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Major Dubai Strategic Inward Investment Conference stays on course

  • United Arab Emirates: Monday, October 22 - 2001 at 15:49
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His Highness Prince Abdulla bin Faisal bin Turki Al Saud, chairman and ceo of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority has confirmed that he will be delivering the keynote speech in Dubai for the first annual GCC Inward Investment Forum this Saturday.

The leading spokesman for Saudi Arabian economic reform will appear alongside an array of regional and international business stars. Speakers will include Brian Constant, director general of the Middle East Association, stock market guru Dr Marc Faber, His Excellency Mohammed Al Abbar, and senior executives from Shell, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Dubai Media City, BMG, Gulf Finance House, Global Investment House, Qatar National Bank, Encore Management, Bakheet Financial Advisers, AMEInfo, Dubai Financial Market, Arthur Andersen, Credit Suisse and HSBC.

Organisers IIR Holdings said that producing the conference had been challenging after the events of September 11 with many delegates and speakers unsure of their travelling restrictions. However, a sparkling programme is still on offer, and IIR holdings hopes that more delegates will choose to attend this exciting conference realising that strategic business thinking for the present environment needs imput from the highest levels.

'We are delighted to welcome His Highness Prince Abdulla to Dubai this weekend,' said AMEInfo editor-in-chief Peter Cooper. 'Inward investment into the region will not stop after the events of September 11th, and this will be one of the main forces driving economic growth over the next few years. Nobody in business should ignore this fact of economic life. It is already happening and nothing will stop it'.

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The conference is organised by IIR Holdings Ltd and AMEInfo.com

Online registration can be made through the IIR website,
www.iirgulf.com/giif which also provides detailed information on the conference, hotel accommodation and other facilities.

The forum has an extremely powerful speaker line-up drawn from throughout the GCC states with international perspective being provided by speakers from the UK, Switzerland and Hong Kong. Speaker expertise cuts across a range of economically fundamental sectors, including utilities, energy, governmental, trade, media as well as banking and finance.

Areas open for discussion span foreign investment opportunities in the region's real estate, energy and free trade zones. Country-specific case studies and strategies will also be outlined.

For further information, please contact:
Sheena Mullinger
IIR Holdings Ltd
Dubai, UAE.
Tel: 971 4 351 2777
Fax 971 4 352 5849
http://www.iirgulf.com

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