2025 meira annual conference
Bridging Opportunities:
Accelerating IR in the Middle Eastern Capital Markets
About meira
The Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA) Annual Conference and Awards is the largest IR event in MENA.
This benchmark event brings together participants from locally listed firms, international corporates, investors, research analysts and advisors, as well as representatives of the region's Regulatory bodies. The aim of the Conference is to provide delegates with a networking platform and to encourage dialogue around market challenges and best practice, while educating participants and stakeholders on the importance of Investor Relations, transparency and corporate governance.
On behalf of the Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA), I am delighted to invite you to the 2025 MEIRA Annual Conference in partnership with the Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX), taking place on the 24 and 25 of September in Muscat, Oman.
The Conference has established itself as an essential platform for dialogue, learning, and collaboration among regional and international capital markets professionals.
Building on the success of previous years, we are excited to continue our corporate-access initiative, designed to facilitate meaningful connections between IR officers and the buy-side. This underscores MEIRA’s commitment to fostering dialogue and networking opportunities within the investment community.
We are confident that your presence will contribute to the success of the conference. Together, we will explore the latest trends in the IR industry and the opportunities that will shape the future of investor relations and capital markets in the region.
I look forward to welcoming you to Muscat as we embark on this new and exciting journey for MEIRA.
Warm regards,
Andrew TarbuckChair, MEIRA
About MSX
Muscat Stock Exchange S.A.O.C (MSX) is the principal Stock Exchange of Oman. Celebrated its 30 years of operations in the year 2019. It is a modern, sophisticated and technologically advanced stock exchange.
MSX has distinguished itself among its regional peers as the pioneer of corporate governance while attaining many awards & accolades in market transparency.
MSX has strived since its inception to create a conducive investment environment for its local and foreign investors by providing them with the latest trading platforms, with a continuous promise of excellence in service and dedication to moving ahead with times.
“Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) is honored to host the “2025 MEIRA Annual Conference & Awards” in Oman, thereby reaffirming our steadfast commitment to transparency, robust investor engagement, and the highest standards of corporate governance. At MSX, we are dedicated to fostering deeper collaboration with exchanges, regulators, and industry partners.
In a world characterized by rapidly evolving markets, investors seek more than mere financial results; they require clarity, strategic insight, and a compelling vision. Therefore, Investor Relations (IR) serve as the crucial bridge between companies and their stakeholders, ensuring that narratives of growth, transformation, and opportunity are communicated with precision and clarity.
The 2025 MEIRA Annual Conference & Awards will serve as a vital platform to showcase strategic progress, explore emerging opportunities, and articulate the intrinsic value within the capital market ecosystem. This will accelerate Investor Relations (IR) in Middle Eastern capital markets. By addressing evolving challenges and elevating best practices, we aim to ensure the delivery of sustainable value and to collaboratively shape the future of IR in the Middle East.
MSX extends a warm welcome to Oman, where we will collectively chart the next phase of innovation, unlock new investment prospects, and reinforce the role of Investor Relations as a cornerstone of sustainable market growth.”
Mr. Haitham Al SalmiChief Executive Officer at Muscat Stock Exchange
Conference Summary
Why attend?
- Network with your peers and share your experience during the biggest IR event in the Middle East
- Show your stakeholders that you are committed to improve IR best practice
- Catch up on the latest industry trends and access a broad network of industry partners
- Build brand awareness among the IR community in the Middle East and maximize your visibility
General Admission
General Admission ticket is free for:
- MEIRA Members and Partners
- Buy-side Investors
- Sponsors
- Regulators
- Representatives from the Stock Exchanges
Non-Meira Members
If you are not a MEIRA member or partner but you are interested in this event, select this ticket and a MEIRA representative will contact you.
Agenda
Corporate Access
As part of the MEIRA Conference, attendees will have the opportunity to connect with regional and international investors. MEIRA is partnering with investment banks to facilitate and inaugurate the MEIRA corporate access facility.
The conference runs until the afternoon for two days and the meetings will be scheduled after the last session during these two days. Corporates will have the opportunity to arrange meetings for 1 or 2 days depending on the packages and sponsorship tiers.
All shortlisted companies for Corporate Access will be contacted and will receive their unique registration link.
Yes, there are MEIRA and non-MEIRA packages available to upgrade your meeting preferences by room time and extra days.
Venue
The 2025 MEIRA Annual Conference & Awards will be held at the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre in Muscat.
Located just four kilometers from Muscat International Airport, the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre (OCEC) is a premier venue designed to host world-class conferences and exhibitions. With its modern architecture and seamless flow of meeting spaces, the OCEC provides the perfect setting for an engaging and dynamic conference experience.
The expansive concourse areas, featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, offer stunning views of beautifully landscaped gardens and water features, creating an inspiring environment for networking and discussions.
Don’t miss the opportunity to attend the 2025 MEIRA Annual Conference & Awards Ceremony at the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre in Muscat for an unforgettable investor relations experience!
Location
Al Irfan, Muscat, Oman
Become a sponsor
Why Sponsor?
Showcase your products and services to your target audience on stands and booths throughout the day, present latest trends and tools dedicated to Investor Relations professionals. IROs, CFOs, Finance Executives, Board Secretaries,Communication Officers, Compliance Officers from top GCC listed and pre-IPO companies will attend the Conference.
The Middle East Investor Relations Conference is the largest Investor Relations event in the Middle East, gathering Investor Relations Officers and professionals from the entire region. In 2025, we are expecting more than 800 delegates to attend the event.
