VISITORS

PhotosMosbah AssiFrançois HuguetFares JammalMazen JannounFerran Quevedo

Copyright 2010 © SolidereThe Lebanese Company for the Development andReconstruction of BeirutCentral District s.a.l.POBox 119493 Beirut 2012 7305 LebanonTel 961 1 980650 - 980660Fax 961 1 980661 - 980662solidere@solidere.com.lbwww.solidere.com

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OFFICIALSMassoud Barzani, president ofKurdistan Region, Iraq, with Iraqiambassador Omar Barzanji and aministerial delegation; NationalInvestment Commission advisorAbdullah Al-Bander, BaghdadMunicipality general managerMohsen Said Monshed, Al MimariConsulting Office CEO Taghlib Al Waily, with an Iraqi delegation;congressman Jon Porter, US;Italian ambassador GabrieleChecchia, vice-minister ofeconomic development AlfonsoUrso, president of tradecommission Umberto Vattani andsix officials; consular attaché inLebanon Alidoro Catocci, Italy,with architect Joseph Zaarour;Malaysian ambassador IlangoKaruppannan; Mexicanambassador Jorge AlvarezFuentes; former Swiss diplomatsand spouses with the wife of theLebanese Ambassador in BerneZeina Rahhal.

BUSINESS & DELEGATIONSLouis Vuitton Group marketingmanager Raja Haddad, HRmanager Lena Glenholmes,Pablo Carola and AnthonyChalhoub; Brazilian DevelopmentBank BNDES manager GuilhermePfisterer; Queiroz GalvaoConstruction internationalrelations advisor FredericoMarchiori; Andrade Gutierrezassistant director of institutionalrelations Flavio Mattos, Brazil;Globus Vision project managerClémentine Condemine; Eurekamanaging director GuillaumeRochette with Alan Yau,Wagamama restaurant owner,UK; Festilight product chief David Foissard and businessdevelopment manager JohnO’Brien, France; Citi InvestmentResearch vice president MENA David Spiez; TabellCommunication CEO Jyrki Tabell;Invest AD portfolio managerChristophe Durand, UAE, withconsulate of Finland advisor Elie Mouawad, Lebanon; RudnapGroup chairman of the boardVojin Lazarevic, Serbia; KuwaitInvestment Authority real estatedepartment director Khaled Al-Hassoun; businessmanNasser Abdel Latif, Egypt, withLibya Investment co-chairmanAbdel Fatah Al-Charif; investor

Elie Samaha, US, with WadihNasrallah, Nasrallah Group,Lebanon; Tamimi Group chairmanSaad Abbas Al-Tamimi, Jordan;regional and internationalinvestment houses, fundsrepresentatives and salesanalysts.PROFESSIONALS & ACADEMICSSculptor Xavier Corbero, Spain;MetaDesign president Bill Hill;Moore Ruble Yudell partner JohnRuble; Sasaki Associatesprincipal Alan Ward, US, with Erga Group COO Elie AbouGhazaly; Jean Michel Jarre;technicians Jeanet Hoeing andAlain Brosset, France; EnglishHeritage national advice directorDuncan Mc Callum, BBCproducer Julia Bicknell, with All Saints’ InternationalCongregation vicar NabilShehadi; ARUP associatedirector Jonathan Ward, UK;Solidere London UDD architectswith urban design consultantLayth Madi; Pession Engineeringarchitect Carlo Pession withgeneral consultant ElisabettaFrancesia, Italy; Arkitekt Husetarchitect Hanna Ottosson,Sweden; photographer MartinStobich, Austria; University of Balamand lecturer LaurentYacoub with 12 hotelmanagement students; Sagesse

University faculty of hospitalityand management dean Tanios Kassis with a delegation; 45 art collectors, Germany; 15 Autonomous TechnologicalInstitute students, Mexico.

MEDIADelegation of 14 Egyptianjournalists; Newsweek journalistRania Todoulou; Ideat Magazinejournalist Jean Michel de Alberti;journalist Teresa Levonian Cole,UK, with Rida International sales and PR manager ElieNammour; journalist GabriellaKeller, Germany; photographerBechara Trabulsi, Mexico.

