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DATE |OCTOBER 28,2025

OPENING SESSION
9:30 – 10:00
OPENING CEREMONY HOSTED BY
Mr. MAURICE MATTA

Mr. WALID MOUSSA
President of the Real Estate Syndicate of Lebanon (REAL)
H.E. Mr. MOHAMED CHOUCAIR
Chairman of the Lebanese Economic Organizations
H.E. Mr. YASSINE JABER
Minister of Finance
LAU x REAL
DIPLOMA DISTRIBUTION
10:00 – 10:15
INCENTIVES AND REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES | 10:15 – 11:15
  • Tax and fiscal incentives
  • Regulatory and legal reforms
  • Innovative investment tools
  • Building investor confidence
MODERATOR | Mr. YASSER AKKAOUI
Editor-in-Chief of Executive Magazine
Dr. MARWAN BARAKAT
Group Chief Economist and Head of Research | Bank Audi
Mr. AAREF HEJRES
President of Bahrain Property Development Association
Treasurer of Bahrain Chamber
Mr. GEORGES MAARAWI
Director General | Ministry of Finance
Eng. AHMAD MOMTAZ
Secretary General | Lebanese Real Estate Developers Association
Mr. NADIM DAHER
Managing Partner | Daher and Partners Audit and Consulting firm
ADMINISTRATIVE GOVERNANCE
AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
11:15 – 12:15
  • Administrative complexities and bureaucracy
  • Simplifying and accelerating procedures
  • Digitization of land registry and services
  • Artificial intelligence and data-driven governance
MODERATOR | Mr. MAURICE MATTA
H.E. Dr. KAMAL SHEHADI
Minister of Displaced
Minister of State for Technology and Artificial Intelligence
H.E. Dr. FADI MAKKI
Minister of State for Administrative Reform
Mrs. JOYCE AKL
Director General | Land Registry and Cadastre
Mr. NICOLAS GUILLAUD
Chief Executive Officer | Apimo
Mrs. MARIA NEHMÉ
General Manager | OLX Lebanon
LAU x REAL
CERTIFICATE DISTRIBUTION
12:15 – 12:20
COFFEE BREAK | 12:20 – 12:30
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE OUTLOOK
12:30 – 13:30
  • Retail market recovery
  • Hospitality, F&B, and FMCG sector resilience
  • Return of franchises and international brands
  • Emerging commercial trends
MODERATOR | Mr. MAURICE MATTA
Dr. MOHAMAD ABOU HAIDAR
General Director | Lebanese Ministry of Economy and Trade
Mr. HASSAN EZZEDINE
Chairman | Gray Mackenzie Group
Mr. TONY RAMI
President | Syndicate of Owners of Restaurants, Cafés,
Night-Clubs and Pastries
Mr. GHASSAN EL JISR
CEO | Pearl Brands
Mrs. NATHALIE COMATY
General Director | LeMall: Acres Development Holding
THE RIGHT TO HOUSING AND FINANCING
SOLUTIONS | 13:30 – 14:30
  • Housing as a fundamental right
  • Financing challenges and proposed mechanisms
  • Sustainable and inclusive urban planning
  • Role of international support and institutional cooperation
MODERATOR | Mrs. NAWAL LICHAA ABBOUD
Eng. RONY LAHOUD
Chairman and General Director | Public Corporation for Housing
Dr. NASSIB GHOBRIL
Chief Economist and Head of the Economic Research and Analysis Department at Byblos Bank
Mr. TAREK OSSEIRAN
Deputy Head | UN-Habitat Lebanon Country Programme
Dr. MONA FAWAZ
Professor of Urban Studies and Planning | American University of Beirut
Me. MALEK ARSLANE
Secretary | Board of Directors
Legal Consultant | Banque de l'Habitat
FUTURE OUTLOOK
14:30 – 14:45

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Strategic Partners

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