NETWORKING & REGISTRATION

WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS

Ayman Irshaid, Founder & CEO, Moments Innovation

Mr. Ghassan Abu-Shihab

The Executive Director, Oversight & Supervision on the National Payment Systems, Central Bank Of Jordan

HEADLINE SESSION: A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE – TOP THREE TRENDS IN FINTECH AND BANKING

In this future-facing session we will share a unique glimpse into the future, making sense of the trends that are shaping our industry.

Join us to learn more about Fintech and the modern way to migrate to a digital-era banking technology stack.

Sonia Wedrychowicz, Partner, McKinsey & Company

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES (CBDCs) AND THE FUTURE OF MONEY

What Do You Really Need To Know?

One of the key differences between the financial services industry is how we achieve trust and gain access to financial services and opportunities. Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are potentially one of the most significant innovations in the evolution of money. In this session, we explore different aspects of CBDCs and their impact on the future of money and on financial institutions, such as banks.

Paul Kayrouz, Head of Fintech, Blockchain & Emerging Technologies PwC Middle East

NETWORKING BREAK

DIGITAL BANKING: INSIGHTS AND PERSPECTIVE

What do banks need to do to adapt and thrive in this customer-centric age of financial services?

Ahmed Khidhir, Business Development Manager, Digital Banking Solutions – Temenos

AI IN ACTION – HOW SMART PLAYERS ARE HARNESSING AI TO SOLVE REAL PAIN POINTS FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS & THEIR BUSINESS

Dr. Rami Shaheen, Tech influencer |Ai and emerging technologies maturity assessor

HOW PAYMENTS TRANSFORMING CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS

Digital payment trends are taking the industry by storm, experiencing explosive growth over the past year. Buy now pay later, peer-to-peer and e-commerce transactions are picking up steam, and mounting chip supply challenges are having far-reaching consequences. Join us as we dive into new advancements in payments and learn how digital payments is transforming consumer transactions.

Alaeddin El majed, Chief Payments and Partnerships officer, HyperPay

DRIVING THE FUTURE OF BANKING THROUGH OPEN BANKING & EMBEDDED FINANCE

Banking nowadays is pervasive, it becomes automated and omnichannel. Open banking and Embedded finance is the beginning of a system where the banking is simply an inherent part of any transaction, and not a belabored afterthought. And with open banking empowering consumers to own their data, the combination with embedded finance could lead to incredible opportunities in every type of financial transaction.

George Panou is the Head of the Innovation Centre at Eurobank

PANEL DISCUSSION: Fintech Support Services

The role of crowdfunding in achieving Financial Inclusion

 In the era of digital transformation, green transition, and innovation, entrepreneurs, creators, and others need new means of funding that can support the socio-economic dynamic toward an inclusive and sustainable economy. Crowdfunding is a promising FinTech service that involves by passing traditional financial intermediaries to gather people of shortage of liquidity to people of a surplus of liquidity. This method supports excluded and undeserved groups and promotes financial inclusion.

Moderator:
Mohammad Al Khudari , CEO of Green Circle

Panelists:
Dr. Amira Kaddour, Executive Board Member of the African Women in FinTech and Payment

Ashraf AlQudah, Co-Founder iOWN Token

Zaid Y. AlJazi – Co-Founder and CEO – Quiq Claim

Dennis Ardis, Chief Executive Officer of Liwwa’s

A BREAKDOWN ON STARTUP DRIVEN INNOVATION IN FINTECH

The FinTech industry is currently experiencing a massive hype. The startups working in the sector develop disruptive technologies that challenge existing financial institutions on one hand but bring an immense opportunity for innovation on the other hand. Many leading financial organizations partner with startups to co-develop and gain competitive advantage. The innovation areas outlined in this breakdown are just a few of the key digital drivers we identified, others include alternative lending, payment, and personal finance.

Petar Chavdarov, Senior Investment Officer, Finance in Motion

PANEL DISCUSSION: PLAYING THE TECH LONG GAME

Do partners, from technology to advisory, fit within the ecosystem?

Financial services technology is ever evolving so how will complex traditional players build a roadmap for success?  Join this team of senior leaders as they look at the tech journey that banks will find themselves on in the next decade.

Moderator:

Nidal Bitar, Chief Executive Officer, int@j

Panelists:

Nidal Khalifeh, Chief Innovation Officer, Jordan Ahli Bank

Ra’ed Hajarat, Jordan Country Leader & Regional Technology Director, Oracle

Moayad Ghannam, Business Innovation and Analytics Specialist, JoPACC

LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK

“Creative Practice of AI within the Banking Industry – Challenges & Barriers.”

Jamal Dweik, Director of Digital Transformation, Pio-Tech

BLOCKCHAIN ECONOMY

What Do You want to Know About Blockchain!?How does Blockchain effectively change money? What is an NFT? How does the Blockchain Economy impact our financial world and investment decision? How & why to invest in NFT & Metaverses?

Suha Askary, Blockchain Economy/Fintech/Leadership

Michael Gord, Co-Founder & CEO @ GDA Capital

THE ROLE OF THE MOBILE IN ENHANCING FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND ENABLING FINTECH INNOVATION.

Jawad Abbassi – Head of MENA, GSMA

WHY YOU CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO IGNORE REGTECH

RegTech – Where do we go from here?

So much have changed in the past 24 months, regulations have not gone away but new ways of working have shifted some of the focus of risk and compliance functions at financial institutions. How is the new technology used to manage the new normal and how are RegTech companies evolving to meet these new demands?

Leigh-Anne Moore, Regulatory & Compliance Consultant, UK

Gender Dimension in FinTech:

 Considering the gender dimension in FinTech services and technology is a crucial pillar toward financial inclusion evolution. While women as a founder, investor and experts are making the difference in the FinTech ecosystem, their presence is very limited (30% in FinTech industry and less than 5% as CEO). The analysis must cover the hole FinTech value chain from STEM field specificity to women’s as users. Tailoring FinTech services and empowering women to effectively contribute is an important challenge for FinTech industry actors.

Dr. Amira Kaddour, Executive Board Member of the African Women in FinTech and Payment.

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

PEACOCK AWARDS CEREMONY: ANNUAL FINTECH AND BANKING AWARDS

The Peacock Award for financial products and services honor the best products, hottest innovation and most trusted financial brands