Send a signal to the investment community that your entity is committed to the implementation of Investor Relations best practices, greater transparency and improved market communications.
Whether you are a stock exchange, a local brand, an international service provider, show your stakeholders that you are committed to improve local IR best practice.
Maximise your visibility to your key target market, align your brand with cutting edge Investor Relations developments. Build brand awareness among key decision makers and access to a broad network of industry partners from the government departments, the private sector and publicly listed companies.
2024 Sponsors
ADNOC
Founded in 1971, ADNOC is a leading diversified energy group, wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi Government. Their network of fully integrated businesses operates across the energy value chain, helping them to responsibly meet the demands of an ever-changing energy market. Already in the top tier of the lowest carbon intensity oil and gas producers in the world, they are taking significant steps to make today’s energy cleaner while investing in the clean energies of tomorrow, strengthening their position as a reliable and responsible global energy provider. They are allocating an initial $23 billion to advance and accelerate lower-carbon solutions, investing in new energies and decarbonization technologies to enable their net zero by 2045 ambition and their commitment to zero methane emissions by 2030.
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX)
ADX is a market for trading securities; including shares issued by public joint stock companies, bonds issued by governments or corporations, exchange traded funds, and any other financial instruments approved by the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA). ADX is the second largest market in the Arab region and its strategy of providing stable financial performance with diversified sources of incomes is aligned with the guiding principles of the UAE “Towards the next 50” agenda. The national plan charts out the UAE’s strategic development scheme which aims to build a sustainable, diversified and high-value added economy that positively contributes to transition to a new global sustainable development paradigm.
About First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is one of the world’s largest and safest financial institutions, with total assets of AED 1.2 trillion (USD 335 billion) as of end-September 2024 and a credit rating of Aa3/AA-/AA- from Moody’s, S&P and Fitch respectively, with a stable outlook.
FAB provides financial services and expertise across five business units – Investment Banking, Corporate and Commercial Banking, Consumer Banking, Private Banking, and Global Markets – through an international network that covers 20 markets worldwide.
Listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), FAB is a leading Islamic finance provider and a pioneer in sukuk issuance offering comprehensive Shari’ah-compliant products. FAB is also a regional leader in sustainability, with an MSCI ESG rating of ‘A’ and ranked among the top 10% of banks globally according to Refinitiv’s ESG scores – leading in the MENA region. The bank also received a regional-best Low ESG Risk evaluation from Sustainalytics, and the highest CDP score among UAE banks. FAB currently chairs the NetZero Banking Alliance (NZBA) Steering Group and was the first UAE and GCC bank to join the UN-convened organisation in 2021.
SMART MEDIA THE ANNUAL REPORT COMPANY
Smart Media The Annual Report Company has three decades of experience including 15 years in the Middle East, offering a complete end-to-end service, to prepare corporate reports for clients. Trailblazing digital reporting since 1999, Smart Media has been instrumental in introducing many firsts; the latest being an AI-powered annual report reading assistant. An IFRS Foundation-accredited Integrated Reporting Training Partner, the Company has also guided over a hundred clients to adopt integrated reporting. As a net-zero GHG emissions company since 2011, the Company guides clients to also measure, manage, and report their GHG emissions as part of their own climate action agenda.
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Edelman Smithfield
Edelman Smithfield is a global financial communications boutique specializing in the financial markets and strategic situations. With access to the resources of the world’s largest communications firm, Edelman, their 250 advisors operate in over 25 markets and 15 countries globally. In the Middle East, their 28 experts, including M&A specialists, are integrated within Edelman’s 150-strong team, with offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Riyadh.
They help companies realize value through effective communications and engagement with investors and financial media. Their services include financial communications, investor relations advisory, shareholder activism support, M&A communications, IPOs, SPACs, spin-offs advisory, ESG consulting, and restructuring support.
Edelman Smithfield works with some of the world's most high-profile and influential financial brands in asset management, banking, insurance, private equity, venture capital, real estate, crypto, and fintech. Their purpose is to help clients solve complex issues, build trust, and enhance valuation.
ADCB
ADCB is a full-service commercial bank offering a wide range of products and services such as retail banking, wealth management, private banking, corporate banking, commercial banking, cash management, investment banking, corporate finance, foreign exchange, interest rate and currency derivatives, Islamic products, project finance, and property management services.
ADIB
ADIB is committed to being a responsible corporate citizen and to managing its business in a way that creates value for customers, shareholders, employees and the communities in which it operates.
AL RAMZ
Founded in 1998, Al Ramz is a UAE domiciled public joint stock company listed on the Dubai Financial Market and regulated by the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority as well as the Dubai Financial Services Authority. Al Ramz is a premier financial institution providing a broad spectrum of services including asset management, corporate finance, brokerage, security margins, market making, liquidity providing, public offering management and financial research.
Since its inception, Al Ramz has played a prominent role in shaping the UAE’s financial markets. The firm has earned multiple awards and accolades such as the 2018 Banker Middle East, Best Broker - Middle East, as well as the 2018 Banker Middle East Best Market Maker - Middle East.
HSBC
HSBC in the United Arab Emirates has grown with the country, expanding from a single branch beside the Dubai Creek to build HSBC Group’s biggest business in the Middle East, supporting the growth ambitions of its customers from governments and multinationals to international corporates, family conglomerates, entrepreneurs, and individuals.
HSBC UAE serves personal and business banking customers through a full range of services including: Wealth and Personal Banking, Commercial Banking and Global Banking & Markets.
