Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced the names of popular speakers for the 5th Dubai-Hamburg Business Forum being held in the emirate on March 22.

Representing leading organisations from Dubai and Germany, over 10 speakers will take part in 4 panel discussions shedding light on four significant economic sectors of shared interest while checking out brand-new horizons for productive cooperation between business communities of Dubai and Hamburg.

Arranged under the theme, "Internet of Things: Innovation to Connect", in cooperation with the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, this 5th session of the forum offers sufficient scope for developing joint endeavors in four essential sectors consisting of Public Sector Solutions for Smart Urban Living, Logistics, Health and Energy and is followed by field visits to emirate's strategic financial and trade centres for the Hamburg delegation.

The online forum will be resolved by H.E. Majid Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman, and H.E. Hamad Buamim, President and CEO, Dubai Chamber, H.E. Fritz Horst Melsheimer, President, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, H.E. Stefan Gallon, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Dubai, H.E. Hamad Buamim, President and CEO, Dubai Chamber, H.E. Prof. Dr. Hans-Jrg Schmidt-Trenz, CEO, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and Najeeb Mohammed Al-Ali, Senior Vice President - Project Management Office, Expo 2020.

The very first session of the forum concentrating on Smart Energy will have H.E. Ahmad Bin Shafar, CEO, Empower, Marwan Abdulaziz Janahi, Executive Director, Dubai Science Park, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rdiger Siechau, Managing Director, Stadtreinigung Hamburg, and Klaus Schweininger, Head of Finance, TRIMET Aluminium SE, Germany, talking about Dubai's Integrated Energy Strategy 2030 and Hamburg's "New 4.0" Industry effort, as both cities are intending to develop a more sustainable and varied energy supply. This session will introduce innovative projects on both sides, highlighting chances for business to get included along with room for greatly product development.

The second session on Public Sector Solutions for Smart Urban Living concentrating on the process that each of the two cities is going through to uncover areas of more performance has Gnther Mull, CEO, Dermalog Identification Systems GmbH, Germany, who will likewise highlight how private sector business can get associated with the procedure.

Smart Logistics is the topic of the 3rd session with Mohsen Ahmad, Vice President-- Logistics, Dubai South, Yousif Almutawa, CIO, DP World, Dieter Spark, CEO, DAKOSY Datenkommunikationssystem AG, Germany, and Wolfgang Hurtienne, Managing Director, Hamburg Port Authority AR, Germany, discussing how their tactical location and strong logistical facilities have elevated both Hamburg and Dubai to key trading hubs in their respective regions.

The session will cover the most recent sector updates with an unique focus on how the Internet of Things (IoT) has structured and could further restructure operations within the area of Maritime and Port Logistics.

The forum, which concludes with the fourth session on Smart Health, will explore how existing applications in this field can be enhanced further and where added "smart" services can be presented by the panellists including Dr. Mohammad Al Redha, Director - Health Data & Information Analysis Department, Dubai Health Authority, Dr. Amer Sharif, CEO, Dubai Healthcare City Authority-- Education Sector, Dr. med. Johannes Jacubeit, CEO & Founder, connectedhealth. eu GmbH, and Patrick Postel, CEO, Silpion IT-Solutions GmbH, Germany.

H.E. Hamad Buamim, President and CEO, Dubai Chamber, stated the online forum which provides adequate opportunities for participants from both the sides to share competence in sustainable advancement, likewise offers an ideal platform for the promotion and consolidation of trade and economic relations between Dubai and Hamburg.

He even more said that the online forum motivates the participants to check out joint financial investment opportunities, sign tactical partnerships and enhance the channels of interaction between the two cities, including that the city of Hamburg is called one of the most innovative and smart cities in Germany, especially in the area of maritime industries and innovative and smart services.

On the side-lines of the online forum the German delegates will have school outing to Dubai Science Park, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), DP World and Dubai Silicon Oasis.

Given that its launch in 2007, the Dubai Hamburg Business Forum has actually ended up being an ideal platform for joint cooperation and collaboration for business communities of Dubai and Hamburg and has actually led to a variety of successful financial cooperation in various sectors by financiers of both the strategic cities.

The Hamburg Metropolitan Region is one of Germany's strongest economic regions and a main trading hub for Northern Europe. The port of Hamburg is among the world's biggest container ports and is a crucial development engine for the area. It takes the leading function in Germany in such industries as air travel, logistics, IT, renewable energies and media, while likewise playing a major international function. Hamburg is the 3rd biggest site for the aviation industry worldwide, with major players Airbus and Lufthansa Technik running huge facilities, and more than 30,000 workers in the industry.