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15TH-16TH NOVEMBER, 2023 | DUBAI, UAE

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OVERVIEW



Past 2 years have been the biggest years in digital transformation of banks
along with the evolution of Fintech, what was believed to be a brief disruption
has now become the new norm as we move towards a new world order. Digitization
is at the heart of almost every business in this new order, with fintech
innovations going above and beyond to meet the evolving customer expectations
and banking needs. The definition of customer and money is getting redefined in
this era. As BigTech and Fintech companies close in on the banking industry
faster than ever, Banks are left with no option but to adopt digital banking and
fintech's agility, to align with the evolving market dynamics and customer
needs.

Banking and Fintech - The two sectors, have always been a strong advocate of
technology, the truth is that digitalization has always been a necessity for the
banking sector to stay ahead of the curve. Digital experience is what counts for
every business, that is were Fintech play a critical role. The rise of emerging
technologies such as blockchain, metaverse, artificial intelligence has only
increased the adoption rate of technology which has made banking and fintech one
of the most future oriented industries. From Al powered chatbots to mobile
banking, from loT powered devices to cashless transactions, the technology has
empowered the banks to deliver the next level customer experience and at the
same time transform their own processes making it more agile, responsive and
scalable in real time.


KHALEEJ TIMES HAS NOT ONLY WITNESSED THE RISE OF THE BANKING AND FINTECH SECTOR
IN THE REGION BUT ALSO WITNESSED ITS CONTRIBUTION IN NATION BUILDING AND HELPING
THE GCC COUNTRIES BECOME THE ECONOMIC POWERHOUSES THEY ARE TODAY. WHILE
TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN DISCUSSED A LOT OF TIMES, FINTECH'S CAPABILITIES, ITS IMPACT
AND USE IN THE BANKING SECTOR HAS NEVER BEEN DISCUSSED ON SUCH A MASSIVE AND
WIDE SPREAD PLATFORM EVER. BRINGING THE BEST OF GLOBAL BANKING EXPERTS AND
FINTECH LEADERS, KHALEEJ TIMES PRESENTS BANKING, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
SUMMIT 2023.




BIT 2023 WILL FURTHER CONFIRM GCC'S RISE AS A FINANCE TECHNOLOGY HOTSPOT AND ITS
COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE A BETTER, SAFE AND PROGRESSIVE FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO
ITS PEOPLE. AS A SEQUEL TO DIGIBANK 3RD EDITION, BIT 2023 WILL BE A GATHERING OF
THE FOREMOST, MOST INNOVATIVE AND SOUGHT-AFTER THOUGHT LEADERS, INNOVATORS AND
SERVICE PROVIDERS, DEEP DIVING INTO THE LATEST TRENDS, OPPORTUNITIES AND
CHALLENGES FACING BOTH THE SECTORS.
THE EVENT WILL BE TAKING PLACE IN DUBAI, UAE ON THE 15TH AND 16TH OF NOVEMBER.



GCC FINTECH:
FROM VISION TO REALITY IN SEVEN YEARS

IN 2015, WE SET OUR SIGHTS ON THE GCC'S FINTECH POTENTIAL, ENVISIONING A SOARING
TRAJECTORY. FAST FORWARD SEVEN YEARS, AND THE GCC FINTECH LANDSCAPE HAS NOT ONLY
TAKEN FLIGHT BUT HAS ACHIEVED REMARKABLE HEIGHTS: FROM A SINGLE FINTECH HUB IN
2018, THE GCC NOW BOASTS FOUR DYNAMIC HUBS IN 2022: THE ABU DHABI GLOBAL MARKET
(ADGM), BAHRAIN FINTECH BAY, FINTECH SAUDI, AND THE FINTECH HIVE AT THE DUBAI
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE (DIFC). THIS RAPID PROLIFERATION OF FINTECH HUBS
IN THE GCC IS A TESTAMENT TO THE REGION'S REMARKABLE GROWTH, MIRRORING THE
EXPANSION WITNESSED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE MENA REGION.


THE PROLIFERATION OF FINTECH HUBS ACCROSS THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -
SOURCE


UNVEILING THE RISING STAR:
FINTECH IN THE MENA REGION

VAST MARKET POTENTIAL



 * The MENA region offers boundless opportunities for fintech ventures due to
   its expansive market and the absence of well-established financial
   institutions.
 * In comparison to mature markets like the US and Europe, a staggering 67% of
   the adult population in MENA is either underbanked or unbanked, totaling a
   staggering 136 million adults.




