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Open Banking is coming - Are you ready

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ABOUT THE GCC OPEN BANKING ECOSYSTEM SUMMIT

Open Banking has the potential to significantly reshape the financial services landscape and Is making considerable inroads in the GCC region lately with governments and regulatory authorities embracing the journey to shape the future of financial markets, increase collaboration between banks and fintech and drive innovation.

Specifically, within GCC, Bahrain is leading the way for Open Banking, with the country being the first to draft regulations around the platform two years ago. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia closely follows Bahrain, in terms of acceptance towards the platform and is currently aiming to reach overall market implementation by the first half of 2022.

With Open Banking carrying the potential for enabling banking-as-a-service and move out of its traditional role of a lender, the need of the hour is to use technology mindfully and understand the benefits and challenges towards its implementation.

As the region is still exploring the potential of open banking, there is a dire need to educate, discuss and bring together all the key stakeholders in the open banking ecosystem in a focused platform to deliberate upon the opportunities and risks.

Open Banking is coming. Are you ready ?

Keeping this in mind, Series A of the Open banking Summit will be hosted on 21 June 2021 with the spotlight on the opportunities and threats it holds for the GCC countries. Series B of the Summit casts the focus on the Saudi Arabian market as SAMA plans to go live with the open banking initiative in the first half of 2022, bringing important discussions to the fore from local stakeholders and enabling the path for disruption across its banking & financial sector.

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Top Reasons You Cannot Miss the Open Banking Summit Series

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Listen to the banking regulators from the various GCC countries under one roof to hear first-hand about upcoming regulations and mandates for open banking

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Hear from the banking leadership of GCC’s largest & most digitally optimized banks on being technologically ready to embrace & leverage the trend, and gain first-mover advanatge

3

Meet best-in-class international and regional solution providers including consultancies, cloud providers, API providers, payment service providers among others

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Learn from case-studies of open banking implementation in the UK, rest of Europe & Singapore – trends observed, what worked and did not and key learnings

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Our Banking Speakers 2021

An interactive virtual event focusing on GCC’s path to open banking revolution

Dr. Bernd van Linder

Chief Executive Officer,
Commercial Bank of Dubai

Dr. Boutros Klink

Chief Executive Officer - Middle East
Standard Chartered Bank

Olivier Crespin

Chief Executive Officer,
Zand

David Beardmore

Ecosystem Development Director,
Open Data Implementation Entity

Miguel Rio Tinto

Chief Information Officer,
Emirates NBD

Ellis Wang

Ellis Wang

Senior Executive Vice President, Group Head of Technology, Transformation & Information,
Mashreq Bank

Dr. Adnan Ahmed Yousif

Chairman,
Bahrain Association of Banks

Ali Hassan Moosa

Chief Executive Officer,
Oman Banks Association

Dalal Buhejji

Executive Director – Investment Origination,
Bahrain Economic Development Board

Noha Shaker

Founder & Secretary General,
Egyptian Fintech Association;
Vice President,
Africa Fintech Network

Paolo Barbesino

Senior Vice President & Head of Multi-channel Banking,
Emirates NBD

Richie Santosdiaz

Economic Development Advisor, Head of MEA,
The Fintech Times & Fintech Power 50

Hetal Popat

Director – Open Banking,
HSBC Group

Grant Niven

Head of Digital.
Banque Saudi Fransi

Dan Murphy

Correspondent,
CNBC

Agenda Focus

An interactive virtual event focusing on GCC’s path to open banking revolution

  • DAY ONE: 21st June 2021, MONDAY
    GST (UTC/GMT+4)
  • DAY TWO: 23rd June 2021, WEDNESDAY
    RIYAD TIME (UTC/GMT+3)

DAY ONE: GCC FOCUS

GCC countries have been prioritizing the adoption of Open Banking to accelerate innovation, offer seamless customer experience and superior product offerings. However, with each country adopting a different Open Banking model, the need for regulatory standardization between the different jurisdictions is a requirement to allow FinTechs to passport quickly, scale up regionally and optimize roll out. This day will be dedicated to highlight the below areas of discussion:
  • 10:00 - 10:05

    Welcome Address by the Organiser

  • 10:05 - 10:25

    Keynote Address

Collaborate, Innovate & Lead - Banking for the digital-only world

  • Open banking: Benefits & risks
  • Keys to successful ecosystem development & implementation
  • A look through UK’s open banking implementation strategy

