About SCMF 2023
The Saudi Capital Market Forum brings issuers, investors, and other market participants for two days of dialogue dedicated to advancing regional capital markets. Held under the patronage of H.E Mohammed El Kuwaiz, Chairman of the Capital Market Authority of Saudi Arabia, the event is a key calendar moment for issuers and investors, regionally and globally. The Saudi Capital Market Forum is organized by the Saudi Tadawul Group, the parent company of Saudi Exchange, a dedicated stock exchange business, the Securities Clearing Center Company (Muqassa), the Securities Depository Center Company (Edaa) and Wamid – the innovation arm of the Group.
Agenda
Track 1: The Evolution of Global Capital Markets
Registration & Networking
9:00am – 9:50am
Opening & Welcoming
TBC
9:50am – 10:00am
Fireside Chat
With H.E. Mohammed El Kuwaiz Chairman of Saudi Capital Market Authority
Moderator
Mathew Martin
10:00am – 10:30am
Panel 1
With the Saudi Capital Market’s vast development in the last decade, how can pockets of further development be unveiled?
Speakers
Mr. Patrick George – Head of Markets & Securities Services for Europe and North America – HSBC
CITI – TBD
Khaled Alghamdi – ANB Capital – CEO and Executive Board Member – ANB Capital
Moderator
Mariam Saliba
10:30am – 11:15am
Panel Discussion
Series 1
TBC
Speaker
Amin H. Nasser – President & CEO of Saudi Aramco
11:15am – 11:30am
Fireside Chat
Speaker
Adena Friedman – President and CEO of Nasdaq
Moderator
TBC
11:30am – 12:00pm
Series 2
Saudi Arabia: our ambitions in building the
future of global stock exchanges.
Speaker
Lee Anthony Hodgkinson – Group Chief Strategy Office – Tadawul Group
12:00pm – 12:15pm
Presentation
Series 3
Saudi exchange: a market ready to finance a transformed Saudi Arabia
Speaker
Mohammed Alrumaih – CEO – Saudi Exchange
12:15pm – 12:30pm
Presentation
Series 4
With Saudi Rapidly climbing IPO league table, can fixed income ever catch up?
Speaker
Mazen AlSudairi, Head of Research – AlRajhi Capital
12:30pm – 12:45pm
Presentation
Spotlight 1
The Future of Post Trade
Speakers
Wael AlHazzani
Chief Executive Officer – CEO – Muqassa
Raed Alhumaid
Chief Executive Officer – CEO – Edaa
Moderator
Mariam Saliba
12:45pm – 1:15pm
Series 5
Saudi Stock Options- a new tool to hedge and trade
Speaker
Elie Geagea
Head of Equity Derivatives Solutions MENA – HSBC
1:15pm – 1:30pm
Presentation
Lunch Break
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Track 2: ESG: A push that will reshape the future of investment
Panel 2
ESG: big promises, but how can we really deliver?
Speakers
Jean-Maurice Ladure, CFA – Managing Director & Head of Index Solution Research, EMEA – MSCI
Darin Rovere – Founder & CEO – Sustainability Excellence
Khaled ALqunoon, CEO – Saudi Electricity
Mr. Paddy Padmanathan – Vice Chairman and CEO – ACWA POWER
Andreas Posavac – Vice President
Global Head of ESG, M&A and Governance Advisory – S&P Market Intelligence
Moderator
Widad Taleb
2:30pm – 3:15pm
Panel Discussion
Fireside Chat
With H.E. Hala AlTuwaijri – Head of Saudi Human Rights Commission
Moderator
TBC
3:15pm – 3:45pm
Series 6
CCS – Hydrogen – e-Fuel
Speaker
Ahmad Alkhwaiter – Chief Technology Officer – Saudi Aramco
3:45pm – 4:00pm
Presentation
Series 7
How Saudi Arabia EV will drive the future of transportation?
Speaker
Haitham Honjon – Head of Strategy – PIF/CEER
4:00pm – 4:15pm
Presentation
Series 8
Carbon credits, an opportunity to achieve global environmental equilibrium
Speaker
Riham ElGizy – CEO – Voluntary Carbon Market/PIF
4:15pm – 4:30pm
Presentation
Coffee Break
4:30pm – 4:45pm
Series 9
Saudi Arabia: A global social responsibility champion
Speaker
Bader Albader, CEO – Misk
4:45pm – 5:00pm
Presentation
Series 10
Corporate governance, too much or too little? How to strike a balance?
Speaker
Jane Valls, Executive Director – GCC Board Directors Institute (GCC BDI)
5:00pm – 5:15pm
Presentation
Track 3: ECM vs. DCM: A Capital Structure Conundrum
Registration & Networking
9:00am – 9:50am
Opening & Welcoming
9:50am – 10:00am
Fireside Chat
Speakers
Sarah Alsuhaimi – Chairperson – Saudi Tadawul Group
Moderator
Fatima Zahra Daoui
10:00am – 10:30am
Panel 3
Public equity over burn where can the additional bandwidth come from?
