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08 May
09 May
All themes
All themes
Future of FinTech/Finance
ESG, Sustainability & Macroeconomics
Crypto, Web3 & DeFi
Venture investment & Wealth
Digital payments
Embedded & Open finance
Regulation & Policy making
ESG
Sustainability & Macroeconomics
Crypto
Web3 & DeFi
All stages
All stages
The Plenary
Future Forum
Innovation
All sessions
All sessions
Fireside Chat
Panel
Keynote
Tech Talk
Report Launch
Registration
8:00 am 9:45 am
The Plenary
Welcome Address – Dubai FinTech Summit
9:45 am 10:10 am
The Plenary
Keynote
H.E. ESSA
KAZIM
Governor of
DIFC
UAE
The Future of Digital Wealth
10:10 am 10:30 am
The Plenary
Venture investment & Wealth
Fireside Chat
JENNY
JOHNSON
President & CEO
Franklin Templeton
USA
MODERATOR
DAN
MURPHY
Anchor and Correspondent
CNBC
UAE
How FinTechs and banks are connecting the global financial ecosystem
10:30 am 10:50 am
The Plenary
Future of FinTech/Finance
Fireside Chat
BILL
WINTERS
Group Chief Executive
Standard Chartered PLC
UK
MANUS
CRANNY
ANCHOR
BLOOMBERG
UAE
How will AI and Deep Tech shape the future of finance
10:30 am 11:00 am
Future Forum
Future of FinTech/Finance
Fireside Chat
SALMAAN
JAFFERY
Chief Business Development Officer
DIFC
UAE
Miguel Rio
Tinto
Group Chief Digital and Information Officer
Emirates NBD
UAE
MODERATOR
Salim A.
Essaid
Gulf and business correspondent
Al-Monitor
UAE
FinTechs and Regulators – Collaboration between FinTechs and Regulators
10:50 am 11:30 am
The Plenary
Future of FinTech/Finance
Panel
Peter
Smith
Managing Director, Head of Strategy, Policy and Risk
Dubai Financial Services Authority
UAE
SOPNENDU
MOHANTY
Chief Fintech Officer
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Singapore
GAVIN
MICHAEL
President & CEO
Bakkt
USA
GUY
GOLDSTEIN
CEO
NEXT Insurance
USA
MODERATOR
CAROLINE
MALCOLM
Global Head of Public Policy
Chainalysis
UK
Ready or not, ESG regulation is coming. Are financial institutions prepared for it?
11:00 am 11:40 am
Future Forum
ESG, Sustainability & Macroeconomics
Panel
CHRISTIAN
KUNZ
Chief Strategy, Innovation & Ventures Officer
DIFC
UAE
Bryan
Stirewalt
Senior Managing Director
K2 INTEGRITY
USA
Shargiil
Bashir
EVP & Chief Sustainability Officer
First Abu Dhabi Bank
UAE
Sunil
Peer
Chief Cloud Technology Manager, FSI Industry
Huawei Cloud Middle East & Central Asia
UAE
MODERATOR
Cyba
Audi
Senior News Anchor & Editor-at-Large
Asharq News with Bloomberg
UAE
Networking break
11:30 am 11:50 am
The Plenary
Confessions of a FinTech Founder
11:40 am 12:00 pm
Future Forum
Future of FinTech/Finance
Fireside Chat
HOSAM
ARAB
CEO and Co-founder
Tabby
UAE
MODERATOR
MARK
WALKER
Editorial Director
The Fintech Times
United Kingdom
What Web 3.0 can offer to financial services?
11:50 am 12:30 pm
The Plenary
Crypto, Web3 & DeFi
Panel
JONATHAN
HAYES
Head of Digital Assets Development
Julius Baer
Switzerland
STACI
WARDEN
CEO
Algorand Foundation
USA
UMAR
FAROOQ
CEO, Onyx by JP Morgan; Global Head of Financial Institution Payments
JP Morgan
USA
Ebru
Pakcan
Managing Director, Middle East and Africa Cluster Head,
Citi
UAE
MODERATOR
BRYAN
ZHENG ZHANG
Co-Founder and Executive Director Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at the University of Cambridge
Judge Business School
UK
The launch of the Crypto Oasis Ecosystem Report 2023 – Spring Edition
11:50 am 12:10 pm
Innovation
Report Launch
Saqr
M. Ereiqat
Co-Founder
Crypto Oasis
UAE
Crypto and the evolving regulatory framework
12:00 pm 12:40 pm
Future Forum
Crypto, Web3 & DeFi
Panel
Jack
Hardman
Partner
Clifford Chance
UAE
Navin
Gupta
MD MENA & SA
Ripple Middle East Ltd
UAE
Mohammad Raafi
Hossain
Co-founder and CEO
Fasset
UAE
Joseph
Dallago
Co-founder and CEO
Rain
UAE
MODERATOR
UGUR
KOYLUOGLU
Vice Chairman for Financial Services and the Global Head of Digital Assets
Oliver Wyman
USA
Reimagining Financial Services in Education – Is Verticalization the way forward?
