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The 2016 Investcorp Investors Conference will take place in Abu Dhabi from November
9-10 at Jumeirah at Etihad Towers Hotel, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the Bahrain-based global provider and manager of alternative investment products announced on Sunday.
This will be the first time that Investcorp has held this annual Conference outside of Bahrain, which reflects the importance of Abu Dhabi and the wider UAE for the firm.
It also builds on the firm’s growing shareholder base in the Abu Dhabi, which now includes the emirate’s Mubadala Development Company after it agreed to acquire a 20 per cent stake in Investcorp, as announced in July 2016.
“We have been active in the UAE for a long time, which has seen us put down very deep roots here, so it was only natural for us to be holding this year’s Conference in Abu Dhabi. We look forward to gathering more than 250 of our partners, shareholders and investors from the six Gulf Arab countries for this exclusive Conference, where we will discuss global investment and economic trends,” said Investcorp’s Executive Chairman Mohammed Al Ardhi, who will open the conference.
Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemi, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director-General of Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau, will be the keynote speaker on the first day of the event. She will present the audience with her views on the UAE’s Vision 2021 and the latest updates on Expo 2020 Dubai and the opportunities it brings to the wider region.