Wealth / Life Middle East (DXB)

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15th – 17th November 2022
Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai

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Agenda

PRE-EVENT EVENING | 15th Nov 2022 DAY 1 | 16th Nov 2022 DAY 2 | 17th Nov 2022

Welcome Drinks Reception
6.00pm

Registration
9.00am

Chairs’ Opening Remarks
9.30am

Marianne Kafena, Partner
Harbottle & Lewis

Ajay Wiltshire , General Counsel
Saffery Champness (Guernsey / Dubai)

Navigating the Family & the Business in the Middle East
9.40am

David Bowen, Partner, Family Office Advisory Services Leader
EY

Mustafa Hussain, Managing Director, London
Accuro

Sunita Singh Dalal, Partner, Private Client & Family Offices
Hourani & Partners

Jurisdictions Onshore v. Offshore v. Midshore
10.20am

Heba Al Emara, Managing Director
Vistra Middle East

Richard Catling, Partner
Al Tamimi & Co

Aurelie Conrad Hari, Partner
Bar & Karrer

Refreshment Break
11.00am

Banking UHNW Clients - locally, regionally, globally - working with professional advisors
11.30am

George Triplow, Senior Wealth Strategist, Global Family Office
Northern Trust UAE

Sahba Hadipour, Founder & CEO
SISAA

Reputation, Reputation, Reputation: Dealing with the media, Privacy Protection and Setting the record straight
12.10pm

Gideon Benaim, Partner
Simkins

Stuart Leach, Director
Stuart Leach Associates

John Kelly, Partner
Harbottle & Lewis

Lunch
12.50pm

Family Governance - Love will tear us apart
2.00pm

Nawal Abdel Hadi, Senior Associate
Al Tamimi & Co

Byron James , Partner
Expatriate Law (Dubai)

Carine Tohme, Managing Partner
Tohme Law (Lebanon)

Regulations and Reporting in the Region
2.40pm

Rima Mrad, Partner
BSA Ahman Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP

Refreshment Break
3.20pm

Sharia Structures - The interface between faith, wealth and planning
3.50pm

Marianne Kafena, Partner
Harbottle & Lewis

Mohammed Paracha, Head of Middle East
Norton Rose Fulbright (Middle East)

Dr. Hamid Harasani, Managing Partner
Harasani & Alkhamees Law Firm (Saudi Arabia)

Addictive Behaviours and Mental Health
4.30pm

Jonathan Edgeley, Founder
Montrose Retreats Limited

Chairs’ Summation & Close of Day 1
5.10pm

Drinks Reception
5.15pm

Conference Dinner
7.15pm

Refreshments
9.00am

Chairs’ Welcome Back
9.30am

Marianne Kafena, Partner
Harbottle & Lewis

Ajay Wiltshire , General Counsel
Saffery Champness (Guernsey / Dubai)

Horizon Scanning - A look to the future (while we still have one)
9.40am

Mario Al-Jebouri, Head of Dubai Representative Office
Banque Cantonale de Geneve, Dubai

Nour Tassabehji, Investment Director
CdR Capital Limited

Curtis Childs , Managing Director
Belle Capital

International Problems - Sanctions compliance in an ever changing world
10.20am

Mahnaz Malik, Barrister
Twenty Essex

Abdulla Ziad Galadari, Senior Partner
Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants

Keith Oliver , Partner, Head of International
Peters & Peters

Refreshment Break
11.00am

Generating Work - Networking, Conferences, Online and Offline
11.30am

Scott Feasey, CEO
M&C Saatchi UAE

Melissa Davis, Founder and Chief Executive
MD Communications

Natalie Cooke, Group Managing Director
M&C Saatchi

Lunch
12.30pm

Working With Family Offices: Should you have one? Setting One Up? Client, Obstacle or Threat?
1.45pm

