AmCham Kuwait and KRH Organize ISOA Workshop under the ISOA on Doing Business in Kuwait

February 13, 2023

The workshop brought together leading business experts and industry professionals from around the world to discuss the latest trends and opportunities in Kuwait. These discussions were covered in four panels with the participation of our distinguished guests:

1. Digital Transformation and Identifying & Managing Cybersecurity Threats.

Panelists: Mr. Abdulaziz Alusaimi, System Engineer, Palo Alto Networks | Mr. Alaeddine Karim, Country GM Kuwait, Microsoft | Mr. Barrak Al-Mattar, GM IT, KIB | Mr. Tamer Charife, Partner Risk Advisory Partner & Cyber Leader for Kuwait & Qatar, Deloitte.

Moderated by: Eng. Layth A., Cybersecurity Team Leader, Icon Contracting WLL.

2. Women Leaders in Kuwait

Panelists: Dr. Arezou Harraf – Vice Chair of American Business Council - American Chamber of Commerce - Kuwait (ABCK-AmCham Kuwait) and Founder and CEO of Learn & Evolve LLC. | Ms. Eaman Al Roudhan, CEO, Zain | Ms. Hideko H., Resident Representative at UNDP Kuwait | Dr. Manal Al Hasawi, Founder & Managing Partner of Think Tank Strategy & Development Consulting.

Moderated by: Rania Azmi, Ph.D., Founder of Alexandrite Decisions.

3. Business Opportunities in Kuwait

Panelists: Eng. Abdulrahman Al Khannah, Group CEO, BIG - Beyout Investment Group | Mr. Eric Podzorski, Senior Commercial Officer at the US Department of Commerce in Kuwait | Ms. Ola Saab, Head of Corporate Commercial Department at Al Tamimi & Company Kuwait.

Moderated by: Mr. Ghassan Alkhoja, Resident Representative at The World Bank in Kuwait

4. Combatting Human Trafficking

Panelists: Mr. John Redfield, Lead RCC-KU CTIPS, U.S. Military | Ms. Nicole Bermudez, Political Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait | Mr. Saleh Al Hasan, CEO of Kuwait Society for Human Rights | Mr. Samer Abdeen, COO at KRH.

Moderated by: Dr. TB (Mac) McClelland, Jr., International Stability Operations Association (ISOA) ASIA, Europe, Middle East & Africa.

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the moderators and panelists for the exciting discussions and for sharing their knowledge and insights with all the attendees.

Thank you to all the attendees who took the time to join us and made this event joyous with their presence.

We hope that everyone benefited from this workshop, and we hope to see you all again in future events.