation: Delegation of the European Union to the UAE

  Panelist 4: Peter van Driel
  Job Title: Chief Financial Officer
  Organisation: ADNOC Gas

  The session will begin with an introduction by Ambassador H.E. Gerard Stewghs, and will moderate by Frank Wouters, Chairman of the Benelux Business Council.

  
  

  • Date: Wednesday, January 15th 2025
  • Time: From 8:00 am to 10:30 am
  • Location: Centro Capital Center, Abu Dhabi
  • Fee: Free for BBC members or Guests from the Netherlands Embassy
    350aed/pers for non-members

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