AGENDA
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 1
TIME | DETAILS |
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08:00-09:00 | Welcome Reception |
09:15-09:25 | Opening Ceremony |
09:30-09:40 | KEYNOTE REMARKS: H.E. Khaled Mohamed Balama – Governor of the Central Bank of the UAE |
09:45-09:55 | OPENING REMARKS: Dr. Fahad Ibrahim Al Shathri – Deputy Governor for Supervision – Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) |
SESSION 1: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE FINANCIAL SECTOR
10:00-10:15 | KEYNOTE AND OPENING REMARKS: H.E. Ahmed Bin Ali Al Sayegh – Minister of State (UAE) – Chairman – Abu Dhabi Global Market |
10:15-10:45 | PANEL DISCUSSION: H.E Eng. Majed Sultan Al Mesmar – Director General – Telecommunications & Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) – UAE Ms. Rola Abu Manneh – CEO – Standard Chartered Bank Mr. Andreas Dombret – Former member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Bundesbank & Chairman of the US Investment Bank Colonel Khalifa Matar Al Humairi – Executive Director of Customer Happiness Centers – Federal Authority for Identity & Citizenship – UAE Beau – Deputy Governor – Banque de France |
10:45-11:00 | Q&A |
11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break |
SESSION 2: CO-OPERATION BETWEEN CENTRAL BANK- ESPECIALLY FOR CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES & PAYMENTS
11:35 – 11:50 | KEYNOTE REMARKS: Mr. Benoit Couere– Head of BIS Innovation Hub Global |
11:50 – 12:20 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Ms. Benedicte Nolens – Head of BIS Innovation Hub – Hong Kong Mr. Colin Pou – Executive Director – Hong Kong Monetary Authority Mr. Chung – Chun Mu – Director General, Digital Currency Research Institute – People’s Bank of China Ms. Vachira Arromdee – Deputy Governor, Corporate Development – Bank of Thailand |
12:20 – 12:30 | Q&A |
12:30 – 12:50 | Prayer Break |
SESSION 3: GREENING THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
12:55 – 13:10 | KEYNOTE REMARKS: Ms. Aisha Al Abdooli– Acting Assistant Undersecretary – Green Development & Climate Change Sector UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment |
13:10 – 13:40 | PANEL DISCUSSION: H.E Younis Haj Al Khoori – Undersecretary Ministry of Finance – UAE Mercedes Vela Monserrate – Associate Director – Sustainable Finance, ADGM Authority – Abu Dhabi Global Market Ms Jean Boissinot – Deputy head of Financial Stability directorate and head of the NGFS secretariat Mr. Luiz Awazu pereira – Deputy General Manager – Bank of International Settlements – Switzerland |
13:45 – 13:55 | KEYNOTE CLOSING REMARKS: H.E Abdul-Aziz Al-Ghurair– Chairman of UAE Banks Federation |
14:00 – 15:30 | Lunch Break |
DAY 2
TIME | DETAILS |
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08:00 – 09:00 | Welcome Reception |
09:00 – 09:05 | KEYNOTE REMARKS: H.E. Khaled Mohamed Balama – Governor of the Central Bank of UAE |
09:05 – 09:20 | OPENING REMARKS: Her Highness Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan – A50 Co Founder (TBC) Role of women in accelerating transformation |
09:30 – 09:40 | KEYNOTE & OPENING REMARKS : H.E. Abdulla Bin Touq Al Mari – Minister of Economy – UAE The importance of collaborating between sectors to protect the nation from financial crimes. |
09:45- 09:55 | FIRESIDE CHAT: H.E Mohammed Hamed Al Kuwaiti – Head of Cybersecurity for the UAE Government Financial fraud and challenges impacting cyber security MODERATOR: Mr. Thabet Bakheet Khamis –Head of Information Security – Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates |
SESSION 4: ISLAMIC FINANCE
10:00 – 10:15 | KEYNOTE REMARKS H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah – Chairman of Emirates Fatwa Council – UAE |
10:15 – 10:45 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Prof. Abbas Mirakhor – Former holder of INCEIF Chair of Islamic Finance – Malaysia Dr. Sami Al-Suwailem –Acting Director General, IsDB Institute & Chief Economist H.E. Dr. Abdelilah Belatik –Secretary General of the General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI) Dr. Aznan Hasan –Member of the Higher Shari’ah Authority |
10:45 – 11:00 | Q&A |
11:05 – 11:15 | Kristalina Georgieva – Managing Director IMF (TBC) |
11:15 – 11:45 | Coffee Break |
SESSION 5: SIGNING CEREMONY
11:50 – 12:00 | KEYNOTE REMARKS ABOUT NATIONAL PAYMENTS SYSTEMS STRATEGY: Hafid Oubrik –Director – Payment Systems Operations & Development – Central Bank of UAE |
12:00 – 12:30 | DISCUSSION AND SIGNING CEREMONY: PANEL DISCUSSION: Gianfranco Casati – Chief Executive Officer Growth Markets – Accenture Eugenio Tornaghi –Head of Marketing and Sales and Acting CEO – SIA Peng Xiao –Director General – Group CEO – G42 |
12:35 – 12:45 | KEYNOTE CLOSING REMARKS: H.E. Ebrahim Obaid Al Zaabi – Assistant Governor – Monetary Policy and Financial Stability – Central Bank of UAE |
12:45 – 13:30 | Prayer and Lunch |
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