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Find out why developers are scaling up solar projects and the economic benefits• Learn about the potential for PV in the META region• Hear first-hand from key o�-takers which projects are in the pipeline

Discover which power and infrastructure projects are coming online• Learn how PPPs are increasingly plugging the funding gap via the private

sector• Uncover how Jordan is attracting foreign capital for its power and

infrastructure projects

Find out how regional macro-economic volatilities are impacting project bankability• Find out where and in which sectors regional banks are still lending to

projects• Understand which international banks are lending

Gain access to over 550 key project stakeholders• Network with over 550 government o�cials, o� takers, developers,

financiers and investors• Promote your business to senior decision makers

META Projects is the best opportunity to meet those who are driving energy investment in the region.Simon Kitchen, EFG Hermes

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WELCOME TO META PROJECTS 2016Reasons to attend:

550 attendees

50+ speakers

92% Director level

or above

54% Government O cials or Developers

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Industry Leading Speakers

Government and O�-takers

Developers and Corporates

Sponsors and Financiers

Atter Hannoura, Director, PPP Central Unit, Ministry of Finance, Arab

Republic of Egypt

Eng. Suhaila Marafi, Director, Department of Studies

and Research, Ministry of Electricity and

Water, Kuwait

Waleed Salman, Executive Vice President – Strategy and Business

Development, Dubai Water and Electricity

Authority

Mohammed Dabbas, Minister’s Advisor,

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jordan

Peter Purkl, Director and Team Head Power – Renewables and

Water, KfW IPEX Bank

Naoki Tamaki, Chief Representative for the

Middle East, Japan Bank for International

Cooperation (JBIC)

Ashley Blows, Managing Director, Head

of Infrastructure, Natixis

Christopher Cantelmi, Principal,

IFC – International Finance Corporation

Balaji Prasad, Chief Financial O�cer,

Manazel Real Estate PJSC

Lynn Xia, Vice President, Oversea Business Development,

TBEA Xinjiang Sunoasis Co., Ltd

Pascal Martese, Executive Director,

Acquisitions and Project Finance, Investments,

ACWA Power

Shiv Hiremath, Group Chief Financial

O�cer, National Real Estate

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10+ hours of networking

150+ 1-to-1

meetings

Audience breakdown by seniority

53%Heads of/ Managing Director

Vice President/ Director

12%CEO/CFO/Deputy

8%Partner

27%

Audience breakdown by sector

Audience breakdown by geography

NorthAmerica

SouthAmerica

WesternEurope

Asia

Africa

4%

6%

12%

18%

5%

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The event in numbers

Developers 40%International Banks 15%Government Officials 14%Regional Banks 10%Law Firms 9%Investors 7%Consultants 3%Other 2%

Middle East & Turkey

55%

Companies that attend META Projects:

4 Ventos InvestAbdul Latif Jameel InternationalAbengoa SolarAbu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB)Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB)Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA)Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA)Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company (ADWEC)Access AdvisoryACWA PowerAdenium Energy CapitalADR InternationalAfrican Trade Insurance AgencyAkbank TASAl Ahli Bank of KuwaitAl Ahli Holding GroupAl Ahly Capital Holding CompanyAl Futtaim Private CompanyAl Habtoor Leighton GroupAl Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji)Al Mal CapitalAl Mazroui Group of CompaniesAl Nowais InvestmentsAl Rostamani PegelAl WathbaAl Yousuf GroupAlcazar EnergyAlfanar CompanyAlmaden MENA FZEAlsa Solar Systems Limited LLCAMF Guarantee CorpApricum GroupArab African International BankArab National BankArab Renewable Energy Commission - ARECArabtec ConstructionAramcoArqaam CapitalAscending Markets Financial Guarantee Corporation (AMF)AshurstAssociation of NigeriaAtafi Agro MerchandiseBaker & McKenzieBank of ChinaBenchmark Power International (BPI)BesixBester GeneracionBracewell and GiulianiBuilding Energy

