ABOUT CONFERENCE Business News is organising its first annual forum - PDF document

ABOUT CONFERENCE «Business News» is organising its first annual forum for capital markets to discuss the latest developments and regulatory procedures for a capital market that is able to keep up with the needs of economic develop- ment and to provide non-bank financing via multiple tools that are suitable for the investment goals of both individuals and organisations. The annual summit, held for the first time this year, is entitled «Capital Markets and Financing Growth». The summit will discuss the government’s vision of how to benefit from the capital markets and the non-banking tools in financing government projects. The summit will also discuss the future of the government debt markets, modern tools of finance such as; revenue warrants and bonds, bonds of enterprises and localities. The summit will also shed the light upon the ways to activate the government bonds and securities second- ary market and the role of capital markets in reducing government debt cost. The summit is an extension to the activity of “Business News” in the organizing conferences such as; the energy annual conference and the automotive summit “Egypt Automotive”. This is in addition to the “Expert Guide” program for round tables and economic sector activities, which starts in February 2016 to discuss the future of the poultry industry in Egypt. The conference also seeks to introduce the process of developing legislations, currently undertaken by the EFSA and the of companies’ reactions towards it. The conference will also study the opportunity of growth of this broad sector. Additionally, this event will give the chance for the demands of financial service providers to be recognized. Furthermore, the conference will illustrate their role in pumping liquidity into the economy in this period; where investors and companies are suffering from the apparent lack of funding. The summit will devote a special session about REITs and how to build an integrated system to attract fund- ing from outside and inside Egypt towards investing in real estate and its contribution to developing projects. This session will also address stimulating supply and factoring operations, re-injecting money into the arteries of economy and monetization of real estate assets owned by the government and public enterprises in order to achieve the best returns out of them. The summit will also address the direct investment activity and the future of private equity operations in the light of international practices, and the legislative and regulatory infrastructure for the establishment of funds and exit operations. The summit will review the brokerage firms’ vision regarding the future of the stock exchange and how to make the local market a competitive one with regards to attracting foreign investment and developing tools and institutions operating in the market. The summit will also discuss the role of the stock exchange in stimulating listing of corporate and first market versions of the various tools and mechanisms to increase the institutional weight of the investors in the stock market. The summit will discuss the role of regional cooperation between the capital market and dual listing of companies and competitive advantages of listed companies in the securities firms that offer their clients a combination of markets through a single platform.

CONFERENCE AGENDA - The role of capital markets in providing financing alternatives for major projects - Is it time to create the yield curve and stimulate the secondary bonds market? - Warrants and their contribution to attract local and foreign investments - Real estate funds are the gate towards activating the real estate market, the liquidating of real estate portfolios, facilitating the flow of investments, stimulating the securitization and factoring activities as well as adding new tools to the Stock Exchange. - Regional presence of listed companies and securities and their impact on corporate finance op- portunities and the competitiveness in serving securities companies' traders. - Towards a new vision of the Egyptian stock exchange with regards to legislation, tools and members… a vision that will keep pace with the future of the Egyptian economy in the coming decades. - Non-bank financial services and their role in supporting economic activity and expected growth opportunities.

Agenda Sessions Time Topics Registration 8.30 - 9.00 am Capital Markets and Financing Growth Conference organizer and moderator speech 9.00 - 10.00 am Speakers Panels Dr. Hany Dimian - The government’s vision regarding the role of capital markets in financing development. Minister of Finance - Why don’t entities and government institutions go for funding through non-banking sector tools? Eng. Mostafa Madbouly - The role of the new capital market law in provid- Minister of Housing ing greater opportunities for funding through the sector. Opening Dr. Khaled Hanafy - Why doesn’t the Ministry of Finance issue bonds Ministr of Supply and Internal Trading with consecutive deadlines that contribute to build- Session ing the market yield curve? Mr. Sherif Samy - The experience of investing insurance funds in the Chairman of Egyptian Financial Super- stock exchange: many rumors and fewer facts. visory Authority - How does the Ministry of Housing benefit from the capital market tools and the role of real estate Dr. Mohamed Omran funds in investing in the offered projects and in Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange attracting investments to finance? - Why doesn’t the market benefit from the tools and Mr. Mohamed Abdel Salam mechanisms added by the EFSA for an adequate Chairman of Misr for Central Clearing, financing system? Depository and Registry - Egyptian Stock Exchange and its ability to com- pete with the existing tools and procedures. - Misr for Central Clearing, Depository and Registry Mr. Mostafa Sakr and the system of settlement and management of Chairman of Business News the new financing instruments. 10.00 - 10.30 am Break The role of real estate funds in investing, financing and driving growth in the market Speakers Panels 10.30 - 11.30 pm - Real estate funds and investment and Mr. Sherif Samy Chairman of Egyptian Financial Su- finance operations being the locomotive for pervisory Authority economic activity and growth. - Different types of funds and their legal Dr. Mohamed Omran support. Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange - Assessment of real estate assets prob- Eng. Hisham Shoukri lems and accounting standards. Executive President & CEO of Royaa Group - The role of developers in real estate funds First system. Developers who directly finance Mr.Tarek Shoukri Session through the installments of units’ value. Chairman of Arabia Group for Devel- opment & Urban progress - The role of banks in creating a strong market for real estate funds, including its Mr. Sherif Selim assets and large real estate portfolios. Real estate investment expert - How do the various institutions’ tools Mr. Gamal Moharam integrate to build a market for real estate Chairman of Servfund Administration Company funds that contributes to attracting foreign investments as one of the highest growth Mr. Ragab Mahrous sectors ...providing new tools in the market Director of research and international conventions sector, The Egyptian Tax ... activating the associated services such Authority as (financial leasing, factoring and secu- ritization and corporate and management Moderator: Mr.Hashem El-Said services). Deputy Chairman and Managing Director Egyptians for Housing and Development