The 10^th Anniversary of the Annual Business Groups Forum will be held on November 9^th, 2010 at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi and hosted by the Polish Business Group UAE and the Tunisian Business Council Abu Dhabi.

The event will be one of the largest gatherings of Abu Dhabi business community, business groups and UAE Chambers of Commerce and will be under the patronage of H.H. General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the UAE.  H.E. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori, UAE Minister of Economy, H.E. Mohamed Thani Al Rumaithi - President of the Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce & Industry and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, representatives of the Governments of Poland and Tunisia are the Forum’s keynote speakers. 

The Forum theme, is Business with Energy for Sustainable Growth.   It is well recognized that the business group community plays a critical role in maintaining a vigorous business environment in the UAE. We hope to encourage the business community to be a part of the collective effort in the UAE that addresses energy use more efficiently.  Decisions made today about energy resources and efficient energy use will ultimately affect not only other people, but also business profits and our planet. We believe that the combined energy and forces of the business community can have a substantial impact on the quest for sustainable growth in this country.

About the Forum

The 10^th Anniversary Business Groups Forum offers:

•  Trade booths from 26 business groups whose total membership is 4,000+,
• competing for awards based on information and decor that depicts this year’s theme;
• A business networking reception that will allow sponsors to meet senior business leaders and others associated with the business councils;
• A gala dinner in the Emirates Palace grand ballroom featuring speeches related to the theme by high profile speakers with an attendance expected of  700+people;
• Special cultural entertainment arranged by the host business groups; and
• A 10^th Anniversary edition of the business directory that profiles each business group and its activities and our Forum sponsors.  This directory will be distributed to attendees, the diplomatic community, visiting business delegations, UAE and local government officials, corporate leaders, sponsors, and the business group community.

Event sponsors:

• Sponsors have an incredible amount of influence with those attending as they are seen as community leaders.
• The Forum will bring opportunities to reinforce  commitment and message to the business community;
• It will be an opportunity to cultivate business relationships with several leading companies who may be interested in sponsors’ services.
• Sponsorship will not only give an excellent exposure with the business community, but will also offer the opportunity for a broad representation of the business community to meet sponsor’s personnel and find out more about the sponsor’s company.
• Our corporate sponsors will benefit from print and television media exposure offered by our media partner Abu Dhabi Media Company.

Who you will meet:

Attendees are a culturally diverse group consisting of chairman of UAE Chambers of Commerce, CEO’s and managers of large corporations, business owners, senior executives, government officials, representatives of the diplomatic community, representatives of Abu Dhabi-based business groups and councils with a membership that is more than 4,000 strong.  Many of the attendees are affiliated with international companies that may be of special interest to you.

What we will offer:   

Depending upon the chosen sponsorship level the following sponsor benefits are offered:

1. 1.       A display booth is provided in a strategic location in exhibit hall (interior outfitted by sponsoring company).
2. 2.     Logo and listing on event materials as a sponsor (event banners, program, directory logo presentation, promotional materials, email blasts, subsequent sponsorship proposals).
3. 3.      Inclusion in the 10^th Anniversary issue of the Forum directory
• a.    1 A4 full colour page corporate article plus image and logo in Forum  directory
• b.    1 A4 size corporate advertisement
• c.    Corporate logo on sponsor appreciation page in Forum directory
4. Additional listing on Sponsor Directory page (company  name, phone, fax, email and web page)
5. Gala dinner tickets 
6. Corporate logo projection – on screen  at gala dinner
7. Special recognition award to be presented on stage at the event.
8. Significant exposure and promotion of company as a sponsor in our public relations program such as press releases, press conferences, email blasts, in-house articles about our event, correspondence to other interest groups.  With our media partner, we will promote lead sponsors in all advertisements about the event and any other media opportunities available to us.

For more information about sponsorship, please contact our Sponsorship and Directory Coordinator, Pam Simmons at Mobile: 050 220 4700 or Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

We look forward to making this milestone of the Annual Business Groups Forum on November 9^th, 2010 a huge success for the business community in Abu Dhabi.

Sincerly 

        Mohamed Damak                                                                    Jacek J. Drozd

              Chairman                                                                              Chairman

Tunisian Business Council Abu Dhabi                                  Polish Business Group UAE