Upcoming Webinar: Trade the Middle East & North Africa: Connectivity, Data Systems & Processes
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Date: 6 November 2024
Time: 11am London / 1pm Egypt & Saudi Arabia / 2pm United Arab Emirates / 6am CET
Duration: 50 minutes
As key states across the region seek alternatives to the fossil fuel industries that have driven their economies for decades, pioneering financial centres are emerging in Egypt, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and beyond. Exchanges and market intermediaries trading in these centres are adopting cutting-edge technologies to cater to the growing financial services ecosystems arising from these initiatives.
The Middle East and North Africa region represents a compelling destination for international investors, offering a broad array of opportunities: market fragmentation, high-frequency trading, the presence of international, domestic and government funds, and a growing pensions industry.
In turn, the technology requirements for realising these emerging opportunities are becoming more complex, with growing need for high-performance and secure connectivity, smart order routing, and links to major prime brokerages and order routing networks. Exchanges are adopting modern trading platforms and experimenting with distributed ledger technology for post-trade processes.
This webinar, which A-Team Group is hosting in partnership with the Arab Federation of Capital Markets, examines the opportunities for firms looking to participate in MENA’s burgeoning financial markets landscape, and discusses the data and technology capabilities required to succeed in this exciting region.
By attending this webinar, you will discover:
- The current trading landscape in MENA, including key exchanges, brokers, funds, and data and technology providers
- The data, analytics and connectivity challenges facing firms seeking to participate in MENA’s diverse markets
- Best practice approaches to meeting the demands of MENA’s fragmented marketplace.
Speakers:
Moderator: Andrew Delaney
President and Chief Content Officer
A-Team Group
More about our speakers:
Seif Amr
Co- Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Thndr
Seif is the Co-founder and COO of Thndr, a digital investment platform that is designed to simplify investing. Founded in 2020, the application’s mission is to make it easier for every individual in the Arab world to generate wealth and have a better future. Prior to that, Seif was part of Uber’s MENA team. Where he led the high margins departments. During his last year, Seif grew premium bookings by 34% YoY to reach USD ~80mn, grew airport bookings by 42% YoY to reach USD ~108mn.
Alastair Richardson
Global Business Development, Financial Technology
AMD
Alastair’s has over 20 years of experience in the global fintech and technology markets. Having had roles in the front office through to technical leads across trading, product and sales at JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, Barclays as well as several Fintech start-ups including Fixnetix and Metamako. Alastair now leads Global Business Development for Financial Technology at AMD.
Steve Pope
Senior Fellow
AMD
Steve Pope is an AMD Senior Fellow and manages Network Architecture from Cambridge, UK. Previously, he was CTO and co-founder of Solarflare Communications which was acquired by Xilinx in 2019. Steve holds a doctorate from the University of Cambridge and has over 100 patents to his name.
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