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