Past Speakers
Past Speakers
date
2025
Mr. Majeed Al Abduljabbar
CEO of Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company
Mr. Raed AlHumaid
CMA Deputy of Market Institutions
Mr. Mohammed Al Rumaih
CEO Of the Saudi Exchange
Mr. Hadi Badri
CEO of the Dubai Economic Development Corporation (DEDC) at the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET)
Mr. Hamed Ali
CEO of Dubai Financial Market and Nasdaq Dubai
Mr. Ziad Daoud
Chief Emerging Markets Economist at Bloomberg
Mr. Rami Aboulnaga
Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt
2024
Dr. Mohamed Farid
Executive Chairman Of the Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) Company
Mr. Mohammed Al Rumaih
CEO Of the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul)
Mr. Abdulaziz Abdulmohsen Bin Hassan
Board Commissioner at the Capital Market Authority
Mr. Patrick FitzPatrick
Editor-in-chief and Managing Partner of The Enterprise Company
Mr. Renier Lemmens
Group Chief Executive Officer of Geidea
Mr. Wael Fakharany
Chief Executive Office of Edenred UAE
Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin
UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
2023
Mr. Mohammed Al Rumaih
CEO Of the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul)
H.E. Mohamed A.El-Kuwaiz
Chairman of the Board of The Capital Market Authority (CMA)
Mr. Ayman Soliman
CEO of the Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE)
Mr. Frank Kane
Business Journalist and Adviser at FTI Consulting
H.E. Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri
Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates
2022
H.E Helal Saeed Al Marri
Director General of the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism and Chairman of Dubai Financial Market
2019
Mr. Manus Cranny
Lead Anchor at Bloomberg Daybreak Middle East & Daybreak Europe
Mr. Sacha Poignonnec
Co-Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Jumia
Ms. Nada Amin
Vice President Consumer and Retail, EFG Hermes
Mr. Mahmoud El Meligy
Chief Operating Officer Dubai Refreshment, Pepsi Co. Bottler and Distributor
Mr. Walid Hassouna
Chief Executive Officer, EFG Finance Holding
Mr. Khalid Elgibali
Division President for Middle East and North Africa, Mastercard
Mr. Dirk Brouwer
Chief Executive Officer, ASA International PLC
2018
H.E. Dr. Obaid Al Zaabi
CEO, Securities and Commodities Authority- UAE
Mr. Mohamed Farid
Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange & The Federation of Euro Asian Stock Exchanges
Mr. Mishaal Al-Usaimi
Vice Chairman of the Board of Commissioners and Acting Chairman/Managing Director of the Capital Market Authority- Kuwait
Mr. Khaled A.Alhomoud
Member of the Board of Commissioners Capital Market Authority- KSA
Mr. Khaled AbdulRazzaq AlKhaled
CEO of Boursa Kuwait
H.E. Khaled Badawi
Minister of Public Enterprises of Egypt
2017
Mr. Oscar Onyema
CEO, Nigeria Stock Exchange
Mr. Haroon Askari
Acting Managing Director, Pakistan Stock Exchange
Mr. Geoffrey Odundo
CEO, Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited
H.E. Dr. Sahar Nasr
Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation and Investment
H.E. Mohamed Alabbar
Chairman of Emaar Properties
2016
Ms. Catherine Bolgar
Contributor to WSJ. Custom Studios and former Managing Editor of the Wall Street Journal Europe
Mr. Hedi Ben Mlouka
CEO of Duet MENA Limited
Mr. Bishoy Azmy
CEO of Al Shafar General Contracting
Mr. Ashraf El Ansary
CIO of Exante
2015
Dr. George Friedman
Founder & CEO of STRATFOR, a leading global intelligence company
H.E. Ashraf Salman
Minister of Investment of the Arab Republic of Egypt
2014
Mr. Sherif Samy
Executive Chairman, Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority
Ms. Neveen El Shafei
Assistant Minister of Investment, Egypt
Dr. Mona Zulficar
Chairperson, EFG Hermes Holding
H.E. Saeed Al Tayer
Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)
H.E. Essa Kazim
Governor and Chairman, DIFC Authority
Dr. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Author of the best-sellers (The Black Swan, Fooled by Randomness and Antifragile) and Professor of Risk Engineering at New York University's Polytechnic Institute
2013
Mr. Alexander Justham
CEO of the London Stock Exchange
H.E. Dr. Mostafa Higazy
Presidential Political adviser, Egyptian Presidency
H.E Osama Saleh
Egypt's Minister of Investment
Richard Duncan
Global Economist & Author of the best-seller "The Dollar Crisis"
2013
Mr. Alexander Justham
CEO of the London Stock Exchange
H.E. Dr. Mostafa Higazy
Presidential Political adviser, Egyptian Presidency
H.E Osama Saleh
Egypt's Minister of Investment
Richard Duncan
Global Economist & Author of the best-seller "The Dollar Crisis"
2012
Dr Mohamed El Baradei
Former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Arab Republic of Egypt
Mrs Fayza Aboul-Naga
Minister of International Cooperation - Arab Republic of Egypt
Mr Nader Bakkar
Al Nour Party - Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Tuwaijri
Chairman & Chief Executive - Capital Market Authority - KSA
2011
Dr. Moataz Abdel Fattah
Associate professor of Middle Eastern politics & Islamic studies at Cairo University, Egypt & Central Michigan University, USA
H.E. Dr. Riad Salameh
Governor - Banque du Liban - Lebanon
H.E. Mr. Abdallah El Dardary
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs - Syrian Arab Republic
2010
H.E. Youssef Boutros Ghali
Minister of Finance - Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin
Minister of Investment - Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Dr. Ahmed Nazif
Prime Minister - Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Dr. Ahmed Galal
Minister of Finance - Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Dr. Ziad Bahaa El Din
Chairman - General Authority for Investment & Free Zones - Arab Republic of Egypt
2009
H.E. Riad Salameh
Governor of the Central Bank - Lebanon
H.E. Amr Al-Dabbagh
Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
H.E. Mahmoud Mohieldin
Minister of Investment – Egypt
2008
H.E. Riad Salameh
Governor - Banque du Liban - Lebanon
H.E. Dr. Youssef Boutros Ghali
Minister of Finance - Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin
Minister of Investment - Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Dr. Ahmed Nazif
Prime Minister - Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Dr. Ahmed Galal
Minister of Finance - Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Dr. Ziad Bahaa El Din
Chairman - General Authority for Investment & Free Zones - Arab Republic of Egypt
2006
Dr. Hany Sarie El Din
Chairman - Egyptian Capital Market Authority - Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Dr. Youssef Boutros Ghali
Minister of Finance - Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin
Minister of Investment - Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Dr. Ahmed Nazif
Prime Minister - Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Dr. Ahmed Galal
Minister of Finance - Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Dr. Ziad Bahaa El Din
Chairman - General Authority for Investment & Free Zones - Arab Republic of Egypt
2005
Mr. Hassan Heikal
Co-Chairman & CEO, EFG Hermes Holding
Mr. Yasser El-Mallawany
Chairman & CEO, EFG Hermes Holding
2004
Mr. Hassan Heikal
Co-Chairman & CEO, EFG Hermes Holding
Mr. Yasser El-Mallawany
Chairman & CEO, EFG Hermes Holding