Reuters Middle East Summit in Dubai, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Cairo begins October 23, 2011

Leading CEOs, business, economic and financial executives, will visit the Reuters bureaus in Dubai, Riyadh, Cairo and Abu Dhabi and London from October 23-27 to discuss the outlook for business in the Middle East in a series of exclusives interviews.

Prospects for investment following the Arab Spring will be on the agenda at the Reuters Middle East Investment Summit.

Top executives and officials will discuss the investment climate and economic reform in the aftermath of the changes. Financing still remains tough and there may be more trouble ahead with fears of a renewed global recession and European debt woes.

Reuters Middle East Investment Summit will generate exclusive stories and investable insights and analysis, as well as online videos and blog postings.

Key interviews will air, live and exclusively on Reuters Insider – a multimedia platform delivering relevant news, analysis and trade ideas through a personalized video experience.

Guests speaking at the Reuters Middle East Investment Summit will include:

– Nakheel Chairman Ali Rashid Lootah;

– Egyptian Exchange Chairman Mohamed Omran;

– Palestinian Exchange CEO Ahmad Aweidah;

– Philanthropist, businessman and Palestinian Legislative Council Member Munib al-Masri;

– Abraaj Capital Managing Director Mustafa Abdel-Wadood;

– Citadel Capital Chairman Ahmed Heikal;

– Nasdaq Dubai CEO Jeff Singer;

– Jumeirah Executive Chairman Gerald Lawless;

– Dubai Islamic Bank CFO Ahmed al-Gebali;

– Majid Al Futtaim Group LLC CEO Iyad Malas;

– Sidra Capital CEO Hani Baothman;

– ADS Securities Managing Director Philippe Ghanem;

– KIPCO CFO Pinak Maitra;

– Deutsche Bank Head of Global Banking and Markets for Middle East North Africa

Salman Al Khalifa;

– Rothschild Middle East Managing Director and Head of Debt and Equity Advisory Paul Reynolds;

– NCB Capital Chief Investment Officer Faysal Badran;

– Citigroup Chief Economist for the Middle East Farouk Soussa;

– Egyptian Resorts CEO Mohamed Kamel;

– Oman Investment Fund Chief Economist Fabio Scacciavillani;

– Credit Agricole CIB Managing Director Simon Eedle;

– Jarir Marketing Chairman Muhammad Al Agil;

– Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority Chairman Ashraf Ashraf El Sharkawy;

– Southern Province Cement Company (SPCC) CEO Safar Dhufayer;

– Abu Dhabi Ports Company Executive Vice President of Industrial Zones Khaled Salmeen Al Kawari;

– Abu Dhabi Council for Economic Development (ADCED) Director General HE Fahad Saeed Al Raqbani;

– Moody’s Managing Director of Corporate Finance David Staples;

– Jadwa Investment Head of Research Paul Gamble;

– Bakheet Investment Group Head of Asset Management Hesham Tuffaha;

– Bakheet Investment Group Chief Investment Officer Hesham Abu Jamee;

– Oriental Weavers Investor Relations Manager Haitham Abdel Moneim;

– Madinet Nasr Housing Development Manager Ibrahim el-Messiry;

– Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair & Co Managing Director Abdulmajeed Alhokair;

– Arabia Monitor President Florence Eid; and

– Jones Lang LaSalle Director John Harris.

Reuters Summits bring together top executives from key industries in exclusive sessions with Reuters News global teams of specialist journalists. During the course of Reuters Summits, exclusive news stories and video interviews are posted on Reuters.com, providing valuable insight into specific companies, business sectors, and economies.

Reuters Summits are roundtable interviews, not conferences, and are closed to other media attending. Media wishing to use interview text, video and audio can use Reuters News material with proper attribution and link to the Reuters Middle East Investment Summit, with ‘told Reuters’ in second references.