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Organised by Wael Aburida WAHA CAPITAL Manoj Madnani KULCZYK INVESTMENTS Abdulmohsen Al Touq ALTOUQ GROUP C.H. Abdul Raheem TASNEE JUBAIL Mishal Kanoo THE KANOO GROUP David Simpson STARLING GROUP The Middle East, North Africa, Turkey & South Asia Private Equity & Venture Capital Summit “Super Return Middle East is a very efficient way of meeting a large number of LPs in a short space of time” www.superreturnme.com Regional & International Strategies For Creating Value, Maximising Returns & Securing Funding In The New Market Environment Paper sourced from sustainable forests Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) 100 + Speakers Confirmed, Including: 4th Annual Book Before 6 August 2010 SAVE up to £900 Free For Pension Funds, Endowments, SWFs & Foundations Regional LPs Mustafa Abdel-Wadood ABRAAJ CAPITAL Ahmed Heikal CITADEL CAPITAL Ammar AlKhudairy AMWAL ALKHALEEJ Steve Pagliuca BAIN CAPITAL Samir Assaad Samaan INVEST AD David Rubenstein THE CARLYLE GROUP Global Titans His Excellency Abdallah Al-Moualimi HBG HOLDINGS Lord Charles Falconer GIBSON DUNN & Formerly, LORD CHANCELLOR OF THE UK Mark Yassin THE NATIONAL BANK OF ABU DHABI Unique Financial Perspectives Why LPs Should Attend • Hear global titans give their verdict on the future of private equity • Focus on global emerging markets outside of the MENA region • Network with the best international and local players in the industry • Hear from fellow LPs on how they are managing relationships with GPs in volatile conditions Why GPs Should Attend • Three panels of regional investors • Now alternating between Dubai & Abu Dhabi to attract a more diverse array of wealth managers • More dedicated region focused content on Saudi Arabia, Turkey, North Africa & The Levant • NEW! Promote your fund in 90 seconds to a panel of LPs in the Delegate QuickFire Showcase • Meet LPs through structured LP/GP speed networking • Start Networking before you even arrive, with our online E-Networking system – MySuperReturn Middle East Josh Lerner HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL Richard Portes CBE LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL World Class Academics LP Summit Sunday 17th October 2010 Principal Sponsors: Principal Legal Sponsor: Principal Advisory Services Sponsor: New! Now In Abu Dhabi & Dubai In Alternate Years Guy Hands Chairman, Chief Investment Officer & Founder TERRA FIRMA Karim El-Solh CEO GULF CAPITAL Network Before The Event With Our Online Tool – My SuperReturn Middle East Access delegates and speakers two weeks before the event takes place through My SuperReturn Middle East “SuperReturn Middle East brings together a fantastic mix of LPs & GPs all under one roof - an event well worth attending” Sponsored by Expert LP speakers include: • NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL CAPITAL • SIGULER GUFF • IFC • SL CAPITAL PARTNERS • CAPVENT • BANK GUTMANN GROUP • RHO FUND INVESTORS • ADAMS CAPITAL PARTNERS • INSEAD, and many more…. Explore the key topics in today’s market: • Dry Powder • LP/GP Relations • ILPA Guidelines • Fund Selection The Fairmont Hotel, Bab Al Bahr, Abu Dhabi LP Summit: 17 October 2010 Main Conference: 18-20 October 2010 www.superreturnme.com Co-Sponsors: Investment Community Partner: Official Arabic Broadcaster: Media Partners: MENA Private Equity Portal: Official Business Publication:

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Organised by

Wael AburidaWAHA CAPITAL

Manoj Madnani KULCZYK INVESTMENTS

Abdulmohsen Al TouqALTOUQ GROUP

C.H. Abdul RaheemTASNEE JUBAIL

Mishal KanooTHE KANOO GROUP

David SimpsonSTARLING GROUP

The Middle East, North Africa, Turkey &

South Asia Private Equity & Venture Capital Summit

“Super Return Middle East isa very efficient way of

meeting a large number of LPsin a short space of time”

www.superreturnme.com

Regional & International Strategies For Creating Value, Maximising Returns & Securing Funding In The New Market Environment

Paper sourcedfrom sustainable forests

ElementalChlorine Free(ECF)

100 + Speakers Confirmed, Including:

4th Annual

Book Before

6 August 2010

SAVE up to

£900

Free For

Pension Funds,

Endowments, SWFs &

Foundations

Regional LPs

Mustafa Abdel-WadoodABRAAJ CAPITAL

Ahmed HeikalCITADEL CAPITAL

Ammar AlKhudairyAMWAL ALKHALEEJ

Steve PagliucaBAIN CAPITAL

Samir Assaad SamaanINVEST AD

David Rubenstein THE CARLYLE GROUP

Global Titans

His Excellency AbdallahAl-Moualimi

HBG HOLDINGS

Lord Charles Falconer GIBSON DUNN

& Formerly, LORD CHANCELLOR

OF THE UK

Mark YassinTHE NATIONAL BANK

OF ABU DHABI

Unique Financial Perspectives

Why LPs Should Attend

• Hear global titans give their verdict on the future of private equity

• Focus on global emergingmarkets outside of theMENA region

• Network with the best international and local players in the industry

• Hear from fellow LPs onhow they are managingrelationships with GPs involatile conditions

Why GPs Should Attend

• Three panels of regionalinvestors

• Now alternating betweenDubai & Abu Dhabi toattract a more diverse arrayof wealth managers

• More dedicated regionfocused content on SaudiArabia, Turkey, North Africa& The Levant

• NEW! Promote your fund in90 seconds to a panel of LPsin the Delegate QuickFireShowcase

• Meet LPs through structuredLP/GP speed networking

• Start Networking beforeyou even arrive, with ouronline E-Networking system– MySuperReturn MiddleEast Josh Lerner

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

Richard Portes CBE

LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL

World Class Academics

LP Summit

Sunday 17th October 2010

Principal Sponsors: Principal Legal Sponsor:

Principal Advisory Services Sponsor:

New!

Now In

Abu D

habi

& Dub

ai

In Alt

ernate

Years

Guy HandsChairman, Chief

Investment Officer& Founder

TERRA FIRMA

Karim El-SolhCEO

GULF CAPITAL

Network Before The Event With Our Online

Tool – My SuperReturn Middle East

Access delegates and speakers two weeksbefore the event takes place through

My SuperReturn Middle East

“SuperReturn Middle Eastbrings together a fantastic mix

of LPs & GPs all under oneroof - an event well worth

attending”

Sponsored by

Expert LP speakers include:

• NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL CAPITAL

• SIGULER GUFF

• IFC

• SL CAPITAL PARTNERS

• CAPVENT

• BANK GUTMANN GROUP

• RHO FUND INVESTORS

• ADAMS CAPITAL PARTNERS

• INSEAD, and many more….

Explore the key topics in today’s market:

• Dry Powder • LP/GP Relations

• ILPA Guidelines • Fund Selection

The Fairmont Hotel, Bab Al Bahr, Abu Dhabi

LP Summit: 17 October 2010

Main Conference: 18-20 October 2010www.superreturnme.com

Co-Sponsors: Investment

Community Partner:Official Arabic

Broadcaster:

Media Partners:

MENA Private Equity Portal:

Official Business Publication:

KR2249 SRME COV 2010:0 2/7/10 15:24 Page 1

08.00 Coffee & Registration

08.25Chair's Opening & Welcome

Chaired By: Mark Yassin, The Senior General Manager of Corporate & Investment BankingTHE NATIONAL BANK OF ABU DHABI

08.35

OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESSPrivate Equity In The MENA Region – The New Realities

Ammar AlKhudairy, Board Member, Chief Executive Officer & Managing DirectorAMWAL ALKHALEEJ

09.00

INVESTING IN MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA: LESSONS LEARNEDAn Industry Veteran Distills A Handful Of Lessons Learned That Will Benefit Any Firm

Looking To Push Into The Final Frontiers Of The Regional Industry Ahmed Heikal, Chairman & Founder, CITADEL CAPITAL

09.25

MENASA REGION PRIVATE EQUITY OVERVIEWHow Can Private Equity Take Companies To The Next Stage By

Offering Liquidity & Expertise? Omar Lodhi, Executive Director, ABRAAJ CAPITAL

09.55

SME, EARLY STAGE INVESTING & GROWTH CAPITALTackling The Issues Around Family Ownership, Minority Stakes & Lack Of Obvious Exit Routes To Fulfil

The Potential Of This Dynamic SectorSabah Hamad al-Sabah al-Binali, Chief Investment Officer, SAFFAR CAPITAL

Zulfi Hydari, Group Managing Director, HBG HOLDINGS Fawaz H Zu’bi, Founder & CEO, ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS

10.25 Morning Coffee

10.50

MENA vs. BRICsIs The MENA Region Is As Attractive As The BRICs For Private Equity Investing?

Faisal Belhoul, Founder & Managing Partner, ITHMAR CAPITAL Juan Delgado-Moreira, Managing Director, HAMILTON LANE

Karim El-Solh, Chief Executive Officer, GULF CAPITAL

11.20

REGIONAL FAMILY OFFICESIs Private Equity Still A Viable Asset Class For Regional Family Offices?

If So, How Can They Be Persuaded Of This?Moderator: Dori Dana Haeri, Director, ACROSTIC

Amin Al Rashid, CEO, AR INVESTMENT PARTNERSFaranak Foroughi, Founder & CEO, THARWA MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY

David Simpson, Investment Director, STARLING GROUP

11.50

LP/GP RELATIONSBuilding Successful Long Term Relationships With Local LPs Through Improved Communication,

Greater Transparency & Real Results Yaser Z. AbuShaban, Vice President & Portfolio Manager Treasury & Investments

ABU DHABI COMMERCIAL BANK Rob Barr, Partner, PANTHEON VENTURESThomas Kubr, CEO, CAPITAL DYNAMICS

12.20

GLOBAL MACROECONOMIC OUTLOOKA Look At The Next Decade: How Will Global Economies Adjust In A Post-Recession Environment?

Richard Portes CBE, Professor of Economics, LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL & Founder & President, CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC POLICY RESEARCH

13.00Lunch Hosted By

Plus! VIP Hosted Lunch Table With Richard Portes

14.30

RESTRUCTURINGHow Will Restructuring Impact Regional Private Equity In The Long Term?

What Will The New Reality Look Like?Moderated By: Richard Clarke, Managing Director, Transaction &

Reorganization Services Middle East Region, DELOITTE Don Featherstone, Managing Director, ALIXPARTNERS

15.00

REGIONAL ECONOMIC OVERVIEWHow Soon Will The MENA Region Come Out Of The Current Crisis?

What Will Be The Long Term Effects On The Local Economic & Business Landscape?Ali al Shihabi, Founder & Executive Chairman, RASMALA INVESTMENT BANK

15.25 Afternoon Tea – Featuring LP/GP SPEED NETWORKINGSponsored By:

Main Conference

MENA Region Private EquityMonday 18th October 2010

2

LP SummitSunday 17th October 2010

The Largest & Most Influential Private Equity Conference In The MENA Region With An Unrivalled Level Of Access To

Local & International LPs

As SuperReturn Middle East enters its fourth year, the conference has built up an impressive following amongst regional and international players who want to update their knowledge andtheir contact list in this important hub for private equity. Why not join them? This year, the conference boasts:

• Three panels of regional investors – all waiting to answer key questions on what they are look-ing for in partnership with local and international GPs and whether private equity is still a viableasset class for local family offices.

• In-depth insights into key regions that investors are viewing with increasing interest; includingAsia and North Africa – take a look at the full programme overleaf to find out more.

• A summit entirely dedicated to hearing the opinions of LPs with a detailed look at what reallymatters to them and where they will be investing next.

• More networking opportunities than ever before – see page ten for full details on how to opti-mise your time at the event and gain access to those speakers and delegates you want tomeet most.

I look forward to meeting you in Abu Dhabi in October

Kind Regards,

Antonia Henbest, Conference Director, SuperReturn Middle East 2010

09.30 Registration & Morning Coffee

10.00 Chair’s Opening Address & Welcome Richard Rivlin, Managing Director & Founder, BLADONMORE

10.10

THE DRY POWDER DEBATEIs It Possible For All The Current Uninvested Capital To Be Put To Work Efficiently

In An Appropriate Timeframe? Where Do GPs See Deals Coming From?Steven Murphy, Managing Director of Institutional Fundraising, CITADEL CAPITAL

10.40NEW RESEARCH

Comparative Performance Data Of Regional Private Equity FundsClaudia Zeisberger, Affiliate Professor of Decision Sciences, INSEAD

11.30 Morning Coffee

12.00

DUE DILIGENCE & FUND SELECTIONLooking Beyond Track Record: What Other Indicators Of Future Performance

Do LPs Use When Deciding Fund Allocations? Gordon Hargraves, Partner, RHO FUND INVESTORS

12.30LP INTERVIEW

Listen To The Opinions Of An Institutional InvestorMark Boyle, Director, Private Equity Funds, NORTWESTERN MUTUAL CAPITAL

13.00 Lunch

14.20

LP EXPECTATIONSManaging Your Existing & Future Portfolio Through The Crisis: What Level Of Transparency &

Communication Do LPs Need From GPs? What Can GPs Do To Manage LPs’ Expectations Regarding Portfolios, Valuations & Liquidity?

Moderated By: Gordon Hargraves, Partner, RHO FUND INVESTORSAnselm Adams, Chair, ADAMS CAPITAL PARTNERS

David Currie, Partner & Chief Executive, SL CAPITAL PARTNERSPatricia Dineen, Managing Director, SIGULER GUFF

15.00

LP/GP RELATIONS Managing LP/GP Relationship Tensions: Overcoming Transparency, Allocation & Return Issues.

What Will Be The Challenges In Light Of The ILPA Guidelines?Moderated By: Rania Gohar, Investment Officer, IFC Henry Owainati, Managing Director, Private Equity

BANK GUTMANN GROUP Christopher Ruth, Managing Partner, NORTHERN GULF PARTNERS

Varun Sood, Co-founder & Managing Partner, CAPVENT

15.40

ANALYSING THE REGIONAL FUNDRAISING ENVIRONMENT What Does the Past Year Show About Regional LP Concerns & The Distribution Of

Funds between Regional, International, Mega Buyout & Others? Speaker tbc

16.10 End Of Summit

STREAM A NORTH AFRICA & THE LEVANT

STREAM B ISLAMIC FINANCE

STREAM C - DEAL FLOW, VALUECREATION & EXITS

Stream Chair: BLADONMORE MIDDLE EAST

16.10

AFRICAMorocco Algeria & Tunisia: Benefiting

From Increasing Political Stability,Government Investment & Partnership

With Europe Including The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement: When We

Will See The First Exits?Moderated By: CITADEL CAPITAL

IFCTUNINVEST/AFRICINVEST

NOMAD CAPITAL, ARGAN INVEST

Speaker & Topic tbc

DEAL FLOWIs There Too Much Capital Chasing TooFew Deals? Or Is Detecting The RightDeals The Real Question In A Region

Where Transparency Is Often AConcern? Where Are Deals Coming

From Now?FOURSAN GROUP

INVEST AD, SWICORPJS PRIVATE EQUITY

HBG HOLDINGS

16.40

EGYPTThe Rise Of The Domestic DemandDriven Economy: Tapping Into The

Opportunities Where Egypt Has A LongSustainable Advantage

ABRAAJ CAPITAL ACTIS

CI CAPITAL HOLDINGSAMWAL ALKHALEEJ

EXTENDED WORKSHOP

SHARIA COMPLIANCEThe Increasing Importance Of Sharia Compliance Within The

Region: What Methods Can Funds Use To Ensure Compliance For

Their Islamic Investors?

