Experiencing the inaugural flight of Air Arabia to VIENNA

Our Chairman Werner Baumgartner had the honour of joining the inaugural flight of Air Arabia from Sharjah to Vienna!

Read about his experience!

Relaxation of Foreign District Investment in the United Arab Emirates by Anders Legal Consultancy

Our member Anders Legal Consultany provided us with a circular on “Relaxation of Foreign District Investment in the United Arab Emirates” which is available for you in both German and English: 

UAE Labour Law Legal Proceedings in Front of the Dubai Labour Court: The Most Important Questions by Anders Legal Consultancy Dubai

Our member Anders Legal Consultany provided us with a circular on UAE Labour Law Legal Proceedings in Front of the Dubai Labour Court, which is available for you in both German and English: 

 

Results – Election of the Administrative Board

It is our great pleasure to announce the results of the election of the new Austrian Business Council (ABC) Administrative Board that was held on Monday, 22nd of May 2017 during the ABC Annual General Assembly at the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel in Dubai.
The main purpose of the evening was to review the progress and activities of the past two years (June 2015 to May 2017) and to elect the Administrative Board for the coming 2 years. The meeting was only open to members of the Austrian Business Council that had paid up the membership fees.
The accounts of the ABC attested by the ABC auditor Mr. Carsten J. Weisner was unanimously approved and the Administrative Board of the ABC was discharged from its liability.
The new ABC Board consists of the following persons.
1. Mag. Richard Bandera (Austrian Embassy – Commercial Section)
2. Mr. Werner Baumgartner (White Oryx LLC)
3. Mr. Clemens Daburon (Baitulhikma Law Firm)
4. Mr. Klaus Eidelpes (Al Maher Consulting FZE)
5. Mr. Patrick Fallmann (Umdasch Shopfitting L.L.C.)
6. Mr. Philipp Heindl (Skidata Middle East LLC)
7. Mr. Korayem Razik (Fronius ME FZE)
8. Mr. Markus Susilo (Crowe Horwath)
9. Mr. Carsten J. Weisner (Fracht AG)
We wholeheartedly welcome the new ABC Board and look forward to a prosperous and fruitful two years of cooperation.
Please note that the Chairman and Vice Chairman will be elected by the members of the board in the first board meeting on 5th of June 2017.
We extend our sincere thanks to Mr. Siegfried Spiegl, Mr. Thomas Edelmann and Mr. Oliver Zuegel for the continued commitment they have shown in developing the Austrian Business Council to its present state.

