Sharif Chacoff serves as the Trade Commisioner of ProChile in the United Arab Emirates, leading efforts to connect Chilean innovation, technology, and trade with the fast-growing Gulf market. With a deep understanding of both Latin American and Middle Eastern business ecosystems, Chacoff plays a key role in facilitating Chile’s expansion into the UAE — a country recognized for its leadership in technology, logistics, and sustainable development.
In this exclusive interview, he discusses the significance of the Innovation Summit Chile–Dubai 2025, the Chilean companies participating, and how this initiative aims to position Chile as a strategic innovation and trade partner for the Gulf region.
From the ProChile office in the United Arab Emirates, could you tell us about this first edition of the Innovation Summit Chile–Dubai 2025 and its relevance in positioning Chile as an innovation and trade partner in the Gulf region?
The United Arab Emirates — and particularly Dubai — is widely recognized for leading the way in industries such as logistics, finance, agriculture, education, and healthcare. Each of these sectors constantly seeks global, innovation-based solutions, and Chile has a highly qualified and advanced exportable offer to meet those needs.
When we look at the services that are setting trends, Chile’s main service exports are led by information and communication technologies (ICTs) — including app development, software design, and data processing — as well as maintenance, repair, management, and financial services. These areas are essential in the digital economy and demonstrate Chile’s ability to integrate into global value chains.
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