01. Egyptian press delegation

02.03. President Barzani; congressmanPorter with vice chairman Maher Beydoun

04. Malaysian ambassador with AR Solh

MARTYRS’ SQUARE CAR PARKThe car park under public property in Martyrs’Square is to be tendered on a BOT basis by theCouncil for Development and Reconstruction(CDR) on behalf of Beirut Municipality, as perCouncil of Ministers’ approval on June 23. Part of the city center master plan, the car park wasdesigned by Dar Al-Handasah (DAR) and laterintegrated adjustments by the Greek team winnerof the Martyrs’ Square international competition.

CONFERENCESGeneral Manager Mounir Douaidy and his teampresented Solidere’s strong fundamentals andhealthy finances at the following conferences.One-on-one and group meetings were held withfinancial executives, investors and analysts:

Depositary Receipt Issuers’ Conference,organized by Bank of New York Mellon, for non-investors, Istanbul, April 14-16

Lebanon Capital Markets Day, organized by Bank of New York Mellon and Auerbach Grayson, New York, April 27

Middle East and Africa Conference, organized by Morgan Stanley, New York, April 28-29

Credit Suisse First Annual MENA EquitiesConference, Beirut, June 9-11

UBS One-on-One Emerging Market Conference,London, June 22-23.

DEVELOPMENT NEWSA total of 388 projects, representing close to 2.96 million sq m of built-up area, are in various stages of development in Beirut city center.

STATUS PROJECTS BUA SQ M

Completed 257 1,238,423

Under finishing 27 229,483

Under construction 15 140,276

Under restoration 6 14,666

Awaiting permit 25 220,371

Under study 41 713,833

No activity 8 58,907

Sold 9 345,578

TOTAL 388 2,961,537

SHARE PERFORMANCE DURING THE 2ND QUARTER 2010

SHARE A - DAILY CLOSING PRICESVolumePrice

SHARE B - DAILY CLOSING PRICESPrice Volume

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Worries about the health ofthe global economy kept thelocal market in limbo duringthe quarter. The Companyshares traded sideways onhigher volume as two largeblock trades were executedaround end May. Soliderepublished strong earnings forthe year ended 2009, and twonew research notes werepublished, valuing the sharesnear the low 30’s, a majorleap from traded share prices.

Share A fluctuated between a low of US$22.50 and a high of US$24.17, closing atUS$22.50, a 0.96% decreasecompared to the previousquarter. Share B tradedbetween a low of US$22.45and a high of US$23.85,closing at US$22.45, a 4.51%increase from the previousquarter closing level.

Trading activity sharplyincreased in the quarter, witharound 7 million shares ofboth classes trading in thelocal market, more than twicein the previous quarter.

GDRs traded in the LondonStock Exchange followed thelocally traded shares, closingthe quarter around US$22.07,a 2.04% decrease comparedto the previous quarter.

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BUSINESS & FINANCE

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL

THE PARK VIEW

MARINA TOWERS

BAY TOWER

DANA OF CCC

BEIRUT TOWER

ZAITUNAY BAY

QUAYSIDE RESTAURANTS

PLATINUM TOWER

MONROE HOTEL

ZAITUNAY BAY

LEDECK

HILTON HOTEL

24 AVENUE DU PARC

BEIRUT SOUKS GOLD SOUKSBoucheronChronora

SOUK ARWAMBody ShopClaire'sCole HaanConverseNomination Italy

SOUK BUSTROSHäagen-Dazs

SOUK SAYYOURLa Cave de Joël RobuchonTSC Signature

SOUK EL JAMILAdolfo Dominguez

SOUK EL TAWILEHCarolina HerreraNine WestPatchiPersona

AJAMI SQUAREMagnet CaféSilver by C&G

ALLENBY STREETDamiani

BAB IDRISSBalthazar

FAKHRY BEY STREETBalenciaga

OPENING SOONAtamian ExclusivesBali BalimaBoss OrangeCoco and CassiaEclat de ModeEtroIWCJaeger le CoutureLouis VuittonMomo'sName ItOcchi di PradaSamsungTag HeuerYoung GangsYves Saint Laurent

Carolina Herrera

Balthazar

Moutrane Street

FASHION WEEKENDFashion show for allBeirut Souks brands,Fakhry Bey Street, June 4-5,12

Mojo Birdcage fashionshow, Souk BustrosBridge, June 25.

