Events

The Economist Corporate Network - Oliver Wyman

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Date: Oct 17, 2018

Overview

Privatisation in Saudi Arabia:Overcoming regulatory and sectoral challenges to maximise opportunity

We aim to explore the opportunities and challenges that will be presented by Saudi Arabia's plans to privatise selected state-owned assets and launch public-private partnerships for ambitious new projects, as it seeks to grow, diversify and open up its economy.

Agenda

09.30am
Registration and breakfast


10.00am
Welcome and opening address
Simon Baptist, Global Chief Economist, EIU


10.25am
Keynote address
Turki Al Hokail, Chief Executive Officer, National Center for Privatization


10.40am
Panel discussion: Legal framework and transparency: building investor
confidence for privatised assets
Bassam Al Bader, Chief Executive Officer, Marsh Saudi Arabia
Sultan Al Qahtani, Director General of Legal and Regulatory, National
Center for Privatization
Turki Al Mutairi, Deputy Governor, Research & International Affairs, SAMA
Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Executive Officer, Joint Head of EMEA, Mizuho Bank


11.20am
Coffee and prayer break (Dhuhr at 11.38am)


11.50am
Panel discussion: Structuring privatisation deals: what structures for what assets
Faisal Alsalloum, Director General for Privatisation Advisory, National
Center for Privatization
Ayad Al Amri, Director of Business Development, ACWA Power
Adam Pierson, Partner, White & Case
Abdullah Binghannam, Deputy, Listed Companies and Investment
Products, Capital Market Authority


12.30pm
Closing Remarks
Anshu Vats, Partner, Middle East, Oliver Wyman


12.40pm
Lunch: Rosso Restaurant

                          

Venue

Four Seasons Hotel
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 

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