Dear Global Trade Matters Members, It gives us great pleasure to announce the launch of the 13 th Global Trade Matters Money & Finance Summit on Global Competitiveness to be held on Tuesday 14 th of November and Wednesday 15 th of November 2017 at Nile Ritz Carlton Hotel Cairo. Since 2015 Global Trade Matters has placed great focus on analyzing Egypt s performance on the World Economic Forum s (WEF) Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) while enhancing the compe titiveness dialogue amongst the key stakeholders in both the private and public sectors. In 2016, Global Trade Matters launched the Compete Egypt Private Sector Initiative aiming at improving Egypt s ranking to 99 on the GCI by 2017-2018. In September 2017, the WEF launched its annual 2017-2018 Global Competitiveness Report which ranked Egypt as the 100 th most competitive nation in the world. Thanks to a comprehensive economic reform program, Egypt moved up the GCI ranking by 15 places (from 115 to 100). Even by global standards this is an impressive and significant performance improvement and a clear indication of the restoration of confidence by local and international investors in the national economy. More than 50 expert speakers and 400 delegates will come together for two days to analyze Egypt s performance on the World Economic Forum s Global Competitiveness Index 2017-2018. Based on the 12 Pillars of Global Competitiveness the CGI covers key areas of any nation s economy; institutions, infrastructure, macroeconomic environment, health and primary education, higher education and vocational training, goods market efficiency, labor market efficiency, financial market development, technological readiness, market size, business sophistication, and innovation. While Egypt saw positive movements on all of the 12 Pillars of Global Competitiveness, many sub-pillars still remain ranking in the high 100s. The 13 th Money & Finance Summit on Global Competitiveness 2017 will also discuss and analyze the performance of these sub-pillars and share ideas and recommendations on how to improve on these key issues within the coming year. Join us this November at the 13 th Money & Finance Summit on Global Competitiveness as we gather to analyze and discuss Egypt s performance on the CGI and better understand the impact of the recent economic reforms on Egypt s overall global competitiveness. Ashraf Mohamed Naguib Chief Executive Officer - Global Trade Matters
DAY ONE AGENDA Registration Morning Networking - 8:00am 9:00am Welcome - 9:00am 9:15am TBD One-One Session - 9:15am 9:30:00am Moderator: Mr. Ashraf Mohamed Naguib Chief Executive Officer Global Trade Matters Dr. Claire Spencer - Senior Research Fellow The Royal Institute for International Affairs One-One Session - 9:30am-10:00am Moderator: Mr. Ashraf Mohamed Naguib Chief Executive Officer Global Trade Matters Mr. Ian Albert - B.Sc (Hons), MRICS - Regional Director Middle East - Colliers International MENA Session One Keynote - 10:00am-10:15am Mr. Sherif Samy Former Chairman Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority OPEN DISCUSSION PANEL - SESSION ONE DAY ONE - 10:15am 11:15am Institutions, Financial Market Development and Macroeconomic Environment OPEN DISCUSSION PANEL - SESSION TWO DAY ONE - 11:15am 12:30pm Infrastructure, Labor Market Efficiency Goods Market Efficiency Market Size Keynote Speech - 1:00pm 1:15pm H.E Prof. Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghafar - President - Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport OPEN DISCUSSION PANEL - SESSION THREE DAY ONE - 1:15pm 2:15pm Health and Primary Education Higher Education and Vocational Training OPEN DISCUSSION PANEL - SESSION FOUR DAY ONE - 2:15pm 3:15pm Technology Readiness, Innovation and Business Sophistication POLICY MEETING DAY TWO 9:00am - 12:00pm SUMMIT FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS MEETING DAY TWO AGENDA
DAY ONE SESSION BREIFS Registration Morning Networking - 8:00am 9:00am Welcome - 9:00am 9:15am TBD One-One Session - 9:15am 9:30:00am Moderator: Mr. Ashraf Mohamed Naguib Chief Executive Officer Global Trade Matters Dr. Claire Spencer - Senior Research Fellow The Royal Institute for International Affairs One-One Session - 9:30am-10:00am Moderator: Mr. Ashraf Mohamed Naguib Chief Executive Officer Global Trade Matters Mr. Ian Albert - B.Sc (Hons), MRICS - Regional Director Middle East - Colliers International MENA Session One Keynote - 10:00am-10:15am Mr. Sherif Samy Former Chairman Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority SESSION ONE DAY ONE 10:15am 11:15am Institutions, Financial Market Development and Macroeconomic Environment This open-discussion panel will discuss Egypt s performance on the 1 st, 8 th and 3 rd Pillars of Global Competitiveness and address the major issues facing Egypt in up scaling and enhancing the quality, efficiency and competitiveness of its institutional framework and management of its public and private finances. Panelists will discuss both private and public institutions and their joint efforts to define roles, resolve differences and identify points of synergies between them. The panel will highlight the impact of the current economic reform efforts and explore the regulatory environment needed to enhance and sustain market growth and development. The panel will also explore the role of capital market and possible development of securities, bonds and other structured products in increasing the competitiveness of Egypt s financial market. The panel will address key economic imperatives and policies required to make a notable change in Egypt s macroeconomic competitiveness. Moderator: Mr. Karim Helal Chairman ADIB Capital Mr. Sherif Samy Former Chairman Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority Mr. Hussein El Shobokshi Chairman Naeem Holding Company for Investments Mr. Mohamed Khodeir - Corporate Commercial Partner - Al Tamimi & Company Mr. Hisham El Khazindar Co-Founder & Managing Director Qalaa Holdings
