Ahmed Abdelkefi Founder and CEO INTEGRA GROUP Ahmed ABDELKEFI founder and chairman of TUNISIE LEASING GROUP started in 1986 several companies specialised in the leasing, factoring and private equity in TUNISIA, ALGERIA and MAROCCO. He worked from 1978 to 1986 in a senior advisory capacity for The Abu Dhabi fund for economic development in charge of equity investments in North Africa, Egypt, Soudan and Turkey. Between 1973 and 1978 he was in charge of the development of port EL KANTAOUI a Tunisian touristic resort, promoted by the Tunisian government with the financial participation of IFC and various other investors. From 1967 to 1973 he held various senior positions in the Tunisian Finance and Planning Ministry. Ahmed ABDELKEFI has a bachelor of arts degree in Economics from the Faculté de droit et des sciences economiques de Paris.

Fadhel Abdelkefi General Manager TUNISIE VALEURS He joined Tunisie Valeurs in 1994. He is 37 and he is a graduate of the faculté des sciences économiques de Paris I. He held over 10 years the positions of General Services Director, and Deputy General Manager, before becoming the General Manager of Tunisie Valeurs in 2005. He participated in the commercial development of the company as well as in the launching of different new products and services. Mr. ABDELKEFI participated also in the development and the implementation of the company’s IT system (Valorix). Fadhel ABDELKEFI is a member of the board of directors of the Tunis Stock Exchange, 4 funds managed b Tunisie Valeurs, and the President of the board of Integra Bourse Morocco, and Algeria.

Riadh Abida Chairman ATIC From 1986 to 1989, Mr ABIDA had served as assistant in an engineering and management firm. From 1990 to 1993, he held the post of Chief Executive in one of the most renowned Consultancy and study firms in Tunis and in Morocco. Moreover, he led a multidisciplinary team made up of engineers, financial experts and analysts. He dedicated a significant part of his time to study and consultancy missions for international firms established namely in the Maghreb and Central Africa. In 1994, he entered the Venture Capital sector. Four years later, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of a venture capital regional entity. In 2004, he was nominated SIDCO’s Chief Executive Officer. In 2007, the chairman of ATIC. Mr ABIDA is the holder of a major engineer Diploma in Industrial Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in the Management of industrial production.

Laurent Abitbol Chairman MARIETTON INVESTISSEMENTS Laurent ABITBOL was born on October 21st, 1965 in Lyon. He graduated from the EFAP French School, as a press attaché. He entered the first of April 1991. The VOYAGES MARIETTON COMPANY, as a booking agent, which is above all a travel agency. In 2005, he became the company’s Chief Executive Officer, after having participated in the development of the Voyamar Tour Operator, which was created in 1974. Laurent ABITBOL accompanies from then on the firm in its development, by operating important strategic choices. The 51 million Euro business volume showes that his shooting turned out wining, 38 millions of which concerning only the tour operator VOYAMAR. Today, Laurent ABITBOL is the Chairman of the MARIETTON INVESTMENT HOLDING which got the AEROSUN COMPANY since beginning of 2008. The MARIETTON INVESTMENT GROUP is now the regional leader in its domain of activity. Laurent ABITBOL put down the first stone to his ambitious project of development.

Brigitte Aknin Senior Investment Officer ESAV - MARRAKECH Brigitte Aknin est Directrice des relations extérieures de la première école de formation initiale aux métiers des arts Visuels de Marrakech (ESAV) depuis sa création en septembre 2006. Installée à Paris, elle est en charge notamment du rayonnement international de l’Ecole et de la gestion de son fonds de bourse. Elle a commencé sa carrière dans l’exploitation cinématographique en créant et dirigeant successivement les cinémas Escurial et Max Linder à Paris pendant plus de 20 ans. Elle a par ailleurs mis son expérience et ses compétences au service de différentes associations ayant pour point commun la création de lien social par le cinéma auprès de différents publics. Brigitte Aknin a reçu en 1997 les distinctions de Chevalier des Arts et Lettres et en 2006 de Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite.

Dr. Adnan Al Sultan Managing Director VC, PRIVATE EQUITY AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERT IN THE MIDDLE EAST Dr. Al-Sultan has a PhD in Economics from Clairemont Graduate School (USA). Dr. Al-Sultan has at least 23 years of experience in leadership positions in Investment Management, Direct Investment in various Investment companies, Academia and Consulting Businesses. He was the Chief Investment Manager for the Direct Investment Department at Kuwait Investment Authority (1991 – 2002). Dr. Al-Sultan leads a number of Management Positions and Board Memberships in many companies and served as Secretary General for Higher Committee for Economic Reform founded by the Council of Ministers (1994 – 2001).

Christian Apothéloz

Consultant CABINET A Christian Apotheloz, 57, is the founding manager of Cabinet A in Marseille, providing strategic consulting for private enterprises and public institutions. Previously, he worked for many years as an economic journalist and local correspondent for national publications such as “Le Figaro Economie”, “Le Nouvel Economiste”, “L’Entreprise”, “L’Expansion”. He also created and managed a Press agency in Marseille, editing a newsletter “Sud Infos”. Since 2000, he has been working as a consultant for industries and regional organizations. From 1978, he has been intensely engaged in cooperation networks in the Mediterranean Region : i.e. Finances Méditerranée ; Cité Euro-méditerranéenne de la Mode ; ADECI ; ACIM (Agency for International Cooperation and Local Development in the Mediterranean Region).

Joao Arantes e Oliveira CEO ESPIRITO SANTO CAPITAL APCRI Professional Experience João Arantes started his career as an analyst and later on as a portfolio manager. In 1996, he joined Banco Espírito Santo de Investimento, where he headed a corporate finance team and then became a senior banker for retail and consumer related industries for 3 years. Since 2002 he has been leading the development of Espírito Santo Capital, especially the processes of fund raising and the decision making of most investment and divestment deals. João Arantes is member of the board of several companies in Portugal and Spain, and was member of the boards of APCRI – Associação Portuguesa de Capital de Risco e Desenvolvimento and EVCA – European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association. Qualifications MBA by Universidade Católica Portuguesa and degree in Business Administration by ISCTE.

Nejib Ayed Secretary General CHAMBRE SYNDICALE DES PRODUCTEURS DE FILMS NEJIB AYED Né le 13 Décembre 1953 à Ksar Hellal. Maîtrise en Lettres Françaises. 1973-1979 Secrétaire Général puis Président de la Fédération Tunisienne des Ciné - Clubs (FTCC). 1975-1977 Critique cinématographique au journal « Le Temps ». 1977-1979 Formation en Développement Culturel dans le cadre de l’Institut de Formation des Animateurs Culturels (formation des Formateurs), sous l’égide de l’UNESCO. 1978-1980 Responsable de la rubrique Culture dans la revue « Réalités » 1976-1980 Animateur dans les festivals internationaux de Carthage, de Hammamet et de Tabarka. 1980-1988 Directeur à la SATPEC, chargé des Productions, puis de la Promotion Internationale. Contribution à la production, en tant que Producteur Délégué ou Producteur Exécutif de plusieurs films tunisiens. 1991à ce jour Président du Festival International de Film pour l’Enfance et la Jeunesse. 1999à ce jour Producteur indépendant, fondateur et gérant de la société « RIVES PRODUCTIONS » 2000à ce jour Secrétaire Général de la Chambre Syndicale des Producteurs de Films. 2008 Membre de Conseil Supérieur de la Culture. Producteur de :
 « Une Odyssée », de Brahim BABAÏ, LM, « Les Anges de Satan » de Ahmed Boulane, (LM Tuniso - Marocain), « l’Ultime aveu » de Tarak Chortani, CM, « Le Lit » de Hammadi Arafa, CM, « Boutellisse », de Nassreddine Shili, CM, 5 feuilletons TV de 15 heures chacun.
 Producteur exécutif de plusieurs films de court et de long métrage tunisiens et étrangers.

Alassane Ba Division Manager AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Mr A. BA is currently a Division Manager for Industries and Services in the Private Sector Department at the African Development Bank. This Division handles sectors like Extractive Industries, Manufacturing and Oil and Gas. He holds a Master Degree in Banking from Paris I Sorbonne in 1997 after his Master Degree in Economics in 1984 at Dakar University -Senegal. He joined African Development Bank (AfDB) in 1991 as an Industrial Economist. Mr BA is a long serving staff for ADB. He helped to build a strong portfolio in investments funds, mining projects and manufacturing. Mr BA attended various courses including the risk assessment and investment appraisal at Queens University in Canada.

Dominique Baudis Chairman ARAB WORLD INSTITUTE Etudes primaires et secondaires à Toulouse Diplômé de l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Section Service Public) 1971-1973 Service militaire en coopération au Liban comme journaliste à la radio et à la télévision libanaise 1974-1976 Correspondant de la Télévision française au Proche-Orient, Dominique BAUDIS couvre la guerre du Liban. Il est blessé en 1975 dans les combats de Beyrouth 1976-1977 Grand reporter à TF1, il a l’occasion d’interviewer un plusieurs personnalités dans le monde arabe : Anouar EL SADATE, Béchir GEMAYEL, Yasser ARAFAT, Haffez EL ASSAD… 1978-1980 Présentateur du journal télévisé de TF1 1981 Présentateur du journal télévisé de SOIR 3 1983-2001 Député-Maire de la ville de Toulouse 2001-2007 Président du Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel depuis le 1er février 2007 : Président de l’Institut du monde arabe. Dominique BAUDIS a publié : 1978 « La passion des Chrétiens du Liban » (France Empire) 1980 « La mort en Keffieh » (France Empire) 1996 « Raimond le Cathare » (Grasset) traduit en arabe 1999 « Raimond d’Orient » (Grasset) traduit en arabe 2001 « La Conjuration » (Grasset) 2003 « Il faut tuer Chateaubriand » (Grasset)

Selma Bellagha Co-founder VIVERIS MANAGEMENT Selma Bellagha, 43 years, CEO of Alternative Capital Partners (ACP), a Tunisian fund management company created in September 2006, in partnership with Viveris management, a French management fund company. ACP manages a tunisian seed fund and is co-manager of the Tunisian compartment of Altermed (Mediterranean investment fund ) launched by Viveris Manangement. Selma Bellagha was founder and general manager of an investment company, subsidiary of the Tunisian Kuwaiti Bank and senior credit manager in this bank. An engineer, she is a graduate of the Lorraine Polytechnic Institute (INPL), specializing in chemical engineering, and has a DEA (postgraduate research degree) in biotechnology from the same institute. She also has an MBA.

Bernard Belletante Chairman EUROMED MARSEILLE - ECOLE DE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION Former student at the Ecole Normale Supérieure , Cachan (France) 1973-1977 Thesis in Economics (PhD)- Université Lumière Lyon II - 1982 “Habilitation à diriger des recherches en Sciences de Gestion” - Université Jean Moulin Lyon III - 1996 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (last 10 years) E.M. LYON (1986 -2002) : professor of Corporate Finance, Head of the Finance Department, Dean of Academic Programmes Chairman of the Financial Observatory Medium-Sized Companies (OFEM) in partnership with the French Stock Exchange and the Crédit Agricole Bank (1993-1999) Member of the Steering Committee of « Revue Internationale PME » Member of the Editorial Board of « Finance India » Member of the Steering Committee of the European Center for SME’s (Brussels) Vice-President (France)for the European Council for Small Business (ECSB) (1994-2001) President of the International Commission, Chapitre des Grandes Ecoles de Management (since 1999), and Board Member of Equal Board Member of several private and public companies Associate member for « Nouveau Marché », a part of French Stock Exchange dedicated to SMEs having a high potential of growth AREAS of RESEARCH (last 10 years) Financial behaviour of SME’s (analytical methodology) Development of a data base on French listed SMEs Trust and Ethics Issues in Management Diversity and Complexity in Management Prof. Belletante has published 17 books and about 120 papers

Alaya Bettaïeb CEO SAGES CAPITAL Mr. Bettaieb graduated in physics, engineering, economics & management from Tunisian, US and Japanese universities. He is a known venture capitalist in MENA, former chairman of Tunisian Venture Capital Associations, co-founder and acting SG of Arab Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, and representative of the Arab Science & Technology Foundation in Maghreb. He cumulated for the last decade a good track records in venture fund management in Tunisia and is managing since 2006 several corporate venture funds within Tunisia’s public and private groups unique in MENA. Mr. Bettaieb is behind several reforms in the VC & PE sector in Maghreb and the initiator of seed funding in Tunisia. He gained the trust of the US government to conduct a training program for young VC professionals in Algeria and to lead a regional Innovation program launched in 2005 to value Technology in Innovative SMIs in Maghreb. Mr. Bettaieb is guest speaker at several international conferences dealing with Venture Capital issues in general and financing high value added technology start-ups in particular. He is pioneer in Introducing Intellectual Property & technology transfer related issues to the VC community in MENA.

Dora Bouchoucha Productrice NOMADIS IMAGES Elle crée l’Atelier de Projets des Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage en 1992. Elle a également mis sur pied les Ateliers SUD ECRITURE qu’elle dirige depuis 1997. Dora Bouchoucha s’investit également dans les festivals internationaux de cinéma où elle est régulièrement membre de jury et participe à de nombreux débats sur le cinéma. Elle est membre du Cinemart Board de Rotterdam et a publié de nombreux articles et communications liés au cinéma.

