More Than 1,200 Delegates Will Attend Event, with Keynote Speeches from Ministers of Finance, Housing, and Economy and Planning
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: The Ministry of Finance/Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference will welcome more than 1,200 senior financiers, business leaders and government officials when it opens on 7 May 2013.
The event comes at a key time for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's economy, with analysts anticipating that an increase in private sector investment will be needed to offset the on-going drop in oil prices seen so far this year.
In order to boost the competitiveness of the Kingdom and encourage investment, a number of issues need to be tackled, including funding major infrastructure projects, sustaining public spending, and developing the financial sector.
Co-hosted by the Ministry of Finance, the Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference will bring together leading figures from within the Kingdom and external experts to examine the challenges and evaluate potential courses of action.
On 7 May, delegates will discuss "Financial Sustainability and Competitiveness," with keynote speakers including the Minister of Finance, H.E. Dr. Ibrahim Al-Assaf; the Minister of Housing, H.E. Dr. Shwaish Al-Duwaihi; and the Minister of Economy and Planning, H.E. Dr. Muhammad Al-Jasser.
Additional speakers include H.E. Eng. Abdullatif Al-Othman, Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA); and H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al-Sheikh, Chairman of the Board, Saudi Arabian Capital Markets Authority (CMA).
Euromoney will conduct interviews with top business leaders, including Mr. Ali Al-Barrak, President and Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Electricity Company; Mr. Mohamed Al-Mady, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SABIC; and Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Ibrahim, Governor, Saline Water Conversion Corporation.
Also present will be regional and global financial leaders, including Dr. Yahya Alyahya, Chief Executive Officer, Gulf International Bank and Chairman, Gulf International Bank (UK) Limited; Mr. Frédéric Janbon, Global Head of Fixed Income, BNP Paribas; Mr. Mohammad Al-Tuwaijri, Regional Head of Global Banking and Markets, HSBC Middle East and North Africa and Mr. Sjoerd Leenart, Chief Executive Officer for Middle East and North Africa, J.P. Morgan.
On 8 May, the conference will shift focus to "Sukuk and Securities," beginning with presentations on the adoption of international financial reporting standards in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and mortgages and the bond/sukuk market in Malaysia.
Panellists will then examine the developments in the sukuk and debt capital markets, how to build a competitive and stable housing finance sector, and the regional investment outlook.
The Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference, the longest-running, largest and most influential conference in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, will take place at the Al Faisaliah Hotel in Riyadh, from 7-8 May.
For more information on the Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference, visit www.euromoneyconferences.com/saudi
About Euromoney Conferences:
Euromoney Conferences (www.euromoneyconferences.com) is the leading organiser of financial events in both developed and developing markets. Euromoney runs large-scale events in the major financial capitals of the world and in selected Middle Eastern countries - notably Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait and now Qatar. Euromoney Institutional Investor plc was founded in 1969, and is listed on the London Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation in excess of $1bn.
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