MOROCCO INVESTORS' SUMMIT 2012 The ultimate gateway to doing business and invest in the Maghreb Countries The ultimate gateway to doing business and invest in the Maghreb Countries Sheraton Hotel, Casablanca, Morocco Euroconvention Conferences Brussels Office: avenue Victor Jacobs 78, B - 1040 Brussels tel: +32 2 733 5940 | fax: +32 2 733 6440 London Office: Suite 35, West Kensington Mansions, UK – London W14 9PF Tel: +44 20 7381 9291 | Fax: +44 7381 9312 Website: http://www.euroconvention.com Email: [email protected]23 &24 February 2012 MOROCCO INVESTORS' SUMMIT 2012 • 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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MOROCCOINVESTORS' SUMMIT2012The ultimate gateway to doing business and investin the Maghreb CountriesThe ultimate gateway to doing business and investin the Maghreb Countries
Sheraton Hotel, Casablanca, Morocco
Euroconvention Conferences
Brussels Office: avenue Victor Jacobs 78, B - 1040 Brussels
tel: +32 2 733 5940 | fax: +32 2 733 6440
London Office: Suite 35, West Kensington Mansions,
09:00 – 09:30 Registration of participants, welcome coffee and networking
09:30 – 10:00 Opening Comments
Jawad Idrissi, Commissaire du Sommet Marocain des Investisseurs ; Gérant, Necim Invest, Morocco Amani Abou-Zeid, Resident Representative, African Development Bank Group, Morocco Isabella Eisenberg, Event Manager, Euroconvention Conferences, Belgium
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
Transport-related infrastructure developments
Banking, investment and private equity opportunities
Role of IFIs
Panel Discussion and Q & A
Chairwomann Amani Abou-Zeid, Resident Representative, African Development Bank Group, Morocco
Keynote Addresses Jawad Kerdoudi Président de l'IMRI - Institut Marocain des Relations Internationales Accord d'Agadir et la région MENA, intégration des marchés économiques, intra-Maghreb et Afrique, logistique & stratégie: le Maroc comme une passerelle vers les marchés africains
Younes Tazi, Directeur de la DSPCT - Direction de la Stratégie des Programmes et de la Coordination des Transports Grands chantiers des transports et de la logistique Jane Kitson Commercial Counselor Morocco, Tunisia & Algeria, U.S. Consulate, Morocco Foreign markets for FDI from a US company perspective Philippe Cravate, Conseiller, Chambre de commerce Belgo-Luxembourgoise, Morocco Le développement économique et commercial entre la Belgique, le Grand-duché de Luxembourg et le Maroc
Amani Abou-Zeid, Resident Representative, African Development Bank Group, Morocco Africa, Emerging and Frontier Markets & the Role of the African Development Bank
Saud Al Malaq, Vice Chairman KSSG- Investment, formally Head of Saudi and GCC Delegation in negotiating Regional Trade Agreements, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Regional Trade and Investment Agreements: the challenges and opportunities in a changing post-global crisis era
Mehdi M. Bennani, Attorney-at-law (New York), Managing Partner, Bennani & Associés LLP, Morocco More legal protection for more productive FDIs
Coffee break and networking at mid-session (11:00)
13:00 – 14:00 Luncheon and networking
Morocco Investors’ Summit 2012 >
14:00 – 15:30 Panel Session 2: 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 Simon Gray, Head, World Bank Country Office, Morocco Ensuring Small Scale Agricultural Producers Benefit from Economic Growth
Hassan Sentissi, Président de la FENIP - Fédération Nationale des industries de Transformation des Produits de la Pêche) Opportunités d'affaires dans les unités de transformation du poisson et de la coopération internationale
Ahmed Hajjaji, Director General, Agency for Agricultural Development (ADA) Opportunités d'investissement dans le secteur Agricole du Maroc
Rostan Schwab, 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
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break and networking
16:00 – 17:00 Panel Session 3: THE REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE Morocco’s Regional Investment Councils (CRIs) Panel Discussion and Q & A
Chairman Driss Moulay-Rchid, Directeur du Centre Régional d’Investissement (CRI) de l'Oriental (Oujda), Morocco Région de l'Oriental, un nouveau pôle émergent
Siham Lhouti, Chef de Service Communication et Promotion du Centre Régional d’Investissement (CRI) de Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco L’économie régionale : potentialités et stratégies de développement
Adil Allach, Chef de division promotion et coopération, Centre Régional d’Investissement (CRI) Taza, AlHoceima, Taounate, Morocco Business development design for the Region Taza-Al Hoceima- Taounat
17:00 End of Day 1
Morocco Investors’ Summit 2012 >
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
Increasing interest from private equity investors
Role of IFIs
Panel Discussion and Q & A
Chairman Mohamed Benali-Khoudja, CEO North Africa, Siemens Morocco – gateway to green future in Northern Africa
Keynote Address Yahya Zniber, Secrétaire Général du Ministère de l'Energie, des Mines, de l'Eau et de l'Environnement, Morocco Morocco’s Mining and Energy Strategy
Taoufik Laabi, Directeur de la Stratégie et Planification – ONE Développement des Energies Renouvelables au Maroc- Rôle Stratégique de l’ONE
Wadii Rais, Financial Analyst, African Development Bank Group, Morocco La Banque Africaine du Developpement et les énergies renouvelables en Afrique du Nord
Michel Bouskila Commercial and development director, Cegelec Morocco, Vinci Group New markets and opportunities for international partnerships
El Kebir Mdarhri Alaoui Conseiller Environnement et Développement Durable United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Morocco Les énergies renouvelables, un levier de création de richesses et d’emplois et vecteur de développement local
Mohamed Benali-Khoudja, CEO North Africa, Siemens Morocco – gateway to green future in Northern Africa
Kamal Abdelhafid, Project Finance Manager, Brookstone Partners, Morocco
11:00 – 11:15 Presentation: ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT
11:15 – 11:45
Azzedine Kettani, Professor, Casablanca University and universities abroad; Managing Partner, Kettani Law Firm, Morocco
Coffee break and networking
11:45 – 13:00 Panel Session 5: 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 Ali Ghanam Président de la Fédération du Tourisme, Morocco La vision touristique 2020 et les investissements projetés
Aziz El Khyari, Regional Consultant - Middle East & North Africa, Euromonitor International Opportunities in tourism and real estate
