ABANA’s 2008 conference addresses recent developments in the global capital markets that have focused worldwide attention on investments into and out of the Middle East, including the rise of the region’s sovereign wealth funds and their widespread effect on cross-border investments, and the impact of the latest market trends on investments in the Islamic finance industry.
Current Trends in Gulf Investing
Speakers

A. Usama DeLorenzo
Investment Manager
Saturna Capital

Emad Tinawi
Vice President, Middle East & North Africa
Monitor Group

Isam Salah
Senior Finance Partner
King & Spalding

Jeanne S. Archibald
Managing Partner
Hogan & Hartson

Laura Osman
Senior Managing Director & Portfolio Manager
Concord International Investments Group, L.P.

Mahmoud Mamdani 1
Vice Chairman & Managing Director
Investment Banking Division at Morgan Stanley

Mahmoud Salem
Managing Director, Depositary Receipts Division
Head of Global Marketing & Middle East Region at BNY Mellon

Robert Seber
Partner
Vinson & Elkins

Shaykh Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo
Chief Shariah Officer
Shariah Capital

Stephen L. Ranzini
President & Chief Executive Officer
University Bancorp

Tarek Abdel-Meguid
Founding Partner
Perella Weinberg Partners

Udaibir S. Das
Division Chief, Sovereign Asset & Liability Management Division, Monetary & Capital Markets Department
International Monetary Fund

Wael O. Bayazid
Managing Director
The Carlyle Group

William R. “Bill” Rhodes
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
Citibank N.A.

Ziad Makkawi
Chief Executive Officer
Algebra Capital