Absolute Collateral MENA Capital Markets Event

Venue: Al Ghazal Ballroom 2, The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain

13:00 - 13:40

Registration / Coffee

13:40 - 13:45

Welcome Remarks

Steven Griffiths, CEO, Founder, Absolute Collateral

13:45 - 14:00

Opening Keynote

Sameh Baqer, Group Head - Financial Markets, Ahli United Bank

14:00 - 14:15

Opening Keynote on Bahrain

Dr. Jarmo Kotilaine, Economic Advisor, Tamkeen

14:15 - 15:00

Panel One: Conventional & Islamic Trading

Insights from leading Traders & Treasurers at both Conventional and Islamic Banks regarding:
- The current trading trends at both Conventional and Islamic Banks
- When Conventional Traders move to Islamic Banks and the setting up of new trading products and counterparty relationships
- Paths that open Conventional & Islamic banks to trade with one another

Moderator:
Sylvain Bigaud, Regional Head, MENA, Africa and Turkiye, Euroclear

Speakers:
1) Ahmed Fekri, Senior ALM Dealer - Treasury, National Bank of Bahrain

2) Alexander Lodge, Short Term Financing Liquid Securities, Qatar Investment Authority

3) Aysha Al Qaud, Head of Liquidity Management, Treasury, Ahli United Bank

15:00 - 15:45

Panel Two: Shari’ah-Compliant Alternative to Repo

- Collateralization of Islamic Securities as a Liquidity Management Tool - The IIFM Master Collateralized Murabaha Agreement 
- New Sell / Buy Liquidity Management Product Development in GCC

Moderator:
Abdulla Humaidan, Islamic Solutions & Credit Distribution, J.P. Morgan

Speakers:
1) Ijlal Ahmed Alvi, Chief Executive Officer, IIFM

2) Eoin Finn, Head of Balance Sheet & Asset Management, Ajman Bank

3) Peter Cullen, Counsel, Linklaters

15:45 - 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 - 16:45

Panel Three: Future & Innovation

- Emerging Innovation from outside the region effecting the markets
- Dynamics from western markets bring new products such as securities lending that further support the short-term market and secondary trading of bonds & equities 
- With GCC exchanges looking to establish derivatives and central clearing (CCP), hear from Western exchanges that have already established these initiatives
- Future innovation in the ecosystem from Trading to Settlement explores digitalised trading documents, stable coins and digital custody 

Moderator:
Steven Griffiths, CEO, Founder, Absolute Collateral

Speakers:
1) Gabriele Frediani, Head of Development & Market Infrastructure, The Liquidity and Sustainability Facility

2) Ricky Malony, Global Relationship Management, Davies Consulting

3) Carsten Hiller, Executive Director, Head Repo Sales - Europe, Eurex

4) Reece Merrick, Managing Director - Middle East & Africa, Ripple

16:45 - 17:00

Closing Remarks

Tariq Mattar, Director - Business Development, Bahrain Fintech Bay

17:00

End of Event

17:00 - 19:00

Networking

The program and timings are subject to change