The Summit presentation is available here.

The Event Program is available for download!

The Gulf Capital Market Association (GCMA) will gather investors, issuers, regulators and market participants
for the 3rd Gulf Debt Capital Market Summit on the 25th of November 2019.

Venue: The Address Boulevard, Downtown Dubai. (See here for directions.)

• Will the progress in Egypt be sustained?
• What are regulators thinking about the latest innovations?
• How is the Middle East securing its place in global sustainable finance?
• Where are the next Green Sukuk coming from?
• Does Technology have the power to transform the sukuk capital market?
• What is the outlook for Gulf credits and funding in 2020?
• Do Gulf credits still offer enough spread to generate full order books?
• Is geopolitical risk properly priced in?
• Can strong national balance sheets make up for slower growth?
• Will reforms and support ensure Bahrain and Oman access to finance?     

Speakers:

Bryan Stirewalt
Chief Executive, Dubai Financial Services Authority

Dr. Mounther Barakat
Senior Financial Markets Advisor, UAE Securities and Commodities Authority

Richard Teng
CEO,  Financial Services Regulatory Authority – Abu Dhabi Global Market

Omar Zaineddine
Head of Debt Capital Markets, KAMCO Investment Company

Fawaz Abdulnour
Officer-in-charge – Crowd Engagement & External Funds Management,
Islamic Development Bank

Abdullah Elhor
Project Manager, Arab Monetary Fund

John Arentz
Head of Treasury, MAF Holding

Timucin Engin
Senior Director and Cross-Practice Country Coordinator GCC region, S&P Global Ratings

Khalid Howladar
Managing Director, Acreditus

Dyan Kannangara
Director, Debt Capital Markets, Emirates NBD Capital

Bashar Al Natoor
Global Head of Islamic Finance, Fitch Ratings

Barbara Riccardi
Managing Director, Natixis

Zeina Rizk, CFA
Director, Fixed Income Asset Management, Arqaam Capital

Alex Roussos
Partner, Dentons

Mohammed AlSehli
Co-founder and CEO, Wethaq Capital Markets 

Adrianus Schoorl
Partner, White & Case

Fawaz Abu Sneineh
Managing Director,  Head of Debt Capital Markets & Issuer Services – First Abu Dhabi Bank

Talal Tabbaa
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Jibrel Network

Anita Yadav
Chief Executive Officer, Century Financial
Vice Chair, Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association (GCMA)

For speaker biographies click here

This event is complimentary to GCMA members.  RSVP via events@gulfbondsukuk.org 
Non-members wishing to attend can inquire via info@gulfcapitalmarket.org

The Gulf Capital Market Association (GCMA) will gather investors, issuers, regulators and market participants for the GCMA Oman Debt Capital Markets Conference in Muscat on the 29th of April 2019.

This is the only Oman focused conference created by the industry and presented with the cooperation of its official partners.

Hear directly from the regulators as well as key investors and issuers as they discuss:

• Economic outlook for Oman and the region
• Sources of new issuance pipeline in Oman and the region
• How will Oman companies and projects be financed in 2019 and beyond?
• What structures and products will attract investors?
• The latest on regulation and law impacting financing in Oman
• The credit outlook for 2019 and demystifying ratings for Oman companies

Confirmed speakers include:

Sohail Niazi
Chief Executive, Maisarah Islamic Banking – Bank Dhofar

Samra Al-Harthy
Senior Manager, Economic Research, State General Reserve Fund, Ministry of Finance, Sultanate of Oman

Anita Yadav
Senior Director, Head of Fixed Income Research, Emirates NBD

Samer Haydar
Associate Director, Fitch Ratings

Sadaf Buchanan
Partner, Dentons

Mohsin Shaik Bin Sehu Mohammed
Senior Executive Manager, Investment Banking and Capital Markets, Maisarah Islamic Banking – Bank Dhofar

Girish Koli
Chief Financial Officer, Al Madina Real Estate Co. SAOC

Ghassan Al-Hashar
Investment Director, Public Authority for Social Insurance

Giuseppe Ruggiero
Managing Director, Debt Capital Markets, First Abu Dhabi Bank

A full list of speakers and an agenda will be released shortly.

This event will be held at the Sheraton Oman Hotel, Ruwi, Muscat, Oman, and is complimentary to GCMA members.

