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DAY ONE: Tuesday 16-2-2010 |
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10:00 -11:00 SESSION ONE: OPENNING CEREMONY |
• REGISTRATION
• Awqaf & Minor Affairs Foundation Speech
• United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) Speech
• Documentary Film On Awqaf & Ninor Affairs Foundation
• Honoring His Excellency Khalaf Al Habtoor
• Exhibition
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11:00-11:30 BREAK |
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11:30-13:00 SESSION TWO: SMEs in the Arab Region
Chair: Hussein Al-Qamzi, Chairman of Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation
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• SMEs in the Arab Region: Challenges and Opportunities
Ms. Lois Stevenson, Visiting Research Fellow, International Development Research Centre
• Khalifa Fund’s Role in Supporting SMEs
Nizar Shnior, Director of training and development of Entrepreneurs, Khalifa Fund to develop projects
• The Development Role to support Entrepreneurship and SMEs: Case Study of Mohammed Ben Rashid Est. for SMEs Development
Mr. Essam Omran Al-Dessi
• The Importance of creating a Junior Market for SMEs in Arab region
Mr. Mohammed Omran, Vice Chairman, The Egyptian Exchange
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13:00-14:00 LUNCH |
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14:00-15:30 SESSION THREE: The Role of Endowment Foundations and Islamic Banks in supporting the SMEs.
Chair: Dr. Hamad Al-Shaibani, General Manager of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department
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• The role of the Awqaf and Arab development funds in the establishment of an Arab fund to finance small and medium enterprises.
Mr. Adel Khalil, Economic Expert, Council of Arab Economic Unity
• The role of Awqaf in supporting of SMEs
Mr. Hisham Dafterdar, Unicorn Investment Bank
• The role of Awqaf in supporting and financing of SMEs: Islamic Development Bank
Al-Ayashi Al-Sadik Fadad, Islamic Development Bank
• The Role of Monetary Endowments: Towards Endowment Institutions to Finance SMEs
Mr. Kamal Al-Mansouri
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15:30 -16:00 BREAK |
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16:00 -17:30 SESSION FOUR: AWQAF EXPERIENCES
Chair: Abdul Baset Al Janahi, General Manager, Association of Mohammed bin Rashid projects
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• The Corporate Waqaf: A Malaysian Experience in Building Sustainable Business Capability
Mr. Muhammad Ali Hashim
• Waqf Investments in South African
Mr.Zeinoul Cajee, Co-founder of Awqaf of South Africa
• Islamic Finance to SMEs: The Experience of Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)
Mr. Khaled Al-Aboodi, Chief Executive Officer, ICD
• The Role of Orphans’ Fund Development Association in Jordan in Financing Projects
Mr. Rateb AL-Haiemal, Coordinator for King Abdullah Π Prize for Excellence in Governmental Performance and Transparency
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DAY TWO: Wednesday 17-2-2010 |
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9:00- 11:00 SESSION FIVE: Recent Development in SMEs
Chair: Dr. Nabil Safwat, Chief, Economic Development & Globalization Division, UN-ESCWA
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• The Impact of the Financial and Economic Crisis on SMEs
Mr. Paul Vandenberg, Professor of Economics, International Management Institute
• Financing innovative SMEs in Europe
Mr. José Palacín, First Economic Affairs Officer, UN Economic Commission for Europe
• Business Incubation: Introducing a New Framework
Ms. Doha Yacout, Mr. Aiman Ragab, Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport
• Financial Support for SMEs in Japan
Mr. Hikaru Fukanuma, Japan Finance Corporation Research Institute, Tokyo
• The Recent Development in the SMEs Sector in the UK
Mr. David Dinsdale, Business Link
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11:00-11:30 BREAK |
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11:30-13:00 SESSION SIX: The Role of International Organization to Support SMEs
Chair: Dr. Ahmad bin Hazim, General Manager of Dubai Courts
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• UNDP Experience in Financing and Supporting SMEs in the Egypt
Ms.Ghada Waly, Assistant Resident Representative, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)/ advisor to the chairman of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority EFSA for Micro Finance and Access to Finance
• Innovative Financing of SMEs: The Italian Experience
Salvatore Zecchini, Chairman of the Italian Institute for Italian Promotion
• The World Bank/IFC experience in financing SMEs in the Arab region
Mr. Ahmad Attiga, Resident Representative and Head of Mission, World Bank
• Non - Banking Finance for SMEs in MENA
Wafik Grace, Viveris Mashrek
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13:00-14:00 LUNCH |
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14:00-15:00 SESSION SEVEN: RECOMMENDATION |