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan is a leader in investment banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management. We serve millions of customers, predominantly in the U.S., and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients globally. Through continued investments, business initiatives and philanthropic commitments, we aim to help our employees, customers, clients and communities grow and thrive.
Morgan Stanley
Everything we do at Morgan Stanley is guided by our five core values: Do the right thing, put clients first, lead with exceptional ideas, commit to diversity and inclusion, and give back.
Presight
Presight is an ADX-listed public company with Abu Dhabi based G42 as its majority shareholder and is the region’s leading big data analytics company powered by GenAI. It combines big data, analytics, and AI expertise to serve every sector, of every scale, to create business and positive societal impact. Presight excels at all-source data interpretation to support insight-driven decision-making that shapes policy and creates safer, healthier, happier, and more sustainable societies. Today, through its range of GenAI-driven products and solution, Presight is bringing Applied AI to the private and public sector, enabling them to realize their AI strategy and ambitions faster.
Riyad Bank
Riyad Bank is one of the largest financial institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. Established in 1957, with a paid-up capital of SAR 30 billion. The Bank’s professional and dedicated staff base has mainly driven its success throughout the years. With more than 7,400 employees, Riyad Bank takes pride in being among the Saudi organizations with the highest national employment rate of 96%. 28% of them are women.
Riyad Bank provides a comprehensive range of products and services fully compliant with the Islamic Sharia’ to meet the needs of both retail and corporate customers, including small and medium-size enterprises. It plays a leading role in various areas of finance and investment around Saudi Arabia, that is why Riyad Bank is distinguished as a leading financier and arranger of syndicated loans in the oil, petrochemicals and most of the Kingdom’s notable infrastructure projects.
Riyad Bank offers innovative and remarkable financing solutions through a network of 335 licensed branches, and more than 216,927 POS, in addition to more than 2,214 ATMs well distributed in strategic & carefully selected locations around the Kingdom.
Since the global expansion is essential for some of Riyad Bank customers outside the Kingdom, a branch in London and offices in Houston (USA) and a Representative Office in Singapore, help in supporting the international banking needs of such customers.
AD Ports Group
AD Ports Group is committed to building elite trade and logistics propositions. As trade has grown, so have we. Today, we are an integrated business across 5 clusters – Digital, Economic Cities & Free Zones, Logistics, Maritime & Shipping, and Ports connecting global maritime routes and international trading partners. Through organic growth and partnerships, AD Ports Group has developed over the years into an integrated premier enabler of trade, industrialisation, and economic diversification. Established by Emiri Decree and owned by ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies with a broad portfolio of major enterprises spanning key sectors of Abu Dhabi’s diversified economy.
Aldar Properties
Aldar is the leading real estate developer, manager, and investor in Abu Dhabi, with a growing presence across the United Arab Emirates, the Middle East and North Africa, and Europe. The company has two core business segments, Aldar Development, a master developer of a 62 million sqm strategic landbank and Aldar Investment, a core asset management business comprising a portfolio of more than AED 37 billion worth of investment grade and income-generating real estate assets.
ALMARAI
Founded in 1977, Almarai Company is the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy company and the region’s largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company. Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Almarai is ranked as the number one FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) brand in the MENA (Middle East & North Africa) region and is the market leader in most of its categories across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
After more than 40 years of sustainable growth, Almarai continues to provide nutritious and healthy products to consumers of all ages, with success derived from the bedrock principle of ‘Quality you can trust’. In addition to its high-quality dairy products, Almarai has diversified its product portfolio to include juices, bakery, poultry and infant formula under the brand names Almarai, L’usine, 7days and Alyoum. Meanwhile, the Company operates successful joint ventures with Chipita and PepsiCo.
As at 31st December 2020, Almarai’s paid up share capital amounted to SAR 10 billion, consisting of 1 billion fully paid and issued shares of SAR 10.00 each.
Vision:
To grow our leading position as the trusted choice for food and beverages in the region, delighting consumers with quality nutrition every day”
Mission:
To provide quality and nutritious food and beverages that enrich consumers’ lives every day.
Values:
Adaptable, Sharing, Passionate, Innovative, Respect, Excellence
ARGAAM
Argaam.com is the Kingdom's leading financial and economic news portal. It provides its audience with news coverage, various data, and financial analyses of stock markets and GCC economies around the clock. Argaam also offers services related to investor relations, offering IPO media coverage, Annual Reports, and dedicated IR webpages and apps to listed companies, empowering them to foster stronger communication with investors and stakeholders.
Closir
Closir helps companies build direct relationships with investors and sell-side analysts, offering tools to enable them to run world-class IR programs.
Its core offerings is the Closir IR platform that offers a CRM system, local share register analysis, investor profiling and targeting, meeting organisation, earnings call management, and IR website solutions.
Closir has been working with companies across the Middle East for over 10 years and is proud to officially support MEIRA!
CMi2i CAPITAL MARKETS INTELLIGENCE
“Founded 2013 and trusted by over 500 corporates globally, CMi2i is a premier capital markets intelligence firm renowned for its forensic Shareholder and Bondholder identification service. Our expertise extends to supporting corporates and their advisors as part of their liability management, capital restructurings, M&A, shareholder activism, Investor Relations and ESG investment risk evaluations. With a focus on bondholder services, our experienced team collaborates globally, and has anaysed over $150 billion worth of bondholders in the secondary market. Through our meticulous methodology, we ensure the highest percentage of investors are identified, empowering clients with crucial insights for effective engagement and decision-making. Unlike relying on public data, which can be outdated & incomplete, CMi2i identifies investors that others don’t and provides unrivalled expertise to put the intelligence into context. This means that the inherent risk involved in your most important transactional and proxy events is reduced.”
