Supporting Partners:

Ministry of Health

2013
24-27 November 2013 The Regency Hotel Kuwait, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Exploring opportunities in a market which is tripling government

spending to US $75bn for projects by 2016

Key speakers include

Hashem Hashem
CEO
Kuwait Oil Company

Eng. Samir Al Asfour

Assistant Undersecretary for
Services Affair, Ministry of
Health

Eng. Naser Al Anezi

Corporate Planning Manager,
Petrochemical Industries
Company (PIC)

Ahmad Atallah
Chairman
Shell

Eng. Suhaila Marafi

Director, Dept. of Studies
& Research, Ministry of
Electricity & Water

Dr. Mansour Faraj Al Saed,

Assistant Under Secretary
for Legal Affairs, Ministry of
Commerce & Industry

Lionel Levha
General Manager
Total Kuwait

Shk. Nawaf Al-Sabah

Managing Director
KUFPEC

Dr. Mussaad Al-Razouki

CEO
Kleos Healthcare Corporation

Eng. Abdulaziz Al Kulaib

Undersecretary
Ministry of Public Works

Subhi AlMulla
General Director
Public Authority for Housing
Welfare

Abdulla Fahad Al-Ajmi

Clean Fuel Project Manager
Kuwait National Petroleum
Company (KNPC)

Benefits of attending:

Secure competitive presence and gain market

share and up-to-date knowledge to capitalise on

the $75bn upturn in Kuwaits spending

Hear directly from Korean contractors on how they

are so successful in a locally driven market

Transfer insight into emerging project trends and key

success factors to your business strategies for Kuwait

Gain exclusive access to Kuwaits new energy

executives, cabinet members and project owners

helping you to win big contracts

Align your strategic investment intentions with

Kuwaits priority sectors and supporting policies

Join candid discussions on Kuwaits political

reform and decision making base on future

opportunities and know how to minimise issues
and streamline your project delivery

Get exclusive updates and progress on Kuwaits

PPP programme and its impact on Kuwaits
project performance

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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Programme Highlights -Energy

Programme Highlights -Infrastructure

The $3bn healthcare commitment: Current project status of
the Ministry of Healths 5 year Development Plan including
the US $650m Kuwait Health Assurance Company

KOCs capital investment programme and the future

involvement of IOCs in Kuwaits
Kuwaits 2030 refining vision and mega refinery project
tender updates

Latest developments in Kuwaits Jurassic Gas and Lower

Fars projects

The Township Commitment: Project monitor on Kuwaits

and low cost housing units

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The $1.2bn view of upcoming project awards for Kuwaits
industry is heading and Olefin III project update
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SPEAKERS
Abdulla Fahad Al-Ajmi
Clean Fuel Project Manager
Kuwait National Petroleum
Company (KNPC)

Ed James
Head
MEED Insight
Dr. Faisal H. Al-Refaei
Director -Clinical Services
Dasman Diabetes Institute

Abdulaziz Al Hudeib
Project Manager - Al Zour North
IWPP, Partnerships Technical Bureau
(PTB)

Dr. Gabriel Sensenbrenner

Lead Financial Economist
World Bank

Eng. Abdulaziz Al Kulaib

Undersecretary
Ministry of Public Works

Hashem Hashem
CEO, Kuwait Oil Company

Eng. Abdullah Al Muhanna Senior

Architect, Partnerships Technical
Bureau (PTB)

Ian Kennedy
Chief Executive Officer, British
Consulting and Co-Founder &
Director
Institute for Infrastructure Studies
(UK)

Eng. Aseel Al Tabtabae

Head of Unsolicited Proposals
Section/ Failaka Island Project
Manager, Partnerships Technical
Bureau (PTB)

Eng. Iyad Al Falah

Assistant Undersecretary -Power
Stations & Desalination Projects
Ministry of Electricity & Water

Adel Alroumi
Director General, Partnerships
Technical Bureau (PTB)

Jean Rappe
Head of Business Development
GDF-Suez

Ahmad Atallah
Chairman
Shell

Jonathan Brearley
Director of Energy Markets and
Networks
UK Department of Energy and
Climate Change

Alex Saleh
Partner & Head of Kuwait Office
Al Tamimi & Co
Ali Ameen
Team Leader Planning & Support
(Heavy Oil
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)