Ferid Boughedir Réalisateur Il fit carrière à la fois comme critique, théoricien et historien de cinéma et comme réalisateur. Issu de la Fédération Tunisienne du Cinéma Amateur (FTCA), il étudia la littérature à l’Université de Rouen. Il publia de nombreux articles sur le cinéma africain et arabe dans divers magazines. Il réalisa 4 documentaires sur le cinéma africain et arabe : 2 courts métrages JCC 74 (1974), Cinéma de Carthage (1984), un long métrage Caméra d’Afrique 1983) et un moyen métrage Caméra arabe (1987) qui furent tous diffusés sur les chaînes de télévision internationales. Son premier long métrage de fiction Halfaouine, l’enfant des terrasse (1990) qui fut un véritable succès critique et son second long métrage Un été à la Goulette (1994)

Stéphane Boujnah Managing Director & Senior Investment Banker DEUTSCHE BANK Stéphane Boujnah has been a Managing Director and Senior Investment Banker at Deutsche Bank since 2005. He focuses on transactions in the energy sector, as well as in the telecommunications and technology sectors. He is also responsible for the development of the investment banking operations of Deutsche Bank in North Africa. He is President of Deutsche Securities Algeria. He was Director of the Technology Group for an international investment bank in Palo Alto (California) and then in London. From 1997 until 1999, Stéphane Boujnah was senior adviser to the French Minister for Economy, Finance, and Industry, Dominique Strauss-Kahn. From 1991 to 1997, Stéphane Boujnah was a business lawyer in the international firm Freshfields. Stéphane Boujnah graduated from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. He holds a Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies of International Economic Law from la Sorbonne Paris, a LLM International Business Law from the University of Canterbury and an MBA from Insead. He was raised in Sfax, Tunisia.

Alain Bourissou Co-Founder AXONIA PARTNERS Prior to co-founding Axonia Partners, Alain Bourissou was Deputy Strategy Director of the Oseo group and Deputy General Director at Oseo Innovation, the semi-governmental French agency dedicated to the financial support of French innovative SMEs. He was previously the Development and Strategy Director of Anvar, the former structure that merged with Sofaris and Bdpme to form the Oseo group. He invested in more than 100 SMEs and developed relationships with many investors (institutional, corporate and individuals). Prior to that, he was Advisor to the French Minister of Research. He is a graduate from Ecole des Mines de Paris, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications and Ecole Normale Supérieure (Rue d’Ulm). About Axonia Partners Axonia Partners (www.axonia-partners.com) is a Paris-based financial boutique that brings global experience in providing advisory services to private equity funds (fundraising, secondary transactions) and companies (corporate finance, fundraising, sell-side M&A and recapitalizations).

Giampio Bracchi Chairman AIFI Giampio Bracchi received the Dr. Ing. Degree in electronic engineering in 1967 from Politecnico di Milano. He is currently full professor of Information Systems at Politecnico di Milano, where he has also been serving as Deputy Rector and chairman of the Technology Transfer Unit from 1990 to 2002. Since 2003 he is chairman of the Politecnico Foundation. His professional interests are in the fields of information systems, innovation in industry and finance, and technology transfer. On these topics he has published books and articles widely, lectured in many countries, conducted research projects in the university environment, been engaged in strategic and management consultancy for large companies, and served as chairman of committees in many private and governmental organisations. He is currently chairman of Banca Intesa Private Banking S.p.A., AIFI-Associazione Italiana Private Equity e Venture Capital, RDB S.p.A., Milano Serravalle-Milano Tangenziali S.p.A. and chairman of the evaluation committee of Italian e-government projects. He is currently member of the board of directors of ABI (Italian Banks Associations) and CIR. He had also served as deputy chairman of Banca Intesa (the main Italian banking group), chairman of “Istituto Scentifico Breda” (a leading centre in industrial research and certification services), member of the board of directors of CDB WebTech, Technostart (active in venture capital) and Sorin Biomedica. He had also served as advisor to the Italian government, as member of the scientific and technical committees of the Italian Ministry of Research and of many research and cultural institutions, and as member of the boards of directors of INPS (the Italian Social Security institution) and CARIPLO (a leading bank). He has served as president of AICA (the Italian National Computing Society), trustee of the Very Large Data Bases Endowment, member of the editorial boards of the journals Information Systems, Information and Management and Decision Support Systems, and chairman of the Technical Committee “Information Systems” of the International Federation for Information Processing.

Sidney Cabessa

Chairman and CEO CIC FINANCE Mr. Cabessa graduated in chemical engineering from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs, has a BS as well as degrees from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques-Paris and the Centre de Perfectionnement des Affaires (CPA). After working as an engineer at Technip, Mr. Cabessa joined the Banque de l’Union Européenne (BUE) as a financial analyst and then as head of financial research before holding various management positions in the corporate finance division. He has over 30 years of experience in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and investment. Since 1990, he has been the chairman and chief executive officer of CIC Finance, subsidiary of the 5th French banking group CIC- Crédit Mutuel. He is also chairman of the Supervisory Board of CIC LBO Partners and chairman of the supervisory board of CM-CIC Capital Privé. He hold also positions to the board of different French Companies such as Nature & Découvertes, International Metal Service, Media-Participations, Demeter Fund.

Bruno Cavalié

Managing Partner CABINET RACINE Bruno Cavalié, who founded the firm in 1981, advises a large number of French and foreign companies in mergers and acquisitions where he has as developed a special expertise in the field of new technologies. He also represents clients in complex commercial and criminal litigations. He is a lecturer at Université Paris 12 and at the Centre de Recherches et d’Etudes des Chefs d’Entreprise (CRC). He is also a member of the Brussels Bar.

Mondher Cherif Consultant PROJECT MEDIBTIKAR Mondher Cherif is professor of Economy and Finance in Paris and Geneva. He Holds a PhD in Economics at the University of Paris 12. Actually, he is the CEO of Performances and Strategy, a training/consulting company (www.performances-strategy.com) . He has written for private equity publications for many years and become acknowledged as an expert on venture capital and innovation. He was team leader for several missions with the EC, the Unctad and other NGOs around the world.

Omar Chikhaoui General Manager CAPITAL INVEST Omar Chikhaoui was an executive investment officer at two private equity leading firms in the Maghreb from 1996-2000 where he oversaw several growth capital and capital transmission transactions. He joined Capital Invest in January 2001 where he assumed responsibilities as Investment Director, then General Manager from 2006. Omar Chikhaoui earned a MBA in Finance at University of Texas at Dallas University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (AIMR).

Hussein Choucri Founder, Chairman and Managing Director HC SECURITIES Mr. Hussein Choucri is the founder, Chairman and Managing Director of HC. Mr. Choucri serves as a board member on the boards of Capital Market Authority, The Holding Company for Tourism and Cinema (HOTC), The Egyptian Capital Market Association (ECMA), IT Ventures, and Gulf Arab Investments Company (GAIC). Mr. Choucri is also a member of the Egyptian Businessmen Association (EBA), American Chamber of Commerce, and the French Egyptian Business Association (FEBA). Mr. Choucri joined Morgan Stanley in New York in 1980, and was a Managing Director from 1987 until 1993. As Managing Director, he was responsible for Morgan Stanley’s business activities in the emerging markets of the Middle East and the Indian sub-continent where he was involved in a variety of privatization projects in Turkey, India, and Argentina. He was also involved in the implementation of several advisory missions on behalf of a wide number of Morgan Stanley’s clients inside and outside of the USA. Mr. Choucri’s extensive expertise includes his involvement in a wide range of Investment Banking assignments including : mergers, corporate finance, acquisitions, companies’ capital raising assignments, and financial advisory services.

Anthony Clarke Managing Director GLE GROWTH CAPITAL Anthony Clarke. Qualified as a chartered accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells (now PWC) in the late 1970’s and soon after as a chartered secretary. Thereafter, he worked on a full time basis as a finance director and chief executive of a number of privately owned SME companies and since 1995 he has been a business angel investor/ non executive director of six start up/early stage businesses. Anthony is managing director of GLE Growth Capital which includes London Business Angels and its sister company London Seed Capital. He is also managing director of the UK’s first Enterprise Capital Fund, Seraphim Capital. He is chairman of the British Business Angels Association and president of European Business Angels Network. Anthony also holds a position on the board of CASI (Council for Advancement of Science and Industry for London).

David Cooke Partner Africa ACTIS David joined Actis, a leading private equity investor in emerging markets, in October 2006. Based in London, his responsibilities include origination, deal execution and portfolio management for Actis investment in Africa with mostly on Egyptian and Maghreb transaction opportunities. He sits on the Board of Sinai Marble, an Egyptian integrated marble quarrying and production business based in Cairo, following Actis’ successful buy-out of the business in May 2007. Before joining Actis, David spent two years working with Bridgepoint Capital a leading European private equity firm and prior to this he was with Ernst & Young’s private equity team in London working on pan-European buyout transactions for leading US and European private equity funds. He began his career in corporate finance in South Africa.

Edouard Cukierman Managing Partner CATALYST FUND Edouard Cukierman is the founder and CEO of Catalyst Funds and Chairman of Cukierman & Co Investment House. Since 1993, Cukierman & Co. Investment House has realized €2.6B of corporate finance transactions. Edouard Cukierman serves as Chairman of BOS (NASDAQ : BOSC), as Chairman of the Board of Summit Radio Corp. in New Jersey, and is a Board member of Lamina Technologies in Switzerland. Mr. Cukierman was the President and CEO of the Astra Fund, the first Israeli company to go Public in Continental Europe and was also the President of the Supervisory Board of Citec Environment SA and Services in Paris. He was a Board member of Orex, MTI Wireless and other portfolio companies of Catalyst and served as a Board member of Otto Capital, a Singapore based VC fund. Mr. Cukierman holds an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France and a B.Sc from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.

Arnaud de Bresson Chief Executive PARIS EUROPLACE Arnaud de Bresson, Managing Director of Paris EUROPLACE, born in 1955. Graduated from Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (1978), University of Paris II (1978) and University of Paris X (1977). Since 1993, he has been Managing Director of Paris EUROPLACE, which is the organisation in charge of promoting the French financial market. In addition, since January 2004, he’s been Managing Director of the Institut Europlace de Finance (EIF). From 1985 to 1992, he was Director of TGF (a fund management company part of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations group) and Managing Director of FICOM. From 1981 to 1985, he was Project Manager for AFME (Agence française pour la maîtrise de l’énergie). From 1980 to 1981, he was Financial Analyst for Caisse des dépôts et Consignations. He is Member of the Board of the Institut Français des Administrateurs (IFA), a Member of the ICGN (International Corporate Governance Network) and also Member of the Board of the French-Chinese Committee. Since November 2006, he is a Member of the Advisory Committee of France Investissement.

Philippe de Fontaine Vive Curtaz Vice-President EIB - EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK Philippe de FONTAINE VIVE CURTAZ is Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB). He is responsible for lending operations in France and in the Mediterranean partner countries, for financing of SMEs and partnership with banking sector in Europe, and for the external communication of the EIB including transparency, information policy and relations with NGOs. He is a Board Member of the European Investment Fund, a subsidiary of the EIB specialised in financing of SMEs. Philippe de FONTAINE VIVE CURTAZ was born on 31 August 1959, in Marseille. He has an Econometrics degree, graduated from the Institut d’études Politiques de Paris, and is a former student of the Ecole Nationale d’Administration. From 1986 to 1990, Philippe de FONTAINE VIVE CURTAZ was Assistant to the Head of the Banking Office then Assistant to the Head of the Equipment Office at the Treasury.He was then appointed Alternate Executive Director for France at the World Bank in Washington. From 1992 to 1994, he came back to the Treasury as Head of the Non-Life Insurance Office. From 1994 to 1995, he was International Adviser to the Minister of Economy and Finance. In 1995 and 1996, he was Head of the Transport and Urbanization Office in the Treasury and General Secretary of the Board of FDES (Economic and Social Development Fund). From 1996 to 2000, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs in the Treasury in charge of bilateral relations, development and debt issues ; he was also Vice-President of the Paris Club. From 2000 to May 2002, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary for state-owned companies and from June 2002 to February 2003, he was Assistant Secretary for domestic affairs in the Treasury.

Thierry de Longuemar Vice Chairman AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Mr. de Longuemar currently holds the position of Vice President Finance of the African Development Bank, an Institution he rejoined in 2004 after having served as its Treasurer between 1996 and 2001. He was Treasurer of the Asian Development Bank between 2002 and 2004 after having been the Global Head of Central Banks and Supranational at ABN AMRO. His main achievements, during these years in the development banking sector, were in promoting local currency capital markets operations, having led the Asian Development Bank to become the first international bond issuer in Indian Rupee, Thai Baht, Chinese Renmimbi and the African Development Bank in Ghanaian Cedi, Nigerian Naira, Tanzanian and Kenyan Shilling, as well as becoming very active in South African Rand. Before this, he spent 11 years in the French Banking sector, working in capital markets operations of Credit Agricole, Paribas and CIC groups from 1985 to 1996. A graduate of ESSEC Paris in 1978, Mr. de Longuemar started his career in the Oil Industry working from 1980 to 1985 for Total, after two years spent as an officer with the French Navy. Mr. de Longuemar was born in Paris in 1955 and married with Corinne since 1984. They have two children. Mr. de Longuemar is an abstract painter during his spare time.

