• 2017 Financial crimes overview
• FATF role in combatting financial crimes
• Internationally endorsed global standards against money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of proliferation
• Strengthening measures to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing
• The need for continuous assessments and mutual evaluations

• Global financial Potential institutions perspectives on De-risking
• impact of De-Risking on the region’s banking industry

• Government’s role in creating the regulatory framework
• The Regulatory landscape: How is the UAE leading the way, and what does this mean for the region’s banking sector?
• The strategic impact of global regulation

• Digitization Regime – Regulatory developments/alignment, challenges and risks
• Where is the financial sector heading next with blockchain?
• The rise of cryptocurrencies: Regulation challenges, risks and opportunities

• The RegTech/FinTech revolution
• Public/Private Partnership towards establishment of AML/CTF Intelligence Sharing Platform
• How machine learning is changing the future of compliance, fraud detection and risk assessments
• AI and machine learning governance: Why and how?
• The ever-evolving risk of cyberattacks and data manipulation

• Identifying and managing Conduct Risk
• Designing and implementing system and control to mitigate Conduct risk
• Monitoring and reporting conduct risk.

AWARDS CEREMONY:

SIGNING INVESTMENTS AGREEMENTS WITH IDAL

Presented by the Chairman and CEO Dr. Mazen Soueid

• Build and Invest in a Factory for the Production of Human Pharmaceuticals in Ghassanieh - Said, Lebanon.

Abbas Fawaz, Chairman, International Trade and Investment Company (ITICO), Lebanon

• Pharmaceutical Production Project in Qalhat - Koura, Lebanon.

Zakaria Khaled Al-Sayed, General Manager, UBSA Pharma Industries, Lebanon

• Factory for Medical Serums’ Production of various sizes according to international standards, using the latest technologies in Sareen - Baalbek, Lebanon.

Hamad Mohammed Abdullah, General Manager, Serum & Solution SAL

Mr. Abbas Fawaz President
The World Lebanese Cultural Union

Mr. Raouf Abou Zaki CEO, Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group

H.E. Dr. Abdallah Bou Habib Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants
Lebanon

H.E. Mr. Najib Mikati President of the Council of Ministers, Lebanon

• How the Arab Economies are changing?
• How are Emigrants Positioning to Deal with Economic Transformation in the Gulf Countries?
• The Changing Role of Emigrants in the Arab Countries

Mr. Ramzi Raad Group Chairman
TBWA\RAAD Middle East

Mr. Nassim El Dada President
Lebanese Jordanian Business Forum

Mr. Boutros Younes Board Member Lebanese Business and Investment Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Eng. Mohamad Bashar Al Abdallah President, Lebanese Businessmen Association in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Rabih Al Amine President, Lebanese Executive Council, Saudi Arabia

H.E. Mr. Amine Salam Minister of Economy and Trade, Lebanon

• How do Emigrants See the Crisis?
• How do Emigrants Envision the Potential of Economic, Monetary, and Banking Recovery?
• Are Emigrants Ready to Start Mobilizing Long-Term Capital into Lebanon?
• How can "Nudge" Theory be Applied in the Current Lebanese Context?

H.E. Eng. Nicolas Nahas Advisor to the President of the Council of Ministers, Lebanon

Dr. Issam Raad President and Chair of the Board
HOME

Dr. Fadi Makki Partner & Director / Global Co-lead,Behavioral Science Lab
Boston Consulting Group, Qatar

Mr. Nicolas Boukather President
Lebanese Business Leaders Association

Dr. Nassib I. Ghobril Chief Economist, Head of Research and Economic Studies, Byblos Bank, Lebanon

Eng. Ali Al Khalil Chairman, Lebanese Business Council, Kuwait

H.E. Mr. George Boujikian Minister of Industry, Lebanon

• How the recovery is likely to take shape?
• What Industries are Likely to Drive the Recovery?
• Potential Role of Emigrants in the Recovery of Key Industries?
• Needed reforms to Bolster Emigrants Confidence and Encourage them to Start Investing Again in Lebanon.

H.E. Fadi Al Zouki Honorary Consul for Lebanon in the State of Tasmania and President of ANLCCI

Mr. Antoine Menassa President
HALFA FRANCE

Mr. Fadi Daou CEO
MultiLane

Mr. Jacques Sarraf Chairman
Global Lebanese Investors

Mr. Nidal Abou Zaki Secretary General, Lebanese Business Council in Dubai, UAE

Dr. Mazen Soueid Chairman and CEO, The Investment Development Authority of Lebanon

H.E. Eng. Talal Hawat Former Minister of Telecommunications
Lebanon

H.E. Dr. Walid Fayad Minister of Energy and Water, Lebanon

• How the recovery is likely to take shape?
• What Industries are Likely to Drive the Recovery?
• Potential Role of Emigrants in the Recovery of Key Industries?
• Needed reforms to Bolster Emigrants Confidence and Encourage them to Start Investing Again in Lebanon.

H.E. Fadi Al Zouki Honorary Consul for Lebanon in the State of Tasmania and President of ANLCCI

Mr. Antoine Menassa President
HALFA FRANCE

Mr. Fadi Daou CEO
MultiLane

Mr. Jacques Sarraf Chairman
Global Lebanese Investors

Mr. Nidal Abou Zaki Secretary General, Lebanese Business Council in Dubai, UAE

Dr. Mazen Soueid Chairman and CEO, The Investment Development Authority of Lebanon

H.E. Eng. Talal Hawat Former Minister of Telecommunications
Lebanon

H.E. Dr. Walid Fayad Minister of Energy and Water, Lebanon

• How the recovery is likely to take shape?
• What Industries are Likely to Drive the Recovery?
• Potential Role of Emigrants in the Recovery of Key Industries?
• Needed reforms to Bolster Emigrants Confidence and Encourage them to Start Investing Again in Lebanon.

Eng. Elie Gebrayel Chairman and Managing Director
Erga Group

Mr. Raja Makarem Founder and Managing Director
Ramco

Mr. Mohamad Abdul Rahman El-Hout Chairman-Director General
Middle East Airlines Airliban

Ms. Dalia Jubaili Member of the Board of Directors
Jubaili Bros Holding

Mr. Selim El Zyr Vice Chairman and Co-Founder, Rotana

H.E. Eng. Walid Nassar Minister of Tourism, Lebanon

H.E. Mr. Ziad Makary Minister of Information
Lebanon

Lebanese Start-ups still offer a glimmer of hope in the midst of unprecedented economic crisis. More Start-Ups are transforming the current challenges into opportunities and succeeding in scaling up and going regional. An Accomplished group of Lebanese start-ups will pitch their visions to a selective number of emigrants investors where success and resilience will be matched up.

• Karl Naim, Co-Founder and CEO, Purpl
• Yusr Sabra, CEO, Wakilini
• Jan Willem de Coo, General Manager, Wave Bike
• Fidele El Achkar, CEO and Founder, Foodsight
• Hasan Jaafar, Co-Founder and COO, YY ReGen
• Antoine Kanaan, CEO and Founder, HAQQ
• Luna Al Achkar, Management Team Member, Cezar’s Projects

H.E. Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Former Minister of Information, Lebanon

• How Turkish Banks are navigating the Economic Landscape?
• How innovation is shaping the future of financial services?
• Opportunities for Arab Banks in Türkiye
• Payment and Digital Money in Türkiye

Serkan Turan

General Manager
Fastpay

Ayşe Özden

Head of Economic Research
A&T Bank

Dr. Yusuf Varlı

Strategy and Business Development Director
Istanbul Financial Center

Bilgün Gürkan

President - TÜSİAD Gulf Working Group
Chief Representative Officer - Bank of Bahrain, Kuwait and Türkiye

Adnan Ahmed Yousif

Chairman
Bahrain Association of Banks

Erkan Kork

Chief Executive Officer Payfix
Chairperson Bankpozitif

Fire Chat: Use of private equity and venture capital to promote economic growth in Turkey and the Arab world

Saleem Ahmed

Digital and Fintech Leader | Ex Chairman
UAE Banks Federation Digital Committee

Ihsan Sancay

Executive Director of Private Equity
Kamco Invest

• The Role of Fintech startups in Driving innovation in Banking
• Fintech and Regulations: Balancing Innovation and Compliance in the Evolving Digital Banking Landscape
• Fintech trends in the Turkish and Arab markets
• How the Fintech ecosystem is evolving?
• Fintech from VCs perspective

Gozde Demir Celen

Partner
Wings Capital & Advisory

Mohammed Ali Yusuf

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
Fuze

Olivier Crespin

General Partner
True Global Ventures

Kokila Alagh

Founder
KARM Legal Consultants

• Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies: Opportunities and Challenges for Banks in the Digital Age
• Who is embracing decentralized finance?
• How DeFi regulations are shaping up in the GCC?
• Can digital assets regain their appeal in 2023?