David Beardmore

Ecosystem Development Director,
Open Banking Implementation Entity

  • 10:30 - 11:10

    Critical Discussion

The regulatory environment around Open Banking in the GCC: Key market drivers, regulations and the need for standardization

  • Regulations as the biggest driver for open banking uptake in the GCC (and world-wide)
  • Open banking as a catalyst for fostering industry innovations & competitive product offerings
  • Regulatory mandates, standards, guidelines and time frame for successful phase wise implementation
  • Safeguarding consumer data privacy & data security with the new consumer protection legislation

Moderator

Noha Shaker

Founder & Secretary General, Egyptian Fintech Association;
Vice President, Africa Fintech Network

Panelists

Adnan Ahmed Yousif

Chairman,
Bahrain Association of Banks

Ali Hassan Moosa

Chief Executive Officer,
Oman Banks Association

Dalal Buhejji

Executive Director – Investment Origination,
Bahrain Economic Development Board

  • 11:15 - 11:55

    Exclusive CEOs Panel

Developing an Open Banking ecosystem in the GCC - Benefits over risks, addressing the overarching issue of ensuing competition and optimizing outcomes

  • Sound regulatory framework and collaboration between stakeholders as the cornerstone of developing an open banking ecosystem
  • Will the benefits of open banking outweigh the presumed threats in the long-run?
  • Addressing the elephant in the room: Open banking as a catalyst for increased competition between banks in an overbanked market

Moderator

Dan Murphy

Correspondent,
CNBC

Panelists

Dr. Bernd van Linder

Chief Executive Officer,
Commercial Bank of Dubai

Oliver Crespin

Chief Executive Officer,
Zand

Dr. Boutros Klink

Chief Executive Officer – Middle East (x-UAE), Standard Chartered Bank;
Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Capital Saudi Arabia

  • 12:00 - 12:20

    Exclusive Interview

Gaining first-mover advantage: Positioning right to capitalize on the next big wave in the industry

  • A look at the potential and opportunities offered by Open Banking for the region
  • All set to ride the wave: Planning and preparedness to capitalize on the emerging opportunities from open banking
  • Essential parameters for ensuring smooth adoption and implementation

Host

Richie Santosdiaz

Economic Development Advisor, Head of MEA,
The Fintech Times & Fintech Power 50

Interviewee

Miguel Rio Tinto

Chief Information Officer,
Emirates NBD

  • 12:25 - 13:10

    Panel

Global best practices: Key learnings for successful transition, implementation and consumer uptake

  • Challenges faced by European/ UK banks in terms of successful adoption within the mandated timeframe
  • Reasons for poor/slow consumer uptake of the concept

Moderator

Noha Shaker

Founder & Secretary General, Egyptian Fintech Association;
Vice President, Africa Fintech Network

Panelists:

Ellis Wang

Ellis Wang

Senior Executive Vice President, Group Head of Transformations, Technology & Information,
Mashreq Bank

Hetal Popat

Director – Open Banking,
HSBC Group

Grant Niven

Head of Group Digital,
Banque Saudi Fransi

Dr. Paolo Barbesino

Senior Vice President, Head of Multi-channel Banking,
Emirates NBD

  • 13:10 - 13:15

    Closing remarks by Conference Chairman

Francis

Francis Mac Aonghus

EMEA Director FS Industry and Strategy Transformation,
Oracle

DAY TWO: KSA FOCUS

The shift to open banking in Saudi Arabia could open the market to many fintech services, fierce competition among financial institutions and increased user choices. Some of the key discussions for the day include:

  • 11:00 - 11:10

    Welcome Address by the Organiser

  • 11:10 - 11:55

    C-level Panel

Developing an Open Banking ecosystem in Saudi Arabia - Benefits over risks, addressing the overarching issue of ensuing competition and optimizing outcomes

  • Regulations and collaboration between stakeholders as the corner stone of developing an open banking ecosystem
  • Will the benefits of open banking outweigh the presumed threats in the long-run?
  • Addressing the elephant in the room: Meeting potential competition

Host

Dan Murphy

Correspondent,
CNBC

Panelists

Tony Cripps

Managing Director & Group General Manager,
The Saudi British Bank

Yazaid Alsalloom

Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director,
Standard Chartered Bank Saudi Arabia