Bureau Veritas Engineering CompanyCapital AssuredCapital Markets Board of TurkeyCaterpillarCH2M HillChadbourne & Parke LLPChemonics International Inc.Chubu Electric Power CompanyCitiCLARION GEDCleanergyCli�ord ChanceCNOOD ASIA Ltd.Commercial Bank InternationalCommercial Bank of DubaiCommercial Bank of QatarCommercial International Bank (CIB)Condor ServicesConergyConsolidated Contractors CompanyConsulate General of TurkeyContax PartnersCorodex GroupCrescent CapitalCrescent PetroleumDamac PropertiesDEG - Deutsche InvestitionsDegremontDeloitteDentons LLPDesert TechnologiesDeutsche BankDevelopment Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)DLA PiperDNV GLDow Corning Europe SADubai PropertiesDubai Aerospace EnterpriseDubai AluminiumDubai Aviation City CorporationDubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)Dubai HoldingDubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)Dubai Properties GroupDubai Supreme Council of EnergyDutco Energy LtdE~NARA Energy and Industrial InvestmentEcoMENAEcopowerEDFEFG HermesEgyptian Junior Business Association

Egyptian Renewable Energy Association (EREA)Emirates CapitalEmirates Nuclear Energy CorporationENERGY8 RSPEnerjisaEnerwhereENGIEEngine Group Consortium Ltd.ENOCENOVAEskomEsnad Al Watan trading & ContractingEtihad EscoEuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)EvershedsExport Development CanadaFaber CapitalFirst Gulf Bank (FGB)First SolarFitch RatingsflydubaiFMOForesight Advisors WLLFranklin Templeton InvestmentsFront LineFRV- Fotowatio Renewable VenturesFugro Middle EastGaladari Advocates & Legal ConsultantsGDF Suez Energy InternationalGEGE Capital MarketsGE Power and WaterGeneral Electric InternationalGMG Trust CompanyGreen Palm Marine ConsultancyGrenzebach BSH GmbHGulf AssociatesGulf Bond and Sukuk Association (GBSA)Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC)Gulf New Energy GroupGulf PetrochemHabtoor Leighton GroupHamptons InternationalHassan Allam ConstructionHenkel Polybit IndustriesHogan LovellsHSBCInce & CoIndorama Eleme Petrochemicals LimitedInfinity Group

Ingeteam SrlInnovations Unlimited MEInternational Finance Corporation (IFC)International Renewable Energy AgencyInterserve InternationalInvest ADIPA EconomicsIris AdvisoryItochuJA SOLAR Holdings CompanyJapan Bank For International Cooperation (JBIC)JGC CorporationJinko SolarJLT Specialty Insurance ServicesJones DayJordanian Renewable Energy SocietyKamcoKayi HoldingKFH Investment CompanyKfW IPEX BankKharafi NationalKing & SpaldingKorea EximbankKuwait Authority for Public Private PartnershipsKuwait National Petroleum CompanyLinklatersMAF DalkiaMaina Seed LtdManazel Real Estate PJSCMarkab PartnersMarubeni CorporationMarubeni Middle-East and Africa PowerMAS ClearSightMcKinsey and CompanyMENA Infrastructure FundMetitoMiddle East Investor Relations SocietyMiddle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA)Ministry for Urban Renewal and Informal Settlements, EgyptMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)Mitsui and CompanyMizuho BankModcom Building Systems LLCMonjasaMott MacDonaldMubadalaMubadala Infrastructure PartnersNamPowerNassar Law

