More than 200 asset managers from Asia, Europe, the US and the Middle East are expected to attend a major financial summit being organised by Bloomberg, a global business and financial information leader, in Doha.

Bloomberg Doha Conference, organised by Bloomberg LINK in partnership with the Qatar Financial Centre Authority on April 16 and 17 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel.

Delegates will include senior representatives of the local, regional and international media.

High-profile speakers, including fund managers, key investors, executives of global bankers, economists, chief executive officers, and prominent Qatari decision makers will discuss major themes such as global issues affecting asset managers, opportunities in various asset classes and market conditions in the Middle East.

The wide range of specific topics speakers are expected to debate will include the changing landscape for private equity, the outlook for global banking in 2012, real estate in emerging markets and Qatar National Vision 2030.

Panelists will also discuss how many countries in the Middle East are working to diversify away from an oil-based economy, how the wave of uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa will affect business in the region and where investors can find opportunities in Afghanistan and Iraq as new emerging markets.

“Qatar provides the perfect backdrop for our first conference in the Middle East, given it is one of the fastest growing economies in the region,” said Robert Bierman, head of Bloomberg LINK.

“Attendees at the conference will hear from some of the world’s leading financiers about opportunities and potential risks in an uncertain global economy and walk away with a new perspective on investing.”

Yousuf Al Jaida, director of Asset Management at the Qatar Financial Centre Authority said, “Asset management is a core focus of the QFC Authority. We welcome so many senior figures from the world of asset management to Doha.”

“Their presence at this major conference is testimony to the progress we have made in developing Qatar as a financial centre and to the growing importance of the Gulf region as a link between the mature markets of the west and the emerging markets of the east,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service