Summit focus on PPP models
01 March 2013
THE Arab Future Cities Summit to be held next month in Qatar aims to provide a platform for public and private sector decision-makers to discuss sustainable urban development in Qatar and across the Middle East region.
The summit comes at a time when a widely anticipated law to regulate public-private partnerships will accelerate development of key infrastructure projects in Qatar that includes $140 billion worth of mega projects and smart city development.
Organised by Expotrade Global, an Australian conference and event organiser based in Melbourne with a regional office in Dubai, the summit will be held from April 22 to 23 at the St Regis Doha, Qatar.
Ryan Qutub, executive director, head of business development at the Economic Cities Authority at Emaar, the Economic City, will address the summit on King Abdullah Economic City’s (KAEC) public-private partnership (PPP) model and the approach to ensuring long-term commercial viability.
He will be joined by Robert Lee, chief executive officer of Bahrain Bay Development and Essa Mohammed Ali Kaldari, CEO of Lusail Real Estate Development Company at a panel discussion that will look at key points for stimulating economic growth and strategies for a successful PPPs.
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