FANDA
Fanda is an international corporate reporting consultancy providing strategic insight and flawless execution for emerging market companies. Fanda has a highly successful track record in publishing compliant and best practice annual reports, integrated reports, sustainability reports, and ESG reports.
Over the last 22 years, our team of experts has published over 1,000 reports for corporates across sectors and borders.
Fanda has a flexible approach – clients can choose the precise level of support they need, from strategic consultancy to tactical production. Services include best practice consultancy, copywriting, translation (including Arabisation), design and production, online reporting, and XBRL tagging.
Key differentiators:
- Proprietary software enabling simultaneous publication of PDF and online versions
- Knowledge of reporting frameworks and best practice standards
- Significant resources to give every project the attention and care it merits
- Creative flair to give reports distinctive and effective visual impact
Fanda operates from offices in Dubai, London, Estonia, Armenia and Kazakhstan. Until 2022, the company operated under the name Zebra Corporate communications.
GCC BDI
GCC BDI is supported by eight leading regional corporations and professional services firms who serve as our strategic partners: First Abu Dhabi Bank, National Bank of Bahrain, SABIC, Saudi Aramco, Allen & Overy, Heidrick & Struggles, McKinsey & Company, and PwC. GCC BDI aims to enhance board member capabilities, create a strong regional network of board members, and disseminate high-quality corporate governance knowledge. Since its founding in 2007, it has delivered over 600 programmes and forums to top-tier companies in the Gulf and now comprises over 3900 members.
As the leading organisation for board directors in the region, GCC BDI is globally recognised and the only director institute from the Gulf region admitted to the Global Network of Director Institutes (GNDI). Its mission is to strengthen corporate governance in the GCC through capability building, advocacy, and promoting sound governance practices, with a vision to be the pre-eminent institute for boards and directors in the GCC, promoting the highest professional standards of corporate governance and professional directorship.
IDX
IDX, an Investcorp portfolio business, is the global market leader in digital IR solutions. Helping 3,000+ listed companies communicate and engage with institutional investor and capital market audiences online; providing website development and all associated digital solutions that listed companies require (including share price data, tools, stock exchange newsfeeds, and quarterly results webcasting). All delivered via an industry-leading, enterprise-grade cloud platform, and trusted by the world’s leading organisations including Accenture, Anglo-American and HSBC. IDX provides IR teams peace of mind and 24/7/365 support, guidance and technical assistance, with a 15-minute response time SLA.
International Securities
International Securities is a brokerage firm based in Abu Dhabi, regulated by Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority, specializing in equities and derivatives trading on ADX,DFM, and Nasdaq Dubai. International Securities – rebranded in 2018/19 from Integrated Securities – was initially founded in 2001 as the brokerage arm of First Gulf Bank (now First Abu Dhabi Bank). It is part of the IHC family since November 1, 2019.
The International Securities model was built around one a simple idea, putting the client first. It is from here that we were able to grow hand in hand with our distinguished clients over the years.
MEIMA - Middle East Investment Management Association
MEIMA - Middle East Investment Management Association is a premier not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the investment management industry in the Middle East. Founded in 2022, MEIMA serves as a pivotal platform for professionals within the investment management sector, including asset managers, hedge funds, pension funds, and service providers, to connect, share insights, and foster best practices. Through a robust schedule of events, educational programs, and networking opportunities, MEIMA promotes innovation, ethical standards, and sustainable investment practices across the region.
The Association also advocates on behalf of its members to shape regulatory policies, enhance industry standards, and contribute to the development of a vibrant investment community in the Middle East. As a leading voice for investment professionals in the region, MEIMA is committed to supporting the growth and development of the Middle East's financial landscape.
Nasdaq
Nasdaq IR Intelligence: Issuers from all market caps, sectors, and regions partner with Nasdaq IR Intelligence to drive valuation, discover new capital, and elevate their global brand. Our team of consultative experts and award-winning IR software provide clients with strategic, actionable intelligence and unparalleled visibility into the capital markets for the long term. Combining Nasdaq’s collective intelligence, expertise, and data with premium financial content to maximize the effectiveness of their IR and ESG initiatives and enhance shareholder value.
Nasdaq Sustainable Lens: Nasdaq Sustainable Lens is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) intelligence solution that harnesses the power of generative AI to equip sustainability, investor relations, legal and accounting professionals with on-demand, data-driven insights from over 9,000 companies globally. By collecting and standardizing publicly available data from sustainability disclosures, Nasdaq Sustainable Lens leverages a proprietary methodology to assess a company’s sustainability and climate disclosures relative to framework and regulation. guidance
ADNOC Drilling
ADNOC Drilling, one of the major listed companies on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, is the largest drilling and integrated drilling services (IDS) company in the Middle East by fleet size, owning and operating one of the largest multi-discipline drilling fleets in the world. The Company is a critical link in ADNOC's upstream business, as ADNOC responsibly accelerates its production capacity targets in light of globally increasing demand for energy. ADNOC Drilling incorporated IDS into its portfolio in 2018 and now offers a total solution of start-to-finish wells and associated services.
Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait
Since its establishment in 1967, Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) has progressed to become one of the leading Kuwaiti banks in the region that is today known for offering ‘Simpler Banking.’ The Bank offers personal, corporate, and private banking of which includes a wide array of products and services.
