THEME - From distress to financial resilience: Keys to successful business turnarounds

EXPERTS

Conference Speakers

Hear from the brightest minds and most influential voices in the MENA region’s financial restructuring landscape. Our speakers bring decades of experience and cutting-edge insights to help you navigate the complexities of today’s financial environment. Join us to learn, connect, and be inspired by the industry’s leading experts

Opening Keynote

H.E. Abdullah Sultain bin Awad Al Nuaimi

Minister of Justice UAE

Fatima Almutawa

Head of Financial Reorganization and Bankruptcy Unit

Ministry of Justice UAE

Adel Jamal Abdulla Almarzooqi

Chief Legal Counsel

Central Bank of the UAE

Khalid Al-Shamma

Head of Uncollected Dividends Section

Capital Market Authority

Amer Khansaheb

Chief Executive Officer

Union Properties

Dr. Zekeriyya Gemici

Executive Vice President

Strategy & Growth
Tasnee

Waseem Al-Sourani

Managing Partner

Baseline Alignment Solutions

Elie Fakhoury

Senior Managing Director

Teneo

Charles Spetka

Head of Middle East

Fortress 

Vikas Papriwal

Senior Managing Director

FTI Consulting

Naveen Sabharwal

Managing Director – Distressed Investments

Davidson Kempner

Simon Ballard

Managing Director and Chief Economist

First Abu Dhabi Bank

Ahmed Fathi Al Kilani

Board Member

Tabarak Investment

Yasmine Calil

Managing Director, Portfolio Management and Structuring

Christofferson Robb & Company

Zaid Abunayyan

General Manager

Special Assets
Alinma Bank

Mohammed Al Dhaheri

Partner – Dispute Resolution

Hadef & Partners

Robbie Harris

Managing Director, DPG Europe

Deutsche Bank
U.A.E

Naief Yahia

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution

Al Tamimi & Company

Alexander King

Chief Financial Officer

MHL Group

Balaji Natarajan

Group Chief Financial Officer

Bin Ladin International Holding Company

Sam Gidoomal

Senior Managing Director

Head of Middle East Financial Services
Alvarez & Marsal

Guy Wall

Senior Managing Director

Head of Middle East Insolvency
Alvarez & Marsal

Bruno Navarro

Managing Director

Ipso Facto

Mubashir Mukadam

Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer

Blantyre Capital

Husni Mousli

Partner

Kirkland & Ellis

Mihir Bhatt

Managing Director

Restructuring, Kroll

Ahmad Alanani

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Sancta Capital Group

Amir Ahmad

Partner

Reed Smith

Louise Jones

Head of Special Credits MENAT

HSBC

Fatima Marzooq Ali Al Ali

Trustee

Mansour Subaei

Acting General Manager - Special Assets Management

Saudi Awwal Bank

Michael Rainey

Partner

Eversheds Sutherland

Turki AlAhmari

Head of Special Assets Management

Banque Saudi Fransi

George Kakos

Partner

PwC

Karim Labban

Senior Managing Director

Ankura

Robert Bradbury

Managing Director, Head of Structured Credit

Alvarez & Marsal

Raihan Shaikh-Khaleel

Managing Director

Swinton Advisors
U.K.

Tom Bullock

Partner – Restructuring, Turnaround and Cost Transformation

Deloitte

Mortaza Nadjafi

Partner - Restructuring, Performance and Transformation

Roland Berger

Jerry Wu Chenggang

Chief Special Operations Officer

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Sharif Eid

Partner, Head of Private Credit

Amwal Capital Partners

Sharif Eid

Partner, Head of Private Credit

Amwal Capital Partners

Christian Adams

Co-Managing Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig

Khurram Zaheer Chishti

Senior Credit Officer

Habib Bank AG Zurich

Tauhid Ijaz

Partner

Ashurst

James Long

Senior Managing Director

FTI Consulting

Emad Alsinan

Regional Head of Special Assets Management

Saudi Awwal Bank (tbc)

Jody Waugh

Managing Partner

Al Tamimi & Company

Oliver Carter

Senior Managing Director

Teneo

Sadaf Buchanan

Partner

Dentons

Ola Abdullah

Business Restructuring Services

PwC

Markus Held

Partner

Roland Berger

Imogen Lillywhite

Senior Reporter

Debtwire

Jennifer Frenis

Director

Deloitte

Katie McMahon

Senior CEEMEA Reporter

Octus

Suhaib Aref

Senior Manager – Debt Restructuring

Saudi Awwal Bank