Moderated By: DELOITTE

BARCLAYS CAPITALVINSON & ELKINS

POST ACQUISITION VALUE CREATION

Creating Value In Portfolio CompaniesAcquired At The Peak Of The Cycle

Moderated By: BLADONMORE MIDDLE EAST

NBK CAPITAL THE NATIONAL INVESTOR

17.10

JORDAN & THE LEVANTSyria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestinian

Territories: How Can Investors AccessDeals In These Growing Economies

CAPITAL TRUST

REGIONAL EXITSWhat Are The Most Viable Exit

Routes In This Market?speaker tbc

17.30-

18.15

NETWORKING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

18.00 -

19.30 GALA NETWORKING RECEPTION Hosted By

19.30 End of Day One

Morocco Mehdi Tahiri

ARGAN INVEST

Africa Speaker tbc

CITADEL CAPITAL

Energy Healthcare Qatar Iraq

Chris Ruth,NORTHERN GULF

PARTNERS

16.30-

17.30

CLOSED-DOOR SESSIONWill LPs Find Success In Their Newfound Strength? How Changing Dynamics Between LPs And

GPs Translate Into New Terms & ConditionsOpen to LPs by invitation only

If you would like to attend this session please contact: Laura Griffin at [email protected]

An event I always enjoy comingto - the quality of discussion

makes it truly stand outSherif Elkholy, Director, ACTIS

LP

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Main Conference

International FocusTuesday 19th October 2010

08.00 Coffee & Refreshments

08.20Opening Remarks From The Chair

Jon Moulton, Chairman, BETTER CAPITAL

08.30

BACK TO BASICSIs This The End Of The Mega Fund? How Are GPs Adjusting To A Post-Leverage

World & How Will They Generate Value?Steven Costabile, Managing Director, Head of Private Equity Funds Group

PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTSHisham El-Khazindar, Managing Director & Co-Founder, CITADEL CAPITAL

Steve Pagliuca, Managing Director, BAIN CAPITAL

09.00 THE NEW GLOBAL ECONOMY Steve Pagliuca, Managing Director, BAIN CAPITAL

09.20

COMMSNew Developments Within Communication & Infrastructure In Emerging Markets:

What Opportunities Will Africa Offer? Moderated By: Josh Lerner, Jacob H Schiff Professor of Investment Banking

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOLKristoff Puelinckx, Managing Partner, DELTA PARTNERS

Kaj Relander, Chief Investment Officer, Telecom Assets, EMIRATES INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

09.50

Overcoming The Problems That Global LPs Are Facing When Making New Commitments & The Long Term Impact For Future Private Equity Investing

Charles Baillie, Co-Head Alternative Investments & Manager Selection (AIMS) Group &

Co-Head, Global Portfolio Solutions (GPS) Group, GOLDMAN SACHS

10.15 Morning Coffee

10.40KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Balancing Risk & Return In MENA Private Equity InvestingSamir Assaad Samaan, Head of Private Equity, INVEST AD

11.05 KEYNOTE ADDRESSDavid Rubenstein, Co-Founder & Managing Director, THE CARLYLE GROUP

11.30

ELECTRONIC POLLING PANELOutlook For Private Equity Investments, Deals, Valuations & Exits

Moderated By: Jon Moulton, Chairman, BETTER CAPITALMustafa Abdel-Wadood, Managing Director, ABRAAJ CAPITAL

Josh Lerner, Jacob H Schiff Professor of Investment BankingHARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

David Rubenstein, Co-Founder & Managing Director, THE CARLYLE GROUP

12.15

THE NEW SILK ROUTE:The Rising Importance Of Trade & Capital Links Between Asia & The MENA Region.

What Does This Mean For The Future Of MENA?Peter Cornelius, Global Head of Research, ALPINVEST PARTNERS

Karim Helal, Group CEO, CI CAPITAL HOLDINGS Jonas Lindblad, Managing Director, JADE INVEST

Rebecca Xu, Co-Founder & Managing Director, ASIA ALTERNATIVES

12.45Lunch Hosted By

14.20 - 14.40 - Plus! Q&A Session WithDavid Rubenstein, THE CARLYLE GROUP

14.40

OPPORTUNITIES IN SAUDI ARABIAHow Do You Break Into The Saudi Market In Order To Access The Wealth Of Opportunities Generated By

Government Investment, An Educated Population & Stable & Deep Capital Markets?HE Abdallah Al-Moualimi, Chairman, HBG HOLDINGS & Saudi Ambassador

THE EUROPEAN UNION

15.05

GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE Successful Financial Regulation After Financial Meltdown: What Role Can The State

Play To Create & Maintain A World Financial Centre?Lord Charles Falconer, Senior Counsel, GIBSON DUNN & Former

LORD CHANCELLOR OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

15.30

INTERNATIONAL LP PANELWhat Will It Take For International Institutional Investors To Invest Into MENA-Focused

Private Equity Funds? Who Is Investing Now?Koonal Gandhi, Director, Investment Funds Department, OPIC

Neil W Harper, Managing DirectorMORGAN STANLEY ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT PARTNERSErik Kaas, Co-head Investment Solutions, PARTNERS GROUP

George Siguler, Managing Director & Co-Founder, SIGULER GUFF

16.00 Afternoon Tea

Main Conference

Global InvestmentWednesday 20th October 2010

08.00 Registration & Morning Coffee

08.30 Chair’s Opening Address & Welcome

08.40

REGIONAL INVESTOR PANEL Where Do Regional Investors See Returns Coming From & What Are The Benefits Of

Investing With A Regional Focus? Wael Aburida, Director M&A & Strategic Investments, WAHA CAPITAL

Manoj Narender Madnani, Managing Director & Board MemberKULCZYK INVESTMENTS

C.H. Abdul Raheem, General Manager, Finance & Business Planning, TASNEE JUBAIL

09.10THE EVOLVING VENTURE CAPITAL PARADIGM

Fuelling Global Innovation & EntrepreneurshipPeter Barris, Managing General Partner, NEW ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATES

09.35

KEYNOTE ADDRESSHow To Access Regional Family Owned Businesses & Make Private Equity Applicable

To Their NeedsMishal Kanoo, Deputy Chairman, UAE & Oman, THE KANOO GROUP

10.10

REGIONAL INVESTORS SPEAK OUTWhat Are Regional Investors Really Looking For From Partnership With Local &

International GPs? Addressing LP Concerns, Investment Plans & Return Expectations Moderated By: George Siguler, Managing Director & Co-Founder, SIGULER GUFF

Abdulmohsen AlTouq, CEO, ALTOUQ GROUP Souheil Hajjar, Chief Investment Officer, MAJID AL FUTTAIM TRUST Mishal Kanoo, Deputy Chairman, UAE & Oman, THE KANOO GROUP

10.40 Morning Coffee

11.10

TURKEY: THE GATEWAY TO EUROPEHow Best To Access The Opportunities In Turkey? Understanding The Local Regulatory Framework &

Dealing With Rising Valuations For Larger Deals Murat Özgen, CEO, IS PRIVATE EQUITY

Mehmet Sami, Executive Board Member, ATA INVESTSeymur Tari, CEO, TURKVEN Hakan Tokac, Chairman, IVCI

11.40

CO-INVESTMENTS VS. BLIND FUNDSHow Is The Private Equity Model Changing To Adapt To The Increasing Popularity Of The Co-Investment

Model? Does This Spell The End Of Blind Funds?Wael Aburida, Director M&A & Strategic Investments, WAHA CAPITAL

David Currie, Partner & Chief Executive, SL CAPITAL PARTNERSTaimoor Labib, Managing Director, Head of Private Equity MENA

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

12.20Lunch

Plus! VIP Hosted Lunch Tables With Josh Lerner & Mishal Kanoo

14.00QUICK FIRE SHOWCASE – EXTENDED SESSION

This is a unique opportunity to present your fund in 90 seconds to a panel of LPs and our SuperReturnMidddle East audience. You can then get feedback on your fund strategy and presentation style.

14.30

EMERGING MARKETS & GLOBAL DIVERSIFICATIONWhere Do Emerging Markets Fit Within A Modern Private Equity Portfolio & How Do LPs Achieve The

Optimum Balance Between The Competing Regions?Steve Cowan, Managing Director, PCGI

Marc St John, Partner, CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS J. Todd Morley, Co-founder, GUGGENHEIM PARTNERS & CEO & Chairman

G2 INVESTMENT GROUPAsim Zafar, Executive Director, ARCAPITA

15.00

NEW RESEARCHManaging Risk In Private Equity Portfolios: Mission Impossible?Josh Lerner, Jacob H Schiff Professor of Investment Banking

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

16.00 End Of Conference

Free registration for Pensin Funds, Endowments, Foundations, SovereignWealth Funds & Single Family Offices subject to ICBI approval.

Please email [email protected]

Stream ADistressed, Turnarounds,

Restructuring & Secondaries

Stream BSector Focus

Stream CRegional Focus

16.30

FINANCING & CAPITAL MARKETSWhen Is Leverage Coming Back &

Under What Terms? What Impact WillThis Have On Private Equity Going

Forward?JADWA INVESTMENT

AUGUR CAPITAL

CLEANTECHRecent Developments In Cleantech

Investing: How Will The NewTechnologies Shape A Region So

Previously Dependant On Oil & Gas? MASDAR, SUSTAINABLE CITIES

USA Investing In North America –

Is Now The Right Time?

ONEX

17.00

OPPORTUNITIES IN DISTRESSEDWhere Are The Opportunities InInvesting In Distressed Assets?

Distressed For Control, Turnarounds,Distressed Debt & Real Estate

Moderated By: APOLLO MANAGEMENT

DRUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENTINTERMEDIATE CAPITAL GROUP

OIL, GAS & ENERGY What Does The Future Hold For Such

An Important Market & What Can Private Equity Bring To The Table

When Looking At This Dynamic Sector?

LIME ROCK PARTNERS

SAUDI ARABIABenefiting From The Excellent

Growth Prospects Of A Market That Has Largely Escaped Recession While Navigating The Cultural &

Administrative Complexities & Opacity To Outside Investors

MALAZ GROUP, VINSON & ELKINSSIRAJ CAPITAL

AMWAL ALKHALEEJ

17.30

SECONDARIESUsing The Secondaries Market To

Rebalance Portfolios: Who Is Buying &Who Is Selling & Why?

HARBOURVEST PARTNERSPOMONA CAPITAL

ADAMS STREET PARTNERS

INFRASTRUCTUREWhere Do The Opportunities Lie InRegional Infrastructure Investing?

Dealing With Risk Factors & ReturnExpectations In A Very Long Term

Asset Class

MENA INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDMACQUARIE

ASIAAccessing Opportunities Generated By The Phenomenal Rise Of AsianEconomies: How Should LPs Start

Evaluating Routes Into Asian PrivateEquity?

INFINITY CONSULTANTSSQUADRON CAPITAL

CHRYSCAPITALASIA ALTERNATIVESCDH INVESTMENTS

18.00-

18.45

NETWORKING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

18.30-

20.00 GALA NETWORKING RECEPTION - Sponsored by

20.00 End of Day Two

Asia Retail & Consumer

Telecomms &Media Education Oil & Gas Real Estate

WHY TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT…..?

"SuperReturn Middle East's private equity event is a ‘must-attend’ gathering for the entire MENA region."

Hisham El-Khazindar, Managing Director and Co-Founder, CITADEL CAPITAL

“SuperReturn Middle East brings together the best of thelocal industry into one place”

Yahya Jalil, Director Private Equity, THE NATIONAL INVESTOR

"We regard it as the private equity event in the region. If youare going to be in private equity and you want to know about

it, you’ve got to be here."Chris Ward, Chief Executive Office – Financial Advisory Services, DELOITTE

"A very important event for Middle Eastern private equity"Paul Waller, Managing Partner, 3i

"It was a great success. An extremely valuable programmewas crammed into a short time period. And very well

attended - both the number and seniority of attendees"Richard Rivlin, Author, DESERT CAPITALISTS

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Web: www.superreturnme.com ● Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 7200 ● Fax: +44 (0) 20 7017 7807 ● Email: [email protected]

The Best Networking Opportunities In The Middle East

BEFORE THE EVENT• My SuperReturn Middle East –

Sponsored By

• Start networking before you even arrive with our online e-networker, MySuperReturn Middle East. The tool allows you to upload a profile, viewthe delegate list and book meetings – before the event even takes place.The tool is available to all speakers and paid delegates and goes live twoweeks before the conference.

DURING THE DAY Monday 18th October 2010

• NEW! Live TalkBack Blackberry Questions

Send your questions in real time directly to the speaker using your black-berry. The questions are anonymous and it gives you the opportunity to putthe world’s biggest private equity players on the spot.

• Networking Lunch - Sponsored By

Featuring VIP hosted lunch table With Richard Portes CBERelax and discuss the most future of the markets with global macroeconomist

Richard Portes, Professor of Economics,LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL & Founder & President, CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC POLICY RESEARCH

• Speed Networking - Sponsored By

The speed networkers are divided in LPs and GPs giving GPs a chance todeliver a brief synopsis of their fund, and LPs a chance to evaluate a largenumber of funds very quickly. Pick up 20 business cards in 20 minutes; ifthere is a fit, you can follow up later.

Tuesday 19th October 2010

• Networking Lunch - Sponsored By

Featuring Q&A Session With David Rubenstein After another fabulous sit-down lunch, grab your chance to put your questions to one of the founding fathers of private equity and put DavidRubenstein on the spot.

Wednesday 20th October 2010

• Networking LunchFeaturing VIP hosted lunch tables With Mishal Kanoo & Josh LernerHave lunch and share thoughts Local LP and business leader, Mishal Kanoo, THE KANOO GROUP or world-renowned private equity academic, Josh Lerner, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

• Delegate QuickFire Showcase Pitch Your Fund To Our SuperReturn Middle East AudienceDelegates have exactly 90 seconds to present their fund strategy withoutusing financial and performance data. Feedback is given by our expert LPpanel and participants are awarded points for strategy and presentationstyle. The mood is informal and fun with a fabulous prize for the winner.

IN THE EVENINGMonday 18th October 2010

• Gala ReceptionSponsored By

Enjoy canapés, drinks and conversation at your leisure at the stunning, yetinformal, gala networking reception.

Tuesday 19th October 2010

• Gala ReceptionSponsored By

Relax and enjoy the opportunity to meet the best of the global industry atour second splendid gala reception.

SuperReturn Middle East brings you superlative networking opportunities throughout fourdays of a superb conference agenda

NETWORKING BY NUMBERS:

• 1 Summit Dedicated To The Opinions Of LPs

• 2 Gala Networking Receptions

• 3 Fabulous Sit-Down Lunches

• 12 Dedicated Networking Breaks During

The Day

• 20 LPs Waiting To Give You Their Business

Cards At LP/GP Speed Networking

• 90 Seconds To Pitch Your Fund To A Panel Of

LPs At The Delegate QuickFire Showcase

• 500+ Delegates & Speakers With Access To

The Online Pre-Conference Networking Tool,

My SuperReturn Middle East

Investment Community Partner: Official Arabic Broadcaster:

Media Partners:

"The event is rewarding, informative andprovides a unique networking platform."