David Beardmore

Ecosystem Development Director,
Open Data Implementation Entity

  • 12:00 - 12:20

    Exclusive Interview with a Global bank

Success parameters, lessons learnt and key take-aways

  • Challenges for successful implementation
  • Creating awareness of benefits of open banking across the spectrum of stakeholders; Consumer onboarding as a pivotal element for successful open banking
  • Preparing and positioning to capitalize on the emerging opportunities from open banking

Host

Leah Banda

Former Vice President – Marketing & Communications,
Noor Bank

Interviewee

Sebastian Wedeniwski

Global Head – Cloud & DevOps,
Standard Chartered Bank

  • 12:25 - 13:05

    Panel

Addressing challenges to open banking: Talent gap, legacy systems, data privacy among others

  • Securing the right people for the job; Addressing talent gaps
  • The tasks facing legacy systems as the region embraces open banking – Hurdles & solutions; Adopting agile tech transformations, APIs and micro service architecture
  • Putting the customer in control over their data: Consumer consent & data privacy

Moderator

Andrew McKechnie

Chief Retail Banking Officer,
Al Masraf Bank

Panellists

Mazen Pharaon

Chief Digital Officer,
Riyad Bank

Mike Cunningham

Chief Strategy & Digital Officer,
Banque Saudi Fransi

Ronit Ghose

Global Head -Banks Research, Co-Head, FinTech Theme Group, Head – MENA Research,
Citi

  • 13:10 - 13:25

    Fireside Chat

The power of Open Banking - delivering superior & intelligent customer experience

Host

Richie Santosdiaz

Economic Development Advisor, Head of MEA,
The Fintech Times & Fintech Power 50

Speaker

Gavin Payne

Senior Vice President & Head of Innovation Centre,
First Abu Dhabi Bank

  • 13:30 - 13:40

    Closing remarks & Close of Open Banking Revolution KSA Summit

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Francis Mac Aonghus

EMEA Director FS Industry and Strategy Transformation,
Oracle

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Who Will Attend?

Open Banking Marketplace will be a collaborative platform for GCC banks, fintechs, regulators, fintech accelerators, technology funds, marketplaces, infrastructure/cloud/API providers and other stakeholders critical in enabling open banking as Central Bank embrace the potential of the concept for heightened innovation and customer experience.

Delegates’ Breakdown

  • Banks
  • Regulators
  • Central Banks
  • Regulators of Free Zones
  • Banking Associations
  • Regulatory Sandboxes
  • Technology Investors
  • Funds
  • SWFs
  • VCs

Key Job Titles

  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Chief Technology/Digital Officer
  • Chief Information/Data Officer
  • Head of Digital Transformation
  • Chief Strategy Officer
  • Head of Customer Solutions/Engagement
  • Head of Retail Banking
  • SME Banking
  • Head of IT & Infrastructure
  • Head of Regtech & Compliance

Key Solution-provider Categories

  • Fintech Accelerators
  • Freezones
  • Innovation Labs
  • Marketplaces/Collaborative platforms
  • Fintechs
  • Payments Providers
  • Cloud providers
  • API Providers
  • Cybersecurity Products’ & Service Providers
  • Open banking consultancies
  • Digital transformation providers
  • Infrastructure providers

Open Banking is coming Are you ready ?

21 June, 2021 | (GCC Day) | Virtual event
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David Johns

SCM Solution Lead ECEMEA at Oracle

David Johns has worked for 10 years in line roles to Procurement Director and 20 years in Management Consulting with KPMG and PwC. Working as a Consultant David has delivered a number of major technology enabled transformation programs in the USA, Europe, Middle East and Asia with a focus on Procurement, SCM and Finance. David joined Oracle in 2019 where he supports customers to design and implement Procurement and ERP Solutions.

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David Johns

SCM Solution Lead ECEMEA at Oracle

David Johns has worked for 10 years in line roles to Procurement Director and 20 years in Management Consulting with KPMG and PwC. Working as a Consultant David has delivered a number of major technology enabled transformation programs in the USA, Europe, Middle East and Asia with a focus on Procurement, SCM and Finance. David joined Oracle in 2019 where he supports customers to design and implement Procurement and ERP Solutions.