Other speakers confirmed include:

• Gaurav  Ajmani, Senior Financial Analyst, Group Corporate Finance, EASA SALEH AL GURG GROUP
• Omar Bassal, Head of Asset Management, MASIC
• Eyad Mashal, Managing Director - Head of MENA Investments, RASHED ABDUL RAHMAN AL-RASHED & SONS CO
• Johnathan Seeg,  Managing Director, BLACKROCK PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS
• Khuram Maqsood, Executive Director & Head of Private Equity, AL MURJAN INTERNATIONAL HOLDING
• Charles Stucke, CIO, GUGGENHEIM INVESTMENT ADVISORS
• Firas Nasir, Managing Director and Co-Head, Carlyle MENA Fund, THE CARLYLE GROUP
• Ali Munir, Director, Investments and Middle East, TERRA FIRMA
• Michael Kidd, Chief Operating Officer, RASMALA INVESTMENT BANK
• Harris Irfan, Managing Director, EUROPEAN ISLAMIC INVESTMENT BANK
• Douglas Kirkman, CEO, ICD-BROOKFIELD DUBAI REAL ESTATE FUND
• Taimoor Labib, Managing Director & Regional Head of Private Equity, STANDARD CHARTERED PRIVATE EQUITY

Topics Include:

• DEAL SOURCING IN SAUDI ARABIA
  How Are The Best Opportunities Accessed In Saudi Arabia? Finding Willing Sellers & Good Executable Transactions, Competing For Deals & Negotiating The Legal & Regulatory Landscape

• CO-INVESTMENTS VS BLIND POOLS
  How Can LPs Ensure They Are Accessing Enough Of The Best Co-Investment Opportunities To Mitigate Concentration Risk & Deliver Superior Returns? How Can They Position Themselves As The Go-To Co-Investment Partner In the Region?
  

• EMERGING MARKETS TITANS
  Building A Vibrant Private Community: Comparing & Contrasting Experiences From Investors In Emerging Private Equity Markets: What Can Middle Eastern Firms Learn From Successes In Other Regions?

Already confirmed! Burak Dalgin, Managing Director, Darby Overseas Investments discusses how they exited a Turkish consumer company

The session will be run under the exclusive Chatham House Rule which is as follows: 

When a meeting is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed. The world-famous Chatham House Rule is invoked at meetings to encourage openness and the sharing of information.

The Chatham House Rule originated at Chatham House with the aim of providing anonymity to speakers and to encourage openness and the sharing of information. It is now used throughout the world as an aid to free discussion.

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