Registration and light breakfast at 8:15AM.
Conference kick-off at 9:00AM – Closing at 1:00PM, followed by a networking lunch.

This event is complimentary to GCMA members who can reserve a place via events@gulfbondsukuk.org

Non-members wishing to attend can contact info@gulfcapitalmarket.org

The Gulf Capital Market Association (GCMA) will gather investors, issuers, regulators and market participants for the GCMA Kuwait Debt Capital Markets Conference in Kuwait on the 19th of March 2019.

This is the only Kuwait focused conference created by the industry and presented with the cooperation of its official partners.

A full list of speakers and an agenda will be released shortly.

Hear directly from key global and regional investors and issuers as they discuss:

• Economic Outlook for Kuwait and the Gulf region
• Global economic trends that are impacting the markets
• The new role of Environmental, Social and Governance factors in Gulf investing
• Latest developments in global and regional regulation
• The latest on financial sector consolidation
• Who will be issuing in 2019
• The ‘why, when and how’ of credit ratings 
  

This event will be held at the JW Marriott – Kuwait City

Registration and light breakfast at 8:15AM.
Conference kick-off at 9:00AM – Closing at 1:00PM, followed by networking lunch.

This event is complimentary to GCMA members who can reserve a place via dvanhoutte@gulfbondsukuk.org

Non-members wishing to attend can contact events@gulfbondsukuk.org

The conference presentations are now available!

Anita Yadav, Emirates NBD, “GCC Bonds and Sukuk”
Jan Friederich, Fitch Ratings, “Gulf States in the EM Universe”
Mohamed Damak, S&P Global Ratings, “Sukuk Market Update”

The Gulf Capital Market Association (GCMA) will gather investors, issuers, regulators and market participants for the Gulf Debt Capital Market Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on the 29th of October 2018.
The event is complimentary to GCMA members. Non-members wishing to attend should contact: events@gulfbondsukuk.org

The Event Program is now available for download!

Hear directly from key global and regional investors and issuers as well as as they debate:

• Gulf States in the EM Universe – Reform Efforts, Oil Prices & Sovereign Wealth
• Indexing the region – Impact of Inclusion and future outlook for indices
• In which markets and formats will the sovereigns issue?
• How technology may be set to fundamentally reshape the debt markets
• Will the surge in Sukuk issuance be sustained?
• Innovations and Trends that will shape the Middle East Bond Markets
• Is there room for ESG investing in regional debt markets?
• Why public debt management will make all the difference
• Putting the Bond and Sukuk Regulations to work – Establishing precedent and a track record

Confirmed speakers already include:
Senior Representatives of the Gulf Region’s Capital Market Regulators

Senior Representatives of the Gulf Region Debt Management Offices

Bryan Stirewalt
Chief Executive, Dubai Financial Services Authority
H.E. Dr. Obaid Al Zaabi
Chief Executive Officer, Securities and Commodities Authority
Mohammed Al Abri
Vice President Capital Markets, Capital Market Authority, Oman
Faisal Sarkhou
Chief Executive Officer, KAMCO Investment Company
Jan Friederich
Head of Middle East & Africa (MEA), Sovereign Ratings, Fitch Ratings
Richard Clode, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Global Technology Strategy, Janus Henderson Investors
Andy Cairns
Head of Global Corporate Finance, First Abu Dhabi Bank
Anita Yadav
Senior Director and Head of Fixed Income Research, Emirates NBD
Dr. Mohamed Damak
Director, Global Head of Islamic Finance, S&P Global Ratings
Alex Roussos
Partner, Dentons
Amit Ramchandani
Director, High Yield Product Group, Standard Chartered Bank
Omar Zaineddine
Senior Vice President and Head of Investment Banking Department, KAMCO Investment Company
Stephen Yeats
Head of Fixed Income, Cash and Currency, EMEA, State Street Global Advisors
Anthony Belcher
Head of ICE Data Services (EMEA), Intercontinental Exchange
Parth Kikani, CFA
Director, Fixed Income, Emirates NBD Asset Management
Khalid Howladar
Managing Director, Acreditus
Abdul Kadir Hussain
Head of Fixed Income Asset Management, Arqaam Capital
Mohsin Shaik bin Sehu Mohammed
Senior Executive Manager, Investment Banking & Capital Markets, Maisarah Islamic Banking Services, Bank Dhofar
Nikolaos Passaris
Head of Treasury Front Office, Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) Holding
Basil Al-Jafari
Counsel, Latham and Watkins LLP

More great speakers to be announced.

