Agenda

Conference Day One Monday 7th June
Conference Day Two Tuesday 8th June

DAY ONE: MONDAY 7TH JUNE 2010

 

 

08.15

Registration and coffee

08.45

Chairman's opening remarks

Julian Van Kan, Global Head of Loan Syndications, BNP Paribas

09.00

Welcome address

Martin Egan, Global Head of Primary Markets and Origination, BNP Paribas

09.25

Reactivating the UAE capital markets - challenges and opportunties

Derek Rozycki, Executive Director, Project and Corporate Finance, Mubadala
Jaafar Badwan, Deputy Director, Treasury, TDIC
Chris Niehaus, Chief Executive Officer, Middle East, UBS

10.05

Assessing Middle East bonds and loans markets – how has the market evolved

Mark Waters, Head of Energy and Commodities, Asset and Project Finance Loans Syndications, EMEA, BNP Paribas
Jonathan Segal, Director, Head of CEEMEA Capital Markets, Barclays Capital
Deepak Kohli, Head of Regional Capital Markets, MEPA, Standard Chartered Bank
Nadeem Lodhi,
Head of Capital Markets and Syndications, DIB Capital
Moderated by: Arul Kandasamy, Head of Investment Banking, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

10.45

Coffee and networking

11.15

Have borrower attitudes changed about incorporating bonds and loans into the funding mix?

Derek Rozycki, Executive Director, Project and Corporate Finance, Mubadala
Stefan Zottmann
, Senior Director, Group Treasury, Qtel
Paul Oliver
, Head of Financing, Emirates Investment Authority
Jonathan Minor
, Head of Treasury, Investcorp
John Wartig
, Group Director Finance, Al Futtaim Private Company
Zulfe Ali, Head of Corporate Finance, Bahrain Mumtalakat Holdings Company
Moderated by: Jonathan Segal, Director, Head of CEEMEA Capital Markets, Barclays Capital

12.00

How do private sector companies’ plan to raise capital in 2010?

Pinak Maitra, Chief Financial Officer, Kipco
Manish Joshi
, Chief Financial Officer, R.A.K. Ceramics
Ahmed El-Sayed
, Group Chief Financial Officer, Al Ghurair Group
Sandeep Arora
, Finance Director, Tabreed
Daniele Vecchi
, Head of Group Treasury, Majid Al Futtaim Group
Christopher Baines
, Head of MENA Mezzanine, Investcorp
Moderated by: Julian Van Kan, Global Head of Loan Syndications, BNP Paribas

12.45

Why project finance deals will increasingly be financed in the bond markets

Jonathan Marsh, Head of Mergers, Acquisitions and Finance Department, Total
Hasan Mustafa
, Head of CEEMEA Debt Syndicate, Royal Bank of Scotland
Peter Turney
, Director, Bond Origination, Middle East, BNP Paribas
Stephen deStadler
, Managing Director, Middle East Business Development, Fitch Ratings
Moderated by: Greg Fewer, Associate Director, Project and Corporate Finance, Mubadala

13.30

Lunch

14.45

Have Middle East bond and loan prices found their true level yet?

Polina Kurdyavko, Head of Emerging Market Corporate Debt, Bluebay Asset Management
Eric Swats
, Head of Asset Management, Rasmala Investments
Mohieddine Kronfol
, Head of Asset Management, Algebra Capital
Abdul Kadir Hussain, Chief Executive Officer, Mashreq Capital

15.30

How can Middle Eastern borrowers and issuers secure long term strategic investment from non-GCC investors?

Christopher Watson, Head of Research, Finisterre Capital
Jaafar Badwan
, Deputy Director, Treasury, TDIC
Simon Putt
, Head of Debt Capital Markets, MENA, BNP Paribas
Robert Mohamed
, Co-Head of Investment Banking, Debt and Equity Capital Markets, National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Peter Bulbrook, Managing Director, Loan Capital Markets, EMEA, Barclays Capital
Anthony Barklam
, Head of CEEMEA Capital Markets, MUFG
Moderated by:
Robert Parker, Vice Chairman, Credit Suisse Asset Management

16.15

Coffee and networking

16.45

Future of project finance: How will Middle East power and utility projects be financed?

