Over 450 Irish companies are already doing business in the Middle East, but policy and economic changes in the region will affect how business is done in the future. To help explain these changes, the Arab-Irish Chamber of Commerce and various Irish state bodies have organised a business forum, where all will be revealed. The keynote speaker is Gerald Lawless, former president of luxury hotel chain operators Jumeirah Group.

Among the changes up for discussion are the falling price of oil, impending VAT-style tax introductions and various legal and policy changes. Tickets cost €150.