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TelecomFinance Middle East & Africa 2008, the premier regional networking hub for financiers, professional intermediaries and the leadership in TMT operating companies will host the leadership of telecom companies in the region next week.
The forum is being held at the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai, UAE, May 21 and 22 Leaders are expected to discuss their views on mergers and acquisitions and the next steps in their search for growth and international expansion strategy.
The TMT finance event, which will be opened by HE Mohammad Hassan Omran, chairman and CEO of Etisalat, features top-level executives from the region’s most active telecom operators, investors and investment banks. The programme for the event has been especially designed to provide maximum insight for delegates into the companies, business models and technologies that will be in the centre of deal making and value creation in 2008 and beyond.
Key Speakers include:
HE Mohammad Hassan Omran, Chairman & CEO, Etisalat
Kai-Uwe Ricke, former CEO, Deutsche Telekom
Dr Mohammed Ali Al-Wohaibi, CEO, OmanTel and chairman, South Asia, Middle East, & North Africa Telecommunications Council (SAMENA)
Mr Osman Sultan, CEO, du Telecom
Deepak Padmanabhan, CEO, Emirates International Telecoms
Jassem Mohamed Al Zaabi, CEO, YahSat
Tarek Tantawy, Vice President and CFO, Telecom Egypt
Ihab Ghattas, Chief Business Development Officer, Huawei MENA
Dr Fahad Mushayt, Head of Strategic Investment Unit, Saudi Telecom
Ghassan Murad, Head of M&A Batelco,
Laith Sadiq, Director of Business Development EMEA, Motorola
Neil Jones, Managing Director, Head of Corporate TMT & Infrastructure, Middle East, Royal Bank of Scotland
Valentin Pitarque, Executive Director, Investment Banking Division - EMEA TMT, Goldman Sachs
Ghassan Hasbani, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
Thomas Tschentscher, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Leadership of companies represented include: American Tower, Anthem Capital, Augere, Batelco, Booz Allen Hamilton, BT Global Telecom Markets, Calyon, Citigroup, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du), Emirates International Telecoms, Etisalat, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Gateway Communications, Goldman Sachs, Hardiman Telecommunications, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, Khalakom Ltd, Linklaters LLP, Motorola, Omantel, QTel, Royal Bank of Scotland, Safaricom, Standard Bank, Standard Chartered, STC, Telecom Egypt, The Mobile World, YahSat, Zantel.
“We are seeing immense international interest in this conference due to the investment potential in Africa and the Middle East. The programme of this conference includes many of the major stakeholders in the region, from the regional consolidators to the high growth businesses that are making names for themselves in the region, as well as investors, vendors, banks, advisers and law firms that make deals happen,”
commented Philip Low, CEO of BroadGroup, the consulting firm and event producer.
“Most importantly we create a networking hub for all players in these markets to converge with the leadership of telcos and technology companies across the region.”
The event also includes a special exhibition by participating sponsor organisations and the 2nd annual regional industry dinner will take place at the event on the evening of 21st May 2008 and a key networking opportunity for all attending.
Sponsors for the event include: Linklaters LLP, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Royal Bank of Scotland Global Banking and Markets, Motorola, Denton Wilde Sapte LLP, and American Tower Corporation. Consulting Partner to the event is Booz Allen Hamilton, and Media Partner is Capital CS&L. Media Sponsors include Investors Group of Kuwait, Al Zawya, Balancing Act, Nooz, Hitek Group of Lebanon, DIDxchange and Middle East Events. Media Advisor is Orient Consulting. Exclusive Broadcast Media Partner is Al Arabiya TV. |
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