National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD)National Bank of EgyptNational Bank of KuwaitNational Commercial BankNatixisNile CapitalNurol HoldingNyam Agric. Ventures LimitedOcean Power InternationalOHL Industrial PowerOrascom Construction IndustriesOriental ResortsOST Energy Limited Ltd.Oxford Strategic ConsultingParsons Brinckerho�Passavant Energy & EnvironmentPetrofac LimitedPhanesPhilips LightingPillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanPortland AdvisersPoyryPrime HoldingProger SPAQalaa HoldingsQatar FuelsQGHC Heath care cubcultant and managementQmegaQuantum Investment BankR.J. Fleming & CoRAK CeramicsRegal AdvisoryRegulatory and Supervisory Bureau for DubaiRomboll Oil & GasRoyal Bank of Scotland (RBS)RWESACESaline Water Conversion CompanySamba CapitalSamba Financial GroupSamsung C&T CorporationSAR AssociatesSaudi Egyptian Business AssociationSaudi Electric CompanySEEDAN (Seeds EntrepreneursSenaatSenerSFH HoldingShalakany Law O�ceSharjah Asset ManagementSharq Investment

Shearman & SterlingSheerWindShellShuaa CapitalShurooqSiemensSindicatum MENASocarSociete GeneraleSojitz CorporationSolairedirectSOLON InternationalSpeed CapitalSquire Patton BoggsSSHStandard & Poor’sStandard Chartered BankStar CementStinson Leonard Street LLPSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)Summit Global PowerSunEdison Solar EnergyTAV ConstructionTBEA SunOasisTerra Firma Capital PartnersThyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions MENAToyota Tsusho CorporationTradewaysTrico Energy Solutions LLCTSK Grupo. TSK ELECTRONICA Y ELECTRICIDAD, S.A.Tura GlobalTurkish EmbassyTÜV Rheinland Energie und Umwelt GmbHTÜV Rheinland Middle East FZEUltra FrontierUnion National Bank (UNB)Union PropertiesUnited Associates (Egypt)VeoliaWaha CapitalWartsila GulfWhite & CaseWhite RockWillis LimitedWinston and StrawnZambezi River AuthorityZonesCorp

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08:00

Registration and co�ee 08:45

Chairman’s opening remarks

08:50O�-Takers Roadshow 2016: Upcoming project pipelines, the government’s role in developing projects and how projects will be tenderedThe Annual O�-Takers Roadshow is your opportunity to hear from government representatives across the Middle East, Africa and Turkey about upcoming power, water and infrastructure projects, how they will be tendered, the bidding process, and how much financing is required. Waleed Salman, Executive Vice President – Strategy and Business Development, Dubai Water and Electricity AuthorityTaher Diab, Director – Strategy and Planning, Dubai Supreme Council of Energy Eng. Suhaila Marafi, Director, Department of Studies and Research, Ministry of Electricity and Water, Kuwait Loay Ghazaleh, Advisor, O�ce of the Undersecretary, Works A�airs, Ministry of Works, Kingdom of BahrainAtter Hannoura, Director, PPP Central Unit, Ministry of Finance, Arab Republic of Egypt Ozturk Selvitop, Head of Department, Directorate General for Energy A�airs, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Turkey *

10:20Low oil price, fiscal deficits, and higher interest rates: How is the macroeconomic climate impacting power and infrastructure projects in the META region? • How much of a squeeze have low oil prices placed on government budgets? How are they shoring up

their finances and what is the impact on their plans to develop power and water projects?• When will interest rates rise (globally) noticeably? What additional strains will this place on public

finances if oil price stays at current levels?• Measuring liquidity in the regional markets: Has liquidity dried up and by how much? Where are the

liquid markets that can be mobilised in order to develop projects?Tim Fox, Head of Research and Chief Economist, Emirates NBD *

10:45Co�ee and networking break hosted by

11:15Introducing PPPs to META: Why successfully attracting private sector investment into projects is the key to success of the power and infrastructure sector• Plugging the funding gap via the private sector: How PPPs can attract private investors and

lenders into projects• How has lower oil price a�ected private equity’s approach to project investments? Are PPPs the

way to mobilise private equity?• How can private sector players obtain an asset position in a sector that gives strong long-term

profits while minimising (regulatory and operational) risk?• Does the legislative and regulatory framework surrounding PPPs need to be improved in order to

promote increased private sector involvement in META projects?Mark Lemmon, Executive Vice Chairman, MENA Infrastructure FundAntoine Cousin, Partner, White & Case Ashley Blows, Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, NatixisRoberto de Diego Arozamena, Chief Executive O�cer, Abdul Latif Jameel Energy

