Platinum sponsor: Internation<strong>al</strong> Bank of Qatar (IBQ) has been operating in Qatar since 1956 and is a well established and rapidly growing commerci<strong>al</strong> institution, offering a full range of retail, private and corporate banking solutions. IBQ is 30% owned and managed by Nation<strong>al</strong> Bank of Kuwait (NBK). In 2009, IBQ was recognised as “the fastest moving bank” in the Middle East and North Africa region and the 26th fastest mover glob<strong>al</strong>ly in The Banker magazine’s Top 1,000 World Bank survey 2009. Gold Sponsor: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) was established in 1982, the first Islamic financi<strong>al</strong> institution in Qatar. Since then, QIB has emerged as a force in loc<strong>al</strong> and internation<strong>al</strong> markets with a paid-up capit<strong>al</strong> of QR2.36billion and holds 37% of the Islamic banking market in Qatar which makes QIB the biggest Shari’a-compliant Bank in Qatar, and one of the top five glob<strong>al</strong>ly. QIB operates 30 branches throughout Qatar and a network of over 130 ATMs. Internation<strong>al</strong>ly, QIB has established three subsidiaries, QIB UK, Asian Finance House in M<strong>al</strong>aysia and Arab Finance House in Lebanon. The Bank maintains a strong financi<strong>al</strong> position, which has contributed to an ‘A’ rating from Fitch and Capit<strong>al</strong> Intelligence. Gold Sponsor: Kharafi Nation<strong>al</strong> (KN), established in 1976 has developed from a loc<strong>al</strong> contracting company into a world class Pan-Arabian Infrastructure Project Developer, Contractor and Facilities Service Provider with operations covering the Water/ Wastewater, Power, Oil & Gas, Waste, Petrochemic<strong>al</strong> and Infrastructure sectors. The uniquely broad range of services, skills and experience enables the company to deliver increasingly complex capit<strong>al</strong> projects and facilities management services efficiently and to the highest of internation<strong>al</strong> qu<strong>al</strong>ity standards. With a vigorous internation<strong>al</strong> expansion with growing operations in the Middle East and Africa, Kharafi Nation<strong>al</strong> has over 35,000 multidisciplined employees of 58 different nation<strong>al</strong>ities which <strong>al</strong>lows the company to develop and deliver par<strong>al</strong>lel projects across the region. This makes Kharafi Nation<strong>al</strong> the ide<strong>al</strong> partner to provide ad hoc solutions throughout developing markets. Silver sponsor: Mashreq is one of the UAE’s leading financi<strong>al</strong> institutions and the region. Founded in 1967 as Bank of Oman, the bank has played a pioneering role in the industry, particularly in retail banking. Among its many firsts, it was the first to launch such products as travelers’ cheques, credit cards and ATMs. Mashreq has received numerous internation<strong>al</strong> awards such as the Best Bank in the UAE in 2008 from Euro money and various awards particularly for qu<strong>al</strong>ity management. According to independent research it has more ISO certifications than any bank in the region by a wide margin. It’s most recent acknowledgement was Best Consumer Internet Bank in Qatar, Best Consumer Internet Bank region<strong>al</strong>ly by Glob<strong>al</strong> Finance Awards 2009 and Best Emerging Market Banks Middle East by Glob<strong>al</strong> Finance Awards 2010. As a leading financi<strong>al</strong> Institution in Qatar, Mashreq aims to be world class in every facet of its business, including its soci<strong>al</strong> responsibility to the community it serves. Towards this go<strong>al</strong> the bank pays particular attention to recruiting, training, developing and retaining Qatari Nation<strong>al</strong> employees. www.qatarconference.com | T +971 (0) 4 390 0699 |E events@meed.com 2
Lunch sponsors: Bronze sponsors: Breakfast sponsor: Networking Sponsor: Conference sponsor: Exhibitors: www.qatarconference.com | T +971 (0) 4 390 0699 |E events@meed.com 3
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