Kyra Motley, Partner
Boodle Hatfield

Sally Tennant OBE, Founding Partner
Acorn Capital Advisers

Charlotte Evans-Tipping, Senior Associate
Forsters

International Mobility by choice or by force?
2.25pm

Tom Kimber, Associate Director
JTC

Hannah Wailoo, Partner
Withers

Chairs’ Summary & Closing Remarks
3.30pm

6.00pm
Welcome Drinks Reception
9.00am
Registration
9.30am
Chairs’ Opening Remarks
Marianne Kafena - Partner - Harbottle & Lewis
Ajay Wiltshire - General Counsel - Saffery Champness (Guernsey / Dubai)
9.40am
Navigating the Family & the Business in the Middle East
David Bowen - Partner, Family Office Advisory Services Leader - EY
Mustafa Hussain - Managing Director, London - Accuro
Sunita Singh Dalal - Partner, Private Client & Family Offices - Hourani & Partners
10.20am
Jurisdictions Onshore v. Offshore v. Midshore
Heba Al Emara - Managing Director - Vistra Middle East
Richard Catling - Partner - Al Tamimi & Co
Aurelie Conrad Hari - Partner - Bar & Karrer
11.00am
Refreshment Break
11.30am
Banking UHNW Clients - locally, regionally, globally - working with professional advisors
George Triplow - Senior Wealth Strategist, Global Family Office - Northern Trust UAE
Sahba Hadipour - Founder & CEO - SISAA
12.10pm
Reputation, Reputation, Reputation: Dealing with the media, Privacy Protection and Setting the record straight
Gideon Benaim - Partner - Simkins
Stuart Leach - Director - Stuart Leach Associates
John Kelly - Partner - Harbottle & Lewis
12.50pm
Lunch
2.00pm
Family Governance - Love will tear us apart
Nawal Abdel Hadi - Senior Associate - Al Tamimi & Co
Byron James - Partner - Expatriate Law (Dubai)
Carine Tohme - Managing Partner - Tohme Law (Lebanon)
2.40pm
Regulations and Reporting in the Region
Rima Mrad - Partner - BSA Ahman Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP
3.20pm
Refreshment Break
3.50pm
Sharia Structures - The interface between faith, wealth and planning
Marianne Kafena - Partner - Harbottle & Lewis
Mohammed Paracha - Head of Middle East - Norton Rose Fulbright (Middle East)
Dr. Hamid Harasani - Managing Partner - Harasani & Alkhamees Law Firm (Saudi Arabia)
4.30pm
Addictive Behaviours and Mental Health
Jonathan Edgeley - Founder - Montrose Retreats Limited
5.10pm
Chairs’ Summation & Close of Day 1
5.15pm
Drinks Reception
7.15pm
Conference Dinner
9.00am
Refreshments
9.30am
Chairs’ Welcome Back
Marianne Kafena - Partner - Harbottle & Lewis
Ajay Wiltshire - General Counsel - Saffery Champness (Guernsey / Dubai)
9.40am
Horizon Scanning - A look to the future (while we still have one)
Mario Al-Jebouri - Head of Dubai Representative Office - Banque Cantonale de Geneve, Dubai
Nour Tassabehji - Investment Director - CdR Capital Limited
Curtis Childs - Managing Director - Belle Capital
10.20am
International Problems - Sanctions compliance in an ever changing world
Mahnaz Malik - Barrister - Twenty Essex
Abdulla Ziad Galadari - Senior Partner - Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
Keith Oliver - Partner, Head of International - Peters & Peters
11.00am
Refreshment Break
11.30am
Generating Work - Networking, Conferences, Online and Offline
Scott Feasey - CEO - M&C Saatchi UAE
Melissa Davis - Founder and Chief Executive - MD Communications
Natalie Cooke - Group Managing Director - M&C Saatchi
12.30pm
Lunch
1.45pm
Working With Family Offices: Should you have one? Setting One Up? Client, Obstacle or Threat?
Kyra Motley - Partner - Boodle Hatfield
Sally Tennant OBE - Founding Partner - Acorn Capital Advisers
Charlotte Evans-Tipping - Senior Associate - Forsters
2.25pm
International Mobility by choice or by force?
Tom Kimber - Associate Director - JTC
Hannah Wailoo - Partner - Withers
3.30pm
Chairs’ Summary & Closing Remarks

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