Bénédict de Saint-Laurent Deputy Director ANIMA Bénédict de Saint-Laurent est, depuis 2006, délégué général d’ANIMA Investment Network, une plateforme multipays au service du développement économique de la Méditerranée (www.anima.coop). De 2002 à mi-2007, ANIMA, initiative majeure de l’UE pour développer les investissements directs étrangers (IDE) vers 12 pays partenaires méditerranéens (région MEDA), a permis de former les agences de promotion de l’investissement, de les doter d’une série d’outils indispensables de veille économique, et de changer l’image industrielle de la région (via des événements, des surveys, des road-shows etc.). En 5 ans, les IDE entrant dans la région MEDA sont passé de 10 à près de 60 milliards d’US$. Bénédict de Saint-Laurent a travaillé précédemment comme conseiller technique à Invest in France (AFII, 2001-2002), comme investment banker à la Banque de Développement d’Afrique Australe (DBSA, 1997-2001, financement de projets et montage de partenariats public-privé), comme conseiller du Ministre des Transports d’Indonésie (1994-1997, partenariats public-privé). Auparavant encore, il a été directeur d’Europrojets (1988- 1994, pilotage de projets européens sur les systèmes de transport intelligent), économiste senior à la Banque Mondiale (1987-1988, grands projets d’infrastructure), à la SCET (1986, privatisation du transport public en Tunisie) et au BCEOM (1983-1985, Plan de Transport du Maroc et privatisations). Sa carrière avait démarré comme ingénieur au CETE-méditerranée (1975-1983, études de transport, urbanisme, environnement), chez MATRA (1971-1974, systèmes automatiques de transport) et SOGREAH (1970, études d’urbanisme). Né en 1948, Bénédict de Saint-Laurent est ingénieur civil (Ecole Centrale de Paris, 1970) et docteur en économie (Université de Paris-I Sorbonne, 1974).

Jean-Yves Demeunynck Director of Development and Projects NATIXIS PRIVATE EQUITY As the Director of Project Development at Natixis Private Equity, Jean Yves is currently in charge of coordinating the operations of the Group’s Funds of Funds activities. He has been instrumental in reinforcing the NPE Group’s international teams in China and India and successfully implementing a state-of-the-art Knowledge Management program for the 18 NPE management teams worldwide. A recognised specialist in new technologies and company creation, Jean-Yves has created, developed and sold several companies specialized in Marketing and New Technology consulting. In 2000, he joined Talento as an Associate ; an investment fund specialized in the financing of start-ups as well as several companies in NTIC activities. In January 2002, Jean-Yves DEMEUNYNCK was appointed Managing Director of AFIC, the French Capital Investment Association. Throughout the three years he spent in charge of the Association’s operations, Jean-Yves gained international recognition and firmly established the Association in its key advisory role close to the French State’s financial authorities and decision makers. AFIC is today ranked as the leading national capital investment association in Europe and boasts almost 100% of the activity’s professionals in France registered as members. Jean-Yves DEMEUNYNCK conceived and completed a major project on behalf of the profession with the establishment of the “House of the Capital Investment” in Paris, dedicated to capital investment activities. Jean Yves Demeunynck is a graduate Institute of Management, the National Institute of Marketing and holds the National Order of Merit.

Hakim El Karoui Assistant Director ROTHSCHILD & CIE Hakim El Karoui, works for Rothschild & Cie, investment banking, emerging markets team, since September 2006, as a banker. His professional background is mainly based on teaching ( geopolitics in Tunis University, language in French Embassy and enterprise creation in Egypt , assisting professor in Lyon University), and as an advisor in politics ( former speechwriter of Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime minister and of T. Breton, Secretary of Treasury in Paris ). He is graduate in geopolitics from INALCO (Paris), has passed agregation in geography and is graduated from Ecole Normale Supérieure. He is also chairman of Club XXI which brings together 300 French decision makers (civil servants, executives, lawyers, doctors ... ) coming from all over the world who want to promote diversity inside the French society. He wrote a book published in 2006, « The future of an exception, Why the world still needs the French (Flammarion, 2006).

Dr. Hisham El Sherif Chairman IT INVESTMENTS Dr. Hisham El Sherif is a leading authority on telecommunications and IT in Egypt and the Middle East and is considered to be a central player in guiding Egypt into the Information Age. Co-founder and Chair of the Advisory Board (for 14 years) of the Cabinet Information and Decision Support Centre, he was directly responsible for building 1300 centers creating more than 40,000 jobs in the information industry as well as creating the first centralized repository of information required to support effective decisionmaking at the national level. Under his leadership, IDSC was selected as one of the top 100 IT organizations in the world. Currently Chairman of IT Investments, a holding company with subsidiaries in Networking and telecommunications, software development, IT systems Integration, Media and E-business, El Sherif is also a force in driving the building of the Internet backbone in Egypt through his role as founder and chairman of Nile Online. To date, IT Investments Group comprise of 35 companies. Dr. El Sherif is a creative builder of Institutions and Organizations. He is directly responsible for building more than 29 technology related organizations, among them TITSEC, a regionally recognized leader in software engineering, multimedia, education, training, culture-ware and the information highway. Extending his message beyond national boundaries, El Sherif is a commissioner and co-chairman of the Application Task Force of the Washington-based Global Information for Development for the World Bank. He chaired a task force that developed the « Africa Information Society Initiative » that has been adapted by all African countries. In addition, he has initiated and helped to implement more than 700 programs and projects in Egypt and the Middle East, the US and Europe. Dr. El Sherif’s interests and sense of social responsibility extend beyond technology. He has been appointed as the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the renowned Egyptian Museum, Chairman of the « Egypt Internet Society  », Member of Council of the « Motherhood and Childhood » as well as the « National Board of Archaeology ». He is a member of the US-Egypt President’s Council and has been a professor at the American University in Cairo since 1991. Globally recognized for his achievements, Dr. El Sherif has been featured in various newspapers, magazines, radio and television programs all over the world. He has received several outstanding awards, among the World First Prize in Information Systems from SIM, the Franz Edelman award for Management Achievements and its Application and the IFORS Operation Research Award. In addition, the President of France has been awarded him French Knighthood. Closer to home, H.E. the President of Egypt awarded Dr. El Sherif the First Medal of Science and Art in 1999. Dr. El Sherif received his Ph.D. from MIT in Business and Engineering.

Stefano Frattini Manager EUROMED Stefano Frattini manages the investments of Euromed, the first European venture capital fund focussed on investments in Northern Africa (size : € 50 million). Previously, Stefano worked in corporate finance and institutional equity research in London, Paris and Milan. Within corporate finance, he’s worked with French Bank Société Générale on listing companies on the European Stock Exchanges (among other things, he was execution co-ordinator for the listing of Fiera Milano on the Milan Stock Exchange) and with Intermonte (the investment bank of major Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena) where he carried out the listing of several technology companies such as Dada, Data Service, Fastweb, Olidata and TXT e-solutions, as well as evaluation of pre-IPO investments and structuring of derivative products. Earlier, Stefano was a financial analyst at Intermonte, Merrill Lynch and Smith New Court in London.”

Pierre-Angel Gay Chief Editor LES ECHOS FONCTIONS EXERCEES Depuis 1995 aux Echos :
 2003 à ce jour : Rédacteur en chef Finance-Marchés
 1999-2003 : Chef du service Finance
 1995-1999 : chef de rubrique au service « Services «  1986-1995, journaliste au Monde :
 1991-1995 : Rédacteur spécialisé à la rubrique Industrie-Services
 1986-1991 : Rédacteur spécialisé à la rubrique Communication-Médias 1982-1986, journaliste à La Croix :
 Création de la rubrique Communication-Médias 1977-1982, rédacteur et pigiste :
 Rédacteur en chef de la revue de démographie Population et Avenir (1979 à 1982).
 Pigiste régulier à La Croix (rubrique radio-télévision), à Télérama. 1975-1977, stages et coopération militaire. DIVERS Co-auteur de la biographie François Pinault milliardaire, ou les secrets d’une incroyable fortune (Editions Balland
 mai 1999). FORMATION 1973 – 1975 : Centre de Formation des Journalistes (C.F.J. Paris) 1972 – 1973 : Paris IX-Dauphine (Option gestion) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE From 1995 : LES ECHOS
 2004 - this day : Editor in Chief : Finance and Markets
 1999 - 2004 : Head of Finance Departement
 1995 - 1999 : Head of Services Department 1986-1995 : Journalist at LE MONDE in charge of Industry-Services then Communication-Medias 1982-1986 : Journalist at LA CROIX in charge of Communication-Medias 1977-1982 : Journalist at POPULATION ET AVENIR, TELERAMA OTHERS Co-author of the biography « François Pinault billionaire, or the secrets of an incredible fortune » (Editions Balland
 May 1999). STUDIES 1973 – 1975 : Centre de Formation des Journalistes (C.F.J.) 1972 – 1973 : University Paris IX-Dauphine (Option gestion)

Anna Gervasoni General Manager AIFI Born in Milan, Italy. She graduated in Economics (with honours) at Bocconi University – Milan , Italy. Public accountant. She is, since the foundation, General Manager of AIFI – Italian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association - the association that represents institutionally the most important private equity and venture capital players. She is Director of IBAN (Italian Business Angel Network) and Director of Euromed Capital Forum. She is member of Strategic Steering Committee for the development of the Italian Financial Market in the Treasury Department and she was member (2006) of the European Commission Expert Group in “removing obstacles to cross-border investments by venture capital funds”. From 1985 until 2002 she was professor of corporate finance at Bocconi University, Milan. At present, she is Professor of Corporate Finance at Carlo Cattaneo University of Castellanza (VA) – LIUC. At the same University she is director of the Master in Merchant Banking and director of Research Center in Transport and Infrastructure, specialized in Project Financing. In 2002 she was given the Honorary title of “Ufficiale” by the President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.

Taoufik Guiga General Manager GROUPE TAREK BEN AMMAR Directeur Général du Groupe Tarek Ben Ammar en Tunisie (Pôle technologique des Industries du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel) Directeur Général des Studios de Hammamet Producteur : Empire Production Carthago Films Services

Jean-Louis Guigou Chairman IPEMED Etudes : Lycées d´Apt, de Digne, Institution Sainte-Marie à Rodez, Ecole Sainte-Geneviève à Versailles, Universités de Montpellier et de Paris. Dipl. : Ingénieur de l´Ecole nationale supérieure agronomique de Montpellier, Agrégé et Docteur ès sciences économiques. Carr. : Assistant à la chaire d´économie rurale de l´Ecole nationale supérieure agronomique de Montpellier (1965-69), Maître-assistant à l´université de Dijon, Collaborateur au Centre d´enseignement des techniques d´études modernes (1969-73), Maître de conférences à l´université de Lille puis de Créteil (1973-78), Professeur à l´université de Paris XII (1978-88), Chargé de mission au cabinet de Michel Rocard (ministre du Plan et de l´Aménagement du territoire) (1982), Chargé de mission à la Délégation à l´aménagement du territoire et à l´action régionale (Datar) (1983-88), Professeur à l´université d´Avignon (1985-90), Directeur (1990-97), Délégué (1997- 2002) à l’aménagement du territoire et à l’action régionale (Datar), Inspecteur général de l’Education nationale (2002-04), Président de l’Institut des hautes études de développement et d’aménagement du territoire (Ihedat) (2000-02), Co-fondateur du Centre d’analyse et de liaison des acteurs de la Méditerranée (Calame) et Président de l’Institut de prospective du Calame (2002), Délégué général de l’Institut de prospective économique du monde méditerranéen (IPEMed) (depuis 2006). OEuvres : Théorie économique et transformation de l´espace agricole (1971), Analyse multidimensionnelle (1974), la Rente foncière (1983), France 2015 (1993), Une ambition pour le territoire (1995), France 2020, mettre les territoires en mouvement (2000). Décor. : Chevalier des Palmes académiques.

