08:00am Breakfast and Registration
08:45am Welcome Remarks by Financial Times and Oliver Wyman
David Gardner, International Affairs Editor, Financial Times
Javier Baigorri, Managing Partner, International, Oliver Wyman
09:00am 2014 World Economic Forum Global Risks Report: Executive Briefing and Implications for the Middle East
Alex Wittenberg, Partner, Global Risk Center, Oliver Wyman
09:20am Panel Discussion: Understanding Global and Regional Drivers
As Western economies slowly move out of the recession that marked the aftermath of the global financial crisis, and emerging markets lose some of their strength, how is the business environment changing in the Middle East? What pressures do companies face to adapt and evolve, and where in the firm have those pressures been felt most acutely? Which factors have proven most challenging, and what are the opportunities that still need to be tapped?
Fahd Al-Rasheed, Managing Director and CEO, Emaar Economic City, Saudi Arabia
H.E. Hisham Al Shirawi, Vice Chairman, Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and Chairman, Economic Zones World
Ibrahim Babelli, Chief Strategy Officer, King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy
Paul Griffiths, CEO, Dubai Airports
Simon Williams, Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa, HSBC
Fahd Al-Rasheed, Managing Director and CEO, Emaar Economic City, Saudi Arabia
H.E. Hisham Al Shirawi, Vice Chairman, Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and Chairman, Economic Zones World
Ibrahim Babelli, Chief Strategy Officer, King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy
Paul Griffiths, CEO, Dubai Airports
Simon Williams, Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa, HSBC
Moderated By:
David Gardner, International Affairs Editor, Financial Times
10:20am Keynote Interview / Audience Q&A: Seizing Opportunity from Change: The Libyan Experience
Faisel Gergab, Chairman, Libyan Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Company
In Conversation With:
David Gardner, International Affairs Editor, Financial Times
10:50am Networking Break
11:20am Panel Discussion: Leading Transformations within Businesses
As businesses respond to meet these challenges, what strategies have proven successful? What has been the role of management? Can transformation be done incrementally? Or must firms embrace broader changes all at once? Where should leaders start? What constraints and freedoms come from the region's unique circumstances?
Sherife AbdelMessih, CEO, Future Energy Corporation
Marwan Boodai, CEO, BoodaiCorp
Ahmad Julfar, CEO, Etisalat Group
Fouad Makhzoumi, Executive Chairman and CEO, Future Pipe Industries
Andy Watson, Group Managing Director, Dubai World
Moderated By:
David Gardner, International Affairs Editor, Financial Times
12:20pm Closing Remarks
David Gardner, International Affairs Editor, Financial Times
Pedro Oliveira, Partner and Head of Dubai Office, Oliver Wyman
12:30pm Lunch
12:30pm Lunch
