'Euromoney Bahrain Conference 2013' to highlight kingdom's banking role

This year's event, expanded to two days, will bring together over 300 high level local and international financiers, investors, policy makers and regulators to look at the role of Bahrain's financial sector in the country's economic progress and the development of the GCC wealth management industry.

Richard Banks, regional director for Euromoney Conferences said: "We are excited to be back in Bahrain, partnering again with the EDB,after a very successful event last year. This year's conference will look more closely at the kingdom's economy as well as discuss the opportunities and challenges for the global and regional financial sector in the year ahead. Euromoney will moderate the discussions and ask the most pressing questions to our high caliber line-up of participants."

H.E. Kamal bin Ahmed, Minister of Transportation and Acting Chief Executive of the Economic Development Board commented: "The Euromoney Bahrain Conference 2013 will play a pivotal role in bringing to light the current challenges faced by the financial sector and discussing these issues with top Bahraini and international experts. We welcome back Euromoney conferences and are happy to be co-hosting this event with them. Events such as the Euromoney Bahrain Conference are testament to Bahrain's position as a financial centre."

Confirmed speakers include: H.E. Kamal bin Ahmed, Minister of Transportation and Acting Chief Executive, the Economic Development Board (EDB), H.E. MrRasheed Mohammed Al Maraj, Governor, Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa, Chief Executive, The Oil and Gas Holding Company (nogaholding) and MahmoodHashim Al Kooheji, Chief Executive Officer, Mumtalakat.

The conference will take place on the 5th& 6th of March at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Bahrain.