IDC Financial Services Congress 2023 | International Data Corporation (IDC) | 13 June 2023 | The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre, DIFC, off - Sheikh Zayed Rd - Dubai - United Arab Emirates

The idea of business as usual is no longer sustainable. The past few years have seen financial institutions in the region become more resilient as they adapt and rethink their business and operating models to keep up with rapid changes in behavior.

In line with the global industry trends, financial institutions across the Middle East have found themselves in the midst of a digitally fueled revolution that is reshaping the industry as we know it and ushering in a new ecosystem. From migrating to cloud-based infrastructures to creating hyper-personalized customer experiences, financial institutions are rethinking their operations, infrastructure, security, and work models.

In this increasingly hyper-connected world, customers are accessing more digital financial services, and more information on customer behavior is being generated. We are also seeing the rise of new digital banks and insurers challenging traditional financial institutions. These new digital players are efficiently leveraging data to better serve their customers through the introduction of innovative products and business models.

As such, yesterday's data and technology platforms are no longer able to meet today's need for innovation at speed. The exponential increase in data volumes has given rise to complexities in data management platforms, concerns around the safety of IT operations, and challenges around real-time access to data stored across multiple environments. Inadvertently, this is hampering the ability of financial institutions to innovate and deliver new products and services.

This change in organizational culture is in turn redefining trust, resiliency, transparency, sustainability, productivity, and efficiency for the digital-first BFSI organization. More importantly, these organizations understand that once each of these areas is transformed using digital solutions, profitability, growth, and enhanced customer and employee experiences will follow.

2023 Speakers

Cyrus Daruwala
Managing Director, IDC Financial Insights Asia/Pacific

Adrian Hobbs
Chief Platform Officer, G42 Cloud

Tansu Yegen
CEO & Co-Founder, Appcircle

Nour Shurbaji
Solution Architect, VMware

Mike Plimsol
Industry Advisory Director (EMEA), Splunk

Sean Langton
Group Chief Information Officer, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB)

Saud Al Dhawyani
CTO, Emirates NBD

Mamoun Alhomssey
Group Technology Advisor, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB)

Thomas Cherian
CIO, Commercial Bank of Dubai

Dr. Joseph George
Group Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO), Doha Bank

Haroon Durrani
Head of Dubai First Cards & Digital, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Sumat Kumar
Senior Vice President & Head of IT Applications Support, RAK Bank

Salil Ahuja
Head of Products, Portfolio & Value Proposition - First Abu Dhabi Bank

Evren Altiok
Chief Operating Officer, Commercial Bank International

Muhammad Rashid
Chief Compliance & Risk Officer, Jingle Pay

Mohamad Najmeddine
Head of Platforms & Data Services / Senior Vice President, Treasury & Trade Solutions (MEA), Citibank

Ahmad Alwazzan
EVP & Managing Director (UAE), Tap Payments

George Harrak
Chief Information Officer, Al Hilal Bank

Noelia Romanillos Arribas
Head of Financial Services, GTM South Europe & UK, ServiceNow

Farid Najjar
Area Distribution Lead, EEMI (Eastern Europe, META, Iberia & LATAM), NetApp

Glenn Wilkinson
Ethical Hacker

Mohammad Abu Sinnah
Account Executive (Middle East), Appian Corporation

Fred Lherault
Field CTO (EMEA & Emerging Markets), Pure Storage

Mohamad Rizk
Regional Sales Director ME & CIS, Veeam Software

Osama Mohsin
Associate Vice President - Pre-Sales, Bahwan CyberTek

Andy Marchenko
Enterprise Account Executive, Creatio

Somnath Sarkar
EVP & Group CISO, Mashreq Bank

Samy Massoud
VP of Technology Delivery, PayTabs

Devid Jegerson
Chief Operating Officer, Invest Bank

Mohammed Tarik Koubaa
Head of IT Business Management, Emirates NBD

Ayman Al Qudsi
Chief Information Officer, United Arab Bank

2023 Partners

SUPPORTED BY:
• UAE Banks Federation

PLATINUM PARTNERS:
• G42 Cloud
• Appcircle
• CCI ICT Innovations | VMware
• Splunk
• Cisco

GOLD PARTNERS:
• ServiceNow
• NetApp | Ingram

SILVER PARTNERS:
• Appian
• Dell Technologies | Intel
• Pure Storage
• Veeam
• Bahwan Cybertek
• Creatio
• IT Valley
• ManageEngine

STRATEGIC ROUNDTABLE PARTNER:
• CPX