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Mr Bandar Reda
Secretary General & CEO of ABCCMr Bandar Ali Reda joined the Arab British Chamber of Commerce, on 1st March 2019, as Secretary General and CEO, becoming the fourth person to lead the Chamber since its foundation almost five decades ago.
As CEO, Mr Reda contributes his expertise by drawing on his wealth of experience as a diplomat and extensive time spent in the private sector to ensure the Chamber moves to the next level.
Mr Reda has a distinguished professional career of more than a decade in banking and corporate industry at SABB HSBC Saudi Arabia, prior to senior positions in the diplomatic service of his country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he served as Commercial Attaché in the UK & Europe, based in London, and in Italy and as part of the Saudi delegation to the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) in Paris.
Mr Reda holds a BA in Economics and Business Administration from Orlando, USA. He has been an Executive Member of the Saudi-Italian Business Council, the Council of Saudi Chambers; a Member of the Business Youth Committee, Jeddah Chamber of Commerce; a Member of the Saudi Economy Association; and a Member of the Saudi Arabian legal accountants. Mr Reda has demonstrated his experience and abilities in his roles in both public and private sectors.
Since taking up his post, Mr Reda has successfully steered the Chamber throughout the difficult months of the pandemic and lockdown, a period which presented unprecedented challenges for international trade and the business community. Under Mr Bandar Reda’s guidance and leadership, the Chamber not only continued all its activities uninterrupted but extended its services during this period and has reinforced its reputation as the leading strategic business services organisation in the UK dedicated to strengthening Arab-British trade and building closer business co-operation.
The Rt Hon Baroness Elizabeth Symons
Chairman at ABCC- ABCC Chairman Welcoming Remarks
- Panel Discussion UK Export & Trade with the Middle East, India and East Africa
The Rt Hon Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean is a senior Labour member of the House of Lords and a business leader. Formerly Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, Baroness Symons was a Minister in the UK Government from 1997 until stepping down in 2005. Among her government posts she was Minister for the Middle East, Minister for International Trade and Minister for Defence Procurement, and the Prime Minister’s envoy to the Gulf.
Previously a trade union general secretary, she was an Equal Opportunities Commissioner and a governor of the London Business School. As well as working closely with DLA Piper, Baroness Symons is now involved with a number of other commercial organisations, including roles as a non-executive director of British Airways, and as an advisor to other companies, including those with strong Middle East links, and with a number of not-for-profit organisations, including the International Red Cross.
Abdulla Bin Damithan
CEO & Managing Director, DP World UAE & JAFZABefore his appointment as the CEO & Managing Director of DP World UAE and Jafza in 2021, Abdulla Bin Damithan has served DP World for almost 20 years in various roles gradually expanding his responsibilities to developing and executing the strategic plan for revenue, profitability, and growth of DP World UAE and Jafza.
Abdulla Bin Damithan is a recognised and accomplished leader in the maritime & logistics landscape within the Middle East with commercial success across these industries.
Abdulla sits on the Board of several DP World Ports & Terminals globally and is also an independent director in logistics ventures.
Carl Stephen Patrick Hunter OBE
Chairman at British Exporters AssociationCarl Stephen Patrick Hunter OBE is Chairman of Coltraco Ultrasonics, a British high-exporting advanced manufacturer of watertight integrity monitoring instrumentation for the global shipping industry and holds the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade. Carl is a former British Army Officer in the Greenjackets, Director-General of the Durham Institute of Research, Development & Invention, Director of the Centre for Underwater Acoustic Analysis, a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Visiting Fellow of the Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre, Advisory Board member of the Council on Geostrategy, Chairman of the British Exporters Association and Professor-in-Practice at Durham University Business School.
Raveen Guliani
Director, Trade & Logistics of DP World UAE- Presentation: DP World UAE Region – Facilitating Trade between UK and the Middle East, India and East Africa
- Panel Discussion UK Export & Trade with the Middle East, India and East Africa
Raveen Guliani is a B2B business developer, marketer & corporate intrapreneur pursuing opportunities to enable global trade. He has 20+ years of management & leadership experience within the maritime, shipping, logistics industry facilitating global trade. He is the Director of Trade Development and Logistics.
Bradley Jones
Executive Director of UAE-UK Business CouncilBradley Jones has been Executive Director of the Joint Secretariat of the UAE – UK Business Council since it was launched in September 2020. The Joint Secretariat serves the interests of both UAE and UK members and stakeholders, under the Chairmanship of HE Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Chair of Abu Dhabi Global Markets, and Lord Udny-Lister.
Bradley spent the first ten years of his professional career as a teacher - in Botswana, Fujairah and Singapore. He then worked in a series of roles in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - including as Private Secretary to five consecutive Ministers in Tony Blair’s Government, as the Head of the UK-India Trade Team, and as Director of Trade and Investment at the British Embassies in Bangkok and Seoul. He spent three years on secondment to the Royal Household in the UK. More recently, Bradley held executive positions in two large corporates in the education sector in Dubai.
Prior to joining the UAE – UK Business Council, Bradley served as Senior External Relations Officer for the Government of Jersey, where he led on Jersey’s relations with the UAE.