Global Financial Forum 2017 | Dubai International Financial Centre | 14 November 2017 | Four Seasons Resort , Jumeirah Beach Road, Jumeirah 2, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The global financial crisis is nearly a decade behind us, yet economic growth in developed markets has been lacklustre ever since. Western economies were once the bedrock of the global economy, but political shocks in the UK and the USA, coupled with an inward-facing trade and investment policy, now threaten their stability. At the same time, so-called emerging markets have become increasingly diverse, with some experiencing stagnation while others pull ahead as regional cooperation increases.

The Global Financial Forum will bring together a high-profile audience from the international finance community to address challenges and forge a path to navigate the new order. Participants will include multilateral and regulatory officials, as well as C-suite executives from a range of financial institutions, including banks, financial technology companies, insurers, asset managers and professional-services firms.

2017 Speakers:

Naina Lal Kidwai
Chairman of max Financial Services

Shadid Rasool
Chief Investment officer of Omnivest

Abdulla Mohammed Al Awar
Chief executive officer of Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre

Alicia Garcia Herrero
Chief economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab
Chairman and managing director at Commercial International Bank

H.E. Essa Kazim
Governor of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)

Saugata Bhattacharya
Senior vice president and chief economist at Axis Bank

Heather Henyon
Founder of Women's Angel Investor Network (WAIN)

Cameron Murray
Head of Africa and Middle East, Lloyd's of London

Patrick Njoroge
Governor, Central Bank of Kenya

Walid Hanna
Chief executive officer, Middle East Venture Partners

Houssam Nasrawin
President and Founder, Arab Business Leaders

Bill Winters
Chief executive officer, Standard Chartered

Muyiwa Oni
Regional head of equity research-West Africa, Stanbic IBTC Bank

Hafez Ghanem
Vice President, Middle East and North Africa, World Bank

Paul Kavuma
Chief executive officer, Catalyst Principal Partners

Arif Naqvi
Founder and group executive, The Abraaj Group

Karim El Solh
Co-founder and chief executive officer, Gulf Capital

Khaled Talhouni
Managing partner, Wamda Capital

Josh Crumb
Founder & Chief financial officer, Goldmoney Inc.

Soumya Kanti Ghosh
Group executive advisor, State Bank of India

Asheesh Birla
Vice president of product, Ripple

Leanne Kemo
Chief executive officer, Everledger

Brian Behlendorf
Executive director, Hyperledger Project

Simon Long
Economics editor, The Economist

Simon Cox
Erging markets editor, The Economist

Mohamed Damak
Global head of Islamic Finance, Standard & Poor's

Samer Bohsali
Pracyice lead, digital business and technology, Strategy&

Kevin Sneader
Chairman, Asia, McKinsey