ICC-UAE Past Events Year 2019

S. No. Event Date Venue Introduction
01 6th ICC UAE Commission on Customs & Trade Facilitation Steering Committee Meeting 24th January 2019 ICC UAE Office, Dubai ICC-UAE Commission on Customs & Trade Facilitation 6th Steering Committee Meeting was held on 24th January 2019 at the ICC UAE office. The meeting took place to discuss the progress and future plans of the Commission for the year 2019.
02 5th ICC UAE Board of Directors Meeting 27th January 2019 Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Dubai The 5th Meeting of ICC-UAE Board of Directors was held on 27th January 2019 at Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The board discussed and approved the action plan and budget of ICC-UAE for the year 2019.
03 GTR MENA 2019 18-19th February 2019 Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai ICC UAE participated as supporting organization at the GTR MENA 2019 held on 18-19th February at Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai, UAE. The event was recognized as one of the most comprehensive and long-established trade finance gathering for the Middle East, offering an unrivalled platform for growing awareness of market challenges.

Now in its 16th year and as GTR's longest standing event, the high-level gathering was set to attract over 700 delegates, covered a range of themes from geopolitical tensions to the region's many infrastructure demands and requirements, the role of new technologies and innovations to creating a thriving environment for conducting trade business. An exciting new collaboration with the African Agri Council was also focused on the region's thriving agribusiness sector, along with the vast potential for capturing trade flows between MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa.
04 8th ICC UAE Commission on Banking Steering Committee Meeting 21st February 2019 ICC UAE Office, Dubai ICC UAE Commission on Banking 8th Steering Committee Meeting was held on 21st February at the ICC UAE office. The meeting took place to discuss the progress and future plans of the Commission for the year 2019.
05 7th ICC MENA Conference on International Arbitration 3-4th March 2019 Abu Dhabi Global Market, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi ICC UAE participated as supporting organization at the 7th ICC MENA Conference in International Arbitration on 3-4th March at Abu Dhabi Global Market, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi. This seventh annual conference has been a must attend for arbitration professionals who wanted to keep up to date on the latest arbitration developments in the MENA region. The conference offered a line-up of top-class speakers, topical discussions and relevant news. The conference also provided an excellent opportunity to network.
06 ICC YAF Conference 5th March 2019 Abu Dhabi Global Market, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi As part of the 7th ICC MENA Conference on International Arbitration, ICC UAE participated as supporting organization at the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC YAF). The Conference covered topics of the various types of urgent measures available in practice in arbitration seated in the UAE. The conference took the form of a panel discussion preceded by a keynote address. The panel discussion highlighted the following issues:
  • Available options and venues to seek interim relief in support of arbitration seated in the UAE;
  • Tribunals' powers to grant interim relief
  • Enhanced role of the local courts to grant/enforce interim measures under the new federal arbitration law;
  • Are emergency arbitrators a viable alternative in UAE seated arbitrations?
07 ICC UAE Commission on Banking General Assembly Meeting 7th March 2019 Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry ICC UAE Commission on Banking General Assembly Meeting was held on Thursday, 7th March 2019 at Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

During the meeting, the 2018 report of the ICC UAE Commission on Banking was presented and approved its action plan for the year 2019. The members of the Commission also elected the new Steering Committee.
08 ICC UAE Commission on Customs & Trade Facilitation General Assembly Meeting 7th March 2019 Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry ICC UAE Commission on Customs & Trade Facilitation General Assembly Meeting was held on Thursday, 7th March 2019 at Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

During the meeting, the 2018 report of the ICC UAE Commission on Customs & Trade Facilitation was presented and approved its action plan for the year 2019. The members of the Commission also elected the new Steering Committee.
09 1st ICC UAE Commission on Banking Steering Committee Meeting 7th March 2019 Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
10 1st ICC UAE Commission on Customs & Trade Facilitation Steering Committee Meeting 7th March 2019 Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
11 2019 Annual Trade Finance and Compliance Conference 12-13th March 2019 Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
12 2nd ICC UAE Commission on Customs & Trade Facilitation Steering Committee Meeting 21st March 2019 Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
13 ICC UAE Commission on Customs & Trade Facilitation Networking Session 21st March 2019 Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
14 ICC UAE Commission on Arbitration & ADR General Assembly Meeting 25th April 2019 Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
15 1st ICC UAE Commission on Arbitration & ADR Steering Committee Meeting 25th April 2019 Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
16 The London Institute of Banking & Finance 26th April 2019 Etisalat Academy, Dubai
17 ICC UAE Ramadan Suhoor 23rd May 2019 Dubai World Trade Centre
18 ICC Permanent Heads of National Committees Meeting 28th May 2019 Paris
19 ICC World Council 29th May 2019 Paris
20 11th World Chambers Congress 12-14th June 2019 Rio, Brazil
21 2nd ICC UAE Commission on Arbitration & ADR Steering Committee Meeting 17th June 2019 Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
22 7th ICC UAE General Assembly Meeting 20th June 2019 Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
23 1st ICC UAE Board of Directors Meeting 20th June 2019 Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
24 2nd ICC UAE Commission on Banking Steering Committee Meeting 30th June 2019 Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
25 3rd ICC UAE Commission on Arbitration & ADR Steering Committee Meeting 3rd September 2019 Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
26 3rd ICC UAE Commission on Customs & Trade Facilitation Steering Committee Meeting 5th September 2019 Dubai World Trade Centre
27 ICC UAE Workshop on Export / Import 24th September 2019 Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry
28 2nd ICC UAE Board of Directors Meeting 10th October 2019 Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
29 3rd ICC UAE Commission on Banking Steering Committee Meeting 13th October 2019 Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
30 Incoterms 2020 UAE Launch 22nd October 2019 Park Hyatt Hotel, Dubai
31 ICC Institute Advanced Level Training on Drafting Enforceable Awards 24th October 2019 Abu Dhabi Global Market, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi