Almost 200 participants consisting of architects, developers, planners, community leaders and professionals involved in the development, planning, designing, marketing and managing of sustainable waterfront communities from across the region and from all around the world will gather for the 2nd Annual Urban Waterfront Conference on the 8th and 9th November 2009 for a two-day conference which will be hosted in Sheraton Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain organized by Marcus Evans.

Notable figures such as HE Dr Juma Bin Ahmed Al Kaabi, Minister from of Municipalities & Agriculture Affairs of Bahrain, HE Nayef Omar Al-Kalali, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Works of Bahrain and also the Chief Minister of Penang, Malaysia – YAB Tuan Lim Guan Eng will be present at the conference to present keynote ministerial addresses.

The 2nd Annual Urban Waterfront Conference will feature international case studies on Waterfronts development from Diyar Al Muharraq, Marsa Al seef, Gold Coast Waterfronts, Malmo City, Subic Bay Metropolitan, Montreal Waterfront, Kuwait City Waterfront and many more iconic waterfront developments from around the world.

Waterfront development is now taking place at a furious pace throughout the world. In almost every major waterfront city dramatic developments are changing the way people live, work and play. The growth of this new industry is enormous both in terms of the number and magnitude of projects, with conservative estimation of the current worldwide market value being put at over US$500 billion over the next five years.

Developers around the world have caught on the race to mastermind, create, develop and revitalize waterfronts which creates positive value propositions and potential growth to the country’s image and economic strength. In the current economic climate, in order to sustain and operate cost effective and sustainable waterfronts, developers are relying closely on sustainable use of technology, infrastructure planning and creative architectural and engineering strategies to build and sustain a unique waterfront city. On top of that, crucial aspects of commercialization, branding, selecting smart funding opportunities and fore sighting important environmental strategies are also fundamental to sustain these waterfront development projects. The mammoth scale of waterfront projects means increased cross-border investment opportunities develop communities and create valuable job opportunities to support the growth and advancement of their communities.

The marcus evans 2nd Annual Urban Waterfronts conference will highlight global case studies of some of the finest developed waterfront infrastructures, future trends and global outlook and at the same time provide an excellent networking platform with global professionals and industry leaders who are all directly and indirectly linked to the growth, development and revitalization of global urban waterfront cities.