US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum – Atlanta – 2011

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FORUM AGENDA WITH LINKS TO TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES

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Monday, December 5, 2011

4:00 pm - Workshop: Doing Business in Saudi Arabia: An Insider’s View for New to Market Companies

  • Moderator: Michael Auflick, Financial Advisor, Saudi Aramco < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Rami Alturki, President, Khalid Ali Alturki & Sons Co < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Khalid Al Abdulkarim, CEO, Al Abdulkarim Holding < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Fred Stewart, Managing Director, VSD Global LLC < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • David G. Caston, Business Development Manager, Tamimi Company/Commercial Division < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

8:30 am - Opening Remarks: Setting the Theme

  • Introduction: Sam Williams, President, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / PHOTOS >
  • Lubna Olayan, CEO and Deputy Chairperson, Olayan Financing Company < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • The Honorable Kasim Reed, Mayor of Atlanta < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / PHOTOS / BIOS >

9:00 am – Plenary Discussion – Education: Investing in Human Capital

  • Moderator: Steve Clemons, Director, American Strategy Program, New America Foundation < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • H.H. Prince Faisal Bin Abdullah Al-Saud, Minister of Education < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • The Honorable Anthony Miller, Deputy Secretary of Education < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • H.E. Dr. Khaled Al-Sabti, Vice Minister, Ministry of Education < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • The Honorable General James B. Smith, United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Jeff Barnes, Leader – Global Leadership Development, GE < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES  / PHOTOS / BIOS >

10:30 am – Plenary Discussion – Maintaining a Stable Global Financial System: Shared Responsibility

  • Moderator: Hutham Olayan, President and CEO, The Olayan America Corporation < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • H.E. Dr. Muhammad Al-Jasser, Governor, Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Philip Bleser, Head, Global Corporate Bank – North America, J.P. Morgan; member of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Executive Committee < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Fahad Al-Mubarak, Chairman and Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, Saudi Arabia < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >

12:15 pm – LUNCHEON - KEYNOTES — U.S.-Saudi Trade: Growth and Change

  • Introduction: Chris Cummiskey, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Economic Development, State of Georgia < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS >
  • The Honorable Nathan Deal, Governor, State of Georgia < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS >
  • Introduction: David Seaton, CEO, Fluor Corporation < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • The Honorable Rebecca Blank, Acting Deputy Secretary of Commerce < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • H.E. Abdullah Alireza, Minister of Commerce and Industry < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Signing of Memoranda of Understanding < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS >

2:15 pm – CONCURRENT PANELS – Session One

Panel 1: Higher Education as an Enabler to the Knowledge Economy

  • Moderator: Dr. Abdulaziz Jazzar, Executive Partner, Malaz Group < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Dr. Mezyad M. Alterkawi, CEO, Riyadh Technology Incubation Center < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS >
  • Dr. Steven McLaughlin, President, Georgia Tech Global, Inc. < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Dr. Mohammad Al-Ohali, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Higher Education < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >

Panel 2: Downstream Petrochemicals: National Priority and International Opportunity

  • Moderator: Michael Dolan, Senior Vice President, ExxonMobil < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Abdullah Saeed Bazid, EVP Corporate Strategy and Planning, SABIC < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Dr. Moayyed Al-Qurtas, Vice Chairman & CEO, National Industrialization Co. (TASNEE) < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Mark Lashier, Senior Vice President, Specialties, Aromatics, & Styrenics, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Dr. Zuhair Allawi, Vice President, Dow Saudi Arabia < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >

Panel 3: Industrial Infrastructure Initiatives: Creating the Foundation for Economic Growth

  • Moderator: Dr. Ihsan Bu-Hulaiga, Chairman, Joatha Group < PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, Deputy Ministry for Industrial Affairs and Director General, Saudi Industrial Property Authority (Modon) < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Dr. Mosleh Hamed Al-Otaibi, Chief Executive Officer, Royal Commission in Jubail < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS >
  • Kenneth Wisnoski, President Growth, Energy, Bauxite & Africa, Alcoa < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Ahmed S. Osilan, Chief of Staff and International Operations, SAGIA < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS >
  • Monte Wilson, Senior Vice President and Director, HOK < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >

