Overview
Privatisation in Saudi Arabia:Overcoming regulatory and sectoral challenges to maximise opportunity
We aim to explore the opportunities and challenges that will be presented by Saudi Arabia's plans to privatise selected state-owned assets and launch public-private partnerships for ambitious new projects, as it seeks to grow, diversify and open up its economy.
Agenda
09.30am
Registration and breakfast
10.00am
Welcome and opening address
Simon Baptist, Global Chief Economist, EIU
10.25am
Keynote address
Turki Al Hokail, Chief Executive Officer, National Center for Privatization
10.40am
Panel discussion: Legal framework and transparency: building investor
confidence for privatised assets
Bassam Al Bader, Chief Executive Officer, Marsh Saudi Arabia
Sultan Al Qahtani, Director General of Legal and Regulatory, National
Center for Privatization
Turki Al Mutairi, Deputy Governor, Research & International Affairs, SAMA
Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Executive Officer, Joint Head of EMEA, Mizuho Bank
11.20am
Coffee and prayer break (Dhuhr at 11.38am)
11.50am
Panel discussion: Structuring privatisation deals: what structures for what assets
Faisal Alsalloum, Director General for Privatisation Advisory, National
Center for Privatization
Ayad Al Amri, Director of Business Development, ACWA Power
Adam Pierson, Partner, White & Case
Abdullah Binghannam, Deputy, Listed Companies and Investment
Products, Capital Market Authority
12.30pm
Closing Remarks
Anshu Vats, Partner, Middle East, Oliver Wyman
12.40pm
Lunch: Rosso Restaurant
Venue
Four Seasons Hotel
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia