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Speakers include
Edmund O’Sullivan
Edmund O’Sullivan
Chairman
MEED Events
Farouk Al Zanki
 
Farouk Al Zanki
Chief Executive Officer
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC)
Shaikha Al Bahar
 
Shaikha Al Bahar
Chief Executive Officer
National Bank of Kuwait (NBK)
Eng. Suhaila Marafi
 
Eng. Suhaila Marafi
Director – Department of Studies and Research
Ministry of Electricity and Water, Kuwait
Eng. Mahdy Al Dakheel
 
Eng. Mahdy Al Dakheel
Director of Projects Department - Kuwait International Airport
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
Jeff de Lange
 
Jeff de Lange
Deputy Managing Director
Gulf Consult Kuwait
Dr. Dalal Al Wadaani
 
Dr. Dalal Al Wadaani
Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital
Ministry of Health, Kuwait
Jamal Essa Al-Loughani
Jamal Essa Al-Loughani
Deputy Managing Director - Marketing Operations
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
Ali Shehab
Ali Shehab
Manager, Fleet New Building Projects Group
Kuwait Oil Tanker Company
Ian Mackey
Ian Mackey
Group Director HR Operational Delivery & Development
Worley Parsons
Richard Hoyes
Richard Hoyes
Technical Director
URS Scott Wilson
Ed James
Ed James
Head of
MEED Insight
John Iossifidis
John Iossifidis
Head of International Banking Group
Mashreq
Tom Lind
Tom Lind
Head of Corporate Finance
Gulf Bank

Tarek Sultan
Chairman and Managing Director
Agility

Alex Saleh
Head of Kuwait Office
Al Tamimi and Company

Khaldoun Rashid Tabari
Vice-Chairman & CEO
Drake & Scull

Khaled Mubarak Al-Mushileh
Manager – Corporate Planning
Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)

Salem Al-Hajref, Senior Scientist, Manager of the Renewable Energy Program
KISR

Alan McLean
Regional Director MENA
AMEC


Steven Hunt
Regional Head of Construction & Engineering
Al Tamimi and Company


Zahoor Khan
Vice President – Project Finance Division
Gulf Investment Corporation


Meshary M. Al Judaimi
Director – Head of Financial Services, Principal
Gulf Investment Corporation


Saad Soud Al Muhibly
Director of Master Plan Department
Kuwait Municipality


Geoffrey Batzel
Director of Planning and Urban Development
KEO Infrastructure


Salah Al-Mudh'hi
Director General
Kuwait Environment Public Authority


Ramesh Trikkadikunnath
Manager - Renewables
ABB


Shayma Amin, Senior International Business Analyst
Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company


Mazen Al-Sardi
Deputy Chairman and Deputy Managing Director (Technical Services)
Kuwait Oil Company


Ali Bu Al-Banat
Director of Treatment Plants & Water Resources
Ministry of Public Works

Richard Ian Ledgard
Country Manager (Kuwait)
ABB
Testimonials from 2010
“An excellent opportunity that serves the purpose of PPP, networking and dialogue.”
Qais Al-Shatti, Head of Communications & PR, Gulf Investment Corporation
“An excellent opportunity to understand the Kuwait market and projects.”
Aseel Samhan, Business Support Group Manager, Parsons Brinckerhoff
“This event is only going to grow. It should be “the” event for business development in Kuwait.”
Duncan Hoyland, Head Trade & Investment, British Embassy / UK Trade & Investment
“Highly informative, pleasant ambience, excellent host and very well organised.”
Raju Vaswani, Deputy CEO (Business Development), Kazema Global Holding
“Good information and excellent networking opportunity.”
Sama Hassan, Project Development Manager, GE
“A very well organised and relevant event showcasing the best of Kuwait’s large project opportunities.”
Mark Mavrikaris, General Manager, Tariq Alghanim Ltd
“It’s a great forum to gain knowledge of development projects and a good venue for networking with others.”
Reyad Abdullatif Al-Tourah, Engineer Senior Mechanical & Civil Design Projects, Kuwait National Petroleum Company
“Great speakers – beneficial information.”
Dina Tayara, Unit Head, Ahli United Bank
“Precious business information which allows proper planning and forecasting for Kuwait businesses.”
George Naffah, Project Control Manager, AMANA Group
“An excellent opportunity to meet business leaders in Kuwait.”
Alajmi Abdullah Fahhad, Manager – CFP, Kuwait National Petroleum Company
“This was an excellent overview of PPP / BOT law and structures giving the challenges and factors for PPP projects in Kuwait.”
Paul McKay, Chairman, British Business Forum, Kuwait
 
