HUBBIS MIDDLE EAST INVESTMENT FORUM 2022

Sivadeet has an experience of over 17 years in the Financial Services including Wealth Management, Asset Management, and Insurance sectors. He joined Oman Insurance Company in 2015 and currently leads all development initiatives for Individual Life business. Prior to joining Oman Insurance, Sivadeet was the Regional Manager for Middle East and Africa at NJ Global Invest Limited Dubai, a subsidiary he set up for NJ Group, a leading private wealth management company from India. Sivadeet was also part of the key team to set up a Global Asset Management Company and established multi manager strategy funds in the Middle East and Africa region. At Oman Insurance, Sivadeet is responsible to develop the Life business for Individual clients. His role includes P&L management, Underwriting framework, Reinsurance, Investment management, Operations, Product development, establish effective controls for Business management, formulate and execute development strategies and work with internal and external stake holders to ensure sustainable growth for the line of business. Along with Individual Life, Sivadeet also leads the End of Service Gratuity and Workplace Savings business for the company. Sivadeet holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Bangalore University, India and is a member of various insurance and wealth management industry committees.

Salman Haider’s banking career spans 25 years across EMEA and Asia. He has spent most of his career in Wealth Management leadership roles in addition to Retail Banking, Corporate Banking and Global Markets experience. Salman started his banking career with Habib Bank AG Zurich in London, before moving to Citi in 2001, where he held various roles in London, Zurich and Singapore. His last role at Citi was Asia Pacific Head for Citi’s Citigold client segment and launched Citigold Private Client for HNW clients in the region. Salman then joined JPMorgan in 2010 as Head of South East Asia PWM for the Private Bank in Singapore, where he built the HNW business for the firm. Salman moved from Asia back to London in 2015 and returned to Citi to run the U.K. Consumer Bank and International Personal Banking EMEA. In 2018 Salman joined Barclays Private Bank in London as Region Head for Global Growth Markets/International Private Bank (ex-Europe), responsible for Africa, Middle East, India onshore and Asia. In his current role he is CEO for the Global Wealth Management business for Habib Bank AG Zurich since 2021, responsible for building the bank’s Private Banking business in Zurich and Dubai, serving UHNW clients across nine markets the bank operates in. Salman is considered an established business leader in the global wealth management industry, who possesses experience across the wealth spectrum—Affluent, HNW and UHNW clients—with proven results with global banks. He currently lives in Dubai with his wife and three children, and holds an MSc in Finance from Cass Business School in London.

Philip Rosenberg is Managing Director and Head of Distribution - Middle East. He looks after institutional, private wealth, and wholesale relationships across the region. Phil has been involved with asset management distribution for over 33 years, including fixed income, equities, and alternatives. He joined GAM Investments in 2010 and has been closely connected to the firm since 1998. Before joining GAM, Phil was an Executive Director at Julius Baer, in the Middle East team. He also worked at EFG Bank advising clients in the US, Middle East, and the UK. Prior to this, he held senior distribution and marketing roles at Liberty Ermitage, and Credit Lyonnais. Phil started his career at Lehman Brothers in 1989 where he was a pioneering member of the alternatives investment team. He studied sound engineering and music technology and holds the CFA Level III (IMC) and CISI Level 6 qualifications. He is based in London.

Prashant joined Lighthouse Canton in 2016 in Singapore and moved to Dubai in 2017 to set up the DIFC business. He is the CEO for Lighthouse Canton Capital (DIFC) Pte Ltd and heads the Multi-Family Office business for the firm. He is responsible for engagement with key clients in addition to building a footprint for the business in the MENA region Prashant brings over 18 years of experience across large international banks like Citibank, Merrill Lynch and Barclays. In Barclays, he was responsible for managing the Non-Resident Indian team in Dubai along with the portfolios of select Ultra-High Net Worth and Institutional clients based in MENA and South/South-East Asia. Prashant has specialized skills in complex derivative products across interest rates, equities and FX and has a keen understanding of the requirements of corporate and institutional clients Prashant qualified as a Chartered Accountant and is a merit holder from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is also a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Delhi University in India.