Workshop: Opportunities in Agriculture

  • Moderator: Eng. Omar Bahlaiwa, Secretary-General, Committee for International Trade < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Eng. Taha Al-Shareef, Team Member, King Abdullah Initiative for Agro-Investment Abroad, Ministry of Commerce and Industry < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS >
  • Dr. Abdullah Al Obaid, Deputy Minister for Research and Agricultural Development, Ministry of Agriculture < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS >
  • Lloyd Harbert, Deputy Administrator, Office of Country and Regional Affairs, U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Zemedeneh Negatu, Managing Partner for Ethiopia and the Head of the Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) for Eastern Africa, Ernst & Young < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Donnie Smith, Director, Center of Innovation for Agribusiness, State of Georgia < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >

4:00 pm CONCURRENT PANELS – Session Two

Panel 4: Opportunities for Finance and Investment

  • Moderator: Saleh Al-Husseini, Member, Majlis Al Shoura < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS >
  • Secretary William Cohen, Chairman and CEO, Cohen Group < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Dr. Ahmed Alkholifey, Executive Director for Saudi Arabia, IMF < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Alberto Verme, Chairman, Europe, Middle East, and Africa Banking, Citi < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Managing Director and CEO, Jadwa Investment < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >

Panel 5: The Saudi K-12 Education Reform: Setting the Stage to the Knowledge Society

  • Moderator: Jinan Al Ahmed, Educational Consultant, Tatweer Education Holding Company < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS >
  • Dr. Ali S. Alhakami, General Manager, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Public Education Development Project < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Dr. Abdullatif Al-Ghaith, President CEO, Tatweer Education Holding Company < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Nawal Othman Al-Kowaiter, Consultant of Girls Education, Ministry of Education < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS >
  • Ali Othaim, Founder, Gulf Rose Group < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >

Panel 6: Business Opportunities in the Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Sectors

  • Moderator: Joseph Anis, President CEO, GE Energy Middle East Region < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Munir Rafie, Vice President of Materials Supply, Saudi Aramco < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Khaled Juraifani, Director of the Localization & Clusters Department of New Business Development, Saudi Aramco < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Donald Chen, Parent Company Representative to Sadara Chemical Company, Dow Chemical Company < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Moe Merah, Chairman of ITT Saudi Co Ltd and Vice President of ITT Industrial Process for Europe, Middle East and Africa < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS >

Workshop: Strengthening Innovation and Industrial Competitiveness through Standardization and Quality Assurance

  • Moderator: Dr. Abdullah Masry, President and Director, Spectrum Holdings < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • H.E. Eng. Nabil Molla, Governor, Saudi Standards, Metrology, and Quality Organization (SASO) < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS >
  • Mary Saunders, Director, Standards Coordination Office, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Jeff Grove, Vice President, Global Policy & Industry Affairs, ASTM International < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Ali O. Al Zaid, President, Ali-Zaid Engineering Consultants and Chairman, Aqaria Company < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >

6:30 pm – RECEPTION AND DINNER

  • Messengers of Peace – Boy Scouts < VIDEOS >
  • Introduction: Peter Robertson, U.S. Co-Chairman, U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council and Former Vice Chairman, Chevron < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • The Honorable Abdallah Y. Al-Mouallimi, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS >
  • The Honorable General James B. Smith, United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Casey Cagle, Lieutenant Governor, State of Georgia < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

9:15 am – PLENARY DISCUSSION – Health and Medical Services: Delivering Top Quality Care

  • Moderator: Dr. Hanan Balkhy, Executive Director, Infection Control, National Guard Health Affairs <  VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS >
  • H.E. Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, Minister of Health-Overview of Saudi Health Reforms < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Dr. Ileana Arias, Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Mark Bertolini, Chairman, CEO and President, Aetna Inc. < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Dr. David Satcher, Director, The Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, former U.S. Surgeon General < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Prof. Anthony Kalloo, Chief of Gastrology,Johns Hopkins/Chief Scientific Officer Apoloendosurgery Inc. < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >

10:30 am – PLENARY SESSION – Nuclear and Renewable Energy: Building Resources for the Future

  • Moderator: Dr. Abdullah Dabbagh, Former President CEO, Ma’aden < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • H.E. Dr. Hashim Yamani, President, King Abdullah City for Nuclear and Renewable Energy < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • The Honorable Daniel Poneman, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • J. M. Bernhard, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Shaw Group Inc. < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • James Suciu, President, Global Sales and Marketing, GE Energy < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • James Brown, President, First Solar Utility Systems < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >

