08:00 - 08:50   Coffee and Registration

08:50 – 08:55  PEI Welcome

08.55 – 09.05  Welcome by DIFC
Abdulla Mohammed Al Awar, Chief Executive Officer, Dubai International Financial Centre Authority

09:05 – 09:30 Opening keynote:  MENA and the World
- What is the outlook for the global private equity industry?
- What looms ahead for the global economy?
- What is the private equity model appropriate for the region?

Stephen Pagliuca, Managing Director, Bain Capital

09.30 – 10.30 Arab Spring and regional investment opportunities
- First mover advantage: How important is it to be first in those newly emerging from Arab spring?
- How quickly can Egypt and its neighbours bounce back? 
- How to best tackle nascent regulatory framework within the newly established governments?

Moderator: 
Hamish Walton, Partner and Head of Corporate - Middle East, SJ Berwin

Panellists
Ammar Alkhudairy, Managing Partner, Amwal AlKhaleej
Ahmed Badreldin, Senior Partner, Abraaj Capital
Dr Karim El Solh, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Capital
Hisham El-Khazindar, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Citadel Capital
Jay L. Koh, Head of Investment Funds and Chief Investment Strategist, Overseas Private Investment Corporation

10:30 – 11:10  Speed networking

11.10 – 12.00 Fundraising reality check:
GPs and LPs ruminate on the trends shaping the capital-raising environment
- Do international investors still have appetite for the region?  Are there new pockets to be found?    
- Which proposition is appropriate for the region: progressive deals or blind pools?
- What can GPs do to sweeten the offerings for investors?

Moderator: 
Benjamin Aller, Managing Partner, Middle East, SJ Berwin

Panellists:
Janusz Heath, Managing Director and Head of Investment Management, Emerging Markets, Capital Dynamics
Stephen Murphy, Managing Director - Institutional Fund Raising, Citadel Capital
Daniel Schoneveld, Vice President, Hamilton Lane
Dushy Sivanithy, Principal, Pantheon Ventures
Robert Wages, Head of Private Equity, National Holding

12.00 – 12.50  Growing pains:  from traders to conglomerates
- What is the entrepreneurial climate in this region?
- What is optimal management structure when poised for growth?
- What is the best way to facilitate expansion within and beyond the region?

Moderator: 
Oliver Smiddy, Editor, PrivateEquityInternational.com

Panellists:
Emad Mansour, Chief Executive Officer, Qatar First Investment Bank
Dr Dale Murphy, Director of Entrepreneurship, Dubai School of Government
Alexandar Williams, Director of Strategy and Policy Division, Dubai SME

12.50 – 14.00 Lunch

14:00 – 14:40 Industry workshop streams
These industry sectors serve a young and fast growing population in this region. What are the investment opportunities in these sectors? 


Workshops Series 1 (to run concurrently)

Stream A: Healthcare

Moderator:
Dr Ahmed Emara, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, ReAya Holding

Panellists:
Hoda Abou-Jamra, Founding Partner, TVM Capital MENA Healthcare
Dr Omar Ghosheh, Chief Executive Officer, Dimensions Healthcare
Jeremy Panacheril, Partner - Strategic and Commercial Intelligence, KPMG
Sunil Ramchandani, Chief Executive Officer, Vitavision Medical Supplies

Stream B: Education 

Moderator:
Dr Basel Hussein Roshdy, General Manager and Chief Investment Officer, Nile Capital

Panellists:
Paul Michael Gledhill, Co-Founder and Executive Director, XpertLearning
Mustafa Nabulsi, CEO and Co-Founder, AcaDox

14:40 – 15.20  Workshops Series 2 (to run concurrently)

Stream C: Retail/Consumer

Moderator:
Oliver Smiddy, Editor, PrivateEquityInternational.com

Panellist:
David Lepper, Managing Director, SR Services
Julien Pascual, Chief Executive Officer, EmiratesAvenue

Stream D: IT/Technology

Moderator:
Stephen Mezias, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise, INSEAD

Panellists:
Samir I. Abdul Hadi, Owner and Chief Executive Officer, SamTech Middle East
Walid Gamali, Chief Executive and Chairman, 3W Networks
May Habib, Founder, Qordoba.com
Hazem Mulhim, Chief Executive Officer and founder, EastNets
Hozefa Poonawala, Chief Executive Officer, First Light

15:20 – 15:50  Networking break

15:50 – 16.30  Financing deals
- Could credit mezzanine funds provide alternative funding?
- What is the best way to structure leveraged buyouts in this region?
- What are the new fee structures?

Moderator: 
Anis Bibi, Former Executive Director, SHUAA Partners

Panellists:
Christopher Baines, Managing Director and Co-Head, Gulf Credit Partners, Gulf Capital
Danie Broby, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Silk Invest
Nabil Triki, Managing Director and Head of Private Equity, Swicorp

16:30 – 16:50  PEI bespoke research presentation
PEI will present a survey research on the appetite of LPs and GPs for investment in the MENA region and perspective on the market following Arab Spring. 

16.50 – 17.00  PEI Perspective: A snapshot from an LP

17:00 – 17:30 Value creation case study presentation:
This session will explore the changing nature of the GP and portfolio relationship one where not only funding is injected but a deeper engagement and sharing of best practices are brought to make enhancements.  NBK Capital’s value creation relationship with Hanco, a fleet leasing and rental company in Saudi Arabia, will be presented.

Samer Khalidi, Executive Director of Alternative Investments, NBK Capital

17.30   Conclusion of day one

17:30 – 19:30  Cocktail reception

Day Two:  Thursday, April 19th

09:00 – 09:15  Chairman’s welcome

09:15 – 10:05  Sea change in attitudes
- Fitting the private equity model to Saudi
- The evolving attitude of the families to private equity
- The impact of globalised Saudi scions coming home

Moderator:  
Oliver Smiddy, Editor, PrivateEquityInternational.com

Panellists:
Wafic Faraj, Chief Executive Officer, AMCO
Taimoor Labib, Managing Director and Head of MENA Private Equity, Standard Chartered Bank
Nicolas Murat, Executive Director, Levant Capital

10.10 – 10:40  Networking break

10:40 – 10.50  PEI Perspective: A snapshot from a GP
Muhannad Qubbaj, Co-Head of the Private Equity Division, Gulf Capital

10.50 – 11:40  The Big Debate: 
This house believes that Saudi Arabia will be able to deliver the best return in 5 years.

For the motion
Fadi Arbid, Chief Executive Officer, Amwal AlKhaleej

Against the motion
Jens Yahya Zimmermann, Partner and Managing Director, Dubai office, New Silk Route Growth Capital

11.40 – 12.30   Saudi Arabia’s economy
- What are the challenges of trying to penetrate the Saudi market?
- Which sectors will drive the Saudi economy?
- How can barriers to entry be surmounted?

Panellists:
Islam Albayaa, Head of Corporate Finance, KPMG
Dr Ahmed Emara, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, ReAya Holding
Oleg Kaganovich, Director, Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship, King Abdulla University of Science and Technology
Hossam Radwan, Senior Partner, Abraaj Capital

12.30   Forum close and lunch