Middle East Wealth Tech Forum 2022 | Verve Management | 29 May 2022 | Hotel Conrad Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Rd Trade Centre Trade Centre 1 Dubai UAE

The Middle East region accounts for the majority of HNWIs and UHNWIs globally and this is expected to double by 2022, with personal wealth of these HNWIs increasing exponentially in the near future. These rising investors are highly sophisticated and demand quick access to information along with innovative smartphone solutions, these investors demand highly personalized services and prefer niche portfolios to their interest with sustainable ways to invest. This is the next gen of customers that are most likely to embrace WealthTech solutions. With millennials and Gen Z investors set to inherit approx. USD53 trillion over the next 20 years, firms that focuses on building relationships with clients’ potential inheritors, leverage client insights, and understand trends to inform product and service offerings will stand to benefit in the current environment.

This Forum raises critical questions on what major hurdles the wealth management industry faces in 2022 and beyond, and which technological innovations will help them tackle these challenges and succeed further. The summit explores the role that data analytics, automation and artificial intelligence, and even open banking can play in helping wealth managers better serve their customers. Featuring input from experts at major global and local financial institutions, this forum outlines what changes and strategies can be implemented right now to ensure that wealth management firms thrive in these interesting times of digital transformation.

2022 Speakers

Deepak Agarwal
CEO – Middle East and Africa, Kotak Mahindra (UK) Ltd

Karine Kheirallah
Director – Investment Advisory, Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG

Esty Dwek
Chief Investment Officer, Flow Bank

Navneet Kampani
Managing Director, CIO & Risk Head, Lamer Capital Limited

Vinod Krishnan
Managing Director, Arch Corporation (DIFC) Limited

Madhavan Sivashankar
CEO & Founder Board Member, G I F L

Mustafa Kheriba
Executive Chairman, ICEBERG Capital Limited

Faisal Hasan
Chief Investment Officer, Al Mal Capital

Christopher Flinos
CEO, Hayvn

Vijay Valecha
Chief Investment Officer, Century Financial

Tarek Shahin
Chief Investment Officer, Misr Capital

Sajid Iqbal
Deputy CRO, Head of Market Risk, Wealth Management Risk, Habib Bank AG Zurich

Mones Bazzy
Head of Private Banking Wealth Management, Bank of Sharjah

Hakan Gungor
Head of Wealth IT MENAT, HSBC Bank Middle East

Ayesha Abbas
GM – Affluent & Head of Priority, Premium and Branch Network, Standard Chartered Bank

Amira Mansour Nazer
Director, Credit Suisse

Avinash Menon
Head of Wealth Management, National Bank of Oman

Ziad El Gazzar
SDGM & Head of VIP & Wealth Management, Banque Misr

Nahid Ghazzawi
Head of Specialized Wealth Management, Saudi Fransi Capital

Manikandan RK
Senior Business Consultant, Comarch

Gaurav Jain
Head of Loyalty , Segmentation & Liabilities, Bank Albilad

Alexander Cassar
Chief Business Operation Officer, Objectway

Tariq Ajmal Khan
Director of Client Services, Objectway

2022 Sponsors and Partners

SUPPORTING PARTNER:
• AFCM

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Objectway

GOLD SPONSOR:
• Comarch

AWARDS SPONSOR:
• FIS

COCKTAIL SPONSOR:
• Valuefy

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Factset
• Wealth Dynamix

NETWORKING SPONSORS:
• Omega Financial Solutions
• Olympic Banking System
• Hansard