Posted on April 15, 2008

Speaking in Dubai

Dubai
Im proud to be in the panel at this event in Dubai

– Here is some interesting info and Video on Dubai via Dan Roth (now Wired)

Faisal Belhoul, Founder & Managing Partner
Ithmar Capital

Ali Erfan, Senior Advisor
Ithmar Capital

Joe Lacob, Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers

Khaldoun Haj Hasan, Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Ithmar Capital

Michael Queen, Managing Partner – Infrastructure
3i

Dr. Ahmad Khayyat, Chief Executive Officer
Emaar Industries & Investments (Pvt) JSC

Prof. Dr. Monzer Kahf, Consultant in Shari’ah Finance and Economics

Deborah Magid, Director – Software Strategy
IBM Venture Capital Group

Hany Shawky, Director
Global Capital Partners LP

Sanjay Sehgal, Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer
East West Capital Partners

Abrar Mir, Chief Executive Officer
NBD Sana Capital

Sarath Naru, Managing Partner
VenturEast Funds

Patrick von Bargen, Chief Executive Officer
Centre for Venture Education

Nicholas Parker, Chairman & Co-Founder
Cleantech Group

Hossam Shobokshi, Director  Principal Finance – Middle East & North
Africa

G Bala Subramanyan, Chief Investment Officer
M’Sharie

Dr. Ahmad Al Ghazawi, President and Chief Executive
Officer
Trium Pharma

Arno Castanet, European Research Manager – Venture Capital and
Private Equity
Dow Jones

Khaldoon Tabaza, Chief Executive Officer
Riyada Ventures

Ahmed Al Manasreh, Founder & Chairman
Sanad Venture Capital

Ziad Tassabehji, Director – Innovation & Investment
Masdar

Sadeq Sayeed, Senior Advisor
Nomura

Henry Makansi, Principal – Energy
Warburg Pincus

Gina Domanig, Managing Partner
Emerald

Jeffrey Leonard, President & Founding Partner
Global Environment Fund (GEF)

Alwaleed Abdul Abdelrahman, Senior Vice President – Private
Equity
Abu Dhabi Investment Company (ADIC)

Paul Deninger, Vice Chairman
Jefferies & Company, Inc.

Eric Chen, Partner
WI Harper

Max von Bismarck, Head of Investors
World Economic Forum

Morten Lund, Co-Founder & Managing Partner
LundXY, Global Ventures

Steve Smith, Partner
JS Private Equity

Dr. Adnan Al Sultan, Chairman
National Technology Enterprises Company (NTEC)

Andrew Tarbuck, Partner
Norton Rose

Christophe de Mahieu, Managing Director & Co-Head
Investcorp

Navin Valrani, Executive Director
Oasis Investment Company,

Al Shirawi Group of Companies (Engineering Services Group)
Pekka Maki, Managing Partner
3TS

Walid Bakr, Director
Riyada Ventures

Saad Bargach, Managing Director
Lime Rock Partners

Ayman Al Bannaw, ICT Business Development Manager
Noor Financial Investment

Chris Bongars, Chief Executive Officer
Cleantech Asia

Munther Hilal, Chief Executive Officer
Capital Industries & Investments

Karthik Ranganathan, Partner
Baring Private Equity