ABK also provides a broad range of local, regional, and global investment solutions and services through its subsidiary, Ahli Capital Investment Company (K.S.C.C) known as ABK Capital. Established in 2006, it is a leading regional investment firm that provides asset management solutions as well as investment advisory services.
ABK’s strong management coupled with its focused strategy have contributed to its stability and continued expansion and growth across the region to service other markets in Egypt and the UAE.
ABK currently has 29 branches located in Kuwait and 45 in Egypt. In the UAE, it has two full service branches located in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, where it was the first Kuwaiti bank to have a branch in the country, as well as one wholesale banking branch in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
Throughout the years, the Bank’s long-term regional aspirations have developed into strategic alliances with world-class partners. Among these is ABK’s relationship with Emirates Skywards, with whom the Bank has established the country’s first co-branded credit card partnership in 2002, which offers cardholders the opportunity to earn and redeem Skywards Miles.
ABK has received numerous awards from reputable institutions throughout the years, attesting to its organizational strength. Among these, ABK has been ranked amongst the top 10 safest banks in the Middle East multiple times by Global Finance. The Bank also continues to enjoy strong credit ratings of A2 from Moody’s and A from Fitch.
Agthia
Agthia Group PJSC is a leading food and beverage company based in Abu Dhabi. Established in 2004, the company is listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) under the symbol "AGTHIA. Over the past twenty years, Agthia has established itself as the UAE’s food and beverage champion, with a growing regional and international footprint. The company is dedicated to providing food, snacks, drinks, and products that enhance quality of life, nourishment, and enjoyment for customers worldwide.
Agthia’s assets span across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Egypt, Turkey, and Jordan. The company offers a world-class portfolio of integrated businesses, delivering high-quality, trusted food and beverage products across the UAE, GCC, MENA, and beyond, exporting to more than 60 countries worldwide.
With over 12,400 employees, Agthia's business is currently organized into four segments:
- Water & Food: Manufacturing, bottling, and distribution of drinking water, beverages, and trading products under brands such as Al Ain Water, Al Bayan, Alpin Natural Spring Water, Ice Crystal, and VOSS, Al Ain Food & Trading Items.
- Snacking: Manufacturing, packaging, and distribution of dates, sweets, baklava, nuts, coffee, and bakery products under major brands such as Al Foah, Al Faysal Bakery & Sweets, BMB, Abu Auf.
- Protein and Frozen: Manufacturing, packaging, distribution, and trading of tomato paste, frozen vegetables, frozen strawberries, and processed protein products under brands like Nabil, Atyab, and Al Ain.
- Agri-Business: Production of flour and animal feed under the Grand Mills and Agrivita brands.
BNY MELLON
We provide Depositary Receipt (DR) services to the global capital markets, delivering customized and market-driven solutions for issuers, brokers and investors. We are a pioneer in the DR market and our execution and expertise have helped us achieve a leadership position in the industry. We offer a full range of buy side and sell side services to help facilitate financing in the global capital markets via DRs including, local custody arrangements, issuances and cancellation and structuring corporate actions.
BNY Mellon Depositary Receipts is independent from the influence of investment banking, trading, and research, allowing us to support our DR clients’ access to a wider range of market opportunities. We have specialists dedicated to helping issuers fully realize market access with investor relations and ESG advisory solutions, Market Connect services and analytical solutions.
BRR Media
BRR Media helps companies to create engaging live-streamed and pre-recorded content for online audiences. By harnessing our leading production capabilities for onsite or remote production, as well as our webcasting platform, companies communicate directly with key stakeholders including analysts, institutions and retail investors rapidly and globally.
We produce a broad range of digital events, including executive video interviews, results presentations or capital markets day presentations with synchronised slides, live shareholder engagement events or hybrid AGMs, self-produced videos and corporate/brand/product videos. These branded media assets can be seamlessly integrated into company websites, social media platforms and other distribution channels with post-event analytics on audience size and profile.
Contact us via www.brrmedia.co.uk, [email protected] or +44 20 3435 7010 to see how we can help to broadcast your equity story and for further information.
Emirates NBD
Emirates NBD Group is a leading financial services brand in the MENAT region. We have operations in the UAE, Egypt, India, Türkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, Russia and Bahrain and representative offices in China and Indonesia. The Group employs more than 30,000 people, representing more than 90 nationalities, making it one of the largest and most culturally diversified employers in the UAE. Emirates NBD is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM).
Emperor
Emperor is an employee-owned strategic and creative communications consultancy. Who helps organisations connect with their stakeholders to achieve great things. Emperor is here to turn ambition into success through the power of clear, confident and consistent communications.
EUROLAND IR
Euroland IR has been assisting companies in improving their Investor Relations by providing Best Practice tools and outstanding 24/7 service for years. Rather than embracing an approach that settles for being a Jack of all trades, we believe in being the master of one.
In niching ourselves and focusing on improving the web-based IR communication of our customers, we are able to provide the most technologically advanced and user-friendly solutions in the industry. Our services are second to none.
Intuitive design enables comprehensive understanding of your equity story. It is the blueprint to our tools. Making them accessible and interactive encourages users to engage further with your financial history. This is how we engage investors.
Striving always to stay ahead of the curve, we work tirelessly to reinvent and improve the way you communicate with your investors and build relationships with your stakeholders.
FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting, Inc. is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations manage change, mitigate risk and resolve disputes: financial, legal, operational, political & regulatory, reputational and transactional. With more than 6,700 employees located in 30 countries, FTI Consulting professionals work closely with clients to anticipate, illuminate and overcome complex business challenges and make the most of opportunities.
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is a leading global financial institution that delivers a broad range of financial services to a large and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world.
INSTINCTIF Partners
Instinctif Partners is an EMEA business communications consultancy, experts in reputation, influence and communication. We help our clients to engage complex audiences, offering a comprehensive suite of communications solutions, including insight-led board level consultancy executed with creative flair. Our work delivers tangible commercial value, while communicating societal purpose. We work across borders and jurisdictions focused on delivering measurable outcomes, not producing outputs. We are big enough to deliver multi-stakeholder, co-ordinated solutions but small enough to be partners with all our clients.
We employ 300 people in 10 offices across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange is proud to set the stage for your success, where ideas meet capital and become reality. We connect companies, countries, and investors in the real world to make measurable and positive differences across the globe.
Customers look to us for broad access to capital markets and liquidity across multiple asset classes. We deliver a broad range of international equity, fixed income, exchange-traded funds, investment vehicles and foreign exchange markets. Customers can choose from our capital formation and execution venues, London Stock Exchange, AIM and Turquoise.
Having contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years, London Stock Exchange is proud to be a catalyst for opportunity and sustainable growth.
Sustainable Square (ESG partner)
Headquartered in the UAE, Sustainable Square is a tech-driven global advisory firm that delivers impact through solutions in organizational sustainability, ESG transparency & disclosure, climate change, responsible investment and social impact. With a presence in 3 regions and 10 markets of operations, Sustainable Square works with leading brands across various industries and sectors, supporting them to identify Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risks, empowering them to become more resilient and up-scale their impact, and assisting them in conducting their operations in a responsible and inclusive manner. A sustainability tech, climate tech pioneer, Sustainable Square offers innovative ESG reporting tools that automate complex processes and tasks, using technology to save time, reduce cost and enhance collaboration in meeting sustainability targets.
Bank of Palestine
Established in 1960 and headquartered in Ramallah, BANK OF PALESTINE (BOP) is a commercial private bank listed on the Palestine Stock Exchange (PEX) and regulated by the Palestine Monetary Authority. With total assets of USD 7.126 billion, BOP holds the largest market share in the sector accounting for over a third of customer deposits and credit facilities. It is the largest of the 13 financial institutions operating in Palestine. BOP operates the country’s leading banking network with 101 branches nationwide, serving over 1 million customers across retail, corporates, SME and public sectors. Offering a wide range of services – including retail, corporate, digital, and mobile banking – the bank is a leader in SME lending and plays a significant role in promoting financial inclusion, sustainability and entrepreneurship in Palestine.
BSF: Banque Saudi Fransi
BSF is a Saudi Arabian Joint Stock Company established by Royal Decree No. M/23 dated June 1977 Their Mission is to become the most modern, innovative and experience focused bank in the region.
EMIRATES STEEL
Emirates Steel Arkan is a public joint stock company (ADX: EMSTEEL) and the UAE’s largest steel and building materials manufacturer. The Group incorporates the latest innovative technologies in manufacturing, efficiency and sustainability, to deliver the high-quality products, services and solutions that you need for your business to thrive today and tomorrow.
Emirates Steel Arkan produces home-grown high-quality steel products that are shipped and used across the world and delivered into major global markets, for the construction, engineering and energy sectors. Additionally, the Group produces premium cement, blocks, pipes, and dry mortar, creating a one-stop shop for the manufacturing and construction sectors.
At Emirates Steel Arkan, we are committed to refining our manufacturing processes and creating steel and building materials sustainably and safely, whilst supporting the growth of the non-oil heavy industry sector in the United Arab Emirates.
E7 Group
Established in 2006 in Abu Dhabi, E7 Group (ADX: E7) provides commercial printing, security printing and solutions, sustainable packaging and distribution services. E7 has a strong track-record of utilizing best-in-class technology to create customized solutions for customers. The company continues to strengthen its position as an integrated services provider to a diverse and expanding customer base, including governments, enterprises and financial institutions, with customers located in the Middle East, Central and South Asia, Europe and South America.
First Mills
Founded in 2017 as a result of the privatization of the General Food Security Authority (GFSA), First Mills is one of the cornerstones of Saudi Arabia’s strategic food security ecosystem.
First Milling Company (First Mills) is a market-leading Saudi milling company, engaged in the production of high-quality flour, feed, bran, and diverse flour derivatives. The Company operates four large-capacity mills, strategically located in Jeddah, Qassim, Tabuk, and Al-Ahsa, covering all major regions of the Kingdom. Its Jeddah plant, the largest, is located in close proximity to the Jeddah Islamic Port, along the main Red Sea international shipping corridor that connects the world’s Eastern and Western hemispheres.
The Company’s B2B customers include large industrial players, commercial bakeries, restaurants, and catering businesses. Other customers include wholesalers, modern and traditional trade customers, farms and feed distributors, as well as retail customers. As such, First Mills plays a fundamental role in maintaining the fabric of food security throughout the Kingdom.
First Mills is proud to be the number one player in the flour milling industry, holding the highest market share in terms of both value and volume. On aggregate, the Company’s four plants have a milling capacity of 4,900 tons per day, while feed capacity stands at 900 tons per day. The Company currently has a diverse workforce of 620 employees, servicing over 7,500 direct and indirect customers.
