| 08:00 | Registration and morning coffee |
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| 09:00 | Opening statements from conference chairman Edmund O’Sullivan, Chairman
MEED Events |
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| 09:15 | Keynote opening address and welcome: Perspectives on the project finance market in the UAE and current regional economic trends Abdulla Mohammed Al Awar, Chief Executive Officer
DIFC Authority |
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THE MEED LEADERSHIP IN PROJECT FINANCE AWARD 2012
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| 09:45 | Presented to Abdulrahman Ahmad Al-Shaibi, Director Finance, Qatar Petroleum
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| 10:00 | Presentation from the winner of the MEED leadership in Project Finance Award
Abdulrahman Ahmad Al-Shaibi, Director Finance, Qatar Petroleum
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GLOBAL MACROECONOMIC TRENDS AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE MEGA PROJECTS COMING TO MARKET IN 2012
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| 10:30 | PANEL SESSION The global project finance and macroeconomic trends shaping the Middle Eastern projects market
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Understanding Middle Eastern project finance in the context f global project finance -
What has changed over 2011 - looking to 2012 and beyond -
How are the biggest global lenders in Europe now approaching the region’s project finance deals? - Factors affecting demand, the regional growth and the response of government support - size and tenor of deals: where is the market appetite?
Dr. Nasser Saidi, Chief Economist
DIFC Atter Hannoura, Public Private Partnership (PPP) Central Unit
Ministry of Finance - Egypt Rajit Nanda, Chief Financial Officer
ACWA Power |
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| 11:00 | Morning refreshments and networking |
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STRATEGIES FOR ATTRACTING LENDER INTEREST AND SOURCES OF LIQUIDITY |
| 11:30 | LENDERS AND BORROWERS PANEL SESSION Major factors that can reignite the regional project finance market to attract both regional and international lenders -
Strategies for attracting lender interest in the Middle Eastern market - is it just about pricing? -
Deal tenor – what levels are lenders comfortable with? -
What have recent deals over US$ 1bn meant to the market – reading into deal size and structures -
Long-term pricing trends: is current pricing here to stay or are we still in a period of change? Moderator: Matthew Martin, Banking & Finance Editor, MEED Adil Marghub, Manager, Infrastructure & Energy MENA Region
International Finance Corporation (IFC) Jonathan Robinson, Head of Project Finance MENA
HSBC |
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| 11:50 | Sources of liquidity for project finance and the usage of mini-perm structures -
Understanding how mini-perms are affecting the financing of commercial projects in the Middle East -
Exploring how typical syndication make up has evolved and its impact -
Reaching consensus on what will encourage lenders back into the market -
Predicting uplift in deal volumes |
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| 12:30 | Exploring the fundamental requirements for an ECA to invest and how investment criteria has changed? -
Working with ECAs – how regional deals need to be structured to include ECA loans -
What has changed in the way ECAs approach projects? -
The increasing importance of project ratings and the recent market changes |
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ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF FUNDING |
| 14:15 | PANEL SESSION Projecting trends in alternative sources of funding
This panel session will explore the pros and cons of alternative financing and funding sources for the Middle East region including:
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| 15:20 | Diversifying funding sources for MENA infrastructure projects – exploring the future of the bond market
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What are the prospects of developing a high yield bond market in the Middle East? -
Loans vs. Bonds – is the bond and sukuk market the only way in which financial institutions can access medium-term funding? -
What can bankers, issuers and investors do to boost secondary bond and sukuk market liquidity? |
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| 16:00 | Panel Session: Evolution and future potential of IPP/IWPP market in the Middle East
• What makes the IPPs such a good prospect for lenders?
• Paving the way for future deals – the shape of things to come
• Programmes to attract Foreign Private Sector involvement Duncan Allison, Head of Power & Renewables MENA, Project Finance
HSBC Middle East |
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| 16:30 | Afternoon refreshments and networking |
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INDUSTRY FOCUSED ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION SESSIONS |
| 17:00 | Industry focused round table discussion sessions Take this opportunity to discover more about these key industry sectors, and where the next phase of opportunities lie. | | | | | | Oil & Gas
Challenges and opportunities for financing oil & gas projects | | Petrochemicals
Financing petrochemical projects in emerging markets
Graham Hoar, Vice President - Middle East, Nexant
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Innovative infrastructure
financing models | | Transportation / PPP Public Projects
Projects development and
deals In the current pipeline | | | | | | | | |
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| 17:45 | Closing remarks from conference chairman |
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| 18:00 | | Cocktail reception – Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Join us at the networking drinks reception at DIFC and meet the key organisations whose achievements are leading the way for innovative project development in the Middle East. NB: Buses to take attendees to DIFC will leave Emirates Towers Hotel entrance at 18:15
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