Manoj Madnani, Managing Director & Board Member

KULCZYK INVESTMENTS

MENA Private

Equity Portal:

Official Business Publication:

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09.30

Registration & Morning Coffee

10.00

Chair’s Opening Address & Welcome Richard RivlinManaging DirectorBLADONMORE Richard Rivlin is Managing Director of Bladonmore. The business has twosubsidiaries: a coaching business delivering communications programmes

to a range of international clients; and a content business delivering publications, filmsand online work which helps develop and implement client, investor and internal com-munications programmes. Bladonmore has offices in London and Abu Dhabi. In recenttimes Richard has developed and delivered coaching programmes for multinationalsincluding Aldar, ArcelorMittal, Cable & Wireless and Credit Agricole. Prior to setting upBladonmore, he was an award winning financial journalist for the Financial Times andSunday Telegraph, working in London and New York.

10.10

THE DRY POWDER DEBATE

Is It Possible For All The CurrentUninvested Capital To Be Put To WorkEfficiently In An Appropriate Timeframe?Where Do GPs See Deals Coming From?

Steven MurphyManaging Director of Institutional FundraisingCITADEL CAPITALMr. Murphy joined Citadel Capital, the leading private equity firm in theMiddle East and Africa with more than US$ 8.3 billion in Investments under

control, in 2008. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Murphy was head of private placementsat Citigroup Global Markets. With more than 20 years of experience in private equityfundraising and investment banking, Mr. Murphy held a range of positions withSalomon Brothers / Salomon Smith Barney in New York, Tokyo and London starting in1985. Originally a mergers and acquisitions specialist who headed Salomon’s EuropeanM&A practice in the early 1990s, Mr. Murphy’s career has covered a wide range ofadvisory as well as public and private fundraising activities.

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NEW RESEARCH

Comparative Performance Data OfRegional Private Equity Funds

Claudia ZeisbergerAffiliate Professor of Decision SciencesINSEADClaudia is Program Director of the Center for Decision Making and RiskAnalysis (CDMRA), one of INSEAD’s centers of excellence. She recently ini-

tiated the launch of the global Private Equity Initiative (PEI) to focus INSEAD’s existingachievements in this area, increase its visibility and cater to specific industry needs inresearch and education.

11.30 Morning Coffee

12.00

DUE DILIGENCE & FUND SELECTION

Looking Beyond Track Record: What OtherIndicators Of Future Performance Do LPsUse When Deciding Fund Allocations?

Gordon Hargraves, PartnerRHO FUND INVESTORS Gordon Hargraves has been actively investing private equity since 1993. Heis a Partner with Rho Fund Investors ("RFI") and has overall responsibility forits activities. Since 1981, RFI has successfully committed to, and realisedsubstantial returns from, over 170 venture capital and specialised growth

buyout funds throughout the world. Prior to joining Rho in 1999, Gordon was responsi-ble for developing and managing the private equity program at the National Bank ofKuwait in New York, which included leading direct investments, co-investments andfund investments.

12.30

LP INTERVIEW

Listen To The Opinions Of An InstitutionalInvestor

Interviewee: Mark BoyleDirector, Private Equity FundsNORTHWESTERN MUTUAL CAPITALMark C. Boyle, CFA, is a Vice President of Northwestern Mutual CapitalLimited and has been located in the company’s London offices since early

2007. Northwestern Mutual Capital Limited is a subsidiary of The Northwestern MutualLife Insurance Company, a prominent U.S. based insurer with over $145 billion inassets. Mr. Boyle has been involved in Northwestern Mutual’s investment business for30 years. Mr. Boyle is a member of Northwestern Mutual’s private debt and equitygroup where he focuses on private equity and mezzanine investments.

13.00 Lunch

14.20

LP EXPECTATIONS

Managing Your Existing & Future PortfolioThrough The Crisis: What Level OfTransparency & Communication Do LPsNeed From GPs? What Can GPs Do ToManage LPs Expectations RegardingPortfolios, Valuations & Liquidity? Moderated By: Gordon Hargraves, PartnerRHO FUND INVESTORS(See above bio)

Anselm AdamsChairADAMS CAPITAL PARTNERS Anselm is the Managing Director of family office Adams Capital Partners,and advisor through Private Equity Capital Advisers Limited of a fund

managing over US$ 100 M in private equity assets: fund-of-funds, funds and directinvestments. He has more than 18 years experience in private equity, venture capitaland investment banking. Anselm has worked at Schroders, Merrill Lynch andGoldman Sachs.

Patricia DineenManaging DirectorSIGULER GUFF Patricia has responsibility for managing the BRIC Opportunities Funds, focusing on Brazil, Russia, India, China. Prior to joining Siguler Guff in 2004,

she was at Cambridge Associates, where she led the emerging markets private equityadvisory business. Prior to joining Cambridge Associates, she founded a consulting firmspecialised in telecommunications. Previously, she worked for British Telecommunicationsin London, involved in corporate strategy and global M&A.

David CurriePartner & Chief ExecutiveSL CAPITAL PARTNERS David has more than 30 years’ experience in private equity investment.Since 1998 he has played a major role in launching and successfully estab-

lishing SL Capital Partners (“SL Capital”) as a leading private equity fund of funds man-ager. His career in private equity started with 3i and, immediately before joiningStandard Life to develop their private equity fund of funds business, with the AbuDhabi Investment Authority (“ADIA”) where he ran their private equity programme. Hegained experience of emerging markets, investing in Central and Eastern Europe andRussia during his time with ADIA.

15.00

LP/GP RELATIONS

Managing LP/GP Relationship Tensions:Overcoming Transparency, Allocation &Return Issues. What Will Be The ChallengesIn Light Of The ILPA Guidelines? Moderated By: Rania Gohar, Investment Officer, IFCRania, an Egyptian national, is a seasoned professional with a distinguished career inasset management and equity investments in the MENA region. She is currently aninvestment officer at the private equity and funds department at the IFC working onSub-Saharan Africa and the MENA region. Previously, she was at NAEEM Group, anEgypt based asset management company, where she was the Managing Director ofthe Asset Management Operations. Prior to joining NAEEM in 2005, Rania was theAssistant to the Chairman of the Egypt Mortgage Finance Authority for a short period.She started her career as a senior financial controller and cost accountant at JohnsonWax Egypt.

Henry Owainati, Managing Director, Private EquityBANK GUTMANN GROUP Henry co-heads private equity for Bank Gutmann. His alternative invest-ments team manages 48 primary partnership interests, secondaries, andco-investments in buyouts, growth capital, and special situations. He has

experience in principal investing, due diligence of partnerships, and active portfoliomonitoring, with additional expertise in emerging markets. Prior to Bank Gutmann,Henry was with Bank Austria Group and Spectrum Capital Partners.

Christopher RuthManaging PartnerNORTHERN GULF PARTNERS Northern Gulf Partners is the leading investment firm focused on Iraq. Priorto joining NGP, Christopher served as a partner of Halyard Capital, a private

equity firm with more than $600 million under management making growth equity andbuyout investments in the communications, business services, and media sectors. Mr.Ruth's 18 years of experience on Wall Street include a broad variety of principal invest-ing, advisory and capital-raising experience.

Varun Sood, Co-Founder & Managing PartnerCAPVENTAs the co-founder of Capvent AG, Varun jointly manages the firm’s investmentactivities and is integral to Capvent’s growth as a specialist provider of performance driven investment services in private equity. Varun is also

responsble for creating the fund of fund’s investment guidelines and risk management systems. Previously, Varun was Executive Director and Head of Société Générale EuropeanLBO group.

15.40

REALISATIONS

When Will LPs Start Seeing Realisations?Working With Funds To Optimise ReturnsWithin An Agreed Time Frame

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16.30 -17.30 - CLOSED DOOR SESSION Open To Pension Funds, Endowments, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Foundations & Single Family Offices By Invitation Only

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Will LPs Find Success In Their Newfound Strength? How Changing Dynamics Between LPs And GPs Translate Into New Terms & Conditions

08.00 Coffee & Registration

08.25

Opening Remarks From Chair Mark Yassin, The Senior General Manager of Corporate& Investment BankingTHE NATIONAL BANK OF ABU DHABIPrior to joining NBAD in 2008, Mr. Yassin held senior executive positions in anumber of international banks, consulting firms and regional banks. His career

spans more than 22 years covering assignments in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Canada and theU.S. predominantly covering corporate finance, global project & structured finance, financial& strategic advisory, infrastructure debt advisory, debt underwriting and syndications, tradefinance, private equity and corporate banking. At NBAD, Mr. Yassin has been entrusted tomanage the newly integrated CIBD comprising Corporate Banking Group, InvestmentBanking Group, Wholesale Banking Group, Abu Dhabi National Properties, Abu DhabiNational Leasing as well as the newly created Private Equity department.

08.35

Private Equity In The MENA Region – TheNew Realities

Ammar Alkhudairy, Board Member, Chief Executive Officer and Managing DirectorAMWAL ALKHALEEJ Prior to founding Amwal AlKhaleej, Mr. Alkhudairy held a number of seniormanagement positions with Saudi Banking institutions, including Head of

Strategic Business Development and Central Region Head with Banque Saudi Fransi

and Country Head with Gulf International Bank. Mr. Alkhudairy’s professional trackrecord spans a number of banking disciplines including M&A, project finance, corporatefinance, corporate banking, and merchant banking. Mr. Alkhudairy also sits on a num-ber of corporate boards, including SAVOLA (Jeddah), Herfy Foods (Saudi Tadawul list-ed), AlTayyar Travel (Riyadh), United Sugar Company (Jeddah), Morgan Stanley SaudiArabia, KSAM2 Petrodrill Offshore (Dubai), Kingdom Holding (Saudi Tadawul listed), andKingdom Hotel (AIM and DIFX listed), and Arab Cotton Ginning (CASE listed). Mr.Alkhudairy earned his Masters degree in Engineering Administration from The GeorgeWashington University in Washington D.C., after earning a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering.

09.00

INVESTING IN MIDDLE EAST ANDAFRICA: LESSONS LEARNED

An Industry Veteran Distills A Handful OfLessons Learned That Will Benefit Any FirmLooking To Push Into The Final Frontiers OfThe Regional Industry

Ahmed Heikal, Chairman & FounderCITADEL CAPITALPrior to founding Citadel Capital, Mr. Heikal was an executive board mem-ber and Managing Director of EFG-Hermes Holding, which he helped trans-form from a small financial consultancy into the leading investment bank in

the Arab world and the second-largest full-service investment bank in global emergingmarkets. At various times, he was head of asset management (1994-95), head of secu-rities (1997-1999), and head of private equity (1999-2001). In addition to landmark capi-

tal markets and M&A transactions, he spearheaded highly successful private equityinvestments, one leading to the creation of Egypt’s leading IT company (Raya Holding)and another to the nation’s largest natural gas distribution company (Genco). He alsoraised three rounds of finance for regional mobile telecommunications operatorOrascom Telecom and led the IPOs of Orascom Construction Industries, OrascomHotels and Ezz Steel, and the latter’s subsequent convertible bond to finance the acqui-sition of ANSDK. Mr. Heikal holds a Master’s degree and a PhD in IndustrialEngineering and Engineering Management from Stanford University.

09.25

MENASA REGION PRIVATE EQUITYOVERVIEW

How Can Private Equity Take Companies ToThe Next Stage By Offering Liquidity &Expertise?

Omar LodhiExecutive DirectorABRAAJ CAPITAL Omar Lodhi joined Abraaj in 2005, and has 16 years of private equity andinvestment banking experience in the Middle East, Asia and Europe. Until

early 2009, he headed on one of three investment-management teamsresponsible for deal sourcing, execution and post-acquisition management of partnercompanies. He currently manages Abraaj’s Investor Coverage business (AIC), spanningexisting and potential limited partners regionally and internationally, and serves on thefirm’s six-member Executive Management Committee.

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SME, EARLY STAGE INVESTING &GROWTH CAPITAL

Tackling The Issues Around FamilyOwnership, Minority Stakes & Lack OfObvious Exit Routes To Fulfil The PotentialOf This Dynamic Sector

Sabah Hamad al-Sabah al-BinaliChief Investment OfficerSAFFAR CAPITALPrior to founding Saffar, Sabah headed the Treasury and InvestmentsDivision of Union National Bank in the UAE where he managed the Bank's

proprietary investment portfolio. Sabah is Chairman of Zawya; and a Director of theBoards of Saffar Holdings, Credit Suisse Saudi Arabia, Al Awael International Securities;and Ali Zaid Al-Quraishi & Brothers Company.

Zulfi HydariGroup Managing DirectorHBG HOLDINGSMr Hydari is Co-Founder and Group Managing Director of HBG Holdingswhere he leads a team with significant experience in acquiring, restructur-

ing and managing businesses in the MENASA region. Mr Hydari is an experienced pri-vate equity investor with significant hands on experience in acquiring and building prof-itable businesses. He has over 14 years business experience in private equity, mergersand acquisitions and business turnarounds, much of it in the emerging markets. He hasheld leadership positions in portfolio entities and has transacted business with leadingmultinationals and government institutions in Europe, Middle East and South Asia. MrHydari has led the expansion strategy of the firm and launched its pan-regional privateequity investment vehicle.

Fawaz H. Zu’biFounder & CEOACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS Fawaz Zu’bi is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of AcceleratorTechnology Holdings, a privately held venture capital firm comprising of a

group of pioneering investors from the Middle East, Europe and the USA, and whoseobjective is to identify, invest in, and help build best-of-breed ventures in the TMT valuechain in the Arab World. He has been at the forefront of the Arab region’s technologydevelopment effort in the past few years, having earlier served as Minister ofInformation and Communications Technology and Minister of AdministrativeDevelopment in the government of Jordan between the years 2000 and 2005. In thosepositions, Dr. Zu’bi led the process of liberalisation of Jordan’s telecommunications sec-tor, the first in the region. He was also instrumental in guiding the development of bothJordan’s and the region’s IT industry, and his efforts were recognised in his beingawarded the regional ITP e-Visionary Award in Dubai in 2002.

10.25 Morning Coffee

10.50

MENA Vs. BRICs

Is the MENA Region As Attractive As TheBRICS For Private Equity Investing?

Faisal BelhoulFounder & Managing PartnerITHMAR CAPITAL A prominent member of the region’s business community, Faisal Belhoulbrings valuable insight and knowledge to the market, widespread invest-

ment, managerial and operational experience and an extensive network of contactsacross the GCC states. Prior to founding Ithmar Capital, Faisal embarked on his seniormanagement career with the Belhoul Group of Companies, a traditionally diversified,family owned conglomerate. He led the transformation of the Group so that by 2001, ithad successfully reinvented itself as a regional asset management company, withinvestments in private equity, capital markets and real estate.

Juan Delgado-MoreiraManaging DirectorHAMILTON LANEJuan is a Managing Director on Hamilton Lane’s Investment Team based inthe London office, where he oversees European operations and is responsi-

ble for due diligence of investment opportunities in Europe. Prior to joining HamiltonLane, Juan was an Investment Associate at Baring Private Equity Partners Ltd. inLondon, where he focused on mid-market private equity in Europe. Previously, Juanheld senior research positions at UK institutions such as the University of Essex andwas a lecturer and Fulbright Scholar at Stanford University. Juan started his career asan analyst in Madrid at the SEPI (formerly known as Instituto Nacional de Industria).

