MOROCCOINVESTORS' SUMMIT2012The ultimate gateway to doing business and investin the Maghreb CountriesThe ultimate gateway to doing business and investin the Maghreb Countries

Casablanca, Morocco

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23 & 24 February 2012

MOROCCOINVESTORS' SUMMIT2012

• Business opportunities in the Moroccan regions

• Agribusiness and fisheries

• Renewable energy and mining

• Large infrastructure projects

• Real estate and tourism

• Banking, insurance and other financial services

• Agadir Agreement & MENA markets integration

• Business opportunities in the Moroccan regions

• Agribusiness and fisheries

• Renewable energy and mining

• Large infrastructure projects

• Real estate and tourism

• Banking, insurance and other financial services

• Agadir Agreement & MENA markets integration

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Programme and proposed Speaker Invitees

Please note that the speakers listed below have been invited and that most of them are now confirmed. The programme wil l be updated and new speakers and speaker-sponsors included in the coming weeks.

Thursday 23 February 2012

09:00 – 09:30 Registration of participants, welcome coffee and networking

09:30 – 10:00 Opening Comments

Tanguy de Craecker, Managing Director, Euroconvention Conferences, Belgium

Yassir Zenagui, Senior Adviser to H.E. Mohamed VI, Morocco

10:00 – 13:00 Panel Session 1: MOROCCO UNVEILS ITS ASSETS TO ATTRACT FDIs Boosting regional integration and EU investment in the Southern Mediterranean

Liberalizing trade, diversifying the economy, modernizing infrastructure

Free zones: strategic and competitive locations for foreign operators

Attracting new investments from the Gulf in key sectors

Incentives, off shoring

Promoting partnerships with SMEs

Paving the way for PPP in the Maghreb

Banking, investment and private equity opportunities

Role of IFIs

Panel Discussion and Q & A

Chairman Claudio Cassuto, Director, Euroconvention Conferences, London

Keynote Addresses André Azoulay, Economic Counsellor to HM the King Mohamed VI and President Anna Lindth Foundation “Morocco’s special status with the European Union, Euro-Med cooperation& Morocco-Spanish Tunnel Project through Strait of Gibraltar”

Abdelkader Aamara, Minister of Industry, Commerce & New Technologies , Morocco (tbc)

A Senior Representative from the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Morocco “Agadir Agreement and MENA markets economic integration, Intra-Maghreb & Africa logistics strategy: Morocco as a gateway to African markets”

Amani Abou-Zeid, Resident Representative, African Development Bank Group, Morocco “Africa, Emerging and Frontier Markets & the Role of the African Development Bank”

Eneko Landaburu, Ambassador, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Kingdom of Morocco, and former Director General for External Relations, European Commission, Brussels

Marie-Estelle Rey, Political analyst, MENA-OECD Business Council, France

A Speaker from the private sector (proposed sponsor)

Coffee break and networking at mid-session (11:00)

13:00 – 14:00 Luncheon and networking

14:00 – 15:30 Panel Session 2: BANK, INSURANCE AND OTHER FINANCIAL SERVICES Banks set to back up business development and exports

Morocco – a new hub for servicing insurance/re-insurance needs in the Maghreb Region

Strengthening financial and banking services in the Region

MedVentures to fund top start-ups

Increasing interest from the private equity investors

Panel Discussion and Q & A

Chairman Nizar Baraka, Minister of Economy & Finance (tbc)

Karim Hajji, Director General, Casablanca Stock Exchange

Jassem Al Mannai, Director General and Chairman of the Board, Arab Monetary Fund

A Speaker from the private sector (proposed sponsor)

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break and networking

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16:00 – 17:30 Panel Session 3: OPPORTUNITIES IN AGRIBUSINESS AND FISHERIES Promoting international partnership in agribusiness and fisheries sectors

PPP – an interactive tool for developing and modernizing agricultural projects

Development of fish processing units

Fishery accords made with Morocco

Morocco’s depollution and drinking water programmes

Cooperation on urban water management between both Mediterranean shores

Banking, investment and private equity opportunities

Panel Discussion and Q & A

Chairman Aziz Akhennouch, Minister of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries, Morocco (tbc) Keynote Address “An overview of Morocco’s Green Plan and Halieutis Strategy”

Ahmed Hajjaji, Director General, Agency for Agricultural Development (ADA) “Planned regional investment projects: The quest for FDI and joint partnerships”

Amina Figuigi, Managing Director, National Fisheries Office (ONP) “Business opportunities in fish processing units & international cooperation”