Noureddine Hajji Managing Director AMC ERNST & YOUNG Diplômé Expert Comptable, 1986 Parcours professionnel : Associé fondateur en 1987 du cabinet AMC, devenant plus tard membre à part entière du réseau mondial Ernst & Young (AMC Ernst & Young). Est actuellement Directeur Général du cabinet. AMC Ernst & Young est un des plus importants cabinets d’audit et de conseil d’entreprises, avec un effectif de plus de 120 personnes. Dirige en direct le département de Conseil en Transactions avec une équipe de 20 professionnels spécialisés pour accompagner les clients dans leurs opérations d’acquisition ou vente d’entreprises, fusions, alliances stratégiques ou restructurations. Expérience significative : Conseil dans plusieurs transactions d’acquisitions et cessions d’entreprises pour le compte d’investisseurs internationaux et de fonds d’investissements et pour le compte du gouvernement dans le cadre de projets de privatisations Conduite de grandes missions d’audit et de conseil dans plusieurs banques, établissements financiers et sociétés d’investissement Participation active dans le processus d’élaboration du système comptable des entreprises en Tunisie et conduite du projet d’élaboration des systèmes comptables pour les banques et les sociétés d’investissement

Abdellatif Imani Partner SGAM ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS Abdellatif has the Moroccan nationality. He joined the SG Group in 1998 and worked in the risk division of Société Générale specializing in credit risk assessment, company valuations, rating and economic capital methodologies. He was an active member of the international lobbying groups working on the reform of the Basel Capital Adequacy Accord. Previously, Abdellatif had founded and managed a Moroccan exports company. He has been on the board of two other Moroccan companies, one in the packaging sector, the other in insurance. He holds an MBA from INSEAD, an MS in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics and an MS degree in engineering from Supélec Paris.

Jacques Gautrand Media & Communication Consultant As a free lance journalist and Media consultant, Jacques Gautrand has a sound knowledge of enterprises, economic development, communication and Public Affairs. He is regularly in contact with professional associations and business networks. He works as an independent consultant on editorial and corporate communication operations. Jacques Gautrand is a founding member of Euromed Capital Forum. Previously, he was associate editor to magazines such as “Jeune Afrique Economie”, and “L’Entreprise” (Groupe L’Expansion) ; as well as co-presenting “Le Journal des Régions” program on LCI channel. He participated in the edition of the first “Guide économique des villes” (in partnership with Les Echos). Founding editor of the web site Consulendo.com, Jacques Gautrand has published an essay on mass media : “L’Empire des écrans”. He is a member of the Press Club de France. Graduate in Political Science at the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris and La Sorbonne University, he lived for several years in Africa and Australia, working for the Cultural and Information services to the French Embassy.

Jaloul Ayed Chairman of the Management Committee BMCE BANK Prior to joining BMCE in 1998, Mr. Ayed has spent 18 years with Citibank, he held various country management positions in the emerging countries of North Africa and the Middle East, and as Senior Banker with the Capital Markets Group at Citicorp International plc. in London (1996-1998). He held the Corporate Bank Head position for the UAE and Oman in Dubai from 1988 to 1990, and Morocco Country Corporate Officer and General Manager of Citibank Maghreb in Casablanca from 1990 to 1995. Mr. AYED joined the BMCE Group in 1998 as Head of the Investment Banking Division. He is the founder of BMCE Capital. He also initiated the activities of BMCE Capital in Central and West Africa through the creation of a subsidiary of BMCE Capital in Dakar and plans to set-up a presence in the near future in Cameroon and Gabon. In 2006, BMCE Capital launched its subsidiary AXIS Capital in Tunis. Recently, Mr Ayed conducted the creation by BMCE Bank of MediCapital Bank, an FSA authorized wholesale bank in London with an initial paid-in capital of Euros 130 million. Mr AYED chairs the Management Committee of the BMCE Group, as well as the boards of several fully owned subsidiaries of BMCE Bank and BMCE Capital. A Graduate of the University of Maryland where he obtained his Masters’ in Economics, Mr. Ayed was elected member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society in 1979.

Jean-Christophe Laloux Head of Division, Special operations EIB - EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK Jean-Christophe Laloux is Head of Division at the European Investment Bank (E.I.B.). He is heading the private equity and technical assistance operations in the Mediterranean Partner Countries. These activities are carried out under FEMIP (Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership). Within E.I.B. he has been, amongst others, a senior venture capital officer for France, Benelux and Italy. Until recently, he was the Advisor to Mr Philippe Maystadt, President of the E.I.B. Before joining the Bank, he was a consultant in management and finance at the Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Laloux is a Commercial Engineer from the Catholic University of Leuven – Belgium, a Post Graduate in Management (magna cum laude) from the University of Ghent – Belgium, as well as Master of Business Administration (Distinction) from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University - United States.

Jean-Claude Capuono CEO FICOREC-HORMATH MEDITERRNEE Jean-Claude CAPUONO, chartered accountant, statutory auditor, is the C.E.O of FIOCOREC HORWATH MEDITERANNEE. Jean-Claude CAPUONO founded the cabinet FICOREC in 1989, whose principal trades are the Accounting, Tax & legal advise, Audit and Consulting. Director of the development of the group since creation, the cabinet specialized in the accompaniment of SME in growth, in particular turned towards the international one. FICOREC joined network HORWATH in 2008 in order to propose a global offer to customers. Very present in the zone euro-mediterannée, FICOREC HORWATH MEDITERANNEE accompanies the customers in operations by establishment or external growth, in particular in Morocco and in Algeria. FICOREC HORWATH MEDITERANEE participates in the operations of LBO, and the operations of acquisition Resulting from the commercial school EUROMED MARSEILLE, member of Network HORWATH PARTNERS France, Jean-Claude CAPUONO are an actor recognized in area PACA and have a solid establishment (Aix in Provence, Marseilles, Ciotat) – south of France.

Nassim Kerdjoudj CEO NET-SKILLS Nassim Kerdjoudj est né le 26 septembre 1971 à Alger. Titulaire d’un Baccalauréat série C en 1989 au Lycée Descartes d’Alger, Il poursuit ses études à Paris ou il obtient successivement une Licence, une Maîtrise et un DESS d’Informatique à Paris 7 puis un Mastère en Management Qualité à L’École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers à Paris en 1996. Après Nassim Kerdjoudj est recruté en 1996 par le Groupe DECAN une des plus importantes SSII Françaises, il y passera deux ans en tant que consultant en Knowledge Management avec d’être recruté en tant que Consultant en 1998 par Lotus (filiale d’IBM) dans sa division Consulting. Il y occupera successivement les fonctions de Senior Consultant puis Project Manager avec d’être intégré dans la maison mère IBM France en tant que Professional Services Manager dans sa division Software. En 2003 il rentre en Algérie avec Microsoft en tant que Directeur du Développement et de la Stratégie. Il décidera en 2004 de quitter Microsoft pour créer sa société Net-Skills de conseil en Système d’informations et de solution de mobilité pour adresser les problématiques IT et Telecom sur un marché en pleine expansion. Net-Skills affiche aujourd’hui une croissance annuelle de 400% et une rentabilité record pour son marché. Diverses activités associatives Nassim Kerdjoudj est le plus jeune membre du Conseil exécutif du Forum des Chefs d’Entreprises (Principale association patronale algérienne) et membre fondateur du Club CARE (Cercle d’Action et de réflexion autour de l’entreprise)le premier Think Tank économique algérien Nassim Kerdjoudj a été membre de la Société des Ingénieurs de l’Automobile (SIA), ou il a présidé la section des jeunes et a lancé en 1995 un projet de conception de réalisation d’un prototype roulant de taxi urbain de l’an 2000, conçu par des étudiants avec l’appui des constructeurs. Ce projet fédérant plus de 30 écoles et universités et 120 étudiants à travers la France, a la particularité de fonctionner exclusivement avec des échanges via Internet (nouveauté en 1995). Le projet verra le jour avec le véhicule exposé au salon international de l’automobile de Paris en 1998.

Daniel P. Khan Founder KHAN & ASSOCIES Daniel P. Kahn is the founder of the international law firm Kahn & Associés and is personally active in all areas of the firm’s practice with an emphasis on Private Equity, M&A, technology law and corporate law. In addition to his French legal education, Daniel P. Kahn holds a Master of Law degree from Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago. After 8 years spent in American law firms in the United States and in France, he founded its own law firm in 1988. Today Kahn & Associés have more than 30 lawyers and is member of an international network. He is a member of the Paris bar. He is a member of the ITech Law Association (ex Computer Law Association) board of directors and member of club.Sénat.fr. He also serves on the advisory boards for a number of French startups. He is Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite.

Naim Koçer General Manager and Senior Country Officer CALYON BANK TURK 2003-2007 CALYON BANK TÜRK A.Ş.(Credit Agricole Group) - Istanbul - General Manager & Senior Country Officer 1999-2003 CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ CHEUVREUX -Paris - Institutional Equity Sales 1992-1999 CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ CHEUVREUX - Paris - Head of Sales on Primary Equity Issues to European Institutions 1988-1992 BANQUE INDOSUEZ - Paris - Stock strategist in European equity markets 1990-1996 E.S.L.S.C.A (Private Business School), Professor, MASTERE (Doctorate level). Capital Markets and Portfolio Management 1989-1991 E.S.C.P. (Private Business School), Professor, MASTERE (Doctorate level) Capital Markets and Portfolio Management 1987-1992 UNIVERSITY PARIS-DAUPHINE Assistant lecturer, Master degree, on French Capital Markets 1986-1988 Associés en Finance (Financial Consulting Firm) Performance measure on management fund PUBLICATIONS 1990 Co-author GUIDE DES MARCHES DE CAPITAUX, Ed. ESKA, Paris April 1990 Presentation, colloqium AFIR Research paper concerning “Dividend Discount Model for Paris stock-exchange” 1985 “The bonds with repurchase options” Research paper no : 8601 CREFID – PARIS-DAUPHINE ACADEMY RECORDS French Doctorate in Finance, “Performance measure on management fund” UNIVERSITY PARIS-DAUPHINE 1984 DEA – Finance, UNIVERSITY PARIS-DAUPHINE Master degree in Business Administration, UNIVERSITY PARIS-DAUPHINE TUSIAD - Turkish Industrialist’s and Businessmen’s Association CCE - Conseillers du Commerce Extérieur de France – President CCFT - Chamber of Commerce France-Turkey, treasurer Member of the Board

Thomas Lagoarde-Segot Assistant Professor of Finance EUROMED MARSEILLE - ECOLE DE MANAGEMENT Thomas Lagoarde-Segot is Assistant Professor of Finance at Euromed Marseille – Ecole de Management since September 2007. He holds a PhD from Trinity College Dublin and his research is published in the Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade and the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money. He has also participated in international research projects with the UK Department for International Development and the French Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Research Institutes on the impact of trade liberalisation on employment and poverty in the Euro-Mediterranean region. His ongoing research analyzes the micro-economic consequences of financial integration in emerging countries.

Mohamed Rachid Larbi Secretary General UNION DES BANQUES MAGHREBINES Secrétaire Général de l’Union des Banques Maghrébines, association qui regroupe 60 banques des pays du Maghreb et dont le siège est à Tunis. Diplômé de la faculté des sciences économiques d’Alger – études supérieures en management d’entreprise. A débuté sa carrière dans l’industrie et a fait partie du « team » qui a réalisé le premier complexe électronique en Algérie. A été successivement : • Directeur de la « Prévision et du Contrôle de gestion » du Crédit Populaire d’Algérie, 3ème banque du pays, • Membre du Directoire du Holding « Mines » (holding industriel et financier du secteur minier), • Président Directeur Général de SOFINANCE, société de Participation et d’investissement, dont il a mené la constitution. Il a été l’initiateur de l’étude sur le développement du capital investissement en Algérie et de l’élaboration du cadre réglementaire. Il est membre du Conseil d’Administration du Crédit Populaire d’Algérie et depuis 2006 Secrétaire Général de l’Union des Banques Maghrébines

Patrice Lefeu CEO FONDATION EUROPE + EUROPE + FOUNDATION Patrice Lefeu is currently Executive Director of the La Baule World Investment Conference and the CEO of Europe+ Foundation, dedicated to promoting the attractiveness and competitiveness of Europe to international investors. After earning a Master’s Degree in information science, Mr. Lefeu began his career as General Manager of Business Channel, a subsidiary of Compagnie Générale des Eaux. He went on to hold other positions in the private sector, including Head of the President’s Cabinet at the French Red Cross, Special Adviser to the Sous- Directeur Général at UNESCO, and Executive Director of the World Association of Major Metropolises. From 1999 to 2001 he was a cabinet member within the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry, where he was in charge of European issues and regional policies for international expansion of SMEs/SMIs. After serving as Special Adviser to the President of the Invest in France Agency, he became Executive Vice President in charge of communications and institutional relations, where he was in charge of developing a campaign promoting the image of France. Patrice Lefeu has also been Deputy Mayor of the 4th arrondissement of Paris since 2001.