Karel Breda, Head of Acquisitions, Investments and Financial Advisory, MENA, GDF Suez
Ghazali Inam, Global Head of Corporate Finance, Arab Bank
Anthony Boon
, Managing Director, Gulf Advisory & Execution
Moderated by: Ravi Suri, Regional Head of Project and Export Finance, Europe, Middle East, Africa and South Asia, Standard Chartered Bank

17.30

How commodities, currencies and inflation are affecting the region’s growth – a macroeconomic overview

Paul Gamble, Head of Research, Jadwa Investment
Ann Wyman, Head of Emerging Markets Research, Europe, Nomura Securities
Jarmo Kotilaine
, Chief Economist, NCB Capital
Moderated by: Fabio Scacciavillani, Director, Macroeconomics and Statistics, DIFC

18.15

Chairman’s closing remarks followed by cocktail reception

DAY TWO: TUESDAY 8TH JUNE 2010

08.30

Registration and coffee

09.00

Chairman's opening remarks

Eric Josserand, Head of Fixed Income, Middle East, BNP Paribas

09.15

Assessing the economic rationale behind companies choosing sukuk

Aris Kekedjian, Managing Director, Strategic Development, GE Capital
Jaafar Badwan
, Deputy Director, Treasury, TDIC
Ali Al Ali, Vice President, MENA Financing, Goldman Sachs
Dilshan Hettiaratchi
, Head of Debt Capital Markets, MENA, Standard Chartered Bank
Moderated by: Samad Sirohey, Chief Executive Officer, Citi Islamic Investment Bank

10.00

What are regional financial institutions’ strategies to fund their commercial activities?

Kevin Taylor, Head of Treasury and Investments, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Tony Bush
, Managing Director, Global Funding, Global Markets and Treasury, Emirates NBD
Shafiqur Rahman Adhami
, Head of Financial Institutions, Syndications and Islamic Banking, First Gulf Bank
Stephen Jordan
, Head of International Money Markets, National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Moderated by: James Sadler, Head of Debt Capital Markets, Middle East and Asia, UBS

10.45

Coffee and networking

11.15

Oxford style debate: This house believes that the bond market will fade into the background when the loan markets return

Chiradeep Deb, Head of Corporate Finance and Syndications, Mashreqbank
Peter Bulbrook, Managing Director, Loan Capital Markets, EMEA, Barclays Capital
David Basham, Co-Head of Loans, EMEA, Citi
Andrew Dell, Head of CEEMEA Debt Capital Markets, HSBC
Paul Maguire
, Unit Head, Corporte and Institutional Banking, Al Khalij Commercial Bank
Ikbal Daredia, Head of Capital Markets, Unicorn Investment Bank
Moderated by:
Hasan Mustafa, Head of CEEMEA Debt Syndicate, Royal Bank of Scotland

12.00

Why now for fixed income in the Middle East?

Eric Swats, Head of Asset Management, Rasmala Investments

12.30

What are investors’ criteria for investing in the Middle East

Teeja Boye, Investment Analyst, Insparo Asset Management
John Bates
, Head of Fixed Income, Silk Invest
Daniel Smaller, Head of Distribution, Algebra Capital
Ziad Shaaban, Head of Fixed Income, EFG Hermes Asset Management
Moderated by: Abdul Kadir Hussain, Chief Executive Officer, Mashreq Capital

13.15

Lunch

14.15

Breakout sessions: These sessions will take place on tables of 10 and be led by a group of workshop leaders.  Participants can move from session to session freely and can join a discussion at any time.

Workshop A: Derivatives
Glyn Jones, Chief Investment Officer, P-Solve
Ben Clissold, Director, P-Solve

Workshop B: Corporate Governance and Risk Advisory
Nina Pfifer, General Manager, P-Solve
Mark Davies
, Director, P-Solve

16.00

 

Close of conference