Levant Region Trade & Export Finance Conference 2016

Beirut, December 6, 2016 Introduction www.gtreview.com

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2016’s vital statistics Attendee breakdown by job title in 2016

102 48 8 25% 51% 24% Delegates Companies Countries attended represented represented C-level Senior level Mid-level

Percentage of attendees by region in 2016

EUROPE 6% MENA 93% ASIA 1% Czech Republic Egypt India Greece Lebanon Turkey UAE UK

Sectors attended in 2016 Banks & financiers Corporates & traders Consultants & accountants Non- financiers Govt orgs & public bodies Insurers & risk managers ECAs & multilaterals Solution providers Media Laywers Other 38% 32% 7% 7% 4% 4% 4% 2% 2% 0% 0%

3 Levant Region Trade & Export Attendees Finance Conference 2016 102 delegates attended 2016’s conference representing the following companies www.gtreview.com

Banks & Financiers Consultants & Accountants Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Bank Standard Chartered Assure Group Michel Rouhban Middle East Strategic Perspectives (MESP) Access Bank Citi Creditbank Non-Bank Financiers First National Bank (FNB) Trade Finance Limited Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) Prime Investrade Banque Bemo Fransabank

Banque Libano Francaise J.P. Morgan Govt Orgs & Public Bodies BLC Bank LGB Bank CCIABML Lebanese Petroleum Administration BLOM Bank Societe Generale

BNY Mellon Societe Generale de Banque au Liban (SGBL) Insurers & Risk Managers CST Lebanon The Lebanese Credit Insurer (LCI) Corporates & Traders

Allchem ECAs & Multilaterals BUMC International Finance Corporation (IFC) Campomatic Offshore

Cotton Trade International Solution Providers Dora Mills Accuity INDEVCO

Jdogmoch Group Media Merit Corporation Executive Magazine Monty Holding Obegi Chemicals Rafic Bawab & Co Rawfert Offshore Solvochem Toyota Uniterminals

2016’s speakers included

●● Philippe Arbadji, Vice President, Relationship Manager, ●● Ziad Ghosn, Head of Financial Institutions and Trade Finance, ●● Maher Roz, Executive Director, Structured Trade Finance & Treasury Services, BNY Mellon Bankmed Financing Solutions, Standard Chartered

●● Bana Akkad Azhari, Managing Director & Senior ●● Ahmed Hanaa, Trade Finance Officer, Middle East & North ●● Vicken Sarkissian, Chief Financial Officer , Obegi Chemicals Representative, Lebanon, BNY Mellon Africa, International Finance Corporation (IFC) ●● Michel Sawaya, General Manager, Lebanon, Citi ●● Daniel Black, Sales Manager, Middle East & Africa, Accuity ●● Jossan Maalouf, General Manager, Corporate & Investment ●● Mazen Soueid, Chief Economist, Bankmed Bank - Levant Region, J.P. Morgan ●● Meguerditch Bouldoukian, Head Global Business ●● Elie Tabet, Head of International Banking Relations, BLC Bank Development Desk, MENA Countries, Credit Libanais ●● Hadia Minkara, General Manager, Allchem ●● Roger Tanios, Director & General Counsel, INDEVCO ●● Wissam Chbat, Chairman of the Board, Head of Geology & ●● Mona Mroue, Director, Group Head of Global Transaction Geophysics, Lebanese Petroleum Administration Banking, Societe Generale ●● Samer Younes, Head of Trade Sales, Trade Finance, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank ●● Karim Nasrallah, General Manager, The Lebanese Credit Insurer / LCI

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