• OVER 350 delegates from 30 countries attend Qatar’s
investment event of the year
• Qatar Financial Center Authority support as Lead Sponsor
QInvest, Qatar’s leading investment bank, today welcomed over 350 leaders and decision makers from the world of industry and finance banking experts to the 2nd Annual Qatar Global Investment Forum 2010 (QGIF 2010), hosted by H.E. Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Bin Jaber Al Thani, QInvest’s Chairman.
Following a welcome address by Sheikh Jassim, the event, organized by Institutional Investor Conferences and supported by Lead Sponsor Qatar Financial Center Authority, brought together international and regional investors with industry leaders, and high-profile government officials at the Four Seasons Hotel, Doha - Qatar.
The most high-profile investment focused event held in Qatar this year, QGIF 2010 attracted 400 delegates from 30 countries.
QINVEST hosts their 2nd annual Qatar global investment forum 2010 - 2nd November 2010
Keynote speeches,Interactive panel discussions, and a networking Evening Reception gavedelegates to gain a unique insight into the outlook for Qatar,the region's investment climate, and new investment strategies and global perspectives being adopted by industry experts post crisis environment.
Speakers at QGIF 2010, , included H.E. Mr. Youssef Hussein Kamal, Minister of Economy and Finance, H.E. Sheikh Abdulla Saud Al Thani, Governor of Qatar Central Bank, Muhammad Al Agil (Chairman, Jarir Group) ,Patrick Ward (Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management), Shahzad Shahbaz (Chief Executive Officer, QInvest), Glenn August (President & Senior Partner, Oak Hill Advisors),
Win Jay Neuger (CEO and Chairman, PineBridge), Nafez Riad Al-Morhabi (CIO, Savola Group), George Farha (Chairman, Intercat), and Sandeep Ahuja (CEO, VLCC International).
Commenting on the success of the forum, Shahzad Shahbaz, QInvest’s CEO and one of the panellists, said: “Qatar has experienced significant growth in recent years. Money from oil and natural gas continues to be channelled into the economy while government policies enable the private sector to prosper in the building of a modern state.”
“QGIF 2010 has once again attracted some of the most prominent leaders in industry and finance across our region and internationally who have come together to share some of their latest thinking on investment strategies in Qatar, the region, and more internationally. Their perspectives on opportunities and risks will shape the way forward for many delegates who attended GGIF today .” Shahbaz added.
In the welcome address, H. E. Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Bin Jaber Al Thani, QInvest’s Chairman and host of this event, reinforced the view of Qatar as as one of the world’s strongest growth economies that is making substantial progress in the strategy to create a sustainable economy consistent with Qatar’s National Vision 2030. He cited the important part that the financial sector will play in the realisation of the vision and the significant opportunities for the growth of Islamic finance in the region and more internationally Examining the outlook for the Qatari economy in the year ahead and the key challenges facing investors was the subject of H.E. Mr. Yousef Hussain Kamal, Qatar’s Minister of Economy and Finance. H.E. Sheikh Abdulla Saud Al Thani, Governor of Qatar Central Bank, provided his insights on emerging markets and developments in banking As QGIF 2010 panellists discussed “New Investment Strategies and Global Perspectives”covering subjects related to new strategies for asset allocation, crisis driven investment opportunities in the region and globally, and additionally overcoming regional investor risk aversion, post crisis.
Investors looking to discover ‘the region’s next big
thing’ were keen not miss “The Landscape for Regional
Investment Opportunities” as key growth sectors,
intra-regional opportunities,global capital flows into the
region,and the potential for R&D led growth were
identified.
Following lunch, the audience heard perspectives on
Qatar’s future role as a centre for global finance
activity from Acting QFC CEO Shashank Srivastava and
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, QFCRA, Michael RyanThe
QGIF ended on a topic very much in the fabric of the
region, “The Role of Third Party Capital in Financing
Family Companies”, in which panellistsexplored the
structure of the region’s family companies as they
evolve,various options in sourcing capital,and the need
for sound corporate governance as firms grow and become
more complex.
Armed with a wealth of new investment insights, QGIF 2010 delegates headed to the Evening Reception hopeful of renewing friendships and establishing new business relationships to leverage their new-found knowledge.