The Egyptian Businessmen Board, the French Business Group and the German Business Council, in co-operation with the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will organize the Third Annual Business Groups Forum on Saturday, December 13, 2003 in Abu Dhabi. The venue of the Forum will be announced later.

This was announced by the three Presidents of the Egyptian, French and German Business Councils Mr. Abdel Raouf Sami, Mr. Christian Laine and Mr. Rainer E. Beers at a press conference held at ADCCI yesterday. The initiative is fully endorsed and supported by the ADCCI said Mr. Mohammed Omar Abdullah, the Director General of the ADCCI.

Continuing on the initiative taken by the Canadian and Swiss Business Councils two years ago and followed up by the American and Indian Business Groups in 2002, the members of all the business councils and groups, representatives of the Government, private sector companies and public sector establishments are looking forward to come together once again for an evening of networking and interaction.

The Forum would give a unique opportunity for businessmen and officials to establish or renew relationships, exchange information and experience as well as to discuss common goals.

Each business group will have promotional stands and displays with key members available to give out information and to answer enquiries. A prominent guest speaker will deliver the keynote address.


A raffle draw will be held following the dinner, featuring the best of Egyptian, French and German cuisines.

The individual business groups will be responsible for inviting their respective ambassadors, other members of the diplomatic community in addition to any other VIPs and guests of their choice.

The Presidents of the three business groups organizing the Forum said that they were considering the support of and co-operation of some prominent business houses to sponsor the event.

They said that the three business groups were striving to further develop the synergy and potential by joining hands by all the business groups in Abu Dhabi with the aim of contributing to the business environment of the Emirate.

They hoped that the Forum this year would keep alive the initiative taken two years ago while setting the stage for more similar joint events for the mutual benefit of all participants.

They said that the event is being announced well in advance so that the participants plan their schedules adding that there would be more media campaign on the Forum.