The International Arab Banking Summit “Istanbul 2024”
“Arab – Turkish Economic and Banking Relationships”
23rd – 24th of May, 2024 The Peninsula Hotel Istanbul – Türkiye
Agenda & Timetable
Thursday 23rd May 2024
08:00 – 09:00
Registration and welcome coffee
09:00 – 10:15
Opening Speeches
- Chairman of Union of Arab Banks, Mr. Mohamed El Etreby
- Chairman of Banks Association of Türkiye, Mr. Alpaslan Çakar
Keynote Speeches
- H.E Mr. Mehmet Simsek, Minister of Treasury and Finance, The Republic of Türkiye
- H.E. Mr. Nasser Kamel, Secretary General, Union for the Mediterranean (UFM)
- Speech of the President of the Republic of Türkiye
10:15 – 10:45
Award Ceremony
“Arab Banker of the Year 2024”
Mrs. Randa Sadik, Group CEO, Arab Bank, Jordan
Award announcements:
Dr. Wissam H. Fattouh, Secretary General, Union of Arab Banks
Memorial Group Photo – “Istanbul 2024 Summit”
10:45 – 11:00
Networking, Coffee break & visit to the exhibition accompanying the Summit
Panels of Discussion:
11:00 – 12:30
Panel 1: “Arab-Turkish strategic economic cooperation in light of global geopolitical tensions”
– Achieving an Arab-Turkish economic alliance
– Collaboration in energy sector and renewable energy
– Boosting bilateral trade
– Conditions to promote bilateral FDI
Keynote Speech:
- E. Mr. Amin Salam, Minister of Economy & Trade, Lebanon
- E. Mr. Atheer Dawood Al Ghirairi, Minister of Commerce, Iraq
- E. Mrs. Hala Helmi Said, Minister of Planning & Economic Development, Egypt
- Senior Official – Ministry of Economy and Planning, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Senior Official – Ministry of State for Foreign Trade, UAE
- E. Amb. Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut, Head of EU Delegation to Türkiye
Moderator:
12:30 – 12:45
Coffee Break & Networking
12:45 – 14:00
Panel 2: “Arab-Turkish economic & banking relationships: the road to regional banking integration”
– Economic cooperation
– Arab-Turkish banking alliances
– Cooperation in Digital Banking and Open Banking
– Expansion of Arab banks in Turkey and vice versa
Panelists:
– Senior Executive from the Central Bank of KSA
– Senior Executive from the Central Bank of Egypt
– Dr. Osman Cevdet Akçay, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Türkiye
– Mrs. Didem Şahin Çakmak, Executive Vice President- Corporate Banking, Alternatif Bank, Türkiye
Moderator:
14:00
Luncheon & free Networking (end of day one activities)
N.B.: UAB & FBF reserves the right to modify the program as it sees fit
Friday 24th of May 2024
09:00 – 09:30
Opening Speech:
H.E. Dr. Fatih Karahan, Governor of The Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye
09:30 – 10:45
Panel 3: “Global economic growth & monetary conditions”
- Impact of geopolitical tensions on growth & Interruption of international trade and supply chains
- Impact of high interest rates on inflation
- Movement of global capital flows and investments
- Role of Islamic finance in diversifying economic growth avenues
- Global growth slowdown
Panelists:
- Gabriel Di Bella, Senior Resident Representative for the Republic of Türkiye – International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Adnan Yousif, Chairman, Association of Banks in Bahrain
- Peter Simon, Managing Director, WSBI-ESBG, Brussels
- Hedwige Nuyens, Managing Director, The International Banking Federation (IBFED), London
- Iyad Asali, General Manager, Islamic International Arab Bank, Jordan
- Levent Guven, Exec. Vice President – Treasury and Financial Institutions, Alternatif Bank, Türkiye
10:45 – 11:00
Coffee Break & Networking
11:00 – 12:00
Panel 4: “ Financial Technology and Digital Banking “
- Digital transformation in banking
- Banks and Fintech firms: cooperation or competition?
- Artificial Intelligence changing banking landscape
Panelists:
- Onur Kursun, Executive Vice President- Head of Transfer Solutions/ EEMEA, Mastercard International
- Halil Ozcan, Executive Vice President/ Digital Banking, Burgan Bank, Türkiye
- Sallianne Taylor, Principal Advisor, Bloomberg L.P, London
- Burcu Civelek Yüce, Executive Vice President – Consumer Banking and Digital Solutions, AKBANK, Türkiye
12:15 – 12:15
Coffee Break & Networking
12:15 – 13:30
Panel 4: “ Climate risks and food security “
- Climate changes and its repercussions on food security
- Arab-Turkish cross-border food production investments
- Water security challenges
- Impact of climate risks on financial stability
Panelists:
- Achraf Bouali, Head for OECD Istanbul Center for Global Relations
- Sahba Sobhani, Director – UNDP Istanbul International Center for
- Eric Usher, Head of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), Switzerland
- Carol Cherfane, Director/ Arab Centre for Climate Change Policies; Cluster Leader, Climate Change & Natural Resource Sustainability Cluster / UN-ESCWA
- Hale Özsoy Bıyıklı, Board Member and Treasurer, Impact Investing Advisory Board (EYDK), Türkiye
Moderator:
Ms. Pelin Ataman Erdönmez, Director of Sustainability, Banks Association of Türkiye