Forum on: “Financing SMEs & Start – Up Companies”

28th & 29th of October, 2019 Kempinski Hotel Dead Sea – Jordan

Agenda & Timetable

Monday 28/10/2019

09:00 - 10:00

Registration & Morning Coffee

10:00 - 11:00

Opening Ceremony & Welcoming Speeches

- Mr. Hani Al Qadi, UAB Board Member/ representing the Jordanian Banks, Chairman- Association of Banks in Jordan - Mr. Wissam H. Fattouh, Secretary General, Union of Arab Banks - Mrs. Nivine Gamea, Executive Director, The Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise

Development Agency (MSMEs) - HE. Dr. Ziad Fariz, Governor, Central Bank of Jordan

11:00 - 11:15

Coffee Break

11:15 - 11:45

Keynote Speeches:

- H.E. Mr. Fathi Al-Jaghbeer, Chairman, Jordan Chamber of Industry - Dr. Mohamad Al Ja’afari, Director General, Jordan Loan Guarantee Corporation - Dr. Heike Harmgart, Regional Director, Eastern Mediterranean Region, EBRD, UK

11:45 - 13:00

Panel 1: “ Financial inclusion policies as a platform to support MSMEs and develop creativity and innovation “ - Challenges and obstacles facing the expansion of FinTech start-ups in the Arab world - Future of the Relationship between Banks and Capital Markets in terms of financing:

Competition or Partnership - Banking Strategies and mechanisms to support & finance SMEs & start-ups”

Chair: Dr. Khaled Al Gazawi, CEO, IBDAA Bank for Micro-Finance, Bahrain

Speakers: - Mr. Iyad Asali, General Manager, Islamic International Arab Bank, Jordan - Dr. Khater Abi Habib, Chairman & General Manager, Kafalat, Lebanon - Mr. Nawwaf Atawneh, Lead Portfolio Manager- Economic Empowerment Fund

for Palestinian People/ Economic Empowerment Dept., Islamic Development Bank - Mr. Tarek Akel, Regional Manager, Egyptian Arab Land Bank - Dr. Ghassan Chammas, Managing Partner, Orion Financial Solutions

13:00 - 13:15

Coffee Break

13:15 - 15:00

Panel 2: “The role of the banking sector, international financial institutions & loan-guarantee institutions in supporting and financing SMEs” - Developing loan guarantee mechanisms and the necessary updates needed for FinTech - The role of Investment banks in listing SMEs in the stock market and securities - Capital Diversification policies for SMEs - Credit risk in financing SMEs and the available credit analysis and hedging mechanisms

Chair: Mr. Anas El Hasnaoui, Expert in Economic Empowerment & Microfinance, Senior Adviser – Islamic Development Bank, KSA Speakers: - Mr. Riyad Nawar, Manager, International Finance Corporation (IFC) - Mr. Sherif Al Behairy, Head of SMEs & Microenterprises, Banque Misr, Egypt - Mr. Nicolas Photiades, Founder & Managing Partner, Orion Financial Solutions - Mr. Haider Al-Zaabi, Senior Manager-Innovation & Intelligence, Bank Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman

15:00

Lunch in honor of the participants

Tuesday 29/10/2019

09:00 - 09:30

Morning Coffee

09:30 - 11:15

Panel Discussion on: “Financing SMEs & Start-Up Companies”

Speakers: - Mr. Wissam H. Fattouh, Secretary General, Union of Arab Banks - Dr. Adel Sharkas, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Jordan - Dr. Mohamad Al Ja’afari, Director General, Jordan Loan Guarantee Corporation - Dr. Maher Al - Mahrouq, Director General, Jordan Chamber of Industry - Dr. Abrar Jassem Al Awadi, Member of the Board, Association of SMEs in Kuwait - Mrs. Diana Hollmann, Team Leader, GIZ MSME Promotion Project, Germany

11:15 - 11:30

Coffee Break

11 : 03 - 13: 51

Panel 2: “Good Practices for SMEs & Start-ups Financing Policies”

- Alternative strategies for financing SMEs - The role of Islamic banks and the available Sharia financing mechanisms - Best practices in architecting an SME innovation ecosystem to deliver sustainable

economical value - Rescheduling debts of SMEs and the available banking mechanisms: the issue of direct

loans V/S other recapitalization sources

Chair: - Mrs. Nivine Gamea, Executive Director, The Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise

Development Agency (MSMEs)

Speakers: - Dr. Bachar Al-Zu’bi, CEO, Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation - Mr. Suleiman Barada, Managing Partner – MENA, S2E Transformation INC., USA - Mr. Madhar Al Majali, Director, National Fund for Enterprises Support, Jordan - Dr. Abrar Jassem Al Awadi, Member of the Board, Association of SMEs in Kuwait - Dr. Ghassan Chammas, Managing Partner, Orion Financial Solutions, Lebanon

13: 51 - 13: 03

Coffee Break

13: 03 - 15: 51

Panel 3: Expectations and experiences of Startup Companies Financing

(A number of startup founders will present their experiences & views at different stages) Chair: - Mr. Amjad Swais, Chairman-Startups Jo Council, Founder & Partner- OlaHub Speakers: - Mr. Sleiman Shink, Founder, Kalamantina - Mrs. Iman Haylooz, Founder & CEO, Abjjad, Jordan - Mr. Fadi Oweis, Co-Founder, AmwalCom, Jordan - Mr. Nawar Shahrouri, Financial CEO, Innovation Startups & SMEs Fund - Mr. Abdallah Faza, CEO, Arabot

15:15 - 15:45

Conference Declaration & Awards’ distribution for Cooperating & Sponsoring Institutions

15:45

Lunch in honor of the participants hosted by Jordan Islamic Bank

N.B.: UAB reserves the right to modify the program as it sees fit