Building depth and resilience in the MENA bond markets

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Date: 1 May 2024
Time: 11:00 - 19:30 GST
Venue: The Ritz-Carlton DIFC, off Sheikh Zayed Road, PO BOX 482032, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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The bond markets in the MENA region are going through a phase of exceptional growth and expansion.

What are the aspirations and outlook for this market? What are the trends in regional bond issuance amid changing dynamics in the economic and geopolitical landscape? What opportunities and challenges are there in developing the local markets?

Register now for ICMA’s one day conference in Dubai on May 1 which will address these topics, alongside other key themes including the development of sukuk products, the evolution of sustainable bonds and transition finance, and the region’s own journey in scaling up and digitalising the MENA bond markets.

The conference agenda will combine keynote speeches and panel discussions with leading market figures and experts.

This event is free to attend and open to all interested market participants. Register now.

Registration will close at 16:00 CET on 30 April 2024.

Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, please contact Sanaa Clausse BenAbdelhadi, Head of Business Development & Events Sponsorship, via sanaa.clausse@icmagroup.org or on +44 7584 235 080.

If you have any questions, please contact ICMA events.

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11:00		Registration and coffee
11:30		Opening remarks Bryan Pascoe, Chief Executive, International Capital Market Association (ICMA)
11:40		MENA macro outlook: Implications of current global market trends on domestic economies and markets Carla Slim, Executive Director, Middle East Economist, Standard Chartered
11:55		Panel discussion: Regional bond issuance in the context of changing economic and geopolitical dynamics Moderator: Bryan Pascoe, Chief Executive, International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Panellists: Abdul Kadir Hussain, Head of Fixed Income Asset Management, Arqaam Capital Amit Ramchandani, Executive Director, DCM, MENA, Standard Chartered Nadia Zubairi, Head of Debt Capital Markets, Bank ABC Richad Soundardjee, Head of Gulf & Africa Region, China International Capital Corporation (CICC)
12:45		Panel: Sustainable bond markets Moderator: Sarah Pirzada Usmani, Managing Director, Head of Loan Capital Markets & Sustainable Finance, FAB Panellists: Bruce Johnson, Director, Corporate Finance and Treasury, Masdar Jean Morcos, Senior Investment Officer and Regional Sustainable and Climate Finance Lead, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group Razvan Dumitrescu, Head of Sustainable Finance, Emirates NBD Capital Simone Utermarck, Senior Director, Sustainable Finance, International Capital Market Association (ICMA)
13:30		Lunch break
14:30		Keynote: Evolution of the capital corridors – implications for the regional capital markets and beyond Anita Yadav, Senior Advisor, New Development Bank
14:45		Panel discussion: The digital agenda: How technology is transforming the bond markets Moderator: Sanaa Clausse BenAbdelhadi, Senior Director, Head of Business Development & Events Sponsorship, ICMA Panellists: Abdullah Al-Ghanim, Head of MENA, Instimatch Global AG Sylvain Bigaud, Regional Head, Middle East, Africa & Turkey, Euroclear Bank Debashis Dey, Partner, White & Case Christophe Roupie, CEO UK, Head of EMEA and APAC, MarketAxess
15:25		Fireside chat: Digitalisation and automation Scott Lucas, Managing Director, Head of Markets DLT, J.P. Morgan David Rutter, CEO, R3
15:45		Coffee break
16:15		Keynote address Ahmad Khalid Bin Sulaiman, Director, UAE Federal Debt Management Office
16:30		Panel discussion: Opportunities and challenges in the development of local markets Moderator: Shayaan Shikoh Khan, Senior Director, Investment Banking, Emirates NBD Capital Panellists: Roderick Gordon, Head of Debt Capital Markets and Syndicate, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Mohieddine Kronfol, Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Templeton (ME) Regis Monfront, Vice Chairman CIB Middle East, BNP Paribas Nikolaos Passaris, Director - Treasury Front Office, Majid Al Futtaim Holding (MAF)
17:15		Closing remarks Fawaz Abu Sneineh, Global Head of Financial Institutions Group, FAB
17:25		Networking reception
19:30		Close of event

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