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Equity Investment into US Real Estate
Outlook for the flow of Gulf based capital into the US real estate investments Tax treatment of equity capital from the Gulf Post-Brexit opportunities Moderator: Andrew Metcalf — Partner, Middle East and Islamic Finance Practice Group, King & Spalding Panelists: Anup Patel — President and Chief Investment Officer, Arch Street Capital Advisors Khaled Elsayed — President and CEO, Guidance Residential Nasr El Hage — Co-Founder and Managing Director, Ritz Banc Group
Deal Dialogue: 45 Park Place
Moderator: Lauren McAughtry — Group Managing Editor, REDmoney Group, the UK Panelists: Adam Malik Azlan — Managing Director, Conglomerates and Institutions, Maybank Investment Bank Amro Nahas — Head of Real Estate Investment, MASIC, Saudi Arabia Mona Dajani — Partner, Baker McKenzie Sharif El-Gamal — Chairman and CEO, Soho Properties
Tapping the Middle East and Other Key Markets
The US and Middle East markets both hold great promise for potential investors seeking solid and innovative assets. We ask investment experts from each market what sectors are likely to yield the best returns. How can US market players access liquidity in the Middle East and other key markets, and likewise how do their Gulf counterparts attract US investors? Moderator: Jawad Ali — Managing Partner, Middle East Offices, King & Spalding, the UAE Panelists: Aamir Rehman — Managing Director, Fajr Capital Gabriel Torres – Vice President & Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service Hdeel Abdelhady — Principal, MassPoint, Legal and Strategy Advisory, Washington, DC Hitesh Asarpota — Managing Director, Capital Markets, Emirates NBD Capital, the UAE Thom Polson — CEO, Falah Capital
Presentation: US Tax Regulations Impacting Capital Flows from the Middle East
Oliver Reichel — Partner, Real Estate Tax, PwC
What’s Driving Industry Growth?
Given current market conditions, what does the future hold for the Islamic debt and equity capital markets and retail finance? What can we expect in terms of new asset classes, sector specific development and trends? Are there opportunities for cross-border transactions and what role will US market makers play? How will US and global regulations on Shariah compliance impact the performance of PE funds and investment in private equity? Moderator: Rizwan Kanji — Partner, King & Spalding, the UAE Panelists: Ahmed Al Qassim – CEO, Emirates NBD Capital, the UAE Bashar Qasem — Founder and CEO, Azzad Asset Management Ibrahim Mardam-Bey — Principal and Chief Commercial Officer, Taylor De Jongh Michael Orzano — Director, Global Equity Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices…
Keynote Address: Effect of US Policy on the Industry
Senator Kevin S Parker — New York State Senate
The Turkey Dialogue
A high-level closed-door, invite-only, roundtable discussion comprising senior regulators and market leaders representing the participation finance industry in Turkey. A select group of international representatives will also be invited. This closed-door meeting will concentrate exclusively on Turkey’s bid to become a world-class financial center, with a focus on participation finance issues. Moderator: Lauren McAughtry — Group Managing Editor, REDmoney Group Panelists: Ahmet Bicer — Executive Director, Head of Banking and Financial Institutions Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Avsar R Sungurlu — General Manager , BPY Asset Management Ayse Akkin — Managing Director, Debt Finance and Advisory, UNLU & Co Eda Tanyel — Group Manager of Structured Finance, HSBC Turkey Eser Sagar — Deputy Head of Corporate Finance Department, Capital Markets…
Can Participation Finance Play a Meaningful Role in Achieving Vision 2023?
It’s 2023, we ask participation finance luminaries where they see their respective businesses – what products are they offering? What has become obsolete? What strategies were employed to get here and most importantly has the participation finance industry collectively contributed to Turkey’s development goals? Or was too much faith placed on the industry as a key enabler to Vision 2023? Moderator: Jawad Ali — Managing Partner, Middle East Offices, King & Spalding, the UAE Panelists: Dr Ahmet Suayb Gundogdu — Country Representative, Turkey, Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) Avsar R Sungurlu — General Manager, BPY Asset Management Fehmi Tutulmaz — Head of Financial Institutions and Investment Banking, Ziraat Participation Bank Metin Tekeci — Head/General Manager, Turkiye Finans, Bahrain Dr Serdar Sumer — CEO and Board Member, Aktif…
DDCap ETHOS Launch
Henry Desch — Senior Manager, Business Development, DDCAP, the UK
Getting Entrepreneurial Startups on Investors’ Radar
Moderator: Rachid Ouaich — Founder and Managing Director, Eethiq Advisors, Luxembourg Panelists: Adem Yakisirer — Private Market Specialist, Borsa Istanbul Cankut Durgun — Founding Partner, Aslanoba Capital Kerim Ture — Founder, Modanisa
An Audience with HSBC
Interviewer: Lauren McAughtry — Group Managing Editor, REDmoney Group Interviewee: Mohammed Dawood — Managing Director, Global Sukuk Financing, HSBC
Capital-Raising Roundtable: Bottlenecks, Strategies and Opportunities
Moderator: Hulusi Horozoglu — Assistant General Manager, Managing Director, Head of Wholesale Banking, HSBC Turkey Panelists: Ahmed Al Qassim — CEO, Emirates NBD Capital, the UAE Rizwan Kanji — Partner, King & Spalding, the UAE Sait Eryilmaz — Senior Associate, Yegin Ciftci Attorney Partnership Tanweer Bukhari — Former Head of Investment Banking Advisory, CIMB Middle East