David Kouidri is the president of Polydec International Inc., a Swiss manufacturer of microtechnology, and established its North and South American office with headquarters in Chicago in 2005. Polydec's markets of interest include micro motors (such as automotive and robotics), micro surgical tools, semi-conductor testing equipment and others.

Until recently, David Kouidri was the Trade Commissioner of Switzerland, and a member of Swiss Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, since January 1998. As an expert in industry promotion initiatives and new market development, Mr. Kouidri marketed Swiss industries and business in the US. Among areas of concentration, Mr. Kouidri was an initiator of numerous high technology based facilitation efforts, specifically in the field of nanotechnology, biotechnology, machinery manufacturing and the environment. He was also a key initiator for the now famous Cows on Parade program that took place in Chicago in 1999. He has been the lead advisor to over 60 Swiss companies regarding entry strategy into the US. Prior postings in the private and public sector include, Vienna, Austria, Paris France, Annapolis Maryland, and Geneva Switzerland, where he worked for the United Nations. While in the private sector, he successfully introduced high-end recordable equipment into Central Europe as a product manager and assisted fortune 500 companies enter the Middle East and North African markets as a consultant. Mr. Kouidri holds an MBA in International Business from DePaul University (Kellstadt), and a BS in Marketing from Bentley College in Boston. He is fluent in German and has good knowledge of French. He is also the former chairman of the Chicago International Trade Commissioner Group, an informal association of 35 foreign government trade commissions in Chicago.

Kouidri was also recently appointed Special Advisor for Nanotechnology to the Swiss Business Hub USA, a division of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he will continue to lead and facilitate efforts in this area with developed partners in the US and Switzerland.

Mr. Kouidri has published papers including "Technology Transfer and the Inefficiencies of Interactions," "The New Role of Government in the Innovation Cycle," as well as numerous analyses of markets and their dynamics. He has lectured on international market entry strategies, new industry creation models, and numerous other topics in Europe, the US, and China.