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SPOTLIGHT ON REGIONAL INDUSTRIAL MARKET
Extend your Business to Business (B2B) potential, take advantage of network opportunities and generate potential leads with one of the region’s biggest industry fairs. When? February 3-5 Event? Exhibition Venue? Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre
If you want to be in the know about various industrial developments in the region, then look no further than the Gulf Industry Fair 2015, which provides a window into the world of the Northern Gulf’s vibrant industrial landscape. Held under the patronage of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the exhibition comes at a time of unprecedented industrial and infrastructure investment in the GCC. The fair will be supported by many of the iconic organisations which are at the forefront of Bahrain’s investment programmes. These include Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), one of the world’s largest smelters, Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco), which is subject to a multi-billion dollar refinery modernisation programme and Majaal Warehouse Company, which earlier in 2014 announced it had completed
MONEY TALK Regional and global economic discussions will take centre stage as Bahrain gears up to host the 4th GCC Financial Forum this month. The forum, which is due to be held at Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea and When? February 24-25 Spa on February 24 and 25, Event? Financial Forum will provide a platform to Venue? Sofitel Bahrain debate and discuss the global economic outlook, Zallaq Thalassa Sea its recovery and its affects and Spa on regional financial markets. Organised by Euromoney Conferences, the event will be co-hosted by the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB). This year’s topics include regional finance in the global market place, the role of private capital in public projects, Bahrain’s real economy, the growth of local companies and the pipeline of hydrocarbon projects. More than 400 visitors from 18 countries are expected to attend. Dr Jarmo Kotilaine, chief economist of the EDB, will moderate sessions alongside the teams from Euromoney Conferences and Petroleum Economist. Visit www.euromoneyconferences.com/bahrain 28 February 2015
and fully leased all three phases of its 37,000sq/m industrial real estate project in Bahrain Industrial Wharf. These companies will sponsor and support various segments at the fair including ‘Aluminium Village’ (Alba), ‘Energy and Environmental Protection’ (Bapco) and ‘Logistics and Industrial Facilities’ (Majaal). Other sector partners at the show include Ahmed Mansoor Al A’ali, who will sponsor the ‘Industrial Processes and Manufacturing’ segment and Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY), one of the Gulf’s leading shipyards, as sponsor of the ‘Ports and Maritime’ segment. In keeping with the organiser’s broader goals to support Bahrain’s socio-economic development, the fair will also have a vocational element, featuring seminars and workshops. Additionally, the fair will host ITECH Industry 2015 for the first time, an event where IT companies can showcase their capabilities and generate direct leads with potential industrial customers. Visit www.gulfindustryfair.com
BREAKING NEWS A brand new style of news programming for the Middle East and beyond will be aired as ‘Alarab News Channel’ begins transmission from the first of this month. HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, chairman When? February 1 of Kingdom Holding Event? TV News Company (KHC) and owner Venue? Bahrain of Alarab News Channel also announced the appointment of Fahad Al Sukait as the chairman of the board and CEO of Alarab News Channel. This all-Arabic language channel, based in Bahrain, will deliver an objective, fresh and unbiased view of local and world events to millions of viewers, covering politics, business and social affairs in addition to travel, sports and culture. The region’s leading business news will be delivered through its cooperation agreement with Bloomberg. Alarab aims to break the mould, with its transparent presentation and discussion of the region’s most intractable issues and challenges, and by raising relevant questions that concern its viewers. The channel will deliver news with a creative approach, using expert opinion from renowned guests and neverbefore-seen social media interaction with its viewers. Call 13100000 or visit www.alarabtv.net
When? February 20-21 Event? Movie Night Venue? The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Hotel & Spa Wrap up your weekend with ‘Movies Under the Stars’. Watch your favourite films in the astonishing outdoor scenery of Overlook, from 5pm to 7pm for kids and 8pm to 10pm for adults. Call 17 586-612. When? February 20 Event? Aquathlon Venue? The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Hotel & Spa Team up with a partner or compete as single at the 7th Aquathlon race, from 8am to 10am. The expert team will guide you through a 1km swim and a 6km run around the beautiful resort. E Call 17 586-612. When? February 24, 25, 27 Event? BDRC Test and Tune Venue? Bahrain International Circuit Get ready for a dose of adrenaline rush as some of the most powerful engines go head to head for the thrilling Bahrain National Drag Racing Championship. E Call 17 450-000. When? February 21 Event? Autocross Venue? Bahrain International Circuit Test your speed and manoeuvring with Auto X, a competition for car drivers based on the speed in which they can navigate a course marked out by cones. E Call 17 450-000. When? Ongoing-March 6, 2015 Event? Exhibition Venue? National Bahrain Museum Discover the evolution of Saudi contemporary art with ‘Modern and Contemporary Saudi Art, The Al-Mansouria Collection’. E Visit www.moc.gov.bh. When? Ongoing - April Event? Exhibition Venue? Bahrain National Museum Don’t miss an invitation to travel into the heart of Morocco and Berber culture, with the ‘Berber Women of Morocco’ exhibition at the Bahrain National Museum from 8am to 8pm. E Visit www.moc.gov.bh.
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