FinTech Abu Dhabi 2019 | Unbound Global | 22 October 2019 | Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Al Khaleej Al Arabi St - Abu Dhabi - UAE

Abu Dhabi Global Market is a broad-based international financial centre for local, regional and international institutions, established in accordance with the Federal Law No (8) of 2004, Federal Decree No (15) of 2013, Cabinet Resolution No (4) of 2013, and Abu Dhabi Law No (4) of 2013.

ADGM’s three independent authorities – the Registration Authority, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) and ADGM Courts – ensure that our business-friendly environment operates in line with international best practice that are recognised by major financial centres across the world.

In collaboration with other International Financial Centres, global institutions and regulators, Abu Dhabi Global Market develops and supports member institutions with the regulatory framework, legal jurisdiction and attractive business environment they need for sustainable business growth.

2019 Speakers

Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh
Minister Of State (UAE) and Executive Chairman, Abu Dhabi Global Market

H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, UAE

Bin Ru Tan
CEO, OneConnect Financial Technology

Lex Greensill
Co-Founder and CEO, Greensill

Promoth Manghat
CEO, Finablr

Lucy Liu
Co-founder and President, Airwallex

Saleh Romeih
Managing Partner, SoftBank Investment Advisers

Neeraj Gupta
CEO, Policybazaar.ae

Matthew Briers
CFO, TransferWise

Nikolai Varma
CCO, OakNorth

Zhou Xiaochuan
President of China Society for Finance and Banking, Vice Chairman, Boao Forum for Asia, Former Governor of the People’s Bank Of China

Ibrahim Ajami
Head of Ventures, Mubadala

Richard Teng
CEO, Financial Services Regulatory Authority, Abu Dhabi Global Market

Nicolas Cary
Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, Blockchain

Alexander Graubner-Mueller
Founder, Kreditech

Ambareen Musa
Founder and CEO, Souqalmal.com

Faisal Rehman
Partner, SoftBank Investment Advisers

Husayn Kassai
CEO & Co-Founder, Onfido

Michael Rolph
CEO, Yoyo Wallet

Nadine Mezher
Co-founder and CMO, Sarwa

Noor Sweid
Founder, Global Ventures

Sebastian Reis
EVP Global eCommerce, Checkout.com

Elizabeth Schulze
Technology Correspondent, CNBC

Ahmed El Alfi
Founder and Chairman, Sawari Ventures

Christopher Rogers
Partner, Lumia Capital

Bhavin Turakhia
CEO & Founder, Zeta

Tim Harley
Head of MEA Expansion, TransferWise

Mahmoud Adi
CEO, Hub71

Paul Byrne
CEO and President, CurrencyFair

Rohit Arora
CEO & Co-Founder, Biz2Credit

Steve Kirsch
CEO, Token

Nejoud Al Mulaik
Director, Fintech Saudi

Daniel Gould
Deputy CEO, Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank

Wissam Khoury
SVP & GM for MEA & APAC, Finastra

Colin Sharp
SVP (EMEA), C2FO

Junaid Iqbal
Managing Director, Careem Pay

Amnah Ajmal
Executive Vice President, Market Development, MEA, Mastercard

Jennifer Reynolds
President & CEO, Toronto Finance International

Alex Manson
Head of Ventures, SC Ventures

Kai Keller
Financial Innovation Lead, World Economic Forum

Nick Lee
Head of Regulatory Affairs, OakNorth

Vica Manos
Managing Director, Anthemis Group

Daniel Seal
Founder & CEO, Unbound

Emily Southon
Legal Director, DLA Piper Dubai

Jonathan Rawling
CFO, yallacompare

Noor Adhami
Regional Head of Global Liquidity & Cash Management, HSBC

Mohannad El-Khairy
Managing Partner, E11 Capital

Zeeshan Feroz
CEO (UK) , Coinbase

Nabilah Annuar
BME Editor-in-Chief, CPI Financial

Tanuj Shori
Founder and CEO, Square Yards

Christopher Kiew-Smith
Section Head, Financial Technology Team, Financial Services Regulatory Authority

Jessica Renier
Senior Counselor, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Adeeb Al Afeefi
Director, National Program for SMEs

Paul Allen
Partner, Head of Intellectual Property and Technology - Middle East, DLA Piper

