INCREASING INVESTMENT FLOW BETWEEN QATAR AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

March 19th 2015 9.30am- 2pm The Arab British Chamber of Commerce 43 Upper Grosvenor Street, London W1K 2NJ, United Kingdom Standard Fee: £ 65 Early bird Fee (booked by 27th February): £ 50 In partnership with:

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The UK and Qatari governments work closely to encourage the flow of direct and indirect investments between the two countries. UK companies are encouraged to take part in Qatari projects, adding value through British technology and innovation, while Qatari investors are supported by the transparent and business-friendly environment in the UK. In this seminar, we will discuss the recent investment developments and opportunities in the two countries, and the mechanism by which a company or an individual can leverage on this strong trade flow.

Seminar Programme

9.00 – 9.30 Registration

9.30 – 9.45 Conference Opening Ceremony

9.45 – 10.30 Session 1 Access the Qatari Market: Regulatory, Social and Fiscal Environment Mr Anouar Adham,CFA- Group CEO of Elite International Assets discusses: •  Regulatory framework, laws and taxes •  Finding a suitable commercial partner •  Successfully establishing operations

10.30 – 10.50 Networking Coffee Break

10.50 – 11.30 Session 2 Overview of Opportunities in the Qatari Economy Mr Anouar Hajjoubi- Managing Partner of Elite International Assets discusses: •  Infrastructure projects •  Real Estate Investment •  Oil and Gas development •  Sports Events

Increasing investment flow between Qatar and the UK

11.30 – 11.45 Networking Coffee Break

11.45 – 13.00 Session 3 Investing in the UK economy (Panel style session) Speaker •  Overview on the UK market •  Sector opportunities Luna Irshaid Al Taher (20 minutes) UK Real Estate Market •  Overview on the market •  Residential Investments •  Commercial Investments Anish Shah, Blick Rothenberg (20 minutes) •  Setting up a business in the UK •  Rules and Regulations •  Taxation advice

13.00 – 14.00 Networking Lunch

Seminar Programme

Increasing investment flow between Qatar and the UK

Seminar Speakers

Anouar Hajjoubi, Managing Partner at Elite International Assets, has over 10 years experiences in conventional and Islamic finance in Europe and the GCC. He began his career in Asset Management, through Product and Business Development activities covering France’s biggest corporate and institutional investors such as AREVA, Total and the French Pensions Fund. He then took the responsibility as an Executive Manager with the Structured and Project Finance transaction team at Qatar Islamic Bank. He later covered Qatari government related entities and GCC’s large corporates as a Senior Banker in Barwa bank.

Increasing investment flow between Qatar and the UK

Anouar Adham, CFA- Group CEO of Elite International Assets, has extensive experience with international banks in Europe, South East Asia and the Middle East. His last position was with the strategic department team of the Qatar Financial Center in Doha. Prior to that Anouar was Head of Asset Management for QIB (UK), based in London, managing the asset management activity for QIB globally, creating and promoting innovative products including the biggest Sukuk Fund in the market at the time. Anouar was also involve with the establishment of an Islamic Asset Management company in Malaysia for BNP Paribas, when he was working in Singapore. Anouar has an Executive MBA from Imperial College London and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Nimesh Shah, Blick Rothenberg, is a tax adviser with over ten years of experience in practice. He has a broad range of experience in UK taxation, acting for clients operating across varying industry sectors. Nimesh’s experience allows him to advise entrepreneurs and their businesses across their personal and corporate tax affairs. He has developed a particular expertise and focus towards taxation of non-UK domiciled individuals and advising clients on the personal tax matters relating to all aspects of their company’s business life-cycle from start-up, growth and through to exit.

K&L Gates, yet to confirm Speaker for sesssion 1

Elite International Assets was incorporated to build a bridge between the Middle Eastern and Europe. We work with Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) institutional investors as well as high net worth individuals and professionals to give them access to the best of international products and services. We also work with European companies and individuals to help expand and establish their business operations and careers in the Middle East. We make the procedure simple through offering a 3600 service that handles the entire process. Clients working with Elite will be offered bespoke services to cover their needs: from market research and strategic advice, finding capable partners and assistance running their business. We also help individuals to look for career opportunities in the GCC. Elite is divided into 4 business lines supported by an experienced team of professionals: •  Training and career services •  Real Estate •  Enterprise and Franchise •  Business Advisory The group is also proud to offer Sharia ’a compliant solutions to our clients.

London, United Kingdom

Ms Luna Irshaid Al Taher Email: lirshaid@elite-ia.com Dir.: +44 20 37 00 52 62 Address: 20 Hannover Square, London, W1S IJY Paris, France

Ms Sihame Adham Email: siadham@elite-ia.com Dir.: +33 1 82 50 95 98 Address: 101 Avenue des Champs Elysees Louis Vuitton Building, 5th Floor, 75008 Paris Doha, Qatar

Mr Motaz Alhams Email: mhams@elite-ia.com Dir.: +974 44337349 Address: Al Fardan Tower, 14th Floor, West Bay, Doha

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