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Agenda

08:30

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09:10
Registration & Welcome
09:10

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09:15
Welcome by Event MC
Khaloud Alhammadi
Director of Treasury Abu Dhabi Ports Deputy Chair
MESA
Emmanuel Ofosu-Appiah
Co-Chair of Strategic Marketing and Public Relations Committee
MESA
Moderator
09:15

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09:30
Opening Remark & GCC Outlook
Dr. Bhaskar Dasgupta
Chairman,
Middle East Stablecoin Association (MESA)
09:30

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10:00
Keynote Speech
Paul Kayrouz
Chief Fintech Officer
CBUAE
10:00

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10:45
Panel 1

Plenary Panel 1: Legal & Regulatory [From Frameworks to Licences: Operationalising GCC Stablecoin Regulation]

Kokila Alagh
Founding Board Member MESA
Founder, KARM Legal
Moderator
Matthew Nyman
Founding Board Member, MESA Of Counsel(Financial Services Regulatory practice), CMS
Moderator
Maha Al-Saadi
Ambassador
Global women in AI
Bhavin Shah
Founder & CEO
Sherlocq
Bryan Stirewalt
Executive Advisor
Grant Thornton UAE
Wai Lum Kwok
Senior Executive Director – Authorisation & Fintech, FRSA
ADGM
10:30

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11:00
Networking Break
11:00

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11:15
Fireside Chat

Onshore Dollars: What a UAE - regulated USD Stablecoin Changes For Institutional Settlement

Julien Olivier
Director, Head of MENA Trading
Aquanow
Ramy Soliman
Founding Board
MESA, Co-founder Stablecoin Standard
Moderator
11:15

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11:45
Panel 2

Plenary Panel 2: The Convergence of Digital Money

Jagadeshwaran Kothandapani
Senior Vice President, Head of Cash Management Products
Mashreq Bank
Abdul Rafay Gadit
Co-Founder
ZIGChain
Kristiina Lumeste
Advisory Board, MESA / Founder
Klume Ventures
Moderator
Ramy Soliman
Founding Board
MESA, Co-founder Stablecoin Standard
Moderator
Philippe Clonen
Head of Financial Institutions, Middle East & Africa
Fireblocks
Vince Turcotte
Director, Digital Assets
Apex Digital 3.0
11:45

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12:05
Keynote

The next stage of growth: Meeting global regulators expectations and dealing with frictions

Vince Turcotte
Director, Digital Assets
Apex Digital 3.0
12:05

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12:50
Panel 3

Plenary Panel 3: Digital Money and Tokenised Assets 2030: Stablecoins vs Tokenised Deposits vs Tokenised Money Market Funds

Reece Merrick
Managing Directorr, Middle East and Africa
Ripple
Tony Ashraf
MD, Head of Technology, Operations & Digital Assets, Middle East & Africa
Blackrock
Amith Rajan
EVP, Head of Wholesale Digital Banking & CEO NeoVentures
Mashreq
Dishang Patel
EVP and Head of Digital Assets, RAKBANK
Advisory Board Member, MESA
Moderator
Finali Fernando
Managing Director, Regional Head of Products, Risk and BM, GPS MENAT,
HSBC
Ramana Kumar
Vice Chairman, MESA President of Stablecoin Ecosystem
ADI Foundation
12:50

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14:00
Networking Lunch

Networking Lunch & Visit to Exhibitor pavilion

14:00

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14:45
Panel 4

Treasury On-Chain: How Stablecoins and Tokenization are Redefining the Future of Treasury & Digital Finance

Tejas Dholakia
Lead Middle East and Africa Product Sales and Solutions
Kinexys by JPMorgan
Mirnas Brescic, CFA
CEO & Founder
Saturn X/ Swift X
Naman Kapoor
Managing Director – Head of Payments for Middle East and Africa (MEA)
CITI
Ayad Butt
Senior Executive Officer
Zodia Markets (AME)
Tony Ashraf
MD, Head of Technology, Operations & Digital Assets, Middle East & Africa
Blackrock
Joseph Cleetus
VP Business Transformation
Lulu Financial Holdings
14:45

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15:30
Panel 5

Plenary Panel 3: After the Licence: What Supervision Really Wants and the Compliance Officer of 2030

Arushi Goel
Advisor
Chainalysis
Souzan Esmaili
Founder & CEO
TCAE
Erica Badocco
Founder & Principal
BLegal
Abdallah Mukalled
Senior Policy Manager Middle East
Ripple
Ilham Tamimi
Founder/Board Member, FinEthica
MESA
Moderator
15:30

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16:00
Keynote

Stablecoins - The Native Currency of the Agentic Economy

Atul Khekade
Co-Founder
XDC Network
16:00

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16:15
Closing Remarks

Forum Close & Key Takeaways

Ramana Kumar
Vice Chairman, MESA President of Stablecoin Ecosystem
ADI Foundation
16:15
Networking Reception

Refreshments, Exhibition & Networking Reception

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Roundtables

15:00

Roundtables

Roundtables

15:00

Roundtables

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