Middle East Cement 2006

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MIDDLE EAST CEMENT 2006  Providing in-depth analysis into current capacities and forecasting future demand  19th & 20th June 2006 Al Bustan Rotana, Dubai, UAE  Conference day one--Monday 19th June 2006  08.00     Registration  09.00     Chairman's opening remarks            Angus Hindley, Deputy Editor, MEED  09.10     Keynote address            Ahmed At-Rousan, Secretary General           ARAB UNION OF CEMENT AND BUILDING MATERIALS  09.40     Panel discussion            Examining the international competitiveness of the           Middle East's cement industry            * Overview of the regional and international cement industry            * Gauging the current demand cycle and existing global trends            * Tracking price movements relating to the supply/demand             balance            Nicolas Godet, Financial analyst, EXANE BNP PARIBAS       (#)  Mohammad Kamal, Senior Sector Analyst, SHUAA CAPITAL           Senior representative from EFG HERMES  10.10     GCC            Forecasting cement supply and demand in the medium term            * Outlining the macro-economic scene in each of the GCC             countries            * Looking at capacity enhancements over the last three years            * Revealing the effect of oil prices on the cement industry            * Contrasting recent performances of GCC cement companies on             the region's equity markets            Raghu Sarma, Senior Financial Analyst           GLOBAL INVESTMENT HOUSE, KUWAIT  10.50     Morning refreshments  11.20     UAE            Hiking production over three years via new investment           initiatives            * Increasing capacity to eliminate imports of up to 6% of             annual consumption            * Determining the sustainability of high per-capita             consumption rates            * Aiming to double production capacity in Ras Al-Khaimah             by 2008            * Will the sharp …