FASHION & STYLE

CITY CENTERNEWCOMERSAbed Mahfouz Adidas OriginalsAl Jazira al RiadiaDaniel HechterDesigners’ EntourageEmmeFashion CornerFour Seasons HotelLanvin L’Atour de NourLimited EditionMankouchit al BaladMark Hachem GalleryMe TimeMe WeMimo Design & SabayaMimosa UniformsMybar

ObjektsPaolo BongiaPharmacie StarcoRaffinetoSatin by Le GeorgesSublimeTumiUS PoloVia Charlz OutletWataniya AirwaysZadig & Voltaire

OPENING SOONAl QurashiAmber FashionAntoine HakimAntoine KaramBoukjianCasa Oriental

Christian LouboutinClaude Berti JewelryDaum & LaliqueFransabankGrand CaféHermès Hookah Thé MarboutaIshtar Home CollectionLa DuréeLina’sLuxury ClothingMakhlouf DTManoushMarwan JammalMcDonald’sNoor EstatesPatrizia Pepe FirenzePepperPharmacie Wazzan

Shop for Golden RockSport et LoisirTiffany & CoTom FordTowaU & MeVan Cleef & ArpelsWa3ed Shop3ezz Café

ARCHITECTUREBEIRUT WATERFRONT DISTRICTWithin its objective to turn the WaterfrontDistrict into a major destination, Solidere built a 1,200 sq m exhibition center that was inaugurated on June 22 in the presence of Prime Minister Saad Hariri. The design by L.E.FT (US) features a structure covered with waves of aluminum sheets together witha landscaped garden.

SOLIDERE RECEIVES HERITAGE AWARDSolidere attended the first InternationalConference for Urban Heritage in the IslamicCountries, where it received Prince Sultan Bin Salman’s award for Urban Heritage.Organized by the Saudi Commission forTourism and Antiquities, Riyadh, May 23-28.

HERITAGE HERORafic Hariri was honored in the BBC seriesHeritage Heroes. The documentary praisedthe late prime minister and Solidere forpreserving urban heritage in the developmentand reconstruction of Beirut city center.

www.heritageheroes.org

Motor Show

BIELMotor Show, April 8-18

Horeca, hotel and cateringtrade show, April 27-30

Mother and Baby, May 20-23

Forum des Entrepreneurs,organized by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al MaktoumFoundation and Berytech, May 21

Project Lebanon, internationaltrade exhibition for constructiontechnology, building materialsand equipment, June 1-4

Planet Lebanon 2010, organizedby the Lebanese InternationalBusiness Council to promote the economic and financialdevelopment of Lebanon and the Arab world, June 29 – July 1.

DESIGN & BUSINESS

Beirut Exhibition Center

Saloua Raouda Choucair

Xavier Corbero

PUBLIC ART UNVEILINGIn Bab Idriss Square,Spanish artist XavierCorbero unveiled in May an installation of 15 basaltstone sculptures, evokingancient figures on theirway to the Hippodrome.

SALOUA RAOUDA CHOUCAIRNoble Forms, early paintings by sculptor Saloua RaoudaChoucair, a pioneer of moderngeometric abstraction, MaqamArt Gallery, April 6 – June 15.

BEIRUT ART CAPITALBy unveiling a public art installation and opening a majorexhibition center, Solidere is enhancing the city center asan artistic destination. Several galleries and an auctionhouse already create vibrancy in the art scene.

Nabil Nahas

NABIL NAHASThe Beirut Exhibition Centeropened with Perpetual Energy, a grand retrospective of NabilNahas’ work. This is the firstretrospective to celebrate the renowned artist’s career of reinvention and innovation, June 22 – August 21.