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META Projects 2015 was another roaring success. It once again brought together the key decision-makers from across the META region.Vahid Fotuhi, Access Power

Conference Programme - DAY 1 - Tuesday 25th October 2016

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12:00The new power players of the market: Why ECAs and multilaterals are dictating how and who finances projects in Sub-Saharan Africa• Where are the opportunities for project developers and financiers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)? • Why bank participation on SSA project finance deals largely depends on relationships with ECAs

and DFIs• Which ECAs are active and in which countries within SSA? How do ECAs and international

banks partner-up on deals? What can international banks with an appetite to lend do to participate on deals?

Naoki Tamaki, Chief Representative for the Middle East, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)Matthew Wood, Partner, White & CasePeter Purkl, Director and Team Head Power – Renewables and Water, KfW IPEX BankGeorge Otieno, Chief Executive O�cer, African Trade Insurance AgencySherif Magdy El Gabaly, Chief Executive O�cer, E~NARA Capital Limited 12:45

The multi-billion dollar Egyptian question: How is dollar (un)availability su�ocating Egyptian project finance? What are the solutions?• Delivering projects in a liquidity-restricted market: How much funding is the government able

to pump into Egyptian projects, and where does the rest of the funding need to come from?• Swapping Egyptian pounds and US dollars: How to do it? Who can do it? What is the cost?• Egypt from an international investors’ perspective: Are Egyptian projects bankable?Pascal Martese, Executive Director, Acquisitions and Project Finance, Investments, ACWA PowerLynn Xia, Vice President, Oversea Business Development, TBEA Xinjiang Sunoasis Co., LtdSimon Kitchen, Strategist, Macro-Strategy, Research, EFG Hermes HoldingTim Armsby, Partner, Head of Energy and Infrastructure – Middle East, Eversheds

13:30

Networking lunch hosted by

14:30

Regional vs. international lending: Is lower oil price and a re-pricing of regional capital impacting the bankability of projects?• How has lower oil price impacted regional liquidity, and had a knock-on e�ect on loan pricing? Have

banks’ matrices to calculate bankability of projects changed?• Where and in which sectors are regional banks still lending to projects? How much have banks

begun to diversify outside the region?• Pricing and structure of deals: How are banks changing their o�ering given changes in the market?

Are short-term financing facilities such as options and mini-perms becoming the new normal?Duncan Allison, Head of Power and Infrastructure, Deputy General Manager, Structured Finance Department/International Banking Department, SMBCBalaji Prasad, Chief Financial O�cer, Manazel Real Estate PJSCIrfan Said, Corporate Finance and Investment Banking Head, Samba Capital 15:15

Understanding the project pipeline in Jordan: Which sectors are prevailing and how are these projects being financed?• Which projects are coming online and which industries are showing the most potential for growth?• Is the PPP model the key to success in Jordan? Who has already been successful, and how can this

model be rolled out to other projects in Jordan?• How heavily is the Jordanian government currently able to help subsidise their projects? Will this

change over the next 12 months?• How is Jordan attracting foreign capital for its power and infrastructure projects?Mohammed Dabbas, Minister’s Advisor, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, JordanAgnieszka Klich, Partner, Chadboure & Parke Nizar Qallab, Investment Director, MENA Infrastructure FundChristopher Cantelmi, Principal, IFC – International Finance CorporationMohammed Al Ta’ani, General Manager, Jordanian Renewable Energy Society (JRES), General Secretary, Arab Renewable Energy Commission

Meta Projects provides an excellent forum for meeting some of the most important developers for renewable and infrastructure opportunities in the region.Mark Lemmon, MENA Infrastructure Fund



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Companies:Why not take 5 minutes to present at the META Projects 5-Minute Roadshow, and present yourself and your pipeline of projects to a room full of potential investors?