 
 
ProgrammeSessionList

PROGRAMME

Day One

Tuesday, 1st November 2011
ENERGY FOCUS

07:30
Registration and coffee

09:00
Chairman’s opening remarks
Edmund O’Sullivan, Chairman, MEED Events

Determining Kuwait’s long-term energy vision
09:20
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
KPC presentation: Manpower as a means to execute Kuwait’s 2030 oil & gas strategy
Farouk Al Zanki, Chief Executive Officer, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC)

09:40
KEYNOTE SPEECH
The role of the banking sector in delivering Kuwait’s energy plans
Shaikha Al Bahar, Chief Executive Officer, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK)

10:10

Morning refreshments and extended networking

 


11:20
KOC presentation: The upstream vision
  • Addressing the challenges and opportunities faced in the short/ medium/ long-term by the Kuwaiti oil & gas sector
Mazen Al-Sardi, Deputy Chairman and Deputy Managing Director (Technical Services), Kuwait Oil Company

11:50
KNPC presentation: Refining vision for Kuwait - challenges and opportunities

 

Khaled Mubarak Al-Mushileh, Manager – Corporate Planning, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)

12:20

Solar energy and supplier diversification for Kuwait's Future Enerygy Mix

 

Dr. Salem Al-Hajref, Senior Scientist, Manager of the Renewable Energy Program, KISR

12:50
Developments in GCC energy project finance
Meshary M. Al Judaimi, Director – Head of Financial Services, Principal, Gulf Investment Corporation

13:00

 

PANEL DISCUSSION
Reaping the economic dividend from Kuwait’s energy resources
  • Leading business stakeholders discuss the way forward and the key challenges and opportunities associated with the ongoing development of Kuwait’s energy sector
Tom Lind, Head of Corporate Finance, Gulf Bank
John Iossifidis, Head of International Banking Group, Mashreq
Meshary M. Al Judaimi, Director – Head of Financial Services, Principal, Gulf Investment Corporation
Dr. Elias G Bikhazi, Head of Economic Research, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK)

13:40
Networking lunch hosted by:    Mashreq

14:30
Kuwait Strategy for meeting local energy demand
Jamal Essa Al-Loughani, Deputy Managing Director - Marketing Operations, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation

15:00
A presentation from Kuwait Oil Tanker Company
  • The environmental challenge
  • VLCC ’c – awards 2010 / 11
  • KOTC future targets
  • LNG fuel for tankers
Ali Shehab, Manager, Fleet New Building Projects Group, Kuwait Oil Tanker Company

15:30
Afternoon refreshments

Procurement & development strategies
15:50
Building for the future: developing strategies for long-term local talent development in Kuwait
  • Enhancing and developing Kuwait’s local capacity for the future
  • Talent development and training strategies
Ian Mackey, Group Director HR Operational Delivery & Development, Worley Parsons

16:20
PANEL DISCUSSION
Kuwait EPC market – the international contractor perspective
  • Strategies for dealing with the developing sector dynamics
  • Competing with EPC players from across the world
  • Assessing which projects will go ahead, and which ones will be delayed
Alan McLean, Regional Director MENA, AMEC
Ed James, Head of, MEED Insight
Richard Ian Ledgard, Country Manager (Kuwait), ABB

17:00
Chairman’s closing remarks and end of day one
 

DayTwo  |  Day Three

 
 
 
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