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    Fintech Abu Dhabi’s Future Stage

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    The Future Stage brings even more on-demand content for you to watch at home, whilst you’re travelling, or with your team at work. Discover sessions from the Government Fintech Forum, CxO21, Token, the Fintech Souk and Fintech for Good. Uncover why organisations can no longer ignore crypto, learn how AI is changing the financial world and hear from startup entrepreneurs on how to build a bank, plus much more.

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    With thanks to our speakers

    H.E. Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi

    H.E. Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi

    Chairman, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)
    H.E. Mohammed Ali Al Shorafa Al Hammadi

    H.E. Mohammed Ali Al Shorafa Al Hammadi

    Chairman/ Vice Chairman, ADIO / ADX / ADDED / Etihad / ADGM
    H.E. Dr Abdulrahman A. Al Hamidy

    H.E. Dr Abdulrahman A. Al Hamidy

    Director General Chairman of the Board, Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
    H.E. Mohamed Alabbar

    H.E. Mohamed Alabbar

    Founder & Managing Director, EMAAR
    Jeffrey C. Sprecher

    Jeffrey C. Sprecher

    Founder & CEO, Intercontintal Exchange - Chairman, The New York Stock Exchange
    John Collison

    John Collison

    President and Co-Founder, Stripe
    Bill Winters

    Bill Winters

    Group CEO, Standard Chartered Bank
    Hana Al Rostamani

    Hana Al Rostamani

    Group CEO, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
    Sandeep Chouhan

    Sandeep Chouhan

    Group CEO, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB)
    Dr. Bernd van Linder

    Dr. Bernd van Linder

    CEO, Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD)
    Brad Garlinghouse

    Brad Garlinghouse

    CEO, Ripple Labs
    Akon Thaim

    Akon Thaim

    Fintech Entrepreneur & Co-Founder, Akoin
    Nuseir Yassin

    Nuseir Yassin

    CEO & Founder, Nas Daily & Nas Academy
    Brady Dougan

    Brady Dougan

    CEO & Founder, Exos
    Tarek Chouman

    Tarek Chouman

    Global Head of Business Development, Blackrock
    Annerie Vreugdenhil

    Annerie Vreugdenhil

    Chief Innovation Officer, ING
    Claire Calmejane

    Claire Calmejane

    Chief Innovation Officer, Société Générale
    Ahmed Abdelaal

    Ahmed Abdelaal

    Group CEO, Mashreq Bank
    Rim Tehraoui

    Rim Tehraoui

    Group Chief Data Officer & Global ESG Risks Executive, BNP Paribas
    Denelle Dixon

