Agenda
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08:00 - 09:00
Registration & networking
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09:00 - 09:10
Opening remarks
- Dr. Fadi Khalaf, Secretary General, Arab Federation of Exchanges
- Nadim Najjar, Managing Director MENA, Thomson Reuters
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09:10 - 09:25
Official keynote speech
- H.E. Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj, Governor, Central Bank of Bahrain
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09:25 - 09:35
Welcome speech
- Shaikh Khalifa Ebrahim Al Khalifa, Chief Executive Officer, Bahrain Bourse
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09:35 - 09:45
Importance of the Arab Federation of Exchanges and its AFE Equities Summit
- Fathi Ben Grira, Chief Executive Officer, MENACORP
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9.45 - 10:45
Panel Discussion 1: The Exchanges Global Trends
- What are the International Exchanges plans for 2020?
- What are they expecting from the Arab Exchanges in the coming 5 years?
- Dominique Cerruti, Chairman, Euronext
- Meyer "Sandy" Frucher, Vice Chairman, Nasdaq
- Robert Shakotko, Managing Director, S&P Dow Jones Indices
- Deirdre Somers, Chief Executive, Irish Stock Exchange
- Hüseyin Zafer,Executive Vice President and CFO, Borsa Istanbul
- Moderator: Chip Dempsey, Executive Director, Principal Strategic Investments, Morgan Stanley
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10:45 - 11:15
Networking coffee break
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11:15 - 12:15
Panel Discussion 2: Foreign investors’ participation to the Arab Capital Markets
- Requirements, expectations and risks
- Samer Al Deghaili, Regional Head, Equity Capital Markets, MENA, HSBC Middle East Limited
- Dr. Jochen Biedermann, Head of Business Development, The International Securities Consultancy
- Ammar Hajeyah, Senior Vice President, MENA Asset Management, Global Investment House
- Moderator: Eric Bertrand, Principal Consultant, Euronext
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12:15 - 13:15
Panel Discussion 3: Current Trends and Challenges for the Arab Exchanges
- What reforms should be taken? Bonds, Derivatives and Commodities Markets, Start-ups and Family companies.
- Fadi Chamas, Managing Director, Securities, Arqaam Capital
- Laurens Koning, Director, Legal, Qatar Stock Exchange
- Andre Kuusvek, Director Capital Markets Development, European Bank EBRD
- Fadhel Makhloug, Head of Brokerage, Securities & Investment Company (SICO)
- Moderator: Racha Alkhawaja, Senior Vice President, MENACORP
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13:15 - 14:15
Lunch
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14:15 - 15:15
Panel Discussion 4: Direct Market Access, New Technologies and Market protection
- Is the DMA a threat or a solution?
- Is it too early to have the high frequency and algorithmic trading in the Arab region?
- Should we apply the Circuit Breakers system to protect the Arab Exchanges?
- Nabil Al Rantisi, Managing Director, Brokerage, MENACORP
- Hussain Al Abdullah, Director of Sales and Marketing, Qatar Stock Exchange
- Chris Hollands, Head of Equities, EMEA, Thomson Reuters
- Moderator: Sunil Benimadhu, Chief Executive Officer, Stock Exchange of Mauritius
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15:15 - 16:15
Panel Discussion 5: ETFs, Tracker Funds and Market Making
- Why ETFs are expanding on the International markets?
- Why not in the Arab region?
- Is it a matter of Investor Education or lack of Legislation?
- Should we keep our Markets Driven by orders rather than by Market making?
- If we are not able to create a Pan-Arab Exchange, can we create an Arab ETF?
- Charbel Azzi, Head of Middle East, Africa & CIS, S&P Dow Jones Indices
- Robert Ansari, Executive Director & Head of the Middle East, MSCI
- Gerard Scully, Director of International Primary Markets, Irish Stock Exchange
- Dr. Andreas Zingg, Director, Head iShares Middle East & Africa, Blackrock
- Moderator: Gerard Scully, Director of International Primary Markets, Irish Stoch Exchange
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16:15
Close of summit day 1
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18:30 - 22.00
Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony (Al Noor Ballroom, Ritz-Carlton Hotel)
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09:00 - 09.30
Networking coffee break
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09:30 - 10:30
Panel Discussion 6: Regulators, Exchanges, CSDs and Brokers – a Push and Pull Relation
- How tight are they working together?
- Should the rules be inspired in an upward direction?
- Are they sharing the same concerns?
- Where the surveillance starts?
- Who is listening to the brokers?
- Should the regulation follows the innovation or initiates it?
- It is about time to think loudly between the Market players.
- Mohamed Abdel Salam, Chairman & Managing Director, Misr for Central Clearing Depository and Registry (MCDR)
- Mohamed Ali Yasin, Managing Director, NBAD Securities
- Ahmad Ben Saleh Al Marhoun, Director General, Muscat Securities Market
- Jalil Tarif, Secretary General, Union of Arab Securities Authorities (UASA)
- Moderator: Huseyin Erkan, Capital Markets Consultant and Former CEO at the World Federation of Exchanges, International Capital Markets
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10:30 - 11.00
Networking coffee break
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11:00 - 12:00
Panel Discussion 7: Attracting New IPOs
- Attracting family companies, innovative products.
- Companies sharing the stories of successes and challenges.
- Mustafa Baltaci, Secretary General, EuroAsia
- Chip Dempsey, Executive Director, Principal Strategic Investments, Morgan Stanley
- Yasser Geissah, Chief Executive Officer, The National Investor
- Moderator: Thomas Krantz, Senior Advisor, Capital Markets, Thomas Murray
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12:00 - 13:00
Panel Discussion 8: Arab Markets overview and Expectations – Fundamental and Technical Analysis
- Lets see the markets through their eyes.
- Mohamed Ali Yasin, Managing Director, NBAD Securities
- Stephen Malinak, Global Head of Content Analytics , Thomson Reuters
- Hashem Al-Fawaz, Head of Strategic Management & Business Development, Argaam Investment Co
- Adel Merheb, Director of Equity Capital Markets, Shuaa Capital
- Moderator: Dr. Fadi Khalaf, Secretary General, Arab Federation of Exchanges
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13.00 - 14:00
Lunch and end of summit
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