Dubai Speakers


Keynote Speaker	Abdulla Mohammed Al Awar Chief Executive Officer of Dubai International Financial Centre Authority DIFC Authority 3.00 - 4.05 pm : General Session
	Abdulla Al Awar was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFC) in June 2009. In this role, he heads the organization charged with developing overall strategy and operational management of DIFC. Before assuming the role of CEO, he served as the Managing Director of the DIFC Authority, where he was responsible for attracting financial institutions to operate in the DIFC as well as the creation of an ideal platform for non-financial & professional service providers that support the constant development of the financial sector. Abdulla is also a member of the HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Program for leadership Development since 2005. He holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA.

	Nadine Hany News Anchor Al Arabiya News Channel Master Of Ceremonies
	Nadine Hany is an anchor for Al Arabiya News Channel based in Dubai, where she presents and co-produces the financial news programs "Al Aswaq Al Arabiya", the highest rated business news shows on Arab television. During the course of her work in Al Arabiya, she has interviewed some of the most influential decision makers in the Arab business world, and internationally, including current U.S Treasury Timothy Geithner, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, President of the World Bank Robert Zoellick, Chairman and CEO of Disney for 20 years Michael Eisner, Chairman of Kingdom Holding company H.H. Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, the Saudi minister of finance Dr. Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf , Lebanese central bank governor Dr. Riad T. Salameh, Chairman of the Saudi capital market authority Dr. Abdulrahman A. Al-Tuwaijri, and Chairman of Emaar Properties Mohammed Ali Al Abbar. Previously she worked as a Private banking consultant for 2 international banks in Lebanon, ABN AMRO Bank and BNP Paribas, advising high net worth individuals on investment alternatives. She started her career in media presenting a daily summary of business news at MTV (Murr TV) in Lebanon, while working as a private banker, pioneering stock markets' coverage in the Arab world. A Procter & Gamble scholarship winner, Nadine graduated from the American University of Beirut with a Masters degree in Business Administration (with emphasis on finance). She is a Lebanese national, and speaks Arabic, English and French. -----------------------------------------------------

	Majdi Al Chaabouni Group Head of Risk Architecture & Operational Risk The National Commercial Bank - NCB 5.20 - 5.50 pm : What Happens Next in Risk Management ? What Happens Next in Operational Risk ?
	Currently, Group Head of Risk Architecture & Operational Risk. Majdi Chaabouni is in charge of developing the operational risk management capabilities as well as defining, developing and maintaining the “Enterprise-Wide-Risk Management” throughout the NCB Group. Previously a Paris based consultant and Head of Risk Practice at Headstrong (a US Strategy Consulting Firm). Majdi Chaabouni advised around 20 Banks across Europe and designed the “Enterprise-Wide-Risk Management” solutions for Top Tier 1 Banks in the Euro-Zone. Majdi Chaabouni used to work for Moody’s Analytics in Paris. Prior to this, Majdi Chaabouni was based in Spain (Madrid) where he acted as M&A Investment services consultant for Top Tier 1 Spanish Banks. Author of more than 30 publications in Finance & Risk Management in most finance periodicals and international specialized magazines. He is a speaker in international events.Majdi Chaabouni is a visiting professor of Asset & Liability Management and academic tutor in risk modeling. He is one of the Regional Directors for PRMIA Risk Association. Majdi Chaabouni holds an Msc in Finance from King William College-London (University of Greenwich) and BSc in Bank Management and is pursing his MBA from Warwick Business School-UK. Majdi Chaabouni completed the Private Equity Program at Oxford University.

	Jawad Ali Partner, Deputy Head of Middle-East & Islamic Finance Practice Group King & Spalding 4.40 - 5.35 pm : What Happens Next in Asset Management in the Middle-East ? Trends in Asset Management - challenges in Islamic Banking
	Jawad Ali is a partner at Kind & Spalding's Dubai and London offices and is the deputy leader of the firm's Middle East & Islamic Finance practice group. His practice covers a broad range of Shari'ah- compliant and conventional finance and investment transactions throughout the Middle East, across Europe, in the US and in the Southeast Asia. Jawad Ali received his Honors Bachelor of Law degree from Liverpool University of Law, England and his Masters of Law degree in International Banking and Finance from Boston University School of Law. Jawad was admitted to practice in New York in 1995.