Saqr Mashhor Ereiqat

Co-Founder
Crypto Oasis

Gilson Costa

Chief Executive Officer
VAF Compliance

Mehtap Önder

Managing Director
GC Exchange, Dubai

Christian Borel

Branch Manager
SEBA Bank AG ADGM

• Mr. Raouf Abou Zaki, CEO, Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group
• Mr. Sameer Nass, President, Union of Arab Chambers and Chairman of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• H.E. Mr. Mohamad Choucair, President, Lebanese Economic Organizations
• H.E. Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General, League of Arab States

AWARDS CEREMONY:

• Sameer Nass, President, Union of Arab Chambers and Chairman of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Ahmad Al Wakil, President, Union of Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry "ASCAME" and Chairman of Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
• H.E. Mr. Najib Mikati, President of the Council of Ministers, Lebanon

SIGNING TWO MOU AGREEMENTS BETWEEN:

• Union of Arab Chambers and Arab Organization for Agricultural Development “Arab Bureau for Agriculture Entrepreneurship”
• Union of Arab Chambers and MEAZone Ltd.

After the historic marine borders’ demarcation agreement, how will Lebanon move into the next phases particularly into exploration, production and marketing of its potential oil and gas finds? How could the national oil and gas industry take shape? How could the oil and gas domestic supply chain develop? How to strengthen the governance framework of the oil and gas sector? What are the likely benefits the Lebanese economy could derive from the emergence of a national oil and gas industry? How to build robust national supply chains to the fledgling oil and gas industry? How to create business and investment opportunities for local companies and therefore help create new jobs?

Moderator: Dr. Walid Khadoury, Energy Writer

Panelists:

H.E. Dr. Walid Fayad, Minister of Energy and Water, Lebanon

Eng. Wissam Zahabi, Board Member and Head of Economic and Finance Department, Petroleum Administration Authority (LPA), Lebanon

Mr. Ghaby Daaboul, Board Member and Head of the Legal Department, Petroleum Administration Authority (LPA), Lebanon

Eng. Wissam Chbat, Baord Member and Head of Geology and Geophysics Department, Petroleum Administration Authority (LPA), Lebanon

Mr. Ali Hamdan, Advisor to H.E. the Speaker of the Parliament for Foreign Affairs and Media, Lebanon

Dr. Fadi Jawad, Board Member, Lebanese Business Council, Kuwait

Mr. Romain de la Martiniere, Director, Exploration, Egypt, Lebanon and Cyprus, Total Energies

How can the Arab countries face the implications of the prevailing global economic and geopolitical risks? What are the needed reforms to safeguard growth and mobilize private capital and create jobs? How regional and global partnerships can help boost growth and accelerate capital flows into the region?

Lebanon in the Midst of the Economic Collapse, How and when can Lebanon get out of this crisis after more than three years of economic and monetary crisis? Is it possible to implement reforms and reach a program with the International Monetary Fund that opens the doors of international financing and aid again? How can growth, confidence and investment be restored?

Moderator: H.E. Dr. Khaled Hanafy, Secretary General, Union of Arab Chamber

Panelists:

• H.E. Mr. Amine Salam, Minister of Trade and Commerce, Lebanon
• H.E. Mr. George Bouchikian, Minister of Industry, Lebanon
• Dr. Mazen Soueid, Chairman and CEO, The Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL)
• Mr. Alain Bejjani, CEO, Majid Al Futtaim Holding (MAF), UAE
• Mr. Jacques Sarraf, Chairman, Global Lebanese Investors

The Lebanese diaspora has always been the key driver of capital flows to Lebanon and a main pillar of the economic mainstay of the country. This has been more evident than ever during the current economic and financial crisis engulfing the country since 2019. What future Lebanese emigrants envision for the country? How do they see the way out of the current crisis? What reforms they seek to remedy the crisis?

Chairman: H.E. Mr. Najib Mikati, President of the Council of Ministers, Lebanon

Moderators:

• H.E. Eng. Ziad Makary, Minister of Information, Lebanon
• H.E. Mr. Mohamad Choucair, President, Lebanese Economic Organizations
• Eng. Samir Al-Khatib, President, Lebanese Gulf Businessmen Councils Federation
• Mr. Raouf Abou Zaki, CEO, Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group

Panelists:

