FIRE Middle East 2025

Bringing together the key regional players in the asset recovery space for the 5th year

In-Person | 09 - 11 November 2025 | Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai

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Join key Asset Recovery professionals from across the Middle East , encompassing Fraud, Insolvency, Recovery & Enforcement at this unique 5th Annual event.

With a host of networking opportunities, allowing you to foster new relationships and maintain existing ones, join us once again in Dubai for our regional event that is almost too hot to handle!

Gain a holistic view and enhance your practice through engaging with focused panel discussions featuring diverse speakers: solicitors, barristers, funders, investigators, and other legal professionals from regional and international firms.

Why Attend The Premier Asset Recovery Middle East Event?

Well timed with Dubai Arbitration Week
and set in the hub that is the DIFC
2024 Agenda

Hottest Topics of 2025
Year 5 is bigger and better in the hottest location 

Proven to bring together all the 
key regional players GCC
Speaking Faculty

Experienced and Expert Advisory Board - Representing the Middle East

 

Anas Akel
Anas Akel Partner
ZH Partner (Saudi Arabia)
Hana Al Khatib
Hana Al Khatib Partner
Global Advocacy (UAE)
Walid Azzam
Walid Azzam Partner
Hadef & Partners (UAE)
Sally Kotb
Sally Kotb Partner
Baker & McKenzie (UAE)
Georgina Munnik
Georgina Munnik Senior Counsel
Al Tamimi (UAE)
All Speakers

Perfectly timed with Dubai Arbitration Week and conveniently located near the DIFC, the summit enhances networking opportunities and facilitates interactions with local, regional and international asset recovery experts.

 

Key Highlights

#FIREMiddleEast  #AssetRecovery

Covering the hottest topics in the region, our agenda and speaking faculty have been curated by our thought leading advisory board of industry experts.

 

Unpacking The Full Cycle of Asset Recovery

How Technology Is Enhancing the Asset Recovery Space

A New Age - Fraud Within the Digital Assets Space

Strategizing Your NPL Portfolio

Exploring The New Bankruptcy and Insolvency Procedures

Sanctions Regime and its Impact Across the World

Ensuring Enforcement – A Paper Victory Is Not Enough

Transferring The Risk of Recovery via Litigation Funding

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Regional Speakers at Previous Editions

With thought-leading experts sharing their practical advice, shared experiences and challenges, this is the perfect place to stay up to date and learn from your fellow peers.

Christian P. Alberti
Christian P. Alberti Chief of ADR and General Counsel
Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (Saudi Arabia)
Martin Cubasch
Martin Cubasch Head of Legal MENA
Binance (UAE)
Dr Souhayel Tayeb
Souhayel Tayeb Chief Legal Officer
Commercial Bank of Dubai (UAE)
Robert Lewsley
Robert Lewsley Regional Head of Disputes and Government Investigations Legal (Africa & Middle East)
Standard Chartered Bank (UAE)
Dr. Amel Makhlouf
Dr. Amel Makhlouf MCIArb, Independent Counsel & Arbitrator / Management Committee Member
AM Avocat (France) / SOAS Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Centre (UK)
Patrick Meaney
Patrick Meaney Managing Director, Enforcement
Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) (Dubai)
Natalie Winwood
Natalie Winwood Senior Legal Counsel
(UAE)
Ali Haidar
Ali Haidar Head of Legal and Government Affairs
Microsoft (UAE)
Amira Ioana Shaat
Amira Ioana Shaat Legal Manager - Office of the General Counsel
PWC
Anas Akel
Anas Akel Partner
ZH Partner (Saudi Arabia)
Sara Aalamri
Sara Aalamri Partner
AlGhazzawi & Partners (Saudi Arabia)
Fatima Balfaqeeh
Fatima Balfaqeeh Managing Partner
Balfaqeeh Advocates & Legal Consultants (UAE)
Habib Al Mulla
Habib Al Mulla Founder
Habib Al Mulla & Partners (Dubai)
Ammar El Banna
Ammar El Banna Founder and Managing Partner
Incept Legal (UAE)
Aysha Mutaywea
Aysha Mutaywea Partner
Mena Chambers Bahrain (Bahrain)
Amr Bajamal
Amr Bajamal Partner
NHB Legal (UAE)
All Speakers

Premium Networking, Drinks and Dinner by the Burj! 
Highlights from 2024

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speakers

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