DAY ONE SESSION BREIFS SESSION TWO DAY ONE 11:15am 12:30pm Infrastructure, Labor Market Efficiency Goods Market Efficiency Market Size This panel will analyze Egypt s performance on the 2 nd, 7 th, 6 th and 10 th Pillars of Global Competitiveness. The panel will highlight successful infrastructure projects undertaken in the past two years and analyze their impacts on both the local and international investment communities. The panel will also discuss both private-sector and public-sector labor and related issues in addition to shedding light on some of the key policy issues hindering growth and development in the labor market. The panelists will address some of the main challenges facing the efficiency of the Egyptian Goods Market from both a domestic and international perspectives and discuss policies determining openness to trade and to receiving FDI flows, the impact of trade agreements and related tariff dismantling schedules. Finally the panel will explore the impact of some of the major trade agreements and help understand the opportunities within those markets as Egypt seeks to increase its Market Size and reach. Moderator: Dr. Esmat Kamel Executive Director Global Trade Matters HE Ambassador Gamal Bayoumi - Secretary General - Arab Investors Union Mr. Ahmed H. Sabbour - Managing Director - Al Ahly Real Estate Development Company Dr. Ghada Ghazal - Executive Director - Global Academy for Training & Development Jose A. Cabrera - Strategic Planning Vice President - CEMEX Egypt & CEMEX AMEA Region NETWORKING BREAK- 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:15pm Keynote Speech H.E Prof. Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghafar - President Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
DAY ONE SESSION BREIFS SESSION THREE DAY ONE 1:15pm 2:15pm Health and Primary Education Higher Education and Vocational Training This panel will analyze Egypt s performance on the 4 th and the 5 th Pillars of Global Competitiveness highlighting the challenges facing both health and primary education and higher education and technical, vocational and continuous on-the-job training in Egypt. The panel will discuss the GOE s strategies for reforming these vital sectors. The panel will also discuss the role played by the private sector in providing services within these vital sectors. Panelists will share international experiences of other countries that have consistently ranked favorably on those pillars on major global indices. Finally the panel will discuss the need for new job creation and address funding and financing issues stagnating growth and development within these vital sectors. Moderator: Dr. Esmat Kamel Executive Director Global Trade Matters Dr. Abdel Wahab EL-Ghandour- Secretary General of the Education Development Fund Dr. Shahinaz Rashad - Executive Director - Financial Services Institute EFSA Dr. Sara L. Lekas, Es.D - Early Childhood Principal - Early Childhood Center - American International School Mr. Mansoor Ahmed Director Healthcare, Education, Development Solutions and PPP Colliers International
DAY ONE SESSION BREIFS SESSION FOUR DAY ONE 2:15pm 3:15pm Technology Readiness, Innovation and Business Sophistication This panel will analyze Egypt s performance on the 9 th, 12 th and 11 th Pillars of Global Competitiveness proposing remedies to the challenges facing Egypt s Communication and Information Technology sector. The panel will explore the nation s technological progress and innovative potential and address some of the major challenges facing the research community and discuss the role of small and medium enterprises in up scaling the innovation capacities in Egypt. Panelists will also discuss the development of new technology parks and clusters across the nation and help understand the dimension of Egypt s technological competitiveness. Finally this panel will discuss the policies required for enhance Business Sophistication in Egypt and identify the role of the government in further developing the markets. Moderator: Mr Ashraf Mohamed Naguib CEO Global Trade Matters Dr. Claire Spencer - Senior Research Fellow The Royal Institute for International Affairs (Chatham House UK) Dr. Wael El Desouki - Entrepreneurship Center Director - Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport Eng. Sherif Taher - Founder and Managing Director - Frontline Solutions Eng. Hussein El-Gueretly - Former CEO - The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) Mr. Marwan Abdelrazek - CEO and Founder - Franchisingate DAY ONE CLOSE
DAY TWO SESSION BREIFS Summit Final Recommendations Meeting 9:00am 12:00pm Building onto Egypt s Global Competitiveness Ranking on the GCI for 2019 This session will host senior executives, business community, academics and members of civil society to identify the key pillars and their pertinent sub-pillars that should act as the determinants of Egypt s competitiveness on the GCI and drive to long-term growth and prosperity. At the same time, the session should opt to reveal the critical challenges and hindering constraints slowing down the progress in Egypt's competitiveness ranking. Above all the panel seeks to discuss key recommendations and propositions on competitiveness to be shared with decision makers for the design of better policies based on public -private collaboration. It should also continue building on the positive momentum and perception of Egypt s upwards movement on the Global Competitiveness ranking and its steady trajectory towards development, economic growth and competitiveness and to provide an outlook for Egypt s competitiveness ranking on the World Economic Forum s GCI during 2019. Moderator: Mr. Ashraf Mohamed Naguib CEO Global Trade Matters PANEL SPEAKERS: Session Chairman: Mr. Sherif S. Samy - Former Chairman - Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) Dr. Claire Spencer - Senior Research Fellow The Royal Institute for International Affairs (Chatham House UK) Mr. Mohamed Youssef Executive Director Egyptian Businessmen s Association Mr. Noaman Khalid - Macro Economist - CI-Capital Asset Management (CIAM) Dr. Ali Awni, Ph.D. - Professor of Practice, The School of Business - The American University of Cairo (AUC) Mr. Qaed J Ibrahim - Egypt Representative - Confederation of Indian Industry Mr. Mohamed Kassem - Chairman - World Trading Company