MEED, the Middle East's premier business intelligence provider, has lined up over 50 leading industry experts for the third Arabian World Construction Summit (AWCS), the single largest gathering for industry professionals in the Middle East. To be held at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 8-10, AWCS 2010 is themed “Growing in a Challenging Market”, and once again set the stage for three days of intense market analysis and industry insight. Eng. Sultan Saeed Nasser Al Mansouri, UAE minister of economy; Fatima Obaid, chief operating officer Al Jaber Group; Abdullah Mohammed Hameedadin, deputy governor and head of the Economic Cities of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA); Johan Beerlandt, chief executive officer of BESIX Group; Dr. Mustafa Sani Sener, president and CEO of TAV Group are among the high-ranking participants. The Summit will focus on, amongst other issues, the government's role in creating the right environment for the construction sector to grow, strategies to tackle the projects slowdown, the new realities of funding and financing projects, as well as focusing on winning new contracts in the region. Johan Beerlandt, CEO of BESIX Group and speaker at this year's Summit, said: “The Arabian World Construction Summit is the perfect platform to interact with, and learn from, the leaders of important construction companies from across the Middle East.”
