Agenda
As we continue to transform and build on our successes while navigating through market uncertainties, Hedge Funds Today Forum agenda shares a thoughtful curation that puts the latest trends, developments, and innovations taking place across the industry.
HFT Forum 23 is designed to provide hedge fund executives with a candid and closed-door platform to come together and explore the wealth of opportunity the region provides them and how to leverage the enabling and forward-looking policies.
Agenda
Overview
As Hedge funds seek to generate alpha in industry, they’re shaping to be more and more complex. This improved complexity is leading to a lot more data being generated and analysed. As a result, to capture success hedge funds need technology capable of more complex data analytics
Industry leaders believe that fund managers who don’t invest in the technology could get left behind and even with the growing complexities there may seem to be a continued growth in demand for outsourcing as the need for data and digitized processes increases.
Along with the latest trends and developments, the summit will attract innovation and technology partners who provide insights into further business transformation for increased hedge fund performances.
Agenda
Sep 12, 2023
12.30 ► Registration and Networking Drinks
13.00 ► Networking Lunch
13.45 ► Welcome Note & Speed Networking
14.00 ► Opening Address | Overview, Opportunities & Hedge Funds Landscape in the Region
Alan Keet
Regional Managing Director, Middle East and AfricaApex Group
14.10 ► What does 2024 hold for Hedge Funds?
David Rothon
ChairmanMiddle East Investment Management Association
Shiv Sehgal
President and HeadNuvama Capital Markets
Manpreet Gill
Chief Investment Officer AMEEStandard Chartered Wealth Management
Hussein Tantawi
SEOIceberg Capital
Ronit Karamchandani
Head of Middle East ResearchPreqin
14.50 ► Synergies between India and UAE – Complementary Jurisdictions
Sandip Shah
Head, IFSC DeptGIFT City
Dipesh Shah
Executive DirectorInternational Financial Services Centres Authority
Krishna Dhanak
Managing DirectorAlpen Capital (ME) Limited
Richie Sancheti
FounderRichie Sancheti Associates
Vineet Bhatnagar
Managing DirectorPhillip Ventures
15.20 ► Why are hedge funds flocking to the United Arab Emirates?
Yaser Abdulla Abdulqader
Head of Investment Funds SectionSecurities and Commodities Authority
MaryAnne Scicluna
Senior Executive Director of Supervision Division, Financial Services AuthorityABU DHABI GLOBAL MARKET
Berkay Oncel
Head of MENAT InvestmentsSC Lowy
Sharaz Hussain
Senior Executive OfficerIG UAE
Nigel Pitt
Head of Investment Services (EMEA)CGS-CIMB Securities (UK) Limited
Muneer Khan
Partner - Financial Markets, Middle East Regional HeadSimmons & Simmons Middle East LLP
16.00 ► Why Dubai has become the preferred new centre for hedge funds in the region?
Jonathan Beardall
Vice President - Wealth & Asset ManagementDIFC
16.10 ► Unlocking Opportunities: Exploring Bahrain's Hedge Fund Landscape and Enabling Regulatory Environment
Ebtisam Al Arrayed
Director - Financial Institutions SupervisionCentral Bank of Bahrain
16.20 ► Trailblazing into Indian Capital Markets – Discussing Investment Opportunities and Access Requirements
Vivek Sharma
Head, International Clients GroupNuvama Group
Suresh Swamy
PartnerPrice Waterhouse & Co. LLP
Dmitry Nedvetsky
Senior Executive OfficerAarna Capital Limited
Ashish Marwah
Chief Investment OfficerNeovision Wealth Management
16.50 ► Hedge Funds and Virtual Assets - Potential Areas for Growth and Innovation
Alex Chehade
General ManagerBinance
Ryan Edward Taylor
Group Head of Compliance and CAO Digital ComplianceBrevan Howard
Gaurav Dubey
ChairmanTradeDog group
Craig Lund
COOMidChains
Bhaskar Dasgupta
NEDApex Group
Julian Sperring-Toy
Chief Development OfficerUnicoin
17.30 ► Close of the Hedge Funds Today Forum
17:35 ► Networking Coffee
