São Paulo – The Young Entrepreneurs Committee (CJE) of the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP) is visiting Dubai this Tuesday (30) and will stay in the emirate until November 1. The stop in the United Arab Emirates was planned as part of a mission to Shanghai, China, and in addition to the committee’s board of directors, representatives of 16 Brazilian companies – from the food, sports gear, coffee, consulting and law fields, among others – are traveling with the delegation.
In an interview to ANBA by phone, CJE’s senior director, Luiz Hoffmann, said that members of the group attended the Global Islamic Economy Summit (picture above) – which began this Tuesday and ends on Wednesday –, visited consulting firms, attended B2B meetings and presentations at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Dubai Chamber), and got to know two free trade zones. Throughout the day, the mission talked with over 150 Arab companies.
“We’re in Dubai, breaking up the trip to China to get to know better the country’s market and culture, how to do business and have an idea of the corporate environment. We believe it’s important to network to be able to expand business, increase exports and establish partnerships, creating a bridge between Brazil and the United Arab Emirates,” said Hoffmann.
In the schedule for the next few days, there are meetings with Karen Jones, Chief Operating Officer of the Office of the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) for Middle East and North Africa, Oman Khan, Dubai Chamber’s Director of International Offices, and Stephane Perard, director general of Emirates Airline in Brazil, among others.
Summit
The Global Islamic Economy Summit is the world’s largest forum dedicated to the Islamic economy. The fourth edition has chosen the them “A Shared Future”, with panels on social impact entrepreneurship, responsible funding, development of the fourth industrial revolution and the use of innovative data storage technology blockchain to the Islamic economy. The summit is organized by the Dubai Chamber and the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC). The event expects over 3,000 people from over 74 countries.
China
With the support of Apex-Brasil, FIESP organized, from November 2 to 11, a trade mission to China for companies planning to enter the Chinese market, offering a schedule dedicated to market and business research. The goals of the mission are to get to know and research market trends, consumer preferences and opportunities to place Brazilian products in China, provide information on ways to access the market and technical, regulatory and customs requirements to export to China, networking and introduction to the Chinese sales channels.
Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
