
Why DigiConnect PPP Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia is home to almost half of all infrastructure projects planned in the GCC making it by far the biggest projects market in the region and biggest market for PPPs.
However, the collapse in global economic activity caused by the Covid-19 crisis, and the subsequent crash in oil prices has raised questions about the prospects for Vision 2030 and Saudi PPP and privatisation projects sector.
Therefore, the situation presents a great opportunity for all stakeholders involved to truly come up with innovative solutions that will lead to sustainable and resilient PPPs in order to mitigate the coronavirus’ impacts.
The PPP Saudi Arabia Digi-Conference will bring together all the key stakeholders from government entities, PPP units, developers, operators, investors, contractors and financial institutions to discuss pressing challenges facing the sector and exchange ideas on how PPP projects can be fast tracked, best practices for managing contractual issues and innovative funding models for upcoming PPPs in the Kingdom. The event will also present a golden opportunity to learn about Saudi Arabia’s latest updates on project pipelines from each sector.
Event in Numbers
Attendees
Decision makers from government organisations
Expert speakers
Media partners
Project pipeline briefings
Meet the Speakers

David Baxter
Senior Advisor, International Sustainable Resilience Center for PPP (ISRC), US
CHAIRMAN

Sultan Alqahtani
Executive Vice President for Legal and Regulatory Affairs,
National Center for Privatization, Saudi Arabia

Eng. Walid Saleh Basudan
Advisor to Deputy Minister for Planning and Transformation, Vision Realization Program,
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Naif AlDossary
Deputy Director General of Investment,
Ministry of Sport

Mohammed Alagily
Senior Advisor, National Center for Privatization,
Saudi Arabia

Hashem AlFawaz
PPP and Investment Advisor from Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs
Saudi Arabia

Tareq AlAgeel
Investment , Business Development Director,
Saudi Arabia

Eng. Amer Alrajiba
Vice President of capacity Planning and Analyses,
Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC)

Turki Alshehri
Chief Executive Officer - Saudi Arabia,
ENGIE

Maxim Merkulov
Managing Director in State Corporation of Development VEB.RF,
Board Member of National PPP Centre, Russia

Muneer Ferozie
Regional Head - PPP, Privatization and Infrastructure Financial Advisory - MENA,
International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Dr Corrado Sommariva
Founder and CEO,
SWPC

Frank Beckers
Managing Partner & Founder,
Symbulos Management Consultancy

Philippe Lambert
Asset Privatization Director,
Privatization Department, National Water Company(NWC), Saudi Arabia

Francois-Xavier Basselot
Client Director, Engineering, Design and Project Management,
Atkins Global

Robert Bryniak
Chief Executive Officer,
Golden Sands Management (Marketing) Consulting

Pranav Kotwal
Executive Director,
Alderbrook Finance

Faisal A. Al-Alshaikh
Director & Head of Investment Banking, Mizuho,
Saudi Arabia

Sachin Karia
Partner – Dubai,
Allen & Overy

Tim Armsby
Partner, Head of Finance and Projects (Middle East),
Pinsent Masons
Why Get Involved?
Get in front of your target market
Get access to the entire spectrum of stakeholders involved with ongoing and upcoming PPP projects in Saudi Arabia
Gain project insights
Get first-hand details on timelines and requirements of current and future multibillion-dollar PPP project pipelines in Saudi Arabia and spot opportunities earlier
Generate strong leads
Learn which projects are going forward and influence decision makers and stand a chance of being shortlisted for upcoming projects
Raise your brand awareness
Opportunity to position your brand as one of the leading companies in the sector to help stakeholders and project owners navigate the impact of this global pandemic
Who will attend PPP Saudi Arabia Digi-Conference?
Government leaders and senior management officials from different organisations in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East involved in PPP projects in Saudi Arabia such as:
Government officials
International and regional investment agencies
PPP Units
Development agencies and privatization bodies
Leading international and local corporates
Industry experts, senior analysts, and market advisors
Industry associations
Legal advisors
Management consultants and Advisors
Conference Format






Conference Program
KSA TIME | Conference Program |
10:00 | Meeting Room Opens |
10:02 | Welcome Remarks from Great Minds representative |
10:05 | Opening remarks from Chairman
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PANEL SESSION 1 : Impact of COVID – 19 and oil price environment on the project landscape in the Kingdom | |
10:10 |
Moderator:Frank Beckers, Managing Partner & Founder, Symbulos Management Consultancy Panelists:
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SESSION 2: Infrastructure sector spotlight | |
11:00 | This session highlights projects, opportunities and solutions presented by the infrastructure sector in the Kingdom Moderator:
Panelists:
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PANEL SESSION 3: Funding and Financing PPP Projects during the Pandemic Time | |
11:50 |
Moderator:
Panelists:
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PANEL SESSION 4 : Water Sector Spotlight | |
12:35 | This session highlights projects, opportunities and solutions presented by the water social infrastructure sector in the Kingdom Moderator:
Panelists:
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PANEL SESSION 5 : Legal Framework and challenges facing PPP projects during the pandemic | |
13:15 |
Moderator: David Baxter, Senior Advisor, International Sustainable Resilience Center for PPP (ISRC), US Panelists:
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13:50 | Closing Remark by Chairman |
14:00 | End of conference |
Sponsorship Opportunities
We have a diverse range of sponsorship opportunities available. A member of the sponsorship team will work with you to create a bespoke package to suit your business objectives.For more information email partnerships@gmevents.ae or call +971 (0) 4 568 7800
Sponsors and Partners
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Associate Sponsor
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Associate Partner
Knowledge Partners

