Arabnet Digital Summit 2018 - Dubai | ArabNet | 30 April 2018 | Souk Madinat Jumeirah, Al Sufouh Rd - Dubai - United Arab Emirates

1 summit - 4 Forums

Money Forum
The future of financial services and money is being reshaped by the mass adoption of emerging technologies and increase in connectivity. The ArabNet Digital Summit will explore the trends and opportunities in financial technology, banking, and transactional businesses. It will also dive into the transformations created by artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, and the practical opportunities available for banks and financial services providers.

Smart Economy Forum
The internet of things, artificial intelligence, big data and blockchain technologies are helping reshape cities and transform the relationship between governments and their citizens. The ArabNet Summit will feature a full track exploring the smart economy - applications of blockchain technology, driving progress through big data, and the evolving role of digital enterprises. It will also propose visionary outlooks for creative cities of the future.

Investment Forum
Digital Startups in the MENA region have raised more than $500M in equity investments in 2017, and the number of startups acquisitions has grown 180% YoY. The year has also witnessed increased interest from international investors and rise of regional angels. The ArabNet Digital Summit will feature dedicated discussions for investors about startup investing and venture capital as an asset class, the future of alternative funding and global technology trends. It will also delve into fund closures, governance and initiatives supporting the growth of the investment ecosystem.

Media & Adtech Forum
Data management platforms, attribution and targeting technologies have risen to the spotlight as demand for measurable outcomes increases. The ArabNet Summit will feature two full tracks covering the latest trends in digital media and advertising, including the AdTech Showcase - a convergence of new advertising and media technologies from around the world to improve the impact and efficiency of campaigns, and help publishers maximize revenues.

2018 Speakers

Abdul Baset Al Janahi
Chief Executive Officer, Dubai SME

Aaditya Sarna
Managing Director, United World Infrastructure

Aarti Tandon
Executive Director, Smart Cities New York

Abdulla Al Wahedi
Senior Director of Emaar Facilities Management, Head at Emaar District Cooling

Aby Thomas
Editor in Chief, Entrepreneur Middle East

Ahmed Soudodi
Head of Brand - Chevrolet, General Motors

Alex Perez-Fragero
‎Director - Strategic Partnerships, what3words

Amit Patel
Partner, Owl Ventures

Antoni Vives
CEO of the City Transformation Agency, Barcelona Ex-Deputy Mayor

Arihant Jain
Business Head - Middle East and Africa, Freshworks

Ben Billson
Chief Marketing Officer, Nexd

Benjamin Ampen
Managing Director - MENA, Twitter

Boye Balogun
Managing Director, Future Tech Media

Bruno Bianchini
Head of MENA Global Partnerships - EMEA Emerging Markets, Google

Burt Reynolds
Business Director - Response Client, MediaCom

Christopher Kiew-Smith
Head of FinTech Strategy, Financial Services Regulatory Authority, Abu Dhabi Global Market

Crystal Worthem
Marketing Director - Middle East and Africa, Ford

Danish Farhan
Group Chief Executive Officer, Xische

David Parker
Executive Director- Financial Services, Bahrain Economic Development Board

Deniz Devrim Cengiz
Group Director of Digital Banking, Türk Ekonomi Bankası (Turkish Economy Bank)

Eldar Tuzmukhametov
Head of Smart City Lab - IT Department, Moscow City Government

Fadi Hindi
Chief Executive Officer, Takaful Emarat

Fadi Khater
Founder and Managing Partner, Netizency

Fadi Nwilati
Chief Executive Officer, Kaizen Asset Management

Fahim Al Qasimi
Partner, AQ&P

Farshad Nowshadi
VP of eStrategy at Saman Bank, VC at Level39 FinTech-London

Gary West
Head of Future Mobility - Africa & Middle East, General Motors

Ger Baron
Chief Technology Officer, City of Amsterdam

Ghela Boskovich
Head of Fintech & Regtech Partnerships, Rainmkaing Innovations - home of Startupbootcamp, Founder of FemTechGlobal

Guido Ghedin
Chief Marketing Officer - Global , Cifnews

Gustavo Montero
Chairman of Agar Development, Development and Former CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Switzerland

Hani Enaya
Partner, STVentures

Hatem Elmohandes
Director of Solution Architecture, GE Digital MENA

Heba Sayed
Marketing Manager, Watson Customer Engagement - Middle East & Africa, IBM

Herbert Fuchs
Chief Information Office, ASGC

Hubertus Thonhause
Founding Partner, Enabling Future

Islam ElDessouky
Head of Integrated Marketing Communications - ME, The CocaCola Company

Jan Gloncak
Managing Director - Consulting Services, Teambase

Jesse Middleton
General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners

Jihad Tayara
Vice President - Business Development and Partnerships, du

John Hensel
Chief Operating Officer, Securrency

Jonathan Nelson
Managing Director of Hack Fund, Founder and CEO of Hackers / Founders