MissingBooby Trap 2.0 In a Sea of Oblivion

The Beirut Sale

BEIRUT ART CAPITAL

CITY CENTER DOMEIn a Sea of Oblivion, FeelCollective installation;Missing, portraits,Umam Documentation and Research: curatedby Alfred Tarazi tocommemorate the civilwar’s 35th anniversary.With Beirut World BookCapital, Culture Ministry,April 13 – May 13

Otros Quijotes, 50Spanish graphicdesigners, SpanishEmbassy, June 9.

ALWANEFatima Hajj, to April 10

Haibat Balaa, April 14-28

Issa Halloum, May 6-19.

PIÈCE UNIQUEMétamorphose, Hania Hussami, to April 3

Adib Fattal, April 15-30

Flourishing Talents,ceramics, May 4-10

Panache, EdouardDaher, May 13-29

Raif Chehab, June 3-19

Suzanis and Sculptures, Lulu Yamine and RitaAwn, June 23 – July 4.

AIDA CHERFANAli Chams, April 9-30

Puccio Pucci, May 7-28

Portraits of Beirut, TomYoung, June 5-26

Hommage à Anna, opening June 30.

MAQAMAll That Jazz - Music .2.Greta Naufal, June 29 – August 7.

MARK HACHEMMauro Corda, June 9-29.

Q CONTEMPORARYImpressive People,Pierre Koukjian, to May 8

A Small Wedding,Ammar Al Beik, May 13 – June 5

Booby Trap 2.0,collective exhibition,June 10 – July 17.

ROCHANEMarc Ash, April 21 – May 6.

AYYAMI am a Teenager Again,Khaled Takreti, to May 26

Liberated Spatiality,Thaier Helal, June 10 – August 5

The Beirut Sale, Art from the Middle East, preview,June 29-30.

Otros Quijotes

Ali Chams All That Jazz

BEIRUT SOUKSZeineDinAshekmanZeid and the WingsLazzy LungLimelightCircle of FireEpisode

Lethal Skillz

ROMAN BATHSChamplainYoumna SabaGus FarahThe IncompetentsGhazi Abdel BakiFareeq El AtrashCall Us Blue

CITY CENTER DOMEVanclode JandamDirty DianaIndex/LeftNamitoJadeDébruitDiamond SetterDanszAlias & PurplePsychogenesisOffwhite VisualsLabo StrongskyMosigM. Visuals

MARTYRS’ SQUAREBob Arja & t.b.b.t.I-VoiceHomemadeBelimeThe PuppeteersMeenThe MusiciansScarface & Mc Box

SAMIR KASSIR GARDENVahan & The Revolution of AntsShabaKristen HopeSandmoonGuaranáVladimir Kurumilian & Allan ChaaraouiEardrumPeter Jam

ST GEORGE CATHEDRALTony BayehLycée Franco-Libanais Lycée Abdel Kader

International College

Collège Protestant

CAPUCHIN CHURCHMusique pour TousOrchestre de chambreEnsemble de guitaresHamazkaine

EVANGELICAL CHURCHGhassan Yammine Music School

FÊTE DE LA MUSIQUE On June 21, Lebanon celebrated this music festival forthe tenth year. From 6 pm through the night, Beirut citycenter was abuzz with indoor performances and open air concerts, including an electro parade, offered bysome 50 Lebanese bands, school choirs and other.

Roman Baths

Roman Baths

City Center Dome

City Center Dome

Martyrs’ Square

Samir Kassir Garden

Israel Galvan Pazzi

Blood Wedding

Raùl di Blasio

PERFORMING ARTS

CITY CENTER DOMESolo, Israel Galvan, part of HomeWorks 5, May 2

Closure, Alex Paulikevitch withthe Scrambled Eggs, May 13

Seven Sins and Seven Dreams,by AUB students, May 21

Pazzi, Interface modern ballet,June 4

Badila Ensemble, June 5.

