Past Event
Venue: Al Ghazal Ballroom 2, The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain
Steven Griffiths, CEO, Founder, Absolute Collateral
Sameh Baqer, Group Head - Financial Markets, Ahli United Bank
Dr. Jarmo Kotilaine, Economic Advisor, Tamkeen
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
- 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
- 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
Tariq Mattar, Director - Business Development, Bahrain Fintech Bay
The program and timings are subject to change