Election of the Administrative Board

Kindly find below the program and the list of candidates for our Annual General Assembly & the Election of the Administrative Board on Monday, the 22nd of May 2017.
Program of the ABC review:
1. Welcome & Report by Secretary General Mr. Richard Bandera
2. Welcome & ABC Event Review by Chairman Mr. Werner Baumgartner
3. Overview & Development of Membership
4. Presentation of Accounts by Mr. Carsten Weisner
5. Approval of the Activities of the Administrative Board and Discharge from Liability
6. Introduction of the Candidates
7. Election of the Administrative Board 2017-2019
8. Miscellaneous
Date:    Monday, 22nd May 2017
Venue: JW Marriott Marquis Hotel, (location map)
Time:   19:00 hrs: Annual General Assembly, meeting room Al Safa
20:30 hrs: Networking Event with spouses & friends, Bridgewater Tavern, enjoy the beautiful view of the new Dubai Water Canal
The JW Marriott Marquis Hotel is offering a complimentary first drink as well as some
pass-around bites and a special Happy Hour with a 20% discount on beverages for every attendee.
The Board of the Austrian Business Council is composed of 9 members of which 8 members are elected by the General Assembly. The ninth member, who is the Secretary General is the Commercial Counsellor of the Austrian Embassy – Commercial Section. The Secretary General is a permanent member and cannot be elected.
Current Board Members:
Mr. Richard Bandera: Secretary General
Mr. Werner Baumgartner: Chairman (founding member)
Mr. Klaus Eidelpes: Vice Chairman (founding member)
Mr. Thomas Edelmann: Board Member (founding member)
Mr. Siegfried Spiegl: Board Member (elected 2011)
Mr. Carsten Weisner: Board Member (elected 2013)
Mr. Oliver Zuegel: Board Member (elected 2013)
Mr. Clemens Daburon: Board Member (elected 2015)
Mr. Patrick Fallmann: Board Member (elected 2015)
We are pleased to announce the new list of candidates for the election to the Administrative Board in alphabetical order:
Existing Board Members:
01. Mr. Werner Baumgartner (White Oryx LLC)
02. Mr. Clemens Daburon (Baitulhikma Law Firm)
03. Mr. Klaus Eidelpes (Al Maher Consulting FZE)
04. Mr. Patrick Fallmann (Umdasch Shopfitting L.L.C.)
05. Mr. Siegfried Spiegl (Etaone Orient FZCO)
06. Mr. Carsten Weisner (Fracht AG)
New Candidates:
07. Mr. Markus Susilo (Crowe Horwath)
08. Mr. Korayem Razik (Fronius ME FZE)
09. Mr. Philipp Heindl (Skidata Middle East LLC)
The candidates listed above will briefly introduce themselves at the Annual General Assembly (AGA) before voting.
We extend our sincere thanks to Mr. Thomas Edelmann and Mr. Oliver Zuegel for the continued commitment they have shown in developing the Austrian Business Council to its present state. These members will not be running for the elections anymore.

World Classical Music Series Gergely Boganyi


Date: 10th February 2017
Time: 20:00 – 22:00
Location: The Ballroom, One & Only Royal Mirage
On February 10, the famous Star Pianist Gergely Bogányi will take the stage of the One & Only Royal Mirage Ballroom performing masterpieces by Chopin, Schubert, and Liszt. Organised by the Dubai Concert Committee, this event is sure to entertain all lovers of classical music.
Doors open at 7pm, concert starts at 8 pm.
https://dubai.platinumlist.net/event-tickets/41276/world-classical-music-series?show=41873
Dubai Concert Committee
About Us
In April 2011 The Dubai Concert Committee was awarded as Supporters of the Arts during the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Patrons of the Arts Award ceremony. We are a team of music enthusiasts chaired by opera stage director Brigitta Dagostin, who are driven by our passion for music and our commitment to high quality concerts in Dubai. We have been bringing international professional performers to Dubai since 1996, and are the first organization doing this in the classical area. In January 2014 we have created a new classical music series called “World Classical Music Series” and moved the concerts to the Royal Ballroom of the One&Only Royal Mirage Hotel where the series have been performed since. We have organized over 200 concerts for approximately 95000 lovers of classical music in Dubai.
Gergely Bogányi is one of the best known interprets of Chopin and Liszt. His Chopin recordings are history! He won numerous prizes, also the famous Chopin Competition in Budapest and performed in all the major halls of the world. He will mesmerize with his brilliance and his sensible interpretation of the wonderful pieces he selected to perform, just in time for a romantic start into Valentine.
Doors open 7 concert starts at 8pm
Dresscode chic and national dress
Program
Chopin:
– Ballade no. 1 in G minor op. 23
– Ballade no. 2 in F major op. 38
Schubert: 3 Impromptus
– op. 90 no. 2 in E flat major
– op. 90 no. 3 in G flat major
– op. 90 no. 4 in A flat major
——————-intermission—————-
Frederic Chopin:
– Walz op. 18
– Nocturne op. 9 no 2, 3
– Polonaise in A flat Major op. 53
Franz Liszt:
– Waldesrauschen (whispering of the forest)
– Gnomenreigen (dance of the gnomes)
– Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2
For further information, please contact:
Brigitta Dagostin
Chairman, Dubai Concert Committee
+971 (0)506593796 dagostin@emirates.net.ae

