Responsible Finance & Investment Summit 2019 | RFI Foundation | 29 April 2019 | Global Market Authorities Building, ADGM Square, Al Maryah Island - Abu Dhabi - UAE

Now in its fourth year, The Responsible Finance & Investment Summit (RFI Summit) is an initiative of the RFI Foundation and Swiss Arab Network to build awareness of shared values that can bring socially responsible investing (SRI), environmental, social and governance (ESG) and Islamic finance together to increase their positive impact.

This Responsible Finance & Investment Summit brings together key stakeholders within responsible finance to build connections to new growth opportunities and more measurable impact. The RFI Summit will play a vital role in connecting representatives from across the responsible finance industry to build on the growing cooperation between SRI, ESG and Islamic finance.

Why Attend?

Responsible Investment & Finance Summit 2019 participants will be active participants in the Summit in a way that enhances knowledge, builds relationships and promotes engagement. Here are a fewimportant reasons to attend the RFI Summit 2019:
• Become a part of the pioneering initiative to connect Islamic finance and ESG together to make the responsible finance industry more impactful.
• Learn from the global thoughts leaders in responsible and Islamic finance about the new trends in the industry.
• Be the first to learn about initiatives from policy makers and regulators in the industry.
• Meet 200 other senior professionals in the industry who are interested in expanding connections within responsible finance markets in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
• Learn about new initiatives using technology to drive impact in responsible finance through the Support Disruption for Good Challenge which will recognize new leaders in enabling responsible finance.
• Become a part of the critical conversations with a global audience via the social media and engage with others in the responsible finance industry.
• Have the opportunity to interact directly with thought leaders in panel discussions and in an open format where you can shape the way forward.

Who’s Attending?

In addition to the board of trustees of the RFI Foundation, the summit will be attended by:
• International business leaders in the responsible and Islamic finance industry
• Dignitaries, policy makers, regulators and representatives of international organizations CIOs, economists, strategists, business specialists and professionals, mid-level management, business development managers, analysts.
• Leaders in rating, accounting and professional services
• Global thought leaders and experts in research
• Lawyers and legal experts
• Professors, academics and journalists

2019 Speakers

Omar J. Lahyani
General Partner & Venture Catalyst, Alpha Omega Venture Partners

Areije Al-Shakar
Senior Vice President Head, Development Services, Bahrain Development Bank

Pam Attebery
Head of Innovation, MENAT Technology, HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

Alex Collins
Managing Director, MBRIF Accelerator

Nameer Khan
Founding Board Member, MENA FinTech Association

David Barker
Authorisation Senior Manager and Financial Services Regulatory Authority, Abu Dhabi Global Market

Inge Relph
Executive Director, Global Choices

2019 Sponsors and Partners

SPONSORS:
• DDCAP Group
• Etihad Airways
• Refinitiv

PARTNERS:
• Abu Dhabi Global Market
• Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund
• CFA Society Emirates
• European Partners for the Environment
• Finocracy
• IsFin
• IFN
• Islamica 500
• MENA Fintech Association
• Middle East Business
• UN Environment
• UNEP Finance Initiative