Venue
Conrad Dubai
Conrad Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Rd - Dubai - UAE

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Event Date Mon Mar 2 +04 - Wed Mar 4 +04 (almost 5 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Mon Mar 2 8:00am - Wed Mar 4 8:00am
Location Conrad Dubai
Sheikh Zayed Rd - Dubai - UAE
Region EMEA
Details

Accelerating Public-Private Partnership Initiatives In The Region To Foster a Route for Investment & Economic Growth. The 2nd Annual Public Private Partnership (PPP) MENA Forum would set to be the biggest annual event bringing together government officials, PPP Units, Project Owners, financial institutions and lenders, private investors and stakeholders from across key sectors. Join us to analyze the different approaches from traditional to innovative PPP mechanisms, find sustainable solutions for the implementation, discover investment opportunities and tackle challenges in the financing of Private-Public Partnership projects.

Why Attend?
• Discover Learn about winning strategies, adopt best practices and stay ahead of future trends
• Implement walk away with action plans to be immediately implemented as soon as you get back to work
• Network exchange information, ideas and insights with industry leaders and premium audience in a five-star environment

Speakers

2020 Speakers

HE Khalifa Said Al-Abri
Assistant Secretary-General, Economic and Development Affairs GCC

His Excellency Marwan Jassim Al Sarkal
Executive Chairman, Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), United Arab Emirates

His Excellency Ziad Hayek
Vice Chair, UN Working Part, PPP United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

His Highness Sheikh Sultan Al-Quasimi
CEO, Gulf Holdings, UAE

His Excellency Abdulla Alsaleh
Undersecretary of Ministry, Economy for Foreign Trade

Alistair Gosling
Founder & CEO | Adisory Board Member, EXTREME, United Kingdom | Qiddiya Investment Company, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Dr. Maliha Hashmi
Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships, NEOM, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Jay Rosen
Head of Finance and Investment, The Red Sea Development Company, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Dr. Irfan Al Hasani
Senior Economist, Arab Monetary Fund, United Arab Emirates

Hisham Al Gurg
CEO, SEED Group, United Arab Emirates | The Private Office of Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum

Danish Chotani
Chief Executive Officer, Burj Financial United Arab Emirates

Iad Boustany
Managing Director, FFA Private Bank, Lebanon

Dr. Heike Harmgart
Director, Regional Head of the Eastern Mediterranean Region, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (ERBD), Jordan

Sam Sidiqi
Chairman and Co-Founder, Silk Road Mining, Afghanistan

Muneer Ferozie
Regional Manager, Head of Transaction Advisory Public Private Partnerships MENA, International Finance Corporation (IFC), United Arab Emirates

Hunaid Contractor
Vice President - Group Specialised, Finance at Bank ABC, Bahrain

David Baxter
International PPP Specialist and Advisor, International Public Private Partnership Resilience Center (IPPPRC), USA

Hugues de la Forge Partner
Associate Director Co-Head Africa / Head of International for Projects and Public Law, FIDAL, France

Christopher Seymour
Managing Director, Mott MacDonald Middle East

Geoff Haley
Founder and Chairman, International Project Finance Association (IPFA), United Kingdom

Fatma Zohra Touati
Director, Directorate Of Legal Services, Banque d’algérie, BA (ESB), Algeria

Fawaz Alharbi
Director of Urban and Master Planning, Public Investment Fund Projects (PIF), Saudi Arabia

Abraham Akkawi
PPP and Privatisation Expert and Advisor, Minister’s Office, Ministry of Finance, Oman Undersecretary Advisor Infrastructure & PPP

Raed Safadi
Executive Director, Economic Research and policy, Department of Economic Development, Government of Dubai

Atter Ezzat Hannoura
Director PPP Central Unit, Ministry of Finance, Egypt

Dr Ibtesam Al Bastaki
Director Investment and Public Private Partnership Department, Dubai Health Authority, United Arab Emirates

Eng. Walid Saleh Basoudan
Private Sector Participation Program Director, Vision Realization Office (VRO), Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Dr Hanan Aljabbri
Director of Strategic Planning, Muscat Municipality, Oman

Turki Alshehri
Chief Executive Officer, Engie, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Kashif Raza
Head of Dept Capital Market and Distribution, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), United Arab Emirates

Bashir Maidugu
Honorary Special Adviser, Infrastructure, Office Of The Governor, Nigeria

Dr Musa Shaikh
Group Chief Executive Officer, Berkeley Middle East Holding, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Eyup Vural AYDIN
Chairman, Istanbul PPP Center of Excellence (PPPCoE), Turkey

Rolf Richard Keil
Senior Advisor to government and private sector, Water, power, waste – PPP & Innovative Technologies

Christophe Dossarps
CEO, Sustainable Infrastructure Foundation (SIF), Switzerland

Shaun Johnson
General Counsel, Vision Invest (formerly ACWA Holding), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Sponsors & Partners

2020 Partners

SUPPORTING AND MEDIA PARTNERS:
• The Business Year
• Istanbul PPPCOE
• Oxford Business Group
• Construction Business News
• Middle East Business
• SIF
• WAPPP
• IPFA