2024 Agenda
Registration & Coffee
8:00 am 9:30 am
Plenary 1
Registration & Coffee
8:00 am 10:30 am
Plenary 2
Opening Remarks
9:30 am 9:40 am
Plenary 1
Keynote
H.E. Essa Kazim
Governor
DIFC
UAE
The Future of FinTech and Finance
9:40 am 10:05 am
Plenary 1
FinTech 2.0
Fireside Chat
Crypto-Assets: Policy and Legal Considerations
9:40 am 10:20 am
Plenary 3
GCC Fintech Ecosystem: Success Stories and Lessons Learned
10:00 am 10:40 am
Innovation Stage (Arena 2)
FinTech 2.0
Panel
Future of Wealth Management and Private Banking
10:05 am 10:25 am
Plenary 1
Investment Vanguard
Fireside Chat
Financial Inclusion: Bridging the Gap in Emerging Markets
10:20 am 11:00 am
Plenary 3
Impact and Ecofinance
Panel
Navigating Risks in Today’s Global Financial Landscape
10:25 am 11:05 am
Plenary 1
Global Financial Dynamics
Panel
Ensuring a Level Playing Field: Banks vs FinTechs
10:30 am 10:50 am
Plenary 2
Finance Renaissance
Fireside Chat
Learnings from the success of Fintech in Brazil
10:40 am 11:00 am
Innovation Stage (Arena 1)
Keynote
Reserved for McKinsey
10:40 am 10:55 am
Innovation Stage (Arena 1)
Keynote
The Case for Crypto in 2024
10:40 am 11:00 am
Innovation Stage (Arena 2)
FinTech 2.0
Keynote
Financing Resilience, Growth and Shared Prosperity
10:50 am 11:20 am
Plenary 2
Impact and Ecofinance
Panel
The Role of Central Banks in Digital and a Sustainable Economy
11:00 am 11:20 am
Plenary 3
Finance Renaissance
Fireside Chat
Fintech & SMEs: How Innovative Solutions are Driving Growth and Inclusion
11:00 am 11:30 am
Innovation Stage (Arena 1)
Fireside Chat
Wallets : The Key Driver of Change in the Payments Space
11:00 am 11:10 am
Innovation Stage (Arena 2)
FinTech 2.0
Tech Talk
Networking Coffee break
11:05 am 11:35 am
Plenary 1
Capturing the Opportunity in the Fintech Space
11:10 am 11:20 am
Innovation Stage (Arena 2)
Tech Talk
Evolving Global Regulatory Landscape
11:20 am 11:40 am
Plenary 2
Regulatory Frameworks
Fireside Chat
The Role of Central Banks in the Future Economy
11:20 am 12:05 pm
Plenary 3
Impact and Ecofinance
Fireside Chat
Leverage FinTech Innovation to Empower your Brand
11:20 am 11:30 am
Innovation Stage (Arena 2)
FinTech 2.0
Tech Talk
In the Fintech era, How can Lenders collaborate amongst themselves? A Case Study
11:30 am 11:40 am
Innovation Stage (Arena 2)
Finance Renaissance
Tech Talk
Investors Outlook: What are the investors on the lookout for?
11:35 am 12:15 pm
Plenary 1
Investment Vanguard
Panel
Alex Manson
CEO
SC Ventures
Singapore
Fadi Ghandour
Executive Chairman
Wamda
UAE
A Global Economic Innovation Hub
11:40 am 12:00 pm
Plenary 2
Global Financial Dynamics
Keynote
Mastering Digital Assets Custody and Tokenization in a fast-moving landscape
11:40 am 11:50 am
Innovation Stage (Arena 2)
FinTech 2.0
Tech Talk
Introducing the Hungarian FinTech scene and MNB’s innovative initiatives
11:50 am 12:00 pm
Innovation Stage (Arena 2)
FinTech 2.0
Tech Talk
Space Finance – The Rise of a New Industry
12:00 pm 12:20 pm
Plenary 2
Finance Renaissance
Fireside Chat
Catalyzing Change: Takaful Bazaar’s Mission to Boost Insurance Penetration
12:00 pm 12:10 pm
Innovation Stage (Arena 2)
Finance Renaissance
Tech Talk
The Future of Venture Capital: Where is the Innovation
12:05 pm 12:45 pm
Plenary 3
Investment Vanguard
Panel
Future Money
12:10 pm 12:30 pm
Innovation Stage (Arena 1)
Fireside Chat
Collaboration amongst long-term capital providers could enable flow of capital and technology expertise across borders to build world-class platforms, including in fintech
12:10 pm 12:20 pm
Innovation Stage (Arena 2)
Investment Vanguard
Tech Talk
Empowering Financial Inclusion: The Role of Innovation
12:15 pm 12:40 pm
Plenary 1
Impact and Ecofinance
Fireside Chat
Connecting Capital Markets to Web3
12:15 pm 12:30 pm
Innovation Stage (Arena 1)
Keynote
New Global Economies: A Conversation with Mark Mobius
12:20 pm 12:40 pm
Plenary 2
Global Financial Dynamics
Fireside Chat
New Money, New Venture Ecosystem: Who’s shaping the future of early-stage startups?