Khaled Anwar Al-Awadhi

New Refinery Project Manager
Kuwait National Petroleum
Company (KNPC)

Amre Mohammad al Sayed

Legal Counsel
Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion
Authority (Kuwait DIPA)

Lionel Levha
General Manager
Total Kuwait

Barrak Abdulmuhsin Al Sabih

General Manager
Public Authority for Industry

Malek El Husseini
Business Development Director,
Middle East
GE Healthcare
Dr. Hashem Al Tabtabae Partnerships
Technical Bureau (PTB)
Dr. Mansour Faraj Al Saed
Assistant Under Secretary for Legal
Affairs, Ministry of Commerce &
Industry
Shk. Dr. Meshaal Jaber Al Ahmad Al
Sabah
Director General
Kuwait Direct Investment
Promotion Authority

Sara Akbar
CEO
Kuwait Energy
Stefano Terranova
Head of Project Finance Middle East
& Africa
International Power
Steven W. Miller
Senior Vice President Business
Development
Shapoorji Pallonjii
Subhi AlMulla
General Director
Public Authority for Housing
Welfare

Dr. Mussaad Al-Razouki

CEO
Kleos Healthcare Corporation

Eng. Suhaila Marafi

Director, Dept. of Studies & Research
Ministry of Electricity & Water

Nagat Al Randi
Director of Projects Department
Kuwait International Airport
Directorate General
Civil Aviation (DGCA)

Tarek Hamid Shuaib

Managing Partner
PACE

Eng. Naser Al Anezi

Corporate Planning Manager,
Petrochemical Industries Company
(PIC)
Ozgur Balaban
Engineers Representative and
Project Manager
URS
Dr. Riz Mokal
Senior Council
World Bank

Tom Lind
Senior Advisor Head of Corporate
Finance
Gulf Bank
Waleed Kh. Al Shurian
Deputy General Manager
Mabanee Company S.A.K.
Will Myles
Managing Director Kuwait,
Atkins
Senior representative
Daelim Industrial Company

Eng. Samir Al Asfour

Assistant Undersecretary for
Services Affair
Ministry of Health

With Special thanks to the kuwait proects 2013 advisory board

Akusa Batwala
Senior Associate
ASAR

Fadi Matar
Corporate Communications Leader
EQUATE Petrochemical Company

Philip Kotsis
Partner
Al Tamimi & Co

Akskat Mannan
Project Manager
Atkins

Hussain Shehab
Director
Fields Petroleum Consultancy

Alex Saleh
Partner & Head of Kuwait Office
Al Tamimi & Co

Ibrahim Al-Ghussain
MD
Kharafi National

Richard Ledgard
Country Manager
ABB Engineering Technologies Co.
(KSCC)

Bob Hope
CEO
SSH

Mike Wood
Advisor
Ministry of Electricity & Water

Eng. Eissa Al Hajab

Head of Mega Projects
Ministry of Public Works

Mona Salim Bseiso

Economic Consultant
Kuwait Foreign Investment Bureau

Tarek Hamid Shuaib

Managing Partner
PACE
Tom Lind
Senior Advisor -Head of Corporate
Finance Corporate Banking
Gulf Bank

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day one: 25 november 2013

08.00

Registration and morning coffee

09.00 Welcome address from the conference chairman

Ed James, Head, MEED Insight
Kuwaits vision & market outlook

09.10
STATE OF THE INDUSTRY
Economic update and outlook for Kuwaits energy and
infrastructure sectors
09.30
OPENING MINISTERIAL ADDRESSS
Defining the Kuwait Vision 2035: Outlining government
spending policy, priorities and the progress of Kuwaits
development plan
Aligning your strategic interests and investment
intentions with government spending policies to ensure
maximum synergy
Understanding which sectors will be prioritised and why
Examining initiatives and key milestones of the plan and
how they affect you as a stakeholder
Institutional incentives and frameworks for enhancing the
private sector and what it means to your business
Invited: H.E. Dr. Rola Abdullah Dashti, Minister of Planning &
Development and Parliamentary Affairs
09.50
Official update from the Ministry of Public Works:
Showcasing Kuwaits Public Works strategy and mega
project portfolio
Eng. Abdulaziz Al Kulaib, Undersecretary, Ministry of
Public Works
Upstream opportunities
10.10

 eeting 2020 production targets: KOCs capital

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investment programme and potential opportunities for
IOC development
Lower Fars heavy oil development and phase 1
opportunities
Re-injection projects & solar power (CSP) plant for
enhanced oil recovery purposes
Future pipelines and early production facility tenders
What types of developments will Kuwait look to IOCs for?
Hashem Hashem, CEO, Kuwait Oil Company