GCMA will hold a meeting of its Kuwait Chapter. 

Topics:

Regulatory Framework: Role of Regulators to Develop Capital Markets

Impact of Financial Technologies on Capital Markets

Foreign Investment and Post Trade Transparency

Arab Financial Markets: Building Capacity

CFA Society Emirates, the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority, and The Gulf Capital Market Association (GCMA) have the pleasure of inviting you to the following upcoming event.

The Securities & Commodities Authority (SCA), The Gulf Capital Market Association (GCMA) and CFA Society Emirates have partnered to deliver a short conference on Sukuk.

The Sukuk market has been growing rapidly with an increasing number of large and liquid issues recently. The origins of Sukuk may lie in the Islamic world, but the reach of these funding instruments is increasingly becoming global. The purpose of this event is to provide an insight into the benefits and challenges inherent in Sukuk issuance, investing and trading.

Agenda

9:30 am: Registration and welcome coffee

10:00 am: Brief introduction by representatives of GCMA, SCA, CFA Society Emirates

10:10 am: Presentation on Global and Regional Sukuk markets by Ebru Boysan (Bloomberg)

10:35 am: Presentation on Sukuk mechanics by Khalid Howladar (Acreditus): “Understanding Sukuk complexity and recent market challenges”

11:00 am: Experts panel discussion moderated by Michael Grifferty (GCMA)

11:45 am: Q&A

12:15 pm: Light lunch

The Gulf Capital Market Association (GCMA) will gather investors, issuers, regulators and market participants for the GCMA Oman Debt Capital Markets Conference in Oman on the 18th of April 2018.

This is the only Oman conference created by the industry and presented with the cooperation of its official partners.

A full list of speakers and detailed agenda will be released shortly.  Speakers already confirmed include:

H.E. Abdullah Al-Salmi – Executive President, Capital Market Authority, Sultanate of Oman

Sohail Niazi  – Chief Executive, Maisarah Islamic Banking

Samra Al-Harthy – Senior Manager, Economic Research, State General Reserve Fund, Ministry of Finance, Sultanate of Oman

Sadaf Buchanan – Partner, Dentons

Elina Mohamed – General Counsel, Orpic

Vinod Sadhwani – Senior Manager, Corporate Finance, NAMA Holding Company

Mohsin Shaik Bin Sehu Mohammed – Senior Executive Manager, Investment Banking & Capital Markets, Maisarah Islamic Banking

Kemal Rizadi Arbi – Expert/Advisor, Capital Market Authority, Sultanate of Oman

Asad Qayyum – Senior Associate, Al Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal & Co

Sean Johnson – Partner, White & Case LLP

Abdul Kadir Hussain – Head of Fixed Income Asset Management, Arqaam Capital

Khalid Howladar – Managing Director, Acreditus

Giuseppe Ruggiero – Managing Director, Debt Capital Markets, First Abu Dhabi Bank

This event is complimentary to GCMA members. Non-members wishing to attend should contact: events@gulfbondsukuk.org

GCMA will host a members-only luncheon roundtable with a delegation from The Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Members to contact events@gulfbondsukuk.org

The Gulf Capital Market Association (GCMA) will gather investors, issuers, regulators and market participants for the GCMA Kuwait Debt Capital Markets Conference in Kuwait on the 8th of March 2018.

This is the only Kuwait conference created by the industry and presented with the cooperation of its official partners.

A full list of speakers and an agenda will be released shortly. Confirmed speakers include:

Faisal Sarkhou – Chief Executive Officer, KAMCO Investment Company

Mubarak AlRefaei – Acting Head, Supervision Sector, Capital Market Authority, State of Kuwait

Bilal Khan – Senior Economist, MENA and Pakistan, Standard Chartered Bank

Alex Roussos – Partner, Dentons

Khalid Al Rukhayes – Senior Dealer, Kuwait Finance House

Rani Selwanes – Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking, NBK Capital

Khaled Fouad – Chief Investment Officer, KAMCO Investment Company

Fawaz Abusneineh – Managing Director, Head of Debt Capital Markets & Issuer Services, First Abu Dhabi Bank

Hossam Abdullah – Legal Counsel & Managing Partner, Al-Hossam Legal

Omar Zaineddine – Senior Vice President, Head of Investment Banking, KAMCO Investment Company