	Jeremy Andrews Regional Manager SunGard Capital Market & Investment Banking SunGard 4.40 - 5.20 pm : What Happens Next in Trading & Risk ? What Happens Next in Futures & Derivatives Trading in the Middle East ?
	Jeremy Andrews is responsible for SunGard’s Capital Markets and Investment Banking business in the UK and the Middle East. His team promotes solutions for both Trading and Enterprise Risk Management. Prior to his 5 years at SunGard he was a director at Standard and Poor’s responsible for Risk Solutions. He also held a number of management positions at Reuters over a 15 year period. Jeremy has a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from The City University London and has qualifications from the International Security Management Association (ISMA) and The Financial Market Association (ACI).

	Haissam Arabi CEO and Fund Manager Gulfmena Alternative Investments 4.40 - 5.35 pm : What Happens Next in Asset Management in the Middle-East ? Trends in Asset Management 6.35 - 7.35 pm : Discussion and Q&A: What Happens Next in Asset Management ?
	Mr. Haissam Arabi is a Lebanese national and the Founder of Gulfmena. He has lived most of his life in the Arabian Gulf. He has more than 16 years experience in the financial arena, of which the last 14 years were spent specializing in equity investments in the MENA markets. He guided the structuring of several regional mutual funds and specialized portfolios and he also incubated new trading strategies, some of which will form an integral component of Gulfmena’s alternative investment approach. For the past 8 ½ years Mr. Arabi worked with SHUAA Capital, a leading regional investment bank based in Dubai as Managing Director, having founded its Asset Management Division. In his capacity as SHUAA’s lead fund manager, he also managed the firm’s long-only equity funds, both conventional as well as Shari’ah compliant, until June 2008. Mr. Arabi led a team of 38 professionals. Assets under Management during his tenure grew from USD 18.0 million in 2001 to over USD 1.85 billion by June 2008. He is a member of the DIFC Authority’s Wealth Management Advisory Council. He enjoys both a regional and an international medium profile and makes frequent public appearances on TV, radio, conferences, periodicals and prime daily newspapers.

	Mishaal Mussaid Al-Usaimi CEO Saffar Group 6:35 - 7.35 pm : WHN in Asset Management in the Middle-East ? Panel Discussion and Q&A: What Happens Next in Asset Management ?
	Prior to becoming CEO of Saffar, Mishaal was the Assistant General Manager of Mabanee Company, a Real Estate and Investment company, where he was responsible for formulating corporate strategy. Mishaal was previously a Director at the Kuwait Cement Co. where he established and headed the Investment Department. He also worked at the Kuwait Investment Office and trained in J.P. Morgan & Co. Mishaal is a shareholder and Director of Saffar Holdings, Director of Kalaam Telecom Holding and a Director of Zawya.

	Luc Belpaire Director Payments SunGard 5.15 - 5.50 pm : What Happens Next in Corporate Liquidity Management ? Changing Landscape of Payments: How to Reduce Costs and Improve Visibility to Cash Out-flows 7.00 - 7.35 pm : What Happens Next in Future Banking ? Opportunities and lessons learnt from moving to a common Currency and common Payment Area.
	Luc Belpaire is responsible for Product Management of SunGard’s Payment Solutions. Luc manages a team covering product strategy, product management and program management activities spanning all phases of the product life cycle – from inception of new and innovative ideas to delivery in the product. The flagship product, AvantGard Trax Corporate Payment Factory is used by 35 large corporate. The Trax solution is also sold to Banks as the Ambit Payment Hub platform. Prior to joining SunGard in 2007, he spent 11 years at Oracle working in various capacities and geographies. His most recent job at Oracle was Director of Product Strategy Financial Services in the Applications Division where he worked on defining a strategy around cash management and payments. Luc has a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Ghent, Belgium and an MBA from the Vlerick Management School in Belgium.



	Charles-Henry Choel Global Head of Trading and Client Connectivity SunGard 5.20 - 5.55 pm : What Happens Next in Trading & Risk ? What happens next in trading on exchanges in the Arab world ?
	Charles-Henry Choel has been global head of trading and client connectivity in SunGard’s Global Trading business since September 2008. Previously, he was managing director of GL Trade’s Japan office and deputy CEO of Asia where he ran the sales, support and finance functions across all product lines. Mr. Choel initially joined GL Trade to manage M&A, where he ran the acquisition program to extend GL Trade from front-office trading to a full front-to–back, multi-asset global entity. Mr. Choel has held various positions in the Internet and asset management space in operations, business development and sales.