Austrian Business Council Personality of the Year Award 2016

Award Notification

We are delighted to announce the winner of the “Austrian Business Council – Personality of the Year” Award 2016 during the Festive Christmas Gala Evening held on 8th of December 2016 at the Raffles Hotel in Dubai:

Klaus Ehrenbrandtner
Regional Director Asia & Middle East, Austrian National Tourist Office Dubai

has shown initiative and invested ideas and efforts to enhancing the profile of Austria in the region. The Board of the Austrian Business Council congratulates Klaus Ehrenbrandtner wholeheartedly and thanks everyone who took the time & effort to participate and propose candidates. It was a very close competition between all “Personalities of the Year”. We are looking forward to an even bigger turnout next year!
Additionally we would like to extend our gratitude to Mr. Carsten Weisner from Fracht AG who has kindly sponsored the Award Trophy 2016.

Austrian Artist Dagmar Braendle has been nomiated for Palm Award 2016

Dagmar BRAENDLE has been nominated for the Palm Art Award 2016! It’s a world wide competition for Artists!  The winner will be announced at 30th of December!  A jury of different kind of Art specialists will decide,  who will be the winner for 2016!




 
 
 

Corporate Social Responsibility

For the 2nd year in a row, RoadSafetyUAE won the most prestigious Corporate Social Responsibility awards in the region, the Arabia CSR Awards in the Small Enterprises Category. Thomas Edelmann, Founder and Managing Director of RoadSafetyUAE states: “Road safety is such an important cause of UAE’s society and we are proud that our work gets recognized on a regional level. We push the awareness for proper conduct on our roads and our CSR platform is supported by more than 30 CSR-minded partners in the public and private sectors as well as the leading media in the UAE.” RoadSafetyUAE partners with RTA, Dubai Chamber of Commerce, Dubai Health Authority, BMW, Michelin, Audi, Nissan, Infiniti, Al-Futtaim Honda, Volvo, Galadari Brothers – Mazda, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles – Dodge, MAN Trucks, Qatar Insurance Company, Gargash Insurance Brokers, Careem, PepsiCo, Johnson&Johnson, MMI, Pernod Ricard, Serco, MiXTelematics, JustKidding, AMEC Foster Wheeler, VOX Cinemas, NSG, OMD and more to join soon.


Photo caption (left to right): Dr. Iyad Abumoghli, Director and Regional Representative, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA), Bahrain; HE Dr. Mohammed At-Twaijri, Assistant Secretary of Economic Affairs, the League of Arab States; Thomas Edelmann, Founder and Managing Director, RoadSafetyUAE; Habiba Al Marashi, Chief Executive Officer, Arabia CSR Network

Austrian Business Council Personality of the Year Award 2016

After having run the “ABC Best Company of the Year” award for 3 years, we have chosen to change our yearly award to become the “Austrian Business Council – Personality of the Year”.
We are looking to broaden the base of submissions to Individuals in the GCC who have shown initiative, support and invested ideas as well as efforts to enhance the profile of Austria in the region.
Submissions criteria:
Eligible persons to receive the award are:
 Austrians and/or any other GCC nationality
 Residing in the UAE or abroad
 Members of the ABC Board are not eligible
Achievement dimensions:
 Having raised the Profile of Austria in the GCC
 Having conducted major projects in the UAE benefitting Austrian companies
 Having implemented social, cultural, sport or networking events benefitting the Austrian community in the GCC
We kindly invite you and your company to participate in the “Austrian Business Council – Personality of the Year” Award 2016 contest. The entry is open for any person, you can nominate yourself, a colleague or whoever you feel meets the award criteria.
If interested, please fill in the online questionnaire and forward accordingly. The Executive Committee of the ABC will rate the entries based on a pre-defined criteria.
“¢ A decision will be taken end of November. We, therefore, request you to fill in the questionnaire latest by November 17th,  2016.
“¢ The Award Ceremony will take place during the ABC Christmas Gala Event at the Raffles Hotel in Dubai on December 8th, 2016.
Please click here to participate and thank you in advance for your interest.