12:20 pm 1:00 pm
Innovation Stage (Arena 2)
Investment Vanguard
Panel
Mark Chahwan
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Sarwa
UAE
Building Seamless Payment Infrastructure across Borders
12:30 pm 1:10 pm
Innovation Stage (Arena 1)
Panel
AI and Finance – Unlocking a new world of possibilities
12:40 pm 1:00 pm
Plenary 1
FinTech 2.0
Fireside Chat
How Bitpanda has Unlocked Crypto for European Pioneers and Global Banks
12:40 pm 1:00 pm
Plenary 2
Fireside Chat
Innovation and Capital Markets in the MENA Region
1:00 pm 1:20 pm
Plenary 1
Investment Vanguard
Fireside Chat
The Rise of The Global Majority
1:10 pm 1:55 pm
Innovation Stage (Arena 1)
Panel
Fintech Investing Insights from the GCC to Global Markets
1:55 pm 2:15 pm
Innovation Stage (Arena 1)
Tech Talk
The C-Suite Perspective On Driving Transformation
2:00 pm 2:20 pm
Plenary 1
FinTech 2.0
Fireside Chat
Global Debt Markets: Are We Heading Towards a Debt Crisis?
2:00 pm 2:40 pm
Plenary 2
Global Financial Dynamics
Panel
Role of Generative AI in the Finance Industry
2:00 pm 2:40 pm
Plenary 3
FinTech 2.0
Fireside Chat
Regulatory Resilience: Safeguarding Financial Centers Against Emerging Risks
2:00 pm 2:40 pm
Innovation Stage (Arena 2)
Regulatory Frameworks
Panel
Navigating the Digital Landscape: What’s Next for Finance?
2:15 pm 2:55 pm
Innovation Stage (Arena 1)
Panel
Middle East in the New Global Economy
2:20 pm 2:40 pm
Plenary 1
Finance Renaissance
Fireside Chat
Creating AI Guardrails for Financial Markets
2:40 pm 3:00 pm
Plenary 1
FinTech 2.0
Fireside Chat
Sustainable Capital: Environmentally Conscious Finance
2:40 pm 3:10 pm
Plenary 2
Impact and Ecofinance
Fireside Chat
Future Proofing Central Bank Money – CBDCs
2:40 pm 3:00 pm
Plenary 3
Regulatory Frameworks
Fireside Chat
The Evolution of FinTech Ecosystem: Trends and Future Prospects
2:40 pm 3:20 pm
Innovation Stage (Arena 2)
FinTech 2.0
Panel
Embracing the entire financing chain – from Seed to IPO
2:55 pm 3:15 pm
Innovation Stage (Arena 1)
Tech Talk
Together we achieve Inclusive Growth
3:00 pm 3:30 pm
Plenary 1
Impact and Ecofinance
Fireside Chat
H.E. Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri
Cabinet Member & UAE Minister of Economy
UAE
The Sharing Economy and its Impact on Financial Services
3:00 pm 3:40 pm
Plenary 3
Impact and Ecofinance
Panel
Risks and Opportunities: Investing in an age of Transformation
3:10 pm 3:40 pm
Plenary 2
Investment Vanguard
Fireside Chat
jAI : Unveiling 1st Make-in-India AI FinTech Super App
3:15 pm 3:30 pm
Innovation Stage (Arena 1)
Tech Talk
Decoding Crypto: To Govern and Thrive
3:30 pm 3:50 pm
Plenary 1
FinTech 2.0
Fireside Chat
Transforming Finance with AI
3:30 pm 4:00 pm
Innovation Stage (Arena 1)
Tech Talk
Inside the Success Story of Wio Bank: Scaling, Growth, and the Future of Neobanks
3:40 pm 4:10 pm
Plenary 2
The Intriguing Tale of Dry Powder
3:40 pm 4:15 pm
Plenary 3
Investment Vanguard
Panel
Competition for Big Money in 2024
3:50 pm 4:10 pm
Plenary 1
Global Financial Dynamics
Fireside Chat
Winning in the era of Digital Banking
4:00 pm 4:20 pm
Innovation Stage (Arena 1)
Tech Talk
Seoul Start-up Pitch Competition
4:00 pm 5:30 pm
Innovation Stage (Arena 2)
Finding A Balance Between Financial Inclusion and Consumer Protection
4:10 pm 4:30 pm
Plenary 2
Impact and Ecofinance
Fireside Chat
The Future of FinTech
4:20 pm 4:40 pm
Innovation Stage (Arena 1)
Tech Talk
Future of Inheritance
4:30 pm 5:00 pm
Plenary 2
Impact and Ecofinance
Fireside Chat
Closing Remarks
5:00 pm 5:10 pm
Plenary 2
The Untapped Wealth of the Global Digital Majority
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