Day: October 30, 2023

Entertainment

The first electric bike race in the UAE will be hosted by Dubai Sports Council.

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The Dubai Sports Council and the Association for Micromobility and Sport have announced the establishment of the Dubai Electric Scooters Cup, the premier event showcasing e-scooter racing and micro-mobility potential. The Uae Electric Scooter Cup, which will take place on December 16, 2023, as a capstone event for the UAE’s Year of Sustainability, will bring together the top scooterists in the world to compete on the quickest electric scooter across Dubai’s streets.

Sixteen of the best male and female racers will compete head-to-head in a knockout race at over 100 kph to vie for the title of the inaugural Dubai scooter Cup Champion, celebrating sustainability, innovative mobility, safety, and diversity.

With a top speed of almost 140 kph, the RS-Zero DXB version is the quickest electric race motorcycle in the world and was created especially for the Uae Electric Scooters Cup. It has cutting-edge technology, a lean angle of more than 58 degrees, and is made to provide the best possible performance for professional athletes.

The growth of micromobility as a thrilling new racing discipline and a more environmentally friendly mode of urban transportation is being led by the International Federation for Micromobility and Sport. The aim of this partnership with the Dubai Sport Council in order to organize the inaugural Dubai Electric Scooters Cup is to lead the way in technological, infrastructural, and safety advancements within the rapidly expanding micromobility industry.

The Federation for Micromobility, or and Sport President, Alex Wurz, stated, “I’m excited to take this significant step in a city that is looking for new mobility alternatives. This one-of-a-kind event will highlight the possibilities of micromobility—racing through future cities in close quarters while maintaining the highest safety standards. This historic agreement between the Federation and Dubai Sports Council portends great things for the future.

The Dubai Sports Council’s secretary-general, Saeed Mohammed Hareb, stated: “The Dubai Electric Scooters Cup will be the ultimate e-scooter racing competition and an exhibition for cutting-edge e-technology.” It gives us great pleasure to collaborate with the Association on the security and assimilation issues facing the micromobility industry.

Business

The ‘New Horizons’ initiative includes a commercial expedition to East Africa organized by the Dubai International Chamber.

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One of the three chambers that operate under Dubai Chambers, Dubai International Chamber, has finished getting ready to go on a focused trade expedition to East Africa in November. Under the ‘New Horizons’ project, the chamber will lead a group of businesses based in Dubai to Kenya and Rwanda in order to facilitate the growth of the chamber’s membership into international markets.

The team was given a special briefing in the headquarters of Dubai International Chamber, presided over by Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah, the president and chief executive officer of Dubai Chambers. The mission’s agenda, which includes B2B interactions between Dubai businesses and the counterparts in Kenya and Rwanda, was discussed by the participants during the conference.

The Dubai International Chamber is assisting its members in launching their business ventures in new areas through the New Horizons program. The project is in line with the organizations’ strategic goal of encouraging private sector globalization in order to increase non-oil foreign trade to a value of AED 2 trillion by 2026.

According to Lootah, the Dubai Chamber is committed to offering its members fresh chances for expansion in important, strategically important areas across the globe. By means of these missions, our aim is to stimulate enterprises situated in Dubai to embrace audacious plans that bolster their growth strategies and prospects for prosperity.”

“Organizing bilateral investor conferences to discuss business relationships and strategic collaboration in targeted sectors is one of the mission’s key objectives,” he continued. Our goal is to make sure Dubai-based businesses take advantage of the investment prospects in these emerging areas. B2B meetings, field trips, and enlightening conversations and debates with members of the public and commercial sectors in these nations are all part of our visit.”

In order to investigate prospects for investment, cooperative economic alliances, and new trade agreements, New Horizons plans specialized trade missions to certain international markets and arranges conferences and events there. These missions also offer excellent chances to network with leaders in the public and corporate sectors in order to fortify global alliances and promote economic expansion.