Doing Business in Saudi Arabia October 15, 2008

Doing Business in Saudi Arabia
Date: Wed, Oct 15th
Time: 7:30am-9:00am
Location: US Bank Tower Ground Floor Conference Room 111 SW 5th Ave. Portland, OR 97204
Cost: $0 for members $0 for non members

Registration Deadline: 10/15/2008

Topic: Doing Business in Saudi Arabia

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Although Saudi Arabia is in the midst of an unprecedented building boom, business there is not just about construction. The Kingdom is working hard to lay the foundation for continued prosperity in a post-petroleum world. The under-construction King Abdullah University (KAUST) -- a graduate research institution -- has the second largest endowment in the world and will focus on environmental, bioscience, materials science and computational studies. An Oregon company won the contract for KAUST's general and clean room air handling systems. Learn what types of products Saudi Arabia is looking for and how to bring your products to their attention.

Speaker:
Edward Burton, President, U.S.- Saudi Arabia Business Council
Prior to joining USSABC in 2006, Burton was responsible for all US Foreign Commercial Service (USFCS) operations in Saudi Arabia and oversees. He was appointed directly by former US Commerce Secretary Donald Evans to serve as the USFCS Regional Coordinator for the Iraq Reconstruction Regional Initiative. Prior to being assigned to Riyadh, Burton was the director of the US Export Assistance Center in Philadelphia and before that, he was the State of New Jersey’s international trade director.

About the U.S - Saudi Arabia Business Council
The U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council (USSABC) is an organization of business leaders in both countries working together to increase trade and investment by promoting broader understanding among U.S. and Saudi Arabian companies, as well as specific business opportunities. It was incorporated in the U.S. in December 1993, and maintains offices in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and Riyadh. Website

Sponsors:
Oregon Economic & Community Development Department (OECDD)
Software Association of Oregon International Special Interest Group (SAO iSIG)
U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council (USSABC)

Official Website: https://db.sao.org/calendar2/event_description.htm?eventID=10/15/08