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EXPO REAL 2008
SPECIAL REAL ESTATE FORUM dans le Hall B3
Le forum SPECIAL REAL ESTATE FORUM met en lumière la
diversité des biens immobiliers à usage professionnel.
C'est là que des experts issus des secteurs Hôtels,
Bureaux, Distribution, Infrastructures et Logistique viendront
présenter leurs projets ainsi que leur vue du marché et
inviteront les participants à dialoguer sur les thèmes
versés au débat. SPECIAL REAL ESTATE FORUM - la vitrine
compétente des tendances actuelles et des stratégies de
succès des acteurs-clés de la profession. |
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Persons of event |
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| Jayne Rafter, Publisher, RLI Retail & Leisure International, Paramount Publications Ltd., London |
Jayne Rafter is the Publishing Director of RLI, the world’s only global retail and leisure magazine. Jayne has 19 years experience in the sector and a proven track record for publishing well-respected, high-quality magazines.
Jayne graduated from College at 18, having studied Drama, Media & Communication Studies, English Language and Literature. Jayne has presented many Awards Events and is renowned for her public speaking having in the last two years given a presentation at Retail City, Dubai entitled ‘Capitalising on the Middle East Retail Boom’, conducted an on-the-couch interview with Joseph Wan, CEO of Harvey Nichols at the inaugural Global RLI Awards 2006, and most recently at this years Global Opportunities Conference, London, performed a similar presentation at MAPIC 2006 with Patrick Hanly, Commercial Director of Harvey Nichols and co-organised and chaired a panel session on Green Retailing at MAPIC 2007. Jayne was secured as a key speaker at last years India Retail Forum, Mumbai where she carried out a series of chat shows with key international retailers including Nokia, Subway, Dollarstore USA and Debenhams and has been asked to repeat these with new retailers at this years Event to be held in Mumbai 16-18th September. |
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| Mike Ellis, Founding partner, 5+design, USA |
Michael Ellis is one of the founding partners of 5+design, an 80-person architecture and urban design firm based in Hollywood, California, with a focus on urban mixed-use projects incorporating retail, residential, office, hotel and other uses. Michael is responsible for the firm’s strategic market planning, client relations and project management worldwide.
Since the firm’s founding in 2005, 5+design has garnered awards for two projects in Dubai, and currently has projects in development in the United States, Europe, China, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the UAE, India and Russia. 2008 will also see the launch of Celebrity Solstice, a new cruise ship for Royal Caribbean which includes retail, casino and entertainment spaces created by 5+design.
With over 20 years of project management and design leadership experience, Michael brings a wide perspective to the design and development process. Working alongside clients, principal designers and consultant teams, he has overseen and managed projects in the US, Europe, Asia, South America and the Middle East.
Michael received a Bachelor of Arts from Occidental College and a Masters of Architecture from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). He is professionally licensed in the state of California. |
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| Ahmet Kayhan, CEO, REIDIN.com, Dubai |
Ahmet Kayhan is the Founder and CEO of REIDIN.com (www.reidin.com); the world's first business information service that is designed to meet the unique requirements of the Real Estate market professionals who are interested in the politically stable Emerging Countries.
REIDIN.com provides its clients hard to get intelligence from over 30 emerging countries in four main regions Asia, Europe, Middle East & Africa and Latin America: News, Research and Market Data, Legal, Macro Trends, integrated databases of Companies and Projects, Conference/Events and member discounts - powered by customized alerts and profiles.
Prior to setting up REIDIN.com Mr. Kayhan was the Regional Manager of ISI Emerging Markets, A Euromoney Institutional Investor Company responsible for MENA Region and Global Business Manager of IFIS – Islamic Finance Information Service.
Mr. Kayhan has spent 6 years with ISI Emerging Markets and involved in different levels of this international market intelligence business. He headed the team who launched IFIS – Islamic Finance Information Service and MENA Regional Business Intelligence Services for ISI Emerging Markets.
Mr. Kayhan is also a Consultant and Council Member of the New York based GLG - Gerson Lehrman Group (www.glgroup.com). Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG), founded in 1999 by Mark Gerson and Thomas Lehrman, is a research services firm based in New York, USA, primarily serving the institutional investment community. GLG’s primary service allows investment professionals to consult directly with a proprietary network of approximately 160,000 experts in multiple industries. The group has over 300 clients in the United States and abroad, with offices in New York, Austin, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington D.C., London and Sydney.
In addition to various business interests Mr. Kayhan is a member of ULI – Urban Land Institute (www.uli.org) and JCI – Junior Chamber International (www.jci.cc).
Mr. Kayhan is a prominent speaker and moderator on various regional and international conferences and events.
He is currently based in Dubai and works in between London, Hong Kong and Istanbul offices with a diversified portfolio of businesses covering Internet, Real Estate and Private Equity fields. |
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