The Second Arab Capital Markets Conference 2019 | Union of Arab Securities Authorities | 27 March 2019 | Fairmont Hotel, 6 Beirut Street، 5th Cir., Amman, Jordan

Under the patronage of His Excellency the Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Dr. Omar Al Razzaz, the Union of Arab Securities Authorities (UASA), in cooperation with Jordan Securities Commission (JSC), will hold the 2nd Arab Capital Markets Conference on "Enhancing Transparency and Financial Innovation".

The conference will discuss a number of key themes related to Arab capital markets, including strategic growth and development, challenges facing Arab financial markets, innovation opportunities, enhanced disclosure and transparency, investor protection, and financial infrastructure’s impact on Arab capital markets, Islamic finance and other topics. The speakers list will include government officials, policy makers, economic and financial decision makers, leaders of Arab, regional and international financial institutions, a group of experts and financial analysts, as well as representatives of Arab and international regulatory authorities and financial markets. It is expected that the number of participants in the conference will reach about (300) participants from investors and interested bodies related to the capital markets from different countries of the world.

This event provides a great and important opportunity to meet and communicate with decision and policies makers, investors and officials in the Arab and international financial markets and institutions. On this occasion, we are pleased to invite you to attend this conference and participate in its activities in view of its importance in supporting the success of the conference, enriching and enable it to achieve its objectives.

2019 Speakers

H.E. Mohammad Saleh Hourani
Chairman, Jordan Securities Commission (JSC)

H.E. Riad SALAMÉ
Chairman, Capital Markets Authority Of Lebanon

Dr. Obaid Al Zaabi
Chief Executive Officer, Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA)

Jalil Tarif
Secretary General, Union Of Arab Securities Authorities (UASA)

Ahmed Al Marhoon
Director General , Muscat Securities Market

Nasser Al Shaibi
Chief Executive Officer, Qatar Financial Markets Authority

Abdelhakim BERRAH
Chairman, Cosob Algeria

Firas Safieddine
Vice Chairman, Capital Markets Authority Of Lebanon

Andreas Andreou
Vice Chairman, Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission

Mohamed Al-Abri
Vice President, Capital Markets Authority - Oman

Iman Al-Damen
Director, Jordan Commercial Bank

Michael Grifferty
President, Gulf Bonds and Sukuk Association

Konstantin Saroyan
Secretary General, The Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges

Taha Abdulsalam
Chief Executive Officer, Iraq Stock Exchange

Dr. Ghaleb Mahmassani
Vice Chairman, Beirut Stock Exchange

Robert H. Singletary
Board Member, Central Bank of Georgia

William Tohmé
Regional Head of MENA, CFA Institute

Seçil Sayın Kutluca
Senior Legal Expert, Capital Markets Board Turkey

Omar Fahad Al-Sunaidi
Manager, CG Dept., Saudi Capital Market Authority

Sameh H. Aloul
Partner & Chief Executive Officer, ManafSoft LLC

Ahmad Tantash
Chief Executive Officer, Jordan Investment Trust P.L.C

Anita Yadav
Emirates NBD, Head of Fixed Income Research

Stephen Fisher
Managing Director, BlackRock

Les Male
Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX)

Wolfgang Engel
General Manager - IIF MEA, Institute of International Finance

Patrick Meaney
Head of Enforcement, DFSA

Rami Abudaqqa
Chief Executive Officer, IICRA

Rami Al Nsour
Advisor, Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange (ADX)

Catriona Marshall
Policy Analyst, OECD

Fayçal Belyazid
Head of Business Development & Sales, Nasdaq

David S. Grayson
Chairman, Auerbach Grayson & Company

Angus Blair
Chief Operating Officer, Pharos Investments - Egypt

Qutaiba Hawamdeh
Chief Executive Officer, AB Invest

Lucy Courtenay
Director, CFA Institute

John Turner
Chief Executive Officer, XBRL International

Dr. Mowafak Alyafi
Chairman, Alyafi Group

Steve Wallace
Director of Outreach – MENA, CFA Institute

Joe Mc Hale
Head of EU Regulatory Affairs, Bloomberg

Wael El-Nagar
Senior Manager, DFSA

Mohamed Dagher
Head of Account Management, Euroclear Bank

Shahzad Khan
Head of Ethics & Compliance, Mubadala Group

Robert Ansari
Executive Director, MSCI

Tariq Qaqish
Managing Director, Menacorp

Mohammad Aburoub
Chief Information Officer, Standard Chartered Bank - Jordan

2019 Sponsors

• Union of Arab Securities Authorities
• Jordan Securities Commission