	Paul Compton Head of Product Management SunGard Alternative Investments 5.35-6.35 pm : What Happens Next in Asset Management in the Middle-East ? Challenges of Multi-Asset Portfolios and Risk Control in Middle-East Investment Management
	Paul Compton is Head of Product Management for Alternative Investments at SunGard, responsible for product strategy and marketing globally. SunGard provides back-office, risk and front-office systems for hundreds of hedge funds, funds of hedge funds, private equity managers and investors, asset managers, wealth managers, institutional investors, third-party administrators and others involved in the alternative investments industry.

	Clare Curtis Director CCL Compliance Ltd 6:35 - 7.35 pm :What Happens Next in Asset Management in the Middle-East ? What Happens Next in Asset Management Industry ?
	Clare has been in Financial Services since 1996 and is a Member of the SII and holds a LLB Hons Law degree from Kings College London. She is also an accredited trainer with the SII and the FSSC. She has held the role of registered Compliance Officer, MLRO and Data Protection Officer for investment banks and private equity firms as well as being employed by Stock and Commodity Exchanges in London and Dubai. Clare joined CCL's Dubai office in October 2007 and assists firms in becoming authorised as well as with on-going Compliance, AML and Corporate Governance requirements.

	Colin Day Vice President - Compliance & Financial Crime Solutions, Ambit SunGard 5.50-6.25 pm : What Happens Next in Risk Management ? Bank of the Future: Best Practices in Anti Money Laundering
	Colin Day is a member of the product strategy organization for the SunGard’s banking business where he focuses on compliance and financial crime solutions. In his role, Mr. Day is responsible for expanding SunGard’s go-to-market strategy for the Ambit Anti-Money Laundering solution working closely with SunGard’s product teams, and customers to drive the evolution of the portfolio. Previously, Mr. Day was vice president of market insights for SunGard’s banks and corporations business. In this role Mr. Day was responsible for engendering advocacy of SunGard’s solutions in the markets in which it operates. Prior to this role Mr. Day held the position of vice president of business development and marketing at SunGard’s STeP – where he was responsible for managing partner relationships and developing new distribution channels for STeP solutions – following serving as director of product and strategy. Mr. Day joined SunGard in 1999 and has eighteen years of experience in the international banking industry. Prior to joining SunGard, Mr. Day ran the global systems development team within the trading and capital markets back-office at Scandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), and previously worked for Coutts where he held positions in International Funds Transfer Treasury back office and IT systems. A former banker, Colin Day is well versed in the operational risk planning and procedures of the banking and securities markets. He was instrumental in developing SunGard’s recent launch of Ambit Anti-Money Laundering, a solution which provides a detection and compliance platform for financial institutions with a focus on anti-money laundering. Watch-list checking, comprehensive monitoring of transactions and accounts to generate scored alerts and case management to facilitate the detection, proactive investigation, and reporting of money laundering activities. Mr. Day is a member of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists and holds the CAM certificate.

	Catherine Doherty CEO Investit 6.25 - 7.35 pm : What Happens Next in Asset Management in the Middle-East ? Panel Discussion and Q&A: What Happens Next in Asset Management ?
	Catherine Doherty heads Investit's MENA operations, working with clients in the region to build efficient investment organisations. She also heads Investit's work on non-listed assets. She has spent the last five years managing Investit Intelligence, which takes a COO's-eye view of the problems behind the scenes in investment management companies. Her research papers include “Change Within Investment Management”, "Managing an Investment Management Firm" and "Funds Pooling". Between the papers she has continued to work in her core areas of strategy and planning as well as working on specialist system selection assignments. Catherine has worked in investment management for over 20 years and has been with Investit since 1998. Prior to joining Investit she worked at Gartmore, GAM and BZW.

