Key Reasons To Attend

• Discover how proposed IMF regulations will affect large institutional investors
• Analyse how the growth in Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) will affect the global financial market
• Examining the investment products and vehicles available for investors into the region
• Evaluate the benefits of SWF investments for both recipient and home economies
• Understanding the best risk management strategies for entering distressed markets
• Examine which locations and asset classes will offer the greatest returns for investors in light of the credit crisis
• Understand how to structure winning formulas for co-investing and joint partnerships in emerging markets

Who will I meet

The GCC Institutional Investments Summit Attendee Profile

• Presidents
• Managing Directors
• CEOs
• Chief Investment Officers
• CFOs
• Regulators
• Economists
• Investment Bankers
• Asset Managers
• Fund Managers
• Private Equity Specialists
• Government Ministers
• Compliance Managers
• Lawyers and Legal Advisors
• Treasurers

Who I will hear from:

• Dr. Shinobu Nakagawa, Director, Head of Investment and Market Research, International Department, Bank of Japan Japan
• Martin Skancke, Director General, Asset Management Department, Ministry of Finance, Norway
• Gerald Rehn, Vice President, Head of Product Development, Abu Dhabi Investment Company
• Dr Nasser Saidi, Chief Economist, Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFCA), UAE
• Sameer Al Ansari, Chairman, Dubai International Capital, UAE
• Stuart Pearce, CEO and Director General, Qatar Financial Centre, Qatar
• Krishna Srinivasan, Advisor and Chief Of Multilateral Surveillance Unit, International Monetary Fund (IMF), USA
• Nabil Lahham, Executive Director – Investment Banking, Lehman Brothers, UAE
• Udaibir S.Das, Head Division of Sovereign Asset & Liability Management, International Monetary Fund, USA
• John Nugée, Managing Director, Official Institutions Group, State Street Global Advisors, UK
• Sunil Gomes, Director of Development, Nakheel Investments, UAE
• André Baladi, Co-Founder, International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), Switzerland
• Rushdi Siddiqui, Global Head Islamic Indexes, Dow Jones, USA
• Dr. Henry Azzam, CEO Middle East & North Africa, Deutsche Bank, UAE
• Erik P.M Vermeulen, Professor of Law & Management & Professor of Financial Market Regulation, Tilbury University, Netherlands
• Joe McCahery, Professor of Corporate Governance and Innovation, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Tamer Bazzari, Partner, Head of Principal Investments, Rasmala Investments, UAE
• Mukhtar Hussain, Global CEO HSBC Amanah and CEO Global Banking and Markets , HSBC Middle East and North Africa, UK
• Richard Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered-Istithmar Real Estate Fund Management (Singapore) Pte. Limited, Singapore
• George Dalton, General Counsel, DP World, UAE
• Faisal Belhoul, Founder & Managing Partner, Ithmar Capital, UAE
• Nigel Sillitoe, Executive Officer, Thames River Capital, UAE
• KN Vaidyanathan, Chief Executive Officer, Alchemy Capital Management Pvt Ltd, India
• Colin J. Geddes, Managing Director and Global Head, ABC Investment, Bahrain
• Marios Maratheftis, Head of Regional Research, Standard Chartered Bank, UAE
• Dorien Fransens, Secretary General, European Issuers, Brussels
• Dr. Akram Yosri, Managing Partner, 3i Capital Group, UAE
• Ibukun Adebayo, Senior Manager, International Business Development, London Stock Exchange, UK
• Hani Kablawi, Managing Director & Head of Middle East & Africa, Bank of New York Mellon, UAE
• Adnan Al Mani, President, Investment & Development Office, Government of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
• Khalid Al Rumaihi, Managing Director & Head of Institutional Placement Team, Investcorp, Bahrain

If you are not yet ready to register, feel free to request a reminder nearer the time.

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