The National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce, headquartered in Washington, DC and with offices in Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, Houston, and New York, is leading a high-level trade and investment road show to Salt Lake City, UT on January 6-7, 2014.  The delegation consists of over 40 business and government leaders from six Middle East & North Africa (MENA) countries, including:
•    Servicom – One of the largest Telecom and Technology Operators in North Africa (Tunisia)
•    Tamauz Food & Entertainment Co. – A leading technology private sector company (Saudi Arabia)
•    Aljeri Transportation Company, one of the leading transportation companies in the Gulf (Saudi Arabia)
•    Exotic International – private sector Architecture and Design Company (Saudi Arabia)
•    Bahrain Economic Development Board
•    Gamhuria Bank – One of Libya’s largest Commercial Banks
•    Libyan Foreign Bank – Libya’s Largest Foreign Investment Bank
•    Super Speed for Communications & Information Technology Company (Libya)
•    Libyan Investment Authority
•    Libyan Ministry of Industry
•    Libyan Holding Company for Post and Communications and Information Technology
•    Central Bank of Libya
•    Libyan Ministry of Finance / Tax Department
•    Waha Oil Company (Libya)
•    Bank of Commerce and Development (Libya)
•    Libyan National Airlines
•    Libyan African Aviation Holding Company
•    Libyan Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Company
•    African Airlines (Libya)
•    Ministry of Telecommunication and Information (Libya)
•    Qatar Olympic Committee
•    Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority
“The 2014 High Tech Road Show is a cutting edge trade mission that aims to develop ICT trade investment relations through the contributions of the private sector and to strengthen joint investments in the technology sector, said David Hamod, NUSACC President & CEO. “Now in its seventh year, the High Tech Road Show has become a showcase and a preeminent vehicle for promoting the transfer of technology and knowledge between the United States and the Arab World.”
While in Utah, the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, the World Trade Center Utah, and the Utah Export Assistance Center (U.S. Commercial Service), will provide a platform to connect the MENA delegation with members of the Utah business community interested in trade and investment opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly in the areas of Internet technologies, computer software, and cutting edge digital and communications technologies.  This platform includes a Business Briefing/Networking event Jan. 6 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Marriott Hotel City Creek, and company site visits January 7 to IT/software leaders in Salt Lake City, Cottonwood, Murray, South Jordan, American Fork, Orem and Provo.
The Road Show will continue to Las Vegas to attend the Consumer Electronics Show, and will conclude in Silicon Valley, where the delegation will attend Executive Briefings at the headquarters of many top ICT companies, including Microsoft, Intel, Juniper, VMware, OsiSoft, HP, EMC2, and others.
For more information, please visit http://www.htrsusa.com.
