Deputy King meets with Vice President of Worldwide Public Sector of Amazon Web Services

Manama, May 9 (BNA): The Deputy King, HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, today met the Vice President of Worldwide Public Sector for Amazon Web Services (AWS), Teresa Carlson, on the sidelines of the Gateway Gulf forum. HRH the Deputy King and Teresa Carlson stressed the importance of promoting and encouraging public and private sector partnerships to drive innovation and competitiveness across all sectors HRH the Deputy King highlighted that the existing partnership with AWS reflects Bahrain’s ongoing efforts to transform the role of the public sector from the central driver of development to a regulator and active partner with the private sector in economic development HRH the Deputy King concluded by thanking Teresa Carlson for participating in the Gateway Gulf forum, and for her contribution to the plenary sessions In September 2017, AWS announced its decision to open its first infrastructure region based in Bahrain in early 2019. About Gateway Gulf Held under the patronage of HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and Chairman of the Bahrain Economic Development Board, Gateway Gulf brings together over five hundred global investors and business leaders to explore ways of unlocking the opportunities being created by the economic transformation in the GCC. The event provides a direct route into accessing the GCC market by showcasing major investment-ready projects worth USD $18billion, with projects in the planning phase driving up the value of the project pipeline to USD $26 billion. The event also offers an opportunity to match funding with large-scale infrastructure projects in Bahrain.