Secretary General of Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee and Qatar Central Bank Governor will update regional and international delegates about the journey to 2022 and beyond
Industry experts will head to the annual Qatar Projects 2012 conference which opens its doors today (Sunday 5 February) at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Doha to discuss construction and investment opportunities as Qatar prepares for the 2022 World Cup and beyond to fulfill its 2030 vision.
More than 55 speakers and over 450 local and international delegates will be attending the four-day conference which runs until 8 February. The event includes keynote speeches by Hassan al-Thawadi, Secretary General of the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee, H.E. Abdulla Bin Saoud al-Thani,
Governor, Qatar Central Bank and Dr. Khaled Alderbesti, Director, Investment Promotion Department, Ministry of Business & Trade.
The first day of the conference kicks off with a one-day Sports Business Forum focusing on strategies and opportunities for developing the Gulf region's fast growing sports business sector.
"Besides the massive financial outlay, hosting the region's biggest ever sporting event comes with considerable civil engineering challenges, to upgrade transport and energy infrastructure," said Edmund O'Sullivan, Chairman, MEED Events.
"Qatar is not just planning for the one-million-or-more visitors in 2022, it is clearly focusing on the longer term Qatar Vision 2030."
Some of Qatar's most influential business leaders are represented at this year's Qatar Projects event, including Engineer Nasser Ali al-Mawlawi, President, Public Works Authority (Ashghal), George Nasra, Managing Director, IBQ, Remy Rowhani, Director General, Qatar Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Mohamed Abdah, Director of Transportation and Infrastructure Planning Department, Ministry of Municipality & Urban Planning.
Building on last year's event, Qatar Projects 2012 has been expanded to include more client-led presentations and case study analysis, providing an in-depth look at the mega projects and investment and construction opportunities available. Increased focus on market research data with detailed sector profiles and forecasts providing invaluable future project information will add a new dimension to the debate with three days of interactive discussion.
Separate conference streams will focus on energy projects covering petrochemicals, power and water, as well as road, rail, aviation, real estate and social infrastructure.
The confirmed list of speakers also includes; Stephane Michel, Managing Director, Total EP Qatar; Monjid Abdelmajeed, Managing Director, REDCO Construction - Almana; Engineer Jalal Yousef al-Salhi, Director Infrastructure Affairs, Ashghal; Thomas Topolski, Vice President Transportation Middle East, AECOM; Ivan Bravo, Director General, ASPIRE; Bernardo Gogna, SC Director, New Doha International Airport (NDIA); Abdulsattar al-Rashid, Chief Executive Officer Ras Abu Fontas, Qatar Electricity & Water Company; Geoff Mee, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Qatar Railways Company; Gerrit-Jan Smitskamp, Vice President Finance, Shell Qatar
Qatar Projects 2012 is sponsored by International Bank of Qatar and REDCO Construction - Almana. The official conference partner is Qatar Petroleum and Qatari Diar supported by the Ministry of Business and Trade and Ashghal.
For more information on Qatar Projects: www.qatarprojectsconference.com
To pre-register as media please follow the link: http://www.meedconferences.com/qatar/PressRegistration.asp
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