Karim El-SolhChief Executive OfficerGULF CAPITAL Dr El Solh has over 16 years’ experience in investment banking, privateequity and asset management and heads Gulf Capital. Gulf Capital was

established with a capital base of USD 330 million from 300 of the most prestigiousinstitutional and individual investors in the Gulf. Prior to founding Gulf Capital, Dr El Solhwas CEO of the National Investor (TNI), one of the most active UAE investment banks,which was ranked under his tenure, as the “Best Equity House in the UAE” byEuromoney. Dr El Solh has been involved in over $20 billion worth of LBOs and debtfinancings in both Europe and the US. Dr El Solh was voted Young Global Leader by theWorld Economic Forum in 2007.

11.20

REGIONAL FAMILY OFFICES Moderated By:

Dori Dana HaeriDirectorACROSTIC Dori has been involved in fundraising activities in the Middle East as well asadvising corporate clients regarding their entry strategies within the region.

She is the founder/director of Acrostic a small investment banking firm specialising inalternative asset classes. Prior to that Dori was a General Partner of Eden Ventures, a£130M fund investing in early stage software technology companies in the UK andIreland. Dori was instrumental in raising the funds for Eden Ventures. In addition tofund raising she had the responsibility, as part of the investment committee, for mar-keting due diligence for investment companies. Dori is the Founder and ManagingDirector of DDH Consultants Ltd.

Amin Al RashidCEOAR INVESTMENT PARTNERS Amin is the CEO of AR Investment Partners, a private equity investmentmanagement and consulting firm, where he works with Family Offices,

including Royal Families in the Middle East and financial institutions globally on their pri-vate equity investments. Amin has co-invested alongside several sovereign wealthfunds and institutional investors globally on several billion dollar private equity invest-ments. Prior to that he managed the private equity investments for a number of highnet worth families in Europe.

Faranak ForoughiFounder & CEOTHARWA MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY Tharwa Management Consultancy is a wealth advisory and managementconsultancy firm in Dubai which works with a select number of locally

based Gulf families, entrepreneurs and corporations advising them on wide rangestrategic issues related to their investment, succession and funding needs. In particular, Tharwa acts as an independent partner to families and corporations to develop succession planning strategies, reduce risk through appropriate strategic assetallocation, assess feasibility of new projects, and provide solutions and advice for a variety of corporate advisory and direct investment opportunities. Faranak has beenadvising Middle Eastern families for over 20 years and was previously Head of PrivateBanking at the National Bank of Dubai for 6 years.

David SimpsonInvestment DirectorSTARLING GROUP Mr. David Simpson manages Starling's Private Equity and Venture Capitalportfolio. Prior to joining Starling, he led private equity investments in

excess of $750 million for the San Francisco Employees' Retirement System and theSouthern Ute Tribe of Colorado. Mr. Simpson worked for Charles Schwab & Co. for overa decade as a Finance Director with responsibility for a wide array of analytical projects.

11.50

LP/GP RELATIONS

Building Successful Long TermRelationships With Local LPs ThroughImproved Communication, GreaterTransparency & Real Results

Yaser Z. AbuShaban, Vice President & Portfolio Manager Treasury & InvestmentsABU DHABI COMMERCIAL BANKYaser is Vice President of Investments and Portfolio Manager with theTreasury and Investment Department of ADCB where he manages the

Bank's public and private equity investments and structured finance assets. Over thepast 11 years, Yaser has performed in a variety of investment roles across geographiesand asset classes, serving as a Fund Manager with Vantagepoint Funds in Washington,DC, where he was responsible for overseeing over $3 billion in multi-asset class funds,and a Senior Consultant with Arthur Andersen advising financial institutions on invest-ment and risk management strategies.

Rob BarrPartnerPANTHEON VENTURES Rob directs business development and client service activities in Europeand the Middle East. Before joining Pantheon, Rob spent six years at

Deutsche Asset Management, latterly as a Director of Client Relations. Prior to this, hespent four years working in private equity for Morgan Grenfell Development Capital.Rob qualified as an accountant with Ernst & Young and before that worked in industryfor Johnson Matthey.

Thomas KubrCEOCAPITAL DYNAMICSThomas is a Managing Director and the Chief Executive of CapitalDynamics, a position he held since 1999. Previously, he was the head of

private equity at Partners Group and a consultant with McKinsey & Company from1995 to 1997. Capital Dynamics is an independent asset management firm focused onprivate equity. Capital Dynamics offers institutional investors and family offices a widerange of private equity products and services: fund of funds, direct investments, sepa-rate account solutions and structured private equity products. With more than 20 yearsof experience, Capital Dynamics manages and has advised on a combined total of overUSD 21 billion in private equity and real estate funds.

12.20

GLOBAL MACROECONOMIC OUTLOOK

A Look At The Next Decade: How WillGlobal Economies Adjust In A Post-Recession Environment?

Richard Portes CBE, Professor of Economics,LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL & Founder &President, CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC POLICYRESEARCHRichard’s cutting edge research on international finance, credit default swap

markets, and European integration has influenced a generation of government officials,policy makers, and economists. He was one of the first economists to examine theinternational ramifications of a single European currency. Richard is a founding directorof the Centre for Economic Policy Research, a network of 700 academic economiststhat publishes influential discussion papers and holds 70-80 conferences and work-shops annually. His work on financial derivatives currently focuses on the role of creditdefault swaps in the economic earthquakes shaking the world, and he has made com-pelling arguments for their regulation. During his distinguished career, Richard hastaught at Princeton, Harvard, Berkeley, Columbia & Oxford. He was decoratedCommander of The British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List 2003.

13.00

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14.30

RESTRUCTURING

How Will Restructuring Impact RegionalPrivate Equity In The Long Term? What WillThe New Reality Look Like?Moderated By:

Richard Clarke, Managing Director, Transaction &Reorganization Services, Middle East RegionDELOITTERichard is a Managing Director in Deloitte’s Middle East Transaction &Reorganization Services practice based in Dubai. He has been providing

transaction support and reorganization services to Private Equity Houses, corporateclients and international lenders since 1998. Richard specializes in complex cross border transactions and has deep experience of corporate restructurings across mostindustry sectors both in Europe and the Middle East as well as buy and sell sidetransactions.

Don FeatherstoneManaging DirectorALIXPARTNERSDonald’s expertise is in developing turnaround and restructuring strategiesfor companies facing complex operational and financial challenges. He has

led restructuring engagements for public companies and private equity owned portfoliocompanies. His experiences in liquidity management, cash flow forecasting, businessplan development, cost reduction initiatives, and complex financial transactions providea complement of services to assist companies facing demands for urgent change. Hehas been with AlixPartners since 2001 and has restructuring experience in the US,United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and the Middle East.

15.00

REGIONAL ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

How Soon Will The MENA Region ComeOut Of The Current Crisis? What Will BeThe Long Term Effects On The LocalEconomic & Business Landscape?

Ali al ShihabiFounder & Executive ChairmanRASMALA INVESTMENT BANK Ali al Shihabi established Rasmala Investment Bank in 2003. Prior to establishing Rasmala, Mr. al Shihabi was the Chairman of the Board

Management Committee of the Saudi Hollandi Bank, a position he held for over 10 years.

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16.10

AFRICA

Morocco Algeria & Tunisia: Benefiting FromIncreasing Political Stability, GovernmentInvestment & Partnership With EuropeIncluding The Euro-MediterraneanAgreement: When We Will See The FirstExits?

Moderated By: Abdallah EIEbiaryManaging DirectorCITADEL CAPITAL Before joining Citadel Capital in February 2006, Mr. ElEbiary was a banker

with the Investment Banking Division at Merrill Lynch & Co., where he participated inmerger and acquisition transactions in addition to public and private financing, includingthe comprehensive financing of telecom and media companies such as Clearwire andValor Communications Group. Previously, he was Business Analysis Manager at theCorporate Finance Department of the MeadWestvaco Corporation. He sits on theboards of Citadel Capital platform companies including Nile River TransportationCompany (NRTC), ASEC Cement and Gozour.

Rania Gohar, Investment OfficerIFC (See Bio On Page 4)

Ziad OueslatiFounding PartnerTUNINVEST/AFRICINVEST Ziad Oueslati is the Co-founder and Managing Director of TuninvestAfricinvest Group, one of the leading pan-African Private Equity firms. He

has extensive experience negotiating equity and quasi-equity operations and has beenresponsible for raising several private equity funds for a total of over $550 million. He isa board member of several North and Sub-Saharan African companies. Prior to co-founding Tuninvest Africinvest Group in 1994, Ziad held different management positionsat Citibank in Tunis.

Adel Si-BouekazFounder & CEONOMAD CAPITAL Adel was until recently Vice President with The Carlyle Group in charge ofthe Maghreb Region. He previously managed an emerging markets bou-

tique advisory firm that executed the purchase of Telecom Malagasy on behalf ofDistacom Ltd, a Hong Kong based telecom operator, as well as other mandates inNorth Africa, Eastern Europe and South America. Before that, Adel worked for JPMorgan London, where he was a member of the UK Resident non-domiciled team,with a focus on international-based clients. The team focused on M&A transactionswith family-owned companies across various sectors. Today, Adel is leading NomadCapital efforts in North Africa, and principally in Algeria, on both investment bankingand private equity activities.

Stream ANorth Africa & The Levant

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Mehdi Tahiri, Director GeneralARGAN INVEST Mr Tahiri is the CEO of Argan Invest, the private equity arm of FinanceComGroup. He joined this private group in 1999 to build a global PE platform, ina context of opening of the Moroccan economy. Today, after ten years’

development, ARGAN’s funds under management represent a global amount of 400MUSD in three different asset classes: Private Equity, Real Estate & Infrastructures. Morethan 40 assets have been invested by the four first funds and 15 exit realised with aperforming IRR. During this decade, Mr Tahiri was board member of several portfoliocompanies, chairman of the Moroccan PE association, and since 2006, he has been thechairman of different investment committee.

16.40

EGYPT

The Rise Of The Domestic Demand DrivenEconomy: Tapping Into The OpportunitiesWhere Egypt Has A Long SustainableAdvantage

Ahmed Badreldin, Executive DirectorABRAAJ CAPITALAhmed Badreldin is an Executive Director at Abraaj Capital where he leads oneof the group’s private equity investment teams and oversees operations inEgypt and North Africa. Mr. Badreldin has more than 12 years’ experience in

investment banking, finance and consulting. Before Abraaj, he was a Senior Director inLeveraged Finance at Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Plc inLondon. At Barclays, he completed several financing and equity co-investment transactionswith leading global private equity firms including the Carlyle Group, KKR and Bain Capital.

Sherif Elkholy, Director, ACTISSherif joined Actis in 2004 and focuses on the North Africa region. Sincejoining Actis Sherif has played various execution, investment management,and exit roles in El-Rashidi El-Mizan, Orascom Telecom Algeria, andMo'men Group investments. Prior to joining Actis, he worked with HSBCGroup as a member of its structured finance team in Egypt and with EFG-

Hermes Private Equity for three years, where he focused on making investments inEgypt, Jordan, and Turkey.

Mark Rorison, Managing DirectorCI CAPITAL HOLDINGSMark started working at CI Capital Holdings in 2008, after entering invest-ment banking as an analyst in 1986. He first qualified as a CharteredAccountant and since then he has researched the banking industry and

banks across the EMEA space. Since 1993, he has concentrated on Emerging Markets,covering banks in CEE, CIS & MENA as well as helping to co-ordinate GEM banksresearch, and has achieved top 3 rankings in industry surveys.

Karim Saada, Executive Vice President,Country Head Egypt, AMWAL ALKHALEEJKarim benefits from 17 years of experience in finance and investment specifi-cally in private equity, financial management, corporate lending, and remedialasset management. Prior to joining Amwal AlKhaleej, Karim was

the General Manager of Gulf Arab Investment Company, a $75 million private equity invest-ment company based in Egypt. Karim has 10 years of banking experience between Egyptand Saudi Arabia working with EAB, and United Saudi Bank, mostly in corporate banking, aswell as corporate finance, and restructure / recovery of remedial accounts. Karim was alsoFinance Director at Kingdom Holding, where he was seconded to Rotana Audio &Audiovisual for a two-year period.

17.10

JORDAN & THE LEVANT Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, PalestinianTerritories: How Can Investors AccessDeals In These Growing Economies?

Romen Mathieu, Managing Director, EuroMENACAPITAL TRUST Romen Mathieu has been the Managing Director of EuroMena within theCapital Trust Group since 2004. He has more than 15 years experience incorporate transactions and advising family owned businesses, covering

Europe and the MENA region. He headed Ernst &Young’s MENA desk in France andwas a Partner of Ernst & Young Corporate Finance (EYCF) and M&A in France. Prior toEYCF’s formation, Mr Mathieu worked with Lazard frères in the M&A and financialaffairs team. From 1996 to 1998, he headed the credit department of Banque Saradarin Lebanon and was a member of the bank’s credit committee.

17.30 Networking Roundtable Discussions

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SHARIA COMPLIANCE The Increasing Importance Of ShariaCompliance Within The Region: WhatMethods Can Funds Use To EnsureCompliance For Their Islamic Investors?

Moderated By: Dawood AhmedjiDirector, Islamic Financial Advisory Leader, Europe &Middle East Region, DELOITTE Dawood leads the Islamic Financial Advisory Service team in Europe and theMiddle East, focusing on originating Sharia’a Compliant asset classes. His

experience includes advising a European government on a sovereign sukuk issuance. Heinitiated the Islamic Finance team in Deloitte UK and was instrumental in developing theGlobal Islamic offering at Deloitte. He has been with Deloitte for over 12 years, predomi-nantly in the UK practice and his core experience is Corporate Finance Lead Advisory involv-ing Private Equity and Corporate M&A advice.

Harris Irfan, Head of Islamic ProductsBARCLAYS CAPITAL Harris Irfan was formerly at Deutsche Bank, and most recently the founderand CEO of Beacon Sharia Consulting, a boutique Islamic finance and private equity advisory firm. An investment banker for 15 years, he spent 11

years at Deutsche Bank where he was most latterly responsible for leading the development of the bank’s private equity franchise in the Middle East and North Africa.He has led Islamic finance transactions across asset classes for 9 years, culminating inhis secondment as the CEO and board director of Dar Al Istithmar Limited.

Ayman H.A. Khaleq, PartnerVINSON & ELKINSAyman’s practice focuses on advising clients on corporate and structuredfinance transactions with a particular emphasis on the structuring and docu-mentation of Islamic finance and investment products (including sukuk

offerings backed by pools of global assets). In addition, he advises clientson M&A and private equity transactions in the Middle East as well as advising on theformation of innovative Sharia-compliant real estate and infrastructure, private equity,and equity funds as well as structured products. Ayman has been involved in a numberof privatisation and deregulation transactions across a number of Middle East countriessuch as Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Jordan.