Nicholas is an online trading industry veteran of 25 years, who is passionate about commercialising innovative and disruptive technology. Nicholas is responsible for building white-label partnerships. These collaborations are transforming banks and financial institutions across the region as they navigate ever-changing markets and regulatory systems. Nicholas’ current focus is on providing financial institutions with BaaS (Banking-as-a-Service), multi-asset execution, robo-advisory, digital channels and prime brokerage. Prior to his time at Saxo Bank, Nicholas successfully launched and led cuttingedge products, services and platforms for major brands including Bloomberg, Dresdner Kleinwort, Mubasher and Beltone.

Graham has over 30 years of international life company experience having worked in the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore and the UAE with multinational and international life businesses. Graham has always specialised in marketing, business development, sales and distribution and has worked with all forms of retail and corporate distribution including bancassurance, direct sales, tied agency, IFA, direct, insurance broker and employee benefit consultants. He has been the principal officer for life businesses in Singapore and the UAE most recently CEO of a life business in Singapore. Graham has a BA (Hons.) European Business Administration from Middlesex University and a Diplome d’Etudes Superieures Europeennes de Management from ESC Reims. Graham joined Hansard Global in July 2013 to help drive the agreement and implementation of Hansard Global’s new business growth strategy and plans. Graham lives in Dubai, the perfect base from which to manage Hansard’s international sales and marketing team covering Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Latin America, with his wife and three children.

Fadi Barakat began his career in 2001 as a Financial Advisor with FFA Private Bank in Beirut. In 2005 he joined Investa Financial to head the trading division and help develop its online platform across asset classes. In 2008 he moved to Dubai where he held a senior role as a Portfolio Manager at ES Bankers. He subsequently worked at two prominent family offices as Chief Investment Officer. He joined REYL Finance (MEA) Ltd. as Chief Investment Officer in 2020 and is a member of the Executive Committee. Fadi Barakat graduated from the American University of Beirut (BSc Economics ‘02).

Damian leads Saxo Bank’s expansion strategy in the MENA region via the digital delivery of global trading platforms for direct/private clients and Institutional partners. Damian has been the CEO for 2 of the leading Digital Banks in the UAE over the last 10 years, being Swissquote Bank (Swiss) and Saxo Bank (Denmark). Saxo’s mission is the delivery of timely, relevant content and access to global financial markets, with a passion of constant innovation. Whether for our direct clients, or to our Partners serving their end-clients, our Vision is to enable people to fulfil their financial aspirations and make an impact. Prior to joining Saxo Bank, Damian worked in a number of senior roles for HSBC in the Middle East region, and as an Executive Director for Falcon Private Bank, the Abu Dhabi owned Swiss Private Bank.

Ms Wong joined Ping An of China Asset Management ( in end 2018 responsible for institutional business development She has worked in the investment management industry for over 20 years From 2013 2018 she was Old Mutual’s managing director, Head of Asia Business She also sat on the Board of Directors for Old Mutual Global Investors (Asia Pacific) Limited (now known as Jupiter Asset Management) Having joined ABN AMRO Asset Management (now known as BNP Paribas Asset Management) as Head of Investment Fund Services in 1998 Ms Wong was responsible for developing business strategies including distribution, marketing, product and client servicing for Asia She was appointed as the Head of Distribution of mainland China, Hong Kong and South East Asia in 2011 Ms Wong started her career at HSBC and then joined Jardine Fleming (now known as JPMorgan) in Hong Kong Ms Wong was an Executive Committee member of the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association from 2009 2013 Ms Wong graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a honor degree in International Business

Dr Nick Xiao joined Hywin International in 2019 as CEO. Nick previously worked at Standard Chartered Private Banking, Credit Suisse Private Banking, Bank Julius Baer, building and managing various businesses in China, Taiwan, and the wider North Asia. Later, Nick was managing partner of a family office and advised leading families in Asia and Switzerland on their wealth and pursuits. Nick holds a PhD in Finance from Wuhan University in China and is a prolific academic. He published in 2004 one of the earliest books on China’s OTC derivatives market, and contributed award-winning papers to the official journals of People’s Bank of China and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Nick is widely consulted for his views on private banking in Asia and his insight on China, through speeches at events and interviews with international and Chinese media.

