FT / Oliver Wyman Strategic Forum

FT Live Calendar



8:00 am - 8:45 am	Breakfast & Registration
8:45 am - 9:00 am	Welcome Remarks by Financial Times and Oliver Wyman
9:00 am - 9:35 am	Keynote Session
9:35 am - 10:40 am	Panel Discussion: Assuring Financial Support for a Gulf Silicon Valley The Gulf region, which now includes some of the world’s largest asset owners, remains an engine of wealth for its members. What choices lie ahead for investors as the region continues to weather political turmoil? Should financial assets be deployed within the GCC, fostering growth but bearing greater risks? Or should that wealth be deployed outside the region? What are the implications for efforts to build strong knowledge and talent resources at home?
10:40 am - 11:15 am	Networking Break
11:15 am - 12:20 pm	Panel Discussion: Re-evaluating and Reinforcing Knowledge Assets in the GCC Over the last decade, the region has seen the fostering of a variety of knowledge communities. Knowledge villages and cities are attempting to jumpstart the creation of innovation hubs across a range of industries. Have these attempts borne fruit? What impact have these centres had so far? What are the challenges that remain? How does the growth of knowledge assets relate to that of financial and human assets? Can one build an innovation hub without an organic source of talent and local investment? What kind of public-private partnerships are required to generate and secure knowledge and intellectual property?
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Closing Remarks
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm	Lunch