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FRIDAY, 30 October 2009
   
14.00h – 18.30h Registration
Sheraton Hotel
   
19.00h - 21:00 Welcoming Cocktail
Sheraton Hotel
Sponsored by Bank Audi Syria

Guest Speaker: Suzy Jagger, Political & Business Editor, The Times of London
   
 
All sessions were held at the Umayyad Congress Palace
   
DAY ONE: SATURDAY, 31 October 2009
   
09.00h – 10.00h Opening Session:
   
            Welcome:
          Dr. Fawaz Akhras, Co-Chairman
          British Syrian Society
   
          International Keynote:
          Prince Rahim Aga Khan
   
            Presidential Address
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10.00h - 10.30h Keynote Speech:
Senior Government Representative
Outline of Syria’s future economic strategy and the importance of PPP
   
10.30 - 11.45h Session 1: What is PPP : The International Experience

Moderated by: Wafic Said, Chairman, Said Holdings
 
  • Rania Zayed, Advisor to the Minister & Director, PPP Central Unit, Ministry of Finance, Egypt
  • John Davie, Chairman, Altra Capital Ltd., Chairman, UKTI PPP Export Advisory Group
  • Dr. Paul Noumba, Lead Infrastructure Economist Economic Unit, Sustainable Development Dept. MENA Region, World Bank
  • Mahmoud Al Khoshman, CEO Sana Investment and CEO, Marafeq (Member of the Cham Holding Group) Syria
  • Dr. Riad Daoudi, Dr. Riad DAOUDI & Associates Law Office
11.45h - 12.15h Coffee Break
Sponsored by Orient Club
   
12.15h - 13.30h Session 2: Financing and Regulating PPP

Moderated by: Bassel Hamwi, Deputy Chairman & General Manager, Bank Audi, Syria
 
  • Moazzam Mekan, Manager, Infrastructure Advisory Services MENA, IFC
  • Francois Bergere, General Secretary of the Mission d’Appui aux PPP, Ministry of Economy & Finance, France
  • Federico Sutti, Regional Managing Partner, DLA Piper Italy
  • Fadi Sarkis, Senior Partner, Sarkis Attorneys at Law
  • Abdulkader Husrieh, Senior Partner, Ernst & Young, Middle East
13.30h - 15.00h Lunch:
Ebla Cham Hotel
Sponsored by Syria Gulf Bank
   
(Workshops 1 and 2 ran simultaneously)
   
15.00h - 16.15h Workshop 1: Electricity

Moderated by: Brian Constant, Hon. Treasurer British Syrian Society
  • HE Dr. Ahmad Kussay Kayyali Minister of Electricity, Syrian Arab Republic
  • Ayed Fattah, President, Siemens AG, Energy Sector, Fossil Power Generation Division
  • Wilhelm Icke, Vice President, Europe / Middle East / Central Asia, DEG, KFW Bankengruppe mbH
  • Michel Azzam, Head of Corporate Banking, Banque Bemo Saudi Fransi, Syria
  • Dr. Mithqal Sartawi, CEO & Managing Director, Privatization Holding Co. (Kuwait)
15.00h - 16.15h Workshop 2: Transport and Infrastructure

Moderated by: David Freeman, British Syrian Society
 
  • HE Dr. Yarob Badr Minister of Transport, Syrian Arab Republic
  • Benoit Lange, Executive Director, International Development, Bouygues Travaux Publics
  • Jacques Follain, Managing Director, Aeroports de Paris Management
  • Asad Khair, Associate Director, Corporate Finance, KPMG, London
  • John Sachs, Director, Taylor-Dejongh
16.15 – 16.45h Coffee Break
Sponsored by Orient Club
   
(Workshops 3 and 4 ran simultaneously)
   
