(Source: Middle East Company News)
The forthcoming Arab-German Family Business Summit will offer
unique opportunities for Middle East businesses to network with
German family companies and hear the latest international thinking
on family business management according to Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa
Al Khalifa, Chief Executive of the Bahrain Economic Development
Board (EDB).
About IIFE:The IIFE organized the Arab-German Family Business
Summit 2009 in close cooperation with the Bahrain Economic
Development Board. Khalid Mohamed Kanoo and Dr. Arend Oetker are the
patrons of this year's summit. The summit will be hosted by H.E. Dr.
Hassan bin Abdulla Fakhro, Bahrain's Minister of Industry &
Commerce.The International Institute for Family Enterprises (IIFE)
was founded in 2007 as the international unit of the renowned Witten
Institute for Family Business at Witten/Herdecke University. The
IIFE is the first academic institute to focus on family businesses
by enabling the sustainable and personal exchange of knowledge,
experiences, and innovative strategies between leading family
businesses around the world.About The Bahrain Economic Development
Board (EDB):The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) is a
dynamic public agency with an overall responsibility for formulating
and overseeing the economic development strategy of Bahrain, and for
creating the right climate to attract direct investment into the
Kingdom. The role of the Bahrain EDB is to provide leadership by
uniting all of the Kingdom's shareholders through a unified vision,
and to develop key strategies for growth. The Bahrain EDB also acts
as a facilitator, helping all of Bahrain's stakeholders to
understand and adopt the changes necessary for progress. In
addition, the Bahrain EDB provides sound project management to
ensure that all agreed reform initiatives are implemented in an
effective and timely manner. The Bahrain EDB is also responsible for
attracting inward investment into Bahrain, and is focusing on six
target economic sectors in which the Kingdom offers significant
strengths. These are financial services, downstream industries,
tourism, business services, logistics, and education and training.
More information on the Bahrain EDB is available at
www.bahrainedb.com.Further information:Samia YakubBahrain Economic
Development BoardTel: +973 17 589 891Alisdair HaythornthwaiteBell
PottingerTel: + 971 566 901 725
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