Webinar: Eye on the Middle East

Event Type: Education
Region: Europe, Middle East, Africa
Venue: Online
Member Price: $0 | Nonmember Price: n/a

1-2 p.m. CET

In the upcoming webinar we will take a closer look at the Middle East. Join us to learn about the current state of the industry in this region, key statistics and current trends.  Our guests from three countries will discuss and answer questions about:

  • Key development strategies in their countries.
  • Current projects they are working on.
  • How their projects fit in the bigger industry picture.
  • Industry outlook for the future.

Register Now

 

Speakers

Yael Coifman

Senior Partner
Leisure Development Partners

Yael is a founding partner of LDP. With over 20 years of experience conducting market and financial assessments of projects throughout the EMEA region, Asia, Africa and the Americas. She applies global knowledge and passion for the industry to every local market situation. Based in London, Yael conducts studies on stand alone attractions and museums or innovative leisure real estate projects that incorporate entertainment, retail and attraction elements into resorts and tourism destinations. She provides qualitative and quantitative analysis regarding entertainment concepts and content, strategic development and financial feasibility.  

Michael Collins

Michael Collins

Senior Partner
Leisure Development Partners

Michael Collins is a Senior Partner and one of the founders of LDP (Leisure Development Partners LDP). Michael has worked all over the world with most of the large theme park operating groups and developers, owners and operators of all forms of visitor attractions. Michael and LDP's work is in feasibility, business planning, improvement strategy and due diligence for attractions, entertainment and leisure real estate. Michael’s passion for the entertainment industry stems from his background as the fourth generation of a visitor attraction operating family.
 

Zeina Dagher

Zeina Dagher

CEO
Emaar Entertainment Group

Zeina Dagher joined Emaar in 2009 as Assistant Manager – Marketing and Group Sales for Burj Khalifa. Having pursued her MBA in Marketing and International Business, Zeina has seen a promising and enviable career path with the world iconic tower, Burj Khalifa. Zeina has been the visionary and thought leader behind At the Top, Burj Khalifa managing all aspects of revenue generation, sales/ marketing and operations of the attraction. Under her leadership, Burj Khalifa has been a recipient of several awards and recognitions.

Zeina was appointed as the CEO of Emaar Entertainment Group and Dubai Opera on May 1, 2019. A dynamic, young leader, Zeina has managed to scale operations and revenue targets of Emaar Entertainment Group by increasing footfall and improving customer experience of all assets. She is currently striving to expand our Entertainment brands in KSA, Bahrain and Egypt.

With a record of successfully leading and delivering the Chairman’s vision, Zeina is truly an inspirational leader and exhibits the true Emaar values of ownership and dreaming big.

Steven Putzeys

Steven Putzeys

Business Manager Leisure & Entertainment
Alshaya Group

Steven has been working in the entertainment industry for more than 25 years. From Disneyland Paris to Compagnie des Alpes and since 7 years within the Leisure and Entertainment division of the international retail franchise retailer, Alshaya Group. First with KidZania Kuwait and in 2016 he started creating and setting up new family entertainment park concepts for the whole region. He opened interactive futuristic FEC’s, TEKZONE in Kuwait (2018) and Saudi Arabia (2021), and will soon open the first QUEST park, a TAG arena type attraction in Kuwait. Besides his work, he likes traveling all over the world to see and experience new things in the entertainment world, amusement parks, and theatre productions.