Global Finance Digital Banks And Innovators Conference 2018 | Global Finance Magazine | 25 September 2018 | Madinat Jumeirah, 6 King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud St - Dubai, UAE

Global Finance will host its inaugural Digital Banks and Innovators Conference in September 2018.

The Conference will bring together an elite group of digital banking leaders: pioneers from technology companies and new entrants from the fintech community from around the region will learn and share best practices and strategies. The event will provide a comprehensive view of success in digital banking and present the tools needed, as well as discuss the latest innovations in financial services in the Middle East.

The full day conference will include panel discussions, digital debriefs, product demonstrations and networking receptions, followed by the Digital Bank and Innovators Awards Dinner. Topics will range from digital transformation, innovation in financial services, agile banking, to co-creation and the current state and future of digital banking in the Middle East.

For 18 years, Global Finance has hosted its Digital Bank awards annually in New York and London and will now for the first time host a dedicated Digital Bank and Innovators Awards event for the Middle East.

2018 Speakers

Aref Al Raml
Head of Digital Banking and Innovation, Retail Banking Group | Mashreq Bank

Craig Moore
Founder and CEO, Beehive Group

Sam Quawasmi
Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Eureeca

Emre Karter
Treasury and Trade Solutions Head Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan and Turkey, CITI

Seham Hanif
Head Of Digital Banking, UAE, Standard Chartered

Omar Christidis
Founder & CEO, ArabNet

Walid Hanna
Founder & CEO, Middle East Venture Partners

Omar Mohammed Hashem
Executive Vice President, Head of Digital Banking, The National Commercial Bank

Amol Bahuguna
Head of Payments and Cash Management, Commercial Bank of Dubai

Elie Nasr
Managing Partner, FOO

Mohamed Badat
Chief Commercial Officer, Bidaya Home Finance

Eric Modave
Chief Operating Officer, Arab Bank

Kareem Elsirafy
Managing Partner, Modus Capital

Navin Gupta
Managing Director, South Asia & MENA, Ripple

Tanvir Shah
Managing Director, The Partnership Consulting

Mirna Sleiman
Founder & CEO, Fintech Galaxy

Omeed Mehrinfar
Managing Partner, Plug and Play

Hazem Rasbeih
Executive Director, Head of Investment Products, NBK Capital

Jonathan Rawling
CFO, yallacompare

Sridhar Iyer
Head of Marketing at Mashreq and Head of Mashreq Neo, Mashreq Bank

Ramana Kumar
SVP & Head of Payments, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Max Di Gregorio
Partner, Digital and Technology Consulting, Middle East, PwC

Noha Shaker
Head of Digital Ventures and Strategic Alliance, CIB

Isaac Thomas
Head of Transaction Banking, Wholesale Banking Group, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, UAE

Omar Soudodi
Managing Director, Payfort

Fahad Al Bader
CEO, Neo Technologies

Padmini Gupta
Co-Founder and CEO, Rise

Owais Manzoor
Regional Sales Head, PayTabs

2018 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Arab Bank
• Infosys

SPONSOR:
• ADIB

GOLD SPONSOR:
• ADCB
• Fintech Galaxy

BRONZE SPONSOR:
• Bidaya Home Finance
• The National Commercial Bank