The GCC Financial Forum will return to Bahrain on Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 February 2019. Now in its eighth year, the forum provides a platform for over 800 finance-industry participants including leading bankers, institutional investors, asset managers, policy makers, academics and stakeholders from across the globe.

This year’s conference theme is ‘The Reinvention of Financial Services’. Proudly co-hosted with The Economic Development Board of Bahrain (EDB), will analyse Responsible Finance, Women Driving Innovation in Finance, Open Banking, Global Trends and much more.

High-level speakers from ARK Investment Management, Finocracy Capital, Souqalmal.com, TechUK, Bahrain Fintech Bay, FemTechGlobal and Yielders, amongst others, will answer your questions and share their experiences, thoughts and predictions on the current and future state of the GCC’s finance sector.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

• HE Mr Khalid Al Rumaihi, Chief Executive, Bahrain Economic Development Board
• HE Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Finance and National Economy, Bahrain
• HE Mr Zayed R. Alzayani, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Bahrain
• HE Mr Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj, Governor, Central Bank of Bahrain
• Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder, Apple Computers