17.30 Networking Roundtable Discussions

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Stream Chair: Jonty SummersDirector & General Manager BLADONMORE MIDDLE EAST Jonty Summers is a director and head of Bladonmore's Middle East opera-tions. Bladonmore is a communications agency providing strategic thinking and

implementation services to a number of venture capital and private equity firms across theEMEA region. Bladonmore has been actively involved in supporting investment firms in theMiddle East since 2005. In 2006, Bladonmore published Desert Capitalists, a study of pri-vate equity in the Gulf. Over the past two years, the firm has produced private equity annualreviews for a number of leading firms – including Bridgepoint, Doughty Hanson and AdventInternational – and produces and creates content for many firm’s annual investor days andtheir ongoing communication needs with their investors.

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DEAL FLOWIs There Too Much Capital Chasing Too FewDeals? Or Is Detecting The Right Deals TheReal Question In A Region WhereTransparency Is Often A Concern? WhereAre Deals Coming From Now?

Zulfi Hydari, Group Managing DirectorHBG HOLDINGS(see bio on page 5)

Nashat T Masri, Partner & Co-FounderFOURSAN GROUP Nashat is a partner with Foursan Group, a private equity investment compa-ny based in Amman. Nashat joined Foursan from J.P. Morgan, where hewas a Vice President in the Investment Banking Group, with a focus on

financial institutions. His experience includes mergers and acquisitions in the US,Europe and Latin America. Nashat is a Director of the Jordan Fund, Cairo Amman Bank,Al-Isra Education & Investment Plc., the Aqaba Development Corporation, EstartaSolutions, the Palestine Securities Exchange, and the Jordan Investment Board.

Serkan Kizil, Senior Vice President, Private EquityINVEST ADSerkan has 13 years of experience in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and equity and debt financings in the Middle East, the UnitedStates and Europe. Serkan joined Invest AD early in 2008 to start the direct

investments private equity business through fund structures. Prior to Invest AD, Serkanspent nine years as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs in New York and London,specializing in deals in the industrial and services sectors, mostly for private equityclients. His last role at the U.S. bank was as the co-head of investment banking for thebuilding materials and construction sector in Europe.

Karim Ben Salah, Director, Private EquitySWICORP Mr. Ben Salah joined Swicorp in 2006 after 12 years’ experience with PhilipMorris, the world’s largest consumer packaged goods company, where he

held several senior management positions in Europe, US, Latin America, and morerecently in the Middle East & Africa.

Steve Smith, Partner, JS PRIVATE EQUITYSteve Smith worked at Ernst & Young then European Capital, advising on US$2billion of debt and equity financings. Steve then helped found Techpacific Capital,a Hong Kong investment firm, where he ran the invesment team before becom-ing CFO. Steve joined JS Group in 2004. JS is a leading financial services group,and a diversified investor, in Pakistan. Steve manages the US$158 million JS

Private Equity Fund I, Pakistan’s only dedicated private equity fund, targeting expansion capi-tal and buyout opportunities.

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POST ACQUISITION VALUE CREATION Creating Value In Portfolio CompaniesAcquired At The Peak Of The Cycle• Developing a high-performing post acquisition team to add

Value & develop portfolio companies to their full potential• What skill sets are required & how can they be sourced?Moderated By: Jonty Summers, Director & General Manager BLADONMORE MIDDLE EAST (see above for bio)

Amjad Ahmad, Senior Managing Director, Alternative Investments, NBK CAPITALAmjad Ahmad has sixteen years of international finance experience with thelast several years focused on private equity and mezzanine investments inMENA and Turkey. He joined NBK Capital in 2005 and is currently respo

sible for its Alternative Investments Group with assets under management of $550 million.

Yahya Jalil, Director Private EquityTHE NATIONAL INVESTORMr. Jalil has over 12 years of experience in private equity and mergers & acquisitions at leading financial services firms such as Jefferies & Company, GECapital and CSFB. As Head of Private Equity at TNI, Mr. Jalil has made success-

ful investments across the MENASA region and created exit opportunities through negotiat-ed private sales as well as through IPOs, achieving compelling (>70% realized) IRR on fund’sinvestments to date. He also represents TNI on the boards of Colliers International UAE, aholding company that controls TNI’s stake in L’Azurde, and acts as Chairman of NAS adminis-tration services.

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REGIONAL EXITSWhat Are The Most Viable Exit Routes InThis Market?Speaker tbc

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NETWORKING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

This is your opportunity to focus in depth on the issues and countries that matterto you. Each roundtable is hosted by an expert in the field who leads the discus-sion of around ten participants. The roundtables invite further discussion on thetopics raised during the day whilst keeping the mood informal and interactive.

18.00 – 19.30

Gala Networking Reception Sponsored By Relax & enjoy the opportunity to network with your peers in our splendid evening gala reception. Refreshments are provided.

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08.00 Coffee & Refreshments

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Opening Remarks From The Chair Jon Moulton, ChairmanBETTER CAPITAL Jon Moulton, was formerly Managing Partner of Alchemy, a UK-based private equity firm, which invested over £2 billion with an emphasis ondealing with troubled companies and distressed debt. He is a Chartered

Accountant, a CF and Fellow of the Institute for Turnaround Professionals. Jon previously worked with Citicorp Venture Capital in New York and London, Permira andApax. He is a trustee of the UK Stem Cell Foundation and an active angel investor. Heis non-executive Chairman of FinnCap, the stockbroker.

08.30

BACK TO BASICS Is This The End Of The Mega Fund? HowAre GPs Adjusting To A Post-LeverageWorld & How Will They Generate Value?

Steven Costabile, Managing Director, Head of PrivateEquity Funds Group, PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTSMr. Costabile joined the firm’s predecessor company in 2000 and is theManaging Director of the Private Funds Group. Mr. Costabile brings his in-depthknowledge of private funds to PineBridge Investments and has played a signifi-

cant role in the successful growth of four product lines, Pinestreet LLC (securitizations),PineStar (secondaries), PEP Programs (Equity) and Credit Opportunities funds. Mr.Costabile serves on the Developed Markets Fund Investment Committee, Secondaries

Investment Committee and Asia Private Equity Investment Committee. His current respon-sibilities include overseeing all private funds investments in the developed and many emerg-ing markets, as well as sourcing, due diligence, monitoring product development, and mar-keting. Mr. Costabile’s private equity investing and valuation experience dates back to 1990.Previously, from 1997 to 2000, Mr. Costabile was a Vice President at Credit Suisse FirstBoston (CSFB) in the Private Funds Group, with a focus on investments on behalf of CSFBand third party investors.

Hisham El-Khazindar, Managing Director & Co-Founder, CITADEL CAPITAL Mr. Hisham El-Khazindar is Managing Director and Co-Founder of CitadelCapital, the leading private equity firm in the Middle East and Africa.Established in 2004, Citadel Capital now controls investments of more than

US$ 8.3 billion in industries including mining, oil and gas, cement, transportation and food.Prior to co-founding Citadel Capital in 2004, Mr. El-Khazindar was Executive Director ofInvestment Banking at EFG-Hermes, where he advised on key transactions including the

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IPOs of Orascom Construction Industries, Ezz Steel and Orascom Telecom. In 1999, he wason secondment to Goldman Sachs in London, where he advised European firms on strate-gic options and M&A transactions. Mr. El-Khazindar sits on the boards of leading regionalcompanies including ASEC Holding and El Sewedy Cables. He is the Chairman of theCapital Markets and Investment Committee at the American Chamber of Commerce inEgypt and a board member of the Egyptian Capital Markets Association.

Steve Pagliuca, Managing DirectorBAIN CAPITAL Steve Pagliuca is a Managing Director at Bain Capital, a leading global pri-vate investment firm based in Boston. Mr. Pagliuca is also a ManagingPartner and Co-Owner of the World Championship Boston Celtics

Basketball franchise. Mr. Pagliuca joined Bain & Company in 1982 and founded theInformation Partners private equity fund for Bain Capital in 1989. As a ManagingDirector of Bain Capital, he has worked with his partners to help build one of theworld’s leading investment companies with over $65 billion in assets under manage-ment. Mr. Pagliuca is an active member of the Boston community and with a varietyof charitable organizations, serving as the President of the Boston Celtics ShamrockFoundation and Chairman of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty toChildren. Mr. Pagliuca is also a trustee of Bain Capital Children’s Charity, the firm’s ini-tiative to support children’s causes, which has donated over $33 million for worthyorganizations since its inception in 1997. Currently, he serves on the Board of Directorsof Burger King, Gartner Group, HCA and The Weather Channel.

09.00

THE NEW GLOBAL ECONOMY Steve Pagliuca, Managing DirectorBAIN CAPITAL (see above bio)

09.20

COMMS New Developments WithinCommunication & Infrastructure InEmerging Markets: What OpportunitiesWill Africa Offer? Moderated By:

Josh LernerJacob H Schiff Professor of Investment BankingHARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL Josh Lerner is the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking atHarvard Business School. His focus is on the world of alternative invest-

ments, with a particular emphasis on venture capital, private equity, and sovereignwealth funds. He also examines how public policies can boost entrepreneurship, mostrecently in the book Boulevard of Broken Dreams. In the 1993-94 academic year, heintroduced “Venture Capital and Private Equity” which has consistently been one of thelargest elective courses at Harvard Business School. He is leading an international teamof scholars in a multi-year study of the future of alternative investments for the WorldEconomic Forum.

Kristoff Puelinckx, Managing PartnerDELTA PARTNERSAs one of Delta Partners Managing Partners and Founders, Kristoff hasbeen deeply exposed to the firm’s Private Equity business in MEA & CIS.Kristoff has been General Manager, Executive Director and Board member

of Delta Partners MENA Telecom Fund, and member of the Investment Committeesince April 2007. Kristoff currently sits on the Board of two of Delta Partners PE fundinvestments. Prior to founding Delta Partners, Kristoff was one of the FoundingPartners for Diamond Cluster’s (now Oliver Wyman) office in Dubai from in 2005 andpreviously was a Partner with the firm in Barcelona and London.

Kaj RelanderChief Investment Officer, Telecom AssetsEMIRATES INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

09.50

Overcoming The Problems That Global LPsAre Facing When Making NewCommitments & The Long Term Impact ForFuture Private Equity Investing

Charles Baillie, Co-Head Alternative Investments &Manager Selection (AIMS) Group &Co-Head, Global Portfolio Solutions (GPS) GroupGOLDMAN SACHS

Charles is co-head of the Alternative Investments and Manager Selection(AIMS) Group and co-head of the Global Portfolio Solutions (GPS) Group in theInvestment Management Division.The AIMS Group focuses on evaluating and investingin leading private-equity, hedgefund and long-only managers around the world, and rep-resents the Private Equity Group, Hedge Fund Strategies and Global ManagerStrategies businesses. The GPS Group focuses on customised asset allocation, riskmanagement, portfolio construction and investment advisory solutions for institutionaland individual investors. Together, these businesses represent over $100 billion inassets under management.

10.15 Morning Coffee

10.40

KEYNOTE ADDRESSBalancing Risk & Return In MENA PrivateEquity Investing

Samir Assaad SamaanHead of Private EquityINVEST ADSamir Assaad brings extensive expertise in investment banking and privateequity, drawn from over 16 years of deal making in the Middle East, the

United States and Europe. Assaad founded and managed Europe’s first venture capitalfunded barter exchange, has worked for Citibank Egypt, JP Morgan, Avondi Limited,Vivendi Universal, Nova Capital and most recently as head of private equity at NBKCapital in Dubai.

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KEYNOTE ADDRESS David RubensteinCo-Founder & Managing DirectorTHE CARLYLE GROUP David co-founded the firm in 1987. Since then, Carlyle has grown into a firmmanaging more than $85.5 billion from 28 offices around the world. From

1977-1981, during the Carter Administration, David was Deputy Assistant to thePresident for Domestic Policy. After his White House service and before co-foundingCarlyle, he practiced law in Washington with Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge (nowPillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw Pittman).

11.30

ELECTRONIC POLLING PANEL

Outlook For Private Equity Investments,Deals, Valuations & ExitsModerated By:

Jon MoultonChairmanBETTER CAPITAL (see page 6 for bio)

Mustafa Abdel-WadoodManaging DirectorABRAAJ CAPITALMustafa Abdel-Wadood is a Managing Director, a member of the Board ofDirectors and Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of Abraaj Capital.

In his capacity as CEO of Abraaj Investment Management, he oversees the company’sinvestment activity across the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA).Before Abraaj, Mr. Abdel-Wadood was at Egyptian investment bank EFG-Hermes. Hislast position there was as CEO in the United Arab Emirates, overseeing the bank’sexpansion into the lower Gulf. Mr. Abdel-Wadood was also Co-Founder and ManagingDirector of Sigma Capital, managing the company’s investment banking and corporatefinance activities.

Josh LernerJacob H Schiff Professor of Investment BankingHARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL (see page 6 for bio)

David RubensteinCo-Founder & Managing DirectorTHE CARLYLE GROUP(see above for bio)

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THE NEW SILK ROUTE

The Rising Importance Of Trade & CapitalLinks Between Asia & The MENA Region.What Does This Mean For The Future OfMENA?

Peter CorneliusGlobal Head of ResearchALPINVEST PARTNERS Peter Cornelius is heading AlpInvest Partners’ economic and strategicresearch. Prior to his current position, he was the Group Chief Economist

of Royal Dutch Shell, chief economist and Director of the World Economic Forum’sGlobal Competitiveness Program, Head of International Economic Research ofDeutsche Bank, and a senior economist with the International Monetary Fund. AGerman national, Cornelius is a visiting professor at the Vlerick Leuven GentManagement School and has been a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University and anAdjunct Professor at Brandeis University.

Karim HelalGroup CEOCI CAPITAL HOLDINGSMr. Helal comes with an extensive 30 years of significant diversified experi-ence in Investment Banking, Regional & International Finance in Egypt, the

Gulf, the Far East & Europe. He started his career in 1972 with Arab International Bank inCairo where he set up & headed the first International Finance department; introducingsyndicated loans & Euro Bonds to the local market. Mr. Helal joined CI Capital Group in2007 & became Group CEO in June 08 when he initiated the launch in Feb 09 of Egypt’sFirst SME Focused Private Equity Fund of L.E. 250 Mn.

Jonas LindbladManaging DirectorJADE INVEST Jonas is Managing Director and co-founder of Jade Invest. His responsibili-ties at Jade Invest include fundraising and investor relations as well as devel-

oping strategic partnerships between underlying portfolio companies in China and majorcommercial groups in the GCC. Prior to co-founding Jade Invest, Jonas was a SeniorAnalyst at Pyramid Research, focusing on the TMT sector in the Middle East and Asia.

Rebecca XuCo-Founder & Managing DirectorASIA ALTERNATIVES Ms. Xu leads Asia Alternatives’ Beijing office and is also a part of the HongKong office. She is on the Firm’s Investment Committee and leads Asia

Alternatives’ investments in expansion and growth capital funds, focusing mostly inChina, India and South East Asia. Prior to starting Asia Alternatives, Ms. Xu was aSenior Investment Officer at the Funds Group of the International Finance Corporation(“IFC”), the private sector investment arm of the World Bank Group. There, she had theprimary responsibility of leading IFC’s fund investing and portfolio supervision in Asiafor over six years. Previously, Ms. Xu also worked at McKinsey & Co, Inc. (WashingtonD.C.) and HSBC (Hong Kong).

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Plus! 14.20-14.40 Q&A Session With David Rubenstein, Co-Founder & Managing DirectorTHE CARLYLE GROUP This is your chance to ask one of the founding fathers of privateequity about the future of the industry in an exclusive Q&A session.

