Group CEO, Dr. Ankur Dana presented his Keynote Address at the 8th Annual MENA Billets & Flats Conference organized by MetalExpert (https://metalexpert.com/en/products/8MENA). It was a gathering where distinguished industry leaders, traders, and end-users will be gathering to discuss the market trends in Flat Products viz, Galvanized Coils, Prepainted Galvanized Coils, Prepainted Aluminum Coils & Sheers in the Middle East and North Africa markets.
The Keynote address at 8th Annual MENA Billets & Flats Conference on the Flat Coated Steel(Viz, Galvanized [GI] , Prepainted Galvanized [PPGI], Aluzinc [AZ]. Prepainted Aluzinc [PPGL] Coils) Demand and Supply in the Region. DANA STEEL(www.danasteel.com) [A Division of DANA Group] has 250,000 MT per annum GI/AZ coils and 150,000 MT per annum PPGI/PPGL coils installed manufacturing capacity at it’s State of the Art Plant in Dubai Industrial City(DIC), Dubai UAE and is poised to be a key player in the region. Various Speakers from the Flat Coated Steel industry discussed the regional demand and supply prospects,upcoming trends and predicted forecasts for the next quarters.
Dr Ankur Dana Shared Valuable Insights at 7th Galvanizing, Coating and Profiling Summit about the MENA region Flat steel market Scenario & Dynamics and also Moderated a Panel of Distinguished Speakers which included Dr. A.C.R. Das(Ministry of Steel, GOI), Mr. Nikunj Turakhia(Standard Steel), Mr. Vivek Bhatia(Conares) , Mr. Rajesh Singh( UISC). He also showcased DANA’s new Continuous Galvanizing Line(CGL) and Continuous Color Coating Line (CCL) projects. Steelgroup.co.in Dana Group Of Companies – www.danagroups.com Dana Steel UAE – www.danasteeluae.comhashtag#steelhashtag#coatinghashtag#uaehashtag#dubaihashtag#madeinuaehashtag#addingvaluehashtag#ppgihashtag#gi
At a Glitzing Ceremony held at the Hitex Exhibition Center in Hyderabad, Dr. Ruchi Dana and Dr. Ankur Dana were conferred with the prestigious YUVA RATNA award for being outstanding Young Entrepreneurs. The Award was given in recognition of outstanding contribution towards the development of India and for fostering investment opportunities as a Young Indian Entrepreneur and for being a true asset to our nation’s vision of a “Developed India by 2020”.
The recognition awarded at the ceremony has inspired Dr Ankur and Dr Ruchi to grow further and give their best to their professional and personal lives.
Overview of the 2nd edition of The Economic Times India – UAE Strategic Conclave on Sustainable Development Goals( http://www.et-indiauaeconclave.com/):-
Relations between India and UAE are have constantly expanded with four high-level visits between the two countries in the last three years. Both governments have sped up the process to transform the ties between India and the UAE from just a buyer-seller relationship into a strategic alliance. The initial momentum to elevate the bilateral relations came from the comprehensive strategic partnership, signed between H. E Al Nahyan and Prime Minister Modi.
The 2nd edition of India – UAE Strategic Conclave will further the vision of the inaugural edition by identifying key areas for more investment flows between India and UAE. The daylong conference will also identify new rewarding sectors in order to widen the scope of bilateral investments. Key business leaders and senior government officials will come together to lay the blueprint for greater economic cooperation between the two countries and explore the economic gains through boosting both the countries’ status as major trade hubs and key gateways to regional and international markets.
The Agenda for 2018 will focus on the below topics
Largest Oil Importer and 5th Largest Exporter coming together
Common Economic Objectives
Operationalization of the India UAE Infrastructure Fund
Food Security
Cooperation in the Indian Ocean region
Promotion of regional security and stability
Dr Ankur Dana was Quoted Saying ” UAE has emerged as a major manufacturing destination with Industries being given the necessary push by the UAE Government and Active promotion of #MADEINUAE , UAE has increasingly diversified it’s economy from being dependent on OIL alone” . Various Dignitaries Including Dr B.R Shetty ( Founder and Chairman NMC Healthcare) , M.A Yusuff Ali ( Founder Lulu group) , Navdeep Suri ( Ambassador of India to the UAE).
The 4th AnnualUAE-INDIA Economic Forum was held at Dubai on 24th October 2018.The UAE-India Economic Forum represents a new dawn in the multifaceted economic relationship between the amicable countries. The vision of US$ 100 billion in bilateral trade by 2020 can only be achieved with sustained efforts to constantly engage the key stakeholders, government authorities and investors in a dialogue which strengthens their faith in the establishment and the governments of the two countries—something that the forum has been successfully doing for the past three years.
Group CEO Dr Ankur Dana was quoted saying at the event “The UAE government clearly understands the needs of foreign investors and has taken positive initiatives for the developing, growing and easing the way of doing business in the United Arab Emirates”.