	Ajay Goel Group Risk Management Emirates NBD Bank 7.00 - 7.35 pm : What Happens Next in Risk Management ? What Happens Next in Liquidity Management ?
	Ajay is the Head of Risk Analytics and Basel implementation at Emirates NBD. Besides the regulatory compliance with Basel, he is responsible for the Asset Liability Management (ALM) function for this banking group. In recent quarters, his area has been actively involved in measurement and management of Liquidity Risk, and related policy revisions to incorporate the lessons learnt from Lehman crisis and its aftermath.

	Gourang Hemani Manager Financial Planning and Control Bank Saudi Fransi 6.25-7.00 pm : What Happens Next in Risk Management ? What Happens Next in Profitability ?
	Gourang Hemani is a FRM (Financial Risk Manager) and rank holder Chartered Accountant from India, currently heading Financial Planning and Control with Riyadh based Banque Saudi Fransi (affiliated with Credit Agricole, France which is ranked among top ten banks in the world by total equity). He started his professional career with PriceWaterHouse Coopers and has worked for 3 years with Standard Chartered Bank before joining BSF. During his 16 years experience in the banking industry he has headed various aspects of banking finance and risk management including Accounting Systems and Operations Control, Asset Liability Management, Treasury Middle Office and Financial Planning. In his current role he manages bank-wide financial planning, performance measurement and analysis, management reporting and control functions.

	Yadulla Ijtehadi Managing Editor Zawya.com 4.40 - 5.20 pm : What Happens Next in Trading & Risk ? What Happens Next in Futures & Derivatives Trading in the Middle East ?
	Yadullah Ijtehadi is the Managing Editor of Zawya.com, a leading financial information portal focused on the Middle East North Africa region. Yadullah has been a journalist for more than 12 years and has lived in Karachi, London and Dubai. As managing editor of Zawya.com, Ijtehadi is responsible for editing and showcasing the region’s major business stories. Ijtehadi has conducted interviews with CEOs and chairmen of multinational companies and senior government officials, including: Mohammad Al Gergawi, CEO of Dubai Holding, Sultan Bin Sulayem, CEO of Dubai World, Abdullah al-Attiyah, Qatar Oil Minister, Ricky Wagoner, CEO of General Motors; Harry Stonecipher, CEO of Boeing; Anne Mulcahy, CEO of Xerox; K Y Lee, CEO of BenQ; and Rijkman Groenink, CEO of ABN AMRO, apart from hundreds of interviews with regional luminaries, high-profile business executives and public officials.

	Mohamed Junaid Business Analyst Al Rajihi Bank, Riyad, KSA 4.40 - 5.20 pm : What Happens Next in Future Banking ? What Happens Next in Reconciliation ?
	Junaid joined Al Rajhi Bank as a Sr Business Analyst in the IT operations since June 2008 and is responsible for managing the centralized Reconciliations and Exception management applications and processes in a techno functional role. Prior to joining Al Rajhi, he worked with SOS India operations as a Business consultant leading the Exception management implementation at Aerican Express international operations in Delhi for 2 years. Before that he worked for ABN AMRO's International Investment banking operations as a Recon Analyst and Team lead for 3 years, where he led the migrations of post settlement Derivatives operations from London to Chennai, India and also helped in migrating ABN AMRO's centralized Reconciliation and exception managements operations from London to Chennai, India. He received his degree in Computer Science Engineering from The University of Madras, India.

	Dieter Killenberger Vice President and Global Head of Sales SunGard Messaging Solutions 5.20 - 5.50 pm : What Happens Next in Future Banking ? What Happens Next in The Changing Landscape of Financial Messaging ? - Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in the Messaging Arena.
	With more than 10 years experience at SunGard, Dieter Killenberger is currently Vice President and Global Head of Sales for SunGard’s Global Messaging Solutions. Along with his sales team, he looks after over 100 financial institutions and corporate customers who use SunGard’s messaging solutions either in-house or via the SunGard SWIFT Service Bureau. Dieter has in-depth knowledge and experience within financial services, particularly in the areas of financial messaging, payments, treasury and reconciliation processing. Prior to joining SunGard, Dieter worked in various Product Management, Marketing and Sales roles at NCR and IBM. Dieter holds a Bachelor in Business.

