The 12th Arab Businessmen and Investors Conference | AGENDA

Agenda

WEDNESDAY: 18 JUNE, 2008

16:00-19:00 Registration at Adnan Kassar Edifice for Arab Economy

DAY ONE: THURSDAY 19 JUNE, 2008

08:00-09:15 Registration at Adnan Kassar Edifice for Arab Economy

09:30-10:30 Opening Ceremony:

H.E. Adnan Kassar , President of the General Union of Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Arab Countries
Mr. Ghazi Kraytem , President, Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon
Dr. Fahad Rashid Al Ibrahim , Director General, The Inter-Arab Investment & Export Guarantee Corporation, Kuwait
Mr. Raouf Abou Zaki , General Manager, Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group
H.E. Riad Salamé , Governor, Central Bank of Lebanon
H.E. Dr. Mervat Tellawy , General Coordinator for the Arab Economic, Social, and Development Summit, The League of the Arab States representing H.E. Amro Moussa, Secretary General ofThe League of the Arab States
H.E. Sami Haddad , Minister of Economy and Commerce

10:30-11:30 Session I: Investment Climate in the Arab Region, and the Anticipated Reformats
Chairman : Dr. Essam Fakhro , Chairman of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Chairman of Federation of G.C.C. Chambers
Speakers :

Eng. Salah Al Shamsi , Chairman, Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, UAE
Dr. Osmane Aidi , President, Inter Arab Union for Hotels & Tourism

Discussion
11:30-12:00 Coffee Break

12:00-13:00 Session II: Investment Opportunities in Lebanon
Chairman: Eng. Nabil El-Jisr , President of the Council for Development and Reconstruction, Lebanon
Speakers:

Mr. Nabil Itani , Chairman and Managing Director, Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL)
Dr. Abdul Menhem Youssef , Director General of Ministry of Telecommunication and CEO of Ogero Telecom
Mr. Bernard Tannoury , Chairman and CEO, Benta Trading, Lebanon
Mr. Ulf Bjurö, Head of GSDC Lebanon, Ericsson

Discussion
13:00-13:30 Coffee Break

13:30-13:40 Keynote Speech: H.E. Senator Haider Murad , Chairman, Jordan Chamber of Commerce

13:40-14:30 Session III: Investment Opportunities in Egypt
Chairman: Mr. Mohammad Abdulfatah Al Masri , President, General Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce
Speakers:

Mr. Hisham Talaat Moustafa , Chairman, Talaat Moustafa Group
Admiral Ebrahim Seddik , Chairman, The General Authority for Port Said Port
Eng. Assem Rajab , Chairman, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones
Dr. Faysal Alaquil, Director, Business Development, Construction Products Holding Company CPC, KSA

Discussion

14:30-14:45 Keynote Speech: Investment Opportunities in Palestine
Presented by: H.E. Mohamad Hasoneh , Minister of National Economy

15:00 Lunch hosted by The Federation of the Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon at Coral Beach Hotel & Resort

20:00 Dinner hosted by the President of the Council of Ministers in Lebanon, H.E. Fuad Siniora at the Grand Government Serail

IDAL, alongside the conference agenda, dedicates a room at the venue for side meetings that focus on investment outlooks and prospects in Lebanon

The Conference provides access for side meetings to exchange investment prospects and opportunities

DAY TWO: FRIDAY 20 JUNE, 2008

09:00-10:10 Session I: Investment Opportunities in Syria
Chairman: Dr. Rateb Al Shallah , President, Federation of the Syrian Chambers of Commerce
Speakers:

Mr. Saeb Nahas , President and CEO, Nahas Enterprises Group
Mr. Farouk Joud , Vice President, Lattakia Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Eng. Omar Shalet , President of Damascus Chambers of Agriculture and President of Union of Syrian Chambers of Agriculture
Mr. Abdel Qader Dweik , General Manager, Syria International Islamic Bank
Mr. Abdul Qader Hasrieh , Vice Chairman, Ernst & Young, Damascus Office

Discussion

10:10-11:10 Session II: Investment Opportunities in Yemen
Chairman: Mr. Salah Mohamed Al Attar , Chairman, General Investment Authority (GIA)
Speakers:

Mr. Mohammed A. Saeed , Chairman, Federation of Yemen Chambers of Commerce & Industry
Mr. Hafidh Fakher Mayad , Chairman, Cooperative and Agricultural Credit Bank
Mr. Zaid Nadhim , Country Manager-Yemen, British American Tobacco
Mr. Mohamad Al Qabati, Managing Director, Vision Yemen

Discussion

11:10-12:10 Session III: Investment Opportunities in Sudan
Chairman:H.E. Jamal Ibrahim , Ambassador of Sudan, Lebanon
Speakers:

Mr. Bakri Yousif Osman , Secretary General, Sudanese Businessmen and Employers Federation
Mr. Othman Salman Nour , Commissioner General, Social Security Investment Authority
Mr. Elhag A. Baba , Managing Director, National Research & Information Services (NARIS)
Mr. Roger Dagher , Manager - Financial Control, Bank of Beirut

Discussion

12:10-13:00 Coffee Break and Praying at the General Union of Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Arab Countries, First Floor

13:00-13:15 Keynote Speech: Investment Opportunities In Iraq
Presented by:

Mr. Jaffer Al Hamdani , President , Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce
Eng. Zuhair Sharba , Chairman, Najaf Chamber of Commerce

13:15-13:25 Keynote Speech: Products and Services in the Intra-Global and Regional Sectors
Presented by: Dr. Berj Hatjian , Director General, Ministry of Environment, Lebanon

13:25-13:35 Keynote Speech: Mr. Kuat Nurgozhayev , Head of the Diplomatic Mission, The Diplomatic Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Lebanon

13:35-14:25 Session IV: Investing in the Economic Sectors
Chairman: H.E. Dr. Hatem Hafez Al-Halawani , Chairman, Jordan Chamber of Industry

Speakers:

Mr. Mohamad Bin Yousef , General Manager, Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization, Morocco
Mr. Elie Sawma , President, Building Promoters Federation of Lebanon

Discussion

14:25-14:45 Closing session and recommendations :
Presented by: H.E. Adnan Kassar , President of the General Union of Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Arab Countries

14:45 Lunch hosted by Association of Banks in Lebanon at Phoenicia Intercontinental

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