Residential & Affordable Housing Summit Agenda

10 June 2012, Le Meridien Jeddah, KSA

Developing new residential and affordable areas to capitalise on the growing housing demands

09.00
Registration and refreshments
09.40
Chairman’s opening remarks
Dr. Saud Almalaq
, Vice Chairman, KSSG Investment, KSA

09.45

 Welcome Address
10.00
Keynote Presentation: THE GOVERNMENT’S PLAN AND ACTIVITIES TO SUPPLY HOMES TO THE RAPIDLY GROWING POPULATION
  • Meeting the rising demand through developing affordable housing for the low-income population
  • Recapitalizing the Real Estate Development Fund to increase accessibility to home loans for its citizens
  • Partnering with private sector to construct 500,000 housing units over the coming years

Speakers to be announced

10.30

 

Panel Discussion: UNDERSTANDING THE IMPLICATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE PENDING MORTGAGE LAW AND HOW IT WILL AFFECT THE HOUSING MARKET
  • How will the mortgage law affect the housing market in the medium term vs. long term?
  • Identifying the next growth opportunities for investors and developers when the mortgage law is implemented
  • Obtaining home loans at lower cost when legal backing is involved in mortgage financing

Speakers to be announced

11.15 Networking Break and Refreshments
11.45 Case Study: KEY DEVELOPMENT OF 25,000 RESIDENTIAL UNITS NORTH OF JEDDAH – SALMAN BAY HOUSING PROJECT!

Dr. Waleed A Abdulaal, CEO, Jeddah Development & Urban Regeneration Company, KSA
12.15

 

Presentation: PROFITABLE BUSINESS MODELS AND INNOVATIVE INVESTMENT VEHICLES TO CREATE NEW INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE RESIDENTIAL MARKET
  • Creating innovative profitability structures for the private public partnership model (PPP)
  • Identifying alternative project financing options to secure funding for your development
  • Adding liquidity to the housing sector and managing its risks through securitization for investment opportunities

Sulaiman Al Assaf, CEO, Middle East Investment Company, KSA
Loay Ghazaleh, Advisor, Ministry of Works, Bahrain
Gagan Suri, VP, Head of Real Estate, Asset Management, NCB Capital, KSA
Gurjit Singh, COO, Sorouh, UAE
Saad Alhassosah, CEO, Arbah Capital, KSA

13.00
Prayer and Lunch Break
14.00
Presentation: ASSESSING OBSTACLES FACING SAUDI DEVELOPERS WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING SECTOR
  • Reviewing difficulties Al Oula has experienced in the housing sector and how Al Oula have overcome the most critical challenges
  • Examining the definition of affordable housing and comparing it with the real income of the low-income population
  • Understanding the developers role in the real estate market and what responsibilities they carry in supplying affordable homesUsing a PPP model to improve the efficiency of the housing market while delivering housing to all segments of the Saudi population
Abdulaziz K. Al Shaibani, CEO, Al Oula Real Estate Development Company, KSA
14.30
Presentation: DEVELOPERS PERSPECTIVES: BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH PPP MODELS
  • Using a PPP model to improve the efficiency of the housing market while delivering housing to all segments of the Saudi population
  • Sharing project risks and asset ownership with a PPP model to gain ROI on your projects
  • Successful PPP projects on affordable housing in the holy city of Makkah

Raeyd Al Dakheel, CEO, Mawten Real Estate Company, KSA

15.00
Networking break and Refreshments
15.30
Panel Discussion: ASSESSING SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES FOR SECURING PROJECT FINANCING
  • Identifying alternative project financing options to secure funding for your development
  • Developing key skills that will help you in negotiating deals and projecting financing
  • Attracting institutional investors through capital markets to raise financing

Abdulmajied A. Bannan, CEO, AAyan Modern Real Estate Development, KSA
Khaled Madkhali, CEO, Sogouf Real Estate, KSA
Adel A. Bahamdain, CEO, Adeem Capital, KSA
Mahdi Al-Abdalla, Executive Director Real Estate Investments, Middle East Financial
Investment Company
, KSA
Dr. Ibrahim Fahad Alghofaily, President of Arriyada Economic Consultant Center & Board Member of Alinma Bank, KSA

16.15 Closing Super  Panel Discussion: SUCCESS STORIES - AFFORDABLE HOUSING MODELS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
  • Examining government and private sector-led projects across the region
  • Investments in affordable housing through new policies in Egypt
  • Developing affordable housing within large sustainable and fully integrated townships

Tarek El-Sheikh, Chief, UN Habitat Office, Kuwait
Omar Elhitamy,
MD, Orascom Housing Communities
Further panelists to be announced

17.00
Closing remarks from the chairman and courtesy shuttle to Cityscape Jeddah Exhibition
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