2024 Certified Trade Mission to

Dubai & Bahrain

November 18, 2024 – November 21, 2024

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Agenda

November 18, 2024

Arrival in Dubai

3:00 PM Check in at the Shangri- La Hotel,DIFC

6:30 - 8:30 PM Reception with the US Embassy, Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai

November 19, 2024

9:00 - 10:00 AM Registration & Buffet Networking Lunch with LP's

10:00 AM- 1:00 PM Members of the US delegation will meet in one on one meetings with investment professionals from UAE’s institutional investors and family offices

1:00 - 2:00 PM Buffet Networking Lunch with LP's

Flight to Bahrain

Check in at The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain

November 20, 2024

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Buffet Networking Lunch with LP's

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Members of the US delegation will meet in one on one meetings with investment professionals from Bahrain's institutional investors and family offices

7:00 pm Reception with the US Embassy

November 21, 2024

Check out of The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain

Acommodations

HotelShangri -La Hotel DIFC,Dubai Sheikh Zayed Rd Near Financial Metro Station

Check In:Monday, November 18, 2024

Check Out:Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Phone:+971 4 343 8888

HotelThe Ritz-Carlton, Al Seef District، Building 112, King Mohammed VI Ave, Manama, Bahrain

Check In:Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Check Out:Thursday, November 21, 2024

Phone:+973 1758 0000

From the time of payment up to six weeks prior to the trade mission: You are eligible for a 50% refund of the payment amount if you cancel your participation during this period. From six weeks prior to the trade mission: There will be no refund available if you cancel your participation during this period.

EVENT CO-CHAIR(S)

Yana Leonova, PhD, MBA

Head of Dubai Chapter VNTR Capital

CEO UAE 10 Inspiring Women March 2023. Top 50 Influential Women in Dubai by Womenpreneur ME. Awarded by the Sheikh's office for social impact.

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Salah Al Janahi

Co-Founder, Deputy CEO Virtue Global Holding DIFC, Dubai, UAE

Matthew Francis

Chief Strategy & Investment Officer at Vault Investments

Matthew is a seasoned executive with over 20 years experience in the banking, technology, and capital raising industries. He spent 11 years at Bank of America, UBS, and Morgan Stanley in California, providing financial guidance and investments for institutions and senior executives in Silicon Valley. He worked at Oracle as an enterprise sales leader covering the Pacific Northwest (USA). Most recently, Matthew has successfully helped some of the largest and most respected U.S. based private equity fund managers secure capital from sovereign wealth funds, investment firms, and family offices in the GCC. Matthew is currently the Chief Strategy & Investment Officer for Vault Investments, a private family office based in Dubai UAE. He's also an Advisor to a UAE/USA based startup, Ruya Genomics.

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Mohammed Al Hashemi

CHAIRMAN at UAE Financial Markets

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Peter Sexton

Director, Global Financial Services Team Senior International Trade Specialist U.S. Commercial Service

Brian N. Beams

Deputy Director, Global Financial Services Team U.S. Commercial Service

Christelle Rezk

Commercial Specialist, U.S. Consulate General Dubai

Bruce Ellsworth

Foreign Commercial Service Officer, International Trade Administration U.S. Department of Commerce

Thomas Bruns

Regional Senior Commercial Officer for the Gulf; Commercial Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in the UAE

Testimonial

“I thought the Trade Mission was one of the most unique fundraising assets I’ve ever seen. The ability to have 50+ warm leads provided over the course of 1 day is phenomenal. It would have been impossible for our fund to have done anything like this ourselves and I doubt any financial service organizations could have provided a stronger group. I would highly recommend the Trade Mission, not just because of the quantity of potential investors but the quality of investors.”

– Maxx Bricklin, Principal, Bold Capital Partners, LP

U.S. Department of Commerce Certified Trade Mission:

Bespoke Introductions to Leading U.S. Alternative Asset Fund Managers

This Trade Mission is arranged exclusively for investors seeking to meet with leading U.S. fund managers.

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