16.45 – 18.00h Workshop 3: Housing and Urban Development

Moderated by: Roger Godsiff, Member of Parliament, UK
 
  • Mr. Iyass Aldairi, General Manager, General Establishment of Housing, Syrian Arab Republic
  • Mr. Gurol Konyalioglu, Head of Urban Regeneration Dept., Housing & Development Administration of Turkey
  • Douraid Dergham, General Manager, Commercial Bank of Syria
  • Alastair Newton, Managing Director and Senior Political Analyst, Nomura International plc
  • Clive Woodger, Managing Director, Founder and Owner, SCG London Ltd
16.45 – 18.00h Workshop 4: Oil and Gas

Moderated by: Ghayth Armanazi, Executive Director British Syrian Society
 
  • HE Eng Sufian Al-Alao Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources, Syrian Arab Republic
  • Ole Myklestad, Syrian Country Chair & General Manager, Syria Shell Petroleum Dev. BV
  • Jon Ferrier, General Manager, Petro Canada Palmyra BV
  • Brock Tuppeny, Vice President Business Development, Production Solutions, Petrofac Energy and Development
  • Jonathan Robinson, Managing Director, Head of the Project Finance, MENA Resources and Energy Group, HSBC
21.00h Gala Dinner
Khan Assad Pasha
Sponsored by Bank Al Sharq, Syria
   
 
DAY TWO: SUNDAY, 1 November 2009
   
09.30h – 10.45h Session 3: Managing PPP Risk

Moderated by: Costi Chehlaoui, Advisor to the Board of Directors, Syria Gulf Bank
 
  • HE Mr. Farid Raphael, Vice Chairman, Bank Al Sharq, Syria and Chairman & General Manager, Banque Libano Francaise
  • Adrian Creed, Senior Partner, Trowers and Hamlins, UK
  • Khalid Saoud Al Hassan, Managing Director & CEO, Gulf Insurance Company, Kuwait
  • Dr. George Makhoul, President, Middle East & North Africa, Morgan Stanley
  • Henry Russell, Manager Finance and Guarantees Group, World Bank Sustainable Development Network
10.45h – 11:00h Coffee Break
Sponsored by Orient Club
   
11.00h – 13.00h Session 4: Syria’s PPP: How to make it work

Moderated by: Dr. Fawaz Akhras, Co-Chairman, British Syrian Society
   
  Strategy
 
  • HE Abdulla Dardari, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs
  • HE Dr. Mohammed Al Hussein, Minister of Finance, Syrian Arab Republic
  • Dr. Ahmad Abdul Aziz, General Director, Syrian Investment Agency
  Implementation
 
  • HE Dr. Ahmad Kussay Kayyali, Minister of Electricity
  • HE Dr. Yarob Badr, Minister of Transport
  • HE Dr. Omar Ghalawenji, Minister of Housing & Construction
  • HE Eng Sufian Al-Alao, Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources
  Partnerships
 
  • Aijaz Ahmad, Chairman and CEO, PanGro Limited
  • Paloma Perez de Vega, Loan Officer, Syria, European Investment Bank
  • Hassan Mukayed, Chief Executive Officer, Syrian-Qatari Holding
  • Jacques Saade, President, CMA CGM
14.00h - 14.15h Closing Remarks
Roger Godsiff, MP, Director, British Syrian Society
   
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Platinum Sponsors
 
Bank Al Sharq
 
Said Holdings
 
Sarkis Associates - DLA Piper 
 
Gold Sponsors
     
Bank Audi   Fouad Takla Company
     
Cham Holding   Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce & Damascus Chamber of Commerce
     
Fouad Takla Company   Khwanda Group
     
Ministry of Information   Orient Club
     
Shell   SEBC
     
Syria Gulf Bank   Syriatel
     
Syrian Air
     
Silver Sponsors
     
Ninar   Al Watan
     
Petrofac
     
Bronze Sponsors
     
Al Fadel Group   Byblos Bank
     
Bank of Syria & Overseas   Ghraoui
     
massader.com   PetroCanada
     
Club des Entrepreneurs Franco-Syriens   Syrian Textile Sales gmbh