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Event Date |
Mon Oct 30 +04 - Wed Nov 1 +04 (about 1 year ago)
In your timezone (EST): Sun Oct 29 4:00pm - Tue Oct 31 4:00pm |
Location |
The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre
DIFC, off - Sheikh Zayed Rd - Dubai - UAE |
Region | EMEA |
Discover the Future of Private Capital Investing in The Middle East. Connect with 400+ senior attendees, including 125+ LPs and 200+ GPs from MENA & beyond. Get the inside track on tech, venture capital, value creation, sustainability & more
This events brings you face-to-face with the regional and international investment community.
Join 400+ Middle East-focused senior private capital executives from 20+ countries and take part in a series of interactive panels, presentations, interviews and more. Be a part of the conversations that matter most today. Discover where the region's most influential investors are looking to do deals.
Who will you meet?
Connect with senior private equity leaders, including founders, CEOs and managing directors in the investment community. Grow your network and expand your opportunities by connecting with 125+ LPs and 200+ GPs.
Attendees include Development Partners International (DPI), Emerging Investment Partners, Quadria Capital, She Capital, True Green Capital Management LLC, Next Energy Capital, StepStone Capital, Vintage Investment Partners and many more.
2023 Speakers
Tariq Bin Hendi
Senior Partner, Global Ventures
Ruchi Dana
Partner & Executive Board Member, DANA Group
Adil Alzarooni
Chief Executive Officer, Al Zarooni Emirates Investments
Kshitij Jain
Investment Professional, Miras Management
Selma Ribica
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, First Circle Capital
Racha Alkhawaja
Board Member/Board Director, Gate Capital
Nicolas Schellenberg
Managing Director, Cambridge Associates
Maria Dolores Fernandez Flores
Senior Associate, VentureSouq
Michael Elio
Partner, StepStone Global
Karim Burhani
Managing Director & Co-Founder, Emerging Investment Partners
Christos Mastoras
Founder & Managing Partner, Iliad Partners
Bhupinder Singh
Managing Director, Head of Leveraged & Acquisition Finance, First Abu Dhabi Bank
Bassirou Niang
Director and Head of Investor Coverage, Development Partners International (DPI)
Tamara Abdel-Jaber
Partner, Amam Ventures
Omar Al Yawer
Partner, Ruya Partners
Jonathan Alden
SVP Investor Relations, Vintage Investment Partners
Alexandre Alfonsi
Founding Partner, Axonia Partners
Sarah AlSaleh
Investment Partner, Outliers Venture Capital
Vishnu Amble
Director, GreenBear Group LLC
Richard Anton
Co-Founder and Partner, Oxx
Alex Bebov
Managing Director, BAC Securities
Apurva Beniwal
VP, Investments, She Capital
Edmund Buckley
Global Co-Head of Private Equity and Head of Entrepreneur Capital, Pictet
Faisal Butt
CEO and Founder, Pi Labs
Donatella Callegaris
Managing Partner, Flashpoint Venture Debt
Rene Canezin
Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Evolution Credit Partners
Philippe Chalu
Investment Analyst, Al Othaim Holding Co
Karthik Chandrasekar
Founding Partner, Sangam Ventures
Cathryn Chen
Founder and General Partner, MarketX
Pearce Clune
Founding Partner, True Global Ventures Opportunity Fund
Christiaan de Lint
Managing Partner, Headway Capital Partners
Sunny Dhillon
Managing Partner, Kyber Knight Capital
Elizabeth Di Cioccio
Head of Middle East, Managing Director, KKR
Karim El Solh
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Capital
Madison Elkhazin
Head of Capital Markets, Georgian
Hany Emad
Director of SME Finance and Investment Central Sector, MSMEDA (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency)
