Iraq Finance Expo 2024 | Iraq Business Gateway | 27 February 2024 | Baghdad International Fair, 899W+CW5, Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, 10011, Iraq

The expo is your one-stop-shop in discovering all the commercial opportunities in Iraq’s banking, financial services and FinTech sectors.

More than four fifths of the adult population of Iraq are today without a bank account. Personal banking is rare and there is a wide-open future for digital financial solutions offering easy, cost-effective payments systems. People in Iraq are ready to leap from an unbanked present to a fintech future. Mobile phone use is extensive and the market is wide-open to mobile banking opportunities. And with a significant global diaspora easy international payments in and out of Iraq will be very welcome.

Iraq’s redevelopment will require trusted and reliable sources of business financing. There is as yet no widespread network that can provide capital to enterprises in many industries with enormous growth potential. Loans to business and commerce from trusted partners are rare. Opportunities are legion. Join us at the expo and discover how your business can be a part of Iraq’s promising financial future.

2023 Past Speakers

H.e. Ali Mohsen Al-alaq
Governor, Central Bank of Iraq

H.e. Faisal Al-haimus
Chairman of Iraqi Securities Commission

Dr. Mahmoud Dagher
Chairman, Al-janoob Islamic Bank

H.e. Professor Ali Allawi
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Finance

H.e Eng Arkan Shihab Ahmed Al-shaibani
Minister of Communication

H.e. Mustafa Ghalib
Governor, Central Bank of Iraq

H.e Matthew Tueller
Ambassador of the United States to Iraq

H.e Ulric Shannon
Ambassador of Canada to Iraq

H.e Dr Eric Chevallier
Ambassador of France to Iraq

H.e Dr Mohammed Alani
Head of Refaato

Dr Fatih Birol
Executive Director, International Energy Agency

Hussein Kanber Agha
Advisor to H.e the Minister of Finance

Youssef Berrada Badaoui
Director Marketing & New Business Models, S2m

Suha Najjar
Chairwoman, National Investment Commission

Ihsan Shamran
Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Iraq

Saroj Kumar Jha
Regional Director of the Mashreq, World Bank

John Cardenas
Mission Director, Usaid

Salem Chalabi
Chairman & President, Trade Bank of Iraq

Wadee Al Handal
Chairman, Iraqi Private Banks League

Dr Yasir Sabri Raouf, Md
Chairman, Hamraa Insurance Company

Polys Hadjikyriacos
Chief Business Development Officer & Executive Board Member, Netinfo

Chris Cantelmi
Principal, Ifc

Bilal Sugheyer
Iraq Senior Country Officer, Ifc

Bareen Abdusalam Qasim
Director General & Chairwoman of the Iraqi Fund for External Development

Hussein Al Bayati
General Manager, Iraq, Careem

Mujahed Al-waisi
Founder, Kapita & the Station

Christine Van Den Toorn
Founder & President, Iraq Fund for Higher Education

Johannes Poppele
Project Director, Giz

Hisham Al-shimali
Chief Compliance Officer (Cco)
Al-janoob Islamic Bank

Ali Tariq
Ceo, Iraqi Private Banks League & the Station

Redha Hamza
Ceo , Taif Islamic Bank

Bolykarbos Hadgikyracos
Chief Business Development Officer & Executive Board Member, Netinfo

Mohammed
Al-ajarma
Head of Private Sectors

Ahmed Shaker
Ceo, Tabadul

Hiba Allah S. Khalaf
Deputy Ceo , Iraqna (Ibts)

H.e Muhsin Al-mandalawy
Deputy Chairman of the Iraqi Parliament

Mr. Mohammed Samir
DG, Al-rasheed Bank

Dr. Ammar Hamad Khalaf
Deputy Governor, Cbi

Mr. Falah Hasan
Member of Board, Cbi

Aws Ghazi
Deputy Ceo, National Bank of Iraq

Waleed Eidy
Ceo, icdi

Houssam Khatib
Md, Versys Technologies Limited

Ahmed Shakir
Ceo/ Tabadul

Dr. Salah Al-din Al-imam

Ahmed Al-musawi
Ceo & Founder, Sindibad

Noor Al-azawy
Influencer & Entrepreneur

Ali Ismael
Ceo & Founder, Wayl

Abdulrahman Jamal
Programme Manager, Baghdad Business School

Aws Adel Saeed
Deputy Ceo, Rabee Securities Pjsc

Dr. Wadhah Al-taha
Member of Iraqi Securities Commission

Suha Al-kefaee
Ceo, International Islamic Bank

Ali Anwar
Ceo, Ibtikar

Basem Abdul Mahdi
Dg of Banking Studies Center, Cbi

Adnan Asaad
Dg/ It Department, Cbi