DAY ONE: THURSDAY 19 JUNE, 2008
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
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 (Speech - Presentation)
- Mr. Ulf Bjurö, Head of GSDC Lebanon, Ericsson
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
14:30-14:45 Keynote Speech: Investment Opportunities in Palestine
Presented by: H.E. Mohamad Hasoneh , Minister of National Economy
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
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
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
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
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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