Dubai: Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), announced on Sunday the launch of DIFC Forum.
The Forum will be held in association with Deutsche Bank, and Emirates Airlines as the Official Airline. DIFC Forum will act as a platform for select business leaders from East and South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond, to discuss their expertise of doing business in the region.
DIFC Forum will be held under the theme “The Shifting Centre of Gravity”, and will examine opportunities and challenges in growth markets in the context of the shift of global financial dynamics to these emerging economies. DIFC Forum, which will take place on November 21 at the Ritz-Carlton, DIFC, will also focus on the pivotal role of Dubai in facilitating the emerging trade flows and supporting regional expansion. The debates will highlight regional opportunities for market growth, in the context of trade, investment, capital flows and infrastructure development.
“The shifting centre of gravity has various implications for businesses in the region and around the world. The surge of a new wealthy middle class in many Middle Eastern and Asian countries, and the rise of the Renminbi as a global currency are two of many other implications and opportunities in terms of trade and investment flows,” said Jeffrey Singer, Chief Executive Officer, DIFC Authority.
Confirmed speakers at the forum include Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, Chairman, DIFC Authority; Adul Latif Al Mulla, Group CEO, TECOM Investments; Anshu Jain, Co-Chairman, Deutsche Bank AG, Ben Simpfendorfer, Managing Director and Founder, Silk Road Associates; Christos Papadopoulos, CEO - Middle East, North Africa & Pakistan, Standard Chartered Bank; David Eldon, DIFC Board Member & Senior Adviser of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Asia; Jarmo Kotilaine, Chief Economist, TBC; Jeffrey Singer, CEO, DIFC Authority; J onathan Robinson, Managing Director, Head of Project Finance MENA, HSBC; Joydeep Sengupta, Senior Partner, Mckinsey & Company; K V Kamath, Chairman, ICICI Bank Ltd & Chairman, Infosys Ltd; Mohab Mufti, CEO, Asiya Investments; Mustafa Abdul Wadood, CEO, Abraaj Capital Limited; Papi Molostane, Executive Director at Altius Investments, CEO at Africa Commodities Group (ACG),
