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Middle East & North Africa Business Forum Programme

Time Programme  
Thursday, 25 June 2009  (Hall 4)
1400 hrs Opening Remarks and Introduction of Speakers (Session I)
by Chair Mr. Jackson Yap, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, United Engineers Limited
 
1410 hrs Keynote Address: Address: SWCC's Future and Role in World Desalination Technologies and Business Opportunities
by HE Fehied F. Alshareef, Governor, Saline Water Conversion Corporation, Saudi Arabia
15mins presentation
1425 hrs Business Opportunities in Water Industry in Qatar
by Eng. Ali Saif Al Malki, Director of Water Network Affairs, General Electricity & Water Corporation, Qatar
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15mins presentation + 5mins Q&A
1445 hrs Utilization of Treated Effluent in the State of Kuwait
by Eng. Mahmoud Abbas Karam, Chief Engineer of the Sanitary Engineering Sector, Ministry of Public Works, Kuwait
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15mins presentation + 5mins Q&A
1505 hrs Water in Libya – Present, Future Goals & Investment Opportunities.
by Eng. Ahmed Algmati, General Manager, General Desalination Company, Libya
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15mins presentation + 5mins Q&A
1525 hrs Closing Remarks for Session I
by Chair Mr. Jackson Yap, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, United Engineers Limited
 
1530 hrs Opening Remarks and Introduction of Speakers (Session II)
by Chair Ambassador Tony K Siddique
 
1540 hrs Business Opportunities in Water and Wastewater Industry in Saudi Arabia - Public sector perspective
by  Eng. Fawaz Bahlas, Senior Privatization Support Manager, National Water Company, Saudi Arabia
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15mins presentation + 5mins Q&A
1600 hrs Business Opportunities in Water and Wastewater Industry in Saudi Arabia - Private sector perspective
by Mr. Paddy Padmanathan, President & CEO, ACWA Power International, Saudi Arabia
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15mins presentation + 5mins Q&A
1620 hrs Wastewater Management and Business Opportunities in Tunisia
by Mr. Habib Omrane, Head of ONAS Central Technical Department, Office National De L’Assainnissement, Tunisia
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15mins presentation + 5mins Q&A
1640 hrs Closing Remarks for Session II
by Chair Ambassador Tony K Siddique
 
1645 hrs Opening of CEO Panel Discussion
By Chair Ambassador Tony K Siddique
 
1650 hrs CEO Panel Discussion – Doing Business in Middle East & North Africa
  1. Dr. Masaru Kurihara, Advisor to Toray Industries Inc.
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  2. Mr. Michel Canet, Executive Vice-President, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies
  3. Mr. Chua Chee Wui, CEO, Keppel Integrated Engineering
30 mins panel discussion
1720 hrs Closing Remarks on CEO Panel Discussion
By Chair Ambassador Tony K Siddique
 
1725 hrs Closing of MENA Business Forum  

As at 29 June 09