PPP Arabia: Biggest PPP Conference taking place in the Middle East

His Excellency Fahmi Bin Ali Al Jowder, Minister of Works and Housing, Kingdom of Bahrain is making a keynote speech at this event on the success of PPPs as a driver for foreign direct investment in Bahrain. In addition, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Kingdom of Bahrain, Jordinvest, Nakheel and other senior level public and private partnership executives are delivering presentations at this event.

With the announcement of new projects around the region daily, public private partnerships are a fundamental catalyst for sustained growth and economic diversification in the region. PPP Arabia will be delivering an up-to-the minute assessment of the present dynamics in the market lead by the leading organisations in the region, attracting delegates from ministries and top operators from Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE in particular.

Jordinvest CEO, Ahmed Tantash is a member of the executive panel and will be providing an overview of Jordan's success, highlighting how countries in the region can use PPPs as an essential reform tool to stimulate unprecedented growth, a key objective for governments in Lebanon, Iraq and from outside the region, Turkey, who have been successfully meeting EU accession criteria using public private partnerships as a tool.

International experts joining this event include John Davie, Chairman, UKTI PPP Export Advisory Group and Chairman, British Expertise, (UK) Dr. Ryan J. Orr, Executive Director of Collaboratory Research on Global Projects (CRGP), Stanford University (USA) as well as Peter Hunkin, Director Transportation at Hyder Consulting (Australia) contributing global expertise for the region.

In addition, IQPC are also providing essential workshops to enhance the project management skills required to successfully complete a PPP outside of typical western models. This is combined with an unrivalled opportunity to examine region specific challenges and network with ministries and private companies who have successfully engaged in PPP projects that are revolutionising a multitude of industries in the Middle East such as aviation, infrastructure, and education to water desalination.