12:15 pm – LUNCHEON - KEYNOTES: Insights to Investment in the Saudi Stock Market

  • Introduction: Dr. Abdulaziz Al Fahad, Chairman, Committee for International Trade < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Samra Alkuwaiz, Board Member and Partner, Osool Capital Brokerage Firm < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS >

2:30 pm – CONCURRENT PANELS – Session Three

Panel 7: Building the Healthcare Sector through Innovation and Technology

  • Moderator: Dr. Mohammad Zamakhshary, Advisor, Ministry of Health < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Dr. Emad Abdulaziz Eldukair, Founder & CEO, The Care Group < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Dr. Walid Fitaihi, Chairman and CEO, International Medical Center < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Dr. Afaf Alshammari, Director General of International Health Department, Ministry of Health < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Dr. Scott McNabb, Visiting Professor, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Dr. Selwa A.F. Al-Hazzaa, Head Consultant of Ophthalmology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Dr. Abdulla M. Abdulla, Clinical Professor of Medicine and former Chief of Cardiology, Medical College of Georgia < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS >

Panel 8: Opportunities in Water and Electricity

  • Moderator: Asif Hussain, Senior Vice President, North America, Foster Wheeler < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS >
  • Ali Saleh Al-Barrak, President and CEO, Saudi Electricity Company < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Abdul Latif Al-Harkan, General Manager of Human Resources, SWCC < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Hisham Bahkali, Country Executive, GE Energy Saudi Arabia < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Geoff Thomas, Director, Program Management, Burns & McDonnell < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >

Panel 9: Developing World-class Capabilities in Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics

  • Moderator: Robert Morris, Senior Director of External Affairs, Georgia Ports Authority < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • H.E. Eng. Khaled Almolhem, Director General, Saudi Arabian Airlines < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Louis Miller, General Manager, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Mike Paul, Vice President, Logistics Services, SupplyCore Inc. < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >

Panel 10: Entrepreneurship and the Development of SMEs

  • Moderator: Benjamin Newland, Partner, King and Spalding < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Suresh Kumar, Assistant Secretary and Director General for the Foreign Commercial Service, U.S. Department of Commerce < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Leonard Schlesinger, President, Babson College < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Mohammed Hammouda, Director, Kafala Program, Saudi Industrial Development Fund < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >
  • Dr. Omar Mohammed Bakr, Founder/Chief Scientist, Tarana Wireless < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >

4:30 pm – CLOSING SESSION: Perspectives on U.S.-Saudi Relations

  • H.E. Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Saeed, Advisor, Royal Court < TRANSCRIPTS / VIDEOS / SLIDES / PHOTOS / BIOS >

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FROM THE 2010 SPECIAL SECTION – US-SAUDI BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FORUM

US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum – 2010 – SUSRIS Special Section

April 28-29, 2010 
- Sheraton Hotel and Towers
Chicago Illinois

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ABOUT THE COMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE (CIT)

The Committee for International Trade (CIT) – Founded in 1983, The Committee for International Trade (CIT) within the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce is comprised of leading Saudi businessmen and businesswomen working to expand and improve Saudi Arabia’s external trade relationships.

A private-sector initiative, CIT recognizes that Saudi Arabia’s global economic, financial and commercial partnerships are also influenced by social and political considerations; that the ample and accurate flow of information combined with ongoing and candid dialogue are intrinsic to building durable trade and investment ties with the United States as well as other nations.

In support of strong and sustained trade relations, CIT seeks to:

  • Engage with key institutions of civil society;
  • Create an environment for productive and positive dialogue on political, economic and cultural matters critical to Saudi Arabia;
  • Promote Saudi Arabia’s economic growth and diversification both domestically and abroad;
  • Affirm Saudi Arabia’s commitment to being a responsible and constructive member of the global community.

In keeping with its mission, CIT often partners with other public and private institutions in the United States and elsewhere.

For more: www.SUSRIS.com/cit

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Helen Smiley February 16, 2011 at 10:19 pm

I’m delighted to see the forum come to together again this year. I attended last year
in Chicago, I went to learn more about the needs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi and what it takes to get into International Trade. I am an organic sustainable producer expanding into commercial production and Internatiional trade, partically in beef, lamb,goat and poultry Halal meats and live animal production.

We offer education and training in the organic sustainable industry for new producer education. We have the science, technology, and methodology to convert arid land into arable productive land for climate such as the Kingdom challenges.Two areas the Kingdom has expressed needs,
career options for the younger generation and domestic food security for Saudi Arabia. Welcome to the USA once again.

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