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Agenda
Conference Day One Tuesday 7th June 2011
Conference Day Two Wednesday 8th June 2011
DAY ONE TUESDAY: 7TH JUNE 2011
| 08.15 |
Registration and coffee |
| 08.50 |
Chairman's opening remarks Julian Van Kan, Global Head of Loan Syndications and Trading, BNP Paribas |
| 09.00 |
Financing the World Cup – how much of the funds will come from the debt markets? |
| 09.20 |
Assessing where global markets are today and what can be expected in the coming yearMartin Egan, Global Head of Primary Markets and Origination, BNP Paribas |
| 09.40 |
Searching for value in the Middle East bond marketLenka Polackova, Vice President, Fixed Income, Morgan Stanley |
| 10.00 |
Placing the Middle East into a global context – assessing investment trends into and out of emerging market debtRobert Parker, Vice Chairman, Credit Suisse Asset Management |
| 10.45 |
Coffee and networking |
| 11.15 |
What challenges do high-grade issuers face when raising capital and should they be treated more like developed market credits?Greg Fewer, Associate Director & Deputy Head, Structured Finance and Capital Markets, Mubadala |
| 12.00 |
What are the prospects to developing a high yield bond market in the Middle East?Bryant Edwards, Chair of Middle East Practice, Latham & Watkins |
| 12.45 |
Demystifying launching international bond transactions for first-time issuersAli Najafbagy, Head of Capital Markets, Mubadala |
| 13.30 |
Networking lunch hosted by Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International |
| 14.45 |
New money deals in the Middle East syndicated loan market – what is needed to kick-start activity?Arul Kandasamy, Head of Investment Banking, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank |
| 15.30 |
Balancing what investors gain in structure with loss of liquidity – why creativity is essential to finding financing solutions for issuers in 2011Hans Christensen, Chief Executive Officer, MJX Asset Management |
| 16.15 |
Coffee and networking |
| 16.45 |
Are classic 20 year project finance structures back on the table or will mini-perm structures refinanced with a project bond revolutionise the market?Rajit Nanda, Chief Financial Officer, ACWA Power |
| 17.30 |
How are private sector companies funding themselves? Ahmed El Sayed, Group Chief Financial Officer, Al Ghurair Group |
| 18.15 |
Chairman's closing remarks followed by cocktail reception hosted by Allen & Overy |
DAY TWO WEDNESDAY: 8TH JUNE 2011
| 08.30 |
Registration and coffee |
| 08.50 |
Chairman's opening remarksChristopher Hall, Partner, Latham & Watkins |
| 09.00 |
Borrowers vs. lenders oxford style debate: This house believes that at current loan pricing one party is exploiting the otherPinak Maitra, Group Chief Financial Officer, Kipco |
| 10.00 |
What can bankers, issuers and investors do to boost secondary bond and sukuk market liquidity?Yisr Barnieh, Head of Capital Markets, Arab Monetary Fund |
| 10.45 |
Coffee and networking |
| 11.15 |
Successfully issuing riyal sukuk in the local market – is there any sense for Saudi issuers issuers going to the international markets?Abdulaziz AlOnaizan, Head of Treasury, Alinma Bank |
| 12.00 |
Loans vs. bonds - is the bond and sukuk market the only way in which financial institutions (FIs) can access medium term funding?Amr Ghadallah, Global Treasurer, Arab Banking Corporation |
| 12.45 |
As M&A opportunities continue to rise what financing options are available?Faisal Sarkhou, Head of Corporate Finance, Kamco |
| 13.30 |
Chairman's closing remarks followed by networking lunch |