10.40 IOC Address:

Addressing the gas feedstock challenge: Latest
developments and overview of North Kuwait Jurassic
Gas Project

Ahmad Atallah, Chairman, Shell
11.00 Morning break-structured networking and business card
exchange. Make 20 new contacts in 20 minutes!
11.30

I OC Vision: How do IOCs view their future involvement

in Kuwait?
Update on Project Kuwait: What does the future look
like & what is the extent to get involved as quasi equity
company?
Can technical service agreements (TSAs) survive in
current economic and regional conditions?
Exploring mechanisms for IOCs to enter and where
Kuwait is heading
Hosted by:
Sara Akbar, CEO, Kuwait Energy
In conversation with:
Ahmad Atallah, Chairman, Shell
Lionel Levha, General Manager, Total Kuwait

Morning session
11.55
STATE OF THE PROJECTS MARKET
Kuwait energy & infrastructure project spenders:
Market size, segments, project trends & success factors
explained
This session will provide a clear overview of Kuwaits
infrastructure & energy project sectors, real insight
into emerging project trends and success factors and
an in-depth understanding of the current and future
projects market. MEED insight forecasts a $16bn-worth of
contracts to be awarded in Kuwait, a 60% increase on the
2012 figure.

Ed James, Head, MEED Insight
Kuwaits capacity challenges & opportunities
12.15
Panel discussion:
Funding and financing Kuwaits future expansion
Financing solutions and challenges for Kuwaits
mega projects
Expanding Kuwaits capital base of domestic banks
and preparing the banking system to support the
project boom
Creating a long-term market for KD debt, security of
loans and use of capital market for projects
How is the Central Bank implementing commercial
recommendations for development plans

Presentation by:
Alex Saleh, Partner & Head of Kuwait Office, Al Tamimi
& Co

In conversation with:
Amre Mohammad al Sayed, Legal Counsel, Kuwait
Direct Investment Promotion Authority (Kuwait
DIPA)
Tom Lind, Senior Advisor Head of Corporate Finance,
Gulf Bank
Dr. Gabriel Sensenbrenner, Lead Financial Economist,
World Bank
 ompeting for regional talent: Clarification on Kuwaits
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foreign labour and social policy and priorities
Invited: Senior representative, Ministry of Social Affairs
and Labour
12.50

13.15
Panel discussion:
Capacity expansion challenge and attracting
international majors: Steps required to attract resource
and move Kuwaits project market forward
How can Kuwait make itself more attractive to
international contractors?
Discussing Kuwaits HR challenges, people mobilisation
and labour policy challenges
Is the banking sector ready? Are local contractors
ready? Is legalisation ready?
Evaluating Kuwaits capacity to deliver fast track
projects

Hosted by:
Steven W. Miller, Senior Vice President Business
Development, Shapoorji Pallonjii

In conversation with:

Will Myles, Managing Director Kuwait, Atkins
13.45

Lunch and networking

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Afternoon Streams
STREAM B: Transport Infrastructure

STREAM A: Oil & gas, petrochemicals and industry

14.45

Opening remarks from stream chairman

Kevin Baxter, Editor, MEED

14.50

 uwaits long term strategy for deriving value from oil and
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gas production and usage
Fuel allocation priorities and how much is destined for export
and domestic use and what this means for Kuwaits economy
Kuwaits LNG import and gas strategy to address the gas
feedstock challenge
KPC

15.10

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analysis of future investment projects outside of Kuwait -
boosting international presence and joint ventures abroad?
Shk. Nawaf Al-Sabah, Managing Director, KUFPEC

 uwaits 2030 refining vision & the New Refinery Project

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Tender Update
KNPCs long term strategic objectives and investment
plans for mega refinery projects
Reviewing the status of preliminary works completed
and the country logistic plans for implementing 2 mega
refinery projects
Khaled Anwar Al-Awadhi, New Refinery Project Manager,
Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)

