Dubai Cityscape Golf Classic

There is more than one way to network in the real estate industry, and once again Cityscape 2008 kicked off with a traditional networking opportunity - A golf tournament.

As the most strategic business to business real estate event in the region, Cityscape Dubai is where international decision makers come together to formulate and share industry views and their vision for the future. We at Shaikh Holdings are proud to be associated with such an internationally profiled event. Imran Shaikh, CEO, Shaikh Holdings

Over the years, the annual Golf Classic event has become a favorite amongst leading Dubai real estate personalities to network at before the official opening of the Cityscape conference. The Cityscape Dubai Golf Classic is the first event of Cityscape week, Dubai’s premier real estate exhibition and conference. Sponsored by Shaikh Holdings, a Dubai-based real estate investment and development firm, the tournament was staged at Dubai Creek and Yacht Club.

Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club

Cityscape 2008 kicks off next month in New York with an interesting slant this year. Due to falling real estate values in the US and the drop in value of the dollar, US based developers and agents are looking to investors from overseas, particularly from emerging markets

Cityscape USA 2008

As the economy softens in the US and emerging markets continue to thrive, foreign investors are purchasing US properties in a growing trend that includes the Abu Dhabi Investment Council’s, a sovereign wealth fund, purchase of a 75% stake in the Chrysler Building.  These topics, among others, will be examined by leaders from around the globe at Cityscape USA – a large-scale networking exhibition and conference where US real estate industry professionals will have access to and network with some of the biggest names in the emerging world. More on Cityscape 2008 – New York

RUSS!A Investment Roadshow

Atlantis (Palm Island), Dubai, 10-11 November 2008

Following the launch of the Russia Investment Roadshow in London in April 2008, in the first of a series of events in international financial centers, the Roadshow will move to Dubai in November 2008, for an intensive, interactive event focusing on investment opportunities in Russia and on the continuing growth of Russian investment abroad. With Dubai’s increasingly prominent role as a global investment hub, and with ever strengthening commercial links between the UAE and Russia, the time seems right for the Russia Investment Roadshow to visit Dubai..

The Russia Investment Roadshow will include industry CEOs, bankers, investors, journalists and other opinion formers from Russia, Dubai and all around the world. The centerpiece of the Roadshow will be a two-day conference presenting an in-depth look at the Russian business landscape and its links to Dubai and other global marketplaces. In addition to the conference the Roadshow will comprise the Russian Rhapsody VIP charity gala dinner, the Moscow Motion After Party and a special dinner event for the finance community, the Bull & Bear Banquet.

Dubai has built a dynamic economy founded on trade, manufacturing and financial services in addition to revenues from petroleum and natural gas and is becoming the driving force behind the United Arab Emirates economy. In recent years, Dubai has attracted world-wide attention through innovative real estate projects and sports events. This increased attention has further fuelled its emergence as a world business center.

If you are interested in obtaining tickets for this show, the RUSS!A investment roadshow website is here.

Abu Dhabi’s premier real estate investment & development showcase, “CityScape Abu Dhabi,” smashed previous attendance records today, with an estimated 120 per cent increase over the previous record.

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nayhan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces opened the exhibition at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. The show was sold out some months ago, with over three hundred confirmed exhibitors covering more than thirty thousand square meters of exhibition space.

The luxury property market in the Gulf shows no signs of slowing down. Roads to the centre were initially clogged from early morning and massive queues surprised even the organizers IIR Middle East.

“We have been overwhelmed by the response on the first day of the exhibition. We’ve actually had to deploy extra staff, such was the demand and we didn’t want people waiting around. To anyone who was, I offer our apologies for the inconvenience,” said Mark Goodchild, the Project Manager.

Goodchild estimates attendance could easily reach more than 30,000 visitors, double the numbers recorded last year. This based on the first morning’s attendance. More on City Scape Abu Dhabi Breaks Attendance Records