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Global Arab Network - Strategic Partner for GCC Britain Expo

Saturday, 22 May 2010 12:19

Global Arab Network (GAN) has partnered for GCC Britain Expo 2010.
The two-day exhibition and conference took place on 30th June and 1st July 2010 at the Royal Horticultural Halls, Central London.

GCC Britain Expo ’10 aims to facilitate bilateral trade and investment, and to help forge new commercial relationships between UK and GCC businesses. Providing an opportunity to meet key industry representatives in the fields of Finance, Education, Infrastructure, Renewable Energy and Water.

GCC Britain Expo includes over 50 companies from the Gulf region, with a full two-day seminar programme hosted by UK Trade and Investment covering key topics and issues with a strategic partnership with Global Arab Network, The Middle East Association and Federation of GCC Chambers.

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DAY 1 30 JUNE

10.00 OPENING CEREMONY

10.45 – 11.30 GCC REVIEWPANEL
• What policies have the GCC states implemented to enhance trade and investment between the GCC and Britain?
• What is the outlook for bilateral trade between Britain and the GCC?
• How British companies can benefit from Special Economic Zones.
• Chair: Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, Vice President, Middle East Association
• Luca Gorlero, Director of Marketing & Business Development, Ras al-Khamiah Free Trade Zone
• Angus Hindley, Director of Research, MEED,Middle East Business Intelligence
• ProfessorWilliam Scott-Jackson, Centre for Applied HR Research, Oxford Strategic Consulting

12.00 – 12.45 INFRASTRUCTURE, CONSTRUCTION &MASS TRANSPORT
• GCC projects coming out of the downturn;
• Mass transport infrastructure for a growing population.
• Chair: Graham Hand, Chief Executive, British Expertise
• Adel al-Awadi, Business Development Director & Board Member,
• PaulWilliams, Head of Trade & Investment Saudi Arabia, UKTI

13.45 – 14.45 POWER &WATER
• Opportunities in water supply and waste management due to growing GCC populations and housing projects;
• Business procurement for British companies in the GCC;
• The challenges facing new and current projects in the region.
• Chair: Ian Unsworth, Head of Energy Consulting Services, Black & Veatch
• Lady Barbara Judge, Chairman, UK Atomic Energy Authority
• LilaWebley, International Director, BritishWater
• Robert Lane, Partner, CMS CameronMcKenna
15.00 – 15.40 UK-SAUDI NETWORKING SESSION
• Saudi British Joint Business Council (SBJBC)
• Tony Smith, Senior Executive, UK British Offset Office

DAY 2 1 JULY

10.45 – 11.30 FINANCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
• What types of financing are available in the GCC?
• Is regulatory reform reassuring investors?
• Do conventional financings still have a place in GCC markets?
• Islamic Finance: the future.
• Chair: Terry Stone OBE, Chairman, Middle East Association
• Richard Thomas, CEO, Gatehouse Bank
• Michael Hodges, Business Development Director, HSBC
• Sir Tom Harris, Vice President, Standard Chartered Bank
• Tarek Al-Diwany, Senior Member, Zest Advisory

12.00 - 12.45 EDUCATION ANDTRAINING
• Education reform and addressing labour market needs;
• International partnerships and training opportunities in the GCC.
• Chair: Dr Patrick Brazier, Regional Director Middle East, British Council Abu Dhabi
• Jimmy Gordon, Director Leadership, Inspirational Development Group
• Dr Deirdre Anderson, Cranfield School ofManagement
• Professor Mazin Jumah, President, Royal University forWomen, Bahrain

14.15 – 15.15 RENEWABLE ENERGY
• How much potential is there for renewable energy in the GCC?
• Financing renewable energy in the GCC;
• Constructing future alternative energy projects in the GCC.
• Khalid Clefaj Al-Hajri, Director General, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Qatar
• Professor Ali Sayigh, Chairman, World Renewable Energy Congress
• Alejandro D. Saenz-Core, Renewables/Low Carbon Project Manager, MottMacDonald Limited

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