Salman Bajwa is an Executive Director in the Dubai branch of Bank of Singapore. He oversees client investments in the Managed Investments space, which includes the in-house discretionary portfolios as well as third party mutual funds offerings. This segment accounts for nearly 30% of the Dubai branch’s total assets and is the biggest contributor to recurring revenue. Prior to joining BOS, Salman was for 11 years with Emirates NBD Asset Management, where his last role was CEO of the business. The role involved managing a team of 50 people, looking after assets of $4.5bn, which made it one of the largest regional managers in terms of size and personnel. Before taking charge of the business, Salman was head of sales for the business and was instrumental in doubling the size during this tenure. Before relocating to the region, Salman spent 8 years with UBS across their New York and London offices, looking after the Structured Credit desk within the product control function. The start of his career was with PwC in London, covering the banking and insurance sector, where he spent 4 years and cleared all the stages of Chartered Accountancy exams. He has a B.Sc in Economics from Warwick University.

Ayesha Abbas joined Standard Chartered Bank in Feb 2019 as General Manager – Affluent, Head of Priority & Premium Banking, and Branch Network in the UAE, also managing client coverage in Pakistan, Oman and key African markets out of the UAE. In her role, Ayesha is responsible to design and deliver on Standard Chartered Bank’s growth agenda by setting up and driving best in class Priority and Premium Affluent banking segments. She is responsible to translate and implement Group Affluent CPBB strategy in the UAE, delivering on the customer promise and financial results. In her role, Ayesha runs the multi-channel Distribution teams for affluent client acquisition and relationship management, Affluent client value proposition with Product oversight, branch network transformation, and International Network Corridors. She is a key member of the CPBB Management Team and is instrumental in setting up the banks refreshed growth strategy with a special focus on superior client experience, scientific mechanism of client segmentation and coverage, process streamlining, digital and distribution models, with a focus on resource optimisation, revenue growth and profitability. Prior to joining Standard Chartered, Ayesha was with HSBC where she spent 18 years of her career. During her tenor with HSBC, Ayesha worked in Country, Regional and Global roles within Premier Wealth Management and Private Banking space in Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, UK and Switzerland. She maintained her consistent position in the regional and global talent pool representing Top 2% of the work force. Her last role in HSBC was Regional Head of Premier & Wealth Management Sales. In her role, she owned, designed and delivered the Regional Premier Wealth Management strategy in terms of Financial Performance, Customer Experience, People Development, and Governance. Ayesha is a member of the UAE D&I council and is the gender ambassador. She has also been recently appointed as Global CPBB D&I council member. She is an avid traveller and spends a good part of her holidays in hiking and forest walks.

Gregoire Mivelaz is a Fund Manager and a member of Atlanticomnium’s Management Committee. He joined Atlanticomnium in 2009 and co-manages the GAM Credit Opportunities and GAM Climate Bond strategies. Gregoire has over 20 years’ experience in bond markets, both on the buy as well as sell-side, having held various positions such as Head of Credit Research as well as Credit Analyst. Gregoire graduated from the University of St Gallen and holds a BA in Finance and Capital Markets, an MA in Economics and is a CAIA Charter Holder as well as holds the CFA UK Certificate in ESG investing. He is based in Geneva.

Following a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, Tim relocated to the Middle East and established Globaleye in 1999. His vision was to build a global organisation that met the demands of the modern financial services industry whilst addressing the ever-growing complexities of financial planning of global citizens. This is continuously achieved by working collaboratively with Private Banks, Trustees, Law Firms, Family Offices and Fiduciaries to create effective client liquidity and inter-generational wealth transfer solutions that meet the modern needs of HNW families. He is now the CEO and Chairman of Globaleye group, spanning offices from Asia, Africa, Middle East and Europe. Under his leadership, the company has been recognized and awarded for adhering to international standards of financial advice, fully regulated and partnered with some of the largest global financial and insurance institutions. Having appeared on TV and Radio he is a regular commentator in the financial press too. Normally based in the UAE, his partner is a member of the Ruling family of Dubai. When not in Dubai, he has a farm in Devon with his wife Louise, four children, one grandchild and is an avid MG enthusiast.

Ramzi brings with him more than a decade-long career in finance, consulting, private equity, and strategy. Prior to StashAway, Ramzi held the position of Head of Corporate at Careem and worked on company wide strategic development projects. Previously, Ramzi worked as a management consultant with Strategy&, formerly Booz & Co., where he led various strategy and finance focused projects, and prior to his MBA he worked at a leading private equity firm, NBK Capital. Ramzi holds an MBA from the Wharton School, at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, as well as a Bachelor of Commerce with a Major in Finance from McGill University, in Montreal, Canada.

