WELCOME TO EQUITY CAPITAL MARKETS MIDDLE EAST 2025

20TH MAY | MADINAT JUMEIRAH CONFERENCE CENTRE, DUBAI

"Accelerating the Middle East's IPOs"

Equity Capital Markets 2025 will connect the region’s leading ECM players to quicken the evolution of the region’s equity capital markets.

Join us at Equity Capital Markets 2025 on May 20th in Dubai, as we connect ECM leaders in the Middle East to quicken the evolution of the region’s equity capital markets. This exclusive one-day event presents a unique platform for the region’s equity capital community to come together to examine the challenges, opportunities, and trends shaping the market through 2025 and 2026.

This is your opportunity to gain valuable insights from our comprehensive synopsis of the latest IPO trends and opportunities. It facilitates in-depth discussions, networking, and promotes the growth of international interest, thereby advancing the development of the market.

Equity Capital Markets 2025 stands as the optimal gathering for investors, corporates, banks, regional exchanges, and regulatory bodies to share insights into transformative changes and case studies of successful companies navigating the active ECM landscape in the Middle East.

The event serves as a platform for investors, corporates, banks, regional exchanges, and regulatory bodies to share insights into transformative changes and showcase case studies of successful companies navigating the active ECM landscape in the Middle East. Take advantage of this great opportunity to connect, learn, and navigate the future of equity capital.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect, learn, and chart the course for the future of ECM in the Middle East.

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EXPERT MARKET INSIGHTS:

Equity Capital Markets Middle East 2024 will have a comprehensive agenda that provides the perfect opportunity to gain valuable insights from our comprehensive
synopsis of the latest IPO trends and opportunities. It facilitates in-depth discussions, networking, and promotes the growth of international interest, thereby advancing the development of the market.

REGISTER YOUR DELEGATE PLACE

2024 AGENDA

4th June 2024

11:40	Chairperson’s opening remarks Speaker Managing Director, Head of Advisory & Equity Capital Markets Session ends: 11:50
11:50	Fireside Chat with Dubai Financial Market Moderator Managing Director Speaker Chief Executive Officer Session ends: 12:10
12:10	The IPO outlook for 2024/25: How is the market landscape changing? What's the market outlook for 2024/25? Can we surpass the highs of 2022, and what might drive renewed momentum? To what extent is the GCC IPO market being driven by government desire to increase economic diversification, to rebalance their portfolios or by a need for growth capital? What sectors are expected to lead IPO activity in the forthcoming 12 months? How can wider sector representation be encouraged, particularly in sectors like tech and healthcare? Will the growth of regional private equity funds help or hinder the IPO market? How prepared are smaller GREs to undertake an IPO? What can be learned from previous successful deals? What role are foreign institutional investors expected to play – and will they play it? Moderator Chief Executive Officer Speakers Chief Financial Officer Founding Partner and Fund Manager Partner Session ends: 12:55
12:55	The path to diversification: Increasing the quantity of private company listings What are the challenges and concerns for private/non-GRE issuers? Are family-owned companies now convinced that public markets are a good option for them? Who should be encouraging more family-owned companies to list? Can private equity be a step between family-ownership and public markets? Is it a step anyone is willing to take? Are the legal and regulatory regimes sufficiently supportive of non-GRE corporates? Moderator Managing Director, Head of Equity Syndicate & ECM Execution Speakers Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer Partner Chief Financial Officer Head Corporate Finance Section Session ends: 13:40
13:40	Networking Lunch Session ends: 15:00
15:00	Increasing international investor allocations: Exploring diverse investment strategies in the context of the Middle East's active equity markets To what extent are global investors really looking to participate at scale in the region’s public equity markets? What can Middle Eastern exchanges and markets do to attract greater investment from outside the region? Active vs. passive, growth vs. yield: How do local and international perspectives on investment in the region differ? And how does this impact their investment strategies? Does international investment at scale require a more dynamic and larger local asset management industry? Should the region more rapidly develop Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and derivatives, and innovate new structured products? Why? Moderator Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets, EMEA Speakers Chief Investment Officer & Head of Asset Management Chief Business Transformation Officer Head of Investment - MENA Equity Member of the Board of Directors, and Head of Executive Committee Session ends: 15:45
15:45	Effective corporate governance & transparency: Creating long-term value for companies and investors What more needs to be done to improve corporate governance and transparency? Will that really contribute to the stability and attractiveness of the local market, and encourage investor confidence? Financial due diligence, governance structures and quality of disclosures: What does effective GCC corporate governance look like? How does it compare to elsewhere in the world? Are regulatory frameworks evolving to prioritise a culture of effective governance and shareholder primacy? Moderator Associate Speakers Director, Equity Capital Markets Chief Financial Officer Senior Manager Session ends: 16:30
16:30	Close of Conference Session ends: 16:35

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