Jonathan Schmitt
Chief Mobility Strategist - Middle East and Africa, Ford

Julien Cavailles
Regional Business Director, Buzzeff Middle East

Kavita Gupta
Founding Managing Partner, ConsenSys Capital

Lina Hediah
Executive Director - MENA, ConsenSys

Linda Gibbs
Principal at Bloomberg Associates, New York City Ex-Deputy Mayor of Health and Human Services

Lisa Nestor
Director of Partnerships, Stellar.org

Lynnette Abad​
Partner ‑ Head of Property Monitor, Cavendish Maxwell

Mansour Salemeh
Head of Omni-channel Retail, MENA, Facebook

Matthew Gardiner
Founder, Catch London

Maud Mouawad
Managing Director, Maddict

Maya Hojeij
Event Moderator,

Melissa Moubarak
Strategy and Data Director - MENA, UM

Mohamad Itani
Managing Director, Platform5 - An MCN Company

Mohammad AlHajeri
Chief Private Equity & Direct Investment Officer at KFH Capital Investment Company, Director of KISP Ventures

Navin Gupta
Managing Director, South Asia & MENA, Ripple

Nicolai Strøm-Olsen
Author and Founder, Startup Migrants and Kunstforum

Nisha Patel
Head of MENA, Xaxis

Omar Al-Madhi
Board Member of Abdul Latif Jameel (ALJ), Co-Founder and Venture Partner at Iliad Partners

Patrick Vosgimorukian
Managing Partner, Digital Spring Ventures

Peter Smith
Managing Director, Head of Policy and Strategy, Dubai Financial Services Authority

Rachid Abu-Hassan
Director of Design, WeLive - Wework

Raja Al Mazrouei
Executive Vice President- FinTech Hive, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)

Reza Behnam
Co-Founder and Chairman, CtrlShift

Richard FitzGerald
Founder and Managing Director, Augustus

Rizk Al Haddad
General Manager, ATL Media - Zee Network

Ronit Ghose
Managing Director - Global Banks Sector Head, Citi Research

Roy Armale
Chief Experience Officer - EMEA, Geometry, and Founder of Solouq

Ryan Fix
Founder, Pure House

Samvit Kanoria
Partner, McKinsey & Company

Shankar Narayanan
Co-founder and COO, active.ai

Sharifa Albarami
Managing Director, Oman Technology Fund

Shyam Sunder
Sr.Head of Marketing & Ecommerce - Centrepoint, Landmark Group

Sofiane Haddadi
Head of Media - Middle East, L'Oreal

Stephan Degenhart
Managing Director - Middle East, Drees & Sommer

Tanaz Dizadji
Founder and CEO, BrandRipplr

Todd OBrien
Managing Director, Startupbootcamp Dubai

Tom MacDonald
Managing Consultant and Financial Services Practice Head, Global Growth Markets

Tony Graham
Director, Financial Services Retail Banking Advisory MENA Leader, EY

Walid Mansour
Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)

Waseem Afzal
General Manager - Transact, OMD

Youmna Borghol
Head of Data, Choueiri Group

Youmna Naufal
Producer and Host, Y Chats

Zachary Finkelsein
‎VP of Corporate Development, Careem

Zubair Ahmed
Chief Information Officer, Emirates Islamic bank

2018 Sponsors and Partners

KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS
• NEXT MONEY
• SMART CITIES NEW YORK
• VENTURESOUQ
• XISCHE & CO
• KAIZEN
• maddict

REGIONAL TV-NEWS PARTNER
• sky NEWS

TV PARTNER
• ROYA TV

ONLINE VIDEO PARTNER
• BUZZEFF.TV

PR PARTNER
• TRACCS

SUPPORTING PARTNER
• FINTECH HIVE
• U.S - U.A.E. Business Council

REGIONAL MEDIA PARTNER
• Bloomberg Businessweek

ONLINE PARTNER
• MMP

ECOSYSTEM PARTNER
• Entrepreneur MIDDLEEAST

RESEARCH PARTNER
• narrative

CHAMPIONSHIP PARTNERS
• MAGNITT
• UIJL PREMIER

ASSOCIATION PARTNER
• Inspiring Excellence in Communications Worldwide

MEDIA PARTNERS
• argaam
•Lovin Dubai
• menabytes
• SILK ROAD STARTUP
• cifnews
• Eye Of Riyadh
• THE ARABIAN MARKETER
• TOHUM

COMMUNITY PARTNERS
• ENTERPRISE FORUM PAN-ARAB REGION
• Tech Wadi
• P2
• TE DUBAI FOSTERING
• CONSENSYS
• ENDEAVOR UAE
• INJAZ UAE
• YAL
• A JUSOOR