Alex Saleh – Partner, Al Tamimi & Co

Declan Sawey – Group Treasurer, Kuwait Projects Company (KIPCO)

Rasha Othman – Senior Vice President, Investment Banking, Kuwait Financial Centre “MARKAZ”

Yasmine Salamah – Assistant General Manager, Corporate Banking, Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait

Hear directly from the region’s regulators as well as key global and regional investors and issuers as they discuss:

• Kuwait/GCC regional economic outlook
• The future of Kuwait as a major regional market
• Financing oil and gas projects
• Challenges and opportunities with Sukuk
• Perspectives on Kuwait sovereign issuance
• Introducing more structured products into the market
• Growing the KD bond and sukuk market

Registration is now closed.

GCMA invites interested members to take part in a roundtable of ESG investing in our fixed income market from 4:00 to 5:00 PM (UAE/Oman) on Monday, January 15 at the office of S&P Global in Dubai. Places are limited.

Justin Sloggett, Head of Public Markets at UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) initiative will be at the meeting to present the PRIs activities and the current state of play in other markets.

Draft Agenda:

1. Introduction to the PRI initiative and activity in MENA
2. Stocktaking of ESG in GCC bond and sukuk market
3. Why (or why not) the bond/sukuk community should integrate ESG into decision-making?
4. How can ESG can become part of the investment process?
5. What can GCMA do as a collective?

CFA Institute and the PRI are hosting series of workshops across the globe that will culminate in regional reports on the current state of ESG integration.

Those invited to the workshop have been carefully selected to ensure that there is a good representation of the different players in the financial markets. The format of the workshop will be group discussions with four to eight groups discussing the impact of ESG integration on investment processes, investment decisions and financial markets.

The discussions will be centred around a survey, which we would like you to fill out before the workshop. It will take roughly ten minutes to complete and your answers will remain anonymous. When filling out the survey, please provide your views on ESG integration, not your firm’s views on ESG integration. We will feed all responses into the regional reports mentioned above.

The workshop will be followed by a panel discussion: A Practitioners View: ESG, Islamic Bonds, Green Bonds: “What investors need to know”.

GCMA/EMTA SPECIAL SEMINAR ON THE MENA/GCC MARKETS

Sponsored by:

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

International Institute for Strategic Studies
6 Temple Place
London, WC2R 2PG

3:15 p.m. Registration

3:30 p.m. Keynote Address
The Dana Gas Case: An Update and Implications for Sukuk Market
Debashis Dey 
Partner, White & Case

4:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
Current prospects for the MENA/GCC Bond Markets
Alia Moubayed (International Institue for Strategic Studies)
Marcel Kfoury (Bluecrest Capital)
Tim Gill (Fidelity Investments)
Christopher Watson (Finisterre Capital)
Kaushik Rudra (Standard Chartered Bank)

5:00 p.m.
Cocktail Reception 

Additional Support Provided by Standard Chartered Bank
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Attendance Fee for GCMA Members: US$50.  Non Member US$695.

GCMA members can register for this event through the EMTA registration portal.
Please CLICK HERE

You will be asked to create a login based on your email address, after which you can immediately register for the event using the GCMA Member Rate.

Please contact us on events@gulfbondsukuk.org for more information.

Join H.E. Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj, Governor, Central Bank of Bahrain and over 1300 of the biggest minds in Islamic Banking & Finance congregate for what is the event of the year at the 24th World Islamic Banking Conference –convened by Middle East Global Advisors in strategic partnership with the Central Bank of Bahrain – where they will discuss key topics gravitating around the theme of “Drivers of Economic Growth & Risks: Policymakers & Regulators”.

Register Now to hear insights from Adnan Ahmed Yousif, Chief Executive and President, Al Baraka Banking Group; Taliya Minullina, Chief Executive of the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency & Member of the Investment Council of the Republic of Tatarstan; Adel Abdul Wahab Al-Majed, Vice-Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Boubyan Bank; Abdulla Mohammed Al Awar, CEO, Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre; Abdelilah Belatik, Secretary General,General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI), Abdul Hakeem Alkhayyat, Managing Director & CEO, KFH Bahrain; Hassan Amin Jarrar, CEO, Bahrain Islamic Bank, Ayman Sejiny, CEO, IbdarBank and other distinguished Islamic finance veterans from across 50 countries, who will shape the future discourse of the Islamic Finance industry.