Saad Ben Abdallah, Managing Director, Maroc Export/Moroccan Export Promotion Centre “Morocco’s global export strategy”

Simon Gray, Head, World Bank Country Office, Morocco

Joumana Cobain, International Finance Corporation (The World Bank Group), Morocco

Jean-Luc Bernard, Representative, UNIDO, Morocco ‘‘How UNIDO supports emerging modern, competitive agro-industries in Africa: the example of Morocco’’

A Speaker from the private sector (proposed sponsor)

17:30 Cocktail and networking

Friday 24 February 2012

08:30 – 09:30 Welcome coffee and networking

09:30 –11:00 Panel Session 4: OPPORTUNITIES IN RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINING

Morocco’s priority for renewable energy and sustainable development – opportunities for PPP with leading operators

Towards a Euro-Mediterranean energy system – increasing role of Morocco

Featuring Morocco’s top solar thermal power program (a USD 9 billion project)

Building new wind energy farms (a USD 3.5 billion project)

Nuclear energy development in co-operation with France

Regional co-operation – energy transit and storage facilities (for the Maghreb Europe Gas Pipeline)

Banking, investment and private equity opportunities

Role of IFIs

Panel Discussion and Q & A

Chairman Fouad Douiri, Minister of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment, Morocco (tbc) Keynote Address “Morocco’s Mining and Energy Strategy”

Mustapha Bakkoury, Chief Executive Officer, Moroccan Solar Energy Agency (MASEN) “MASEN, the new strategic partner for FDI in Morocco’s solar energy”

Mustapha Terrab, CEO, OCP Group “FDI & Joint-Ventures in Morocco’s mining industry”

Pedro Moraleda, Director General, Mediterranean Energy Observatory (OME)

Wadii Rais, Financial Analyst, African Development Bank Group, Morocco

A Senior Representative from National Electricity Office (ONE), National Office of Potable Water (ONEP), National Company for Energy Investments, National Agency for Renewable Energies (ADEREE) or Moroccan National Hydrocarbon and Mining Board (ONHYM)

Mohamed Benali-Khoudja, CEO Morocco, Siemens

Michael Toporek, Managing General Partner, Brookstone Partners, USA

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11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break and networking

11:30 – 13:00 Panel Session 5: LOGISTICS, PPP AND LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS Trans-Maghreb high-speed railway mega project

Improving and expanding airports capacity

Transport-related infrastructure developments

Urban infrastructure and modernization

Railways: Tangier – Casablanca project

“Tangier Med” port in its final stage

Banking, investment and private equity opportunities

Role of IFIs

Panel Discussion and Q & A

Chairman Aziz Rebbah, Minister of Equipment & Transport (tbc)

Keynote Address Mehdi Tazi-Riffi, Director General, Tanger Free Zone, Morocco

Hadj Abedllatif Hamou, Chief Executive Director, MedZ, CDG Development “MedZ: A reliable Strategic Partner for FDI in Morocco”

A Senior Representative from the Ministry of the Interior, Morocco

Said Elhadi President of the Supervisory Board, Tangier Mediterranean Special Agency

Guido Prud’Homme, Permanent Representative for Morocco, European Investment Bank (EIB), Luxembourg

A Speaker from the private sector (proposed sponsor)

13:00 – 14:00 Luncheon and networking

14:00 –16:00 Panel Session 6: OPPORTUNITIES IN TOURISM AND REAL ESTATE Tourism: featuring the Azure Plan for the next decade

Opportunities in Moroccan property developments, construction and real estate

Developing coastal areas and multi-purpose resort complexes, golf, health and wellness units, senior citizens’ residences etc.

Opportunities for teaming-up with the State-run investors on a PPP basis

Banking, investment and private equity opportunities

Role of IFIs

Panel Discussion and Q & A

Chairman Nabil Benabdalah, Minister of Environment & Urban Planning (tbc)

Keynote Address Lahcen Haddad, Minister of Tourism, Morocco “The 2020 vision for Morocco’s Tourism Sector”

Tarik Senhaji, Chairman of the Board, SMIT (Moroccan Tourism Engineering Company), Morocco “Special focus on Taghazout, White Beach & Ouarzazat as new investment opportunities for FDI”

Aziz El Khyari, Regional Consultant - Middle East & North Africa, Euromonitor International “Benchmarking Moroccan tourism across the MENA Region’’

A Speaker from the private sector (proposed sponsor)

16:00- 17:00 Farewell & Closing remarks