 
16.15
Exclusive update: Clean Fuels Project evaluation & award
schedule
Reviewing the status of preliminary work packages for site
preparation, utilities and technology units
Planning and timeframes for feedstock delivery
 Abdulla Fahad Al-Ajmi, Clean Fuel Project Manager, Kuwait
National Petroleum Company (KNPC)

15.30

L atest developments and strategy for the expansion of

Lower Fars & Kuwaits Heavy Oil fields
An overview of current & future pilot studies at Ratqa
Lower Fars
Discussing building capabilities and the future
development plan
Ali Ameen, Team Leader Planning & Support (Heavy Oil),
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)
16.35

 trategy for downstream: Where Kuwaits petrochemical

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industry is heading and Olefin III project update
Given feedstock shortages, gain clarity on Kuwaits
downstream vision adding value to downstream or
principal traders?
Olefins III project feasibility update a strategic option
for Kuwait despite cost curve shifts driven by shale gas
initiatives?
Eng. Naser Al Anezi, Corporate Planning Manager,
Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC)

17.15
Afternoon refreshments & networking
16.55

17.35 Infrastructure plans & initiatives to support the

diversification of Kuwaits Industrial Sectors
Learn about the status of on-going infrastructure
packages to develop the Shadadiyah Industrial Zone
Long term vision to diversify Kuwaits industrial sectors
Barrak Abdulmuhsin Al Sabih, General Manager, Public
Authority for Industry
17.55

18.35

 inning strategies of Korean contractors in Kuwaits

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downstream sector
Understanding why Korean contractors are so successful
in the region NRP and CRP bid winning examples
Partnering with the correct local companies in Kuwait
Park Jon Chang, Business Development Manager, Daelim
Industrial Company
Close of conference day 1

14.45

Opening remarks from stream chairman

Ed James, Head, MEED

14.50

BOUBIYAN ISLAND: Future opportunities for Mubarak Al Kabeer Port &

long term island contracts in prospect
Evaluation and progress of awarded contracts for Mubarak Al Kabeer
Port and tender updates future phases
Long term project opportunities including rail, real estate and power
stations
Senior representative, Ministry of Public Works

 ey success factors to winning and delivering Kuwaits port projects on

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time -Mubarak Al Kabeer Phase 1 Stage 2
Review and progress of the design and build stage 2 (reclaimation and
quay wall)
Transferring experience of phase 1 to the successful delivery of future
projects
Winning a bid in Kuwait and collaborating with stakeholders
Ozgur Balaban, Engineers Representative and Project Manager, URS
15.10

15.30

 OADS AND BRIDGES: Project blueprint to deliver over 100 road

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schemes in on-going rehabilitation and new build portfolios
An overview of on-going and upcoming road projects including Subiya
causeway progress & Doha link update
Learn about the scope of future road & bridge projects, procurement
timeframes, project priorities and budgets
Senior representative, Ministry of Public Works

 uwait International Airport - Main terminal & runway progress &

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award update
Nagat Al Randi, Director of Projects Department Kuwait International
Airport, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
16.15

STREAM B: Real Estate, Housing & Leisure

The Township Commitment: Project monitor on Kuwaits Future Cities
initiative and low cost housing
Learn about the progression of projects and future opportunities for Al
Khiran, Al Mutlaa and low-cost housing units
Understand proposed financing mechanisms and the attractiveness to
private sector
Subhi AlMulla, General Director, Public Authority for Housing Welfare
16.35

MEEDs Quality Awards for Projects Winner! National real estate

benchmark: The Avenues: Understanding the key components to
successful and profitable leisure projects in Kuwait Private investors
perspective
Waleed Kh. Al Shurian, Deputy General Manager, Mabanee Company
S.A.K.
17.15
Afternoon refreshments & networking
16.55

17.35
Panel Discussion:
Investment appetite and demand dynamics for Kuwaits private
property market

In conversation with investors on:
Investment floors and ceilings for private real estate projects in Kuwait
Waleed Kh. Al Shurian, Deputy General Manager, Mabanee Company S.A.K.
Ramy J. Echo, Chief Investment Officer, ALARGAN International Real
Estate Company
Upcoming infrastructure projects and priorities of Kuwaits Municipality
Align your business planning with some of the most attractive projects on
offer in Kuwait
Amendments to Kuwaits masterplan and the future development
programme
Eng. Saad Soud Almuhailby, Director of Master Plan Department, Kuwait
Municipality

17.55

18.15 Kuwaits US$460m capital expenditure plan to launch entertainment,

sports and tourism projects
Kuwaits strategic plan to generate growth for the tourism & leisure
sectors
Detailing the Touristic Enterprises Companys project pipeline & strategy
Clarity on Failaka island PPP developments


18.35
Close of conference day 1

17.45
EVENING DRINKS RECEPTION
This social reception offers superb and unique
opportunities to build new business relationships and
interact with some of Kuwaits most powerful players.