12:10 pm 12:30 pm
Innovation
Tech Talk
Haseeb
Ahmed
Co founder
zenda
UAE
What’s working to build utility and what’s not?
12:30 pm 12:50 pm
The Plenary
Crypto, Web3 & DeFi
Fireside Chat
BRAD
GARLINGHOUSE
CEO
Ripple
USA
MODERATOR
DAN
MURPHY
Anchor and Correspondent
CNBC
UAE
Digital Assets – What does it mean for financial institutions?
12:40 pm 1:10 pm
Future Forum
Future of FinTech/Finance
Fireside Chat
GEOFF
KOT
Global Head, FM Electronic Trading & Platforms
Standard Chartered Bank
Singapore
OLA
YOUNIS DOUDIN
CEO & Co-founder
BitOasis
UAE
MODERATOR
Saqr
M. Ereiqat
Co-Founder
Crypto Oasis
UAE
Networking Lunch
12:50 pm 1:40 pm
The Plenary
Revolutionizing Alternative Investments: Innovative Approach for Financial Institutions
1:00 pm 1:15 pm
Innovation
Tech Talk
Mila
Khrapchenko
Co-CEO
Ameetee Technologies Ltd.
Israel
The world of finance: Where are the women?
1:10 pm 1:30 pm
Future Forum
Future of FinTech/Finance
Fireside Chat
MARINA
DIMOVA
Global Director, Financial Industry and Network Advocacy
Women's World Banking
USA
MODERATOR
MARK
WALKER
Editorial Director
The Fintech Times
United Kingdom
Bringing traditional assets on Blockchain
1:15 pm 1:30 pm
Innovation
Tech Talk
Alex
Shevchenko
CEO
Aurora Labs
Ukraine
How Fintech can catalyze growth in the Middle East
1:30 pm 1:45 pm
Future Forum
Digital payments
Fireside Chat
Otto
Williams
Senior Vice President, Head of Product, Partnerships and Digital Solutions, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Visa
UAE
MODERATOR
Tom
Woolf
Founder & CEO
EdAid
UAE
Boosting e-commerce in Uzbekistan with halal BNPL service Uzum Nasiya
1:30 pm 1:45 pm
Innovation
Tech Talk
Roman
Lavrentiev
Chief Operating Officer
Uzum
Uzbekistan
Building Sustainable Startup Ecosystems
1:40 pm 2:00 pm
The Plenary
Venture investment & Wealth
Fireside Chat
Courtney
Powell
Chief Operating Officer & Managing Partner
500 Global
USA
MODERATOR
Brandy
Scott
Presenter
Arabian Radio Network
UAE
Defi for Financial Institutions, better user experience as a driver of mass adoption
1:45 pm 2:00 pm
Innovation
Tech Talk
Sergej
Kunz
Co-founder
1inch Network
UAE
Networking Lunch
1:45 pm 2:20 pm
Future Forum
Defi for Financial Institutions, better user experience as a driver of mass adoption
1:45 pm 2:00 pm
Sergej
Kunz
Co-founder
1inch Network
UAE
Can fintech make globalisation more successful?
2:00 pm 2:15 pm
Innovation
Fireside Chat
Anurag
Bajaj
Global Head, Banks and Fintech
Standard Chartered
Singapore
MODERATOR
Abeer Abu
Omar
Reporter
Bloomberg
UAE
Igniting global growth from the MENA region
2:00 pm 2:20 pm
The Plenary
ESG, Sustainability & Macroeconomics
Fireside Chat
H.E. ABDULLAH
BIN TOUQ AL MARRI
Cabinet Member & UAE Minister of Economy
UAE
MODERATOR
DAN
MURPHY
Anchor and Correspondent
CNBC
UAE
Telcos role in the rapidly evolving Finance industry: are they competing with or complementary to existing players?
2:20 pm 2:35 pm
Future Forum
Embedded & Open finance
Fireside Chat
Melike Kara
Tanrikulu
CEO, e& money
e&
UAE
MODERATOR
KARL
TLAIS
CEO
iAdvisory
UAE
The global economic storm: Are emerging markets the silver lining?
2:20 pm 2:50 pm
The Plenary
ESG, Sustainability & Macroeconomics
Fireside Chat
Ahmed
Abdelaal
Group Chief Executive Officer
Mashreq
UAE
Ahmed
GALAL ISMAIL
CEO
Majid Al Futtaim Holding
UAE
MODERATOR
Brandy
Scott
Presenter
Arabian Radio Network
UAE
A new credit prospect. Buy Now, Pay Later?
