Middle East Investment Summit 2018 | Terrapinn | 7 May 2018 | The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre, Gate Village, Difc، off Sheikh Zayed Road - UAE

The Middle East Investment Summit features 3 conferences in 1; Hedge Funds World, Private Equity World and Real Estate Investment World.

Each brand is designed to meet the complete needs of end-investors in the Middle East and the event as a whole is structured to give sponsors and exhibitors maximum exposure to an audience of prominent and qualified, regional and global investors.

2018 Speakers:

Wael Aburida
Managing Partner, Halo Investment Management, United Arab Emirates

Khalid Al Hussan
CEO, Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul), Saudi Arabia

Adil Al Zarooni
Chief Executive Officer, Al Zarooni Emirates Investments, United Arab Emirates

Habib Al-Assaad
Executive Co-Director, AFAQ Group - Office of Sheikha Latifa M.b.M, United Arab Emirates

Sharifa AlBarami
Managing Director, Oman Technology Fund, Oman

Andrew Allen
Global Head of Investment Research – Real Estate, Aberdeen Standard Investments, United Kingdom

Omar Almajdouie
Founding Partner, RAED Ventures, Saudi Arabia

Fahad Alnuhait
Director of Investments, Dussur, Saudi Arabia

Sami Alom
Director, Kasamar Holdings, United Arab Emirates

Douglas Azar
CEO, Wealthinitiative, Switzerland

Nadia Bakhurji
Investor, Bridge Partners Fze, United Arab Emirates

Antony Barker
Former Director of Pensions and Chief Investment Officer, Santander UK Plc, United Kingdom

Makarem Batterjee
President and Chief Executive Officer, Humania, United Arab Emirates

Sasha Bernier
Vice President, Cheltenham Investments, United Kingdom

Nicola Bettio
Managing Director, KAUST Innovation Fund, Saudi Arabia

Laurent Biousse
Director, Aeronautics Fund, Switzerland

Harish Bisam
Director, Bee's Capital, Australia

Mo Bississo
Director and Principal, Kasamar Holdings, United Arab Emirates

Luiz Claudio Levy Cardoso
Chief Investment Officer, NucLeos, Brazil

Ramu Chakravarthy
Director, Trustplutus Wealth Managers india Pvt Ltd, United States

Carlos Crespo
CEO, NIGMA Capital & Finance, LLC, United States

Jean Francois Desjacques
CEO, Eastinwest Sa, Switzerland

Paul Devonshire
Head of Middle East, Savills Investment Management, United Arab Emirates

Eugene Durenard
Managing Director, Stetson Family Office, United States

Ahmed Emara
Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, ReAya Holding, Saudi Arabia

Pablo Fetter
Former Head of Investments, Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Co, United Arab Emirates

Khaled Fouad
Chief Investment Officer, KAMCO Investment Company, Kuwait

H.E. Mr. Zulfiquar Z Ghadiyali
Chief Executive Officer, Private office H.H. Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Saeed Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirates

Marinos Gialeli
Chief Executive Officer, Hotel Employees Provident Fund, Cyprus

David Gibson-Moore
President, Gulf Analytica, United Arab Emirates

Trey Goede
Investment Director, Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures, Saudi Arabia

Suneel Gokhale
Founding Partner, VentureSouq, United Arab Emirates

Sonia Gokhale
Partner, VentureSouq, United Arab Emirates

Mohamed Hague
Chairman, State of NSW, Australia Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Australia

Walid Hanna
Chief Executive Officer, Middle East Venture Partners, United Arab Emirates

Tahani Karrar
General Manager, Menar Media, United Arab Emirates

Paul Kenny
Managing Director, AYM Commerce, United Arab Emirates

Souhail Khoury
Venture Capitalist, Berytech Fund, Lebanon

Siddharth Kumar
Director, Imperium Global, United Kingdom

Huda Al Lawati
Chief Investment Officer, The Savola Group, United Arab Emirates

Moustafa Magar
Head of Spin Off Investment, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia

Hamish Mair
Director, Private Equity, BMO Global Asset Management, United Kingdom

Christos Mastoras
Founder & Managing Partner, Iliad Partners, United Arab Emirates

Andrew McCaffery
Global Head of Client-Driven and Multi-Manager Solutions, Aberdeen Standard Investments, United Kingdom

Eugene McQuaid
Senior Economist, Saudi Arabian General Investment, Saudi Arabia

Khurram Mirza
Head of Asset Allocation, Osool Asset Management, Bahrain

Deniz Misir
Founder, V22, Turkey

Michael Olsen
Chairman, Tristar Global Entertainment Inc, Canada

Angus Paterson
Partner, S.T.C.V., United Arab Emirates

Rachel Pether
Advisor, Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute, United Arab Emirates

Simon Pickett
Investment Director, Octopus Investments, United Kingdom

Allan Polack
Group Chief Executive Officer, P.F.A. Pension, Denmark

Karim Radwan
Mena Investments Director, Rashed Abdul Rahman Al Rashed & Sons Group - Rar, United Arab Emirates

Omair Rana
Head of Direct Investments and International Real Estate, AWJ Holding Company, Saudi Arabia

Aamir Rehan Khan
Managing Director, Humania, United Arab Emirates

Christopher Rogers
Partner, Lumia Capital, United States

Gina Sanchez
Trustee, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, United States

Hussein Sayed
Presenter/Financial Analyst, CNBC Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Tiago Severo
Lead Economist - Managing Director's Office, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Qatar

Abhishek Sharma
Founder & CEO, Foundation Holdings, United Arab Emirates

Khaled Talhouni
Partner, Wamda Capital, United Arab Emirates

Patrick Thiriet
Chief Strategy Officer, Choueiri Group, United Arab Emirates

Steven Tiller
Managing Partner, Southern Bridge Capital, Panama

Tom Tull
Chief Investment Officer, Employees Retirement System of Texas, United States

Nitai Utkarsh
Lead - Investment Strategy & Chairman's Family Office, Hero MotoCorp Ltd, India

Stergios Voskopoulos
Head of Investments, Kanoo Capital, United Arab Emirates

Bashar Zakaria
Senior Emerging Market Analyst, California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), United States of America

2018 Sponsors and Partners:

GOLD:
• Nigma Capital & Finance, LLC
• SBC Southern Bridge Capital

SILVER:
• Aberdeen Standard Investments
• BMO Global Asset Management
• Octopus Investments

ASSOCIATE:
• Savills Investment Management
• Kamco Investment Company
• Humania
• Fura Gems

EMERGING FUND:
• Aeronautics Fund
• Bees Cap

EXHIBITORS:
• ARC Real Estate Investments
• H.A.D.C.
• Linear
• Trade World Virginia
• SDA Bocconi School of Management
• The Business Year

MEDIA:
• ARGAAM
• AIMA
• Family Office Magazine & Events
• RICS
• WSO
• myUAE Guide
• Eurekahedge
• Barclay Hedge
• Global Banking & Finance Review
• IsFin Emerging Markets Advisors
• Mena Fn.com
• The Business Year
• Preqin

INVESTMENT:
• The Investor

ASSOCIATION:
• Middle East Investor Relations Association

EDUCATION:
• CAIA Association

RESEARCH:
• Arab Advisors Group
• Oxford Business Group