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Dubai, The Palace Hotel | 5 November, 2017

Bloomberg Routes to China Summit

On November 5th in Dubai, Bloomberg will bring together key executives, corporations and top money managers for a special afternoon event focused on the future of the Chinese economy and the implications for Chinese capital inflows into the Middle East.

Routes to China

Xi Jinping is set to emerge from the 19th Party Congress with a fresh leadership and policy-making team that could further embrace China’s new global role as a bastion of globalisation. With a growing sense of protectionism from the West, a new impetus from Beijing behind the Belt & Road Initiative and the global uptake of the RMB, there are sizeable implications for the economic and political relationship between China and the Middle East & North Africa.

On November 5th in Dubai, Bloomberg will bring together key executives, corporations and top money managers for a special afternoon event focused on the future of the Chinese economy and the implications for Chinese capital inflows into the Middle East.

Dubai, The Palace Hotel
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November 5 - Sunday

2:30 pm

Registration Opens & Network

3:00 pm

Welcome Remarks

3:10 pm

Opening Address

Speaker

3:20 pm

Spotlight: The Future of China in The U.A.E

Speaker

  • H.E. Ni Jian

    Ambassador to The U.A.E., The People's Republic of China

3:35 pm

Future of Globalization - The New China - U.A.E Relationship

With China stepping up to become the world's biggest stakeholder in steady global trade flows, we discuss the economic outlook for the China- U.A.E. relationship, and how The U.A.E. should position itself to benefit.

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4:10 pm

Spotlight: The Future China-U.A.E. Business Relationship

Fresh from leading a delegation of SMEs to China, we quiz H.E. on future relations between Chinese and Emirati businesses.

Speaker

  • H.E. Juma Al Kait

    Ministry of Economy, U.A.E., Undersecretary Assistant for Foreign Trade

4:55 pm

The Rulebook for Investing in the Chinese Market

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5:05 pm

A Global Renminbi: Stalled or Just Getting Started?

A year in the IMF's SDR basket hasn’t achieved much for the Renminbi's global ambitions. Will more stable economic conditions in China allow the PBOC to revive the push for internationalization? We debate the future of the RMB and its usage within the Middle East.

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5:30 pm

Spotlight: The Future of Foreign Investment into Dubai

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5:45 pm

Chinese Power: The World's Largest Photo-Voltaic Power Plant

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6:00 pm

The Belt & Road Initiative – Where does the Middle East Fit?

We take a closer look at the Belt & Road Initiative’s potential impact in the Middle East, the regional investment opportunities, and discuss the future of a project which can be longer on sweeping vision than on nuts-and-bolts practicalities.

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6:30 pm

Closing Remarks & Networking Reception

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David Eldon

Chairman HSBC Bank Middle East

H.E. Ni Jian

Ambassador to The U.A.E. The People's Republic of China

Hongbin Cong

Former Vice Chairman, International Relations Falcon & Associates

Christian Esters

Senior Director, Sovereign Ratings S&P Global Ratings

Mishaal Al Gergawi

Co-Director emerge85 Lab

Henry Smith

Director, Middle East & North Africa Control Risks

H.E. Juma Al Kait

Ministry of Economy, U.A.E. Undersecretary Assistant for Foreign Trade

Florence Lee Florence Lee

Head of China Business Development - EMEA HSBC Securities Services

Sido Bestani

Head of Middle East, Turkey and Africa SWIFT

Gaurang Desai

CEO Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange

Zhao Guoqiang

Deputy General Manager ICBC Middle East

Fahad Al Gergawi

CEO Dubai FDI

Mothana Qteishat

Managing Director – Project Development, MENA Jinko Solar

Neil Cuthbert

Senior Partner, Middle East Dentons

Steve Cranwell

Regional Head of Commercial Banking, MENAT HSBC

Sarim Sheikh Sarim Sheikh

President & CEO GE Pakistan & Central Asia Region

Ben Simpfendorfer

Founder & CEO Silk Road Associates

HSBC is the largest and most widely represented international banking organisation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), with a presence in 8 countries across the region. HSBC has operations in the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait and Algeria. In Saudi Arabia, HSBC is a 40% shareholder of Saudi British Bank (SABB), and a 49% shareholder of HSBC Saudi Arabia for investment banking in the Kingdom.

This presence, the widest reach of any bank in the region, comprises some 250 offices and around 11,000 employees. In the year ending 31st December 2016, HSBC in the MENA region made a profit before tax of US$ 1.5bn.

Attendance is by invitation only.

 

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