MIDDLE EAST ASSOCIATION UK ROADSHOW – LONDON

London – Gateway to the Middle East

The London finale of the MEA UK Roadshow, in partnership with International Law Summits

Date: Friday 27 November 2026
Time: 8:30am – 2:30pm (MEA programme)
Location: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EG

The London finale of the MEA UK Roadshow joins forces with the 9th Annual Conference of International Law Summits. MEA ticket holders get the full MEA programme: a keynote, the MEA Roadshow panel, pre-bookable one-to-one meetings with our speakers, and networking throughout the day. You are also welcome to attend the wider conference sessions.

MEA Programme

8:30am – 9:00am Registration and welcome coffee
9:00am – 9:20am Opening remarks – Prof. Brandon Malone, International Law Summits
9:20am – 9:40am Keynote – Peter Millett, former British Ambassador to Libya
9:40am – 11:10am MEA Roadshow Panel: Gateway to the Middle East: Unlocking Business Opportunities across the Middle East, moderated by Nicholas Hopton
11:10am – 11:40am Networking coffee
11:40am – 1:10pm One-to-one meetings with the MEA panel speakers (15-minute slots), or Panel 5 – Africa's Critical Minerals: Resource Nationalism and Investment Protection
1:10pm – 2:25pm Extended networking lunch

Afternoon conference sessions (optional)

3:05pm – 3:35pm Networking coffee
3:35pm – 5:05pm Panel 6 – African Hydrocarbons: Western Energy Security and African Priorities
5:25pm – 5:30pm Closing remarks – Prof. Brandon Malone
5:30pm – 7:00pm Evening networking

Keynote & Opening

Peter Millett – Former British Ambassador to Libya (Keynote)
Prof. Brandon Malone – International Law Summits (Opening & Closing Remarks)

The MEA Roadshow Panel

Nicholas Hopton – Director General, The Middle East Association; former British Ambassador (Moderator)
Hatice Beton – Co-Founder, Global Diplomacy Institute
Alan Donnelly – Global Diplomacy Institute
Adam Hosier – Founder Director, AEI Saudi
Heba Khairallah Al Emara – Managing Director, Middle East, VG Group (Gold Sponsor)
Matthew Boyd – Business Development Manager, The Sovereign Group
Peter Snaith – Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson
Department for Business & Trade – a DBT representative
UK Export Finance – a representative from the UK Government's export credit agency

Full speaker biographies: uk-roadshow.the-mea.com/london.html

Attendees will be able to

• Learn about real commercial opportunities across the Gulf and wider MENA region
• Gain practical market-entry insight from experienced operators and advisers
• Understand the legal, financial, cultural and strategic sides of doing business in the region
• Meet businesses, investors, advisers and Government stakeholders
• Book one-to-one meetings with the MEA panel speakers

Gold Sponsor: VG Group
Supported by: Smart Currency Business – foreign exchange and international payments specialists
In partnership with: International Law Summits

The MEA UK Roadshow also visits Newcastle (23 Nov), Manchester (24 Nov) and Cambridge (26 Nov). See uk-roadshow.the-mea.com