Speeches
Gulf Research Center Chairman, Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, participated in the 2018 USA-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Strategic Track II Dialogue, which took place in Annecy, France. He spoke during the panel entitled, “The United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Security Cooperation.
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman of the GRC, spoke at the Third Policy Advisory Group (ICI-PAG) meeting of NATO’s Istanbul Cooperation Initiative held from November 19 to 21 in Doha, State of Qatar.
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman, Gulf Research Center speaking at the Körber Foundation event in Berlin.
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman of the Gulf Research Center spoke at briefing event of UBS Bank in Zurich, Switzerland on June 9, 2015 on the topic of “Energy, Fracking, IS, Iran: Business Challenges and Opportunities in the Middle East.” In his presentation, Dr. Sager focused on the geostrategic and economic developments in the region and how those development impact the overall business environment.Business
GRC Chairman Dr. Abdulaziz Sager gave a briefing to participants in the NATO Regional Cooperation Course (NRCC) held at the NATO Defense College in Rome, Italy. Dr. Sager focused on the recent developments in the Gulf region and the wider Middle East and how these relate to NATO strategy.
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman of the Gulf Research Center held a keynote address on “Economic and Political Trends and Developments in the Middle East” at the stars Symposium for Leaders of the Next Generation held in Stein am Rhein from September 22 to 25, 2012. In addition to the speech, Dr. Sager also conducted a workshop on the same topic with participants at the meeting. The stars Symposium brought together more than 100 business leaders and executives representing companies worldwide. It is organized by the starts Foundation with the support of UBS Wolfsberg.
The Chairman of the Gulf Research Center, Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, spoke at the Third Dialogue of Paris of the Euro-Arab Center for Studies in collaboration with the Franco-Arab Chamber of Commerce on September 18, 2012 in Paris. The meeting was held under the theme of “The Arab World, Facing domestic and international Challenges” and Dr. Sager spoke on the Challenges facing the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Union Project.
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman of the GRC, spoke at the UNCTAD XIII Policy Dialogue “Redefining the Role of the Government in Tomorrow\’s International Trade” held on March 26, 2012 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Dr. Sager focused specifically on the challenge for export diversification from a Gulf perspective arguing that the GCC states benefit from globalization while the issue of employment generation through the creation of small and medium businesses remains a continued challenge.