Amir Farha
Managing Partner, COTU Ventures
Philippe Ferneini
Partner, StepStone Group
Abderahmane Fodil
Managing Partner, idi Emerging Markets
Sara Gamay
Advisory Board Member, Cairo Angels
Sonia Gokhale
Co-Founder and General Partner, VentureSouq FinTech Fund
Swapna Gupta
Partner, Avaana Climate & Sustainability Fund
Hasan Haider
Managing Partner, Plus VC
Jamal Hammoud
Business Development, Credit Value Partners
Ben Harburg
Managing Partner, MSA Capital
Sion Hau
Ventures Associate, Plug and Play
James Hewitt
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Next Energy Capital
Kamil Homsi
Founder and CEO, Global Realty Capital
Charles Hoskinson
CEO, Input Output Global
Sriram Jaganmohan
Head of Investments - Private Markets, Miras Investments
Amit Jain
Chief Investment Officer, Gulf Islamic Investments (GII)
Ramy Jallad
Group CEO, Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ)
Hemang Kapasi
Managing Director, XCEL
Iqbal Khan
CEO, Fajr Capital
Zahir Khan
Managing Director, Head of Middle East Relationship Management, Ares Management
Rabih Khoury
General Partner & Chief Exit Officer, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
Ajit Kumar
Managing Partner, Evolvence India Fund
Taimoor Labib
Founding Partner, Affirma Capital
Jeffrey Lau
Partner, Primavera
Eli Levy
Co-CEO, More Mutual Funds
Adrian Li
Founder & Managing Partner, AC Ventures
Chirag Locham
Senior Vice President, Miras Management
Chris Macbeth
Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Varun Malhotra
Vice President, Quona Capital
Khuram Maqsood
Partner, Triago
Alex Murray
VP, Research Insights, Preqin
Rafik Mzah
Senior Partner and Group General Secretary, AfricInvest
Eid N. Alrashidi
Managing Partner, FGA Partners LLC
Tariq Nakhooda
Senior Executive Officer, IQ-EQ
Karthik Narayanaswamy
Co-Founder and Partner, SeaLink Capital Partners
Yipin NG
Co-founder and Managing Partner, Yunqi Partners
Panos Ninios
Managing Partner, Co-founder & Chairman of the Investment Committee, True Green Capital Management LLC
Sudarshan Pareek
Vice President, CE-Ventures
Tammer Qaddumi
Co-Founder and General Partner, VentureSouq
Mohammed Rasouli
AI Expert for Investment, Stanford University
Peter Roos
COO, Target Global
Rasmus Rothe
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Merantix
Kadir S. Gungor
Chairman, Sustainable Impact Capital & Holding
Bader Saad
Senior Vice President, Alix Partners
Faraidon Saheb-Zadha
Founder, Constellation Equity Partners
Gayatri Sarkar
Founder & General Partner, Advaita Capital
Venktesh Shukla
Managing Partner, Monta Vista Capital
Anisha Singh
Founder, She Capital
Roland Stamm
Partner – Quantitative Services, Acadia
Michael Steingold
Director, Private Markets, Russell Investments
Shane Swords
Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations, Next Energy Capital
Hasnae Taleb
Partner and CIO, Ento Capital
Mert Tarlan
Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Credia Partners
Sunil Thakur
Partner, Quadria Capital
Ben Topor
Founder & Managing Partner, Titan Capital
Zia Ul Rab Siddiqui
Director – Investments & Partnerships, Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (AP
2023 Sponsors
CO-SPONSORS:
• Credia Partners
• Evolution Credit Partners
• Georgian Partners
• Pictet Asset Management
ASSOCIATE SPONSORS:
• Cleary Gottlieb
• IQ-EQ
• LSV Advisors
• Monta Vista Capital
• NextEnergy Capital
• Pi Labs
• Primavera Capital
• R136 Ventures
• Red Dot 2 Ltd
• Russell Investments
• True Global Ventures 4Plus
• True Green Capital
HOST OF THE EVENING NETWORKING RECEPTION - MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 1:
• IQ-EQ
DATA PARTNER:
• Preqin