Project, ECA & Structured Finance Middle East & Africa 2018 | GFC Media Group | 6 November 2018 | Intercontinental Festival City, Dubai, Dubai Festival City - Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Project, ECA & Structured Finance Middle East & Africa is the only event to connect GREs, corporates, project sponsors and developers with investors, bankers, lenders, ECAs and Structured Finance, Project Finance and Export Finance advisers. In light of the recent fall in oil prices, the conference will bring these key entities together to discuss accessing financing options amid current and forecast market climates.

Benefits of attending
Project, ECA & Structured Finance Middle East & Africa has become the must attend event for anyone operating in the region's project finance, structured finance, ECA and investment sector.

2018 Speakers

Taher Diab
Director - Strategy and Planning, Dubai Supreme Council of Energy

Michele Fiorentino
Chief Investment Officer, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)

Charlie Seymour
Financial Advisor, Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA)

Paul Norris
Head of Infrastructure, Debt Management Office, Department of Finance, Abu Dhabi

Loay Ghazaleh
Advisor, Major Infrastructure and PPP, Ministry of Works, Bahrain

Tom Koczwara
Director - Debt Management Office, Government of Sharjah

Ali Ayub
Director, Acquisitions & Project Finance, ACWA Power

Anil Vijayachandran
Executive Manager – APF team, ACWA Power

Reem Al Anbari
Chief Financial Officer - ADNOC Gas Processing, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)

Franck Nowak
Senior Analyst, MENA Fixed Income and Global Sukuk, Franklin Templeton

Alexandre Clar
General Manager – Treasury, Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (ORPIC)

Samer Jumean
Head of Financing and Capital Markets, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)

Michael Jorgensen
Chief Financial Officer, Oman Shipping

Flavio Simonutti
Chief Financial Officer, Omran

Edward Senior
Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Finance, Gems Education

Daniel Tromans
Head of Corporate Finance & Treasury, Senaat

Jan von Allwörden
Director, International Business Development, Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft

Wafic Ghanem
Chief Financial Officer, Metito

Gary Slawther
Treasury Director, Arabtec Holding

Neeraj Agrawal
Chief Financial Officer, Crescent Petroleum

John Joseph
Chief Financial Officer & Vice President, Dubai World Trade Centre

Rony Jawhar
Managing Director, Capital Markets, Arqaam Capital

Umar Saleem
Chief Executive Officer, Maven Investment Partners

Mark Lemmon
Executive Vice Chairman, MENA Infrastructure Fund

Tarek Al Amad
Chief Executive Officer, European Jordanian Renewable Energy Projects

Lena Mangondo
Head Legal, IPP Office South Africa

Yunhe Lu
Director, Acquisition & Project Finance, ACWA Power

Alexei Rybakov
Director, Infrastructure & Real Estate Group, Export & Specialised Finance, HSBC

Tim Armsby
Partner, Pinsent Masons

James Simpson
Partner, Winston and Strawn

El Mehdi Ben Maalla
Senior Financial Advisor, Engie

Naoki Tamaki
Chief Representative, Middle East, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)

Michela Bariletti
Senior Director, Infrastructure Ratings. S&P Global

Dr. Ahmed Badr
Executive Director, The Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE)

2018 Sponsors

GOLD
• Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
• White & Case Llp International Law Firm

LUNCH:
• Acwa Power

SILVER:
• Engie
• HSBC
• Natixis
• Pinsent Masons
• Winston & Strawn Llp

BRONZE:
• Deloitte
• Hogan Lovells
• Marubeni
• VEOLIA

SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• IPFA
• ITFA
• MESIA
• Oxford Business Group

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Africa Capital Digest
• Africa Global Funds
• African Energy
• Construction Review
• GSN