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American Business Council Hosts Inaugural IDEAS Business Forum DUBAI – NOVEMBER 25, 2012 The American Business Council of Dubai & the Northern Emirates joined business leaders from the U.S. and the U.A.E. to discuss important business issues and solutions at the inaugural IDEAS Business Forum on Monday, November 19, 2012 at the Meydan Hotel in Dubai. The event was sponsored by Dyncorp International and Yahoo! Maktoob, with support from Hult International Business School, International Herald Tribune and Khaleej Times. Hosted and organized by the American Business Council of Dubai & the Northern Emirates (the “American Business Council”), a chapter of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the forum highlighted the ongoing Economic Policy Dialogue between the U.S. and the U.A.E, which served as the inspiration for the IDEAS Business Forum. The forum featured a C-level panel of experts who discussed how challenges to the U.S.-U.A.E. bilateral trade relationship have been overcome over the years to generate today’s strong and growing bilateral trade figures, and sector-specific roundtables focused on identifying challenges facing particular sectors and harnessing potential synergies going forward. The roundtables were facilitated by industry leaders and included participants from banking and finance, education, health, hospitality, infrastructure, oil and gas, professional services, technology and small to medium enterprise industry sectors. A major highlight of the forum was the C-level panel of experts discussion moderated by John Podgore, President of the American Business Council, with participation from David Harris – Director of Logistics Investment Support for the Department of Economic Development, Jeffrey Johnson – Middle East