Serhat Yildirim
CDO, ADIB

Fahad Albader
CEO, Neo Technologies

Christopher Davidson
Group CEO and Co-Founder, BigPay

Tristan Thomas
Director of Innovation, Etihad

Leon Smith
CEO, DEX

MaryBeth Buchanan
General Counsel , Kraken

Rami Maalouf
Head of MENA, ConsenSys

Nameer Khan
Founding Board Member, MENA FinTech Association

Mirna Sleiman
Founder & CEO, FinTech Galaxy

Ian Dillon
CEO, Now Money

Deborah Webster
Founder & CEO, AMANIcircle

Mohammed Amdani
Investor, Plug and Play

Scott Thiel
Partner, Head of Global Technology & FinTech Sector, Asia, DLA Piper

Keiichi Aritomo
Director of the Board, Fintech Association of Japan

Emre Karter
Managing Director & Head TTS, Citi

Takeshi Kito
CEO, Crowd Realty

Omeed Mehrinfar
Managing Partner & Board Member, Plug and Play

Talal Tabbaa
Co-founder and COO, Jibrel Network

Clive Mitchell
COO, Railsbank

Omar Alsarkal
Manager of Market Surveillance Section, ADX

Aristeidis Samitas
Chair of Finance, Zayed University

Navin Gupta
Managing Director, South Asia & MENA, Ripple

Renier Lemmens
Director, The London Institute of Banking & Finance

Shu-Pui Li
Advisor, UAE Central Bank

Chionh Chye Kit
CEO & Co-Founder, Cynopsis Solutions

Omar Christidis
Founder & CEO, Arabnet

Lubna Forzley Badr
Managing Director, Stories

Jackey Wang
Venture Partner, 500 Startups

Frank Meehan
Co-founder & CEO, SparkLabs

Gabrielle Inzirillo
Director, FinTech, Plug and Play

Huy Nguyen Trieu
Co-Founder, CFTE

Hazem Danny Al Nakib
Partner, 7BC

Paul Latto
Partner, Finance, Saudi Arabia , DLA Piper

Han Wang
General Manager, Middle East, UnionPay International Co.

Nasir Zubairi
CEO, The LHoFT

Philip Treleaven
Professor, Computing, UCL

Martin Bartlam
Partner, Global Co-Chair of Finance & Projects, DLA Piper

Rahul Kankaria
FinTech Lead, Government of Maharashtra

Johnson Chen
Founder & CEO, CapBridge Group

Alvaro Abella
Executive Director, Gulf Capital

Peter Oakes
Founder, Fintech Ireland

Ghela Boskovich
Head of FinTech & RegTech Partnerships, Rainmaking

Antti Tarakkamäki
Co-Founder, Bankify

Yazan Abdeen
CEO & Portfolio Manager, AD Investment Management

Peter Zemsky
Deputy Dean of Innovation, INSEAD

Moataz Salah
CEO, CyberTalents

Steve Pomfret
CEO, Cygnetise

Mohammed Aziz
Founder, DAPI

Xaver Lehmann
MD & Co-Founder, E-bot 7

Armin Bauer
Co-Founder, MD Technology, IDNow

Ali Chisty
Chief Commercial Officer, Merit Incentives

Suneel Gokhale
Founding Partner, VentureSouq

2019 Partners

STRATEGIC INDUSTRY PARTNER:
• UAE Banks Federation

GOVERNMENT PARTNERS:
• Department of Economic Development
• Department of Finance
• Abu Dhabi Digital Authority

PLATINUM PARTNERS:
• HUB71
• Etihad Airways
• ADX

ACCELERATOR PARTNER:
• Plug and Play

GOLD PARTNERS:
• Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank
• Finablr

SILVER PARTNER:
• DEX

BRONZE PARTNERS:
• Grant Thorton
• DLA Piper

ARABIC TECHNOLOGY PARTNER:
• MIT Technology Review

COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
• Fintech UK
• Fintech Ireland
• HUB71
•Mit Enterprise forum
• Tech Quartier
• Casablanca Finance City
• Wamda
• Africa Fintech Network
• Fintech Galaxy
• Fintech District
• Marshal
• Fintech Egypt
• Zain Zinc
• Technology is Great
• H-Farm
• Srart up Boot Camp
• The Geek Campus
• Mena Fintech Association
• Geneva Fintech
• Pride
• Dasissoo
• Fintech Saudi
• The Lhoft
• Womena
• Fintech UK