CAFS welcomes a French delegation of CCI France UAE

The Saudi French Business Council (CAFS) organised a meeting to welcome a French delegation of CCI France UAE, on Monday 6 November 2023, from 9 am to 12 pm, at the Federation of Saudi Chambers in Riyadh.

The CAFS was represented by Eng. Faiz Al-Elweet, Vice-President, and by Eng. Soufyan AlKabbani, Vice-President.

The delegation of CCI France UAE includes:

• Agnès Lopez Cruz – Managing Director of CCI France UAE
• Maud Martinot Lagarde – Senior Project Manager at CCI France UAE
• Reena Seetohul, Managing Director of Acensi
• Véronique Bezou, Founder of Creadora
• Pascal Dufour, Vice-President MENA of Digital Virgo
• Yassine Hilmi, Co-Founder of Motivum
• Ziad Obeid, Managing Partner of Obeid Partners
• Jean-Serge Ngouma, CEO of PI Services
• Martin Berekbaum, Managing Director of Prodex

This meeting, which brought together more than 60 participants, gave way to the following program:

• Welcome speech by Mr. Waleed Al-Orainan, Secretary General of the Federation of Saudi Chambers
• Welcome remarks by Eng. Faiz Al-Elweet, Vice-President of CAFS
• Presentation of Franco-Saudi relations by H.E. Mr. Ludovic Pouille, Ambassador of France to Saudi Arabia
• Presentation of the Saudi Arabian economy and Vision 2030 by Mr. Samuel Ménard, Economic Advisor of the French Embassy
• Presentation of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) by Mrs. Carole Dorgans, Director Risk Management, and by Mr. Philippe Carette, Director of MENA Investment

The event was concluded by a networking luncheon among participants.of