KPMG have announced details of its Golf Business Forum event, due to be held later this spring at the Park Hyatt Dubai.

The gathering, which will run from April 17-19, has already had support confirmed from Nicklaus Design, Toro, Gary Player and Harradine Golf.

Designed as the ideal opportunity for golf business professionals to meet investors, this year’s event will include talks by Carlos Cortes, CEO of Espart; Marc Topiol, partner and CIO of Black Knight Capital Management; Bill Brown, vice president of international business for Toro and Michael Braidwood, operations director for Braemar.

The event will also include an interview between CNN’s Don Riddell and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Dr. David Chu, for his work with Mission Hills and the rise of the Chinese golf market.