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Join the speaking platform in Dubai as a speaker or a panelist! We have speaking and panelist positions available.
- Are you an investor doing business within the Middle East who could share your insights, predictions and highlight opportunities across the GCC and non GCC countries?
- Could you deliver a speech or join a panel discussion on inbound investment activity from Asia, Europe and North America?
- Can you bring new, controversial and exciting news to the speaking platform?
Please contact Stella Lee now with your resume and suggested topic.
Tel: 65 6322 2739
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Programme
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Day One Tuesday 3 June 2008
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| THE STATUS OF THE MIDDLE EASTERN CAPITAL MARKET |
| 08.00 | Registration & coffee
| 09.00 | Chairman’s opening address: Bridging the Gulf: Middle-East as an economic pivot between East and West
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| 09.30 | Keynote Address: The GCC Boom and its Challenges
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Understanding the magnitude of capital flows to the region
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Diversifying the economies within hydrocarbons andbeyond
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Megaprojects galore
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The challenges of high growth: Inflation and upward pressure on the currencies
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The investment landscape: markets, reforms, financial sector dynamism
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| 10.00 | Global Address: The world, emerging markets, the Middle East, oil and investment – Is the global reach and current situation making sense of it all
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World demand for oil and US economic status
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Politics and other risks to the region including currency risks
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The increasingly important role of the private sector in the Middle East - Non oil growing at 14% in nominal terms
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Reviewing the growth of the following industries: Petrochemicals, aluminum, steel and cement
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Economic mismanagement – Biggest threat to the world’s economy?
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| 10.30 | Morning refreshments
| | UNDERSTANDING THE PROSPECTS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| 11.10 | New investment themes for the GCC
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Role of GCC stock markets in the emerging markets context
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Volatility of GCC stock markets: opportunity more than a threat
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Asset allocation approaches
| | | Mr. Emmanuel Givanakis , Associate Director, Supervision , Dubai Financial Services Authority , United Arab Emirates
| 11.40 | What makes the Middle East market so strong?
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Analysis and creating the Gulf common market -Strengthening the GCC’s negotiating power
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Portfolio investments or GCC direct investments into the world economy?
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Discussing the performance of emerging markets in the US over EU markets
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Investment growth or credit squeeze in the Middle East? Impact or immunity on the fund management industry
| | | Mr Brian Baker, Chief Executive Officer , Pimco Asia Limited, Hong Kong
| 12.30 | Networking lunch
| | A NEW INVESTOR PARADIGM - GIANT LEAP INTO HOT INVESTMENT AREAS |
| 14.00 | Setting the scene on Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) – Gift or curse to the global financial markets?
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How can SWFs alleviate the growing risk of global financial dislocations while preserving the prospects for continued robust global growth
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Examining the economic powers of the world are under represented on the global political stage
| | | Mr Brian Baker, Chief Executive Officer , Pimco Asia Limited, Hong Kong
| 14.15 | Panel discussion: Sovereign funds gathering steam!
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Seizing opportunities in the credit markets - Sovereign funds to the rescue
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Openness & transparency – Unease from some parties or paranoia?
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Developed SWFs vs Newcomers - Everyone wants an SWF. Why?
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Is there a greater demand among SWFs for emerging market exposure?
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Is there a growing acceptance for boutique managers amongst SWFs?
| | | Mr Stephen Jen, Managing Director and Chief Currency Economist , Morgan Stanley , United Kingdom Nigel Sillitoe, Executive Officer (Middle East), Thames River Capital, United Kingdom Moderator: Mr Brian Baker, Chief Executive Officer , Pimco Asia Limited, Hong Kong
| 15.00 | Speed Networking
| 15.30 | Afternoon refreshments
| | ANALYSING THE DEPTH OF INVESTMENT TRAFFIC AND OPPORTUNITIES INTO AND OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST |
| 16.00 | Panel discussion: Inflows of investment: Eyeing the region – The attraction of the Middle East as an investment destination
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GCC economies vs. non GCC countries
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China & India investors – Where are they looking, which sectors, which areas?
