Investcorp, a leading provider and manager of alternative investment products, will host its 2016 Investors Conference in Abu Dhabi, UAE, this week.

The conference will be held on  November 9 and 10 at the Jumeirah at Etihad Towers.

This will be the first time that Investcorp has held this annual conference outside of Bahrain, which reflects the importance of Abu Dhabi and the wider UAE to the firm. It also builds on the firm’s growing shareholder base in the emirate, which now includes Mubadala after it agreed to acquire a 20 per cent stake in Investcorp in July 2016, said the company.

“We have been active in the UAE for a long time, which has seen us put down very deep roots here, so it was only natural for us to be holding this year’s conference in Abu Dhabi. We look forward to gathering more than 250 of our partners, shareholders and investors from the six Gulf countries for this exclusive conference, where we will discuss global investment and economic trends.” Investcorp’s executive chairman Mohammed Al Ardhi said.

Al Ardhi will open the first day of the 2016 Investcorp Investors Conference, before introducing Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director General of Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau, as the keynote speaker. She will present the audience with her views on the UAE’s Vision 2021 and the latest updates on Expo 2020 Dubai and the opportunities it brings to the wider region.

For over four years, Investcorp’s Annual Investors Conference has served as a forum for its investors, shareholders and partners to participate in open dialogue and discuss investment opportunities, the statement said. - TradeArabia News Service