CFA Society Kuwait and CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, will host the sixth Middle East Investment Conference on February 10 for the first time in Kuwait.

Under the patronage of Anas K Al-Saleh, Minister of Finance, Kuwait, the Middle East Investment Conference will bring together international thought leaders, policymakers, industry experts, and key market participants from across the Mena region to consider the central theme of “Investing in New Realities.”

This conference will attract CFA charterholders and senior investment professionals from across the GCC region, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, as well as some from the US, Europe and Asia. .

The event has attracted national sponsorships from the National Bank of Kuwait. It will bring together speakers and experts from around the world to evaluate and discuss the topics of greatest interest to investment professionals.

Nitin Mehta, managing director, CFA Institute Europe, Middle East, and Africa, said:  “Our annual investment conference in the Middle East, in partnership with our local societies, brings together our global experts to a Middle Eastern audience, creating a platform for senior investment professionals to come together, learn and discuss some of the many issues and opportunities they face.

“This inaugural conference reflects the ambition of CFA Institute to provide life-long-learning opportunities for CFA charterholders and fellow investment professionals in the region, thereby supporting our mission to raise professional and ethical standards in the industry.”

Rafik Hafez, president of CFA Society Kuwait, said:  “With significant public debate as to how the markets will evolve during 2015, the CFA Institute conference is very timely and we are honoured to host such a prestigious conference in Kuwait for the first time. The conference will also highlight Kuwait’s investment opportunities.  This is a terrific opportunity for anyone who is interested in the views of some of the world’s leading investment and political minds in the market, and we are very much looking forward to the discussions that will inevitably emerge from it.”

Ahead of the conference, CFA Institute will also publish the findings of its Middle East Market Sentiment Survey which gauges the thoughts and opinions of regionally-based investment professionals, highlighting a broad range of economic, investment and employment trends currently facing investment markets in the Middle East. – TradeArabia News Service