Investment landscape is shifting tides at a dramatic pace where new wealth channels are being created not just disrupted. Institutional investors are increasingly expanding their portfolio to account for the burgeoning startup space of the region and find the next unicorn. Venture Funds are enjoying unprecedented returns aided by a robust economic ecosystem that is proving a perfect breeding ground for tech startups while tokenization and cryptocurrencies are making their way in every investor’s playbook.
The summit, over the multiple sessions, will put a spotlight on fine nuances, the wealth practitioners are facing and provide multiple and engaging interactive formats to help take away meaningful insights on topics including but not limited to technology use, data leverage, cryptocurrencies, investment opportunities vis-à-vis FDIs, family offices and changing consumer behavior.
Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
Senior Executive Director, Authorisation & Fintech, Financial Services Regulatory Authority
Co-Founder & CEO
Managing Director MENA
Co-Founder
Chief Investment Officer
Co-Founder & CEO
CEO
Co-Founder & CEO
Head of Investments and Retirement IMETA,
Till last years, family offices just dipped their toes in crypto as an asset class. Now, its becoming a substantial portion of their portfolios. In the session, we put a spotlight on the way forward.
Co-CEO
Chief Commercial and Operating Officer MENA
Research Associate
Co-Founder & Partner
Partner and Head of MEA
Head of FT NFT Marketplace
Though the technology and practice of tokenisation are nascent, widespread adoption of tokenisation needs to focus on issues such as fundraising through STOs, liquidity, pricing of funds and assets, simplifying the structure, tracking of ownership, and trading, regulatory requirements, etc. Where does the region stand?
CEO
Head of Strategy
Managing Partner
CEO
Managing Director - Strategy
Negative real yields across fixed income assets and volatility in equity markets have spurred broad investor interest and allocation in alternatives, such as hedge funds. Private banks and family offices appear most bullish across most hedge fund strategies, and are planning to increase allocations. But what are the pitfalls? After the Archegos fallout especially what are the implications of family offices morphing into hedge funds?
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Managing General Partner
CEO and Co-Founder
Co-Founder and Co-Ceo
Head, Venture Capital & Private Equity
CEO
Family offices have been more active participants in the private equity and venture capital ecosystem over the past few years. The interest is growing, particularly among the next generation, many times leading investments in early-stage venture rounds. But which of the two is likely to achieve a better return on its investment in early-stage businesses?
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
CEO
Founder
Affiliate Founding Partner
For long, Luxembourg, the Cayman Islands, Jersey, Guernsey, Ireland, etc have maintained their positions as dominant offshore centres by advisers to Middle East’s private banking clients and family offices seeking wealth management and succession solutions outside the region. However, the recent tightening of global tax regulations has changed the way offshore funds choose a jurisdiction and handle client mandates. With legal and regulatory updates being introduced including changes to the anti-money laundering regime, how will this impact the investment outflow to these offshore destinations from Middle East clients?
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Investment Officer
Managing Director Family Office
Partner
Chairman & CEO
Partner and Managing Director