14.40

OPPORTUNITIES IN SAUDI ARABIA

How Do You Break Into The Saudi MarketIn Order To Access The Wealth OfOpportunities Generated By GovernmentInvestment, An Educated Population &Stable & Deep Capital Markets?

HE Abdallah Al-Moualimi, Chairman, HBG HOLDINGS & Saudi AmbassadorTHE EUROPEAN UNIONAbdallah Y. Al-Mouallimi is a distinguished business leader who has heldmany senior positions over the last thirty years in both business and gov-

ernment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He is currently Saudi Ambassador to Belgium,Luxembourg and the European Union. Amongst his many senior government roles, MrAl-Mouallimi was notably appointed by Royal Decree as Member of the ConsultativeCouncil of Saudi Arabia and served in this position with distinction between 1997 and2001. Mr Al- Mouallimi has also served first as Vice Chairman and then Chairman of theJeddah and Riyadh Chambers of Commerce respectively. He was also Member of theConsulting Commission to the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council andMember of General Organization for Military Industries. Mr Al-Mouallimi was alsoappointed by Royal Decree to the position of Mayor of Jeddah where he served withdistinction until 2005. Mr Al-Mouallimi has also held various senior positions in busi-ness and commerce including Vice Chairman of Olayan Financing Company, BoardMember of Saudi Telecom Company and Managing Director of Coca-Cola BottlingCompany of Saudi Arabia. He is currently a Board Member of the Saudi NationalCommercial Bank, Allujain Corporation and Assir Establishment for Press.

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GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE

Successful Financial Regulation AfterFinancial Meltdown: What Role Can TheState Play To Create & Maintain A WorldFinancial Centre?

Lord Charles Falconer, Senior CounselGIBSON DUNN & Former LORD CHANCELLOR OF THE UNITED KINGDOMLord Charles Falconer, the former UK Lord Chancellor, was a central figurein the Blair government from 1997 to 2007. He is now Senior Counsel in

Gibson Dunn's London office, focusing on complex commercial litigation, internationalarbitration and investigations. While a minister in government, his posts included UKLord Chancellor, Solicitor-General, Minister of State for Criminal Justice, Sentencing andLaw Reform and Minister for Housing, Planning and Regeneration. Lord Falconer wascalled to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1974 and was appointed Solicitor General in May1997. A year after joining the Blair government he moved to the Cabinet Office. He isthe architect of some of the UK's most important legal reforms.

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INTERNATIONAL LP PANEL

What Will It Take For InternationalInstitutional Investors To Invest IntoMENA-Focused Private Equity Funds? WhoIs Investing Now?

Neil W HarperManaging DirectorMORGAN STANLEY ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT PARTNERSNeil is a Portfolio Manager and member of the Investment Committee for

Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, Morgan Stanley's Private Equity Fundof Funds group managing approximately $7bn across primary and secondary fund inter-ests, and direct coinvestments. Neil leads EMEA investment activities from theLondon office and has 20 years of relevant industry experience. Prior to joining MorganStanley AIP, he was a Partner at McKinsey & Company in Europe, North America andAsia providing consulting services to corporate and private equity clients on strategy,performance improvement, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance.

Koonal GandhiDirector, Investment Funds DepartmentOPICKoonal Gandhi is currently a Director at The Overseas Private InvestmentCorporation (OPIC), an agency of the US Federal Government working on

private equity transactions across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, Russia and EasternEurope and Latin America. Koonal worked as an Investment Specialist at the USTreasury, helping to lead the $40 billion Public Private Investment Program for theTroubled Asset Recovery Program (TARP). He began his career at OPIC with anappointment as a Presidential Management Fellow. Prior to OPIC, Koonal worked as aninvestment associate for the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation where his responsibili-ties included the endowments’ alternative investment portfolio.

Erik KaasCo-Head Investment SolutionsPARTNERS GROUP Erik Kaas is a Partner, a member of the business development committee,co-head of the investment solutions business department, and responsible

for strategic client relationship development. He is also a member of the private equityEurope and MENA investment committee. In addition he is a member of EVCA(European Venture Capital Association) Investor Relations Committee. Partners Group'sinvestment solutions team is globally responsible for investment origination, businessdevelopment and client relationship management. Erik was pivotal in building up theinvestment solutions team to its global reach. Prior to joining Partners Group, heworked at Goldman Sachs & Co for eight years.

George SigulerManaging Director & Co-FounderSIGULER GUFFGeorge is founding principal of Siguler Guff & Company which has over $7billion assets under management. He is also a founding partner of Russia

Partners, L.P. In 1991, Mr Siguler became head of PaineWebber’s private equity group,where he spearheaded the formation of Russia Partners and several domestic privateequity funds until Siguler Guff became independent in 1995. Mr Siguler was a foundingpartner of Harvard Management Company in the early 1970s and initiated and man-aged its private equity program. He also served as Associate Treasurer of HarvardUniversity. Mr Siguler served as Chief of Staff of the United States Department ofHealth and Human Services from 1983 to 1984 with oversight responsibility for a $300billion budget and 150,000 employees.

“Excellent Speakers, Great TurnoutAnd The Most Topical DiscussionsOn Private Equity – It Is The Best

Gathering Of Private EquityProfessionals In The Middle East”

Amin Al Rashid, CEO, AR INVESTMENT PARTNERS

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FINANCING & CAPITAL MARKETSWhen Is Leverage Coming Back & UnderWhat Terms? What Impact Will This HaveOn Private Equity Going Forward?

Brad Bourland, Chief EconomistJADWA INVESTMENT Since June 2007 Brad has been the Chief Economist at Jadwa investmentCompany in Riyadh. He is also Managing Director of ProprietaryInvestments, overseeing investment of the bank’s own capital, and he isthe Vice Chairman of the Management Committee. Brad publishes regular-

ly on issues related to the Saudi and global economies and the world oil market. Heappears frequently in the domestic and international television and print media and is aregular public speaker. For nine years prior to joining Jadwa, Brad was the ChiefEconomist at Samba Financial Group, formerly the Citigroup affiliate Saudi AmericanBank, in Riyadh. At Samba he was also head of cross-border risk management for thebank, which involved managing the bank’s exposures outside Saudi Arabia.

Günther P. Skrzypek, Managing PartnerAUGUR CAPITAL After various management activities in corporate banking, corporate finance, andinstitutional sales, in 1989 he accepted the responsibility for the asset manage-ment business of JP Morgan for Germany and Central Europe and was appoint-ed to the European management board of JPMIM. In 1997 and 1998 he was

responsible for Schroeder Investment Management's asset-management transactions inGerman speaking Europe as well as Eastern Europe. From 1999 to 2003, as Country Head,he was responsible for the German business of AXA Investment Managers. Besides, as amember of the global executive board he was directly responsible, among others, for AXAIM Netherlands, and institutional transactions in northern Europe

17.00

OPPORTUNITES IN DISTRESSEDWhere Are The Opportunities In InvestingIn Distressed Assets? Distressed ForControl, Turnarounds, Distressed Debt &Real Estate

Moderated By: David Abrams, Managing PartnerAPOLLO MANAGEMENTMr. Abrams joined Apollo International in 2007. From 1996 through 2007,Mr. Abrams was a Managing Director in the Leveraged Finance Group ofCredit Suisse, based in London and New York. From 2004 through 2007,

Mr. Abrams founded and was the Head of the Specialty Finance Investment businesswhich included principal investing in NPL portfolios and distressed assets. From 1996through 2004, he was a founding member and Co-Head of the top ranked GlobalDistressed Sales and Trading Group at Credit Suisse (and its predecessor Donaldson,Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc.).

Tom Attwood, Managing DirectorINTERMEDIATE CAPITAL GROUP Tom Attwood is a Managing Director of Intermediate Capital Group PLC (ICG).Tom is Chairman of the Executive Committee and on the board of IntermediateCapital Managers Limited, ICG’s fund management subsidiary. He is also amember of the Investment Committees and is responsible for the company’s

fund investors. Prior to joining ICG in 1996, Tom worked with ICG’s founders in raising the ini-tial equity for the company in 1989 and then served as a non-Executive Director on ICG’sboard of directors from 1993 onwards. Previously, Tom was a Director of James Capel & Cofor eight years where he was responsible for the growth of their IPO business and, in partic-ular, LBO floatations in the European market.

Duran Curis, Managing DirectorDRUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Duran is a senior member of Drum’s Investment Committee. Previously hewas at HRJ Capital, where he launched the HRJ Special Opportunities Funds, aseries of fund of funds focused exclusively on distressed debt,turnaround and restructuring investments on a global basis. Prior to joining HRJ

Capital, he was Managing Director and Head of the U.S. office of LGT Capital Partners

17.30

SECONDARIES Using The Secondaries Market ToRebalance Portfolios: Who Is Buying &Who Is Selling & Why?

David Atterbury, PrincipalHARBOURVEST PARTNERS David Atterbury joined HarbourVest’s London-based subsidiary in 2004 tofocus on European secondary partnership investments and became a prin-cipal in 2008. David has led a range of European secondary transactions

and currently serves on the advisory boards of funds managed by ABÉNEX Capital,Clyde Blowers Capital, Ibersuizas Capital Partners, Paragon Secondary Partners, andVision Capital Limited. David joined HarbourVest after five years with Abbey NationalTreasury Services Plc, where he was Director of Private Equity.

Oliver Gardey, PartnerPOMONA CAPITAL Oliver joined Pomona Capital in 2009 and heads Pomona’s European opera-tions. He has 15 years of private equity experience. Prior to joining Pomona,Oliver was a Partner at Adams Street Partners responsible for the Europeansecondaries business and business development. He gained extensive pri-

vate equity experience at NM Rothschild, JH Whitney and Smedvig Capital. Oliver man-aged and led the buyout of ISE, a leading manufacturer in the aircraft interior equip-ment sector.

Pinal Nicum, PartnerADAMS STREET PARTNERS Pinal joined Adams Street Partners in February 2010 to specialise in thesourcing and execution of secondary investments. Previously, Pinal spentnine years at Coller Capital where he was responsible for originating andexecuting investments in the UK, India and Middle East. He has led a vari-

ety of secondary transactions including structured acquisitions of funds and directsportfolios, and has sat on fund Advisory Boards. Earlier, he led M&A and strategy proj-ects at Rank Group Plc, the UK leisure conglomerate, and qualified as a CharteredAccountant with Coopers & Lybrand, London.

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CLEANTECH

Recent Developments In CleantechInvesting: How Will The New TechnologiesShape A Region So Previously DependantOn` Oil & Gas?

Brian Fan, Head of Research & Technology RoadmapMASDAR SUSTAINABLE CITIES Brian Fan is Head of Research of Masdar City, a division of the MasdarInitiative of Abu Dhabi. Brian leads Masdar City’s technology roadmap plan-ning in energy, water, waste, transportation, green buildings and smart grid.

Prior to Masdar, Brian was Senior Director of Research at Cleantech Group, a leadingcleantech research and events company, where he led the firm’s research and datateams and advised leading venture capital and private equity investors globally.

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OIL, GAS & ENERGY What Does The Future Hold For Such AnImportant Market & What Can PrivateEquity Bring To The Table When Looking AtThis Dynamic Sector?John Reynolds, Partner & Co-FounderLIME ROCK PARTNERS Mr. Reynolds joined Goldman Sachs in 1992 and spent six years in the Investment ResearchDepartment where he had senior analyst responsibility for global oil service sector researchand was one of the top-rated analysts in the sector. Based in Westport, Connecticut, Mr.Reynolds co-founded Lime Rock in 1998 and remains an active member of the Lime RockPartners investment team, investigating and executing primarily energy service investmentopportunities worldwide. He currently serves on the board of directors of Allis-ChalmersEnergy, EnerMech, Revelation Energy, and VEDCO Holdings. He previously served on theboard of directors of Eastern Drilling, Hercules Offshore, IPEC, Noble Rochford Drilling, OmniOil Technology Holdings, Patriot Drilling, Roxar, Sensa, and Torch Offshore.

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INFRASTRUCTURE Where Do The Opportunities Lie InRegional Infrastructure Investing? DealingWith Risk Factors & Return ExpectationsIn A Very Long Term Asset Class

Mark Lemmon, CEOMENA INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDMENA Infrastructure Fund was established in September 2007 and to datehas made investments in a container port operation in Egypt and in a powerplant company (an IPP) in Oman. Mark was previously Deputy Chief

Executive of HSBC’s global Project and Export finance business, responsible for growingthat business over recent years to its current pre-eminent position in infrastructure andenergy finance.

Peter Johnston, Head of Infrastructure FundsMACQUARIE Peter leads Macquarie Fund of Private Equity Funds infrastructure invest-ments activities and has 15 years of broad experience in the infrastructureinvestment industry. Peter has previously worked for Macquarie Capital,Industry Funds Management, KPMG Corporate Finance and Multinet Gas.

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USA Investing In North America – Is Now TheRight Time?

Andrew J Sheiner, Managing Director, ONEXAndrew was born in Montreal and educated at McGill University (Bachelorof Commerce, Gold Medalist, 1986) and Harvard University (MBA, 1990).Prior to joining Onex in 1995, Andrew worked for McKinsey and Companyand Goldman Sachs. Widely regarded as one of the premier private equityfirms based in North America, Onex enjoys a top decile track record estab-

lished over more than a quarter century. Andrew led the establishment of OnexPartners I, II and III and also oversees Onex’ other investment platforms, includingONCAP, its mid-market private equity team.

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SAUDI ARABIABenefiting From The Excellent GrowthProspects Of A Market That Has LargelyEscaped Recession While Navigating TheCultural & Administrative Complexities &Opacity To Outside InvestorsSami Al-Louzi, Partner, VINSON & ELKINS Sami advises clients on regional, international, and cross-border mergers and acquisitions;banking and finance; capital markets; and privatisation matters. He has deep experiencerepresenting clients in the financial services, petrochemcal, power, water, oil and gas, andtelecommunications sectors in the Middle East, particularly in the Kingdom of SaudiArabia and the United Arab Emirates. Prior to joining V&E, Sami practiced for over eightyears in the Riyadh and Abu Dhabi offices of a major international law firm and has signifi-cant expertise with regard to legal and business structures in the Middle East, includingthe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Sami also previously prac-ticed at Ali Sharif Zu'bi, Advocates and Legal Consultants, in Amman, Jordan.

Ahmad Al-Sari, Executive Partner, MALAZ GROUP Ahmad M. Al-Sari is an Executive Partner of Malaz Group. His career overthe past forty years parallels the history of information technology develop-ment in Saudi Arabia. He started as computer programmer in 1970 at theInformation Technology Center (ITC) of King Fahd University of Petroleum &Minerals and became ITC Director in 1976. In 1979, Ahmad Al-Sari co-founded

Al-Khaleej/Al-Falak Group which is now a leading, diversified information technology groupof 3500 professionals offering IT products and services in the Arabian Gulf region andEgypt. He co-founded Malaz Group in 2000 which is a venture capital group specialising ininformation and communication technologies private equity investments worldwide.

