The Swiss-Arab Forum in brief

2. Swiss-Arab Forum
 About
 General Theme
 Yearly Theme
 Topics Discussed
 Guest Countries
 Partners
 Sponsors List
 Media Partners
 List of Speakers
 Audience
 Participants Pie Chart
 SAF Accomplishments

3. 2014
Swiss-Arab Financial Forum
The 2nd edition of the Swiss-Arab
Financial Forum, April 3, 2014 at the
Grand Hotel Kempinski in Geneva,
Switzerland.
2013
Swiss-Arab Wealth Management Forum
The first edition of the Swiss Arab
Wealth Management Forum was
inaugurated on April 10, 2013 at
the Grand Hotel kempinski in
Geneva, Switzerland.

4. General Theme
Bringing together Arab
and Swiss leaders in the
city of Switzerland
(Geneva).

5. 2014
Swiss-Arab Financial Forum
Creating a New Financial
Management Model for a New
World
2013
Swiss-Arab Wealth Management Forum
The Future of Switzerland as a Hub
for Arab Wealth Management in a
Changing Global Regulatory
Environment

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Swiss-Arab Financial Forum
 What future for Wealth
Management in Switzerland
 The New Banking World
 Switzerland: A Hub for Financial
Know-How
 Switzerland as an Ideal Location for
Multinational Companies'
Headquarters
 Investment Prospects of MENA
Markets
 Commodity Trade Finance
2013
Swiss-Arab Wealth Management Forum
 Outlook of Switzerland as a Hub for
Wealth Management
 Global Economic Outlook
 Drivers of MENA Markets
 Investment Strategies and Assets
Allocation
 United Arab Emirates: A global
business hub

7. 2014
Swiss-Arab Financial Forum
 Brought together financial
leaders from more than 10 Arab
countries
2013
Swiss-Arab Wealth Management Forum
 Hosted the United Arab Emirates
as a guest country

8. 2014
Swiss-Arab Financial Forum
 Partner: Geneva Financial Center
2013
Swiss-Arab Wealth Management Forum
 Partner: Geneva Financial Center

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Swiss-Arab Financial Forum
 The Arab Swiss Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
2013
Swiss-Arab Wealth Management Forum
 The Arab Swiss Chamber of
Commerce and Industry

10. 2013
Swiss-Arab Wealth Management Forum
Platinum Gold Silver Coffee break

11. 2014
Swiss-Arab Financial Forum
Platinum Gold Silver

12. 2014
Swiss-Arab Financial Forum
2013
Swiss-Arab Wealth Management Forum
 L’Agefi provided ad space, sent
newsletters to subscribers in order to
announce the event and displayed banner
and information on their website

13. H.E. Daniel Zulauf
Minister, Deputy Permanent
Representative to the WTO
Federal Department of Economic
Affairs FAISAL
Permanent Mission
H.E. Abdullah Ahmed Al
Saleh
Undersecretary
Ministry of Economy
UAE
H.E. Riad Salamé
Governor
Banque Du Liban
Lebanon
Mr. Khaled Ahmed Suleiman
Global Head of Private Banking
and CEO
NBAD Private Bank (Suisse) SA
Switzerland
Ms. Sara Al Shorouqi
Sr. Manager – Communications –
Aerospace
Mubadala
UAE
Mr. Philippe Jabre
Founder and CIO
Jabre Capital Partners SA
Switzerland
Mr. Stefan Hofer
Emerging Markets
Economist - Executive
Director
Julius Baer
Switzerland
H.E. Marwan Bin Jassim Al
Sarkal
CEO
Sharjah Investment and
Development Authority – UAE
2013

14. Mr. Bernard Droux
Chairman - Geneva Financial
Center
Managing Partner - Lombard
Odier&Cie
Switzerland
Mr. Bertrand Gacon
President
Sustainable Finance Geneva
Switzerland
Mr. Etienne Mouthon
Managing Partner
W&Cie
Switzerland
Mr. Khaled Zeidan
Executive General Manager
Med Securities
Lebanon
Dr. Martin Maurer
Director
Association of Foreign Banks
Switzerland
Mr. Michel Girardin
Professor of Economics and
Finance, University of
Lausanne
Switzerland
Ms. Eveline De Proyart
Senior Vice President -
Christie’s Switzerland
Managing Director -
Christie’s Geneva
Switzerland
Mr. Werner Oberli
President of the Board
Arab-Swiss Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
Switzerland
2013

15. Mr. Nicolas Pictet
President
Geneva Financial Center
Switzerland
Prof. Jean-Paul Vulliéty
President of the Board
Arab-Swiss Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
Switzerland
Mr. Edouard Cuendet
Managing Director
Geneva Financial Center
Switzerland
H.E. Ambassador Fabrice Filliez,
Responsible for Multilateral Tax
Issues, State Secretariat for
International Financial Matters,
Switzerland
Mr. Renato Santi
Chief Executive Officer, BSI
S.A. Switzerland
Mr. Marc Schluep, Head
Corporate Development, SIX
Group, Switzerland
Dr. Jean-Marc Falter,
Member of Senior
Management at the Swiss
National Bank, Switzerland
Mr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-
Fouzan, Chairman, The Investor
for Securities, Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia
2014

16. Mr. Winston Griffin, Vice
President, Global
Operations, Procter &
Gamble, Switzerland
Mr. Paul Donovan, Global
Economist, Managing
Director, UBS Investment
Bank, Switzerland
Mr. Jacques-Olivier
Thomann, Honorary
President, Geneva Trading
and Shipping Association
(GTSA), Switzerland
Mr. Abdallah Chatila, Chief
Executive Officer, Rachaya
Holding SA, Switzerland
2014

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Swiss-Arab Financial Forum
 Swiss and Arab bankers
 Financial leaders and experts from
Switzerland and the Arab World
 Wealth and asset managers
 Investors and HNWI's
 Monetary officials
 Planning and finance executives
 Consolidation and compliance
officers
 Audit and risk managers
 Financial analysts
2013
Swiss-Arab Wealth Management Forum
 Government officials, central
bankers and leaders
 Representatives of major Arab,
Swiss and international banks,
private banks and financial
institutions
 HNWI's
 Other important players in
investment and wealth
management

18. Pie Chart
Swiss-Arab Forum
53%
22%
23%
2%
Participant Breakdown by Region
Europe GCC Levant USA
14%
24%
9%
53%
Participant Breakdown by Position
Government Middle Management
Other Top Management

19. THE SWISS-ARAB FORUM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

20. is the first of its kind in Geneva and is a meeting point for Government Officials,
Central Bankers, Leaders & Representatives of major Arab & Swiss Private
Banks & Financial Institutions.
SAF

21. SAF
revealed Switzerland’s
horizons and
innovation capabilities
in managing the Arab
wealth in light of the
geopolitical turmoil.

22. SAF acts as a bridge between the Arab
region and one of the world’s top wealth
management hubs.

23. SAF allows Arab
High Net Worth
Individuals (HNWI) to
explore by-sector
investment
opportunities in a
steady economy like
Switzerland.

24. SAF
reassured the
Arabs that
Switzerland is
able to maintain
its leadership
position as a
private equity
hub.

25. SAF provides a platform for holding an open dialogue between public
and private sectors from Switzerland and the Arab world to take the
bilateral economy, trade, asset allocation and investment relations
into a new level of alliance.

26. http://www.iktissadevents.
com/events/SAF/2
The Swiss Arab
Forum is to take
place in March
26, 2015.
LOOKING
FORWARD TO
SEE YOU THERE
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Swiss-Arab Forum 2015

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