Highlights / Key Themes


  • An incredible list of the world's and the region's finest speakers assembled in Dubai, including: David Rubenstein, Co-Founder & Managing Director, THE CARLYLE GROUP, Josh Lerner, Jacob H Schiff Professor of Investment Banking, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, Stephen Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder, THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, Guy Hands, Chairman & CIO, TERRA FIRMA.
  • Powerful insights into the region were provided by the very cream of regional leadership. Ammar AlKhuadairy, Board Member, Chief Executive officer & Managing Director, AMWAL ALKHALEEJ joined Ahmed Heikal, Chairman and Founder, CITADEL CAPITAL, Ali Al Shihabi, Founder & Executive Chairman, RASMALA INVESTMENTS, David Smoot, CEO Private Equity, DUBAI INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL, Mustafa Abdel-Wadood, Managing Director, ABRAAJ CAPITAL to share their knowledge.
  • A brand new panel of powerful regional investors together with a discussion on the expectations of regional family offices brought invaluable insights from such powerful investors as Abdulmohsen Al Touq, General Manager, AL TOUQ COMPANY, Muhammad Al Agil, Chairman, JARIR GROUP, George Siguler, Managing Director & Founding Partner, SIGULER GUFF, Faranak Foroughi, Founder & CEOTHARWA MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY, Manoj Madnanai, Managing Director & Board Member, KULCZYK INVESTMENTS and Souheil Hajjar, Managing Director, MAJID AL FUTTAIM ASSET MANAGEMENT.
  • The critical issue consolidation/rationalisation of private equity in the Middle East was tackled by some of the brightest minds, along with with the question of how companies will survive the economic storm. Karim El Solh, CEO, GULF CAPITAL  joined Zulfi Hydari, Managing Director Private Equity, HBG HOLDINGS, Abra Mir, Managing Partner, NBD SANA CAPITAL and Abe Saad formerly Founding CEO, AB CAPITAL.
  • Brilliant and globally-renowned economics academic, Willem Buiter CBE, Professor, Chair European Political Economy, London School of Economics, was guest speaker. This international expert turned his attention to the Middle East and North Africa and pointed the way for regional and international business.

George Siguler
George Siguler MD & Founding Partner SIGULER GUFF
Steve Schwarzman
Steve Schwarzman Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder THE BLACKSTONE GROUP
David Rubenstein
David Rubenstein Founder & Managing Director THE CARLYLE GROUP
Professor Josh Lerner
Professor Josh Lerner Jacob H. Schiff Prof of Investment Banking HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
Ahmed Heikal
Ahmed Heikal Chairman & Co-Founder
CITADEL CAPITAL
Guy Hands
Guy Hands CEO TERRA FIRMA CAPITAL PARTNERS
Karim El Solh
Karim El Solh CEO GULF CAPITAL
Charles Baillie
Charles Baillie Global Co-Head Alternative Investments & Manager Selection (AIMS)
GOLDMAN SACHS
Ali Al Shihabi
Ali Al Shihabi Founder & Executive Chairman RASMALA INVESTMENTS
£500
ICBI Event