MENA Securities Forum - Agenda - Day OneMonday, 19 March 2018

08:30 - 09:0030 mins

Registration and refreshments

09:00 - 09:1515 mins

Opening remarks from the Chair

09:15 - 09:4530 mins

MENA Macro Market Update

Tim Fox - Executive Vice President, Group Chief Economist & Head of Research, Emirates NBD

09:45 - 10:1530 mins

Geopolitical Risk Forecast: Assessing the geopolitical risk landscape

Andreas Carleton-Smith - Chief Executive Officer - Middle East & North Africa, Control Risks

10:15 - 10:4530 mins

MENA Capital Markets Update

10:45 - 11:3045 mins

Morning refreshments and business card exchange

11:30 - 12:3060 mins

Keynote Panel: Regional Regulators Panel

Rosanna Lockwood - TV News Presenter, UAE
Obaid Saif Hamad Al Zaabi - Chief Executive Officer, Securities and Commodities Authority, UAE
Mohammed Omran - Executive Chairman, Financial Regulatory Authority, Egypt
Mohammed Said Al Abri - Vice President – Capital Market Sector, Capital Market Authority, Oman

12:30 - 13:0030 mins

Fireside Chat - MENA Exchanges

Rosanna Lockwood - TV News Presenter, UAE
Mohamed Farid Saleh - Chairman, Egyptian Exchange (EGX) & The Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS)

13:00 - 14:0060 mins

Lunch and networking

14:00 - 14:4545 mins

Panel Discussion: Spotlight on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Thomas Streater, CFA, CAIA - Portfolio Manager, MB Commodities Capital, UAE
Aarthi Chandrasekaran - Vice President- GCC Banking & Finance Sector Coverage, SHUAA Capital, UAE
Fadi Al Said - Fund Manager and Head of MENA, Lazard Asset Management
Mustafa Domaniç - Associate Partner, Financial Services, Oliver Wyman

14:45 - 15:4560 mins

MENA Market Roundtables – UAE, Saudi Arabia and North Africa

15:45 - 15:505 mins

Closing remarks and end of day one