09:00 Registration and welcome coffee
09:20 Chairman’s opening remarks
09:30 Exchange Heads Meet
• Unique needs of the local market
- Sophistication of local investors
- ME specific product development
• Future developments
- The migration of OTC business to exchanges
- Building relationships between domestic and international exchanges
- What next for the ME region?
Moderator: Otto E. Naegeli, Managing Director Europe, OIC - The Options Industry Council
Jackie Bullimore, Chief, Customer Relations, DME
Roland Schwinn, Executive Director & Head of Business Development Asia and Middle East, Eurex
Dean Noble, Vice President, Head of Market Operations, Nasdaq Dubai
Nishat Bandali, Chief Marketing Officer, Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange
10:30 Morning coffee
11:10 The Local Brokerage Perspective - Brokers/FCMs in the region talk about how they meet the demands of their clients, and what they demand from their own suppliers to make this happen.
• Product expansion in the region
• Growth of international players in the market
• Unique demands of ME clients
Moderator: Jack Arazi, Head of Emerging Market Derivatives, NewEdge
Rajiv Kumar, Dept CEO, MF Global Middle East DMCC
Fouad Fahmi Darwish, Head of Institutional Sales, Abu Dhabi Financial Services
Gerhard Hametner, CFA, Director of Business Development, Mac Capital
12:00 Regulatory development for a modern derivatives market
• Regulatory response to the global economic crisis of 07/08
• Liquidity vs. credit risk reduction - need for regulation?
• International access to GCC markets
Martin Kinsky, Managing Director, Markets, DFSA
Dr Andrew Henderson, of Counsel, Clifford Chance LLP
Karl Rogers, Partner, Norton Rose (Middle East) LLP
12:45 Lunch
14:15 Fund Trading Strategies - Examining the options available for funds trading derivatives in the Middle Eastern market
• Option available for hedge funds, pension funds, insurance companies
• Portfolio management
• Hedging risk
• OTC vs exchange-traded strategies
Chris Biedermann, Head of Trading and Structuring, Diwan Capital Limited
Laurent Dambly, Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets, Arqaam Capital
Kamal Fayad, Fund Manager and General Partner, Evolvence MENA Hedge Fund
15:10 Commodities Outlook
With a particular focus on - Oil, Steel and Gold
• Global price forecast
• Supply and demand fundamentals
• Global portfolio management and hedging
• Futures & options education for local investors
Moderator: Clive Furness, Managing Director, Contango Markets
John Short, Executive Director – Steel & Base Metals, Dubai Multi Commodities Centre
Hazza Bin Mohammed, Director, Jrg Metals & Commodities DMCC
Serene Gardiner, Oil Products Analyst, Global Research, Standard Chartered Bank
Otto E. Naegeli, Managing Director Europe, OIC - The Options Industry Council
16:00 Global Connectivity, DMA and Automated Trading
• Connectivity and infrastructure
• Drives for electronic trading
• Getting competitive edge
Steven Stewart, MD Sales Europe, Trading Technologies
Mohammed Jamal, Head of Business Development, Mubasher
Senior representative, Orion Brokers*
16:40-18:30
Early evening cocktail reception on the terrace hosted by FOW