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Time: 21 Ekim 2003

Place: Grand Hyatt Hotel, Dubai

Programme: 
8:30 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Mr. Haithem Adjina
Director, Dewan Architects & Engineers

8:40 Iraq – Largest Construction Site In The Middle East
Mr. Emad Dhia
Chairman, The Iraqi Reconstruction And Development Council

Mr. Dhia, top Iraqi advisor to US Presidential envoy Ambassador Paul Bremer, will detail the rebuilding work underway in Iraq and outline the way ahead. An engineer who left Iraq in 1982, Mr. Dhia is a former leader of the US-based Iraqi Forum for Democracy. Before returning to Iraq earlier this year he helped in the selection of other Iraqi members of the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance team tasked with rebuilding Iraq’s shattered infrastructure.

9:00 Reconstruction Efforts In Iraq: An Insider’s View
Mr. Tom Foley
Senior Advisor, The Iraqi Reconstruction And Development Council

9:20 The Role Of Iraqi Business Council (IBC) In Rebuilding And The Development Of Iraq
• Iraq today
• The aims and objectives of IBC
• How IBC can help in participating in the rebuilding
programme
• IBC coordination with Iraq authorities
• IBC coordination with Dubai, UAE Authorities
• The ability of Iraqi business community to enter in to JV
operation
• Reactivation and relocation of Iraqi business community
Mr. Mouayad Hassan
Chairman, Iraqi Business Council

Mr. Mouayad Hassan, is the Chairman of Iraqi Business Council, and a leading businessman and industrialist in Dubai. A graduate of a London College Mr. Hassan started his career in aviation sector in Iraq and then pursued as an investor in Dubai pioneering a lighting luminaire manufacturing factory named Lite tech industries. As the Managing Director Mr. Hassan groomed Lite tech from a single entrepreneurship to the status of a multinational company clinching a joint venture with Philips.

9:40 Question And Answer Session

Special Address
11:00 Globlisation And Modern Architecture – How To Preserve Iraq’s Identity
Dr. Mohammed Makiya
Renowned Iraqi Architect

Dr Mohammed Makiya was born in Baghdad in 1914. After studying in Iraq, he completed his architectural studies at the Liverpool School of Architecture before going on to do his Doctorate at Cambridge University in the UK. His list of professional affiliations is endless, Honorary corresponding Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)Member of the Architects Registration Board, UK and Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, UK to name but a few.

In 1959 Dr Makiya founded the first Department of Architecture in Iraq as part of the College of Engineering, Baghdad University. He was the active Head of Department until 1968, responsible for establishing Architectural studies that emphasised the local culture and environmental heritage. Dr Makiya was a member of the steering committee for the Aga Khan Awards in Architecture and has published many outstanding articles discussing Architecture and culture.

His private architectural and planning consultancy practice, first established in Baghdad in 1946 now has offices in Bahrain, Muscat, London, Kuwait, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Over the last forty years, D Makiya’s projects have been awarded numerous accolades of the highest importance.

11:30 Question And Answer Session

11:45 Observations Of An Iraqi Architect - The Role Of Iraqi Expatriates In Rebuilding Iraq
• Observations of the current Iraqi landscape from the view of
an Iraqi Architect
• Contribution of Iraqi Architects into the rebuilding of Iraq
Mr. Mohammed Alassam
Managing Director, Dewan Architects & Engineers, UAE

Mohamed Alassam is a founder and managing director of DEWAN Architects and Engineers, a practice established in the UAE since 1984. Dewan is currently one of the leading architectural firms in the UAE and has contributed to the growth and development of the UAE landscape. Mohammed has recently visited his home Iraq after a 28 year absence and has re-established the Dewan office in Baghdad to help in the reconstruction process. Mohamed is also an active member of the executive committee for the newly founded Iraqi Business Council (IBC) whose mission is to develop investment opportunities and liaise between entrepreneurs and businesses in the UAE and Iraq.

12:15 Iraq's Cultural Heritage: Loss And Destruction-The Case For Restoration And Reconstruction
The presentation will start by giving an overall view of Iraq's rich cultural heritage, with emphasis on its archaeological and architectural sites and monuments. This will be followed by examining the dangers and causes of destruction and loss sustained by this heritage during the last century and also, especially, the destruction caused during the last war. A series of proposals will be argued to show how the present situation offers a great potential for restoring and reconstructing damaged or lost monuments. The presentation will be illustrated by numerous slides showing specific examples.
Dr.Ihsan Fethi
Architect & Scholar

Professor Ihsan Fethi, an Iraqi architect, planner and conservationist, is now Dean of the College of Arts, Amman University, Jordan. He was also Chairman of the School of Architecture, Baghdad University, and Dean of the School of Design and Engineering, Al Bayan University, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He is a well-known architectural educationist and critic. He has published numerous books and papers on traditional and contemporary architecture in Iraq and the Arab World.

12:45 Question And Answer Session

13:30 Iraq Redevelopment And Law Practice – The Legal Framework
• Opportunities for investors and traders
• Reform of Iraqi laws
• Who to legislate for Iraq at present?
• New laws in Iraq
• Insecurity in Iraq
Dr. Adil Sinjkali
Senior Legal Consultant Al Tamimi & Company

Dr. Adil Sinjakli is an Iraqi national born in Baghdad, and a practicing lawyer with his own law firm in Baghdad. As a senior lawyer at Al Tamimi & Company since 1998, his main areas of practice are Commercial, Construction, International Trade, Insurance and Litigation. He holds an LL.B. degree from the University of Baghdad, Post Graduate Diploma in Law from King’s College University, London and Doctor of Law from Ain-Shams University, Cairo. Dr. Adil joined the Iraqi Bar in 1961 and practised with Iraq Petroleum Company in Baghdad until 1972. Subsequently, he was Legal Director for International Agreements and Contracts with the Ministry of Oil, Legal Advisor to Iraq National Oil Company and the External Development Fund.

14:00 Utilising The Benefits Of A New Market Economy
• The growth associated with market economies.
• Joining hands with customers
• Cash available in local markets
• Financing projects in Iraq
Dr. Ahmed Samerai
Regional Advisor, United Nations - ESCWA

Dr. Ahmed Al Samerai holds a PhD in economics from the American University in London. He is also the UN ESCWA representative in the GCC, and is a member of various advisory boards in reputed organizations such as SHUAA Capital, a leading UAE investment bank listed on the Kuwait & UAE stock markets. Samerai also serves as an advisor for the Sharjah Commerce & Tourism Development Authority. He has an impressive portfolio of economic & finance articles and analyses published in leading Arabic

14:30 Chairman’s Closing Remark & Lunch

You will not only get a full update on the current business climate in Iraq but also hands on knowledge from companies already involved.