| Saturday 16th April 2005 |
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| 14:00 |
Pre-Event
Press Conference |
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Beach Rotana
Towers & Hotel |
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| DAY 1
– Sunday 17th April
2005 |
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| 08:00 -
09:00 |
Registration
of Delegates |
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| OPENING CEREMONY |
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| 09:00 |
Welcoming
Remarks |
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OPENING
ADDRESSES |
| 09:05 |
HH General
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince & Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Armed
Forces |
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| 09:10 |
HH Sheikh
Diab Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Chairman of Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority |
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| 09:15 |
HE Hareb
Masood Al-Darmaki
Chairman of Abu Dhabi Securities Market |
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| 09:20 |
Keynote
Address:
The Privatization Experience of Saudi Arabia |
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HE Dr.
Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Al-Tuwairji
Secretary General
Supreme Economic Council
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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Session 1
09:30 |
The
Process of Privatizing & Restructuring Utilities – The
Abu Dhabi Experience
HE Abdulla Saif Al Nuaimi
Director of Privatization
Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority |
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Session 2
09:50 |
The
Role of the Financial Markets in the Success of
The Privatization Process
HE Jalil Tarif
Managing Executive Director
Amman Stock Exchange, Jordan |
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Session 3
10:10 |
Privatizing
Telecommunications: ETISALAT’s Experience
HE Mohammad Hassan Omran
Chief Executive Officer
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation |
Session 4
10:30 |
Privatization
and Restructuring Strategies Case Study: Saline Water Conversion
Corporation
HE Feheid Bin Fahed Al Shareef
Governor – Saline Water Conversion Corporation
Chairman – Water & Electricity Company
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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Session 5
10:50 |
Restructuring the Abu Dhabi Electricity
Industry
Case Study –
Umm AL Nar Power Station
Dr.
Edward Metcalfe
Managing Director
Arabian Power Company |
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| 11:10
- 11:30 |
Coffee Break |
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Session 6
11:30 |
Privatization in Jordan–
A Success Story
HE Adel Al
Quda
Chairman of the Executive Privatization Commission
Amman, Jordan |
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Session 7
11:50 |
The Role of the Financial Markets
in the Financing of Privatization Projects –
The Privatization Experience of Sultanate of Oman
HE Ashraf Bin Nabhan Al Nabhani
Deputy Director General
Muscat Securities Market |
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Session 8
12:10 |
Family Businesses, Privatization
and Financial Markets
Mr. Omar
Al-Salehi
Executive Director, Head of MENA Region
UBS Investment Banking, London |
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| 12:30
- 14:00 |
Lunch |
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Session 9
14:00 |
Regulation of Privatized Utilities
–
Lessons from the Abu Dhabi Experience
Mr.
Nick Carter
Director General
Regulation and Supervision Bureau for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi |
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Session 10
14:20 |
Legal and Regulatory Reforms
Dimensions of Privatization
Ms.
Diana M. DePinto
Partner - Head of Privatization & Restructuring
Ernest & Young – Middle East
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Session 11
14:50 |
Strategies for Successful Privatization
Projects
Dr. Bennet A. Zelner
Professor of Strategy and Policy
Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business
Consultant to the World Bank |
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Session 12
15:10 |
Private Sector Participation-
The Key Ingredients for Success
Mr. Raj Kulasingam
Partner
Denton Wilde Sapte
London,
UK |
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| 15:30
- 16:00 |
Coffee Break |
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| 16:00
- 16:30 |
Recommendations Roundtable |
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Day 1 Conclusions |
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| 16:30 |
Close of Sessions Day 1 |
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| 19:00 |
Reception |
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| 20:00 |
Gala Dinner |
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Live Entertainment |
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UAE Cultural & Folklore Troop |
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& Fireworks Gala Display |
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DAY 2
– Monday 18th April
2005
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| 09:00 |
Welcome
Remarks |
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Session 1
09:10 |
Privatization
of Abu Dhabi Utilities Case Study – Taweelah A 1 Project
Jacques Chambert-Loir
Senior Vice President of TOTAL Gas & Power Division for South
America,
Africa, Asia & Middle East.
President of Total Tractebel Emirates Power Company
Guy Richelle
CEO Middle East of Suez Energy International
Director of Total Tractabel Emirates Power Company |
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Session 2
09:30 |
Privatization
of the Telecommunications Industry:
The Jordanian Experience
HE Dr. Shabib Ammari
Chairman
Jordan TeleCom, Jordan |
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Session 3
09:50 |
Privatization
as an Instrument of Public Economic Policy
HE Dr. Taher Kanaan
Managing Director
Jordan Center for Public Policy Research & Dialogue |
Session 4
10:10 |
Privatization: Creating Investment
Opportunities
HE Dr. Jawad
Anani
Ex Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs
Ex Foreign Minister
Ex Minister of National Economy and Labour
Ex Chief of the Royal Court – Jordan
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Session 5
10:30 |
Issues in Pricing and Fees of
Privatized Services
Dr. James
J. Angel
Professor of Financial Management
Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business |
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| 10:50
- 11:20 |
Coffee Break |
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Session 6
11:20 |
Regulation & Successful Infrastructure
Privatization
Dr. Kamal Shehadi
Managing Director
Connexus Consulting |
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Session 7
11:40 |
Creating Maximum Value from Privatization
How to Benefit
from Your Scarcest Resource: Customers
Mr. Don Peppers
Founding Partner
Peppers & Rogers Group |
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Session 8
12:30 |
Handling Compliance on International
Standards, Auditing & Technology to Manage Change by Privatization
Mr Mohammed Omran Riaz Kler
Sponsored by Dell - Emirates Computers
Business Consultant
Vignette, UK
Sponsored by Dell - Emirates Computers |
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| 13:00
- 14:00 |
Lunch |
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Session 9
14:00 |
Microeconomic Dimensions of Privatization
Dr. Guy Holburn
Assistant Professor
Richard Ivey School of Business
University of Western Ontario
Canada |
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Session 10
14:20 |
The Role of Private Equity in
Privatization
Mr. Simon Eaves
Senior Vice President
Energy Infrastructure & Resources Funds Group |
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Session 11
14:40 |
Alternative Approaches to Structuring
Privatization Projects
Mr. Charlie Seymour
Director, Head of Power & Utilities
HSBC Projects & Exports Finance |
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Session 12
15:10 |
Public Private Partnership (PPP)
– Financing and Delivery of Infrastructure
Mr. Barry Barakat
Sponsored by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Division Director- Investment Banking Group
Macquarie Bank
Australia |
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Session 13
15:30 |
The Role of Debt Capital Markets
in Privatization
Mr. Declan
Hegarty
Head of Debt Capital Markets, Syndicated Debt ,
Project Finance & Advisory Business
HSBC
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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Session 14
15:50 |
Private Sector Participation
in Privatization Projects
Mr.
James Greenwood
Concessions Specialist
Metito Group |
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| 16:10
- 16:30 |
Coffee Break |
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| 16:30
- 17:15 |
Recommendations Roundtable |
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| 17:15 |
Closing Remarks |
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| 17:30 |
End of Conference |
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