Registration at Phoenicia Intercontinental Hotel - Beirut

OPENING CEREMONY:

AWARDS CEREMONY:

SIGNING INVESTMENTS AGREEMENTS WITH IDAL

Presented by the Chairman and CEO Dr. Mazen Soueid

• Build and Invest in a Factory for the Production of Human Pharmaceuticals in Ghassanieh - Said, Lebanon.

Abbas Fawaz, Chairman, International Trade and Investment Company (ITICO), Lebanon

• Pharmaceutical Production Project in Qalhat - Koura, Lebanon.

Zakaria Khaled Al-Sayed, General Manager, UBSA Pharma Industries, Lebanon

• Factory for Medical Serums’ Production of various sizes according to international standards, using the latest technologies in Sareen - Baalbek, Lebanon.

Hamad Mohammed Abdullah, General Manager, Serum & Solution SAL

PANEL I: The Changing Landscape of Lebanese Emigration in Arab Countries

• How the Arab Economies are changing?
• How are Emigrants Positioning to Deal with Economic Transformation in the Gulf Countries?
• The Changing Role of Emigrants in the Arab Countries

Coffee Break and Networking

PANEL II: The Crisis, Potential of Recovery and Reforms: An Emigrants Perspective

• How do Emigrants See the Crisis?
• How do Emigrants Envision the Potential of Economic, Monetary, and Banking Recovery?
• Are Emigrants Ready to Start Mobilizing Long-Term Capital into Lebanon?
• How can "Nudge" Theory be Applied in the Current Lebanese Context?

PANEL IV: What Role Can Emigrants Play in the Revival of Key Economic Sectors?

• How the recovery is likely to take shape?
• What Industries are Likely to Drive the Recovery?
• Potential Role of Emigrants in the Recovery of Key Industries?
• Needed reforms to Bolster Emigrants Confidence and Encourage them to Start Investing Again in Lebanon.

PANEL IV: What Role Can Emigrants Play in the Revival of Key Economic Sectors?

• How the recovery is likely to take shape?
• What Industries are Likely to Drive the Recovery?
• Potential Role of Emigrants in the Recovery of Key Industries?
• Needed reforms to Bolster Emigrants Confidence and Encourage them to Start Investing Again in Lebanon.

Coffee Break and Networking

PANEL V: Can Emigrants be a Catalyst for the Recovery of Services?

• How the recovery is likely to take shape?
• What Industries are Likely to Drive the Recovery?
• Potential Role of Emigrants in the Recovery of Key Industries?
• Needed reforms to Bolster Emigrants Confidence and Encourage them to Start Investing Again in Lebanon.

The Pitching Stage: "Lebanese Startups: A Catalyst for Change"

Lebanese Start-ups still offer a glimmer of hope in the midst of unprecedented economic crisis. More Start-Ups are transforming the current challenges into opportunities and succeeding in scaling up and going regional. An Accomplished group of Lebanese start-ups will pitch their visions to a selective number of emigrants investors where success and resilience will be matched up.

• Karl Naim, Co-Founder and CEO, Purpl
• Yusr Sabra, CEO, Wakilini
• Jan Willem de Coo, General Manager, Wave Bike
• Fidele El Achkar, CEO and Founder, Foodsight
• Hasan Jaafar, Co-Founder and COO, YY ReGen
• Antoine Kanaan, CEO and Founder, HAQQ
• Luna Al Achkar, Management Team Member, Cezar’s Projects