4th Annual Middle East WealthTech Forum and Awards 2024 | Verve Management | 13 February 2024 | Swissôtel Al Murooj Dubai, Al Mustaqbal St - opposite The Dubai Mall - Trade Centre - Dubai - UAE

The global wealth management industry, along with many other sectors, is embarking on its journey toward digitalization and overall technology integration. With millennials and Gen Z investors set to inherit approx. USD53 trillion over the next 20 years, firms that focus on building relationships with clients’ potential inheritors, leverage client insights, and understand trends to inform product and service offerings will stand to benefit in the current environment.

That said, the financial markets are today gripped by fresh challenges in the form of rising inflation and fears of a looming global recession, while geopolitical tensions remain high.
With these digital shifts, advancing technology is at the top of the private banking agenda and at the center of achieving operational excellence and customer satisfaction. With technology set to offer benefits such as improved portfolio management strategies, a greater understanding of asset liquidity, and increasing levels of customer service, the move towards digitalized functionality will reshape operations, decision-making, and client journeys industry-wide.

2024 Speakers

SERIES SPEAKERS:

Michael Makdah
Director of Market Intelligence, SEED Group & The Private Office of Sheikh Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Maktoum

Evan Munyuki
Digital Banking Advisor, SEED Group & The Private Office of Sheikh Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Maktoum

Robert Hahm
Chief Executive Officer, Mashreq Capital

Christopher Flinos
Chief Executive Officer, HAYVN

Eric Swats
Chief Executive Officer, Rasmala Investment Bank

Nikhil Chouguley
Global Chief Operating Officer - Sustainable Investment, Citi Global Wealth- United Kingdom

Kaushik Kadayam
Chief Operating Officer - Wealth Management AME and UAE, Standard Chartered

Harish Prithivi
Chief Operating Officer, AIX Investments

Amit Verma
Group Chief Platform Officer, Emirates NBD

Kunal Chawla
Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Finmark Capital

Kunal Kapoor
Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer, Bluegold Capital Asset Management

Ajay Mohanty
Chief Investment Officer, Xanara

Devesh Mamtani
Chief Market Strategist, Century Financial

Debbie Botha
Chief Partnerships Officer, Women in AI

Ajit Joshi
Managing Director – Head of Public & Private Markets, Shuaa Capital

Husain Rangwalla
Group Operations Director, Skybound Wealth Management

Sereen Ahmed
Director, Head of Trade & Working Capital Middle East, Barclays Corporate Banking

Anand Krishnan
Director – Head of Technology, Emirates Investment Bank PJSC

Sajeev Kumar
Executive Vice President - Head of Corporate & Enterprise Risk Technology, Mashreq

Raj Srivastava
Executive Director, Arrow Capital DIFC

Santosh Nair
Senior Vice President - Digital Product Owner, Mashreq

Maysam Rawasdeh
Vice President - Head of ESG Risk Framework and Assessment, First Abu Dhabi Bank

Natasha Hannoun
Head of Debt, Shuaa Capital

Rajesh Kumar
Head - Core Technology Platforms, Emirates NBD

Mai Momani
Head of Client Experience, Invest Bank

Achilles Manolopoulos
Head of Customer Experience, Leading Fintech in the MENA Region

Dheen Dorai
Head of DTO, Digital Architecture & Engineering, Al Masraf

Santhosh Sridharan
Head of Treasury and Investment Operations, Commercial Bank of Dubai

Sandeep Jadwani
Head of Investments, Habib Investments

Mahmoud Ibrahim
Head of Transaction Banking and Escrow, Wholesale banking, Ajman Bank

Salil Ahuja
Head of Products & Portfolio - Business Banking (Liabilities and Assets), First Abu Dhabi Bank

Osama Al Rahma
Head of Wealth Management, Emirates Investment Bank PJSC

SPEAKERS:

Mehdi Al Fichtali
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Finamaze

Maroun JALKH
Chief Executive Officer, Azimut Middle East

Safa Bouzidi- Leterme
Managing Director of Wealth & Asset Management, Daman Investments

Vijay Valecha
Chief Investment Officer, Century Financial

Bhaskar Dasgupta
Independent Board Director, Senior Advisor, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Ahmad Al Makhtoum Private Office

Rajiv Kumar
Director & Senior Executive Officer, PhillipCapital (DIFC)

Andrew Dalton
Chairman of the Innovation Committee, Middle East Investment Management Association

Biswajeet Behura
Managing Director, MetaWealth Capital

Jayaraman Lakshminarayanan
Vice President - Trading, Treasury & Wealth Management Platforms, Emirates NBD

Sajid Iqbal
Deputy CRO, Vice President, Habib Bank AG Zurich

Bilal Majbour
Founder & CEO, Wealthface

João Belo Branco
Global Head of Wealth and Trading, Liv. Bank

Gary Dugan
Chief Investment Officer, Global CIO, DALMA CAPITAL

Kunal Kapoor
CIO & Executive Director, Bluegold Capital Asset Management Limited (DIFC)

Faisal Hasan
Chief Investment Officer & Head of Asset Management, Al Mal Capital

Zubin Muriya
Executive Director, Julius Baer (Middle East) Limited

Alexander Thomas
Chief Risk Officer, Invest Bank

Nawrez Jaziri
Senior Investment Advisor, The Private Office of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Faisal Al Qassimi

Dr. Silvia Flesia
Chief Investment Officer, Enspire (DIFC) Ltd

Ali Taqi
Chief Investment Officer, Rasmala

Hayssam El Masri
Senior Executive Officer, Ento Capital

2024 Sponsors & Partners

SILVER SPONSOR:
• GTN

BRONZE SPONSOR:
• Futora
• Masttro

NETWORKING SPONSOR:
• Omega

SUPPORT PARTNER:
• MEIMA