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09:00
REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

 
09:00 - 10:00
OPENING PLENARY SESSION
 
OPENING REMARKS
Mr. Michael Thomas
Director General
The Middle East Association
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WELCOME BY CONFERENCE
CHAIRPERSON

  
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KEYNOTE
ADDRESS

The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor of The City of London
Alderman Ian Luder
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ECONOMIC
OVERVIEW

Speaker tbc
 
10:45
PANEL ONE
   

Reappraising Risk in the Current Global Downturn: New Models of Governance and Regulatory Cooperation?
 
 
  • Was risk mismanaged and are we equipped to overcome the economic turbulence?
  • New challenges for corporate and financial governance
  • Prospects for UK/GCC and Global Regulatory Cooperation
  • What are the future risks and how can they be better managed?
   
11:45

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
 
12:15
PANEL TWO
   
Development of Financial Sector Skills in the region: Partnership Opportunities

   
 
  • Bridging the skills gap and building sound foundations for renewed GCC growth
  • Sharing good practice and developing UK/GCC professional links
  • An eye on financial services academies within the GCC; current status and future prospects
 
13:15
BUFFET NETWORKING LUNCH
 
14:15

KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY UK MINISTER
 
14:30
PANEL THREE
   
GCC Capital Markets Developments and Funding Future Growth
 
  • How can UK and GCC banks get lending, the lifeblood of economy, flowing again?
  • The role of private equity and hedge funds in financing GCC projects
  • Can Islamic Finance substitute conventional financing in light of the economic downturn?
  • Project finance and PPPs: UK and GCC cooperation opportunities
       
15:30
PANEL FOUR
   

Conventional and Islamic Insurance as an essential financial management tool during economic turbulence
 
  • Understanding the need for credit risk and project insurance
  • Conventional insurance or Takaful; and Why?
  • Developments in UK and GCC insurance markets and exchange of good practice
 
16:15

CLOSING SUMMARY

 



 
 
 
 
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