SOURCE

DEMOGRAPHIC ADVANTAGE



 * MENA's demographics present immense prospects, with over 60% of the
   population under the age of 30, a stark contrast to Europe's one-third.
 * The region's population is highly tech-savvy and enthusiastically embraces
   new digital technologies, exemplified by the UAE, where more than 50% of the
   population already utilizes digital wallets.




SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT



 * Governments in the region, notably UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Bahrain, are
   wholeheartedly fostering the fintech ecosystem through initiatives such as
   free zones like the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and
   regulatory sandboxes like DIFC's Innovation Testing License (ITL), Egypt's
   fintech sandbox, and SAMA's regulatory sandbox in Saudi Arabia. The MENA
   region is also demonstrating
 * remarkable openness to cryptocurrency, with UAE and Bahrain leading the
   charge in crypto adoption and regulation.




THRIVING INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE



 * The fintech startup and venture capital scene in MENA is experiencing
   unprecedented growth, with fintech surpassing $819 million in the first half
   of 2022, nearly doubling the previous record.
 * Crypto investments have also surged in the region, reaching $187 million,
   nearly twice the previous record, reflecting the remarkable potential of the
   MENA fintech market.





BANKING BRILLIANCE IN MENA:
RESILIENCE, GROWTH AND GULF DOMINANCE

IN THE FACE OF THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC, MENA'S BANKING SECTOR HAS NOT ONLY WEATHERED
THE STORM BUT EMERGED STRONGER. THE TOP BANKS IN THE REGION HAVE WITNESSED
IMPRESSIVE GROWTH, WITH THEIR COMBINED ASSETS SURGING BY 13% TO A FORMIDABLE
$2.5 TRILLION BY THE CLOSE OF 2021, COMPARED TO $2.3 TRILLION IN 2020. PROFITS,
TOO, HAVE SOARED, WITH A REMARKABLE 37% INCREASE, REACHING OVER $34 BILLION.
MENA'S BANKING SECTOR STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO RESILIENCE, ADAPTABILITY, AND ITS
UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO PROGRESS IN THE FACE OF GLOBAL CHALLENGES.



SPEAKERS LIST !




H. E. SUNJAY SUDHIR



Ambassador of India to UAE


AHMAD AL TARAWNEH

Senior Transformation Consultant

Dubai Police General HQ


AKSHAY CHOPRA

Serial Angel Investor & Chief Innovation Officer

237 Ventures


ALBERTO ALVAREZ

Senior Partner

McKinsey & Company


ALPER CELEN

Founder

Enhance Ventures


AMEN GHEBRE

Head of Wealth Advisory

Sarwa


AMIT NARANG

Founder

ICC Loyalty


AMIT TRIPATHI

Founder & CEO

Icogz


ASHA MEHRA

Vice President- Cobrands

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)


AYESHA ABBAS

Managing Director, Head - Consumer, Private, and Business Banking - UAE

Standard Chartered Bank


BANALI LUTHRA MALHOTRA

Marketing Advisor

Network International


BISWAJIT DASGUPTA

Chief Investment Officer

Asas Capital


BRYAN STIREWALT

Senior Managing Director

K2 Integrity


CHARLES BENNETT

Cofounder & President

CXSA Middle East


DARIA SHELESNAYA

CX Advisor

3s Money


DHRUV VARMA

Founder

THRIWE


DR. ELENA PRIMIKIRI

Associate Partner

Uniqus Consultech Inc


DUAN JIN CHUAN

Professor of Finance

NUS Singapore


EMAN ABDULRAZZAQ

Group Chief Human Resource Officer

Emirates NBD


FAISAL HASAN

Chief Investment Officer & Head of Asset Management

Al Mal Capital


FAISAL MOHAMMED AL SHIMMARI

Head of ESG & Corporate Strategy

Mashreq


FARIS EL MAHGIUB

Acting Head - Innovation Lab & Design Studio

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)