Philippe Lefournier Chairman CLUB DE L’EXPANSION Né en août 1939, Le Mans (France). Marié, 3 enfants Formation Université de Paris Licencié en droit (1961) Diplômé de l’Institut d’Etudes politiques (1962) Diplômé d’Etudes supérieures en Sciences économiques (1963) Activités économiques Assistant à la Faculté de Droit et des Sciences économiques de Paris (1964-1966) Consultant à l’Unesco (1965-1966) Ancien membre du Conseil national de la statistique Ancien membre du Groupe technique de la Commission économique de la Nation Représentant de la France dans le « World Model » du Pr Lawrence Klein (prix Nobel, Philadelphie) Membre du Panel des experts du Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Tokyo) Membre de la Mission « Croissance française » présidée par M.Camdessus auprès du ministre de l’Economie, des Finances et de l’Industrie (2004) Activités de presse Journaliste au mensuel L’Expansion depuis sa création (1967) Fondateur du Club de L’Expansion (1977) Rédacteur en chef adjoint de L’Expansion (bimensuel, 1979-1987) Fondateur du Centre de Prévision de L’Expansion (1987) Rédacteur en chef du mensuel Le Tableau de Bord (1991-2002) Directeur général du Centre de Prévision de L’Expansion (1994-2002) Editorialiste au Groupe Express-Expansion (2003) Président d’honneur du Club de L’Expansion Publications « Les problèmes du développement économique » (1968) « Ecodigest » (1996) Nombreux articles dans des revues françaises et étrangères (Etats-Unis, Japon, Allemagne, Italie, Espagne, Portugal, Pologne...) Distinctions Chevalier de l’ordre national du Mérite Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur

Samia Maktouf Partner CABINET DUBREUIL & MAKTOUF Holder of a Master’s Degree in Business Law and Economy (DEA droit des affaires et économie Paris I), Samia MAKTOUF is the council of international firms and in particular of airline companies. She has developed for more than ten years a solid experience in providing legal advice to companies, including for establishment of companies either in North Africa and France, competition Law ; she also advises the governments and the authorities of market in privatizations and concessions of public markets. She has collaborated within large international law firms in France, and extended her experience by accomplishing some internship in the United Kingdom and in the United States.

Jean-François Manlhiot Business Development Director FINANCIERE OCEOR, GROUPE CAISSE D’EPARGNE Jean-François MANLHIOT, Business Development Director at FINANCIERE OCEOR (a Member of Groupe Caisse d’Epargne for International and French overseas territories) Executive Committee Member Jean-François MANLHIOT has been the Business Development Director of FINANCIERE OCEOR since the beginning of the year. He is in charge of commercial policy management for the entire banking network through four departments : Marketing, Sales effectiveness, Distribution and Quality control in Retail banking and Regional Bank Development markets. Jean-François MANLHIOT joined Groupe Caisse d’Epargne in 1993, where he took various management positions  : as specialised markets Director, then Sales effectiveness Director in Caisse d’Epargne de Haute-Normandie (From 1993 to 2003) ; and as Regional Bank Development Director in Caisse d’Epargne d’Auvergne-Limousin (From 2003 to 2006). From 1980 to 1983, Jean-François MANLHIOT worked in the Institut d’Emission (Reunion Island), then, from 1983 to 1985 in the French Agency of Development (AFD). From 1985 to 1989, he was vice-director, then vicechief executive officer for SOFIDER (Reunion Island). From 1989 to 1993, he was commercial Director in charge of private equity. Jean-François MANLHIOT obtained his Master’s Degree in ‘Economics and Finances’ in 1978 (Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Grenoble) and his Doctorate in Economics in 1979 (University of Grenoble). From 1996 to 1998, he taught financial engineering as a senior lecturer at the Institut Technique de Banque in Paris.

Jean-Yves Martin Partner CABINET RACINE Jean-Yves MARTIN graduated from the University of Paris 1 (Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures, 1975, Docteur en droit 1981, awarded the Levy-Ullman Prize 1982) and the University of Chicago Law School MCL 1977) He has a long experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and capital markets. As a previous partner of an American law firm (Shearman & Sterling) and an English law firm (Allen & Overy), before joining Racine, Jean-Yves MARTIN has become very familiar with the various issues arising on cross border transactions. He is the author of several publications in the fields of stock exchange regulations and takeovers and gave lectures in these fields for several years at ESSEC and ESCP-EAP, two pre-eminent business schools in France.

Oscar Martinez-Cubells Leyun Managing Director SES IBERIA PRIVATE EQUITY (GROUPE SIPAREX) Degree in Business Administration from ICADE, Oscar Martínez-Cubells Leyún started his professional career as financial analyst. In 1990 he joined Ernst & Young Corporate Finance, where he managed, as advisor, a significant number of M&A transactions in the Spanish mid market. From 1995 to 1999, he worked for the Spanish private equity firm Vista Capital de Expansion, participating in different domestic and international investment deals (Superdiplo, Estacionamientos Subterraneos, Ipes Ibérica, Intertek,.). In 1999, he joined Grupo Ahorro Corporación to develop the group’s private equity business by creating the firm AC Desarrollo, raising 4 private equity funds (for a total of €139 million under management), as well as participating in 18 deals (6 as a person in charge and 12 as a member of the Executive Committee). In 2004 he joined SES Iberia Private Equity, the Iberian vehicle for private equity launched that year by Siparex and Espirito Santo Capital, as main responsible for the Spanish market. He is director of Panorama (producer of points for set advertising), Logic (logistic services), Disperfum (cosmetic’s retailer), Neumáticos Andrés (tire’s distributor)

Henry Marty-Gauquié Director EIB - EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK Henry Marty-Gauquié, Director, liaison with non EU International Organisations and of the EIB Group Representative Office in Paris. 1978 : with a PhD in International Law (University of Paris X), a specialisation in European Law (University of Paris I) and being graduated from the Institute of Political Sciences of Paris, he begins his career working for the French Prime Minister (Raymond Barre) in the legal department of the General Secretariat of the Interministerial Committee for European Cooperation (S.G.C.I.) From 1981 to 1982, he is First Secretary at Law of the French Judge (Fernand Grevisse) at the European Court of Justice. From 1982 to 1989, he works at the European Court of Auditors, first as Legal Advisor and then as the Director of the President’s Office (1986-89). In 1989, he joins the European Investment Bank and becomes in 1995, Director of Communication and spokesman of the EIB. In October 2003, he is appointed Director of the EIB Group Representative Office in Paris and Director of liaison with non EU International Organisations. He is also Board Member of the ‘Association Euro-Méditerranéenne des Investisseurs en Capital’ and Alternate Board Member of the ‘Institut de la Gestion Déléguée’ (IGD) - « The French PPP Institute ».

Jean-Marie Masse Head Business Development IFC - WORLD BANK Mr. Jean-Marie Masse is Head, Business Development, Global Financial Markets at the International Finance Corporation. This is an operational responsibility for originating, structuring and processing large investments to fund financial institutions in emerging markets, and developing innovative loan, equity, investments, guarantees and risk management products to private sector clients on a global basis. The position is based at the IFC/Paris office which reports directly to the Vice Presidency for Europe, Middle East, North Africa and Africa. Mr. Masse joined IFC in September 1994 as an Investment Officer and worked successively for the Privatization Advisory Services, Asia, East Asia, and Global Financial Markets Departments. He was promoted to Chief Investment Officer and Head, Operations and Transactions Group and 2004, and to his current position in September 2006. Prior to joining IFC, Mr. Masse worked for Crédit Agricole in France and in the US. Mr. Masse is a French national and holds a Master in Sciences in Agronomy (Ingénieur Agronome) from a leading Grande Ecole, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from INSEAD, France.

Romen Mathieu Managing Director EUROMENA - CAPITAL TRUST Romen Mathieu is the Managing Director of EuroMena within the Capital Trust Group since 2004. He has more than 15 years experience in corporate transactions and advising family owned businesses, covering Europe and the MENA region. He headed Ernst &Young’s MENA desk in France and was a Partner of Ernst &Young Corporate Finance (EYCF) and M&A in France. Prior to EYCF’s formation, Mr Mathieu worked with Lazard frères, in the M&A and financial affairs team. From 1996 to 1998, he headed the credit department of Banque Saradar in Lebanon and was a member of the bank’s credit committee. He began his career with Arthur Andersen, in its corporate restructuring and corporate finance division in France. Mr. Mathieu holds two post-graduate degrees in Finance (DESS and Magistère) and a Master’s degree in Management from the Sorbonne University.

Nathanael Mauclair Deputy Director NYSE EURONEXT Nathanael Mauclair is Deputy Director of the International Listings department of NYSE Euronext, the world’s leading and most liquid exchange group. Nathanael is dedicated to ensuring market promotion and developing IPOs on NYSE Euronext markets. Nathanael holds an Masters degree in Business Sciences from the University of Birmingham, UK, and is a graduate of Clermont Business School, one of France’s Grandes Ecoles. Over the years, Nathanael has gained a comprehensive knowledge of Equity Capital Markets in Europe. Among his latest achievements, he played an active part in the successful launch of Alternext, NYSE Euronext’s junior market for small and medium sized companies in Europe with the flotation of Meilleurtaux (May 05). He also worked on the listings of Antevenio (Feb.07), and H2O Innovation (Jan.07), respectively the first Spanish and Canadian companies to join Alternext, demonstrating the growing appeal of this market to international companies. These first deals were recently followed by Ventos (Luxembourg/Spain) and Conporec (canada) in December 2007. Deputy Director, International Listings

Aziz Mebarek Co-founder and Partner TUNINVEST Graduate of the engineering school “Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées », Paris, France – 1987. He is former General Manager of Ilva Maghreb and Tunisacier International. Aziz MEBAREK participated to the structuring and raising of 9 investment funds totalling over US$ 300 million and has structured in Africa over 40 investments and divestments in several industrial and service sectors : construction, transportation, distribution, tourism, manufacturing, automotive parts, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, IT, education, health and financial services.

Eddie Misrahi Partner APAX PARTNERS AFIC Eddie Misrahi, 53, is Chairman of the French Private Equity Association (AFIC) and Managing Partner of Apax Partners SA. Since he joined Apax Partners as a Partner in 1991, he has completed numerous investments to support young, innovative companies or more mature companies in growth financing and buy-out transactions in the IT/Telecom and Media industries. He has particular responsibility for the Telecom/Media sector. Eddie Misrahi is a member of the board of directors of Arkadin (audio and data conferencing services), Cegid (developer of ERP software), DxO Labs (digital imaging technologies), Hubwoo (e-procurement), InfoPro Communications (BtoB publishing group), Outremer Telecom (leading alternative telecoms operator in the French overseas departments) and Prosodie (provider of telecom and IT services). Prior to joining Apax Partners, Eddie Misrahi had been at M/A-COM in Boston, a defence electronics and telecommunications firm, since 1984, where he occupied several operational positions, including that of Profit Centre Manager. He began his career at McKinsey & Company, where he spent five years in Paris and Mexico as a specialist in information technology. Eddie Misrahi graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique and the Harvard Business School.

Franck Moulins Chief Editor CAPITAL FINANCE (GROUPE LES ECHOS) PARCOURS PROFESSIONNEL JOURNALISME
 Septembre 2000 : Entrée à CAPITAL FINANCE en tant que journaliste
 Janvier 2005 : promotion au rang de Chef de service rédactionnel
 Juillet 2007 : promotion au rang de Rédacteur en chef, à la tête d’une équipe d’une dizaine de journalistes - pigistes inclus. ENSEIGNEMENT
 De 1994 à 2000 : Enseignant-Chercheur à l’université de PAU. Spécialisé en Économie Générale (Économie Internationale, Croissance, Macroéconomie). Cours dispensés aux étudiants inscrits de la 1ère année de DEUG à la maîtrise d’Economie. FORMATION UNIVERSITAIRE
 1994-2000 : Préparation d’une thèse de doctorat, « L’apport de l’investissement direct étranger à la restructuration industrielle des pays d’Europe centrale et orientale », sous la co-direction des Professeurs Marie Lavigne et Jacques Le Cacheux, université de PAU.
 1993-1994 : DEA Economie Internationale, université de PAU.
 1992-1993 : Maîtrise Sciences Économiques, université de PAU.

Dominique Nicolas Executive Director AFIC Dominique Nicolas (48) was named Executive Director of the French Private Equity Association (AFIC) in January 2006. In June 2004 he founded Spiral Finance SAS ; he was Senior Executive Vice-President at GALERIES LAFAYETTE GROUP. member of the Executive Committee from November 2000 to May 2004. Dominique Nicolas started his career as a Consultant at KPMG-PEAT MARWICK CONSULTANTS, then at STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE (1984-1988). He holds the position of Partner and Chief Executive Officier at MCA SA Consultants (CEPME Financial Group) from 1987 to 1992. From 1992 to 1996 he worked at COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES EAUX as a Human Resources Deputy Manager. He joined DALKIA GROUP (Energy Division VEOLIA) where he holds the position of Managing Director until 2000. Dominique Nicolas is a graduate of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Metiers and the Ecole Polytechnique. Chairman of World Executives, member of the board of La Banque Audiovisuelle and WWF France.

Dominique Nouvellet Founder and CEO SIGEFI PRIVATE EQUITY - GROUPE SIPAREX Dominique Nouvellet began his career at Caisse des Dépôts (internal audit, financial analysis) and then moved to the French Treasury (supervision of the banking system and lending policies). He is one of the founders of EVCA (European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association), Founding Director and former Vice Chairman of AFIC (French Private Equity Investors Association) Mr. Nouvellet has managed Siparex Group, one of France’s leading independent specialists in private equity investment in SMEs, since it was founded 30 years ago. Mr. Nouvellet currently sits on several boards, including that of STEF-TFE, one of Europe’s leading logistics group, the National Association of French Corporations (ANSA), Tuninvest Finance Group (Tunisia), CapitalInvest (Morocco) and since 2008 of Université Lyon III. He is a member of the Steering Committee of Institut Aspen France, and of France Investissement, Chairman of the Euromed Capital Forum Association, and former Chairman of EM Lyon Group (Lyon Business School).