What lies in store for you at the 24th WIBC? Governors’ Addresses; High-profile Regulatory Debate among Central Bankers; CEO panel on growth and profitability; Digital banking-focused Panel on harnessing digital technologies to stay relevant; Discussions on Sukuk vs Bonds, VAT, Financial Inclusion, Regional Economic Outlook, Sustainable Investing & more; Exclusive WIBC Knowledge-Sharing Series focusing on topical issues like aviation financing, renewable energy financing, halal ecosystem; WIBC Gala Dinner and Performance Awards & Exclusive launch of Financial Intelligence Reports.

To download the Conference Brochure for the 24^th WIBC, click here

Gulf Bond & Sukuk Association Members can avail a discount of 20% using the code GCMA20 by registering here

For partnership and speaking opportunities, drop an email to: partnerships@meglobaladvisors.com

For more details, visit the website

The region’s largest and most established networking event for treasury and corporate finance professionals returns to Dubai on 21-22 November.

Now in its eighth year, the ACT Middle East Annual Summit is the largest and most popular treasury event in the GCC. Uniting the region’s leading corporates, you can expect to meet over 500 treasury and finance professionals, hear thought-provoking insights and best practice from over 60 speakers and talk business with leading product and service providers, all under one roof.

In a world where traditional retirement, funded by the state, and defined-benefit pensions are increasingly under pressure, what kinds of solutions are available? The 2017 MENA Pensions Conference will examine success stories and the experience of public-private pension formats, which help balance pension risks between the two sectors. The conference will also seek to answer the question, “What are the best vehicles and asset mixes for long-term savings and investments?” This year’s program covers pension scheme design and administration, asset management, and operational technology, and will include a mini-exhibition of pension technology and specialist applications.

GCMA will be attending the Institute of International Finance (IIF) roundtable in Washington D.C. GCMA members are encouraged to register by contacting Wolfgang Engel at wengel@iif.com or by contacting GCMA at events@gulfbondsuk.org

One of the largest barriers to clean energy deployment is access to capital and investment. Governments throughout the GCC and MENA region are setting ambitious clean energy and energy efficiency targets. Compounding the difficulty of achieving these targets, the population of the GCC is expected to grow to over 53 million by 2020, a 30% increase over the population in 2000, making the GCC one of the fastest growing regions in the world. Such a population growth trajectory will create an unprecedented rise in demand for energy, water, transport, urban development and infrastructure. Substantial amounts of investment will be required in order to finance the clean energy and energy efficiency projects necessary to meet the needs of the future population.

This workshop will focus on two platforms for financing clean energy projects:

Green bonds are not only becoming an attractive financing option, but are also attracting project developers to raise capital for their projects, assets and other activities to showcase their responsible approach toward business. Given the growth of the Islamic finance industry, a green Sukuk that funds these projects in compliance with Shariah law is the obvious next step.

Crowdfunding has provided a new way to eliminate third parties, and provide energy and monetary benefits to investors. The benefits of crowdfunding aren’t restricted only to developed economies; in some ways, they may be even more important for countries without well-developed financial infrastructures. Now that renewable energy technology is becoming viable and cost-effective, firms in the industry are turning to crowdsourcing as a means of attracting capital.

GCMA will hold a seminar on the Legal Aspects of Sukuk for members only.

The Gulf Capital Market Association (GCMA) will gather investors, issuers, regulators and market participants for the Gulf Debt Capital Market Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on the 6th of November 2017.

This is the only conference created by the industry and presented with the cooperation of its official partners.

A full list of speakers and an agenda will be released shortly. Confirmed speakers include:

H.E. Mohammed El-Kuwaiz
Chairman, Saudi Arabia Capital Markets Authority

H.E. Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf
Chairman (of the Board of Commissioners) and Managing Director, Kuwait Capital Markets Authority

H.E. Dr. Obaid Al-Zaabi
Acting Chief Executive Officer, Securities and Commodities Authority

H.E. Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salmi 
Executive President, Oman Capital Markets Authority

Dr. Jihad Azour
Director, Middle East & Central Asia Department, International Monetary Fund

Rachel Harris
Client Portfolio Manager, Janus Henderson Investors

Kevin Murphy
Group Treasurer, Kanoo Group

Hear directly from the region’s regulators as well as key global and regional investors and issuers as they discuss: