2019 Supporting Partners
Abu Dhabi Investment Office

Kuwait’s Authority for Partnership Projects

Egypt’s Ministry of Finance

Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Privatizations & PPP

Oman's Public Authority for Privatisation & Partnerships

Bahrain’s Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs & Urban Planning

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs

World Association of PPP Units & Professionals

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health

Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity & Water

Oman's Infrastructure Fund

Istanbul PPP Center of Excellence

Jordan’s Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Electricity & Water

Event Overview
After the successful PPP MENA Forum that was supported by key PPP units across the region and featured exclusive updates of PPP project pipelines by the participating countries, the 2nd edition will continue to be the biggest annual gathering of government officials, PPP units, project owners, consultants, financial institutions and lenders, private investors and stakeholder from across key sectors.
The forum discusses the progression and updates in PPP laws and regulations as well as the implementation challenges the new regulations may create. The Forum will also shed light on critical topics such as challenges and opportunities in activating PPP projects and the bankability of such projects in light of the geopolitical status of the region.
The next edition will feature more networking opportunities, expanded content, awards and create new avenues for international companies to showcase their latest products and services to the sector.
Event Features

2-day international conference

2-day international exhibition

Technical meetings

15+ PPP project and sector focused spotlights

Interactive and technology zones

Media and live broadcast zone

Award ceremony

2019 Advisory Committee & Speaker Panel

Hani Alsaigh
Director General Strategic Communication & Marketing,
National Center for Privatization & PPP, Saudi Arabia

Nayef Al Haddad
Manager,
Research and Strategic Planning, Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects, Kuwait

Atter Hannoura
Director PPP Central Unit,
Ministry of Finance, Egypt

Abraham Akkawi
PPP and Privatization Expert and Advisor,
Public Authority for Privatisation & Partnership, Oman

Loay Ghazaleh
Undersecretary Advisor on Infrastructure & PPP,
Bahrain Ministry of Works, Bahrain

Frank Beckers
Managing Partner & Founder,
Symbulos Management Consultancy

Muneer Ferozie
Regional Manager Head Transaction Advisory Services – Public Private Partnerships,
Middle East and North Africa Region, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Osama Sulaiman
PPP Director
Ministry of Finance
Jordan
2019 Speakers

Ziad Hayek
Vice Chair
UN Working Party on PPP, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) | President, Wold Association of PPP Units & Professionals (WAPPP) | Ex-Secretary General of The High Council of Privatization and PPP(HCP), Lebanon
Chairman

Mohammed Al-Shaalan
Executive Vice President,
National Center for Privatization & PPP, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Eyüp Vural Aydın
Chairman
Istanbul PPP Center of Excellence (CoE)

Dr.Dhafir Awadh Al-Shanfari
CEO,
Public Authority for Privatisation & Partnership

Muneer Al Muneeri
CEO
Oman Infrastructure Fund (Rakiza),
Oman

Dr Ahmed Badr
CEO & Executive Director
of Regional Center for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency (RCREEE)

Corrado Sommariva
CEO,
SWPC

Ali Alanazi
Advisor of Municipal Services
Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Saudi Arabia

Eng.Walid Saleh Basoudan
Private Sector Participation Project Director, Vision Realization Office
Ministry of health, Saudi Arabia

Dr Ahmad Al Shorbagy
Legal Counsel - Al-Hamad Legal Group and
Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects, Kuwait

Eng. Ahmad M. Alazemi
Private-Sector Projects Department, Undersecretary Sector
Ministry of Electricity and Water

Najib Dandachi
Executive Advisor
Khatib & Alami

Ahmad AlSabbah
Financial / Investment / PPP Consultant
Office of the Under Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure Development, UAE

Samina Akram
Managing Partner
Samak Ethical Finance Ltd

Delwar Hossein
Senior Associate
Baker and Mackenzie

Sabir Ahmed
Executive Director
Standard Chartered Bank

Hassan Idris
Senior Counsel ICIEC
Islamic Development Bank

Dr. Mhamed Biygautane
Research Fellow at the Faculty of Law, Monash University,
Australia

Ugo Mosanya
Senior Director,
Head of Strategy Middle-East & Turkey at Philips

Turki Alshehri
Chief Executive Officer – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
Engie

Carlo Stella
Principal
Arthur D. Little Middle East FZ-LLC

Suleiman Al Qasmi
GM Asset Management
Haya Water

Tim Armsby
Partner Head of Finance and Projects (Middle East)
Pinsent Masons

Yuji Nakada
JBIC

Aijaz Ahmad
Senior PPP Specialist, Infrastructure, PPPs & Guarantees World Bank Group

Thomas Wigley
Partner, Trowers & Hamlins

Eric Hemu
President of Middle East and Africa Region, Jinluo Water

Bader Mutwali
Director of Enterprise services, Siemens Healthineers KSA

Yvon Mompeyssin
Head of Business Development, Customer Solutions, Middle East, South & Central Asia and Turkey, Engie

Alex Saleh
Partner, Co-Head of Office - Kuwait , Al Tamimi & Company

Dr Ahmed Al Kalawy
Dctorate in PPP, CEO, Kalawy Partners

Abdullah Kashgary
Director of Strategy & Support Services, Davita

Rami Abu Hayah
General Manager, Cubic Art-Pixels (CAP)

Iqbal AlTayer
Director of Technical Supervision Department, Ministry of Electricity & Water, Kuwait
Event in Numbers
Event Feature | 2019 | 2020 |
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Attendees | 200 | 500+ |
Investors | - | 100+ |
Exhibitors & sponsors | 14 | 30+ |
Speakers & panellists | 42 | 50+ |
Countries represented | 15 | 20+ |
Country project briefings | 6 | 10+ |
Government leadership awards | 13 | 15+ |
Media Partners | 13 | 20 |
Matchmaking and executive meetings | - | 20+ |
Conference key Themes
Conference Day 1: PPP FUNDING, LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND OPPORTUNITIES | |
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SESSION 1: | Investment climate & sources of funding for PPPs in the MENA region |
SESSION 2: | PPP Project financing - The role of traditional and Islamic finance |
SESSION 3: | Overview of PPP opportunities and developments: PPP project overview per country |
Conference Day 2: SECTOR FOCUS PILOT PROJECTS, PIPELINE AND SUCCESS STORIES | |
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SESSION 1: | Utilities sector: Water & power PPPs and renewables project spotlights |
SESSION 2: | Social infrastructure sector: Social housing, health and education project spotlights |
SESSION 3: | Transportation sector: Roads, rail, airports, ports, mass transport project spotlight |
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