Fadi Arbid, Executive Vice President, Country Head,Saudi Arabia, AMWAL ALKHALEEJFadi joined Amwal in early 2006 and participated in fund raising initiatives forthe "Amwal Partnerships", deal sourcing, execution, and exits. Prior to Amwal,Fadi was an Engagement Manager at Booz Allen Hamilton covering assign-ments in Europe & the Middle East, in the fields of financial services, educa-

tion, retail, and oil & gas. Fadi's experience includes working at Citigroup's InvestmentBanking M&A division in London. Prior to this, Fadi spent four years working as anInternational Brand Manager for German Multinational Henkel in France. Fadi serves on thecommittees and board of several Amwal portfolio companies (Al Tayyar - KSA, IPOCommittee, Maritime Industrial Services (MIS, Oslo listed), BodyMasters, and RowadSchools). He was elected on the Wharton School Global Alumni Board. He is also co-founder and board member of Sanad Healthcare (Saudi Arabia) and sits on the advisoryboard of Kapitall, a U.S. based brokerage & financial media start-up.

Ibrahim Mardam-Bey, CEO, SIRAJ CAPITAL Mr. Mardam-Bey is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Siraj CapitalLtd. He maintains an active role in Corporate Governance and public speak-ing. Some of his accomplishments prior to co-founding Siraj Capital Ltdinclude serving as CFO of a Telecom Company, Strategic advisor and Non

Executive Director of an Educational Software Company, Chief Marketing Officer andmember of the founding team of one of the MENA region’s leading structured FinanceBanks.

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ASIA Accessing Opportunities Generated By ThePhenomenal Rise Of Asian Economies:How Should LPs Start Evaluating RoutesInto Asian Private Equity?Saif Ahmed, Managing Partner, INFINITY CONSULTANTS Saif Ahmed has a diversified track record in private equity and corporate finance gainedthrough a career spanning the USA, UK, Arabian Gulf and Indian markets. He startedhis career with Merrill Lynch as an Investment Banker out of both New York andLondon. In Kuwait, Saif has worked for major Islamic investment firms such as A’Ayanand AREF Investments, where he executed financial advisory services, business devel-opment, project financing and fund structuring mandates. He later co-founded InfinityConsultants to offer specialized advisory services to corporations, financial institutions,family offices and entrepreneurs in the GCC region, while facilitating private equityinvestments in the MENA and South Asian regions.

David G Pierce, CEOSQUARDON CAPITAL David Pierce is Chief Executive Officer of Squadron Capital, a member ofSearch Investment Group of Hong Kong. David is also Vice Chairman of theHong Kong Venture Capital & Private Equity Association and a member of

the board of ACCION International, the global microfinance organisation. He speaksMandarin Chinese and has lived in Asia for nearly three decades.

Gulpreet Kohli, Managing DirectorCHRYSCAPITAL Mr. Kohli joined ChrysCapital Investment Advisors in May 2000. He focuseson investments in the consumer, real estate and infrastructure sectors andalso leads the fund raising effort for ChrysCapital. Before ChrysCapital he

previously worked at General Electric and was selected into its two-year global financialmanagement leadership program.

Stuart Schonberger, Managing Director, Head ofInvestor Relations, CDH INVESTMENTSSchonberger is one of the founding partners of CDH China ManagementCompany Limited (“CDH Investments”) and is the head of the firm’sinvestor relations activities. He is the principal liaison between the inves

ment team and the firm’s nearly 100 global institutional investors and regularly partici-pates in investment team meetings. Founded in 2002, CDH Investments is an interna-tional US$3 billion alternative investment fund manager focused on China. The flagshipfunds focus on investments in established China-based companies with strong busi-ness fundamentals and favorable growth prospects. Prior to the formation of CDHInvestments, Schonberger was a Vice President in China International CapitalCorporation’s private equity group.

Rebecca Xu, Co-Founder & Managing DirectorASIA ALTERNATIVES (see bio on page 7)

18.00 - 18.45

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

18.30 - 20.00

Gala Networking Drinks Reception Sponsored By

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Restructuring & Secondaries

Stream CRegional Focus

Stream BSector Focus

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Global InvestmentMain Conference: Wednesday 20th October 2010

Day3

08.00

Registration & Morning Coffee

08.30

Chair’s Opening Address & Welcome

08.40

REGIONAL INVESTOR PANEL Where Do Regional Investors See ReturnsComing From & What Are The Benefits OfInvesting With A Regional Focus?

Wael AburidaDirector M&A & Strategic Investments WAHA CAPITAL Aburida has 18 years of extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions,private equity investments, investment banking, equity research, corporate

development, finance and management fields. Prior to joining Waha Capital, Aburidawas Managing Director of Investment Banking for Nollenberger Capital Partners Inc.,based in San Francisco, California, USA. Aburida’s previous significant postings in theUS included his tenure with DCA Partners, LLC as Managing Director and Head ofInvestment Banking.

Manoj Narender MadnaniManaging Director & Board MemberKULCZYK INVESTMENTS Manoj Madnani is an international entrepreneur and deal maker. He has astrong background in corporate finance, deal sourcing, international trans-

actions and corporate strategy. Areas of expertise are in the energy and infrastructuresectors, as well as in emerging markets such as Central and South America, Central& Eastern Europe and the Middle East and India. Prior to joining Kulczyk InvestmentsS.A. in 2007, he worked for several years in Central & Eastern Europe and the MiddleEast, focusing on energy security and investments in the energy & infrastructure sec-tor. Kulczyk Investments is an international investment company with emerging andfrontier market experience. The company’s strategy assumes expansion in all conti-nents, with the overriding aim of investing in the most promising global industrial andgeographical sectors.

C.H. Abdul RaheemGeneral Manager, Finance & Business PlanningTASNEE JUBAILMr. Raheem is a chartered accountant with over 30 years extensive profes-sional and business exposure. From 2003 onwards he has worked as an

advisor in finance & business planning at the largest private sector petrochemical pro-ducer in Saudi Arabia, which has a total investment of US$5 billion. His responsibilitiesinclude evaluating new investments and expansion plans and liaising with external audi-tors and financial institutions.

09.10

THE EVOLVING VENTURE CAPITALPARADIGM

Fuelling Global Innovation &Entrepreneurship

Peter Barris, Managing General PartnerNEW ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATES Mr. Barris has served as Managing General Partner of NEA since 1999.Since joining the firm in 1992, he has led investments in more than 20technology companies that have completed IPOs or successful mergers.

Previously, Mr. Barris was President and COO of Legent Corporation and Senior VicePresident of the Systems Software Division of UCCEL Corporation. He also spentalmost a decade at General Electric Company.

09.35

KEYNOTE ADDRESS How To Access Regional Family OwnedBusinesses & Make Private EquityApplicable To Their Needs

Mishal KanooDeputy Chairman, UAE & OmanTHE KANOO GROUPMishal Kanoo is Deputy Chairman of The Kanoo Group, one of the largestindependent, family owned, group of companies in the Gulf region. It hasdiversified interests in Shipping, Travel, Machinery, Logistics, Oil & Gas,

Power, Chemicals, Joint Ventures, retail and commercial activities among others. Bornand educated in Dubai, he holds an MBA in finance from the University of St Thomas,Houston, Texas. Mishal started his professional experience with Arthur Andersen inDubai as an Auditor before taking up his current position in 1997. He is a columnist inMoney Works magazine. His wide-ranging knowledge of regional business affairs andglobal capital markets give him a unique and often controversial insight into businesslife in the Gulf region. Mishal continues to voice his views by writing to local andregional newspapers, spelling out the ethical and religious values, blending them withmodernity and progress. Mishal Kanoo is an advocate of education, he believes that itallows people to take responsibility and control of their lives. He is a professor at theAmerican University of Sharjah School of Business administration.

10.10

REGIONAL INVESTORS SPEAK OUT What Are Regional Investors Really

Looking For From Partnership With Local &

International GPs? Addressing LP

Concerns, Investment Plans & Return

Expectations Moderated by:

George SigulerManaging Director & Co-FounderSIGULER GUFFGeorge is founding principal of Siguler Guff & Company which has over $7billion assets under management. He is also a founding partner of Russia

Partners, L.P. In 1991, Mr Siguler became head of PaineWebber’s private equity group,where he spearheaded the formation of Russia Partners and several domestic privateequity funds until Siguler Guff became independent in 1995. Mr Siguler was a foundingpartner of Harvard Management Company in the early 1970s and initiated and man-aged its private equity program. He also served as Associate Treasurer of HarvardUniversity. Mr Siguler served as Chief of Staff of the United States Department ofHealth and Human Services from 1983 to 1984 with oversight responsibility for a $300billion budget and 150,000 employees.

Abdulmohsen AlTouqCEOALTOUQ GROUP AlTouq is a Saudi Arabian "Family Office" established in the 70's as aninvestment vehicle for the AlTouq family. It has grown into becoming a

sophisticated international investor with assets spread globally. As time and experienceprogressed, the investments portfolio spread throughout all asset classes during which,AlTouq developed in house expertise and skills to help it achieve superior returnsacross its portfolio. The family office works under different entities and typically is ananchor investor in a lot of its portfolio companies.

Souheil HajjarChief Investment OfficerMAJID AL FUTTAIM TRUST Mr. Hajjar is the Chief Executive Officer of Majid Al Futtaim Trust. He has over 22 yearsof experience in asset management and banking globally. Before joining MAF Trust in2008, Mr. Hajjar was Deputy Group Treasurer at Gulf International Bank in Bahrain.From 1996 to 2005, Mr. Hajjar was with the Inter-American Development Bank inWashington D.C. and held the position of Chief Investment Officer. Previously he heldsenior management positions in asset management and private banking at UnionBancaire Privee and Banque Indosuez in Geneva. Mr. Hajjar started his career as ananalyst in corporate finance with Credit Commercial de France in New York, and portfo-lio manager in the treasury group.

Mishal KanooDeputy Chairman, UAE & OmanTHE KANOO GROUP (see above for bio)

10.40 Morning Coffee

11.10

TURKEY: THE GATEWAY TO EUROPE

How Best To Access The Opportunities InTurkey? Understanding The LocalRegulatory Framework & Dealing WithRising Valuations For Larger Deals

Murat ÖzgenCEOIS PRIVATE EQUITY Murat Özgen is the CEO of Is Private Equity, the private equity arm of IsBank, the largest private bank in Turkey. Among the pioneers of develop-

ment of private equity industry in Turkey, Is PE is a generalist lower mid-market fundwith a focus on mainly growth equity transactions and buy-outs. Is PE is the leadingprivate equity house in terms of 12 investments and 4 successful exits in Turkey. Theportfolio is made up of companies in technology, healthcare, construction materials,retail, fair & exhibition, operational fleet rental, pharmaceuticals, and ground handlingcompanies.

Mehmet SamiExecutive Board MemberATA INVEST Mehmet Sami, is a Executive Board Member of Ata Invest - one of thelargest independent full-service brokerage firms headquartered in Istanbul,

Turkey. Mr. Sami has 22 years experience in corporate finance and private equity advisory fields. Between 1987- 1990 he has undertaken numerous consultancy assignments in marketing and research studies. Since 1990, he has undertaken variousTurkish privatisation, valuation and advisory projects, advised foreign and domesticclients in mergers & acquisitions and large international joint ventures in Turkey. Clientsinclude GE Capital, AIG, IFC, JBIC, News Corp, Arcelor, Emirates Bank, Dubai Financialetc. Mr. Sami is currently an Executive Board Member of Ata Invest with emphasis oninvestment banking activities including corporate finance, private equity advisory, inter-national trading and research.

Seymur TariCEOTURKVEN Seymur is a founder of Turkven, the leading alternative asset manager inTurkey. The Firm manages EUR500 million in private equity and real estate

with over 20 investment professionals based in Istanbul. Seymur formerly worked atMcKinsey & Company in Istanbul and at Caterpillar Inc. in Geneva. Seymur has an MBAfrom INSEAD and an MS and BS in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics from the ETHZurich. Seymur represents Turkven on the Boards of Mavi (Apparel retail), Tekin Acar(Cosmetics retailer), Provus (Credit card processing), Trendtech (Mobile services),Pronet (Electronic security services), NGM (Out-of-home advertising) and Roma(Furniture parts).

Hakan TokacChairmanIVCI Hakan Tokac is the Deputy Director General of Public Finance at the TurkishTreasury. Hakan also serves as a member of the Board of Directors at the

Development Bank of Turkey and he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of�stanbul Venture Capital Initiative. Hakan acquired his bachelor’s degree in PublicFinance from Ankara University.

11.40

CO-INVESTMENTS VS BLIND FUNDS

How Is The Private Equity Model ChangingTo Adapt To The Increasing Popularity OfThe Co-Investment Model? Does This SpellThe End Of Blind Funds?

Wael AburidaDirector M&A & Strategic InvestmentsWAHA CAPITAL(see bio above)

David CurriePartner & Chief ExecutiveSL CAPITAL PARTNERS (see bio on page 4)

Taimoor LabibManaging Director, Head of Private Equity MENASTANDARD CHARTERED BANK Taimoor Labib joined Standard Chartered Bank as Managing Director, Headof Private Equity - MENA in March 2010 and has over 13 years of direct pri-

vate equity and mergers and acquisitions experience across a wide range of industriesand geographies. Previously he was Managing Director, Head of Private Equity atJadwa Investment, a leading Saudi based merchant bank where he created and imple-mented the firm’s private equity strategy.

12.20

Lunch Hosted By

Plus! VIP Hosted Lunch Tables With Josh Lerner & Mishal KanooDiscuss the key issues with the day with the leading academic inprivate equity and one of the leading local LPs and experts in familybusinesses.

14.00

NEW! Delegate QuickFire Showcase –Extended SessionThis is a unique opportunity to present your fund in 90 seconds to apanel of LPs to get feedback on your fund strategy and presentationstyle. You are not allowed to use props, statistics, and visual aidsand the mood is informal and fun.

14.30

EMERGING MARKETS & GLOBALDIVERSIFICATION

Where Do Emerging Markets Fit Within AModern Private Equity Portfolio & How DoLPs Achieve The Optimum BalanceBetween The Competing Regions?

Steve CowanManaging DirectorPCGI Mr. Cowan is a founder of PCGI, a global investment manager with morethan US$1 billion under management focused on partnership and co-invest-

ment in select private equity markets outside of the United States, primarily in‘Emerging Markets.’ Operating out of four offices around the world, PCGI’s team hasapproximately 100 years of collective experience investing in international private equitymarkets. Prior to PCGI, Mr. Cowan served in the Investment Funds Department of theOverseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).

Marc St JohnPartnerCVC CAPITAL PARTNERS Marc St John is head of Investor Relations for CVC Capital Partners and hasraised $35 billion in equity capital from 250 global investors for CVC’s

European and Asian funds. Prior to CVC, he worked at Citicorp, where he was responsi-ble for European corporate finance businesses and was in charge of Special Projectsfor former chairman, John S Reed.

J. Todd Morley, Co-FounderGUGGENHEIM PARTNERS & CEO & ChairmanG2 INVESTMENT GROUP G2 Investment Group is an independent, privately-owned, financial servicesfirm launched in 2008 in response to the opportunities created by the glob-

al financial crisis to provide global investment management, real estate merchant bank-ing, fund placement and other capital markets services. Prior to founding G2, Mr.Morley was a Co-Founder of Guggenheim Partners, which in ten years has grown toover 1,400 employees and $140 billion in assets under supervision, and on whoseExecutive Committee he continues to serve as a member. Prior to co-foundingGuggenheim, Mr. Morley was CEO of Links Holdings LLC, a company he founded in1996 to originate, trade, and manage all forms of mortgage assets. From 1990 to 1995,he was a Managing Director in mortgage sales at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette andfrom 1987 to 1990, he was a Vice President in Lehman Brothers’ Taxable Fixed-IncomeDepartment.