Albert Ollivier Member of the Executive Committee FINANCE INNOVATION CLUSTER Albert OLLIVIER, 53 ans, est diplômé de l’IEP et ancien élève de l’Ena (promotion Henri François d’Aguesseau). Il a notamment exercé les fonctions de directeur de la branche groupe de la CNP (88-90) , de directeur de la stratégie du groupe CDC (90-94), de président de CDC PME (98-03) et de président de CDC Entreprises (03-06). Il est conseiller du SG du groupe CDC et membre du comité exécutif du pôle de compétitivité Finance Innovation.

Slim Othmani CEO NCA - ROUBIA 20 ans d’expérience de direction générale et d’administration dans divers secteurs dont le secteur agroalimentaire (Coca-Cola, NCA-Rouiba, Selectair,…), en Algérie et les TIC au Canada et en Algérie. Intervient à titre de consultant pour la banque d’affaires SWICORP depuis 2005. MBA de Mediterranean School of Business, Tunisie. Diplôme d’Ingénieur Réseaux et Systèmes en Informatique. Membre actif et membre fondateur de divers mouvements associatifs : FCE (Forum des Chefs d’entreprises), CARE (Club d’Action et de Réflexion autour de l’Entreprise), APAB (Association des Producteurs Algériens de Boissons). Slim parle français, anglais, arabe et Italien.

Ziad Oueslati Co-founder and General Manager TUNINVEST Graduate of the engineering school, ‘Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris’, France, 1987. He holds a Master of Science in Technology and Policy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA. Mr. Oueslati is former head of Financial Institutions and Capital Markets at Citibank Tunis (1990-1994), responsible of macroeconomic country studies, risk and financial analysis. Ziad OUESLATI participated to the structuring and raising of 9 investment funds totalling over US$ 300 and has structured over 30 investments in Africa in several industrial and service sectors : Agribusiness (Poultry slaughter house, Hatchery and breading firm), fast food chain (the leading fast food company in Tunisia), Veterinary products manufacturing, plastic containers manufacturing, detergent manufacturing and distribution, sanitary products distribution and PC assembly.

Olivier Pastré Chairman IM BANK Masters of Arts in Economics (University of Rhode Island) et agrégé des Facultés de Droit, Olivier PASTRE, Maître Assistant puis Professeur à l’Université de Paris XIII (l978-1983) a été consultant auprès de l’OCDE et de la CEE (1979-1981) et a présidé un groupe de travail du Commissariat au Plan consacré à « l’internationalisation des intermédiaires financiers français » (1982) avant d’entrer à la Direction du Trésor comme chargé de mission (1983) puis comme conseiller auprès du Directeur (1984) chargé du dossier « Monétique ». Dans ce cadre, il a représenté le Ministre des Finances au cours des négociations qui ont conduit à la création du GIE Cartes Bancaires. En 1985, il s’est vu confier la réalisation d’un rapport pour le Directeur du Trésor sur la Modernisation des Banques Françaises. Nommé doyen de la Faculté des Sciences Economiques de l’Université de Paris VIII (1986), il a ensuite présidé un groupe de travail du Commissariat au Plan consacré au devenir du système financier français face à la concurrence internationale (1987). Au cours de l’été 1991, Olivier PASTRE a été chargé par le Ministre de l’Industrie d’une mission sur l’Epargne Salariale. De 1987 à 2002, Olivier PASTRE a été Directeur Général Adjoint (jusqu’en janvier 1995) puis Directeur Général de GP Banque (rebaptisée SBFI à partir de 1999), seule banque d’affaires européenne à s’être spécialisée sur le Maghreb et le Machrek. A ce titre, il a dirigé une quarantaine de cadres répartis entre la France, le Maroc, l’Algérie et la Tunisie et a géré cinq fonds d’investissement. Olivier PASTRE est (ou a été) administrateur de Medifin et MSIN (Maroc), d’Union Bank (Algérie) et d’IM Bank (Tunisie). Il a été nommé Directeur Général d’IM Bank en 2000 et Président en 2001. Dans le cadre d’IM Bank, Olivier PASTRE a participé à plus de 20 privatisations au Maghreb en tant que conseil du Gouvernement ou d’investisseurs privés. Olivier PASTRE a dirigé de 1979 à 1984 les collections économiques des Editions de La Découverte (et créé, notamment, la collection Repères). Il a créé en 1987 et est aujourd’hui conseiller Scientifique de la Revue d’Economie Financière. Il est membre du Conseil Scientifique de l’Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), administrateur de l’Association des Directeurs de Banque, Professional Fellow de l’Institut Europlace de Finance, administrateur de CMP Banque, producteur à France Culture et directeur de collection aux Editions Perrin. Olivier Pastré est l’auteur de nombreux livres et articles parmi lesquels : « La Stratégie Internationale des Banques Américaines » (1979, Prix de l’ADEFI, traduit en anglais) ; « La Crise du XXéme Siècle » (1980) ; « Les Nouveaux Piliers de la Finance » (1992) ; « La Banque » (1997) ; « Quelle économie mondiale après le 11 septembre ? » (2001), « Le Capitalisme Déboussolé » (2003 - Mention Spéciale du Prix Européen du Livre d’Economie et du Prix Turgot), « La Nouvelle Economie Bancaire » (2005, traduit en anglais), « La Méthode Colbert » (2006) « La Guerre Mondiale des Banques » (2007) et « Doctor Subprime et Mister Hyde (2008) . En Mai 2006, il a remis au Ministre de l’Economie un rapport sur les « Enjeux économiques et sociaux de l’industrie bancaire »

Marie-Annick Peninon Director EVCA After being Director of Regulatory and Public Affairs, Marie-Annick Peninon is currently in charge of monitoring and promoting the mid-capitalisation segment of the European private equity industry at EVCA, the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. EVCA represents the European private equity sector and promotes the asset class both within Europe and throughout the world. It was established in 1983 and is based in Brussels. Marie-Annick Peninon was the Secretary General of the French Venture Capital Association (AFIC) from 1995 to 2001. Previously she managed the private equity operations of a French insurance company for five years, then in charge of the Communication and Media private equity investments of a large bank. After mastering in Monetary policy at the Paris university and completing her studies at the Paris Institut d’Etudes Politiques, she began her professional life as a manager of mutual funds, specialised on the American and Far East markets.

Yannick Petit Chairman and CEO Allegra Finance A graduate in Business Finance (DESS de finance d’entreprise) from the Université Paris IX Dauphine, Yannick PETIT began his career with the launch of the Matif in 1986, working as a Project Director (Chef de Mission) in the Audit Department of Matif SA before being appointed Finance Director in brokerage firm for specialized to futures and options. After a short posting as Head of Accounting and Management Control for the Daï Chi Kangyo Bank, Yannick PETIT joined SBF-Bourse de Paris (Euronext SA) in 1991. Recruited to the position of Head of Sales, his active part in the relaunch of the Second Marché saw him named Head of Issuer Relations from 1992 to 1995. The ideas man behind the Nouveau Marché, Yannick PETIT was named Deputy CEO of SBF-Bourse de Paris subsidiary, Société du Nouveau Marché, as of its creation in May 1995. At the helm of the Nouveau Marché, he prospected some 500 businesses, recruiting over 100 companies essentially from the new information technologies and health sectors. In 1999, Yannick Petit founded the France Finance & Technologies Group and took up control of FF&T Equity, later to become Avenir Finance Corporate after its sale to the Avenir Finance Group in 2002. Head of Avenir Finance Corporate until March 2006, he went on to set up Allegra Finance. Yannick Petit is Chairman of the Association des Intermédiaires en Valeurs Moyennes (AIVM) and Lecturer for the CNAM.

Pascal Pierra Head of Private Equity PROPARCO Pascal joined PROPARCO in 2001 to follow the Investment Funds and later to create and head the Private Equity Department. He is also a co-manager of the Averroes Fund of Funds for the Mediterranean and seats at different boards, including the Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM ex-SECO). Before that, he worked for Fidelity Investments, Banque Paribas and Continentale d’Entreprises (Groupe Harwanne) in Europe and America. He is graduated from the EM Lyon Business School and holds a Master in Economy together with an MBA. He is also a teacher and jury member of the ESCP-EAP Business School.

Jean-Marc Pons Country Manager COFACE MAGHREB In July 2006, inside Coface AMEEM, the platform for Africa Middle east and Eastern Mediterranean, he was appointed as managing Director of Coface Algeria Services, in charge of starting Coface services up and also supervising Credit Insurance in Maghreb, especially Morroco, Algeria and Tunisia. By the end of 2006 Coface Algeria Services, 100% subsidiary of Coface, starts to provide short term domestic credit insurance, through a partnership with Cagex, the local export credit agency, credit reports and ratings on Algerian companies, and very soon receivables management.

François Pontet Vice Chairman EUROMED CAPITAL FORUM Graduated in law and in political Science at Paris IEP, François Pontet has begun his career at the Information and economic forecast office (BIPE). At the early 70’s, he is principal private secretary to Jean-Jacques Servan Schreiber, and to the Lorraine regional council President. He becomes adviser of the Compagnie Générale de Constructions Téléphoniques President and Managing Director of the company (ITT France) (1979-1987). Dassault Electronics and Dassault automatisms and telecommunications General Secretary, he chairs Dassault Electronics Development at the early 90’s. After years as Business group embarked systems at Thomson-CSF, he has been associate director of private equity company Siparex Group and Siparex Club general delegate since 2001. He is also President of Sud Partners. Thanks to his knowledge of the euro Mediterranean countries, he is, aside with Dominique Nouvellet, Siparex group Chairman, at the origin of Euromed Capital Forum and of Euromed Capital Forum Association for which he is administrator and Vice-Chairman.

Julien Proffit Partner ASCOTT ASSOCIES Julien Proffit est associé du cabinet Ascott Associés. Admis au Barreau de Paris en 2000, il a auparavant exercé successivement au sein des cabinets Shearman & Sterling LLP et Richards Butler LLP. Il est spécialisé dans les problématiques de fusions acquisitions, de private equity et de financements d’acquisitions. Il conseille notamment des fonds d’investissement dans leurs prises de participations (en capital comme en souscriptions obligataires) ainsi que des institutions financières et des emprunteurs dans le cadre de financements structurés. Julien Proffit a publié différents articles, notamment sur les mécanismes d’attributions d’actions gratuites (Revue Droit des Sociétés – janvier 2007) ainsi que sur le venture lending (Capital Finance – avril 2006) Il est diplômé de l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Eco-Fi), et titulaire d’un Master II de droit des affaires et de l’économie (Paris I). Julien Proffit is a partner at Ascott Associés law firm. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2000. Before taking part in the creation of Ascott Associés, he has previously worked for Shearman & Sterling LLP and Richards Butler LLP. He is specialised in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and acquisition financing. He notably advises investment funds for their acquisitions of shares and subscriptions of bonds as well as financial institutions and borrowers in structured financing transactions. Julien Proffit is the author of several publications regarding the free allotment of shares (actions gratuites) (Revue Droit des Sociétés – janvier 2007) and the venture lending mechanism (Capital Finance – April 2006) He holds a degree from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Eco-Fi) and an advanced degree in Business and Economy (Paris I).

Aziz Qadiri CEO FINAPACK Aziz Qadiri a commencé sa carrière en 1983 en France dans le groupe Pinault en tant que Contrôleur de gestion dans la branche « Bois et matériaux ». En 1985 il intègre le groupe immobilier SOGIP comme directeur financier. Il supervisera le projet de réaménagement d’une importante ZAC en centre ville à Toulon. En novembre 1990, de retour au Maroc, il est nommé Directeur de mission à la société d’investissement, Compagnie Financière d’Investissement, filiale de WafaBank et d’Indosuez. A ce titre, il participera à plusieurs opérations d’acquisitions et assurera la gestion directe de deux affaires reprises par le fonds. En 1994, avec l’aide de sa famille, il prend le contrôle de la société Carsud dans le secteur des emballages, dont il fera le numéro 2 du secteur après le rachat de son concurrent Ondumar en 1998 dans le cadre du holding Finapack et avec l’aide de 2 fonds d’investissement. En 2003, il négocie une alliance avec le leader du secteur CMCP et est nommé Président du Directoire du nouveau groupe (1500 employés, 120 millions d’euros de CA). En 2005, le holding Finapack rachète avec l’aide de plusieurs fonds d’investissement la totalité du groupe. En juillet 2007, Aziz Qadiri négocie la cession de CMCP à la multinationale International Papers pour un montant de près de 100 millions d’euros. Resté administrateur du groupe CMCP, il est depuis août 2007 conseiller du nouveau PDG. En octobre 2007, avec d’autres investisseurs, il reprend la société Laitière Invest spécialisée dans le lait et dérivés.