Oliver has over 15 years of industry experience and he joined Mashreq in 2015. Oliver is part of the investment committee and advises on top-down asset allocation, positioning of duration, regions, sectors and currencies. He is lead manager of three multi-asset funds and is deputy manager of the Mashreq Al Islami Income fund, the firm’s flagship sukuk fund. His market views are broadcast across a range of financial media including Bloomberg and CNBC.

Michael has an extensive background in financial services in Asia, Europe and North America. He has been in Asia-Pacific since 1995 – first in Hong Kong for six years, then in Sydney and Singapore, returning to Hong Kong in 2007. Before setting up Hubbis in early 2009, Michael founded Pacific Prospect in 2002 and sold it to global business-to-business publisher Incisive Media in 2006, continuing to serve as Chief Executive Officer until October 2008. Prior to Pacific Prospect, Michael worked for nine years in financial markets publishing. He joined Euromoney Publications in 1993 as the publisher of a quarterly magazine, International Bond Investor. In 1995, Michael joined Thomson Financial Services (now Thomson Reuters) to conceive and launch Finance Asia magazine. While he was Managing Director of Finance Asia, Michael also started the Asian Debt Review, Asian Private Capital Magazine and started the Finance Asia Conference Business. In 1997, Michael founded FIA Limited. Born in North Wales, Michael was head boy of St David’s College Llandudno. He has a degree in Business Administration from Cardiff University. And is married with three children - Reanna, Garett and Tarryn.

Salman Haider’s banking career spans 25 years across EMEA and Asia. He has spent most of his career in Wealth Management leadership roles in addition to Retail Banking, Corporate Banking and Global Markets experience. Salman started his banking career with Habib Bank AG Zurich in London, before moving to Citi in 2001, where he held various roles in London, Zurich and Singapore. His last role at Citi was Asia Pacific Head for Citi’s Citigold client segment and launched Citigold Private Client for HNW clients in the region. Salman then joined JPMorgan in 2010 as Head of South East Asia PWM for the Private Bank in Singapore, where he built the HNW business for the firm. Salman moved from Asia back to London in 2015 and returned to Citi to run the U.K. Consumer Bank and International Personal Banking EMEA. In 2018 Salman joined Barclays Private Bank in London as Region Head for Global Growth Markets/International Private Bank (ex-Europe), responsible for Africa, Middle East, India onshore and Asia. In his current role he is CEO for the Global Wealth Management business for Habib Bank AG Zurich since 2021, responsible for building the bank’s Private Banking business in Zurich and Dubai, serving UHNW clients across nine markets the bank operates in. Salman is considered an established business leader in the global wealth management industry, who possesses experience across the wealth spectrum—Affluent, HNW and UHNW clients—with proven results with global banks. He currently lives in Dubai with his wife and three children, and holds an MSc in Finance from Cass Business School in London.

Nicholas is an online trading industry veteran of 25 years, who is passionate about commercialising innovative and disruptive technology. Nicholas is responsible for building white-label partnerships. These collaborations are transforming banks and financial institutions across the region as they navigate ever-changing markets and regulatory systems. Nicholas’ current focus is on providing financial institutions with BaaS (Banking-as-a-Service), multi-asset execution, robo-advisory, digital channels and prime brokerage. Prior to his time at Saxo Bank, Nicholas successfully launched and led cuttingedge products, services and platforms for major brands including Bloomberg, Dresdner Kleinwort, Mubasher and Beltone.

