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Where the world's top investors meet the world's leading hedge fund managers
Already established as the Middle East's largest investment event, Hedge Funds World Middle East attracted 700 delegates in 2008, and already a large number of hedge funds, local investors and international pension funds and endowments have registered for 2009. Seen as the preferred hedge fund event globally - attracting the most investors, the biggest names, and in the best location.
Meet with "titans" of the hedge fund industry
Hear from hedge fund legends - John Paulson of Paulson & Co, Leon Cooperman of Omega Advisors, Ian Wace of Marshall Wace and Joseph DiMenna of Zweig DiMenna. After big gains in 2007 and 2008, John Paulson will outline the major opportunities that he forsees in 2009.
International investors flocking to Dubai
This year, more than a hundred end-investors, both international and local, will attend Hedge Funds World Middle East. For them, the attractions of a Dubai event are numerous. The GCC equity markets now appear on the radar screen of every large global investor, and many of the international investors flocking to Dubai for Hedge Funds World Middle East are also on a mission to find local fund managers to help them take advantage of lower prices and build up their fledgling Middle East exposure.
Middle East influence growing as a source of funds
Even with the oil price well below previous peaks, the global transfer of wealth from West to East continues to have a significant impact on the funds controlled by Middle East investors. Although western investors have been scrambling to raise liquidity and redeem hedge fund holdings, Middle East investors are still at an early stage in building up their portfolios of alternative investments. Local investors already hold well over $1 trillion in overseas assets, and as sophistication grows, this diversification is accelerating. Our recent survey demonstrates this in some detail.
Hedge Funds World Middle East attracts a large number of decision-makers from sovereign wealth funds and other government agencies, as well as family offices and managers of family wealth, pension funds, private banks and other local investing institutions. Last year over 40% of conference delegates were investors.
Hedge Funds World Awards
The Hedge Funds World Middle East Awards have been created to honour and generate public recognition of the efforts, accomplishments, and positive contributions of companies and individuals in the hedge fund industry.
Shortlist has been announced - details can be found on the awards website
» Shortlist
How to attend the Awards ceremony & gala dinner
A ticket to the Awards ceremony and gala dinner is included in your conference ticket.
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Outstanding speaker line-up includes:
| THE BANK FOUNDER |
THE HEDGE FUND RECORD-BREAKER |
 Maha Al-Ghunaim
Chair & MD Global Investment House
Ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the world's 100 most powerful women, and ranked the second most powerful women in the Middle East. In 1998 she founded Global Investment House, now the largest non-government owned investment bank in the Middle East.
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 John Paulson
President Paulson and Co. Inc.
John Paulson's Credit Opportunities Fund in 2007 turned a $500m investment into $3.5bn, widely believed to be the largest dollar gain ever generated by a hedge fund manager in a single year. He established his firm in 1994, originally as a merger arbitrage hedge fund, reflecting his experience in M&A. Paulson and Company now manages assets of over $35bn.
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| LOCAL LEADER |
THE HEDGE FUND LEGEND |
 David RutledgeCEO
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Authority
Dr David Rutledge hails from Australia, and joined DMCC in February 2003 as Executive Director, Commodities. Since December 2004 he has been CEO, responsible for the overall management of DMCC's activities in the commodities, precious metals and diamonds sectors.
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 Leon G. Cooperman Chairman & CEO
Omega AdvisorsLeon is one of the original “titans” of the hedge fund industry. He is the founder and chairman of Omega Advisors, a hedge fund with approximately $6 billion under management. Voted the No. 1 portfolio strategist in the Institutional Investor All-America Research Team nine years in a row.
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| INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS |
LOCAL INVESTORS |
 GinaSanchez
Managing Director
The California Endowment
Gina is responsible for overseeing and making recommendations regarding the 30+ outside managers in global public equity, fixed income, and absolute return strategies.
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 Faris Abdulrazzaq, MD - MENA, Majid Al Futtaim Trust
Faris is the portfolio manager for MENA at Majid Al Futtaim Asset Management. Faris has helped build the MENA investment division, expand coverage for the in-house research capabilities, and manage the MENA listed equities portfolio.
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 Wouter Pelser
CIO
Mn Services With AUM of over EUR60bn, Mn Services in the third largest Dutch pensions manager after APG and PGGM. All alternative investments are outsourced to third-party managers.
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 Matein Khalid, Advisor - Capital Markets,
Bin Zayed GroupMatein Khalid is Chief Investment Officer of Salama, the world’s largest listed (takaful) Islamic insurance company. He manages the Group’s global equities portfolios in the US, Russia, Latin America, Europe and the Far East.
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HE Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman, Governor, Dubai International Financial Centre 
