The Arab Federation of Exchanges (AFE) hosts its annual conference which plays an important role in uniting the leaders of the Arab financial markets with regional and international experts. This year AFE, in partnership with Thomson Reuters and Bahrain Bourse, will be raising the benchmark and turning this into an even bigger event encompassing all stakeholders within the Equities field.
Summit hosts world-class speakers and panelists, on a regional and international level, providing highly relevant and interactive content and addressing all the important issues within the Equities space for all stakeholders involved, under one roof. Summit speakers include:
- Sunil Benimadhu, Chief Executive, Stock Exchange of Mauritius
- Chip Dempsey, Executive Director, Principal Strategic Investments, Morgan Stanley
- Meyer “Sandy” Frucher, Vice Chairman, Nasdaq OMX
- Robert Shakotko, Managing Director, S&P Dow Jones Indices
- Deirdre Somers, Chief Executive Officer, Irish Stock Exchange
Under one roof with regional pillars of Arab exchanges:
- Dr. Fadi Khalaf, Secretary General, Arab Federation of Exchanges.
- H.E. Khalifa Ebrahim Al Khalifa, Chief Executive Officer, Bahrain Bourse
- Adel Al Ghamdi, Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul)
- Fathi Ben Grira, Chief Executive Officer, MENACORP
Delegates attending the summit will benefit from the best networking opportunities possible and a series of engaging panel discussions on 2015 key themes debated by senior regional and international market experts. Summit topics include:
- The Exchanges global trends
- Opening the Saudi market and the underlying implications
- Current trends and challenges for the Arab Exchanges
- ETFs, Tracker Funds and market making
- Direct market access, new technologies and market protection
- Regulators, Exchanges and brokers – A push and pull relation
- Attracting new IPOs
- Arab markets overview and expectations – Fundamental and Technical analysis