Program

Agenda

09:00 – 10:00

Registration & Networking Breakfast

10:00 – 10:30

Opening

Ralf Wintergerst, NMI Chairman and Chairman of the Managing Board/Group CEO, Giesecke+Devrient

H.E. Sarah Bint Yousif Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology, UAE Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology

H.E. Peter Fischer, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the UAE

10:30 – 11:00

Session I   Europe’s Energy Transition – Impact on the Gulf Countries

Panel Discussion

H.E. Yousif Ahmed Al Ali, Assistant Undersecretary for Water, Electricity & Future Energy Affairs, UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure

Dr. Cetin Nazikkol, CEO Regional Platform Asia, Pacific & Africa, thyssenkrupp AG

Michael Bueker, Senior Vice President Finance Middle East Siemens Energy Middle East & UAE

Moderator: Naoufer Ramoul, Senior TV Presenter, Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI), Dubai TV

11:00 – 11:30

Session II   How resilient are your Supply Chains?

Key Note

Mathias Cormann, Secretary General, OECD (video message)

Panel Discussion

Jens Dallendoerfer, Chief Sales Officer, Wilo Gruppe

Mohamed El Ghamry, Country Head of Global Trade and Receivable Finance, HSBC Bank Middle East

Moderator: Amadou Diallo, CEO Middle East & Africa, DHL Global Forwarding

11:30 – 12:00

Session III   Digital Future – New Business Models and Challenges for the Public Sector

Key Note

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Sahin Albayrak, Founder and CEO, DAI-Labor Technical University Berlin

Panel Discussion

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

Moderator: Flo Akinbiyi

12:00 – 12:30

Wrap Up

Ralf Wintergerst, NMI Chairman and Chairman of the Managing Board/Group CEO, Giesecke+Devrient

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)

12:30 – 13:30

Networking Lunch