Location: DIFC Conference Centre

Dear Valued Client,

Aerotropoli have demonstrated extraordinary powers of urban regeneration. Successful cities have always been founded on trade, connectedness and improved upon greater integration and logistics growth. In a global economy, where trillions of dollars in goods and billions of people follow digital bits around the world, we started building cities defined by their airports, because the only geography that matters is economic geography.

DIFC invites you to its Economics Workshop titled Dubai Aerotropolis which will bring together important players for logistics and infrastructure development and financing including senior government representatives, multilateral agencies, infrastructure developers and financiers among others to make this event a significant platform to highlight and increase the awareness of Dubai being a transport and logistics hub for the region, enabling it to be a regional business, tourism and trade hub.

The event will also provide a platform for financiers and business leaders to network, share knowledge and discuss the latest developments in trade & logistics, financing options in emerging markets, infrastructure opportunities in the region and emergence of UAE as a regional hub.

Agenda

08:45 - 09:30 Registration & Coffee

09:30 - 10:40 Dubai: Aerotropolis and Financial Hub

• Dr. Nasser Saidi, Chief Economist & Head of External Relations, DIFCA
• Adil Marghub, Manager, Infrastructure & Energy, MENA Region, IFC
• Greg Lindsay, journalist and author, "Aerotropolis: The Way We'll Live Next"

10:40 - 11:20 Dubai Aerotropolis: Rising Above Limitations

• Rashed Buqara'a, Chief Operating Officer, Dubai World Central
• Ram Menon, Divisional Senior Vice President Cargo, Emirates Airlines

11:20 - 11:35 Coffee Break

11:35 - 12:15 Airline Industry and Aviation Finance in Emerging Markets

• Antony Single, Counsel, Clifford Chance
• Martin Sutton, Vice President Commercial, Pembroke Group, Standard Chartered PLC

12:15 - 13:00 Infrastructure: Expanding UAE horizons

• Gayane Afrikian, Senior Economic Policy Adviser, DED
• Peter Avery, Partner, Clifford Chance

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:10 New Financing Options Available in Changing Times for the MENA Region

• Raymond Bourdeaux, Lead Infrastructure Specialist, MNSSD, World Bank
• Dolan Hinch, Head of Project Finance Middle East & Africa, Deutsche Bank
• Kieran Zubrinich, Managing Director, Macquarie Capital Advisors

15:10 - 15:50 Trade & Logistics: Growth Engine of the UAE

• Kersi Patel, Regional Head of Trade and Supply Chain for the MENA region, HSBC
• Abdulla Bin Damithan, Director, Account Management - Container Terminals, DP World

15:50 - 16:30 Panel Discussion

• Dr. Nasser Saidi, Chief Economist & Head of External Relations, DIFCA
• Greg Lindsay, journalist and author, “Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next”
• Martin Sutton, Vice President Commercial, Pembroke Group
• Raymond Bourdeaux, Lead Infrastructure Specialist, MNSSD, World Bank
• Abdulla Bin Damithan, Director, Account Management – Container Terminals, DP World

Attendance is free and open to public. To register your attendance, please fill the form below

For more information please email economicsworkshops@difc.ae

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