Gulf Insurance Group
Established in 1962 in Kuwait, Gulf Insurance Group is one of the largest and most diversified insurance groups in the Middle East and North Africa with operations in life and non-life as well as Takaful insurance. Evolving from its origin as a prominent personal and commercial insurer in Kuwait, Gulf Insurance Group has now solidified its standing as a regional insurance powerhouse in the MENA region. With more than 100 branches across 12 markets, +3,950 employees and +3.5 million customers GIG is delivering unprecedented growth for a sustainable future.
The Group enjoys a strong competitive market position in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan and Egypt and excellent operational footprints in UAE, KSA, Turkey, Algeria, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, and Lebanon with reported consolidated assets of US$ 3.83 billion as of 31 Dec 2023.
The Group has attained a competitive edge in its markets through the implementation of a comprehensive approach involving latest IT services, Innovation in Products and Distribution, strong Customer Relations Management, and robust Enterprise Risk Management. Furthermore, GIG utilizes the best standards in corporate governance Corporate Governance, prudent underwriting practices, and its decentralized Business Model focusing on Human Capital Development and Digitalization.
The Group prides itself on the distinguished quality offerings to meet the ever-changing customer needs and exceed their expectation. We enjoy providing the utmost professional and personalized attention to both individual and corporate clients in their current and future insurance needs.
GIG is a majority-owned subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, a Canadian holding company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, which, through its subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and the associated investment management.
MSCI
MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community
With over 50 years of expertise in research, data and technology, we enable clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. Clients use our industry-leading, research-enhanced solutions to gain insight into and improve the investment process.
At MSCI, we strive to bring greater transparency to financial markets and use innovation to drive global economies. Healthy economies stimulate job creation, encourage infrastructure development, and generate the returns necessary to improve living standards for everyone, everywhere.
SAGER Investor Relations
Founded in Riyadh in 2015, Sager IR is Saudi Arabia’s first homegrown investor relations advisory firm, offering a holistic range of IR services to listed companies and those preparing to go public in the Kingdom. Sager IR stands out for its tailor-made solutions designed to help companies establish, enhance and institutionalise their IR departments, whilst also supporting pre-IPO setup.
Teneo
Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future.
Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions and organizations.
Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, organizational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporate governance, ESG and DE&I.
The firm has more than 1,500 employees located in 40 offices around the world.
Adnoc Distribution
ADNOC Distribution, the UAE’s leading fuel and mobility retailer, has been fueling customers’ journeys since 1973. Prioritizing the highest levels of customer service, the Company continually strives to enhance customer experience and operations with cutting-edge AI and digital technology-powered solutions. Operating service stations in all seven emirates, as well as in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, the Company also operates a network of EV charging points across the UAE and markets its Voyager line of lubricants in over 40 countries worldwide.
As of June 2024, ADNOC Distribution operates 847 service stations across its network, including 534 in the UAE, 69 in Saudi Arabia, and 244 in Egypt, as well as 34 vehicle inspection centers. The Company provides customers with a wide range of high-quality, non-fuel retail products at its 364 ADNOC Oasis convenience stores, and offers a comprehensive range of automotive services, including car wash and oil change facilities.
Beyond retail, ADNOC Distribution is the UAE’s leading marketer and distributor of fuels to commercial, industrial and government clients. Employing over 13,000 people from 75 countries, ADNOC Distribution has been listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) since December 2017.
Adnoc Gas
ADNOC Gas is a key enabler of ADNOC’s ambitious growth plans and decarbonization strategy. We are also a central pillar of Abu Dhabi's and the UAE's energy ecosystem, capitalizing on access to 95% of the UAE's natural gas reserves, the 7th largest natural gas reserves globally, enabling UAE gas self-sufficiency and industrial growth, and expanding export capacity to meet increasing global gas demand. .
ADNOC Gas was formed as part of the consolidation of the operations of ADNOC Gas Processing, ADNOC LNG and ADNOC Industrial Gas. The company became operational on 1 January 2023.
In one of the largest ever Initial Public Offerings (IPO) in the region, ADNOC Gas became a publicly traded company in March 2023, when approximately 5% of its shares were listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX).
These developments have added to our rich heritage that stretches back almost 50 years. We were the first company to establish gas processing and liquefaction facilities in the region and have the third longest continuous LNG operation in the world. We have continued to invest to add capacity and maintain the very highest levels of reliability achieved across our operations.
As we transition to a lower carbon intensive energy mix, the world will still require supplies of natural gas and LNG to meet its growing energy needs. As the lowest-emission hydrocarbon, natural gas is one of the enablers of the energy transition. We are strongly placed to meet these growing needs and are strategically located to supply the emerging economies of Asia where growth is expected to be concentrated.
ADNOC Logistics & Services
ADNOC L&S is a fully integrated global energy maritime logistics leader that operates across three key segments. With a total fleet of 280+ owned vessels and an additional 600 chartered every year, ADNOC L&S provides services to more than 100 customers in over 50 countries.
Driven by next-generation technologies, a talent base of over 7,000 people and a steadfast commitment to decarbonization, ADNOC L&S offers secure, dependable, and efficient maritime and logistics solutions across the entire energy value chain.
Fertiglobe
Fertiglobe is the world’s largest seaborne exporter of urea and ammonia combined, and the number one producer of nitrogen fertilizers by production capacity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and an early mover in sustainable ammonia.