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day TWO: 26 november 2013

08.00 Registration and morning coffee
09.00 Welcome address from the conference
chairman

Ed James, Head, MEED Insight

Project delivery and making PPPs happen


09.10 Keynote panel discussion:
The Kuwait Method: Discussing Kuwaits
political reform and decision making base on its
projects programme and ability to move forward
Discussing the outlook for economic and
political reforms on Kuwaits future projects,
bidding and public investment

In conversation with:
Sheikh Dr. Meshaal Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah,
Director General, Kuwait Direct Investment
Promotion Authority
 Adel Alroumi, Director General, Partnerships
Technical Bureau (PTB)
Dr. Mansour Faraj Al Saed, Assistant Under
Secretary for Legal Affairs, Ministry of Commerce
& Industry
09.50 K
 uwaits latest inter-government initiatives
to implement more effective project
procurement & delivery criteria
 ey highlights and progress on Kuwaits PPP
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programme
A review of key project highlights,
achievements and procurement
improvements in the PTBs approach to
secure investor confidence
Transferring key learnings to date to facilitate
PPP project execution
Latest approvals and project updates
Adel Alroumi, Director General, Partnerships
Technical Bureau (PTB)

10.10

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in executing & closing regional IWPPs
developers perspective
Stefano Terranova, Head of Project Finance
Middle East & Africa, International Power
10.30

10.50 Morning break -structured networking and

business card exchange. Make 20 new contacts
in 20 minutes!

Morning session
11.20 Panel Discussion:
Transformational Project: Transferring key
learnings from Al Zour North IWPP phase 1 to
accelerate future PPPs
Implementing procurement improvements to
future PPPs going forward, how will it be done?

Hosted by:
Alex Saleh, Partner and Head of Kuwait, Al Tamimi
& Company

In conversation with:
Eng. Iyad Al Falah, Assistant Undersecretary -Power
Stations & Desalination Projects, Ministry of
Electricity & Water
Jean Rappe, Head of Business Development, GDF-
Suez
Abdulaziz Al Hudeib, Project Manager - Al Zour
North IWPP, Partnerships Technical Bureau (PTB)
BNP Paribas
Transferring world class planning and delivery
of mega transportation schemes to Kuwaits
projects programme international parallels in
port, rail and airport developments
Key lessons learnt in executing mega projects
off the ground
-- Airports: from Heathrows terminal 5, hub
developments in Doha, Muscat and Jeddah
and other airport of interest including Kuala
Lumpur, Berlin Brandenburgh and Denver
-- Ports: international experiences from
Anchorage, Doha and Panama Canal
expansion
-- Rail: the GCC rail line and parallels drawn
from cross rail cases, UK HS2 and the
Channel Tunnel
Understanding the specific problems of PPP
models and how to improve them
Avoiding procurement as a source of
infrastructure project risk for government
projects
Ian Kennedy, Chief Executive Officer, British
Consulting and Co-Founder & Director, Institute
for Infrastructure Studies (UK)
11.50

 etting up regulatory frameworks for

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government procurement of mega projects
under PPP
Jonathan Brearley, Director of Energy Markets and
Networks, UK Department of Energy and Climate
Change

13.00 Lunch and networking break

12.30

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Afternoon Streams
STREAM B: POWER & WATER