ROMAN BATHSMTV's first anniversary, April 7

Primal Spheres in a Brave NewWorld, visual graphics with livemusic, Home Works 5, April 23

Zajal, Zad Moultaka with ArsNova orchestra, Fadia El Hage and Gabriel Yammine, June 8

Blood Wedding, Suite Flamenca,June 26.

SAMIR KASSIR GARDENRayess Bek, Khartech 3alZaman, hip-hop concert, June 6.BIELJohn Digweed & Timo Maas, May 22.

AJAMI SQUAREThe Chris Michaels Quartet, May 1

The Real Deal Blues, May 2

The ZZZs, May 8

Tom and the Jerries, May 9

Classical Hits Swing Jazz, Latin and Disco, May 15-16.

MUSIC HALLDhafer Youssef, Abu NawasRhapsody, April 18 and 20Louis Sclavis quintet, Dans la nuit movie, cine-concert, May 23

Raùl di Blasio, May 24-26, 30.

GRAND SERAILConcert by Charbel Rouhana on the occasion of the transfer of European Union presidency to Spain, May 5.

CAPUCHIN CHURCHMatteo, Lebanese counter-tenor,baroque arias and hymns withthe National Baroque Orchestraconducted by Michel Khairallah,April 14

Fundraiser concert by Aline Aoun, classical singer, June 12.

Badila Ensemble

The city center hosted two major internationalfestivals and a variety of cultural events in additionto the tenth annual Fête de la Musique.

BEIRUT SPRING FESTIVALPrize ceremony for the secondedition of the Samir KassirFreedom of the Press, June 2.

AT THE EDGE OF THE CITYFadi ShayyaDiscursive Formations, 2010

Dozens of writers, thinkers,activists and artists contest the governance of Beirut’s park, Horsh Al-Sanawbar: a multidisciplinary critique of public space policy in the capital.

JE DÉCOUVRE EN JOUANT LECENTRE-VILLE DE BEYROUTH Maria PascalidèsEditions L’Orient-Le Jour, 2010

A kid-friendly walking guide with games and riddles, thisbook takes readers on a journeythrough the Beirut city center.Originally written in French,Arabic and English versions are also available.

BEIRUT 39: NEW WRITING FROM THE ARAB WORLDEdited by Samuel ShimonBloomsbury, 2010

An anthology of short stories,poetry and novel extracts, this unprecedented collectionshowcases the literary talent of young Arab writers fromaround the world. Publicationavailable in Arabic and English.

BEIRUTSamir KassirUniversity of California Press, 2010

�This last work by Samir Kassirbefore his tragic death in 2005takes readers from the ancient to the modern world. Englishtranslation by Malcolm Debevoisewith a forward by Robert Fisk, to be released November 2010.

BEIRUT 39This Beirut World Book Capital2009 and Hay Festival eventshowcased the work of 39 Arabwriters under the age of 40.Publications, literary debates,booksignings and other events in Beirut libraries, bookshops,cafés, schools, universitiesand city center included:

The Challenges of Being a Female Writer; A Women'sConversation, Music Hall39 Minutes, Nejmeh Square,April 15-17 .

EL BOURJ READING WEEKBooksignings

La vie religieuse au Liban sousl'Empire romain, Julien Aliquotwith IFPO, April 12

Pluies de juin, Jabbour Douaihy,Actes Sud, April 29

Mon malheur arabe, JacquesBeauchard, L’Atalante, May 13

Le musicien et le calife deBaghdad, Rachid El-Daïf, Actes Sud, May 20

The American Colony from the Nile to the Euphrates, John Munro, Zeitouna, May 26

Julius le Nomade deSchaffhouse, Claire Oechslin,May 27

Indama Yaksou al Kadar, Khalil Semaan, May 28

Cent quatre-vingts crépuscules,Hassan Daoud, Actes Sud, June 1

Le Liban, Idées reçues, DanielMeier, Editions le Cavalier Bleu,June 16

L’Imposteur, Amine Issa,L’Harmattan, June 22.