Pr. Jean-Louis Reiffers Chairman of the Scientific Council of Mediterranean Institute and of FEMISE Position actuelle Doyen honoraire, Professeur d’Economie et de Finance Internationale à la Faculté des sciences économiques de l’Université de la Méditerranée Président du Conseil Scientifique de l’Institut de la Méditerranée à Marseille Président du Comité scientifique du FEMISE Expert auprès de la Banque Mondiale Président de l’école de la deuxième chance de Marseille Fonctions principales occupées par le passé Doyen de la Faculté des sciences économiques (1974-1978) Président du conseil scientifique de la Faculté des sciences économiques d’Aix –Marseille et Vice Président du Conseil scientifique de l’Université (1979-1983) Directeur du Centre d’Economie et de Finances internationales (CEFI / CNRS) (1974 –1984) Responsable du doctorat « économie et finances interrnationales » 1977-1997 Directeur Général de l’Ecole Nationale d’Exportation (1984-1985) Conseiller du Premier Ministre Français à Matignon (1991 -1992) Président du Groupe de réflexion de haut niveau de l’Union Européenne sur l’éducation et la formation (1995- 1997) Activité Scientifique Thèmes Economie et Finances internationales, Education / Formation / Knowledge Economy Principaux ouvrages • Co-directeur et auteur. « L’occident en désarroi » Dunod 1977 • « Sociétés transnationales et développement endogène » UNESCO 1981 • Ed et auteur. « Economie Internationale » Dunod 1982 • Ed. « Le Protectionnisme » Economica 1985 • Co-directeur et auteur « L’Encyclopédie Economique » Economica 1991 • « La Méditerranée Economique » Economica 1993 • Ed.et auteur « L’accréditation des compétences dans la société cognitive » éditions de l’Aube 1996 • Ed. et auteur « Les écoles de la deuxième chance » éditions de l’Aube 1997 • « Rapport du Groupe de réflexion sur l’éducation et la Formation » Union Européenne 1997 • « La Méditerranée aux portes de l’an 2000 » Economica 1998 • « Méditerranée, vingt ans pour réussir » Economica 2000 • « Knowledge Economics in the Middle East and North Africa » avec J.E Aubert, World Bank 2003 Plus de nombreux articles et papers, notamment les rapports Femise et le draft du Livre Blanc de l’UE « Vers la société cognitive » (1996).

Jean-Luc Revereault Investment Officer EIB - EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK Jean-Luc is an investment officer at the European Investment Bank (EIB) where he is in charge of private equity operations in the Mediterranean Partner Countries. Within the EIB, these activities are carried out under the FEMIP (Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership). During his career at the EIB, Jean-Luc has had the opportunity to work on a substantial number of private equity funds in various jurisdictions. He has also gained a large experience of project finance deals in emerging markets. Before joining the Bank, he was an M&A associate at the Paris office of an international law firm. Jean-Luc is a law graduate from the University of Poitiers (France), an alumnus of the University of Bristol (England) and a former member of the Paris Bar. He is a registered candidate to the Chartered Financial Analyst Program.

Mehmet Sami Executive Board Member, Investment Banking ATA INVEST INC. Key Qualifications Mehmet Sami, is a Executive Board Member of Ata Invest - one of the largest Investment Banking and Brokerage firms headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. Mr. Sami has around twenty years of experience in corporate finance and private equity advisory fields. Between 1987-1990 he has undertaken numerous consultancy assignments in marketing and research studies. Since 1990, he has undertaken various Turkish privatization, valuation and advisory projects, advised foreign and domestic clients in mergers & acquisitions and large international joint ventures in Turkey. Mr. Sami is currently an Executive Board Member of Ata Invest with emphasis on investment banking activities including corporate finance, private equity advisory, international trading and research. He has established Ata Invest’ corporate finance, international sales & trading divisions together with institutional research coverage activities in early 1994. After executing significant amount of private equity deals in Turkey between 1995-2000, searched for a Sponsor to raise the first dedicated country fund. Between 2000-2006, Ata Invest has acted as Strategic Advisors to the largest fund in Turkey – where Mr. Sami was a member of the Investment Committee.

Laïla Sbiti Chairman ANIMA Laïla Sbiti évolue dans le monde des institutionnels de l’investissement depuis plus de 10 ans. Elle est, depuis juin 2006, directeur adjoint des investissements au ministère du Commerce, de l’Industrie et des Nouvelles Technologies. Ingénieur d’Etat en textile, elle est également titulaire d’un MBA. Depuis 2006, Laïla Sbiti est présidente d’ANIMA INVESTMENT NETWORK - Réseau euroméditerranéen des agences de promotion des investissements et de développement économique (www.anima.coop). Une chose est sûre, Laïla Sbiti n’a pas été nommée à la tête de ce réseau international par hasard. Elle est en effet particulièrement engagée : membre fondateur et secrétaire générale de l’Association Les Intégrales de l’Investissement (depuis 2004), membre du consortium de réalisation du programme ANIMA (2002-2005), coordinateur national de l’examen de la politique d’investissement menée par la CNUCED (2005-2006), et présenté le 7 décembre 2006, membre du groupe de travail « Coopération industrielle euro Med » à la Commission européenne (1999-2004), membre du groupe de travail de recherche sur les centres d’appels (projet TOSCA)- 2002, rédacteur en chef du Journal de l’Investissement de la direction des investissements : « ISTITMAR » (1999) et responsable du volet économique dans le cadre du Temps du Maroc en France dont la conception et la mise en place du Centre d’affaires du Maroc à Paris (1999). Enfin, cette mère de deux enfants est particulièrement active dans le domaine associatif et entrepreneurial. Elle est en effet membre fondateur de la section Rabat de l’Association marocaine pour l’éducation de la jeunesse. Elle a créée en 2006, une entreprise spécialisée

Daniel Schmidt Partner PROSKAUER ROSE LLP Daniel Schmidt is a partner in Proskauer’s Paris Office where he specializes in the legal and taxation aspects of private equity investment funds, LBOs and venture capital ; mergers and acquisitions ; restructuring ; finance ; and capital markets, such as IPOs and public buy-back offers. As a member of the AFIC, the French private equity association, and Vice Chairman of the Tax and Legal Committee, Daniel has been involved in drafting legal and taxation documents relating to venture investment funds/mutual funds for investment in innovation and venture capital companies. For six years, he served as Chairman of the AFIC Code of Ethics Committee, drafting the AFIC and AFG-ASFI’s Code of Ethics. Daniel is also a member of the AFG Capital Investment Committee and the EVCA Tax and Legal Committee. He has authored a number of works on the legal and taxation aspects of venture investment funds and venture capital companies. Daniel graduated from the University of Montpellier (DJCE and Master’s Degree in Business and Taxation law) and was called to the Paris Bar in 1975.

Kais Sellami Managing Director DISCOVERY INFORMATIQUE Né en 1965 à sfax, Kais Sellami est ingénieur diplômé de l’Ecole Centrale de Paris. Ecole qu’il a intégrée en après des classes préparatoires au prestigieux Lycée Louis-Le-Grand à Paris. Il est également titulaire d’un Executive MBA de la Mediterranean School of Business. En 1988, Kais Sellami débute à 23 ans son parcours professionnel à Cap Sesa Telecom, Groupe leader en France et en Europe dans le domaine des services et l’ingénierie informatique. En 1990, il fait partie du Noyau de cinq cadres tunisiens invités à la mise en place d’un Centre de développement Offshore pour Alcatel CIT. Il est Directeur de Projets Offshore à Alcatel Tunisie jusqu’à 1995, date à laquelle il prend la Direction générale de DISCOVERY Informatique, société qu’il transformera en Groupe Leader en Systèmes d’informations de gestion au Maghreb et étendra ses activités progressivement en Europe, au Maroc, en Algérie et maintenant en Afrique. Kais Sellami a été élu en 2005 Meilleur Jeune Entrepreneur par le magazine économique l’Expert. Il est par ailleurs Président de INFOTICA, la Chambre Nationale Tunisienne des Sociétés d’ingénierie Informatique (organe de l’UTICA, patronat tunisien). Kais Sellami est marié et père de 2 enfants.

Mehdi Sethom Managing Director SWICORP Mr. Sethom joined Swicorp in 2007. Before that he was a Director with BNP Paribas Corporate Finance heading the advisory activities covering the Middle East and Africa. Mr. Sethom has an extensive experience in the telecommunications, financial institutions and utilities sectors with around 10 years of investment banking experience in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Mr. Sethom is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, and Ecole des Mines de Paris. Mr. Sethom speaks Arabic, English, French and Spanish.

Sepin Sinanlioglu Inceer Principal TURKVEN PRIVATE EQUITY Sepin (31) is a Principal with Turkven (www.turkven.com), the leading alternative asset manager in Turkey. The firm manages over US$700 million in private equity and real estate with 24 investment professionals based in Istanbul. Turkven has raised the first ever private equity fund for Turkey (2002) and went on to realize the first venture backed LBO (Uno, 2003) and the largest venture backed LBO (Migros, 2008) in Turkey among its 11 investments. Sepin formerly worked at Andersen LLP in Istanbul. Sepin has a BA in Business Administration from the Bogazici University, Istanbul.

Meriem Smida Investment Principal ACTIS Meriem joined Actis in 2007 as an Investment Principal in the London based Africa team. Meriem has a specific focus on the origination and execution of private equity investments across the North African region. Prior to joining Actis, Meriem has spent the prior six years within Citigroup Investment Banking team in London and Paris as part of their Mergers & Acquisitions team covering the emerging markets region. She originated, structured and executed a number of corporate strategic advisory transactions across a variety of sectors including oil & gas, telecommunications, transportation and consumer. Meriem holds a Masters in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and a BA in Finance from the Institut des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Tunisia.

Robert Sursock Chairman and CEO PRIMECORP FINANCE SA Robert Sursock is Chairman and CEO of PrimeCorp Finance SA. Until 1997, he spent 25 years of his career at Banque Arabe et Internationale d’Investissement (BAII), which, under his leadership, rose to become one of the prestigious Merchant Banking institutions, classified in the top 500 in the world, with subsidiaries in the main world financial centers. He created PrimeCorp Finance S.A., a financial institution providing Investment Banking advisory services specialized in Funds structuring and offering corporate finance advisory services to institutions across Europe and the Middle-East. PrimeCorp, in strategic partnership with specialized institutions (such as IXIS-AEW, Rabobank, SIPAREX), structured Funds in the Real Estate, Agribusiness, and Technology sectors, representing over 300 M€ of Private Equity managed assets and has advised on over €3 billion worth of assets. During his career, Robert Sursock held senior positions in leading banking and financial institutions and is a Board Member of a number of financial institutions across Europe and the Middle-East.

Stefano Sutti Managing Partner STUDIO LEGAL SUTTI Stefano Sutti was born in 1960 in Milan and studied law (JD, 1983, magna cum laude ; LLM, 1985) and business administration at the Catholic University of Milan. A practising lawyer, admitted to the Italian Court of Cassation, he is the author of several essayes, professor of International Litigation Strategy at the University of Padua and at the Malta University and member of the Editorial Board of The European Lawyer and of Il foro padano. Quarterly Law Review. In 1980 he joined Studio Legale Sutti, one of the largest Italian independent law firms, as a paralegal, became an associate in 1983, partner in 1990 and managing partner in 1992. Dr. Sutti is listed in the Who’s Who in Italy (Sutter) and recommended by Law Business Research’s prestigious An International Who’s Who of Internet and e-Commerce Lawyers, by Legal Media Group’s The World Guide To Leading Litigation Lawyers and The World Guide To Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Lawyers, and in the « Litigation », « Corporate & Commercial » and « IT & TLC » sections of European Legal Experts (Legalease). His role as a preminent Italian and European lawyer is also consistently cited by all the independent sources on the international market of legal services, such as ILFR 1000 (Legal Media Group), Legal 500 in Europe (Legalease), Which Lawyer (PCL). He is mostly mentioned with reference to M&A and international commercial contracts ; information technology law and e-commerce ; and litigation & arbitration.

Nava Swersky Sofer CEO YISSUM Ms. Swersky Sofer has extensive experience in venture capital and international management in the life sciences area, as well as a legal background. Since joining Yissum two years ago she has established a position as a leader in technology transfer and is often invited to speak about innovation, venture capital and technology transfer in international forums. Prior to joining Yissum, she spent over a decade in the venture capital industry where she was a partner at Sanderling Ventures, the leading Californian healthcare VC with over $1 Billion under management, and Concord Ventures (Israel) and founded Columbine Ventures in Israel. Prior to moving into the venture capital industry 12 years ago, Ms Swersky Sofer was a vice president and member of the senior management group at Ciba-Geigy (now Novartis) at the company’s worldwide headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. She previously served as the chief defense counsel for Israel’s Air Force and Navy, carrying the rank of Captain. Ms Swersky Sofer holds a law degree from the Tel Aviv University ; an MBA from IMD International in Lausanne, Switzerland ; diplomas from the Goethe Institute (Munich), the Instituto Trentino (Italy) and the Sorbonne (Paris) ; and is a member of the Israel Bar Association. She chairs the board of Atox Bio and currently sits on the boards of Novagali, Tiltan Pharma, CollPlant, Optonol, and several other privately-held companies, as well as the non-profit regional development organization Bio-Jerusalem and the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Commercialisation of Research (Canada).