With plants in the UAE, Egypt and Algeria, Fertiglobe’s production capacity comprises of 6.6 million metric tons of urea and merchant ammonia annually, distributed by a centralized global sales and marketing organization through a robust storage and distribution infrastructure, with direct access to six key ports and distribution hubs on the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, and the Arab Gulf. As a leader in merchant ammonia and early mover in low-carbon ammonia projects, Fertiglobe also aims to play a role in the decarbonization of industry, food, transport, and energy, and it is ideally placed to further strengthen its leadership position in the coming years as the demand for renewable and low-carbon ammonia continues to grow.
Fertiglobe employs more than 2,700 employees and was formed as a strategic partnership between OCI Global and ADNOC in September 2019. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, Fertiglobe was incorporated in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) in October 2021.
Borouge
Building on the advanced, unique, and proprietary technologies of Borstar® and Borlink™ from Borealis, Borouge provides value-creating polymer solutions for the agriculture, infrastructure, energy, advanced packaging, mobility, and healthcare industries. With a workforce of more than 3,100 people, Borouge serves customers in over 50 countries across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
Committed to delivering creative solutions for a wide range of industries and customers around the world in an effective and environmentally responsible manner, Borouge leverages Borealis’ most advanced proprietary technologies. The company actively contributes to addressing global challenges such as climate change, food waste and scarcity, access to fresh water, energy transition, healthcare support, and waste management.
Borouge operates one of the world’s largest integrated polyolefin complexes in Al Ruwais Industrial City, UAE, and maintains a diverse regional footprint with logistics hubs, warehouses, and gateways across the MENA region, Europe, and Asia, as well as a Compounding Manufacturing Plant (CMP) in Shanghai.
Visible Alpha
Revolutionizing Investment Research
Visible Alpha is a part of S&P Global, creating a premium offering of fundamental investment research capabilities with S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Capital IQ Pro platform. Visible Alpha’s deep, granular consensus and broker estimates data complements Capital IQ’s broad estimates solution. The combination of our businesses allows us to offer an incredibly comprehensive platform for financial analysis, and our goal remains the same: to help you make more informed decisions while saving time and increasing efficiency.
Lumi
Lumi is the dominant player globally in the facilitation of Annual General Meetings for Companies (whether listed or non-listed), Associations, Legislative Bodies, Membership Organizations and Partnerships.
Based on proprietary, patented technology, Lumi provides software, hardware and services that assists registrars or event organizers to register delegates, provide live, secure polling, Q&A management services and relevant reporting – whether in a physical location, a virtual environment or a combination of the two.
Lumi is headquartered in Hampshire, UK where central functions including finance, product development and marketing are based, but has offices in 11 countries across EMEA, APAC and the Americas. Highly differentiated in the majority of markets where it is active, it benefits from extremely strong, experienced and renowned MDs who head up each in-country team.
Registrars play a pivotal role in facilitating the AGM process, by enabling issuers to obtain access to the Lumi platform. Lumi holds global relationships with multiple leading company registrars and has long-term licensing and service arrangements with all leading registrars across all operating territories.
Following a successful MBO in 2017, backed by Vespa Capital, Lumi has continued to consolidate their market leading positions across the globe, as well as expanding both organically and through acquisition.
Its mobile solution enabled Lumi to facilitate the UK’s first electronic AGM held by a listed company, Jimmy Choo, in June 2016. The onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic rapidly accelerated the adoption of the Lumi virtual meeting platform, expanding the number of countries in which Lumi operates to over 30.
Weconvene
WeConvene is the cloud-based meetings and events management and marketing platform that helps the capital markets community book better®. For over 10 years, WeConvene has made the creation, distribution, marketing and execution of official meetings and events between analysts, corporates, investors, IR firms, expert networks, and investment banks fast and easy, generating better outcomes including greater team efficiency, increased meeting attendance and enhanced client satisfaction. More recently, the Company expanded its platform with its conference solution and Conference as a Service (CaaS) offering which enables clients to host small to large scale conferences.
Pivot Advisory
Pivot Advisory was founded to support businesses to understand, improve and implement best practice investor relations with the support of qualified and experienced IR professionals. We help bring out the best your business has to offer and advise on how to communicate to a wide range of stakeholders to ensure your strategy, performance, and guidance are delivered clearly and transparently. Our main job is to understand your business and help you achieve your goals by curating bespoke plans that meet your business needs at each stage of its maturity. We also offer a range of support to help you execute these plans in conjunction with experienced and trusted partners that we work with to help give you the holistic service offering you need. Pivot Advisory is your strategic partner in everything IR. So whether your business is on track to list, needs to improve its current IR program, or is restructuring, we provide a standard approach for each scenario in addition to tailored solutions for ad-hoc projects.
Dana Gas
Established in 2005, Dana Gas is the first and largest private sector natural gas company in the Middle East and is listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
We have exploration and production, as well as processing and transportation assets in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) and Egypt.
In the KRI, Dana Gas is engaged in and has interests in upstream, midstream and downstream activities, including the exploration, production and processing of natural gas, gas transmission and the sale of petroleum products.
In Egypt, we have high-quality gas assets and our principal operations are focused on developing and producing from 14 active fields in the onshore Nile Delta. New exploration acreage is expected to be awarded upon ratification of the concession consolidation with three exploration prospects ready to be drilled.
InspIR Connect
InspIR Connect empowers Emerging Market companies to improve their shareholder base by strategically matching them with investors, leading to improved valuation. Leveraging deep relationships with North American institutional investors, InspIR Connect provides direct access to investors that are appropriate for the client company, fostering meaningful engagement and long-term partnerships.
