INTERNATIONAL ARAB BANKING SUMMIT IABS 2017 «Pre- Summit High Level Roundtable Meeting» EU-Arab Banking Relations Monday May 1 st, 2017 Venue: London Hilton on Park Lane, London England Agenda & timetable 09:30 10:00 10:00 10:30 Morning Coffee and Registration Welcoming addresses: - Dr. Mohamad Baasiri, Vice Governor, Central bank of Lebanon - Mr. George E. Kanaan, CEO, Arab Bankers Association 10:30 12:00 First Panel Discussion: The Future of UK-MENA Economic & Financial relationships post Brexit Legal and regulatory challenges and implications on MENA businesses in the UK Suggested administrative, legal and logistical solutions for constructing sustainable MENA - UK business relationships Opportunities for Arab financial institutions in the UK market in light of BREXIT Speakers: - Dr. David Russell, CEO, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, UK - Mr. Arshed Butt, CEO, Solomon Ash Ltd., UK - Mr. Ali Mossawi, CEO, A&A Accountants Ltd, UK Dr. Ali Zbeeb, President Development Association for Nurturing Arab Leadership Innovation (DANALI) / Managing Partner - Zbeeb Law & Associates, Lebanon 12:00 12:30 Coffee Break & Networking
12:30 14:00 Second Panel Discussion: The Impact of new Regulatory and Supervisory Requirements on Global Banking Evolving international banking regulations and legislations Law enforcement and the phenomenon of de-risking and its implications on correspondent banking and the business facilitation The framework of complying with the Common Reporting Standards (CRS) and parameters of the tax related regulations on financial institutions Speakers: - Dr. Jonathan Brewer, Visiting Professor, King s College, London - Mr. Mohamed Serokh, Tax Partner - Middle East Transfer Pricing Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) - Mrs. Nahla Bou Diab, Chief Operating Officer, Al Mawarid Bank- Lebanon - Mr. Hanna Ayoub, International Business Consultant & Strategist Mr. Garry W.G. Clement, CAMS-CFE-CFCS-EVP & Executive Director- Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialist (ACFCS), USA 14:00-14:15 Closing Remarks & End of Day One Activities 14:30 Lunch 19:30 20:30 Pre-opening Cocktail Reception in honor of the participants Venue: London Hilton on Park Lane INTERNATIONAL ARAB BANKING SUMMIT IABS 2017 Finance in an Unpredictable World Tuesday May 2 nd, 2017 Venue: London Hilton on Park Lane, London England Tuesday, 2 nd of May 2017 08:30 09:00 Registration 2
09:00 09:45 Official Opening of the Summit & Keynote Addresses - Sheikh Mohamed El Jarrah El Sabah, Chairman, Union of Arab Banks - Mr. Anthony Browne, Chief Executive, British Bankers Association - Mr. Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London (tbc) 09:45 10:15 Awards Ceremony: Leadership Visionary Award 2017 * H.E. Mr. Ali Shareef Al-Emadi, Minister of Finance / Qatar Arab Banker of the Year 2017 * Mr. Eisa AlEisa, Chairman of SAMBA Financial Group/Saudi Arabia - Speech of Mastercard (Arab Banker of the Year Award Sponsor) Presented by: Mr. Eyad Al-Kourdi, General Manager, MasterCard - Southern Gulf, & Advisor to the MENA region (Memorial Photo for Arab Banker of the Year 2017 & Leadership Award 2017 ) 10:15 10:30 Coffee Break & Networking 10:30 11:45 Session I: BREXIT: The changing economic and financial relationships between the UK and the EU In-depth overview of the UK-EU trade and banking relationship post Brexit. The Future of UK-MENA Economic & Financial relationships post Brexit. Observing the changes in the legislative, supervisory & trade frameworks and suggesting sustainable alternatives. The foreseen opportunities to be created between the UK and the MENA region resulting from Brexit. Taking advantage of the golden opportunity - Mr. Jean-François Pons, Former Director of European & International Affairs- French Banking Federation, & President- Alphalex Consult, France - Mrs. Michele Caparello, Advisor to the Executive Board, European Central Bank - Prof. Rosa Maria Lastra, Professor of International Financial & Monetary Law, Queen Mary University of London, UK - Mr. Christopher Bates, Head of Financial regulatory practice, Clifford Chance, UK - Dr. R. Seetharaman, Group CEO, Doha Bank, Qatar Dr. Ali Zbeeb, President - Development Association for Nurturing Arab Leadership Innovation (DANALI) / Managing Partner - ZBEEB Law & Associates, Lebanon 3
11:45 13:00 Session II: The Growth of Islamic Finance in Europe and the challenges encountered Evolution of Islamic Banking in the midst of ever growing international banking regulations and increase of legislations. Islamic banks maintaining the coherence between Shari a laws and complying with newly introduced banking standards and regulations. Opportunities for Islamic Banks to grow their market share in the UK in the midst of the unprecedented changes and new risk management standards. Chair & Keynote Speech: Mr. Haris Irfan, Managing Director/ Co-Head of Investment Banking, Rasmala, UK - Mr. Habib Motani, Partner, Clifford Chance, London - Mrs. Rania Mahmoud Nashar, CEO, Samba Financial Group, KSA (tbc) - Mr. Blake Goud, CEO, Responsible Finance & Investment Foundation (RFI), UK - Mrs. Farmida Bi, Head of Islamic Finance Europe, Norton Rose Fulbright, UK - Dr. Ghassan Chammas, Director of Islamic finance Div. & Business Development, Capital Intelligence Ratings Ltd., Cyprus 13:00 13:15 Coffee Break & Networking 13:15 14:30 Session III: Public Private Partnership PPP : When Business meets Politics, the Golden Opportunity Launching a new banking dialogue between UK and MENA financial institutions. Supporting a governmental backed up economical strategy for mutual engagement for private entities in UK and MENA Open market policy. The Impact of new Regulatory and Supervisory Requirements on Global Banking Concerns of US - UK and MENA banks in today s regulatory environment The Strategic Role of Financial Centers in Sustainable Development - Mr. Olga Gerassimova, Global Head of Compliance Strategy and Field Oversight, Western Union, UAE - Mr. Nick Robins, Co-Director of UN Environment Inquiry, UNEP Finance Initiative, UK - Mr. Hadi El-Assaad, Coordinator, Institute for Finance & Governance (ESA) Lebanon - Mr. Horacio Pena, Head of Transfer Pricing US & Americas PWC, USA - Ms. Eleanor Harrison, CEO, Global Giving, UK - Mr. Fadi Halout, Head of Private Banking, Europe Arab Bank Mr. Garry W.G. Clement, CAMS-CFE-CFCS-EVP & Executive Director- Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialist (ACFCS), USA 14:30 Closing Remarks: - Mr. Abdalla M. Al Awar, CEO, Dubai Islamic Economy Development Center, UAE 4
15:00 BUSINESS LUNCH N.B.: UAB reserves the right to modify the program as it deems necessary 5