• Hear from the region’s leading ship owners regarding their financial needs and strategies they are employing to raise capital
• Keep up to date with port expansions and infrastructure developments and the opportunities it presents to investors and solution providers
• Understand the impact of current decline in supply will have on maritime in the next five years
• Explore M&A opportunities that regional maritime industry provides to investors
• Find out how ship yards are planning to use extra capacity and its long term impact on global supply chain

Region races to catch up with demand The rapid surge in global maritime traffic has established the Middle East as a major distribution and transshipment hub. Now spoken in the same breath as Rotterdam, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Singapore, Middle Eastern ports are leading the world in growth and innovation. Massive and continual investment in infrastructure through the reinvestment of petro-dollars has seen the industry grow from strength to strength. Regional government have reiterated their commitment to the development of regional ports and maritime industry despite the down turn, opening up trading and business opportunities for organizations across the globe. The meeting of choice Maritime Outlook Middle East 2009 will bring together the leaders of the local and international maritime industry to discuss, debate and determine the maritime industry's future in the region. It is where the needs of ship owners and ports are outlined, and the opportunities for the entire value chain are presented. It is where you need to be in April 2009. » Request a brochure » Reserve your seat now

General. Sharafuddin Sharaf Vice Chairman, Sharaf Group and President, UAE Ship Owners Association    Mohammed Souri Chairman  National Iranian Tanker Company   Humoud Abdulaziz Al Ajlan CEO National Shipping Company, Saudi Arabia    Gene Seroka Vice President Asia - Middle East APL    Ahmed Akaak Deputy CEO Port of Salalah    Tony Mason Secretary General International Chamber of Shipping and International Shipping Federation  » See full list of speakers

• Real case studies presented by CEOs
• PowerPoint discouraged
• Interaction and humour encouraged
• Panel sessions creating a talk show rather than a lecture
• Round tables that facilitate brainstorming
• Cocktails to network and relax
• Contact: facilitating before, during and after event networkingical strategies.

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