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UAE – Netherlands Week

The Office of Public and Cultural Diplomacy and
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UAE

present

The United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of the Netherlands are slated to jointly host the inaugural UAE-Netherlands Week from May 30 until June 5, 2021, in an effort to promote cultural and knowledge exchange between the two countries.

The week comes against the backdrop of the two countries’ celebration of nearly fifty years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, as well as the UAE’s fiftieth anniversary since its founding as a nation.

Representatives of Emirati and Dutch governmental entities, cultural institutions, and youth organizations will take part in the forum. Participants include HE Omar Saif Ghobash, Assistant Minister for Public and Cultural Diplomacy at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; HE Hissa Abdulla Alotaiba, UAE Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands; HE Lody Embrechts, Dutch Ambassador to the UAE; HE Ahmed Aboutaleb, Mayor of Rotterdam; and HE Hans Sandee, Dutch Consul General in Dubai and Netherlands Commissioner General for Expo 2020 Dubai, among others.

Sessions will address diverse topics, including ways to strengthen cooperation in the arts and cultural sectors, promote food security and energy efficiency, empower women in STEM fields, and foster entrepreneurship and scientific innovation.

The week will also include a Youth Talk Series held in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Youth Hub. Topics include starting a business in the UAE and the Netherlands, female empowerment, being an artist in both countries, youth hubs in the two countries, bilateral educational exchange, and a talk titled “My Next 50 Years.”

Attendees will also discuss Dutch participation in Expo2020 Dubai, where the Netherlands will host a microclimate pavilion focused on the nexus between water, food, and energy security.

Programme

Sunday 30 May

Time: 3pm UAE – 1pm Netherlands
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Time: 4pm UAE – 2pm Netherlands

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Time: 4.45pm UAE – 2.45pm Netherlands

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Opening Session

UAE – The Netherlands Friendship – 50 years in the making

 

Speakers:

– H.E. Omar Saif Ghobash, Assistant Minister for Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs And International Cooperation (UAE)
– H.E. Ahmed Aboutaleb, Mayor of Rotterdam (NL)

Moderator: HE Dr Mariam Al Mahmoud, Deputy Director General, Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (Abu Dhabi)

 

UAE – The Netherlands – 50 successful years of Diplomatic Relations

 

Speakers:

– H.E. Hissa Abdullah Alotaiba, UAE  Ambassador to the Kingdom of The Netherlands
– H.E. Lody Embrechts, Dutch Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates

 

Moderator: HE Bernadino Leon, Director General, Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (Abu Dhabi)

 

 

 

 

Youth Talk Series presented in partnership with Abu Dhabi Youth Hub

Studying in the UAE and The Netherlands

 

Speakers:

– Ms. Reem Nasser Saeed Al Otaiba
– Ms. Hend Rashed

 

Moderator: Ms. Amna Darwish Alraeesi

 

 

Monday 31 May

Time: 3pm UAE – 1pm Netherlands

Replay available here.

Time: 4.30pm UAE – 2.30pm Netherlands

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Water – Energy – Food – Efficiency & Ingenuity to Tomorrow’s Societies

 

Speakers:

– Mr. Essa AlHashimi, Head Food Security, UAE Ministry of State for Food & Water Security
– Dr. Rabia Ferroukhi, Director of Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre, IRENA (Abu Dhabi)
– Mr. Michiel Raaphorst, Architect Director and Co-Founder, V8 Architects (NL)

 

Moderator: HE Hans Sandee, Dutch Consul General (Dubai) and Netherlands Commissioner General, Expo2020 Dubai.

 

Youth Talk Series presented in partnership with Abu Dhabi Youth Hub

My Next Fifty Years in the UAE & the Netherlands

 

Speakers:

– Mr. Eissa Naser Ali Saleh Alhammadi
– Mr. Mark Hengstman

Moderator: Mr. Hamad Khalid Aljneibi

 

Tuesday 1 June

Time: 3pm UAE – 1pm Netherlands

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Time: 4.30pm UAE – 2.30pm Netherlands

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UAE & The Netherlands – Arts and Culture – Looking Back and Beyond the Next 50 years

 

Speakers:

– Mr. Daan Roosegaarde, Designer, Artist, Founder of Studio Roosegaarde
– Ms. Shatha Amin Almulla, Director of the Departments of Arts, Ministry of Culture and Youth (UAE)

Moderator: Mariët Westermann, Vice-Chancellor, NYU Abu Dhabi

 

Youth Talk Series presented in partnership with Abu Dhabi Youth Hub

Being An Artist in the UAE & the Netherlands

Speakers:

– Ms. Sarah Almehairi, Artist
– Mr. Thomas Trum, Artist

 

Moderator: Ms Noor Al Suwaidi, Cultural Advisor, Curator & Artist.