STREAM A: Healthcare, education & social

Opening remarks from stream chairman

Ed James, Head, MEED

The $3bn healthcare commitment: Current

project status of the Ministry of Healths 5 year
Development Plan
Gain clarity on the bid status and opportunities for
planned hospital expansions and greenfield projects
Update on the Private Health Insurance Company
for Kuwaiti Nationals (PHICKN) and New Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital (NPMRH) PPP
interest and tender
Kuwaits flagship health model: Project monitor on
the US $650m Kuwait Health Assurance Company
and implications for Kuwaits healthcare sector
Eng. Samir Al Asfour, Assistant Undersecretary for
Services Affair, Ministry of Health
14.00

 anel Discussion: Assessing Kuwaits growth

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potential as an integrated healthcare provider based
on the frameworks & projects being developed to
support it
Do project plans and policy support the evolution of
an integrated healthcare service?
Showcasing examples of successful hospital projects
and what was required of the private sector
Financial and regulatory frameworks under
development to facilitate projects and making
healthcare PPPs happen

Hosted by:
Dr. Mussaad Al-Razouki, CEO, Kleos Healthcare
Corporation

Panellists:
Dr. Faisal H. Al-Refaei, Director -Clinical Services,
Dasman Diabetes Institute

Malek El Husseini, Business Development Director
Middle East, GE Healthcare
14.35

15.25

The $1.2bn view of upcoming project awards for

Kuwaits University Campus
An overview of on-going and future campus build
projects and key success factors for educational
projects
Align your business planning with some of the most
attractive construction projects on offer in Kuwait
Learn about the scope of remaining projects,
procurement timeframes, priorities and budgets

15.50 Afternoon refreshments and networking

16.10 Jaber Hospital case study
Talal Alothayna, Undersecretary Assistant, Engineer,
Ministry of Public Works

Opening remarks from stream chairman

Kevin Baxter, Editor, MEED

 inistry of Electricity & Waters power project

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outlook: Critical upgrade & expansion projects for
Kuwaits T&D sector and US$ 10.1bn upcoming power
generation and desalination schemes
Understanding the additional power required, peak
load, available & future capacity by 2020
Summary of on-going and future power generation &
desalination schemes
Summary of on-going and future power T&D schemes
Focusing on the current and future BOT and
alternative energy projects and presenting the MEWs
budget up to 2014
Eng. Suhaila Marafi, Director, Dept. of Studies &
Research, Ministry of Electricity & Water
14.00

 iscussing the efforts and updates to the Abdaliya

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Integrated Solar Combined Cycle (ISCC) IPP solar
project & the regulatory framework to support it
Eng. Iyad Al Falah, Assistant Undersecretary - Power
Stations & Desalination Projects, Ministry of Electricity
& Water
Eng. Abdullah Al Muhanna, Senior Architect,
Partnerships Technical Bureau (PTB)
14.35

 emand side management: MEW commitments to

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reduce domestic power & water consumption
What the MEW is doing to influence economical fuel
and water utilisation
Staged plan to implement efficiency gains and reduce
T&D load losses, introduce energy savings codes for
buildings and district cooling for new projects
Long term public opinion & consumer initiatives to
drive down consumption
Senior representative, Ministry of Electricity & Water
15.00

15.25 Umm al-Hayman wastewater treatment plant: Latest

approvals and project status update for the project
and associated transmission and sewage effluent
networks
Dr. Hashem Al Tabtabae, Partnerships Technical
Bureau (PTB)
15.50 Afternoon refreshments and networking
16.10 Developing Kuwaits renewable energy programme:
Project evaluation and pilot scheme award update
Assess Kuwaits renewable energy potential and the
role for the private sector in renewable energy
Progress of the 3 renewable pilot schemes and
contract award updates
17.10

Close of conference

L atest update on the transformation of Failaka

Island through the PPP model
Eng. Aseel Al Tabtabae, Head of Unsolicited Proposals
Section/ Failaka Island Project Manager, Partnerships
Technical Bureau (PTB)
16.35

17.10

Close of conference

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24 November 2013
Pre-Summit Masterclasses

27 November 2013, Wednesday

Post-conference Masterclasses

Investing in Kuwait Forum

A-Z of Effective Project Delivery & Governance in

Kuwait

Organised in partnership with the Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion

Authority
09.00-14.00
A new era for the Kuwait business community begins with new legislation
that will transform the investment environment for local, regional and
international enterprises operating in the State of Kuwait
09.00 The Investing in Kuwait Forum is a special half-day briefing designed
to deliver the latest information about positive changes in the
legislative environment governing domestic and foreign investment
in Kuwait. The forum will cover three key issues; the implementation
of the new foreign investment code due to be in place by the end of
2013. Major changes include the replacement of the present positive
list of sectors where foreign investment is allowed to a negative list,
which opens up the whole economy to foreign investment apart
from selected areas, the new commercial companies law making it
easier for local and foreign companies to do business in Kuwait and
debt and bankruptcy regulations.

