Datamatix is pleased to announce the Banking and Finance Leading CEO and CIO Summit to begin today. Senior decision makers and distinguished officials from regional and international financial institutions will come together at the two-day conference which will be held at the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai UAE. It will address many important issues related to the Banking and Finance industry and will put forward future strategies for regional banks.
Today’s program agenda will feature the keynote session ‘Review on the Evolving Middle East Banking and Finance Industry’ by the Dy. Chief Executive of Doha Bank, Mr. Seetharaman. Mr. Steve Brice, Regional Economist (ME & Pakistan) at Standard Chartered Bank will discuss GCC currency reform. Mr. Nicolaos Paxinos, Senior Client Partner, Korn/Ferry’s Leadership Development Solutions and Mr. Jeff Maszal, Executive Vice President, Customer Care Measurement and Consulting (CCMC), USA will highlight organizational transition and customer care strategies for CEOs. Mr. A. Rushdi Siddiqui, Global Director: DJ Islamic Market Index Group, Dow Jones Indexes (NY) will examine the development of Islamic finance and the internet.
Day 2 of the conference will witness a keynote speech on maximizing technology by Mr. Martin Dolan, CEO of CR2. Other speakers will include Mr. Mohammed Reza Faisali, Chief Information Officer, Commercial Bank of Kuwait; Mr. Ali Ahmed Al Kuwari, General Manager, (Technology & Operations), Qatar National Bank; Mr. Navyug Mohnot, CEO, QAI India Ltd. and Prof. Brett King, Vice President - International, American Academy of Financial Management International. The professor will also chair a panel discussion which will be organized at the end of the second day to review banking technology trends.
Moderating the two-day summit will be the MD of Results Performance Management; Ms. Cheryl Thomas said, “I'm looking forward to moderating the Banking and Finance Leading CEO & CIO Summit on November 18th and 19th at the Burj Al Arab. It will be a great opportunity to bring together banking and finance experts from around the world and within the GCC to discuss 21st Century issues in Banking and Finance -- highlighting Finance Issues with Technical Issues with Human Issues and coming up with synergistic solutions. The lectures and discussion panels should spark some good intellectual discussions and leave all the participants with some new ideas to take back to their institutions with them.”
According to the Managing Director of the organizing committee, Ali Al Kamali “The future will require great efficiency from all banks especially their top level leadership, while industry leadership will be attained by those institutions most adept at harnessing product, service and process innovation to anticipate and meet customer needs. Customers will continue to depend on banks only as long as banks can provide service and value that cannot be found anywhere else. This summit will take participants behind-the-scenes to examine how some banks have shown the courage to overcome traditional trends, follow their own path, and still make record-breaking profits.”
