For 2009, the seminal annual meeting for the private equity industry in the Middle East and North Africa, hosted by Private Equity International, has evolved significantly.

Having established itself as the destination meeting place for the most senior industry practitioners, investors, officials and advisors, the 2009 Forum is inviting this community to help map the contribution private equity can make to the economic evolution of the region and beyond.

The aim of the Forum is to help better delineate the means and methods with which private equity should engage with specific sectors, markets and economies. That is why the theme for the 2009 Forum is Investing in the future of the region.

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World class speakers confirmed include:

               
                      


  
The programme will include keynote speeches from global thought leaders from outside the private equity industry, alongside panel discussions where senior figures within the asset class will debate with their peers from industry, finance and government.

Specific streams running through the Forum will allow participants to join with other interested parties and engage in more granular discussion.

The meeting will be rigorous and challenging, informal but serious, free-thinking but realistic – the must-attend, or better, must-participate – event of the year.

The Forum will provide a platform for delegates and speakers alike to assess the where, how and why of private equity against the context of a changed economic landscape both within the Middle East and worldwide.

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Read PEI Asia's report on the Private Equity International Middle East Forum 2008

View a list of companies who attended the 2008 Forum


Delegates

  
Alessandro Benetton                                 Remy Kawkabani                                                                                  Howard Marks
Deputy Chairman                                       Managing Director & Global Co-Head PFG                                                   Chairman
Benetton Group                                         Credit Suisse                                                                                       Oaktree Capital


Opening Panel: The International Perspective


The Abraaj Capital Gala Dinner (photo supplied courtesy of Abraaj Capital) 



Who attended in 2008:




2008 Attendee breakdown by country                                   Top 5 attending job titles