VIRTUAL FORUM AGENDA

22 June 2020

 

TRACK 1: STAY UP TO DATE

OPENING SESSIONS

09:00 – 09:05 Opening Ceremony
09:05 – 09:30

KEYNOTE:

How is Bahrain Responding to COVID-19

Speaker

Mohammed Ali AlQaed, CE, Information & eGovernment Authority

09:30 – 10:00

KEYNOTE:

Corporate Governance: Considerations during COVID-19

Speaker

Seamus Gillen, Founder Director, Value Alpha Limited

10:00 – 10:30 Break & Virtual Networking

TRACK 2: SHARE THE EXPERIENCE

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

10:30 – 11:15

BREAKOUT SESSION 1: HR under the Spotlight: Working with COVID-19

Moderator

Amal Kooheji, Managing Director, Human Capital Development Advisory

Speakers

Dana Buheji, Chief Human Resources Officer, National Bank of Bahrain

Jordana Semaan, Head of HR- Gulf and Asia, Investcorp Holdings B.S.C.

Dr. Susan Hetrick, Vice President & Group Head – HRD, Bank ABC

Aurora Nolasco, Senior Manager - Human Resources, DHL Express

 

BREAKOUT SESSION 2: COVID-19: A Wake-Up Call for Digital Transformation

Moderator

Khalid Saad, FinTech Advisor

Speakers

Yousif AlNefaie, Deputy Chief Executive - Business Development & Services, BENEFIT

Nawaf Abdulrahman, Head of Information Technology, Mohamed bin Khalifa Cardiac Center

Hassan Abouzeid, Group Chief IT & Operations Officer, BBK

11:15 – 12:00 Break & Virtual Networking

TRACK 3: SPECIALIZE

TRAINING WORKSHOPS

12:00 – 14:00

BREAKOUT SESSIONS:

1. Business Continuity Management - Preparing for a Pandemic
Speaker

Yousif Faraj, Senior Lecturer, BIBF

 

 
2. The impact of the COVID-19 on insurance protection
Speaker

Hala Naseeb, Lecturer, BIBF

 
3. A Global Crisis: The Role of an Islamic Finance Professional, Institution and Policy Maker
Speaker

Mujtaba Khalid, Head of the Centre for Islamic Finance, BIBF

 
4. Why AI can solve business challenges - including some of those imposed by COVID-19?
Speaker

Ameen Al Tajer, CEO of INFINITEWARE

 
5. Stress Management: Psychology & Mental Health
Speaker

Phillip Mukhwana, Senior Lecturer, BIBF

 
6. Cyber Security during the COVID-19 Era
Speaker

Nishanth Pathi Kumar, Lecturer, BIBF

 
7. COVID-19, VAT and Working Capital - An Opportunity
Speakers

Rishabh Tandon, Senior Manager, MMJS

Ravi Chauhan, Manager - Financial Accounting and Advisory Services, MMJS

CLOSING
14:00 – 14:30

CLOSING KEYNOTE:

How is the Global Business World Responding to COVID-19

Speaker

Hal S. Scott, Chairman & President of the Program on International Systems (PIFS) and the Emeritus Nomura Professor of International Financial Systems at Harvard Law School

14:30 - 14:45

CLOSING REMARKS

BIBF

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