Infrastructure conference to be held in Dubai

DUBAI - The Middle East Infrastructure Development Congress (MEIDC), the only private conference being held in official association with the Dubai 2003 Organising Committee, has named Scott Shuster, long-time ABC News correspondent and chairman of events for BusinessWeek magazine, to lead its plenary discussions for ministers and CEOs-only.

By A Staff Reporter

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Published: Sun 7 Sep 2003, 12:26 PM

Last updated: Wed 1 Apr 2015, 9:46 PM

To be held under the patronage of Shaikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance and Industry on 21 and 22 September 2003, the conference features such notables as Prince Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki Al Saud, Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), Dr Mohammed Khalfan bin Kharbash, UAE Minister of State for Financial and Industrial Affairs, Tahmasb Mazaheri, Iran Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Fidel Ramos, former President of the Philippines, and Ms Nemat Shafik, World Bank Vice-President for Infrastructure. "All eyes are on this region for the best of reasons," says Shuster. "The demographic trends, the national will, the public sector reforms, improved investment regimes and financial services are all coming together to create a vast and very attractive development opportunity that will draw in the world and transform these nations," he added. New York-based Shuster chairs many high-profile CEO-only and CFO-only events for groups such as the USAID, the US Department of Commerce, and the Royal Court of Jordan.

The Middle East Infrastructure Development Congress will be held prior to the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the IMF at the Movenpick hotel.


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