GESALO Excellence Award Gala 2025 | Oct 21, 2025

GESALO is a vital link between businesses in Germany and Saudi Arabia, promoting trade and investment. By facilitating dialogue and collaboration, GESALO played over the last 45 years a crucial role in strengthening bilateral economic relationships.

The 2nd GESALO Award Gala honored outstanding company achievements and the enduring bilateral economic relationship between Saudi Arabia and Germany. The respected leadership of 19 companies and institutions were awarded in the different categories: Sustainability Champion, Innovation Excellence, German-Saudi Business Partnership, and Above and Beyond.

GESALO Delegate Dr. Dalia Samra-Rohte congratulated the winners in the presence of German Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, H.E. Michael Kindsgrab, in a festive atmosphere.

After the award ceremony the attendees had the opportunity to network with leaders from various industries, enhancing connections that could lead to fruitful collaborations and partnerships. It was our pleasure to welcome many business representatives from the various sectors.

“We were proud to host our second Award Gala, which has become a valuable platform to celebrate the strong and evolving economic partnership between Germany and Saudi Arabia. During the event, we honored those who actively contribute to the Kingdom’s ambitious megaprojects and infrastructure developments, and national objectives under Vision 2030. We also recognized companies investing in people, localizing operations, and building value chains.”, says Dr. Dalia Samra-Rohte, Delegate of the German Industry.

We are looking forward to next year.

Thank you to our partners:

BELTCON GmbH, Wilo, V-LINE MIDDLE EAST COMPANY LTD., MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, Dussmann Ajlan & Bros Holding Company, ThyssenKrupp Saudi Arabia Contracting Ltd., BASF Saudi Arabia Co. Ltd., Saudi Liebherr Co. Ltd, Saudi Awwal Bank, GI AQUA TECH GmbH, Thyssenkrupp Nucera, Coperion Middle East, Linde, Arabian Company for Detergents Ltd (Henkel), Robert Bosch Saudi Arabia LLC & Siemens Healthineers. 

Congratulations to the winners

• Sustainability Champion: DHL Express Saudi Arabia | Schüco Middle East Windows & Façade Systems LLC | PERI Saudi Arabia | Dorsch Holding GmbH KSA | Alfanar
• Innovation Excellence: Siemens Limited | V-LINE MIDDLE EAST COMPANY LTD. | MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company | Red Sea Global | VITRONIC Machine Vision Middle East LLC | SASCO Palm | Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, Porsche Middle East & Africa, SAMACO
• German-Saudi Business Partnership: Dussmann Ajlan & Bros Holding Company | Coperion Middle East | Wilo | BELTCON GmbH | Saudi Liebherr Co. Ltd | Siemens Healthineers
• Above and Beyond: Federation of Saudi Chambers of Commerce.

Congratulations to the champions

• Sustainability Champion: Alfanar
• Innovation Excellence: Siemens Limited
•  German-Saudi Business Partnership: Siemens Healthineers