1. Dheeraj Chhabra, Manager, Dubai Industrial City/Business Development and Vimal Kumar Jaiswal Manager, Standards, Maqayees, Dubai Centre for Industrial Standards, discussed future cooperation in environmental training and consultation with GRC.
2. Jeffrey Black, Green Energy Analyst
A group of 15 women students from the social sciences department in the Zayed University, Dubai, were briefed about the activities and programs at the center. They were given a round-up of the current developments in the region, as well as advised about the nuances of research and scope for a professional career in it.
As part of the Regional Heads of Mission meeting in the UAE, the GRC hosted a briefing session for Swedish ambassadors to the Middle East and officials from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice and other authorities. The delegation was headed by Olof Skoog, Director-General for Political Affairs in the Swedish Foreign Ministry, and included 12 regional ambassadors. The session focused on the key political, security-related, and economic developments in the Gulf region.
Director-General of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Lt. Gen. (Retd.) S.S. Mehta and CII Principal Advisor A.C. Patankar discussed the scope for cooperation between the two institutions, especially in trying to promote Gulf-India economic engagement by co-hosting joint workshops and conducting studies.
Dr. Liam Fox, British Shadow Defence Secretary and former Chairman of the Conservative Party, and Dr. Adam Werritty.
Dr. Filippo Osella, Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology, University of Sussex, shared his experiences on issues related to Indians, particularly from the state of Kerala, in the Gulf countries and the impact on various aspects of their society.