• Mr. Mohamad Chahine, President, Lebanese Business and Investment Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Mr. Rabih El-Amine, President, Lebanese Executives Council (LEC), Saudi Arabia
• Eng. Ali Al Khalil, Chairman, Lebanese Business Council, Kuwait
• Eng. Mohamad Bashar Al Abdallah, President, Lebanese Businessmen Association in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Dr. Fayssal El Husseini, Director, CARDIF Group, France
• Dr. Habib Jaafar, Executive Chairman, Apple And Pears Limited, Nigeria
• Mr. Selim El Zyr, Vice Chairman and Co-Founder, Rotana Group
• Mr. Elie Rizk, President, Lebanese-Gulf Economic Development Commission
• Mr. Fadi Saab, President, Lebanese-Qatari Business Council
• Mr. Nidal Abou Zaki, Secretary General, Lebanese Business Council in Dubai, UAE
• Mr. Nassib I. Ghobril, Chief Economist, Head of Research and Economic Studies, Byblos Bank, Lebanon

Turkish-Arab economic relations have received significant boost from the recent reset in political relations between Turkey and major Arab countries. Trade, Investment and Tourism flows are expected to grow at faster rates. New investments are expected to include new industries such as Manufacturing, Energy, Digital Technology, Defense, Tourism, Food Security
• New drivers of investments in Turkey
• Navigating the global challenges to accelerate investment flows and economic diversification in the GCC
• Reform agendas
• Key investment sectors: Energy, Oil & Gas, Electricity

• The new frontiers of Banking in Turkey
• How Arab banks are building on their Turkish pillars?
• Digital Transformation of Banking in Turkey
• Nurturing the capital markets connection
• Opportunities in equity, bonds and Sukuk
• The impact of global conflicts and sanctions on financial services
• New era for convertible currencies, commodity exchanges after Pandemic
• Where the Crypto Currencies stand on trade and investment relations?

Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

• Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030: Ambitious Nation, Thriving Economy, Vibrant Society
• United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) National Energy Strategy 2050
• Qatar National Vision 2030, an advanced country, an advanced society
• Investing themes and opportunities in GCC

• Renewable Energy
• Food Security
• Cooperation on Technology and Space Industry
• Exchanging information, sharing expertise, increasing trading value and volume
• Importance of logistics and transportation for economic development

A concluding Q&A session with H.E. Nureddin Nebati and honoring Ministers from Arab countries.
• Needed policies and initiatives to expand trade and investment between Turkey and Arab countries.

Emerging technologies shaping the future of the banking sector.

Mriganka Pattnaik CEO & Co-Founder
Merkle Science

Sonia Cheng Senior Managing Director
FTI Consulting

Wai Lum Kwok Senior Executive Director, Authorisation & Fintech
FSRA-ADGM

Deepa Raja Carbon Vice Chairperson
Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) Executive Board

Richard Teng Regional Head of MENA
Binance

Malcolm Wright Founder- InnoFi Advisory
Vice-Chair Advisory Council & co-lead of the AML working group - GDF

Oonagh van den Berg Chief Platform Officer, Uphold
Founder, RAW Compliance

Shaping the future of the Compliance function

Anna Isaac Deputy Group Head of Compliance
First Abu Dhabi Bank

Rasha Mortada Group Chief Compliance Officer
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

Haseeb Ansari Chief Compliance Officer , Senior Vice President
Emirates Islamic Bank

Shelley Schachter-Cahm Chief Compliance Officer
CEX.io

Oliver Morgans Head of Compliance & MLRO
Uphold Europe

Wael Qahoush SVP and Head of Compliance
First Abu Dhabi Bank - USA

Local Banks to adequately address FATF requirements

Victor Matafonov Group Chief Compliance Officer - Emirates NBD,
Chairperson - UBF Compliance Committee

Nagendra Shivaraya MD, Head of Conduct, Financial Crime & Compliance
Standard Chartered Bank

Scott Ramsay Group Head of Compliance & Bank MLRO
Mashreq Bank

Ramnath Sankaran SVP & Group MLRO
First Abu Dhabi Bank

Richard Grint Senior Managing Director, Head Financial Crime Consulting, EMEA
FTI Consulting

Ari Redbord Head of Legal and Government Affairs
TRM Labs

Wael Qahoush SVP and Head of Compliance
First Abu Dhabi Bank - USA

Expanding role of banks to address a new and emerging challenges in relation to Financial Crime

Muzaffar Khan SVP & Group Head of Financial Crime Compliance
First Abu Dhabi Bank

Waheed Rathore Group Chief Compliance Officer
Dubai Islamic Bank

Nishanth Nottath EVP - Head AML, ABC & RegTech
Mashreq Bank

Andrew Kimbrough Head of Compliance
SEBA Bank AG

Micheal Wong Group Head of Financial Crime Compliance
Emirates NBD

John Cusack Chair, Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime
Editor & Founder, Financial Crime News

Abi-gail Marshman Senior Managing Director , Head MENA Financial Crime Compliance
FTI Consulting

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