2:35 pm 3:15 pm
Future Forum
Digital payments
Panel
AHMAD
ALWAZZAN
EVP & Managing Director - UAE
Tap Payments
UAE
ALI
AL-SAEED
Chief Executive Officer
BluePay
Iraq
Tariq
Sheikh
CEO
Postpay
UAE
Ali
Imran
Chief Operating Officer
Commercial Bank of Dubai
UAE
MODERATOR
Arjun Vir
Singh
Partner
Arthur D. Little
UAE
The UAE: Recognising the transformative potential of the crypto-economy
2:50 pm 3:10 pm
The Plenary
Crypto, Web3 & DeFi
Fireside Chat
BRIAN
ARMSTRONG
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder
Coinbase
USA
MODERATOR
MANUS
CRANNY
ANCHOR
BLOOMBERG
UAE
MENA – Powering global growth for the region
3:10 pm 3:30 pm
The Plenary
Sustainability & Macroeconomics
Fireside Chat
PATRICK
CHALHOUB
Group President
Chalhoub Group
UAE
MODERATOR
Laura
Buckwell
EMCEE
Laura Buckwell
UAE
Why is India a unicorn hub?
3:15 pm 3:35 pm
Future Forum
Venture investment & Wealth
Fireside Chat
LALIT
KESHRE
Co-founder & CEO
Groww
India
Ishan
Bansal
Co-founder
Groww
India
MODERATOR
Abdallah Al
Jouaid
Finance Reporter
CNN Business Arabic
UAE
What should we learn from FTX & SVB, how does the industry move forward?
3:30 pm 4:10 pm
The Plenary
Sustainability & Macroeconomics
Panel
PAUL
VERADITTAKIT
Managing Partner
Pantera Capital
USA
JONATHAN
LARSEN
Chief Innovation Officer of Ping An Group; Chairman & CEO
Ping An Global Voyager Fund Ping An Group
Hong Kong
Lucy
Gazmararian
Founder & Managing Partner
Token Bay Capital
Hong Kong
William Bao
Bean
Managing Director
Orbit Startups
China
MODERATOR
Sameer
Hashmi
Middle East Business Correspondent
BBC News
UAE
Building a resilient and sustainable financial sector in the age of disruption
3:35 pm 4:15 pm
Future Forum
ESG, Sustainability & Macroeconomics
Panel
Alex
Manson
Member
SC Ventures
Singapore
Amnah
Ajmal
Executive Vice President, Market Development - EEMEA
Mastercard
UAE
Nameer
Khan
Founder of FILS and Chairman
MENA FINTECH ASSOCIATION
UAE
ADAM
KHALIFA
Head of EMEA FS, Strategic Partnerships
Google
United Kingdom
MODERATOR
BENJAMIN
WORLEY
Chief Executive Officer
Spiro Carbon Group
USA
Virtual Currency Regulation, New York and Beyond
4:10 pm 4:30 pm
The Plenary
Regulation & Policy making
Fireside Chat
ADRIENNE
A. HARRIS
Superintendent
New York State Department of Financial Services
USA
MODERATOR
Jane
Witherspoon
Bureau Chief Middle East
Euronews
UAE
Neobank 3.0: The rise of limitless banking
4:15 pm 4:30 pm
Future Forum
Future of FinTech/Finance
Fireside Chat
SARVJEET
SINGH VIRK
Co-founder & Chief Managing Director
Finvasia
India
MODERATOR
Supreet
Manchanda
Founding Partner
Raiven Capital
UAE
The Rise of Verticalization in Fintech – Generic is No Longer Enough
4:30 pm 4:45 pm
Future Forum
Digital payments
Fireside Chat
Raman
Thiagarajan
CEO & Founder
zenda
UAE
MODERATOR
Supreet
Manchanda
Founding Partner
Raiven Capital
UAE
The Future of Payments: Looking into the Crystal Ball of the Card Networks
4:30 pm 4:55 pm
The Plenary
Future of FinTech/Finance
Fireside Chat
Saeeda
Jaffar
Senior Vice President & Group Country Manager – GCC
VISA
UAE
MODERATOR
Brandy
Scott
Presenter
Arabian Radio Network
UAE
Capturing the Opportunity in the Fintech Space
4:55 pm 5:15 pm
The Plenary
Future of FinTech/Finance
Fireside Chat
Khalifa Al
Shamsi
CEO
e& life
UAE
MODERATOR
Sameer
Hashmi
Middle East Business Correspondent
BBC News
UAE
Fintech in MENA: A solid foundation for growth
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