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contributions from HE Raja Al Mazrouei, CEO of Etihad Credit Insurance and Board Member of Zand
Bank; Pedro Sousa Cardoso, Chief Digital Officer at Emirates NBD; Paul Kay, Chief Information
Officer at Abu Dhabi Investment Council; and Thomas Pramotedham, CEO
of Presight. Investment strategy trends were addressed by Muneera Aldossary of Franklin Templeton
and Marwan Haddad of Azimut Group, focusing on sustainable investing and technologies reshaping
capital allocation.
The GCC’s competitive talent market was another focus, with insights from Noelle Al-Jaweini of Saudi
Exchange, Hedi Ben Mlouka of FIM Partners, Maria Ivanova of Citi UAE, and Michael Lints of Golden
Gate Ventures on preparing for future leadership challenges.
The final session, led by Asma Khamis Saeed Mana, Head of Corporate Finance, Securities and
Commodities Authority (SCA) and Sallianne Taylor, Head of Government Relations EMEA at
Bloomberg, explored how regulatory advancements and innovations in Islamic finance are positioning
the UAE as a leading financial hub.
Bloomberg’s inaugural Future of Finance in the Mena region took place at the Waldorf Astoria, DIFC,
on Wednesday, November 20 2024.

https://gulftime.ae/bloomberg-launches-future-of-finance-series-in-middle-east/