
Germany and the Gulf - A common path ahead
Welcome to the 1st edition of the NMI Gulf Future Conference (GFC) of German Business taking place as an in-person and live event on the 30th of November 2021 in Dubai.
The GFC will be held biannually in changing locations across the Gulf region to provide a platform for dialogue between business and political leaders from the MENA region and Germany. It takes place under the patronage of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and chaired by Ralf Wintergerst, Chairman of North Africa Middle East Initiative of German Business (NMI).
In 2021, the local host and organizer will be the the German Emirati Joint Council for Industry and Commerce (AHK UAE).
Digitalization, Energy & New Business Models
200+ industry key players from the public and private sectors are invited to discuss future opportunities, challenges, synergies and fields of cooperation between Germany and the Gulf region.
Digitalization, Energy & New Business Models are among the key topics.
The conference will be inaugurated by prominent representatives of the German and the UAE Governments. High ranking key note speakers and experts will lead panel discussions covering main industry sectors.

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Speakers 2021
Ralf Wintergerst
NMI Chairman and Chairman of the Managing Board/Group CEO, Giesecke+Devrient
H.E. Sarah Bint Yousif Al Amiri
UAE Minister of State for Advanced Technology
H.E. Peter Fischer
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the UAE
Yousif Ahmed Al Ali
Assistant Undersecretary for Water, Electricity & Future Energy Affairs, UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure
Michael Bueker
Senior Vice President Finance Middle East, Siemens Energy Middle East & UAE
Dr. Cetin Nazikkol
CEO Regional Platform Asia, Pacific & Africa, thyssenkrupp AG
Naoufer Ramoul
Senior TV Presenter,
Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI), Dubai TV
Mathias Cormann
Secretary General, OECD
Jens Dallendoerfer
Chief Sales Officer, Wilo Gruppe
Mohamed El Ghamry
Country Head of Global Trade and Receivable Finance, HSBC Bank Middle East
Amadou Diallo
CEO for the Middle East & Africa, DHL Global Forwarding
Prof. Dr. Dr. hc Sahin Albayrak
Founder and CEO, DAI-Labor Technical University Berlin
Mohammed Al Qasim
Director of Science and Technology Adoption and Development,
UAE Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology
Bernd Gross
Chief Technology Officer, SOFTWARE AG
Tareq Barto
Chief Operating Officer, talabat
Flo Akinbiyi
Akinbiyi Group
Saeed Mohammad Al Ghurair
Managing Director, Raqmiyat and Vice Chairman, German Emirati Joint Council for Industry & Commerce (AHK)
Oliver Oehms
CEO, German Emirati Joint Council for Industry & Commerce (AHK)