October 20  
 
Banking
 
 
Real Estate
 
 
Business practice
 
 
Public policy
 
Room A
Explaining Basel 3
Moderator
  		• Saad Azhari - Blom Bank
    Presentation
  		• Makram Sader - Association of Banks
    Panel discussion
  		• Samir Hammoud - Bank Med
  		• Fouad Rahme - BLC Bank
    New and expected requirements, post the financial crisis, and its effect on banks and their customers.
    Room B
    New product requirements in real estate
    Moderator
  		• Georges Sioufi - GRE Properties
    Panelists
  		• Namir Cortas - Estates
  		• Elie Gebrayel - Erga Group
  		• Radwan Suleiman - Century 21
    In collaboration with
    Product specs: New trends and standards in residential development.
    Room C
    The new hospitality classification system
    Moderator
  		• Pierre Achkar - Syndicate of Tourism Associations
    Presentation
  		• Nada Sardouk - Ministry of Tourism
  		• Joseph Chatta - Bureau Veritas
    Panel discussion
  		• Christine Assouad Sfeir - Meeting Point
  		• Nazira Atrache - Le Bristol
    Presentation and discussion of the system undertaken by the Ministry of Tourism and executed by Veritas to classify hotels, restaurants, and other hospitality outlets.
    Room D
    Public Policy on Energy
    Presentation
  		• H.E. Gebran Bassil - Minister of Energy
    Explaining the electricity plan, current status, timeline, opportunities, and processes.
    Room A
    Developing trends in Retail Banking
    Moderator
  		• Dany Baz - Bankdata
    Presentation
  		• Jennifer Abu Mrad - InfoPro
    Panel discussion
  		• Maher Mezher - FNB
  		• Philippe El Hage - Fransabank
    Results of a market study undertaken by InfoPro on retail product development, consumer behavior, and communication.
    Room B
    Structuring real estate companies
    Moderator
  		• Mouwafaq Yafi - LACPA
    Presentation
  		• Jacques Saadeh - Mazars (Tax considerations)
  		• Nisrine Salhab - Levant Law Practice (Legal considerations)
  		• Hayat Nader - Ministry of Finance (Practical considerations)
    In Association with
    Structures, legal and tax considerations of real estate companies.
    Room C
    Guerilla marketing
    Moderator
  		• Raja Habre - ELCIM
    Presentation
  		• Alfred Riachi - Benchmark Advisors
    Case studies
  		• Roland Aoun - Skyline Design
  		• Fadi Nabhan - Massada
    In collaboration with
    Marketing and promotion techniques for low-budget companies or those targeting niche markets.
    Room D
    Private Public Partnerships
    Presentation
  		• Ziad Hayek - PPP Projects and opportunities
  		• Shadi Karam - Financial considerations
  		• Randa Abu Sleiman Baladi - Legal considerations
    Current status, expected timeline, legal and financial considerations for investors and the State.

      October 21  
     
    Banking
     
     
    Real Estate
     
     
    Business practice
     
     
    Public policy
     
    Room A
    Early stage financing
    Moderator
  		• Maroun Chammas - Berytech
    Presentation
  		• Saad Andary - Central Bank
    Case studies
  		• Walid Hanna - Middle East Venture Capital
  		• Georges Khalil - Active Identity
    Challenges and opportunities in early stage financing and local success stories.
    Room B
    Real Estate Market study
    Moderator
  		• Samer Abdallah - Review
    Presentation
  		• Jennifer Abu Mrad - InfoPro
    Discussion
  		• Nabil Gebrayel - Coldwell Banker
  		• Philippe Tabet - HAR Properties
    In collaboration with
    Results of a market study undertaken by InfoPro on sales, prices, and trends in key areas.
    Room C
    Marketing using social networking sites
    Moderator
  		• Jamale Rassi - Adline
    Presentation
  		• Patrick Attallah - 90:10 Group
    In collaboration with
    How to use facebook, Linkedin and other social media sites in marketing. Overview of how social networking is evolving, opportunities and challenges it presents.
    Room D
    Social and Economic Dialogue
    Moderator
  		• Nada Nashef - ILO
    Presentation
  		• Rachid Khedim - EU-ENIP
    Panel discussion
  		• H.E. Boutros Harb - Minister of Labor
  		• Ghassan Ghosn - Labor Unions
  		• Nicolas Nahas - Association of Industrialists
    Basics of tripartite negotiations, the role of each of the State, the labor unions, and the private sector. How to reach win-win agreements.
    Room A
    Equity finance
    Moderator
  		• H.E. Sami Haddad - Byblos Invest
    Presentation
  		• Romen Mathieu - Capital Trust
    Case studies
  		• Fady Debbane - Sodamco
  		• Julien Khabbaz - FFA Private Bank (Naas Project)
    Undertaking successful private equity deals locally.
    Room B
    Marketing real estate properties
    Moderator
  		• Massaad Fares - R.E.A.L
    Case study Sales
  		• The ‘REAL’ broker: Walid Moussa - PBM
    Case study Marketing
  		• Frederic Khalil - Bear
    In collaboration with
    Modern sales and marketing tools and services for real estate.
    Room C
    Business Process Re-engineering
    Moderator
  		• Fadi Fayad - ELCIM
    Presentation
  		• Joseph Zaarour
    In collaboration with
    Identifying the core processes of an organization, measuring evaluation to strategy and designing to achieve dramatic improvements. Analytic and design techniques.


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