Recent examples:
Panel member participation at AIM Alternatives Summit Dubai
The major Middle East alternatives event in November 2018 on the topic of “Family Offices – Entering the Majlis”.
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Position of families and their businesses in GCC society. Family portfolios and the merits of diversification/risk reduction. The investment process: achieving long-term capital growth, predictable cash flows, and minimizing friction from taxes, fees, and investment losses.
- Asset allocation in practice. Sharia investment for family offices.
- Management structure of family offices. Family governance in the GCC.
- Flotation of family businesses.
Moderated a panel at the AIM Alternatives Summit Dubai
In November 2018 on the topic of “Robo-advisory and digital wealth”.
- New trends and technologies in digital wealth.
- VC funding developments in 2018.
- Reactions of established wealth managers to the challenge of new digital players.
- Target market segments and expectations from robo-advisors.
Hosted and moderated the Saudi Investment Summit Dubai
Held in May 2018 at the Ritz Carlton.
- Topics covered:
- The road to 2030: diversifying a national economy.
- The economic overhaul: widening foreign investor access.
- The impact of socio-political risk on investment in Saudi Arabia.
- Roundtables on:
- Oil at $100/bbl vs $20/bbl: the impact of volatile prices on Saudi Arabia.
- Revving up the economy: the role of women in KSA.
- The rise of accelerators: embracing the evolving start-up ecosystem.
Moderated a panel at the AIM Alternatives Summit Dubai
In November 2017 on the topic of “Global Private Debt .. a Dive inside the Minds of those Realizing Returns in Private Lending”.
- Who is investing in private debt? What is distressed debt? Valuing and restructuring distressed companies.
- Can lending drive private debt returns?
- “Shadow Banking” or “Market Based Finance”?