BIPEX returns with launch of industry forums

The BIPEX Forums return in 2018 through a series of quarterly ‘industry forums’ where real estate insiders will discuss, debate and explore topics of interest to the real estate industry. 

The 2018 BIPEX Forums, will center around the theme of “Building Communities, Developing Bahrain” and focus on the key sectors that empower the creation of a “community” under the themes of Education, Healthcare, Housing and Transport. The first event will focus on the components and role of good transportation links in developing a community.

The key-note address will be given by Mariam Jumaan, Undersecretary Land Transportation and Post at the Bahrain Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications. Jumaan has played a pivotal role developing Bahrain’s infrastructure at the Electricity and Water Authority, the Economic Development Board and the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications. 

In her latest role, the focus continues to be on turning public transport into a viable alternative for everyone in Bahrain. In her key-note address, Jumaan will discuss the progress made by the Ministry in developing Bahrain’s public transportation in order to achieve Bahrain Vision 2030; to provide a better life for all citizens and residents; and to enhance and regulate all the relevant aspects of land transportation in the Kingdom of Bahrain. 

Jumaan is leading the efforts of the Ministry to develop bus, rail and light rail transportation links across the Kingdom of Bahrain, as well as the second causeway to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

The Address will be followed by a Panel Discussion that will include Jumaan, Oliver Morgan, Director in the Real Estate and Construction at Deloitte and Alsharif Faisal Alown, Director of Projects & Investment, Urban Planning and Development Authority, Kingdom of Bahrain. 

The event will be moderated by Peter Greatrex, Partner at Trowers & Hamlins. 

The BIPEX Forums act as a channel to facilitate interactive dialogue amongst all stakeholders of the real estate industry in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and will enable them to elaborate on the recent macro-economic global developments, and industry trends to provide a better understanding of its impact on future and ongoing developments projects.