Asim ZafarExecutive DirectorARCAPITA Asim is the head of Arcapita’s Asset-Based Investment line of business.Prior to joining Arcapita in 1997, Asim was with the corporate finance group

at Coopers & Lybrand for two years, focusing on the transport, energy and telecommu-nications sectors. Prior to Coopers & Lybrand, Asim was with Touche Ross for threeyears, where he was involved in a broad range of product lines with a focus on insur-ance and banking.

15.00

NEW RESEARCH

Managing Risk In Private Equity Portfolios:Mission Impossible?

Josh LernerJacob H Schiff Professor of Investment BankingHARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL (see bio on page 7)

16.00 End Of Conference

“Exceptionally rewarding conference… as well as the opportuni-

ty to meet with and speak with a number of investors

on both the LP and GP side.”

Steve Cowan, Managing DirectorPGCI

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Co-Sponsors:Abraaj Capital is the biggest private equity group in theMiddle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA). Sinceinception in 2002, it has raised about US$ 7 billion and dis-tributed almost US$ 3 billion to its investors. With its head-quarters in Dubai, the Abraaj Group operates seven officesin the region including in Istanbul, Cairo and Riyadh. It hasmade 36 investments in 11 countries and achieved morethan 20 exits. About 80 world-class investment profession-

als work for Abraaj Capital. Abraaj Capital manages seven Funds; four buyout Funds;Riyada Enterprise Development Fund, a Fund dedicated to small and medium enter-prises; ASAS, an income-generating, sale-and-leaseback Fund; and a real estate Fund.Funds under management at the end of 2009 were US$ 6.6 billion. Funds managedby Abraaj Group have holdings in about two dozen companies in the region includingAir Arabia, the region’s biggest low-cost carrier; Acibadem Healthcare Group, Turkey’slargest privately owned hospital operator; and Al Borg Laboratories, the Middle East’sbiggest privately owned medical-testing laboratory company. Abraaj Capital has wonmany regional and international awards, including five consecutive years as ‘MiddleEastern Private Equity Firm of the Year’ from London-based Private EquityInternational. Abraaj Capital Ltd., a member of the Abraaj Group, is licensed by theDubai Financial Services Authority. The group is also an associate member of theEuropean Venture Capital Association.

Arcapita is a leading international investment firmheadquartered in Bahrain with offices in Atlanta,London, and Singapore. To date, the Bank has com-pleted over 70 investments with a total transaction

value of over $28 billion in its four lines of business of private equity, real estate, infra-structure and venture capital.The Bank’s shareholders consist of over 300 prominent individuals and institutionsmostly from the Arabian Gulf region, who hold almost 70 percent of the bank’s equity.The balance is held by Arcapita’s management. The Bank has a balance sheet footingof $4.4 billion and an equity capital base of $1.6 billion. Arcapita’s mission is to provideinnovative and distinctive investment opportunities that generate superior risk-adjust-ed returns and adhere to Islamic principles.

CI Capital Holding, one of the leading investmentbanks in Egypt, with LE 550m of paid in capital,became a wholly owned subsidiary of CIB in July2008, thus creating Egypt’s largest fully integratedbanking & financial services group. This new struc-

ture leaves CI Capital well positioned to benefit from the unique advantage of beingthe only fully fledged investment bank arm of a large commercial bank.The CI Capital group comprises five main business lines, namely Securities Brokerage,Asset Management, Investment Banking, Private Equity (SME Dedicated), MIDCAP, allsupported by a well established Research department.In addition, CI Capital has opened its official representative office, based in HongKong. The Asia Pacific region covers a huge variety of markets. Through this office, CICapital is consolidating its pioneering position as the First Egypt-based InvestmentBank with a focus & resources committed to capture the huge & yet unrealized poten-tial for a two-way investment and transaction flow between the world's fastest grow-ing region and Egypt

Delta Partners is the leading manage-ment advisory and investment firm spe-cialized in Telecoms, Media and

Technology (TMT) in high growth markets. It has more than 160 professionals operat-ing across 50 markets in the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and Emerging Asia.From its offices in Dubai, Johannesburg, Manama, Barcelona and Singapore, DeltaPartners provides services through its three highly synergistic business lines: manage-ment advisory, corporate finance and investments. The firm differentiates through itsspecialization on telecom, high growth markets and its integrated business model.The firm manages Delta Partners Telecom Fund I, a US$80 million private equity fund

focused on opportunities in telecoms value chain, media and technology in highgrowth markets. It is regulated by the Bahrain Financial Services Authority.Delta Partners seeks to invest in TMT companies with a proven business model, andexisting financial track record, an experienced management team, and presence inhigh growth markets in the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe/CIS. By leveragingits different business lines, Delta Partners is capable to truly partner with its portfoliocompanies and support them in their growth and expansion by providing board levelguidance, as well as strategic and operational support to management.Delta Partners Telecom Fund I is a fully funded fund, with capital raised mainly fromfamily offices, high net worth individuals, and regional institutions in the GCC coun-tries. Over the last three years, Delta Partners successfully completed six invest-ments, two investments in Eastern Europe/CIS, two in MENA and two on the Indiansubcontinent. In 2007, the firm invested with Virgin, one of the world's most recog-nised and respected brands, in a provider of last mile broadband wireless access (incl.WIMAX), IP-VPNs and hosted telephony services in Russia. In 2008, Delta Partnersinvested in a datacom and broadband service provider in Armenia. Additional invest-ments have been made in a diversified Media Group in Northern Africa, two towerengineering companies: one player active in India and the Middle East and anther onethat was a carve out of Orascom Telecom. This transaction was conducted togetherwith ADIC, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund. The most recent transaction con-cerned a global IT services company where we are shareholders together with KKRand Sequoia. The Delta Partners Telecom Fund I was closed this year, and fund raisingfor a larger second fund is ongoing.Delta Partners delivers tangible results to its clients and investors through an exclu-sive sector focus, and a unique approach to services, combining financial expertise,strategic advice and a hands-on pragmatic approach. For more information about DeltaPartners please visit www.deltapartnersgroup.com

New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA) is a leading venturecapital and growth equity firm focused on helpingentrepreneurs build transformational businesses acrossmultiple stages, sectors and geographies. With approximate-

ly $11 billion in committed capital, NEA invests in information technology, healthcareand energy technology companies at all stages in a company’s lifecycle, from seedstage through IPO. Since the firm’s founding in 1978, NEA’s experienced managementteam has invested in over 650 companies, of which more than 165 have gone publicand more than 265 have been acquired. In the U.S., NEA has two offices in theWashington, D.C. metropolitan area and one in Menlo Park, California. In addition,New Enterprise Associates (India) Pvt. Ltd. has offices in Bangalore and Mumbai, Indiaand New Enterprise Associates (Beijing), Ltd. has offices in Beijing and Shanghai,China. For additional information, visit www.nea.com.

Saffar is a financial services company specializing ingrowth stage private equity opportunities throughoutthe Middle East. Founded in 2001, Saffar has atrack record of investments in companies such as

Zawya and Credit Suisse Saudi Arabia.While open to all growth sectors in which it can provide value, Saffar’s current focus isto build and grow financial services companies to serve the MENA region. Saffar iden-tifies existing companies for investment or takes a more hands on approach andassembles the right partners, investors and expertise required to make a new busi-ness successful.Saffar’s wholly owned subsidiary, Saffar Capital, is a boutique advisory firm focusedon the MENA region and regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).Saffar Capital’s services cover two main areas: corporate finance and investment advisory.

Swicorp is a leading corporate finance adviso-ry, private equity and principal investment firmwith a specific regional focus on the Middle

East and North Africa (MENA) region. Founded in 1987 and licensed by the Capital Market Authority of the Kingdom ofSaudi Arabia, and the Dubai Financial Service Authority of the United Arab Emirates,Swicorp has an extensive track record of pioneering M&A and Advisory transactions

across the MENA region over the last 20 years. Swicorp has also developed into oneof the leading players in the Private Equity sector in the MENA region, raising nearlyUS$ 1.3 billion in 3 private equity funds from investors since 2004. From its headquarters in Riyadh and regional offices in Jeddah, Geneva, Tunis, Dubaiand Algiers, Swicorp provides a wide range of corporations and investors with inde-pendent advice and assistance on key strategic and financial issues.

TNI's private equity practice is one of theoldest and most respected private equityfranchises in the GCC. Started in 1994, TNIhas made over two dozen investments sofar, and has generated an impressive realized

IRR of approximately 40% on its private equity portfolio over a 15-year period. Inrecognition of its performance, TNI received the award for “Best Institution for PrivateEquity” from Banker Middle East in May 2005, and was a finalist for the same awardfrom Banker Middle East as well as Terra Pin in 2008. In 2009, TNI was awarded “BestInvestor in Healthcare” at the MENA Investor’s Summit. The firm launched the TNIGrowth Capital Fund (GCF), L.P., a targeted private equity fund focusing on late stagegrowth capital opportunities in the GCC, North Africa, Levant and Asian subcontinent.The fund completed its final closing in December 2007 and currently has five portfoliocompanies. Going forward, the firm intends to launch multiple industry-focused fundproducts focusing on mid-market opportunities.TNI is currently raising The Shariah Private Equity Opportunities Fund focusing onliquidity constrained companies pursuing opportunities in turnarounds/restructurings,primary and secondary buyouts, recapitalizations, and other special situations. TNI isjointly raising the Fund with KIPCO Asset Management Co. B.S.C. (KAMCO), amember of the Kuwait Projects (Holding) Group (KIPCO), one of GCC’s largest diver-sified business concerns and listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE).TNI’s PE professionals have a diverse mix of backgrounds including private equity,mergers and acquisitions, leveraged finance and corporate restructuring. These pro-fessionals operate out of TNI’s DIFC-based offices in Dubai, as well as Abu Dhabiand Riyadh.

Vinson & Elkins LLP (V&E) isinternational law firm with 775lawyers in 14 offices around theworld, including in Abu Dhabi

and Dubai. Our marketleading Private Equity Practice is international in scope andreputation and our lawyers regularly advise on many of the largest and most com-plex global transactions, including the largest LBO in U.S. history — the $45 billionacquisition of TXU Energy.V&E's experience in the Middle East extends more than 30 years and we are regu-larly ranked among the best international firms in the region. Our team of English,U.S., and regionally qualified lawyers in the UAE is integrated with the firm’s world-wide network, allowing us to deliver a broad-range of capabilities to clients acrossbusiness and industry sectors regardless of location.

Principal Legal Sponsor:

As one of the world's leading global law firms,Gibson Dunn is a market leader in MENA and globalprivate equity and M&A, handling many of the most

high profile private equity transactions in the MENA region. We have over 1,000 lawyers in offices in theMiddle East, the United States, Europe,Asia and Latin America.We Have been advising leading Middle Eastern financial sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, banks and compa-nies on their global and regional transactions for more than 30 years. We also advise on the most complex liti-gation and arbitration matters, and were named 2010 Litigation Department of the Year by The AmericanLawyer. Our Dubai office is recommended by the 2010 editions of Chambers and Partners Global and Legal500 EMEA in the fields of Corporate/M&A and Investment Funds. Our Dubai team works seamlessly with our lawyers throughout the world, providing the highest quality clientcare and legal service on a 24/7 basis. For further information on Gibson Dunn, please visit www.gibsondunn.com.

Principal Advisory Services Sponsor:

Deloitte offers the broadest range of services in private equitytransactions, from origination to integration. Our reputation forexcellence is based upon the depth and breadth of services weoffer, combining in-depth industry knowledge with unparalleled technical expertise, including:

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ABOUT YOUR SPONSORS

Principal Sponsors:

Amwal AlKhaleej is a leading private equity firm in the Middle East andNorth Africa region, managing approximately SAR 2.5 billion. The Firm wasfounded in late 2004 in Riyadh with offices in Dubai and Cairo and its teamincludes some of the most experienced investment professionals in theregion. The Firm has investments in several high calibre companies includingRowad Schools, Gulf Insulation Group, Maritime Industrial Services, Arab

Cotton Ginning, Al-Tayyar Travel Group, Dubai Contracting Group and Contact Cars. www.amwalalkhaleej.com

Citadel Capital is the leading private equity firm in the MiddleEast and Africa. The firm focuses on building regional platformsin select industries through acquisitions, turnarounds, and green-fields executed via Opportunity-Specific Funds. Citadel Capital's19 OSFs now control Platform Companies with investmentsworth more than US$ 8.3 billion in 14 countries spanning 15industries, including mining, cement, transportation, food andenergy. Since 2004, Citadel Capital has generated more than US$

2.5 billion in cash returns to its co-investors and shareholders (on investments of US$ 650 million), morethan any other private equity firm in the region. Citadel Capital is the largest private equity firm in Africa byPE assets under management (2005-2010, as ranked by Private Equity International). The firm trades on theEgyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) under the symbol CCAP.CA http://ccap.ca/ For more information, please visitwww.citadelcapital.com

HBG Holdings (“HBG”) is a leading Saudi Arabia backed privateequity investor and fund management business specialized in facilitating the flow of investment capital from Saudi Arabia and theGulf into private companies throughout the MENASA region. The firm is active in growth capital, mid-size buyouts, PIPEs andturnarounds but in all cases leverages its deep operational expertiseas well as its unique positioning in Saudi Arabia to acquire and grow

businesses, often in close partnership with leading regional partners. Its unique value creation model assumesdirect operational involvement from the firm’s management in the post acquisition phase. The HBG team is impressive in its heritage, having collectively led some of the region’s largest businesses andplayed a pivotal role in its landmark M&A transactions. The team has vast knowledge of the region accumulated over many decades of operating profitable businesses and executing private equity transactions. Since its establishment in 2004, the firm has rapidly built a client base of leading private and institutionalinvestors from across the Gulf countries and has held stakes in various assets across the region.

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is a region richin resource, boundless in ambition, and increasinglydemonstrating effective delivery. Yet it remains a regiontantalizingly difficult for the investor to access.Established in 1977, Invest AD is deeply rooted in AbuDhabi. With wide reach across the region, rigorous invest-

ment processes and high standards of governance, Invest AD is a trusted partner for private equity investorsseeking access to the growth story.The company recently launched a second regional private equity fund, offering access to young, growing com-panies in the region’s deepest and most liquid markets: the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey.In addition to its private equity activities, Invest AD provides listed equity funds and co-investment opportuni-ties on significant projects in the region..

Showcase your expertise in the marketand assert your brand at the MENA

region’s most prestigious and senior private equity event. To find out more,

please call Brenda Cunningham on +44 207 017 7219

or email me at [email protected].

● Business Intelligence Solutions ● Debt Advisory ● Due Diligence (Commercial, Financial,

Operational, IT, Vendor) ● Foreign Currency & Treasury Management ● Islamic Fund Advisory ● Lead Advisory ● Merger Integration

● Modelling ● Pensions Advice ● Portfolio Management ● Sale & Purchase Agreements ● Tax Due Dilligence & Structuring ● Valuations Advisory ● Working Capital and Cash Optimisation

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