 

 

Wednesday 2 June

Time: 3pm UAE – 1pm Netherlands

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Time: 4.30pm UAE – 2.30pm Netherlands

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Entrepreneurship & Innovations in Science – What Can We Learn From Each Other?

 

Speakers:

– Mr. Duke Urbanik, YesDelft
– Ms. Anoesjka Imambaks, Executive Director of the Venture Café Foundation
– Mr. Saeed Measam Al Falasi, Executive Director of Future Platforms, Dubai Future Foundation


Moderator: Dr. Seppe Verheyen, Chief of Staff, Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (Abu Dhabi)

 

Youth Talk Series presented in partnership with Abu Dhabi Youth Hub

Starting a Business in the UAE & the Netherlands

 

Speakers:

– Ms. Sheikha Thabit Hamed
– Ms. Nesrine Bouhab

Moderator: Mr. Abdulla Khalid Albarakani

 

 

Thursday 3 June

Time: 3pm UAE – 1pm Netherlands

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Time: 4pm UAE – 2pm Netherlands

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Time: 5pm UAE – 3pm Netherlands

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Female Empowerment and STEM: The Future of Our Nations?

 

Speakers:

– Ms. Carine de Meyere, Chief Commercial Officer Women in Tech

– Ms. Dieuwke Hoogland, Initiator Female Ventures
– Engineer Hoor Al Mazmi, Space Science Researcher, UAE Space Agency


Moderator: Ms. Hamda Ali Alshaiji, Ministry of Foreign Affairs And International Cooperation (UAE)

 

Youth Talk Series presented in partnership with Abu Dhabi Youth Hub

Female Empowerment in the UAE & The Netherlands

Speakers:

– Ms. Hamda Abdulla Alhoshani
– Ms. Yeni Joseph, Public Policy Manager Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) at NLdigital

Moderator: Ms. Alia Salem Alnuaimi

 

 

 

 

 

 

Youth Talk Series presented in partnership with Abu Dhabi Youth Hub

Youth Hubs in the UAE and The Netherlands

 

Speakers:

– Ms. Noura Alshaikh Al Zaabi, Abu Dhabi Youth Hub
– Ms Thyrza Zoons, Board Member Dutch National Youth Council

 

Moderator: Mr. Mohamed Mahamuud

 

Friday 4 June

Replay available here.

The Youth Talk Series – Replay
Presented in partnership with Abu Dhabi Youth Hub

– 2pm UAE – 12noon The Hague: Studying in the UAE and the Netherlands

– 3pm UAE – 1pm The Hague: My Next 50 years

– 4pm UAE – 2pm The Hague: Being An Artist in the UAE and in the Netherlands

– 5pm UAE – 3pm The Hague: Starting Up a Business in the UAE and in the Netherlands

– 6pm UAE – 4pm The Hague: Female Empowerment in the UAE and the Netherlands

– 7pm UAE – 5pm The Hague: Special Presentations by Abu Dhabi Youth Hub and National Dutch Youth Council

 

Saturday 5 June

Replay available here.

Talk Series – Replay

– 1pm UAE – 11am The Hague: UAE – Netherlands Friendship: 50 years in the Making

– 2pm UAE – 12noon The Hague: UAE – Netherlands Friendship: 50 Successful Years of Diplomatic Relations

– 3pm UAE – 1pm The Hague: Water-Energy-Food: Efficiency & Ingenuity for Tomorrow’s Societies

– 4pm UAE – 2pm The Hague: UAE & Netherlands Arts & Culture: Looking back & beyond the next 50 years

– 5pm UAE – 3pm The Hague: Entrepreneurship & Innovation in Science – What Can We Learn from Each Other?

– 6pm UAE – 4pm The Hague: Female Empowerment and STEM: The Future of Our Nations?

 

 

 

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