Forum agenda
09.00

Opening remarks from the workshop Chairman

Edmund OSullivan, Chairman, MEED

09.10
Opening address
Sheikh Dr. Meshaal Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Director General,
Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority
The new environment for foreign investment in Kuwait:
moving from a positive list to a negative list and the role of
the new Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority
Amre Mohammad al Sayed, Legal Counsel, KDIPA
09.25

The new Law for Commercial Companies: progress and

implementation
Dr. Mansour Faraj Al Saed, Assistant Under Secretary for Legal
Affairs, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
09.55

10.25

Morning break and refreshments

10.55

 uwaits Insolvency and Creditors Rights program

K
Dr. Riz Mokal, Senior Council, World Bank

The Regency Hotel, Kuwait City

09.00-17.00

The biggest concerns for organisations operating in Kuwaits economy

are;
Difficulty in project procurement and bidding procedures
Decentralisation of decision making base and project management
Outlook for political reforms on Kuwaits project progress and
investment
Are they yours?????
Whether you are a public sector institution in Kuwait, or private sector
company looking to grow your market share or set up in the state, this full
day masterclass on project management and delivery has been designed
to provide you with a project blueprint to successfully develop and execute
projects in Kuwait. Delve deep into the subject through our expert-led
workshop sessions and come away with new skills in your tool-kit.
Workshop A: 09.00-12.00
Standardising the project management function and control in your
institution
09.00

Understanding the benefits of a PMO and if it is right for your

organisation (private or public)

09.30

Defining a long term strategic plan for a PMO and the steps leading
to that

10.30

Getting ready for PMO Important planning and cost

considerations

11.00

Morning break and refreshments

11.30

Centralising the project support function and governance (QA and

QC units)

12.00

Standardising document control

12.30

Standardising reporting, processes and procedures

13.00

Lunch

Workshop B: 13.00-17.00
Effective project procurement and delivery in Kuwait

 ynergies between Kuwait Mega Projects and the

S
Development of the National Capital Markets
Dr. Gabriel Sensenbrenner, Lead Financial Economist, World Bank

13.00

Lunch

 anel Discussion: Understanding Kuwaits existing

P
business environment

In conversation with:
Alex Saleh, Partner and Head of Kuwait, Al Tamimi & Company
Plus representatives from legal and business providers

13.30

Understanding and dealing with the Kuwait public procurement

process and requirements

14.00

Working with the Partnership Technical Bureau on PPPs

14.30

Afternoon break and refreshments

15.00

Bidding for and winning work in Kuwait compared with other GCC
countries

15.30

Assessing and mitigating project risks and the hidden costs of

working in Kuwait

11.25

11.55

12.30
Panel Discussion: Financing Investment in Kuwait
Speakers: representatives of leading local, regional and
international banks doing business in Kuwait
13.00 

Chairmans concluding remarks followed by lunch

Edmund OSullivan, Chairman, MEED

16.00

Avoiding common pitfalls and understanding key success factors in

project execution

14.00

Close of Forum

16.30 

Chairmans concluding remarks followed by lunch

Edmund OSullivan, Chairman, MEED

17.00

Close of Forum

Benefits to attendees
By attending this masterclass you will...

Make the right strategic decisions on when and how to enter or increase
engagement with the economy of Kuwait and the region

Identify and finance major trade and investment opportunities in
Kuwait and the region

Gain direct access to investors, legal service providers, banking and
finance providers, and representatives of government organisations
supporting foreign investment activity in Kuwait and the region,
including commercial officers at embassies in Kuwait and the GCC in

a targeted environment
Delve deep into the subject of foreign investment through
expert-led, intimate sessions and come away with an updated
FDI skills tool kt

Save up to US$ 799 when you

book the Masterclass together
with the 2-day conference.
The Masterclass is available
separately for US$1,499 See
registration form for more details.

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one: 25 november
2013
Sponsorship
opportunities

Afternoon Streams

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Kuwait Projects 2013 will take place at:

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