FERNANDO PACHECO

Senior Vice President, Head of Cash Management Products

Mashreq


GIRISH ADVANI

Chief Strategy Officer

Vernost


GOZDE DEMIR CELEN

Venture Partner

Practical Venture Capital


HANA ADIB HABAYEB

Consultant

Egon Zehnder


HANS-MARTIN STOCKMEIER

Senior Partner

McKinsey & Company


HASAN JABER

CEO

AlfaNow, Fully owned subsidiary of Al Fardan Exchange


HAYDI ADEL EL LAMEY

Head of Customer Journey Design and Culture

HSBC


HEMANT PATEL

Head of Transactional Banking

Invest Bank


HIND AL ATTAR

Chief Human Capital Officer

United Arab Bank


IVAN JAKOVLJEVIC

Advisor

Hub71


JAMAL SALEH

Director General

UAE Banks Federation


JIM ABRAHAM

Head of Consumer proposition and Loyalty Solutions

Visa


JONATHAN CHAN

Associate Partner

McKinsey & Company


KUNAL JHUNJHUNWALA

Founder and Managing Director

Airpay


LAURA ROCHE



Master of Ceremonies (MC)


LEILA HURSTEL

Board Member

Verse Estate


LLOYED LOBO

Co-Founder & President

Boast.AI.


MALIK SARWAR

Senior Partner Managing Director, Wealth Management

Global Leader Group


MANISH DUREJA

Managing Director

MarKey Smart Chain Consultants


MAX FLÖTOTTO

Senior Partner

McKinsey & Company


MOHAMED AL TAJER

Managing Partner

Taghyeer


MOHAMED IMTIYAZ

Regional BD Head

Amazon Payment Services MENA


MOHAMMAD BITAR

Deputy Group CEO

Al Ansari Financial Services


MUZAFFAR KHOKHAR

Executive Chairman

Mercury


NANDAN MER

Group Chief Executive Officer

Network International


NEERAJ GUPTA

CEO

Policybazaar UAE


NISHANTH NOTTATH

Executive Vice President - Head AML, ABC and RegTech

Mashreq Bank


ONUR KURSUN

Executive Vice President, Head of Transfer Solutions, EEMEA

Mastercard


PAUL HAMILTON

Managing Director

Ibtikar


PRIYANKA LAKHANI

Senior Vice President, Commercial EMEA

Collinson


R DEEPAKCHANDRAN

Group Head-Retail Products

Emirates NBD


RANIME EL SKAFF

CEO and Co-Founder

Prop-AI


RAJESH GK

Principal Consultant

Higher Ground Consultancy ( Ex CEO Sharaf Exchange)


RAVI RAO

Founding Partner & CEO, Middle East & Africa

Turbostart


RICHARD HILLS

Managing Director

K2 Integrity


ROBERT HAHM

Senior Director, Head of Asset Management

Mashreq Capital (DIFC) Ltd


SHEINAL JAYANTILAL

Partner

McKinsey & Company


SHRADHA CHOPRA

Founder

237 Talent


SHYAM SUNDER IYER

Director Consumer Partnerships

Etisalat UAE


SONALI ATTRI

Vice President – People Business Partner, EEMEA

Mastercard


TOMASZ BORTNIK

Head of Wealth Management Products

Citibank UAE


SUSANA CORREIA

Head of Search & Staffing MENA

LinkedIn Talent Solutions


TRISTAN BRANDT

EVP - Head of Digital Transformation & EPMO

RAKBANK


VIJAY BAINS

Chief Sustainability Officer and Group Head of ESG

Emirates NBD




EVENT AGENDA

 * DAY 1

 * DAY 2

08:00 - 09:00

REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING



09:00 - 09:10

WELCOME: KHALEEJ TIMES



09:10 - 09:25

INDIA - UAE NPCI & AL ETIHAD RECENT COLLABORATION



09:25 - 09:40

FIRESIDE CHAT: IN CONVERSATION WITH KUNAL JHUNJHUNWALA



09:45 - 10:05

PRESENTATION: GCC BANKING REPORT



10:10 - 10:40

WEALTH PANEL: INNOVATION LED EVOLUTION OF WEALTH MANAGEMENT TO DELIVERY WORLD
CLASS CLIENT EXPERIENCE



10:45 - 11:05

PRESENTATION: UNLOCKING LOYALTY: STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCED CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT



11:05 - 11:20

COFFEE BREAK



11:25 - 11:45

BANKING’S BOLD LEAP INTO THE DIGITAL FRONTIER: MERGING TRADITION WITH INNOVATION



11:50 - 12:20

HR PANEL- WINNING THE WAR FOR FUTURE READY TALENT IN BANKING & (FIN)TECH



12:25 - 12:45

PRESENTATION- WILL GENERATIVE AI MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU TO BANK?



