It’s time to talk retail real estate, and the Middle East Council of Shopping Centres (MECSC) could not be more thrilled to lead the conversation with its 2011 RECon MENA conference. Very similar to shopping centers, RECon MENA brings the industry together so that they can make connections, evaluate new products and services, and leave with some valuable goods in the form of networking, educational  opportunities, and vital industry insights.

"ICSC has a long tradition of recognizing the exceptional ingenuity of shopping centres around the world," said Michael P. Kercheval, president and CEO of ICSC. "We are excited to extend that tradition to the Middle East and North Africa region and look forward to seeing all of the projects and programs that apply to win one of these highly anticipated new awards."

Keynote addresses by Bloomingdale’s Terry Lundgren and interactive panel discussions about hard hitting topics facing the retail industry are top of the agenda at RECon Middle East & North Africa.

In the lead-up to RECon Middle East & North Africa, the region’s leading trade exhibition and conference for the retail real estate sector, Mr Simon Thomson Founder and Principal of Retail International and a Middle East Council of Shopping Centres (MECSC) founder, singles out Cairo as being the one city “that outstrips all others” in the region.

The programme and line-up of speakers for RECon Middle East & North Africa, the region’s leading trade exhibition and conference for the retail real estate sector has been announced.

RECon Middle East & North Africa, the region’s leading trade exhibition and conference for the retail real estate sector will be held 2nd – 3rd May, 2010 at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel Convention Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.