	Dean Noble Vice President Market Operation Nasdaq Dubai 4.40 - 5.20 pm : What Happens Next in Trading & Risk ? What Happens Next in Futures & Derivatives Trading in the Middle East ?
	Dean Noble joined NASDAQ Dubai as Trading Manager, Market Operations, in August 2007 after a career lasting 12 years working for EDX London, the London Stock Exchange’s equity derivative business. In July 2008 he was promoted to Vice President, Head of Market Operations. Dean is responsible for the day to day running of NASDAQ Dubai’s trading and clearing operation and development of its equity derivatives market. Prior to joining NASDAQ Dubai Dean was Head of Business Development at EDX London where he was responsible for product development for its equity derivatives market and account management for its trading participants. An example of the major initiatives that Dean worked on at EDX London was the launch of its Russian Equity Derivatives market based on London Stock Exchange-listed Russian GDRs.

	Chetan Parekh Director, Management Consulting & Business Technology Advisory, Middle East/Asia. Cedar Management Cosultancy 5.50-6.25 pm : What Happens Next in Future Banking ? What Happens Next in Retail Banking ? Know your customer, Improve Efficiency and Adapt to change
	Mr. Parekh heads Middle East practice of Cedar Management Consulting, a leading global management-consulting & business technology advisory firm with network offices in 15 countries, and assisted over 800 clients. He has rich experience over career 12 years across industries such as Banking & Financial Services, Information Technology, Real Estate, Business Process Outsourcing, Telecommunication, Retail & Supply/logistics industries. He has worked on various assignments in the areas of Corporate Strategy Formulation, IT Strategy, Vendor selection, Core system Selection & Implementation, E-channels strategy, Customer service strategy, Enterprise solutions & Strategy implementation using the Balanced Scorecard for clients across US, UK, GCC, India, UAE geographies. Mr. Parekh is a Postgraduate in Management from Sydenham Institute of Management at Mumbai & Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Sardar Patel College of Engineering at University of Mumbai

	David Rowe Executive Vice President for Risk Management at SunGard and Board Member of PRMIA 4.40-5.20 pm : What Happens Next in Risk Management ? What Happens in Counterparty Credit Limit & Exposure Management
	David M. Rowe is executive vice president for risk management at SunGard in London. In this role he provides strategic input to SunGard’s solutions for risk management and serves as an external spokesman on risk management issues. He appears frequently at industry risk management conferences and has written a monthly column for Risk magazine for the past ten years. Prior to joining SunGard in 1999, Dr. Rowe spent more than 25 years in the banking and economic forecasting industries, most recently as senior vice president of the Risk Management Information group at Bank of America in San Francisco. In that role, Dr. Rowe had executive oversight and responsibility for the design, deployment, maintenance and operation of market and credit risk systems for the bank’s global FX, derivative and securities trading activities.

	Sunando Roy Director, KMPG and Board Member of PRMIA KPMG/ PRMIA 4.40-5.20 pm : What Happens Next in Risk Management ? What Happens Next in Couterparty Credit Limit & Exposure Management
	A PhD in Economics from India and a post doctoral fellow ( Financial Risk Modeling) at the University of California , Irvine, USA, Dr. Roy is presently Director, Financial Risk Management at KPMG in Bahrain and Qatar. He also holds an advisory position in the Reserve Bank of India. His present job profile includes assisting financial institutions and corporate in Middle East and Asia in a variety of risk management initiatives. He has over 20 years of global experience in research and practice in the financial sector. Dr. Sunando Roy is a member of the Board of Directors of the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association, a major global association of risk professionals with 63,000 members. Sunando Roy was a Regional Director of the Mumbai chapter for several years, working closely with other chapters in India. Sunando is also a member of the Regional Director Support and Standards Committee and a mentor for new Regional Directors globally. Recently, Sunando was honoured by PRMIA in recognition to his outstanding contribution in promoting the risk profession globally.

	Rohan Sachdev Partner, Financial Services (Business & Risk Advisory Services) Ernst & Young 6.25 - 7.00 pm : What Happens Next in Trading & Risk ? Thought Leadership: Enterprise Risk Management with Ernst and Young
	Rohan has deep experience in the area of Insurance; niche player in the Insurance market with a substantial experience in investment trusts, unit trust and pension schemes. He has carried out ERM in India for leading insurance company. Management audits, ERM implementation, internal audits and operational risk reviews were carried out for some of the largest European insurers. Currently, he is leading the Aviva Global (general and life) process reviews in India. He has worked on the largest regulatory assignment for the UK firm which involved working for the FSA and assessing the compliance of the entire broker population within UK. He is a member of Member of Chartered Accountant of India & a Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales. His core skills include Actuarial Services, Risk and Compliance frameworks, Process and Controls design, Program Management & Enterprise Risk Management.

