Bourlouris-sur-mer in Saint Raphael, France is our retreat, our paradise. We go here to relax, enjoy, think and reload our batteries. I love the place. We have so many friends here and the land, people, food, wine is amazing. 


At the foot of the red Esteral mountains and 50 meters from the Mediterranean Sea we are at home.


Every morning we take a walk by the sea, across the cliffs on to the beach. 


We walk to the coty center and we buy coffee, warm tomatoes and our baguette, stopping by to exchange a few words with the locals.


In the evening we sit on our patio or by the sea and just – live.


This is my paradise. 

Dubai is one of my favourite places. I and my team have worked in Dubai, UAE and the region the last five years and earlier this year we opened our first office – out of a total of 40 – outside Europe here in Dubai. 


We are in Dubai, UAE and GCC for a long time. I will be back soon again. 

We in KGH had a fantastic week at the Global Trade Development Week in Dubai, where we launched our new innovative compliance management and monitoring tool AEO360. Thanks to KW Group, the KGH Team, clients & our partners. 

Opening session of GTDW.

Delivering a speech on WTO TFA and Compliance Management.

Opening panel of the event Compliance & Trade Facilitation Summit – ’TFA & Trade Agreements – The impact on Customs, Compliance & Trade Facilitation: what can we expect in 2018?. Excellent panel discussion moderated by my very good friend Dr.Ernani Checcucci, Director of Capacity Building WCO and with H.E. Ahmed A. Alhakbani, Director General of Saudi Customs, Ricardo Treviño Chapa Administrator General of Mexican Customs, Darlan Marti, TPS WTO and Suoud AlAlgroobi, Director of International Relations FCA UAE. Amazing discussion.

I moderated a panel on ’TFA and Single Window’. 

The KGH team at our stand at the GTDW exhbition. 


With good friends, Mikhail Kashubsky and Shrikant Kamat.

With my friend the Spainish Customs Director General, Pilar Jurado Borrego. 

At the main conference hall.


Our KGH colleague Salvador Duart flying the AEO360 drone at the GTDW Exhibition. 


Bilateral meeting with H.E.Ali Al Kaabi Commissioner UAE Federal Customs Authority.


Demonstration of AEO360, the future of Customs.


Our KGH GCC Regional Manager Christer Andersson with our head administrator of the KGH Dubai Office, Preda San Juan. 

Overall we had a great week at the GTDW in Dubai. We are in the region to stay for a very long time.