MENA IPO Summit 2023 | Dubai World Trade Centre | 22 January 2023 | Museum of The Future, 67CP+H4Q - Sheikh Zayed Rd - Trade Centre - Trade Centre 2 - Dubai - UAE

This event is the perfect stage for the latest insights, key trends and lively discussions between regulators, issuers, investment experts and the companies in strategic preparation for becoming future listings.

This essential and timely business gathering will bring together an exclusive faculty of industry experts to share first-hand knowledge of the IPO process and the opportunities and challenges of becoming a public company. It will also showcase Dubai and its position as a vibrant Start Up hub, offering the regulatory environment, business culture and capital opportunities for scaling ventures up to and through IPO.

2023 Speakers

His Excellency Mohamed Khalifa Al Hadari
Deputy CEO, Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA)

Hamed Ali
CEO, Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and Nasdaq Dubai

Mohammad Al Bastaki
CEO, Emirates NBD Capital

Ibrahim Al Haddad
CEO, Salik Company P.J.S.C

Alan Willamson
CEO, Taaleem

Thomas Varghese
CFO, DEWA

Andrew Robinson
Head of EMEA ECM, Head of Global Equity Syndicate HSBC

Marie Freier
Global Co-Head of Sustainable & Impact Investment Banking, Barclays

Saeed Al Awar
Head of Middle East, Managing Director, Rothschild & Co

Mohammad Junaid
Head - Corporate Governance Section, Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA)

Ali Amer Al Hashimi
CFO & Head of Strategy, Dubai Financial Market (DFM)

Ahmed Ibrahim
Managing Partner, Ibrahim & Partners

Salah Shamma
Head of Investment, MENA, Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity

Jaap Meijer
Managing Director, Head of Research, Arqaam Capital

Alex Simmons
Head of Edelman Smithfield EMEA Edelman Smithfield,, UK

Rony Jawhar
Managing Director, Heads the Debt and Equity Capital Markets, Arqaam Capital

Luma Saqqaf
CEO, Ajyal Sustainability Consulting

Oliver Schutzmann
Co-Founder & CEO, Iridium Investor Relations

Andree Chakhtoura
Head of Investment Banking MENA, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Ted McHugh
Co-Head of Edelman Smithfield Strategic Situations & IR, Edelman Smithfield

Saad Chalabi
CEO, xCube

Simon Hailes
Head of Edelman Smithfield Middle East, Edelman Smithfield Middle East

Sharif El-Badawi
CEO, Dubai Future District Fund

Kapil Jobanputra
Head, Commercial Real Estate, AME, Standard Chartered Bank

Eyad Abdulrahim
Group CFO, Power International Holding

Miguel Azevedo
Managing Director, Chairman – Investment Banking Emerging Markets(EMEA), Citi

Joost Smulders
Chief Investment Officer, Dubai Green Fund

May Nasrallah
Founder and Executive Chairman, deNovo Corporate Advisors

Fadi Ghandour
Managing Partner, Wamda Capital

John Gollifer
General Manager, Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA)

Husam Hourani
Senior Partner, Al Tamimi & Company

Dr. Ashraf Gamal El Din
CEO, Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance

Andrew Tarbuck
Partner, Head of Capital Markets, Al Tamimi & Company

Salmaan Khawaja
Partner, Head of M&A and Transactions Advisory, Grant Thornton

John Kiely
EMEA Chair, Edelman Smithfield

Shaikha Almarri
Head of Government and Corporates, HSBC Dubai

Dr. Mohamad Hamade
CEO, Amanat Holdings

Steve Corrin
Senior Executive Officer, Emirates NBD Asset Management Ltd

Jassim AlSane
Co-Head Investment Banking- MENA, Goldman Sachs Dubai

Ali Khalpey
Managing Director, Head of Equity Capital Markets Syndicate, EFG Hermes

Alexander Hageman
Managing Director, Moelis & Company

Faisal Hasan
CIO & Head of Asset Management, Al Mal Capital UAE

Finlay Wright
Managing Director, Rothschild & Co

Michael P. Grifferty
President, Gulf Capital Market Association

Ali Shaikley
Partner, White & Case LLP

Patrick Delivanis
Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking MENA Morgan Stanley

Faheem Aziz
CEO Safa Capital

Rami Touma
Managing Director, Head of MENA Moelis & Company

Karim Meleka
Managing Director, Investment Banking EFG Hermes

Pervez Akhtar
Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Nabil Ismail
Executive Director, Gulf Capital

Dr Leon Lee Celand
Senior Director, Legal Office Corporate Affairs, Dubai Integrated Economic Zones

Andy Parnis
Managing Director, Teneo

Tahir Mahmood
Head of Business Development, Dubai Financial Market (DFM)

Barry Leipsic
Portfolio Manager, Citadel

Rahul Sonthalia
Director of Learning – Finance and Business Skills, Kaplan ME

Hitesh Asarpota
Deputy CEO, Emirates NBD Capital

Salmaan Jaffery
Chief Business Development Officer, Dubai International Financial Centre Authority(DIFC)

Richad Soundardjee
Head of CICC UAE Preparatory Team

Basheer Ahmad
Senior Manager – Markets, Dubai Financial Services Authority( DFSA)

Tom Bicknell
Partner, Pinsent Masons LLP

Rizwan Kanji
Partner, AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP

Eric Salomon
Head of Product Development, Dubai Financial Market(DFM)

2023 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• HSBC
• Emirate NBD

DIAMOND SPONSORS:
• Edelman Smithfield
• Goldman Sachs
• Rothschilds & co

Gold sponsors:
• Altamimi & Co.
• Arqaam Capital
• Barclays
• EFG Hermes
• Grant Thorton

SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• Moelis & Company

NETWORKING PARTNERS:
• BHM Capital
• Century Financial
• Protiviti Global Business Consulting
• Teneo The Global CEO Advisory Firm
• Teneo Translation UK