The Kuwait Conference

The discussions featuring many key economic and political decision makers at the Euromoney conference in Kuwait gave us significant insights and a mix of points of view about the approach many investors are presently taking in the region and the reasons behind that. It has also, without doubt, enriched the audience with analysis of current trends in the global market and its future developments. It is an interesting discussion that continuously broadens the knowledge of many attendees year after year.
Dr. Mahmoud Abul Eyoun, Chief Executive Officer, Kuwait International Bank


Euromoney is delighted to introduce the fourth Euromoney Kuwait Conference which will be held on 27 March 2012 in Kuwait City. The 2011 conference was a great success, with a strong turnout of investors among the 400 delegates that attended. For 2012 Euromoney will provide a global perspective and an independent platform to look at the future of the Kuwaiti and the global economy.

It has been an interesting year across the globe as countries deal with the repercussions of the global economic slowdown and debt crisis. However how is Kuwait itself affected and what will change in the light of a changing global economic landscape?

Speakers confirmed to date include:
H.E. Dr. Mustafa Jassem Al-Shimali, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, State of Kuwait
Michael Accad, Chief Executive Officer and Chief General Manager, Gulf Bank
Majed Al Ajeel, Vice Chairman, Kuwait Banking Association and Chairman, Burgan Bank
Dr Hamad Al-Hasawi, Secretary General, Kuwait Banking Association
Emad Al Monayea, Vice Chairman, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Liquidity Management House
Faisal Ali Al-Mutawa, Chairman and Managing Director, Bayan Investment Company
Mohammed Al Omar, Chief Executive Officer, Kuwait Finance House
Ahmed Barakat, Managing Partner, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
Bruce Fenton, President and Managing Director, Atlantic Financial Inc.
Dr. Shafeeq Ghabra, Professor of Political Science, Kuwait University
Michael Grifferty, President, Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association
Alessandro Magnoli Bocchi, Chief Economist, Member of the Management Team and Investment Committee, Kuwait China Investment Company
Raghu R. Mandagolathur, Senior Vice President – Research, Kuwait Financial Centre ‘Markaz’
Paul Nevin, Senior Investment Consultant, Towers Watson
Francesco Pavoni, Senior Partner, Head of Financial Services, Roland Berger Middle East
Bassam Ramadan, Country Manager, Kuwait, The World Bank
Jan Randolph, Director of Sovereign Risk, Economics & Country Risk, IHS Global Insight
Carlos Ribeiro, Chief Financial Officer, Gulf Bank
Faisal Sarkhou, Executive Vice President, Head of Financial Services and Investment Division, KIPCO Asset Management