	Jamal Saleh Head of Risk Management Commercial Bank of Dubai 4.40-5.20 pm : What Happens Next in Risk Management ? What Happens in Counterparty Credit Limit & Exposure Management
	Jamal M. Saleh is an Arab-American banker who has been in the banking industry for 17 years, the first 10 of which were in New York, USA, in Private Banking and Asset Management. In addition, his experience covers Credit, Corporate Banking, Project Finance and, presently, Risk Management and Basel II. He graduated valedictorian (summa cum laude) from the United States, and is the holder of 5 professional certifications. He is presently heading Risk Management at Commercial Bank of Dubai (UAE) and is responsible for the implementation of Basel 2 and has been given ownership for the formulation of full-fledged risk management plans for Credit, Market and Operational Risk Management, for which he has received the "Certificate of Excellence" Award. He is the designer of a range of in-house ad-hoc risk management tools for Credit, Market and Operational Risk, as well as the co-lead person on several bankwide strategic-level reengineering projects for Data Cleaning, Data Warehousing, Automation, Centralization, and setup of full-fledged ERM across the bank.. Mr. Saleh is frequent speaker at local, regional and international risk management forums, and is a regular guest TV and newspapers on the issues of risk management, Basel II, local and regional Islamic and conventional banking, and GCC stock markets.

	Fabio Scacciavillani Director Macroeconomics & Statistics DIFC Authority 5.55 - 6.25 pm : What Happens Next in Trading & Risk ? Debt Market & Fixed Income.
	Dr.Fabio Scacciavillani is Director of Macroeconomics and Statistics at the Dubai International Financial Centre. In this role, he develops forecasts, conducts analyses of global economic trends, and writes research papers on policy issues. Previously, he was Head of Research at GOIC, a GCC regional institution. He also served as Executive Director of Goldman Sachs; Senior Economist and Adviser at the European Central Bank and held various positions at the International Monetary Fund. He has published several papers and is frequently quoted on international and regional media. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago.

	Matthew Serynek Senior Vice President of European Operations SunGard's Kiodex 6.25 - 7.00 pm : What Happens Next in Corporate Liquidity Management ? Thought Leadership: What Happens Next in Commodity Hedging ?
	Matthew Serynek is currently the Senior Vice President of European Operations for SunGard’s Kiodex. During his 9 years with Kiodex, he has played a strategic part towards the company’s Project Management, Marketing and Sales efforts. He previously ran Sales for Kiodex in EMEA and signed Kiodex’s first Middle Eastern customer. He is currently the business owner for the SunGard Sales Academy, a global sales training program for Financial Systems. Prior to joining Kiodex, Mr. Serynek was with Clearcross where he worked as a Project Associate in the engineering department for supply chain management applications. Mr. Serynek holds a Masters in Cultural Anthropology from Louisiana State University.

	John Tuke Deputy General Manager, Treasury and Asset & Liability Management Commercial Bank of Dubai 6.25-7.00 pm : What Happens Next in Future Banking ? What Happens Next in Treasury ?
	John Tuke has worked in the treasury and fixed income markets for 35 years; the majority of his time spent in London including 2 years in Sydney Australia and the last 9 years in the GCC. Previously, John was Group Treasurer for Ahli United Banking Group in Bahrain, and prior to that, he was Treasurer for Banco di Napoli in London after being Director of Hambros Bank Ltd. London, Hambros(Jersey) Ltd and Hambros(Guernsey) Ltd.

