Agenda
Registration, Networking and Tea/Coffee
2:30 PM – 2:30 PM
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Valuation Workshop
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Coffee Break
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
Applied AI for Finance Professionals
AI tools & techniques for portfolio analysis and forecasting
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Coffee Break
4:45 PM – 5:30 PM
Career Transition Workshop: Analyst to PM
From numbers to narrative: Making the leap to PM
5:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Coffee Break
5:45 PM – 6:30 PM
Mastering Alternative Investments and Private
Markets*
Analyzing Private Equity, Real Assets & Alternatives
5:45 PM – 6:30 PM
Evaluating Real Estate in the MENA Portfolio Mix*
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Gala Dinner
Location: Em Sherif Sea Cafe, Rosewood Hotel Abu Dhabi
Registration, Breakfast and Networking
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM
Introduction
MENA Investment Congress Kick of by William Tohme, CFA, CFA Society Emirates
9:10 AM – 9:30 AM
Geopolitical Trends Shaping Global Markets
Fireside Chat
Understand the broader implications of geopolitical trends, such as the US tariffs, Middle East and Ukraine conflicts etc. on Middle East and international markets
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
MENA Macro and Market Strategy
Panel Discussion
Gain strategic insights into growth, diversification and regional investment trends
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
AI and the future of Global Finance: Risks, Rewards and Regulation
Keynote address
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Investing in the age of Artificial Intelligence
Panel Discussion
How AI is transforming portfolio management and investments
Coffee Break and Networking
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Alternative Investments & Sovereign Wealth Strategies: Private Market, Real Assets, and Beyond
Panel Discussion
Gain insights into how institutional investors and SWFs allocate to private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and hedge funds to drive diversification, returns, and strategic impact
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
AI, Alpha & Risk Management
Panel Discussion
Explore expert views on Algorithmic Decision-Making and Systemic
Risk: Where Do We Draw the Line?
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
Lunch and Networking
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
Multi Asset Allocation & Risk in a Volatile World
Panel Discussion
Learn how to build resilient Portfolios in a New Geopolitical and Rate Landscape
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Reimagining Capital Markets in the Age of Digital Assets
Panel Discussion
Explore areas of blockchain, tokenization and AI – the road ahead for market infrastructure
Coffee Break and Book Signing
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
3:15 PM – 3:45 PM
Private Capital, VC, and Tech in MENA
Panel Discussion
Gain insights into the New Frontier – AI, Startups, and Scaling Innovation in the Region
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
The Next Decade of Investing: Tech, Talent, and Transform
Closing Keynote
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM
Major Announcement & Award