Financial Technology Summit

Oxford Business Group is pleased to announce our media partnership with the 8th Financial Technology Summit which will be held on 10-11 April, in Abu Dhabi. In this respect we send you the following message from the conference organisers:

Dear Oxford Business Group Subscribers,

FT Summit – the 8th Financial Technology Summit & Meetings, April 10 – 11, Beach Rotana Hotel Abu Dhabi – UAE

The 8th FT Summit is the annual, invitation-only event for the CIOs, Heads of IT and Business decision makers of the TOP 100 Arab Banks and leading IT Vendors. The theme of this year’s Summit is ‘Technology as the Pathway to Innovation and Competitiveness’

FT Summit attracts the CIOs & IT decision makers of the top 100 Arab Banks & Financial Institutions from Saudi, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Egypt. CIOs come together at the FT Summit to discuss how technology can turn strategic vision into reality, by bringing the latest ICT trends for an in-depth discussion with IT thought leaders, peers and IT solutions providers

To Join the CIOs of the TOP 100 Arab Banks

• CIOs & IT Executives from Banking and Financial Sector – request your complimentary invitation today
• IT vendors participation options-Exhibition & Sponsorship & delegate participation – please contact us

FT Summit Program Highlight:

• MASTERCLASS 1: Innovation in Business: How to innovate the innovation process? Dr. Joachim von Heimburg, The Innovation Architect
• MASTERCLASS 2: Staying ahead of events, Technology-Enabled Innovation in Banking Stefano Martinotti, Principal, McKinsey & Company, Switzerland

Featured Speakers & CIOs on Innovation & Competitiveness through Technology

• Dr. Fadi Chehayb, CIO, National Bank of Kuwait
• Srood Sherif, Group CIO, National Bank of Abu Dhabi
• Raja Al Mazrouei, CIO, Dubai International Financial Centre Authority
• Luis Praxmarer, CEO, Experton Group USA
• Faizal Eledath, CIO, Dubai Bank, UAE
• Mahmood Shaker, CIO, Qatar First Investment Bank, Qatar
• Ashraf Shokry, COO, Ajman Bank
• Rashed Al Othman, CIO, Al Bilad Bank, Saudi Arabia
• Mamoun AlHomssey, CIO, ADIB, UAE
• David Horton, Strategy & Change VP, Mashreq Bank

Gold Sponsors

• Cognizant
• Emerging Technologies

Silver Sponsors

• CA Technologies
• Wipro

Industry Partner

• Dubai Outsource Zone

Media Partner

• Oxford Business Group