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Focusing on investors from Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt, Pakistan, Afghanistan & Iran
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Focusing on Investors from Europe, Asia and North America
| | | Mr Abrar Mir, Managing Partner, NBD Sana Capital, United Arab Emirates Mr Mark Kooijman, Managing Partner, Development Principles Group (HK) Ltd, Hong Kong
| 16.45 | Panel discussion: Outflows of investment: Accessing the global markets: Asia, Africa, Europe and beyond
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Moving away from the US: The attraction of the Orient for the Middle Eastern investors
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Examining the direction and flow of funds from GCC into Asia
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Emerging markets including Eastern Europe & South America
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Updates on wealthy investors from the Middle East entering the clean technology market in North America and Europe
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M&A activity
| | | Moderator: Mr Ahmad Rizwan, Senior Lawyer, Islamic Banking & Finance, Habib Al Mulla & Company
| 17.30 | Chairman’s closing remarks
| 17.35 | Networking cocktail
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Day Two Tuesday 4 June 2008
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08.00 | Registration & coffee
| 09.15 | Chairman’s opening address
| | | Dr Hatim El-Tahir, Training Manager, DIFX Academy, Dubai International Financial Exchange Ltd., United Arab Emirates
| | ENSURING STEADY INVESTMENT INTO THE REGION |
| 09.30 | Panel Discussion: Distribution trends for mutual funds in the Middle East
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How are Mutual Funds currently distributed in the Middle East?
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Distribution trends for foreign funds vs local funds
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Current challenges and new trends for Mutual Funds distribution in the region
| | | Mr Vipul Kapur, Global Sales Director NRI Business, Citibank, United Arab Emirates Moderator: Mr Harshendu Bindal, Senior Director - Central Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, Franklin Templeton Investment, United Arab Emirates
| 10.15 | Morning refreshments
| | RESPONSIBLE INVESTING IN OUR CHANGING WORLD |
| 11.00 | Recycling the Middle East’s petrodollars – Why infrastructure? Tapping into rapid developments in infrastructure funds
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Evidencing how infrastructure provides greater opportunity than other investment classes
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How infrastructure assets are currently being accessed through private equity
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Why are foreign investors so keen to invest in infrastructure in the Middle East?
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Where is the Middle East deploying its surplus – What geographic regions? Which sectors?
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| 11.30 | ECO-Talk Roundtable: The development of socially responsible investing globally and in the Middle East, viable returns or is it just a question of ethics?
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Analysing the origins of socially responsible investment and growth in SRI funds in recent years
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Is it the negative or positive effects on the stakeholder community that largely shapes ethical investment?
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Finding the opportunities for investors and how are SRI funds measured against non-SRI investment indices
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Does SRI have serious drawbacks as a strategy?
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| 12.15 | Networking lunch
| | INVESTORS CORNER – MEETING THE NEED FOR DIVERSIFICATION |
| 13.45 | Funds triangular co-operation: Middle East, China, and the West
- Comparative analysis of western funds eye emerging markets of Middle East and China
- How can Middle East funds benefit from China market opportunities?
- How will Chinese sovereign wealth fund and other strategic funds play in Middle East?
- Oil and Gas: Middle East supply; China market; sources of monies
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| 14.15 | Panel Discussion: Investment opportunities in carbon trading - Could carbon be the world’s biggest commodity market? Where is Europe vs the Middle East?
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Examining the carbon market regulatory developments worldwide and regionally
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How is the future of carbon regulation, pricing trends and scenarios across different systems and new technologies including investment opportunities
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Could Dubai be the regional centre for trading carbon offsets?
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What is the status of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in the UAE
| | | Mr Tilak Doshi, Executive Director, Energy, Dubai Multi-Commodoties Centre (DMCC), United Arab Emirates Moderator: Mr Lionel Fretz, Chief Executive Officer, Carbon Capital Markets, United Kingdom
| 15.15 | Afternoon refreshments
| | RISK MANAGEMENT & FUTURE ASPECTS TO WATCH |
| 15.30 | Panel Discussion: Are investment vehicles getting more sophisticated?Discussing the implications and impact across the Middle East for the various levels of investors
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Diversifying your portfolio with other asset class investments
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Discussing the current approaches in absolute return optimisation and liability management using alternative investment vehicles
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Defining the opportunities for institutional and private investors
| | | Mr Arvind Bansal, Chief Investment Officer, Multimanager Products, ING Investment Management India Pvt. Ltd, India Mr Thomas Pang, Chief Executive, Gulf Fund Management Ltd, United Arab Emirates Mr Steve Koinis, Chief Executive Officer, Makan Capital Group, United Arab Emirates Moderator: Dr Hatim El-Tahir, Training Manager, DIFX Academy, Dubai International Financial Exchange Ltd., United Arab Emirates
| 16.15 | Panel Discussion: Identifying the main threats to the region and building an effective risk management policy for an effective portfolio in the Middle East
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Examining risk management strategies as a means to control the volatility of the regional markets
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Currency risks – Will USD peg levels change in the near future and what could be the possible impact?
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Oil price fluctuation, possible impacts on the economies of the region
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Is a longer term view the best option? Portfolio diversification or placing all bets on the region?
| | | Mr Jamal Saleh, Head of Risk Management, Commercial Bank Of Dubai, United Arab Emirates
| 17.00 | Chairman’s closing remarks
| 17.05 | Close of conference
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