MEED Capital Markets 2010

POST-CONFERENCE MASTERCLASSES

Wednesday, 27th October 2010

Masterclass A, 09:00 – 12:30
Preparing your company for a listing – an in depth examination of the critical pathways to a successful listing

About the masterclass: . This extended session takes the overview given during the main conference agenda as its foundation and builds it into a practical toolkit of steps and processes that will enable you to ensure your prospective listing is a success. You will leave this workshop with a solid foundation of technical and strategic insights into the key aspects a successful listing, including: Understanding the key regulatory issues that may affect your listing Identifying the appropriate geographic focus for your listing Key selection criteria and performance metric for your key advisers, book runners and underwriters Communication and marketing strategies to ensure a successful listing Price discovery issues and the important of realistic valuations for stable future trading Successful regional IPOs and the lessons we can learn Avoiding the major pitfalls common to Middle East listings Transparency and communication - a key requirement of international investors Translating a successful listing into a successful publicly traded business		Who should attend? . This masterclass is designed for anyone who is currently engaged in or is in the early stages of planning a public listing, including: Chief Financial Officers Heads of Finance Chief Executive Officers Senior Strategists and Business Managers Book Builders and Advisers Investment appraisal professionals Anyone with an interest in ensuring a successful listing Led by Noor Sweid, Managing Director, DEPA

Masterclass B, 13:30 – 17:00 Islamic finance and regional capital markets – rebuilding regional growth using Shari’ah compliant structures

About the masterclass: Islamic capital markets products and structures have risen enormously in popularity in recent years. The inherent risk differential between Shari’ah compliant and conventional structures makes them ideally suited to the more conservative approach to finance being mandated by regulators and investors globally. This workshop will identify and explore the main issues surrounding Islamic finance in the new markets and highlight how you can implement them into your portfolio. Main themes to be addressed include: The fundamental premises of Islamic finance and how they relate to capital market transactions How the most common structures have faired during the global downturn – a case study of the Sukuk market Exploring how the Islamic products market developed during the period 2006 to 2010 – did the markets go too far? Understanding the new and innovative Islamic structures and exploring how you can implement them into your own appraoch to capital markets Assessing the main routes to corporate finance using Shari’ah compliant structures		Who should attend? This masterclass is designed for anyone who would benefit from a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of Islamic Finance structures, especially those with a limited current exposure who wish to explore thepractical benefits of Islamic products, including: Investment professionals and CIOs Asset Managers Heads of Business Development Heads of Product Development Structured Product Specialists Led by Mohammed Shaeed Khan, Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Banking and Product Development, Islamic Finance Co.