12:50 - 13:20

CROSS BORDER PAYMENTS PANEL- PAYMENTS AND REMITTANCES IN THE GCC: EMERGING
TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES



13:20 - 14:05

NETWORKING LUNCH



14:10 - 14:30

5 UNCONVENTIONAL LESSONS FROM BUILDING A $200M FINTECH



14:35 - 15:05

CREDIT CARD PANEL: IMITATION TO INNOVATION - CURATING CUSTOMER-CENTRIC CREDIT
CARD STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE VALUE AND ENGAGEMENT



15:10 - 15:40

INNOVATION FIRESIDE: AN ANGEL, A VC, AND AN INCUBATOR WALK INTO A ROOM…
EXAMINING DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO FOSTERING FINTECH INNOVATION



15:45 - 16:30

CMO PANEL- DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT: THE ROLE OF CMOS IN
UAE'S FINANCIAL EVOLUTION



16:00 - 17:00

NETWORKING BREAK AND END OF DAY ONE



08:00 - 09:00

NETWORKING AND COFFEE



09:00 - 09:10

WELCOME: WEVALUE






Is superior client experience still a myth? What proof points are we seeing in
the market on world class end to end experience



09:10 - 09:30

OPENING PRESENTATION-THE FUTURE OF THE BANKING AND FINTECH
INDUSTRY-COLLABORATIONS AND JOINT LEARNINGS



09:35 - 10:05

ESG PANEL: HOW IS ESG FINANCING BECOMING MORE ACCESSIBLE?



10:10 - 10:40

PAYMENTS PANEL - THE DYNAMICS OF BUILDING CASHLESS OR LESS CASH SOCIETIES



10:45 - 11:15

HR FIRESIDE- SHIFT IN TALENT ACQUISITION TRENDS AND HUMAN RESOURCES STRATEGIES
IN THE EVOLVING LANDSCAPE OF BANKING AND FINTECH INNOVATION.



11:20 - 11:50

WEALTH FIRESIDE– EVOLUTION IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT ENABLED BY INNOVATIVE FINTECH
SOLUTIONS TOWARDS ENHANCED CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT



11:50 - 12:05

COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK



12:10 - 12:35

PANEL DISCUSSION - FUTURE OF BANKING AND FINTECH WORLD



12:40 - 13:10

CX PANEL: CX IN THE BANKING AND FINTECH INDUSTRY- THE KEY LEARNINGS AND
COLLABORATIONS



13:15 - 13:40

PAYMENTS FIRESIDE: THE CHALLENGES OF BUILDING A WORLD CLASS PAYMENTS PLATFORM TO
SCALE, IN THE EVER EVOLVING TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT AND MEETING CUSTOMER
EXPECTATIONS



13:40 - 14:25

NETWORKING LUNCH



14:30 - 14:50

PRESENTATION- FLAGSHIP GCC FINTECH REPORT



14:55 - 15:25

BANKING/FINTECH PANEL: STRATEGIC COLLABORATION - CAN BANKS AND FINTECHS SHAPE A
CUSTOMER CENTRIC DYNAMIC BUSINESS TOGETHER?



15:30 - 15:50

PRESENTATION-DATA DILEMMAS: RETHINKING CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN
FINANCIAL SERVICES



15:50 - 16:05

COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK



16:10 - 16:50

LOYALTY PANEL: CULTIVATING TECHNOLOGICAL EXCELLENCE TO CUSTOMIZE LOYALTY
PROGRAMS: AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT LOYALTY LANDSCAPE IN THE UAE AND
STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT



16:55 - 17:25

AI/ML PANEL-WHERE IS THE UAE ON ENHANCING RISK MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES WITHIN THE BANKING INDUSTRY THROUGH ADVANCED AI/ML APPLICATIONS.



17:30 - 17:40

SPECIAL ADDRESS



17:40 - 19:30

COCKTAIL RECEPTION



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