Newsletter December 2018, Issue 4 | Page 4

Augmented Reality of Trading and Settlement Ecosystems

October 29-30, 2018

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ConFEAS 2018

Organized with the support of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, the event took place in InterContinental Abu Dhabi. The industry-leading two-days conference was full of sessions across many different areas of Capital Market field, with leaders of the industry and networking events.

Nearly 200 representatives from different companies participated in the event, including participants and speakers from Nasdaq, UNCTAD, Oliver Wyman, GMEX Group, Boerse Stuttgart, Warsaw Stock Exchange, Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA), Moscow Exchange, National Settlement Depository , etc.

The conference began with the Opening Speeches of FEAS Secretary General Mr. Konstantin Saroyan, H.E. Saif Al Hajeri Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of the Economic Development, CEO of the Host Exchange ADX Mr. Rashed Al Balooshi, FEAS former Chairman Mr. Mohammad Farid Saleh from EGX and FEAS New Chairman Mr. Ahmed Saleh Al Marhoon from the Muscat Securities Market. The event included four keynote speeches and nine panel discussions.

The program included several interesting topics that are for high importance for Capital Market industry today such as: MiFid II; Blockchain, Future of Fintech, Cross-border Trading LInks (See Link), SME Trading, Crowd Funding Platforms, etc.

During the conference, FEAS and the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding . The main principle behind the MoU is a mutual commitment in complementing each other’s duties and functions within the global capital markets. Both organizations are committed to working together on the promotion of capital market development, the organization of conferences, trainings, the development of mutually agreed projects, and the dissemination of activities through several publications.

ConFEAS 2018 Highlights

2

Days

9

Panels

30+

Speakers

9

Panels

4

Keynotes

9

Panels

180+

Participants

9

Panels

9

Panels

FEAS & ANNA MoU