Summit to focus on Mena investment opportunities
Investment opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) and the developments in the financial markets will be in focus during the inaugural Milken Institute Mena summit that kicks off in Abu Dhabi today.
A number of top executives, government officials, global leaders, sovereign wealth fund directors from across the globe are expected to take part in the two-day event that will be held under the theme ‘Strategic investment for sustainable growth’.
Among the speakers will be former US president George W. Bush; Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi, Deputy Group CEO and CEO of Alternative Investments and Infrastructure at Mubadala; and Mohammad Al Shaya, executive chairman of Alshaya group.
Reem Bint Ebrahim Al Hashemi, Minister of State for International Cooperation and managing director of Dubai Expo 2020, and Mohammad Al Abbar, founder and chairman of Emaar Properties, will also be present.
The summit will have sessions on topics including a global overview, the contextualisation of local priorities within the current international order, determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI), capital markets and financial infrastructure in Mena, the investment landscape in Mena health care as well as medical innovation, the future of cash, navigating investments from cryptocurrencies to blockchain, urban farming, agri-tech and food security.