Dubai Chamber supports Garden and Landscaping Middle East and Hardware and Tools Middle East

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H.E. Rashid Ahmad Muhammad Bin Fahad, Minister, Ministry of Environment and Water
Dr. Rashid Ahmad Muhammad Bin-Fahad was born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 1964. In February 2008 He was appointed Minister of Environment
& Water; United Arab Emirates.
He holds the following qualifications: • Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Environmental
Health), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, 2001 • M.Sc. Environmental
Science, University of the United Arab Emirates, 1994 • B. Sc., Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Mass, USA, 1989.

Hamad Buamim, Director General of Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Hamad Buamim was appointed as the Director General of Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry in November 2006. Educated in the USA, Mr. Buamim, graduated from the University of Southern California-Los Angeles in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Elec-trical Engineering & Mathematics.
In 2002, Mr. Buamim obtained an MBA in Finance from the University of Missouri - Kan-sas City.
In addition to his current position, Mr. Buamim serves in the Government of Dubai as the Deputy Chairman of Dubai Export Development Corporation and a member in the Board of Directors of Dubai Statistics Center.
Mr. Buamim is involved in number of Dubai's leading private organizations in the financial and real estate sectors. He is the Chairman of Emirates Bank International, Deputy Chairman of National Bank of Dubai, Member in the Board of Directors of Emirates NBD Bank (the largest Bank in the Middle East), Chairman of Diners Club-UAE, and a Board member of the Union Properties and Dubai Autodrome.
Mr. Buamim is also a member in the Board of Trustees of the University of Dubai, and an associate member of Dubai International Arbitration Centre.
Prior to joining Dubai Chamber, Mr. Buamim worked in various positions in the Public and Private sectors. He was the Secretary General of Dubai Economic Council, a Corporate Senior Manager in HSBC Bank, a Lecturer of Finance & Banking in the UAE University's College of Business & Economics and a Senior System Engineer in Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) which he joined in 1996 as an initial start of his career.

Show Profile:
Garden and Landscaping Middle East is the only dedicated international trade event in the region for the landscaping and outdoor living industries. The show offers the perfect re-gional industry networking event to present the latest trends, products and services avail-able to the sophisticated market of landscaping and outdoor architecture. The next Gar-den and Landscaping Middle East is scheduled to take place from the 17-19 May in 2009, in the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, United Arab Emirates.
Show website: www.gardeningexpo.com

Show Profile:
Hardware and Tools is the Middle East's only dedicated event for power tools, hand tools, hardware, ironmongery, workshop and woodworking machinery. As an industry professional involved in the supply of equipment to or the design, construc-tion, build or specification of commercial or residential developments, you understand the importance of staying updated with new products, services and technology in your field. Hardware and Tools is the perfect platform to meet new contacts, discuss new trends and technological developments, and keep up to date with industry knowledge and source new products and solutions.

Company profile:
Epoc Messe Frankfurt GmbH is a subsidiary of Messe Frankfurt. Messe Frankfurt is Ger-many's largest trade fair organizer, with 436m Euros in sales in 2008 and more than 1,400 employees worldwide. The Messe Frankfurt Group has a presence for its customers in more than 150 countries. In 2008, Messe Frankfurt organized more than 100 trade fairs, of which more than half took place outside Germany.

The successful portfolio of events of EPOC Messe Frankfurt GmbH in Dubai include: In-tersec trade fair and conference, Materials Handling Middle East, Hardware+Tools Middle East, Garden+Landscaping Middle East, ISH kitchen+bath Middle East, Light Middle East, Beautyworld Middle East, Wellness & Spas Middle East, Automechanika Middle East, and the Middle East Toy Fair.