Poetry readings & panels

Maelstrom, Mona Bassil andDésormais je parlerai au vent,Rami Azzam, Editions de laRevue Phénicienne, poetryreading with music, April 8

Poetry evening in collaborationwith Dar el Nahda, April 20

Panels about Beirut Through the Eyes of Her Writers, with Dar Al Saqi publishers, April 22.

Children’s activitiesHouroufi fi nashatat, Sana AlTayyara, with Assala publishers,April 16

How I Learned to Write Arabic,Nisrine Ojeil, April 17

Basile et Myrtille, activities by Natacha Sikias, with Samirpublishers, April 23

Hanadi Dia, with Assalapublishers, April 24.

VIRGIN MEGASTORESersar and Masa’el El Ghoubar, Rawi el Hajj, April 17

The Ghost of Martyrs’ Square, Michael Young, May 5

Beware of Small States:Lebanon, Battleground of the Middle East,David Hirst, May 19.

CERVANTESCinema cycle with Argentinian Embassy, No sos vos, soy yo, Juan Taratuto, June 3.

SOUK EL TAYEBKids Books 2010 edition,storytelling and culturalactivities, April 24.

CERAMIC LOUNGEVerre et Verreries, booksigning, Youmna andJoumana Medlej, May 22.

BOOKS ETC.With two major literary festivals,poetry readings and book signings,the city center brought togetherreaders and writers from aroundthe world throughout the spring,which also marked the finale ofBeirut’s year as World Book Capital.

Richard Rogers

100 Years of Press

RICHARD ROGERS LECTUREThe 2007 Pritzker Prize laureate,presented his work, includingSolidere’s Grand Theatre hotel.Organized by ALBA UrbanPlanning Institute, Monroe Hotel, May 27.

100 YEARS OF PRESS An exhibition of newspapers,caricatures and advertisementsfrom 1858-1958, Trablous Street,Beirut Souks, May 21 – July 21.

SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTSolidere aims to develop theWaterfront District as a model ofsustainable urban developmentby applying internationallyrecognized guidelines in line withthe concept of green technology.

The Waterfront District, destinedto become an internationaldestination, is already hostingseveral temporary cultural andleisure activities.

WORLD OCEANS DAYThe third annual day dedicated tothe ocean witnessed hundreds ofinternational events inspired bythe theme Oceans of Life, June 8.A scuba diving center is nowopen at the Beirut Marina.

BIKE THE WATERFRONTIn partnership with Beirut byBike, Solidere opened a joggingand bicycle lane, in an effort to promote public fitness on thenew Waterfront. Weekends, May16 through the quarter.

FIFA WORLD CUPSolidere set up screens in athemed tent on the Waterfrontfor up to 2,500 people. Footballfans watched live games of the World Cup 2010 there andelsewhere in the city center,including Ajami Square and Souk Arwam in Beirut Souks.

WORLD HEALTH DAYThe Ministry of Health and the Rafic Hariri Hospitalorganized an Urban PublicHealth Fair, June 12.

EARTH DAYThe British, Australian, Danish,Japanese and NorwegianEmbassies celebrated the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, with a decision to adoptenvironmentally friendlymeasures on their premises. A competition was organized to gather the most recyclableitems, April 12.

GREEN DRUMS FOR PEACE2,000 students gathered on Nejmeh Square in support of peace and the environment.Defiliban collaborated with the Belgian Embassy, Solidereand Catholic schools to organizethe event, May 6.

AL BAYROUTYA RACEThe fourth edition of the 5Kwomen’s race, organized byInter-Lebanon, launched fromRiad El Solh Square and ended in Ain El Mreisseh. The winner was Mirvat Hamza, April 18.

DINNER IN THE SKYA Waterfront restaurant offers a unique dining experience on aplatform suspended 50 m in the air, with breathtakingviews of the city center.