How does it work?Deliver a 5-minute presentation on your company to a room full of potential lenders and investors. Lenders and investors will tell us if they would like to meet you based on your presentation. We provide you with a list of people who have requested a meeting. You decide if you want to make contact.

Investors/Lenders:This is your chance to hear from pre-qualified developers and companies with active projects in the pipeline.Learn about new opportunities in one afternoon. Find out the companies who are looking to raise capital and developing new relationships with GCC banks and investors. Save hours of reading analysts’ reports. Find out who the next new developers are looking to come to your market to raise capital.Mansoor Ahmed, Director, Development Solutions, Colliers InternationalDr Wolfram Krendlesberger, Chief Financial O�cer, Heliovis Shiv Hiremath, Group Chief Financial O�cer, National Real Estate Company

17:30

Chairman’s closing remarks and close of Day One

I have participated in META since 2013 and I have seen impressive growth in attendance and maturity of topics discussed during this unique event. The quality of speakers and organisations taking part is exceptional.Taher Diab, Dubai Supreme Council of Energy


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08:00

Industry leaders and networking breakfastThis breakfast will be an exclusive opportunity for delegates to discuss key updates about upcoming projects in a relaxed environment, acting as a pre-cursor to the second day. Delegates will have the opportunity to join one of the following informal roundtable discussions, led by an industry expert: Solar; Infrastructure; Power; Wind; Water.

09:20

Chairman’s opening remarks

09:30How has lower cost made solar project scalability more attractive? Will renewable projects become emphatically solar as a result?• The appeal of new solar technologies: Which new technologies are catching the eye of financiers and

how are they being incorporated into larger-scale projects?• Potential for PV take-off in the MENA region: How is the move towards distributed energy solutions

further reducing the Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE)?• To what extent will future reductions in LCOE naturally lead to larger capacity projects?Senior Executive, Conergy James Simpson, Partner, Winston & StrawnBruce Smith, Advisor to Managing Director and acting Forecasting and Planning Director, Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company 10:15Improvement/Optimization of Financial Performance of Solar Projects: Mitigation of Technical Risks? • Further improvement of risk mitigation for existing or future investments• Independent overview of risks from actual field experience and their financial impact• Options to de-risk current or future solar PV portfolios• Understanding the potential technical risk exposure and identification of solutions to mitigate risks• Facing performance challenges and learning how to optimize yieldJoerg Althaus, Head of Business Field Solar Energy, TÜV Rheinland

10:30Can Dubai’s sustainable-building model be replicated across the GCC? What regulatory and legislative changes are needed for this to be realised?• A closer look at the success factors behind Dubai Sustainable City – the first integrated green

residential community in Dubai. What policy and regulatory frameworks were put in place?• What policy and regulatory frameworks need to be implemented across the rest of the GCC to

drive increased building efficiencies?

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Coffee and networking break hosted by

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Case study: Uncovering the details behind the Liwa Plastics deal – How will this project fuel the development of the Omani petrochemicals market?• Strategy behind the deal: What were the initial objectives of the project, and were they achieved?• What was unique about the transaction’s size, tenor and pricing?• Were there any novel innovations incorporated into the deal structure? If so, what were they?Stefan Budzinski, Head of Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals – Advisory, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited 12:00

What legal and tax changes are required for Islamic finance to play a larger role in financing North African projects?• Which projects in North Africa have successfully incorporated Islamic tranches into their financing

structure? Which Islamic structures work?• How much additional capital can be mobilised with a legislative framework allowing for increasingly

innovative financing solutions including Islamic finance?• How can the legal and tax environment for Islamic finance in North Africa be made more

transparent?

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How to get a deal done: Case studies of GCC sponsors and developers successfully financing and developing projects in AfricaA series of case studies presented by GCC developers and financiers will outline how deals were successfully closed. They will discuss details of the project, how it was financed, any legal or regulatory challenges faced, and how these were overcome.Redstone CSP: Aditya Thakur, Manager, Acquisitions and Project Finance, ACWA Power and Sawan Kumar, Manager, Acquisitions and Project Finance, ACWA Power 12:30

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