Highlights / Key Themes


  • New! ‘Live Talk Back’ Blackberry Questions
  • Send your questions in real time directly to the speaker using your blackberry. The questions are anonymous and it gives you the opportunity to put the world’s biggest private equity players on the spot.

  • LP/GP Structured Speed Networking
  • The speed networkers are divided in LPs and GPs giving GPs a chance to deliver a brief synopsis of their fund, and LPs a chance to evaluate a large number of funds very quickly. Pick up 20 business cards in 20 minutes; if there is a fit, you can follow up later.

  • My SuperReturn Middle East E-Networker - Our Online Pre-Conference Networking Tool
  • My SuperReturn Middle East E-Networker allows registered delegates to load up their profile, view other delegate profiles, book meetings with key contacts and start preparing in advance for the conference with our online networking tool. My SuperReturn Middle East goes live two weeks before the event to all registered and paid delegates to the main conference.

  • NEW! Delegate QuickFire Showcase - Present Your Fund To A Panel Of LPs
  • Delegates have exactly 90 seconds to present their fund strategy without using financial and performance data. Feedback is given by our expert LP panel and participants are awarded points for strategy and presentation style. The mood is informal and fun.

  • Meet The LP Lunch Tables
  • Have lunch and conversation with the biggest investors in the industry

  • Networking Knowledge Exchange Roundtables
  • Take the opportunity to discuss your sector or region with a leading industry expert, in an informal group setting of about 15 people – the ideal chance to discuss the issues that have been brought up during the day and meet the key speakers.

  • Electronic Polling Sessions
  • See what the industry really thinks and participate in the debate with our confidential real time delegate polling sessions, followed by analysis from the biggest names in the industry.

  • Evening Gala Networking Reception
  •  Relax and enjoy the opportunity to meet the best of the global industry at our splendid Gala reception, specifically designed to allow you to network and unwind at your leisure.

  • More Access To LPs Than Any Other MENA Focused Conference
  • SuperReturn Middle East 2010 brings you unique access to LPs such as Mishal Kanoo, Deputy Chairman, UAE & Oman, THE KANOO GROUP, who will be taking part in an exclusive VIP hosted lunch table, giving you the opportunity to have an informal conversation with one of the Middle East’s most powerful investors

  • Plus! Hear From Leading Academic Expert, Josh Lerner, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, Exclusively at SuperReturn Middle East
  • Hear from one of the world’s leading academics, Josh Lerner, Jacob H Schiff Professor Of Investment Banking, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, as he explains how to manage the risk in private equity portfolios as the world emerges from recession. Josh shall also be hosting a VIP lunch table and on-hand to answer all your questions.

  • Hear From Top Local Fund Managers And Investors, Experts In The Region And Successful In The Post-Crisis Environment
  • Speakers Include: Karim El Solh, CEO, GULF CAPITAL, Abdulmohsen Al Touq, General Manager, Al Touq Company & Ali al Shihabi, Founder & Executive Chairman, RASMALA INVESTMENT BANK

  • Get The International Regulatory Perspective
  • from Lord Charles Falconer, Senior Counsel, GIBSON, DUNN & Former LORD CHANCELLOR OF THE UNITED KINGDOM to explain the role that a state should play in creating & maintaining a global financial centre.

  • We Bring International LPs To The Middle East
  • Don't miss out on your chance to hear from Erik Kaas, Partner, PARTNERS GROUP, Koonal Gandhi, Director Funds Investment, OPIC & Thomas Kubr, CEO, CAPITAL DYNAMICS

  • More Sector & Region Focused Discussion On The Most Topical Issues
  • Hear from the experts on what is happening in oil, gas, clean energy and infrastructure, or enjoy our dedicated afternoon on North African private equity and session on 'The New Silk Route' designed to explore Asian capital flows into the MENA region.

     

    View the latest Agenda for the Premier Private Equity Conference in the Middle East

Mishal Kanoo
Mishal Kanoo Deputy Chairman - UAE & Oman THE KANOO GROUP
Abdulmohsen AlTouq
Abdulmohsen AlTouq CEO ALTOUQ GROUP
Lord Charles Falconer
Lord Charles Falconer Senior Counsel, GIBSON DUNN & FORMER LORD CHANCELLOR OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Professor Josh Lerner
Professor Josh Lerner Jacob H. Schiff Prof of Investment Banking HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
Charles Baillie
Charles Baillie Global Co-Head Alternative Investments & Manager Selection (AIMS)
GOLDMAN SACHS
David Rubenstein
David Rubenstein Founder & Managing Director THE CARLYLE GROUP
Karim El Solh
Karim El Solh CEO GULF CAPITAL
Wael Aburida
Wael Aburida Director, M&A & Strategic Investments WAHA CAPITAL
Ali Al Shihabi
Ali Al Shihabi Founder & Executive Chairman RASMALA INVESTMENTS
Steve Pagliuca
Steve Pagliuca Managing Director BAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS
David Simpson
David Simpson Director of Investments THE STARLING GROUP
Jon Moulton
Jon Moulton Chairman BETTER CAPITAL
J. Todd Morley
J. Todd Morley Founder, CEO & Chairman G2 INVESTMENT GROUP & CO-FOUNDER GUGGENHEIM PARTNERS
£600
ICBI Event
(updated 1 September 2010)