    Denelle Dixon

    CEO and Executive Director, Stellar Development Foundation
    Simon Loong

    Simon Loong

    Group CEO & Founder, WeLab
    Magnus Grimeland

    Magnus Grimeland

    CEO & Co-Founder, Antler
    Mattia Fugazza

    Mattia Fugazza

    Head of MENA Ventures, Mubadala Investment Company
    H.E. Salama Al Ameemi

    H.E. Salama Al Ameemi

    Director General, MA'AN
    H.E. Rashid Abdul Karim Al Balooshi

    H.E. Rashid Abdul Karim Al Balooshi

    Undersecretary, ADDED
    Ferid Belhaj

    Ferid Belhaj

    Vice President, MENA, World Bank
    Christina Milian

    Christina Milian

    Investor
    Kevin O'Leary

    Kevin O'Leary

    Chairman, O'Shares Investment
    Metta Sandiford-Artest

    Metta Sandiford-Artest

    Founder, XvsX
    Patrice Evra

    Patrice Evra

    Founder, I Love This Game
    Faraz Khalid

    Faraz Khalid

    CEO, Noon
    Amit Jain

    Amit Jain

    Managing Director, Sequoia Capital
    Matthew Hurn

    Matthew Hurn

    CFO, Disruptive Investments, Mubadala Investment Company
    Mark Cutis

    Mark Cutis

    CEO, ADGM Authority
    Emmanuel Givanakis

    Emmanuel Givanakis

    CEO, FSRA, ADGM
    Henri Arslanian

    Henri Arslanian

    Global Head of Cypto, PWC
    Hon. Silvio Schembri

    Hon. Silvio Schembri

    Minister of Economy & Industry, Govt. of Malta
    Bin Ru Tan

    Bin Ru Tan

    CEO (Southeast Asia), OneConnect Financial Technology
    Alessandra Perrazzelli

    Alessandra Perrazzelli

    Deputy Governor, Banca D'Italia
    Hadley Gamble

    Hadley Gamble

    Correspondent, CNBC
    Daniel Flatt

    Daniel Flatt

    Editor in Chief, New Statesman
    Virginia Furness

    Virginia Furness

    Sustainable Banking Editor, Capital Monitor
    Dan Doney

    Dan Doney

    CEO & Founder, Securrency
    Courtney Powell

    Courtney Powell

    COO, 500 Global
    Saeed Amidi

    Saeed Amidi

    Founder & CEO, Plug & Play
    Arnaud Caudoux

    Arnaud Caudoux

    Deputy Director General, BPIFrance
    Massimo Proverbio

    Massimo Proverbio

    Chief Innovation and Digital Officer, Intesa SanPaolo
    Jeremy Hodara

    Jeremy Hodara

    CEO & Founder, Jumia
    Adeeb Ahamed

    Adeeb Ahamed

    Managing Director, Lulu Financial
    Hill Harper

    Hill Harper

    Founder, Black Wall Street App
    Prof. José Ignacio De La Torre

    Prof. José Ignacio De La Torre

    Chief Researcher, Quantum, Technology Innovation Institute
    Dr. Najwa Aaraj

    Dr. Najwa Aaraj

    Chief Cryptographer, Technology Innovation Institute
    Dr. Bijna Kotak

    Dr. Bijna Kotak

    Executive Director- Morgan Stanley
    Matthieu Heslouin

    Matthieu Heslouin

    Chief Digital Officer, BPIFrance
    Mohamed Okasha

    Mohamed Okasha

    Managing Partner, DisrupTech
    Chris Bayliss

    Chris Bayliss

    Co-Founder, Judo Bank
    Dan Murphy

    Dan Murphy

    Anchor, CNBC
    Scott Armstrong

    Scott Armstrong

    Editor in Chief, Arabian Business
    Yorick Naeff

    Yorick Naeff

    CEO, Bux
    Vijay Tirathrai

    Vijay Tirathrai

    Managing Director, TechStars
    Jean Claude Farah

    Jean Claude Farah

    President - EMEA/ APAC Region, Western Union
    James Munce

    James Munce

    CEO, Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners
    Prof. Ben Shenglin