Mehdi Tahiri Director BMCE CAPITAL FINANCE Il est actuellement en charge de la division Private Equity de BMCE CAPITAL, et a notamment pu mener le lancement des deux principales activités : le capital investissement (Janvier 2000) et la gestion de fonds immobiliers (Janvier 2004). Il est à ce titre, directeur général -depuis sa création en 2000- de Capital Invest, société de capital investissement, créée en partenariat avec SIPAREX, leader européen du capital investissement avec € 1 Milliard de fonds sous gestion). Le 1er fonds CAPITAL MOROCCO I, d’une taille de MAD 220 millions, dédié aux prises de participation dans des PME marocaines présentant un fort potentiel de développement, a été lancé en mai 2000. Le fonds est aujourd’hui investi à 85 % (soit MAD 180 millions) dans onze entreprises marocaines. Un second fonds, Capital Morocco II, d’une taille cible de MAD 350 Millions, est en cours de lancement (Mars 2005). Il est également directeur général -depuis sa création en Janvier 2004- de Actif Invest, société de gestion de fonds immobiliers. Le closing du 1er fonds ACTIF CAPITAL I, d’une taille de MAD 300 Millions, est prévu pour courant Octobre 2004. Le fonds sera positionné sur l’acquisition en pleine propriété d’actifs immobiliers (bureaux, commerces, locaux industriels,…) auprès de tous types de propriétaires (institutionnels, promoteurs, entreprises,..). De 1995 à 1999, il a été consultant senior au sein du cabinet Arthur Andersen à Paris. Au sein du département Corporate Recovery Services, il a effectué plusieurs missions de corporate et a été en charge notamment de l’élaboration de business plans, de l’évaluation d’entreprises cibles pour le compte d’acquéreurs, de due-diligences pour des investisseurs et de l’élaboration de plans de redressement et d’audit stratégique pour des entreprises en difficulté. Mehdi Tahiri est ingénieur diplômé de l’Ecole des Mines de Paris.

Gérard Tavernier Past Chairman GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Gérard Tavernier (66), PhD in law, (University of Lyons, 1967), and a graduate of the Institute of Political Sciences of Paris and of the « Institut d’Administration des Entreprises » in Lyons, joined the law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel in 1969, and became a partner in 1974. Having acquired extensive experience in corporate and banking law, he launched the Firm’s real estate practice in 1971 and has been the head of its Real Estate Transactions and Financing Department until the end of 2007. He was also the forerunner of the Firm’s audiovisual and telecommunications practice. He has, more generally, been advising clients in a very large field of business law. From 1999 until the end of 2007, he has been the Senior Partner of Gide Loyrette Nouel. The Firm now counts 700 lawyers working in 20 different countries and is ranked in the top tier in nearly all its fields of activities. Gérard Tavernier is, since April 2007, the President of the « Comité Stratégique et d’Ethique » of the Siparex group.

Paul Tholly Managing Partner SIGEFI PRIVATE EQUITY (GROUPE SIPAREX) Paul THOLLY. General Manager SIGEFI Ventures Gestion (SIPAREX), Managing Partner SIGEFI Private Equity Paul Tholly, 54, serves as SIPAREX Managing Partner, in charge of International business Development, and the Emerging Markets activities. He has a 24-year experience in Private Equity, including full time 12 years in laterstage investments and 12 years in early-stage, particularly in Information Technology. Since joining the Siparex Group in 1984, he has been engaged continuously in investment activities including venture capital, later-stage and LBOs. In 1996, he joined the EuroLink team in San Francisco, headed by Fred Adler. Acting as a Managing Director of SIGEFI (Siparex Group), he was involved in several boards and investment committees of French investment firms and foreign late-stage activities with IFC, or EBRD contracts, in Morocco, Tunisia and Russia. Before joining Siparex, he has spent two years in the State Department ( French Embassy in Peking and Tehran), and 5 years in Investment banking ( Banque de l’Union Européenne). Paul has an MBA’s degree from ESSEC (Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales- Paris) and holds a Certificate in Business Administration from UC Berkeley (USA).

Jean-Claude Thomas Chairman FAIRLEAD MANAGEMENT ILE DE FRANCE Jean-Claude Thomas (Born Bordeaux, 1952) qualified in law from Bordeaux University in 1973. From 1975 to 1987, Jean-Claude Thomas was an Inspector for GAN VIE, and was responsible for projects. In parallel to this role from 1986 to 1987 he became the President of the Amicale (Union) of projects in France (consisting of 250 project managers). Between 1988 and 1995, he pursued his career at AVIVA, first as chief life inspector and was also regional delegate for Life, managing the profit centre in the South West. In 1995, he was appointed Director of Marketing and Business Development for the Life business at AVIVA, and held responsibility for restructuring the sales force. In this role he implemented one of the broadest series of changes ever made at AVIVA (previously known as L’Abeille). During the 14-month restructuring project, he drove, managed and organized an intense change management program, which success saw him appointed by the Board of AVIVA to a Senior Manager role at a global level in 1998. He underwent so an intensive 6-month training program at INSEAD business school in change management. In 1996, he was appointed Head of Marketing and Business Development for the AVIVA group, covering all markets and all 1000 branches. Finally in 2000, based on his extensive experience and well versed in change management he decided to pursue a career as a general agent for AVIVA and Insurance Broker for SERCA, allowing him to manage two businesses targeted towards the companies sector. From 2003 to 2006, Jean-Claude Thomas was the head of Sales & Marketing for France Assurances Courtage. In September 2006, attracted by the idea of undertaking a new professional challenge, he decided to join Fairlead Management as President of Fairlead Management Ile de France (Paris area).

Nabil Triki Managing Director - Head of Private Equity SWICORP Mr. Triki joined Swicorp in 2003 and heads Swicorp’s Private Equity activities. Since joining Swicorp, Mr. Triki has spearheaded the development of the private equity activity for the firm, which today comprises of over 30 investment professionals and nearly USD 1.5 billion under management. Mr. Triki’s responsibilities include defining the overall strategy of the business line, developing key elements of the firm’s private equity product line, building the team, raising funds, interacting with investors, overseeing transactions across the value chain - from origination to execution-, and representing Swicorp at Board level within portfolio companies. Prior to joining Swicorp, Mr. Triki spent several years as a Project Leader with the Boston Consulting Group in Paris where he led numerous business strategy, corporate development and operational restructuring & organisation assignments for leading international companies, with specific focus on Consumer Goods & Retail, Technology & Telecom, and Industrial Goods. Whilst at BCG, Mr. Triki also helped launch a EUR 100m corporate venture capital fund. Prior to post graduation Mr. Triki worked as a Project Manager for Honeywell in Los Angeles and in Corporate Development for Unilever in New York. Mr. Triki holds an MBA from University of Chicago and a Masters in Engineering Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Mr. Triki speaks English, French and Arabic.

Nicolas Viviano Co-founder AXONIA PARTNERS Prior to co-founding Axonia Partners, Nicolas Viviano was a Director at Longacre Partners, a media-focused M&A boutique based in London. He was previously an Investment Director at antfactory, a pan-European technology investment company. Prior to that, Nicolas was with Morgan Stanley IBD in London, where he worked on M&A and IPOs in the internet, technology and media sectors. Nicolas, started his career at Goldman Sachs in London, where he worked in the FIG Group. Nicolas holds an MBA from the Wharton Business School and is a graduate from ESSEC. About Axonia Partners Axonia Partners (www.axonia-partners.com) is a Paris-based financial boutique that brings global experience in providing advisory services to private equity funds (fundraising, secondary transactions) and companies (corporate finance, fundraising, sell-side M&A and recapitalizations).

Eric Wirth Partner FAIRLEAD MANAGEMENT ILE DE FRANCE Born in Bordeaux in 1961, Eric Wirth holds a Master of Sciences and a Master degree in Business Administration obtained at the IAE Aix-en Provence in 1984. He then enhanced his different professional experiences by undergoing an education program leading to an official certification as a Professional Coach. From 1985 to 1995, he went through all positions of Sales, from Sales Engineer to Director of Sales, in particular within companies like BAXTER and SANOFI. From 1995 to 2000, he joined HITACHI Software Engineering as a Business Unit Director for Europe Middle East and Africa. He reorganized the marketing strategy and restructured the distribution network and policy (50 companies). From 2000 to 2005, he took over the position of Managing Director at the French subsidiary of an international German company, MWG AG, leader in genomic services and laboratory equipment. Within this company under serious difficulties, he managed and drove an intense change strategy, leading his subsidiary, in 2004, to the first rank within the Group in terms of growth ratio. In 2005, Eric Wirth decided to become an entrepreneur. He created his own business consulting company as well as a Biotech Start-up that he headed as a President until end of 2006. In December 2006, he joined Fairlead Management Ile de France (Paris area) as a Partner.

Olivier Younès Investment Manager SIPAREX VENTURES Olivier Younès, 35, is Investment Manager for the Siparex Ventures fund and Manager of the Euromed Capital Forum Association. In his ten years of experience in finance, he has worked in the field of private equity (7 years) and as a financial auditor (4 years). A graduate of Paris Dauphine University in 1996, Olivier trained extensively with Ernst & Young Corporate Finance before joining Michael Page Executive Search, where he concentrated on setting up the group’s first base in Italy. Back from Milan near end 1997, he joined KPMG Audit in Paris to manage operations both in France and abroad in such diverse sectors as media, industry and retailing – mainly for European and US companies. He joined the Siparex private equity group in 2001, building up a portfolio of more than 15 fast-growing companies in the IT sector and the life sciences. Today, half of those companies have been sold or floated on the stock market, globally generating capital gains. In addition to his Paris Dauphine diplomas (Master 225 in corporate finance, Masters in business management), Oliver holds degrees from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers as both a certified public accountant and statutory auditor. He is on the juries and commissions of HEC Entrepreneurs and the AFIC (French Private Equity Association). He also teaches private equity and merger & acquisition activities in the Master in corporate finance at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers.

Stefano Zavattaro Managing Director SIGEFI ITALIA PRIVATE EQUITY (GROUPE SIPAREX) Stefano Zavattaro (40), Managing Director. Mr. Zavattaro is a graduate of the University of Rome « La Sapienza » and the London Business School. He began his career at Kuwait Petroleum International (Rome and London) in the Business Development area and then worked for GE Capital in London and Milan as Investment Manager in the Private Equity division. In 2003 he joined to open the Milan office of Sigefi Italia Private Equity and advise the Siparex Group on its investment activity in Italy.

Slim Zeghal CEO ALTEA PACKAGING Slim Zeghal is currently the CEO of Altea Packaging, a group of companies operating in flexible packaging in Tunisia, France & Algeria. He holds an engineering degree from Ecole Centrale Paris, a Master of Science degree from University of California and a Ph.D. in process engineering. He started his career with Elf-Atochem in the course of his doctorate work before joining the Vivendi - Generale des Eaux Group which he left in 2000 after having been its Water Division’s Deputy R&D Director. He then joined the Havas Group where he managed its interactive subsidiary Connectworld, after a short stay at the holding company with Jean-Michel Carlo & Alain de Pouzilhac. He then joined the advertising agency affiliate to DDB operating in Tunisia & Algeria, before moving to Cogitel, the Tunisian leader in flexible packaging, which became part of Altea Packaging as a result of an LMBO.

Ettore Zoboli CEO VIMEC SPA Current - VIMEC SpA – C.E.O. - Vimec is a major international player, leader in Italy and present throughout Europe, Australia, Singapore, South Africa, Latin American and China. Vimec can offer a complete range of products for overcoming mobility barriers and dedicated to home comfort like stair lifts and customisable lifts. 1996 - 2006 - Hold several positions in the Middle East and Africa Region for Hyster, division of Nacco Materials Handling Group, world leader American forklift trucks manufacturer ; Managing Director - Director, Strategic Business Development - Director, Dealer Development - General Sales Manager 1990 - 1996 - Hold several positions within the Fiat OM and Linde Group ; Sales Manager – Marketing Manager 1983 - 1990 - SpA Pimespo ; Marketing Manager Personal Data : Born in 1958 in Italy, he is married with 2 children 14 and 17 years old. He completed his education with a university degree in Economics and International Marketing and worked for major multinational companies in Italy, United Kingdom, France and United States.

Ben Zwinkels Senior Investment Officer FMO Ben is a Senior Investment Officer of the FMO. He joined the FMO in 1982 after working for a period of seven years in Africa (Cameroon and Tunisia) for the Dutch Ministry of International Cooperation. He has been very instrumental in FMO’s finance for private sector projects in Africa and the establishment of several Private Equity Funds and Management Companies in a number of countries in Africa. In Asia Ben has been quite active in the establishment of three successful Private Equity Funds. He has also pioneered several Pan-African investment and finance initiatives including the establishment of the €34 million AfricInvest Fund (2002) and the highly successful African Venture Capital Association (AVCA). Through the initiatives of Ben FMO has reached as shareholder a good number of new and young African Commercial banks, Leasing Companies etc. Ben is actually a member of several Boards of Directors across several industries (including banking, micro-finance and private equity) and brings to the board extensive crosscultural and multi-industry experience. He holds a degree in Business Economics and Administration from the Business Administration School PREAHEP, Rotterdam and Utrecht, The Netherlands.