9th Annual Middle East Banking Innovation Summit 2019 | Expotrade Middle East FZ-LLC | 3 September 2019 | Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Sheikh Zayed Road - UAE

The Middle East region is regarded as one of the fastest growing markets in the banking sector, with UAE in particular leading the technology adoption in this sector in the GCC region. With new disruptive models and technologies introduced, banks are evolving and are introducing new methods of banking for their customers, while pursuing new strategies for sustainable growth.

The Middle East Banking Innovation Summit is the largest banking technology platform in the region that brings together banking leaders, fintech experts and over 450 senior experts and leaders to discuss the future of banking.

Topic Highlights:

Through a combination of presentations, case studies, panel discussions and Q&A sessions, the 2019 summit programme will address -
• Open Banking: Collaboration is new innovation
• Blockchain: Beyond Bitcoin
• KYC regulations fighting AML and Frauds
• Regtechs: Providing technological solutions for compliance with financial regulations
• Artificial Intelligence for Voice
• Real-Time Payments
• Robotic Process Automation: driving virtual assistants and smart bots
• The IoT – Banking of Things (BoT)
• Enhancing Customer Experience
• Biometrics and Cashless Economy

Benefits of Attending:

Middle East Banking Innovation Summit is an event like no other in the region, bringing together senior representatives from Banks, FinTechs, RegTechs, Banking Associations and Regulators from this region to network with each other. This summit provides a platform to discuss the challenges and opportunities that the new digital world has to offer to the banking industry.
• Unrivalled Networking Opportunities
• Visionary International and Regional Expert Speakers
• State-of-the-art Products, Solutions and Technologies
• Insightful & Knowledge Empowering Discussions

2019 Speakers

David Bolocan
Executive Director for Retail and Wealth Deposits and Consumer Segments, BBVA USA

Johnson Poh
Executive Director & Head Enterprise Artificial Intelligence, United Overseas Bank

Stephane Malrait
Global Head of Market Structure and Innovation for Financial Markets, ING Bank

Abhijit Akerkar
Head of AI Business Integration, Lloyds Banking Group

Vikram Krishna
Executive Vice President, Head of Group Marketing & Customer Experience, Emirates NBD

Ali Alomran
CIO, Arab National Bank

Evans Munyuki
Group Chief Digital Officer, EmiratesNBD

Morteza Mahjour
Former Group CIO, Former Group CIOO, Lloyds Banking Group & Royal Bank of Canada

Shino Thomas
CIO & Head of PMO & Tech Transformation, National Bank of Oman

Richard Hicks
Chief Marketing Officer, National Bank of Bahrain

Anthony Butler
Distinguished Engineer and Blockchain Leader, Chief Technology Officer, IBM Middle East and Africa

Khaled Bou Antoun
General Manager, Canon Emirates

Alex Twigg
Chief Information Officer, Judo Bank

Julia Sobolewska
Consulting Director, Trade Finance
Comarch

Daragh O’Byrne
Vice President and Global Head of Marketing and Alliances, Nucleus Software

Sanjeev Mulay
CIO, First Abu Dhabi Bank

Ilker Tasdemir
Director of Business Development, MDSap

Pawel Kryszkiewicz
Product Manager, Comarch

Yousef Abdul Qader
Banking Leader, IBM Middle East

Saqib Khan
Head of Middle East, Backbase

Ross Mcnaughton
Head of Group Information Security, Ahli United Bank

Qasim Ilyas
Strategic Sales Manager, Canon Middle East

Alberto Diez Alvarez
Chief Innovation Officer, RAKBANK

Abboud Ghanem
Sales Director, MEA, Alteryx

Kolood Algofaily
Regional Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management, SABB

Manuel M. Alonso
Financial Services IS&BD Leader, IBM Middle East

Derek Corcoran
Chief Experience Officer, Temenos

P.S Suresh
Head of IT Architecture & Strategy, Bank Muscat

Leen Al-Atassi
Head of Innovation, CEO Office, Oman Arab Bank

Iqbal Alikhan
Program Director, Blockchain & Innovations, IBM Global Markets, Enterprise

Paolo Barbesino
SVP & Head of Multichannel Banking, EmiratesNBD

Sriram Srinivasan
Vice President – Financial Services Industry Lead, DarkMatter

Amit Malhotra
General Manager – Personal Banking Group, Commercial Bank of Dubai

Prashant Menon
SVP and Head of Marketing & Customer Analytics, First Abu Dhabi Bank

Pawel A. Stefanski
Financial Services Sector Leader, IBM Middle East & Africa

Sherif Aziz
Digital Client Executive - Middle East, Kony

Arup Ganguli
Head of MNC Banking, RAKBANK

Adam Hassan
Managing Director, Designit

Fahad Y Altwaijri
Head of Retail Banking Technology | SABB Technology Services, SABB

Sandeep Poduval
Head of Marketing, Commercial Bank of Dubai

Suresh Ranganathan
Head, Banking and Financial Services, Aspire Systems

Petr Klimes
Global Head of Marketing, ADIB

Adam Long
Regional Head Compliance, Corporate & Institutional Banking and Commercial Banking, MEA, Standard Chartered Bank

Murtadha Jawad Al Lawati
AGM Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications, Alizz Islamic Bank

Aly Ajani
Head of Corporate Banking, Citibank

Ebru Jouzy
Regional Head of Global Risk Analytics, HSBC

Béla Vér
CEO, ApPello

Suresh Lalwani
Head of Coverage, Business Banking - CCBBG, Commercial Bank of Dubai

Jameel Khan
Head of Strategy & Governance – Technology, Mashreq Bank

Kazim Ali
Head of Corporate Banking, Noor Islamic Bank

Yogesh Kale
Head of Islamic Corporate Banking, ADCB

Rengan Seshadri
Head of Cards, Loans and Assets, Citibank

Moustafa Mahfouz
Head of Retail Banking and SME, Doha Bank

Syed Mohammad Naqvi
Head of Data and Analytics, Al Hilal Bank

Neha Goel
Business Development Manager, Comarch

Jacques Caers
Head of Sales – Financial Markets, Guardsquare

2019 Sponsors

LEAD SPONSOR:
• IBM Middle East & Pakistan

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Comarch

TITANIUM SPONSOR:
• Canon

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Backbase
• Nucleus Software Exports Limited
• Wipro
• Temenos
• Alteryx Kony
• SAP
• MDSAP Tech S.A
• Aspire Systems

SILVER SPONSOR:
• Darkmatter

LUNCH SPONSORS:
• ApPello
• Guardsquare N.V

CHROME SPONSOR:
• Acidaes Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Royal Cyber Inc.
• Al Futtaim Engineering and Technologies
• Fiserv
• Ortec Finance B.V
• Qualitykiosk Technologies
• DMCC Dubai Branch ICEFLO Limited
• Atoma Technologies Limited
• United MAKGroup Technologies LLC
• Automation Anywhere
• Aurion Solutions Ltd.
• Publicis Sapient
• Moengage Inc
• BML Istisharat SAL
• VOLANTE
• ERI
• Fenergo
• Pelican ai
• Schneider Electric

NETWORK SPONSORS:
• Finanteq SA
• Finesse
• gupshup
• Synechron
• Tieto
• Manipal
• Lemnisk
• Infrasoft Tehcnologies Ltd.
• Savangard sp. z.o.o
• Actico Pte. Ltd

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS:
• Tata Communications
• Equinix ME FZ LLC
• Path solutions
• Smart Message

OFFICIAL HOSPITALITY PARTNER:
• Intercontinental