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Conference hosted by:Daleen HASSAN, Anchor & Founder, CHAIR GOBAL MEDIA

8:00 Registration of participants & welcome coffee

9:00 Opening remarks

Laurent SAINT-MARTIN, CEO, Business France

9:30 Introductory round table: The Gulf at the crossroads of Asia and Europe

10:15 Sharing views on 2030: milestones in national strategies

Sheikh Ali Alwaleed Al-Thani, CEO, Investment Promotion Agency of Qatar
Sulaiman AL MAZROUAI, CEO, NIDLP
H.E. Jamal AL JARWAN, Secretary General, UAE International Investors Council (UAEIIC)

Moderated by: Cornelius MATTHES, CEO, Desert Dii Energy

11:15 Unveiling the future of infrastructures and transports corridors

Charles-Emmanuel de BEAUREGARD, Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking, Qatar National Bank
Zahi SABEH, Product Director for Mainline Platform, ALSTOM

Moderated by: Ali ITANI, Head of Arab News en Français

12:00 Powering tomorrow: the sustainable energy, waste management and resources revolution following COP 28

Sheikh Dr. Soud K. AL-THANI, Green Development and Environmental Sustainability Department Director, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Qatar)
Sabrina SOUSSAN, CEO, Suez
Julien POUGET, President Middle-East & North Africa, Exploration & Production, TotalEnergies
Frank BRICHAU, Managing Director Customer & Digital, ENOWA-NEOM

Moderated by: Jeremy GHEZ, Academic Director of the Sustainable and Disruptive Innovation Track in the HEC Paris MBA program and of the HEC Paris Center for Geopolitics

12:45 Cocktail & networking lunch

14:00 Navigating healthcare challenges in France and the GCC: charting the Course to Excellence

H.E Dr. Noura ALGHAITHI, The Undersecretary, Department of Health – Abudhabi
Amr METWALLY, Assistant Executive Director, ITQAN (Clinical Simulation and Innovation Center), Hamad Medical Corporation
Clément PACAUD, CEO, Visiomed

14:45 Artificial intelligence: from fiction to reality

DR Ramzi BEN OUAGHREM, Director of Research Development and Partnerships, Mohammed Bin Zayed University of AI
Prof. Olivier OULLIER, Co-founder & CEO, Inclusive Brains and Chairman, Institute for Artificial Intelligence by Biotech Dental
Caroline COMET-FRAIGNEAU, VP France& Benelux & Africa, OVHcloud

Moderated by: Valérie HAWLEY,Director, Sorbonne Center for AI


15:30 Keynote Speech:Universæ Analysis: Art and Tech as Engines for Strategic Investments in the Gulf

Thierry RAYER, President, LE CERCLE D’ETUDES SCIENTIFIQUES PIERRE RAYER

The “Universæ Analysis: Art and Tech as Engines for Strategic Investments in the Gulf” conference presents the intersection between art and technology and their investment potential in the Gulf.

16:00 Consumer goods: what opportunities for French brands in the GCC?

Amal AMEEN, Founder, Amal Ameen Group
Patrick F. BOUSQUET-CHAVANNE, Abu Dhabi Retail Program Lead, Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO)
Geoffroy BUNETEL, Chief of Staff, Chalhoub Group

Moderated by: Aby THOMAS, Editor-In-Chief, Entrepreneur Middle East

17:00   Closing remarks

20:00    Networking cocktail “French night on the Seine”