"Woman Entrepreneur of the Year" to speak at Bahrain Real Estate Conference

Being held under the patronage of H.E. Sh. Abdul Rahman Al Khalifa the Honorable Director General of Survey and Land Registration Bureau, Kingdom of Bahrain, this highly prestigious international event, which will take place in Bahrain from 18-19 November 2008 is well-poised to attract the largest gathering of Real Estate Gurus and thought leaders ever to come together in the region.

Gulf Real Estate Fundamentals Conference 2008 - the truly international real estate event for real estate professionals will be held at the state-of-the-art Diplomat Radisson SAS Hotel, Residence and Spa, Bahrain Already the event is attracting leading, international providers of Real estate solutions, services and technologies across the GCC, Asia and the UK.

Further, strong participation is expected from senior real estate experts and decision-makers from many countries and many large organizations have shown keen interest in their participation.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Ms. Manju Yagnik said:

"We are pleased to be able to present a paper on 'Real Estate Opportunities in India' at the Gulf Real Estate Fundamentals Conference 2008 in Bahrain. Bahrain serves as a particularly strategic location for the gathering, as the leading country in the region to have strategically addressed the growing need of the real estate sector. I am delighted to be the present at such an exciting and innovative event aimed at meeting the highly specialized needs of the region's advanced and fast growing real estate sector. We are always keen to support events that can provide the resources, networking opportunities and cutting-edge solutions for enhancing efficiency and allowing for the further development of new products, services and innovations and consequently spur economic activity across the real estate industry. We are constantly on the look-out for new market opportunities and will be keen to explore real estate development opportunities in the Kingdom of Bahrain."

M. A. Sridhar, the CEO of Roshcomm, the main organizer of the event, said, "We are delighted to announce the participation of Ms. Manju Yagnik, Vice-Chairperson of the Nahar Group, a real estate giant in India. The Nahar Group has developed close to 10 million square feet of top-notch residential and state-of-the-art commercial properties with continuous construction of about 1.5 million square feet annually, in major cities across emerging India. Nahar Group has also developed various construction projects in Dubai. We are very pleased to announce Nahar's support to the First Gulf Real Estate Fundamentals Conference 2008. We are confident that the real-life stories and the innovative marketing introduced by Nahar under the leadership of Ms. Manju Yagnik, will provide the delegates with business tools to steer their businesses through an evolving and dynamic marketplace."

This event, which is aimed at senior to middle level executives and key Real Estate decision-makers drawn from Developers, Promoters, Real Estate Corporations, Banks, Government ministries and agencies, insurance, Real Estate Suppliers and other economic segments, covers a broad and diverse range of Real Estate Global best-practices, case-studies and real-life stories relating to Economic fundamentals, Creative Project funding, REITs, Compliance, Sustainable Development, regulatory and other emerging Real Estate issues. The quality of partners and sponsors will ensure the resounding success of the First Annual Gulf Real Estate Fundamentals Conference 2008.

Further commenting on the event, Mr. Sridhar said, "Gulf Real Estate Fundamentals Conference 2008 is geared towards complementing the current property exhibitions that are aimed at the retail segment of the market. Our event is focused on bringing the leaders of real estate together in a Conference that creates an ideal platform for delegates, real estate businesses and banks can interact and innovate. Already many corporations have announced their support to the event. In the coming weeks we will be announcing many creative partnerships and top-notch sponsors and speakers to the event. We also are grateful to the Survey and Land Registration Bureau for their unflinching support, encouragement and co-operation. Furthermore, it is in line with the SLRB's broader strategy to combine local contacts with international expertise in the organization of new and innovative trade shows that will transform into further rapid development of the real estate industry and trade. Delegates and participants will be well-served to attend this highly important and a truly global event."