	Gail Weiss Managing Director SunGard’s Wealth Management 7.00-7.35 pm : What Happens Next in Corporate Liquidity Management ? What Happens Next in Money Market Portal ?
	Ms. Weiss has had more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and most recently was the founding partner of Gail Weiss & Associates, a leading provider of financial services software applications and consulting specializing in mutual funds. Ms. Weiss also was a founder and served as president of International Clearing Trust Company. In addition, Ms. Weiss has held senior management positions at Charles Schwab & Co. and TD Ameritrade. Ms. Weiss is an active participant in many industry organizations including the Investment Company Institute, National Investment Company Service Association and the Trust Compliance Managers Roundtable. In addition, she is a frequent speaker at conferences and contributing author to industry publications. Gail Weiss has a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and has completed post-graduate studies at Oxford University and New York University, and is currently working on a master’s degree in financial regulation and compliance management at London Metropolitan University. She has also passed the Series 7, 24 and 66 examinations in the U.S. and the FSA Unit 6 examination in the UK. Gail Weiss has been named managing director of SunGard’s wealth management businesses for Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Based in London, Gail will build out the company’s international initiatives, tapping her extensive experience working with financial services companies. Ms. Weiss is responsible for business development activities for the SunGard Transaction Network (STN)’s global trade automation and connectivity services for securities, money markets and mutual funds.

	Graham Wellesley Viscount Dangan Vice Chairman ODL Securities LLC 7.00 - 7.35 pm : What Happens Next in Trading & Risk ? What Happens Next in Brokerage for Foreign Exchange ?
	Graham is currently Vice Chairman of ODL Securities Limited, one of the largest foreign exchange, precious metals, energy and exchange trading equity options companies in the world. ODL Securities has offices based in the UK, Japan and Joint Ventures in Australia and Turkey. Graham orchestrated a takeover of ODL Securities Limited in 2004 and has successfully built the company from a UK only based company with 34 staff to an international brokerage and market making with in excess of 200 employees. Graham began his career in financial services at Hoare Govett Security Pacific in 1984 where he ran their Equity Options Desk. He later moved on to manage derivative desks at ING Bank and Banque Indosuez. He founded IFX Group with Lorenzo Naldini in 1995 and successfully brought this company to be listed on The London Stock Exchange and he and his partner sold their interest in 2003.

	Laurence Wormald Head of Research SunGard Asset Arena Risk 5.35 - 6.35 pm : What Happens Next in Asset Management in the Middle-East ? Thought Leadership: Multifactor Risk Modeling for Buy-side risk management.
	Dr Laurence Wormald heads the research for SunGard's Advanced Portfolio Technologies (APT) business unit which develops and distributes market risk models, software tools and applications and related professional services. He acted as a consultant to various financial and government institutions, including the Monetary Analysis Area at the Bank of England and the Research Directorate-General at the ECB. Dr. Wormald is currently chair of the City Associates Board at the Centre for Computational Finance and Economics Agents at the University of Essex. He holds a master's degree in physics from Cambridge and a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

	Andrew Woods Group Vice President, SunGard's Treasury SunGard AvantGard 4.40-5.15 pm : What Happens Next in Corporate Liquidity Management ? Centralization of Treasury - Gaining Increased Visibility to Global Cash & Risk.
	Andrew Woods is the group VP for SunGard’s treasury solutions that provide CFOs and treasurers of corporations and banks with a comprehensive, collaborative approach to Treasury management and planning. Andrew has more than 20 years of experience in Treasury management and technology, including positions in services, sales and operations., as well as senior management roles in the Treasury departments of several blue chip companies.

	Mohammad Ali Yasin CEO Shuaa Securities 5.20 - 5.55 pm : What Happens Next in Trading & Risk ? What happens next in trading on exchanges in the Arab world ?
	Mohammed Ali Yasin is a University of London graduate with a B.Sc in Computer Science. His experience in financial markets spans more than ten years and he is a member of the select brokerage committees nominated by the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority, ADSM and DFM which help in drafting new laws and regulations and advise on new market developments. He has lead Emirates Securities since 1998 during which he grew the company from AED 1 Million in capital and one office to AED 120 Million in equity and five offices. In September 2006, Yasin became the CEO of SHUAA Securities, the regional brokerage arm of SHUAA Capital. Within a short time, Yasin has effectively grown SHUAA Securities into the largest regional brokerage platform in terms of market coverage spanning eight regional markets, capitalizing on SHUAA Capital’s extensive network and institutional client base. A frequent guest on the leading financial programs in local and regional broadcast channels, Yasin has established his expertise to become a highly trusted authority and financial analyst on the local and regional financial markets.

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