ACT Middle East Treasury Summit 2019 | Association of Corporate Treasurers | 1 October 2019 | Madinat Jumeirah, 6 King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud St - Dubai - UAE

This year’s conference will run under the theme regional insights, global perspectives. Creating that perfect blend of local intelligence from those in the region and global perspectives from our pool of international speakers, the event will provide attendees with a broader picture of what’s happening in the treasury world.

2019 conference topics include:
• Beyond the GCC: tapping into Africa, Egypt and Turkey
• The latest technology and innovations shaping payments
• Regional free trade zones and tax implications
• Working capital management
• Global markets and trends
• New approaches to (re-)financing
• Fintech for treasurers
• Regulatory changes to watch out for

The ACT Treasury Network Middle East Advisory Panel was developed to provide on the ground intelligence and guidance and ensure the ACT is supporting the local needs of the treasury and finance community. The panel consists of treasury professionals from some of the largest and most influential organisations across the GCC and helps drive the high-quality and impartial content the ACT Middle East Treasury Summit is known for in the region.

2019 Speakers

Caroline Stockmann
Chief Executive, ACT

Peter Matza
Speakers’ Chair, ACT

Chris van Dijl
Director Treasury Consultancy, Cugavadi

Alex Elviss
Treasury Manager, Etihad Airways

Chris Kiew-Smith
Head of Financial Technology Strategy, Financial Services Regulatory Authority, ADGM

Jacek Kurantowicz
Head, Cash Management, ADCB

Sherie Morais
Head Of Business Development,

Transaction Banking, ADCB

Yasar Yilmaz, Industry Lead, Middle East & Africa, Microsoft

Lionel Taylor, Managing Director, Trade Advisory Network

Chris Howarth, Chief Financial Officer, Falcon Group

Tobias Maier, Chief Financial Officer, DHL Global Forwarding

Martin Uchtyl, Director, Financial Services, Dell Technologies

Gary Slawther, Treasury Director Finance Department, Arabtech Holding

Nicolas Christiaen, Chief Executive Officer, Cashforce

Saad El Hachimy, Corporate Treasury/Cash Manager Middle East & Africa, Nestle

Hemant Patel, Senior Director, Head of Payments & Liquidity

Management, Mashreq Bank

Staney Pullolickel, Regional Treasurer – MENAT & SSA, GE

Peter Matza, Speakers’ Chair, ACT

John Arentz, Head of Treasury, Majid Al Futtaim Holding

Diako Makhmalbaf, Senior Manager – Sustainable Finance (MENAT), HSBC

Andrew McMichael, Group Treasurer, Agility Logistics

Daniel Tromans, Director of Treasury, Etihad Airways

Steve Barnett, Executive Director of Business Development, ADGM

Emre Karter, Treasury & Trade Solutions Head, Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan & Turkey (MENAPT) Citi

Mathew Macauley, Partner – M&A Tax, PwC

Ulrich Schiessl, Managing Director & Head of Regional Treasury Centre, Siemens

Matthew Shanahan, Partner, Clyde & Co

Chris van Dijl, Director Treasury Consultancy, Cugavadi

Ahmed Al Sayegh, Head of Treasury, DU

Gautam Dutta, Managing Director & Head of Cash Product Management, FAB

Dhananjay Mulay, Finance – Head, Danube Group

Mahesh Nagavalli
Managing Director & Head of Channels & Innovation, FAB

Girish Shenoy
Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Sharaf Group

Mike Wallace
Director of Corporate Finance & Treasury, ALDAR Properties

Robin Abraham
Partner, Clifford Chance

Suhail Ahmad Osman
Vice President, Treasury Risk Management, Emirates

Jorge Barreiro
Managing Director, Head of International Debt Finance, Barclays

Ivica Stankovic
Partner, Financial Services Risk Management, Ernst & Young

Roshun Tulkens
Group Treasurer, Mantrac Group

Gary Slawther
Treasury Director Finance Department, Arabtech Holding

Peter Matza
Speakers’ Chair, ACT

Elias Choufi
Head of Treasury, ASGC Group

Habib Ghanen
Vice President, MENA, TreasuryXpress

Anis Rahal
CEO and Founder, TreasuryXpress

Mihir Bhatt
Advisory Director – Restructuring, PwC Middle East

Vineet Gupta
Head of Treasury, KBBO CPG Investment

Manish Joshi
Regional Director, Cash and Banking Operations, Middle East Turkey & Africa, GE Capital

Semih Ozkan
Chairperson of the Middle East Regional Committee, International Trade & Forfaiting Association (ITFA)

Gary Slawther
Treasury Director Finance Department, Arabtech Holding

Anish Jain
Chief Techology Officer, ETG World

Hemant Mehta
Corporate Treasury, Alghanim Industries

Mickael Thomas
Regional Director of the Corporate Business, Middle East, Turkey & Africa, SWIFT

Peter Matza
Speakers’ Chair, ACT

Mihir Bhatt
Advisory Director – Restructuring, PwC Middle East

Mo Farzadi
Business Restructuring Leader, PwC Middle East

Rola Abu Manneh
Chief Executive Officer, UAE, Standard Chartered Bank

Caroline Stockmann
Chief Executive, ACT

Ghada Aljarbou
General Manager Global Liquidity & Cash Management, Saudi British Bank (SABB)

Abdessalem Lassoued
Group Treasurer, OLA Energy

Sebastian Niemeyer
Senior Market Manager Corporates & Trade, SWIFT

Neetan Chopra
Chief Technology Officer, Dubai Holding

Matthew Hurn
Chief Financial Officer, Alternative Investments & Infrastructure, Mubadala Investment Company

Paolo Lo Monaco
Chief Financial Officer, Chalhoub Group

Tariq Sanad
Chief Financial Officer, Fetchr

Caroline Stockmann
Chief Executive, ACT

Amit Padhiyar
Head of Treasury, Bin Butti International Holdings

Siddharth Bhandari
Chief Executive Officer, NewBridge Fintech Solutions

Gurumurthy Palani
Head of Global Transaction Banking, Gulf International Bank

Oliver Gibbs
Regional Financial Controller, Middle East & South Asia, ACCA

Asim Qaiser Saeed
Chief Financial Officer, Advanced Support Holding

Danish Samad
Group Treasurer & Director of Investments, King Abdullah Economic City, EMAAR

Gogo Ko
Deputy General Manager Finance Department, Yue Xiu Enterprises (Holdings), President, IACCT

2019 Sponsors

• Abu Dhabi Global Market
• ADCB
• ADIB
• Barclays
• BNP Paribas
• Brewer Morris
• citi bank
• Emirates NBD
• Falcon Group
• FAB
• FIS
• HSBC
• Kyriba
• Natixis
• PWC
• Serrala
• Standard Chartered
• Treasury Press
• Swift