| 08.30 |
Registration And Morning Coffee |
| 09.15 |
Chairman’s Opening Remark
Abdulaziz Al-Bosaily, Owner and Managing Partner, Abdulaziz A. Al-Bosaily Law Office / Clyde & Co, Saudi Arabia |
| 09.30 |
Building With Numbers: Understanding The Demographics And Economic Plans Currently Impacting Demand For Water And Power In The Kingdom
- What are the current drivers to the rising demand in power and water in the Kingdom?
- How is the demand influencing the economic plans for the sector?
- Examining the demographics in the Kingdom and the effect they have on power and water infrastructure plans
Dr Jarmo Kotilaine, Chief Economist, National Commercial Bank, Saudi Arabia
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| 10.15 |
KEYNOTE PANEL: Strengthening Utilities Infrastructure For The Kingdom’s Continued Economic Growth
- What are the Kingdom’s plans to meet growing demand for utilities and what role can the private sector play?
- How are the moves to open up the utilities sector taking shape? What effects have they had on costs and prices?
- Looking at different strategies for utilities privatisation and how the IPP/ IWPP models are evolving in the Kingdom
H.E. Dr Saleh Al-Awaji, Deputy Minister for Electricity, Ministry of Water and Electricity, Saudi Arabia
H.E. Dr Abdullah M. Al Shehri, Governor, Electricity & Co-Generation Regulatory Authority, Saudi Arabia
Dr Amer Al Swaha, Head of IPP Programme, Saudi Electricity Company, Saudi Arabia
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| 11.00 |
Networking And Refreshment Break
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| 11.30 |
PANEL DISCUSSION: Environmental Outlook And Renewable Energy Update For The Kingdom: Nuclear And Solar
- What impact did the unfortunate disasters in Japan have on the nuclear power plans for the Kingdom?
- What are the new regulations and government policies on renewable and alternative energies?
- A green agenda for the Kingdom and how it fits into utilities infrastructure development
H.E. Dr Abdullah M. Al Shehri, Governor, Electricity & Co-Generation Regulatory Authority, Saudi Arabia
Abdulhadi Al Mureeh, Managing Director, National Solar Systems, Saudi Arabia
Vahid Fotuhi, Director - Middle East, BP Solar, United Arab Emirates
Khalid Al Eissa, Director of Nuclear Research, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Moderated by:
Alan Bedell, Vice President - Middle East, SAIC, USA
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| 12.15 |
Lunch and Networking Break
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| 13.30 |
CASE STUDY: The IPP Success Story In The Kingdom
- Exploring achievements so far in liberalising the power sector and the lessons learnt
- Layout out the patterns of investment in IPPs and the variation in IPP experiences
- Discussing the ownership and regulatory structures behind the IPP program
Dr Amer Al Swaha, Head of IPP Programme, Saudi Electricity Company, Saudi Arabia
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| 14.15 |
Structured Networking Session
A structured networking session creating crucial opportunities to meet some of the top infrastructure
decision makers in the Kingdom.
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| 14.45 |
Networking And Refreshment Break
A structured networking session creating crucial opportunities to meet some of the top infrastructure
decision makers in the Kingdom.
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| 15.15 |
THE FINANCE PANEL: The Role Of Islamic Finance In Infrastructure Development In The Kingdom
- Exploring various Shariah’ compliant financing structures and innovations to Islamic and conventional project financing
- What are the potential challenges and suggested approaches to implementation?
Mark Lemmon, CEO, MENA Infrastructure Fund, UAE
Saad Ur-Rehman, Group General Manager & Head of Structured Finance Division, Banque Saudi Fransi, Saudi Arabia
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| 16.00 |
Close Of Day One
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