    Prof. Ben Shenglin

    Dean & Professor of Internet Finance, Zhejiang University
    Mustafa Alrawi

    Mustafa Alrawi

    Assistant Editor-in-Chief, The National
    Peter Zemsky

    Peter Zemsky

    Dean of Innovation, INSEAD
    Dominic Perks

    Dominic Perks

    CEO, Hambro Perks
    Anupam Pahuja

    Anupam Pahuja

    VP, PayPal
    Michael Sonnenshein

    Michael Sonnenshein

    CEO, Grayscale Investments
    Michele Ferrario

    Michele Ferrario

    CEO & Co-Founder, Stashaway
    Diana Paredes

    Diana Paredes

    CEO & Co-Founder, Suade Labs
    Elena Phillipova

    Elena Phillipova

    Head of Sustainable Finance, Refinitiv
    Jon Medved

    Jon Medved

    Founder & CEO, OurCrowd
    Daniel Seal

    Daniel Seal

    CEO, Unbound
    Odunayo Eweniyi

    Odunayo Eweniyi

    Co-Founder & COO, PiggyVest
    Issam Abousleiman

    Issam Abousleiman

    Regional Director, GCC, World Bank
    Danny Kessler

    Danny Kessler

    Chairman, Unbound
    Noor Sweid

    Noor Sweid

    General Partner, Global Ventures
    Turki Bin Zarah

    Turki Bin Zarah

    Co-Founder, Tamara
    Yehia Badawy

    Yehia Badawy

    Co-Founder, Rain
    Nadine Chakar

    Nadine Chakar

    Head of State Street Digital, State Street
    Hasan Fardan Al Fardan

    Hasan Fardan Al Fardan

    CEO, Al Fardan Exchange
    Massimo Falcioni

    Massimo Falcioni

    CEO, Etihad Credit Insurance
    Jonathan Steinberg

    Jonathan Steinberg

    Founder & CEO, WisdomTree
    Dr. Alfred Hannig

    Dr. Alfred Hannig

    Executive Director, Alliance of Financial Inclusions
    Olivier Placca

    Olivier Placca

    Co-founder, Tinubu Square
    Sonia Wedrychowicz

    Sonia Wedrychowicz

    Partner, McKinsey
    Valerie Szczepanik

    Valerie Szczepanik

    Head of Innovation, Securities & Exchange Commission
    Wai Lum Kwok

    Wai Lum Kwok

    Senior Executive Director, FSRA, ADGM
    Khaled Al Faqsh

    Khaled Al Faqsh

    CFO, Talabat
    Rania Nerhal

    Rania Nerhal

    Chief Client Experience & Conduct Officer, Mashreq Bank
    Mark Charwan

    Mark Charwan

    CEO, Sarwa
    Jayant Narayana

    Jayant Narayana

    Lead, AI & Machine Learning, World Economic Forum
    Babak Ahmadzadeh

    Babak Ahmadzadeh

    Managing Director, Plug and Play
    Diana Wilde

    Diana Wilde

    CEO, Aurora50
    Dana Farrugia

    Dana Farrugia

    CEO, Tech.MT
    Joel Blake

    Joel Blake

    Founder, GFA Exchange
    Jason Barsema

    Jason Barsema

    President & Co-Founder, Halo Investing
    Hakan Eroglu

    Hakan Eroglu

    Global Open Banking Lead, Advisors, Mastercard
    James Sibley

    James Sibley

    CSO, Mubadala Health
    Jon Karas

    Jon Karas

    President, Akoin
    Jida Itani

    Jida Itani

    Chief Operating Officer, Hub71
    Nadine Chehade

    Nadine Chehade

    Senior Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank
    Omar Christidis

    Omar Christidis

    Founder & CEO, ArabNet
    Paul Allen

    Paul Allen

    Partner - Global Co-Chair Intellectual Property and Technology, DLA Piper
    Philip Bahoshy

    Philip Bahoshy

    CEO & Founder, MAGNITT
    Vusi Thembekwayo

    Vusi Thembekwayo

    CEO, MyGrowthFund
    Rola Abu Manneh

    Rola Abu Manneh

    CEO, UAE Standard Chartered
    Olivier Crespin

    Olivier Crespin

    CEO, Zand
    Scott Thiel

    Scott Thiel

    Partner, DLA Piper
    Grant Niven

    Grant Niven

    Head of Digital, Bank Saudi Fransi
    Yousuf Al Mulla

    Yousuf Al Mulla

    Co-Founder, E11 Capita
    Andre Casterman

    Andre Casterman

    Founder/ Chair Fintech Committee, Casterman Advisory/ ITFA
    Lord Udny-Lister

    Lord Udny-Lister

    Chair, UK UAE Business Council
    Prof. Michael Mainelli

    Prof. Michael Mainelli

    Chairman, Z/Yen Group
    Basil Al Askari

    Basil Al Askari

    CEO & Co-Founder, MidChains
    Richard Knowlton

    Richard Knowlton

    Director of Security Studies, Oxford Cyber
    Andrew Jenkins

    Andrew Jenkins

    Fintech Envoy, Govt.UK
    Triska Hamid

    Triska Hamid

    Editor, Wamda
    Alexander Stevens

    Alexander Stevens

    CEO, Greenomy
    Basil Moftah

    Basil Moftah

    General Partner, Global Ventures


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