SUMMER IN THE CITY

VISITORS

PhotosMosbah AssiFrançois HuguetFares JammalMazen JannounFerran Quevedo

Copyright 2010 © SolidereThe Lebanese Company for the Development andReconstruction of BeirutCentral District s.a.l.POBox 119493 Beirut 2012 7305 LebanonTel 961 1 980650 - 980660Fax 961 1 980661 - 980662solidere@solidere.com.lbwww.solidere.com

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OFFICIALSMassoud Barzani, president ofKurdistan Region, Iraq, with Iraqiambassador Omar Barzanji and aministerial delegation; NationalInvestment Commission advisorAbdullah Al-Bander, BaghdadMunicipality general managerMohsen Said Monshed, Al MimariConsulting Office CEO Taghlib Al Waily, with an Iraqi delegation;congressman Jon Porter, US;Italian ambassador GabrieleChecchia, vice-minister ofeconomic development AlfonsoUrso, president of tradecommission Umberto Vattani andsix officials; consular attaché inLebanon Alidoro Catocci, Italy,with architect Joseph Zaarour;Malaysian ambassador IlangoKaruppannan; Mexicanambassador Jorge AlvarezFuentes; former Swiss diplomatsand spouses with the wife of theLebanese Ambassador in BerneZeina Rahhal.

BUSINESS & DELEGATIONSLouis Vuitton Group marketingmanager Raja Haddad, HRmanager Lena Glenholmes,Pablo Carola and AnthonyChalhoub; Brazilian DevelopmentBank BNDES manager GuilhermePfisterer; Queiroz GalvaoConstruction internationalrelations advisor FredericoMarchiori; Andrade Gutierrezassistant director of institutionalrelations Flavio Mattos, Brazil;Globus Vision project managerClémentine Condemine; Eurekamanaging director GuillaumeRochette with Alan Yau,Wagamama restaurant owner,UK; Festilight product chief David Foissard and businessdevelopment manager JohnO’Brien, France; Citi InvestmentResearch vice president MENA David Spiez; TabellCommunication CEO Jyrki Tabell;Invest AD portfolio managerChristophe Durand, UAE, withconsulate of Finland advisor Elie Mouawad, Lebanon; RudnapGroup chairman of the boardVojin Lazarevic, Serbia; KuwaitInvestment Authority real estatedepartment director Khaled Al-Hassoun; businessmanNasser Abdel Latif, Egypt, withLibya Investment co-chairmanAbdel Fatah Al-Charif; investor

Elie Samaha, US, with WadihNasrallah, Nasrallah Group,Lebanon; Tamimi Group chairmanSaad Abbas Al-Tamimi, Jordan;regional and internationalinvestment houses, fundsrepresentatives and salesanalysts.PROFESSIONALS & ACADEMICSSculptor Xavier Corbero, Spain;MetaDesign president Bill Hill;Moore Ruble Yudell partner JohnRuble; Sasaki Associatesprincipal Alan Ward, US, with Erga Group COO Elie AbouGhazaly; Jean Michel Jarre;technicians Jeanet Hoeing andAlain Brosset, France; EnglishHeritage national advice directorDuncan Mc Callum, BBCproducer Julia Bicknell, with All Saints’ InternationalCongregation vicar NabilShehadi; ARUP associatedirector Jonathan Ward, UK;Solidere London UDD architectswith urban design consultantLayth Madi; Pession Engineeringarchitect Carlo Pession withgeneral consultant ElisabettaFrancesia, Italy; Arkitekt Husetarchitect Hanna Ottosson,Sweden; photographer MartinStobich, Austria; University of Balamand lecturer LaurentYacoub with 12 hotelmanagement students; Sagesse

University faculty of hospitalityand management dean Tanios Kassis with a delegation; 45 art collectors, Germany; 15 Autonomous TechnologicalInstitute students, Mexico.

MEDIADelegation of 14 Egyptianjournalists; Newsweek journalistRania Todoulou; Ideat Magazinejournalist Jean Michel de Alberti;journalist Teresa Levonian Cole,UK, with Rida International sales and PR manager ElieNammour; journalist GabriellaKeller, Germany; photographerBechara Trabulsi, Mexico.

01. Egyptian press delegation

02.03. President Barzani; congressmanPorter with vice chairman Maher Beydoun

04. Malaysian ambassador with AR Solh