Speakers
Zaid Ghoul – Head of Investment Banking – SNB Capital
Claire Suddens Spiers – Partner, Global Head of Equity Advisory – Rothschild & Co
Alex Hageman, Head of EMEA ECM – Moelis & Co.
Martin Thorneycroft , Managing Director, Head of Cash Equity Capital Market – Morgan Stanley
Moderator
Fatima Zahra Daoui
10:30am – 11:15am
Panel Discussion
Series 11
ABBs & FMOs acronyms that matter
Speaker
Mohammed Fannouch, Managing Director Head of Investment Banking Advisory
11:15am – 11:30am
Presentation
Spotlight 2
Asset management in the Kingdom, where can we go from here?
Speakers
Ahmed Ghouth – CEO – AlKhabeer Capital
Samer Abu Aker – CEO – SEDCO Capital
Moderator
Tim Steinle
Panel Discussion
11:30am – 12:00pm
Series 12
Nomu, why this is only the tip of the iceberg?
Speaker
Rami Atwan – Head of Investment Banking Group – Yaqeen Capital
12:00pm – 12:15pm
Presentation
Series 13
Americana Restaurants IPO – Does it provide proof of concept for regional issuers – A case study
Speaker
Olga Semenchevskaia – Morgan Stanley
12:15pm – 12:30pm
Presentation
Lunch Break
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Series 14
Saudi’s IPO and Debt Capital Market: Open for international business to become a MENA champion
Speaker
Richard Cormack – Co- Head EMEA Equity Capital Market, Co- Head UK Investment Banking – Goldman Sachs
1:30pm – 1:45pm
Presentation
Spotlight 3
The life of a listed company
Speakers
Mohammed Khalid Alkhudair – CEO – National Company for Learning and Education (NCLE)
Mrs. Alison Rehill Erguven – CEO – Cenomi Centers
Yasser Joharji – CEO – AlNahdi
Heni Jallouli – Group Chief Financial Officer – Jahez International Group
Moderator
Moath Alangari
1:45pm – 2:15pm
Panel Discussion
Track 4: The Impact of Innovation and Digitalization
Panel 4
How fintechs are changing the financial landscape
Speakers
Abdulaziz Alomran – CEO – Impact 46
H.E .Dr. Nabeel Koshak – CEO and Board Member – SVC
Mohammed Talal Alnory – CEO – Tadawul Advanced Solutions (Wamid)
Salman Alghamdi – Malaa Technologies Company
Moderator
Reem Bin Saddik
2:15pm – 3:00pm
Panel Discussion
Series 15
Future of Open Banking
Speaker
H.E Ziyad Alyousif – Deputy Governor for Development and Technology – Saudi Central Bank
3:00pm – 3:15pm
Presentation
Series 16
The role of fintech companies in promoting financial literacy and easing access of individuals to capital markets
Speaker
Salahuldean Khashoggi – Managing Director – Tamra capital
3:15pm – 3:30pm
Presentation
Series 17
FinTech Transforming “Market Leader” to “Market Maker”
Speaker
Abdullah Suweilmy, Chairman – DirectFN
3:30pm – 3:45pm
Presentation
Spotlight 4
Brief on The Saudi Capital Market Awards
Speakers
Ahmad Kordi – President – CFA Society Saudi Arabia
Rayan AlQarawi – Founder & Chairman of the Saudi Chapter (MEIRA KSA) – Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA)
3:45pm – 4:00pm
Awards Ceremony
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Our Speakers
H.E Mohammed El Kuwaiz
Chairman of the Capital Market Authority of Saudi Arabia
Sarah Al-Suhaimi
Saudi Tadawul Group – Chairperson of the Board of Directors
Eng. Khalid Abdullah Al-Hussan
Saudi Tadawul Group – Board Member and Chief Executive Officer
Adena T. Friedman
Nasdaq – Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Patrick George
HSBC – Head of MSS Europe and North America
H.E. Dr. Nabeel Koshak
Saudi Venture Capital – Chief Executive Officer and Board Membe
Richard Cormack
Goldman Sachs -Co-head of ECM & Convertibles in EMEA and Co-head of UK Investment Banking
H.E Ziad Al Yousef
Saudi Central Bank “SAMA” – Deputy Governor for Development and Technology
Martin Thorneycroft
Morgan Stanley – Managing Director and Head of EMEA ECM
Paddy Padmanathan
ACWA Power – Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Mrs. Claire Suddens-Spiers
Rothschild & Co. – Partner, Global Head of Equity Advisory
Khalid Al Ghamdi
ANB Capital – Chief Executive Officer and Executive Board Member
Mazen Al-Sudairi
Al-Rajhi Capital – Head of Research
Founding Partner
Mega Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Digital Enabler
Gold Sponsors
Corporate Access Sponsors