Ayesha Abbas joined Standard Chartered Bank in Feb 2019 as General Manager – Affluent, Head of Priority & Premium Banking, and Branch Network in the UAE, also managing client coverage in Pakistan, Oman and key African markets out of the UAE. In her role, Ayesha is responsible to design and deliver on Standard Chartered Bank’s growth agenda by setting up and driving best in class Priority and Premium Affluent banking segments. She is responsible to translate and implement Group Affluent CPBB strategy in the UAE, delivering on the customer promise and financial results. In her role, Ayesha runs the multi-channel Distribution teams for affluent client acquisition and relationship management, Affluent client value proposition with Product oversight, branch network transformation, and International Network Corridors. She is a key member of the CPBB Management Team and is instrumental in setting up the banks refreshed growth strategy with a special focus on superior client experience, scientific mechanism of client segmentation and coverage, process streamlining, digital and distribution models, with a focus on resource optimisation, revenue growth and profitability. Prior to joining Standard Chartered, Ayesha was with HSBC where she spent 18 years of her career. During her tenor with HSBC, Ayesha worked in Country, Regional and Global roles within Premier Wealth Management and Private Banking space in Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, UK and Switzerland. She maintained her consistent position in the regional and global talent pool representing Top 2% of the work force. Her last role in HSBC was Regional Head of Premier & Wealth Management Sales. In her role, she owned, designed and delivered the Regional Premier Wealth Management strategy in terms of Financial Performance, Customer Experience, People Development, and Governance. Ayesha is a member of the UAE D&I council and is the gender ambassador. She has also been recently appointed as Global CPBB D&I council member. She is an avid traveller and spends a good part of her holidays in hiking and forest walks.

Following a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, Tim relocated to the Middle East and established Globaleye in 1999. His vision was to build a global organisation that met the demands of the modern financial services industry whilst addressing the ever-growing complexities of financial planning of global citizens. This is continuously achieved by working collaboratively with Private Banks, Trustees, Law Firms, Family Offices and Fiduciaries to create effective client liquidity and inter-generational wealth transfer solutions that meet the modern needs of HNW families. He is now the CEO and Chairman of Globaleye group, spanning offices from Asia, Africa, Middle East and Europe. Under his leadership, the company has been recognized and awarded for adhering to international standards of financial advice, fully regulated and partnered with some of the largest global financial and insurance institutions. Having appeared on TV and Radio he is a regular commentator in the financial press too. Normally based in the UAE, his partner is a member of the Ruling family of Dubai. When not in Dubai, he has a farm in Devon with his wife Louise, four children, one grandchild and is an avid MG enthusiast.

Gregoire Mivelaz is a Fund Manager and a member of Atlanticomnium’s Management Committee. He joined Atlanticomnium in 2009 and co-manages the GAM Credit Opportunities and GAM Climate Bond strategies. Gregoire has over 20 years’ experience in bond markets, both on the buy as well as sell-side, having held various positions such as Head of Credit Research as well as Credit Analyst. Gregoire graduated from the University of St Gallen and holds a BA in Finance and Capital Markets, an MA in Economics and is a CAIA Charter Holder as well as holds the CFA UK Certificate in ESG investing. He is based in Geneva.

Oliver has over 15 years of industry experience and he joined Mashreq in 2015. Oliver is part of the investment committee and advises on top-down asset allocation, positioning of duration, regions, sectors and currencies. He is lead manager of three multi-asset funds and is deputy manager of the Mashreq Al Islami Income fund, the firm’s flagship sukuk fund. His market views are broadcast across a range of financial media including Bloomberg and CNBC.

Fadi Barakat began his career in 2001 as a Financial Advisor with FFA Private Bank in Beirut. In 2005 he joined Investa Financial to head the trading division and help develop its online platform across asset classes. In 2008 he moved to Dubai where he held a senior role as a Portfolio Manager at ES Bankers. He subsequently worked at two prominent family offices as Chief Investment Officer. He joined REYL Finance (MEA) Ltd. as Chief Investment Officer in 2020 and is a member of the Executive Committee. Fadi Barakat graduated from the American University of Beirut (BSc Economics ‘02).

Philip Rosenberg is Managing Director and Head of Distribution - Middle East. He looks after institutional, private wealth, and wholesale relationships across the region. Phil has been involved with asset management distribution for over 33 years, including fixed income, equities, and alternatives. He joined GAM Investments in 2010 and has been closely connected to the firm since 1998. Before joining GAM, Phil was an Executive Director at Julius Baer, in the Middle East team. He also worked at EFG Bank advising clients in the US, Middle East, and the UK. Prior to this, he held senior distribution and marketing roles at Liberty Ermitage, and Credit Lyonnais. Phil started his career at Lehman Brothers in 1989 where he was a pioneering member of the alternatives investment team. He studied sound engineering and music technology and holds the CFA Level III (IMC) and CISI Level 6 qualifications. He is based in London.

Ms Wong joined Ping An of China Asset Management ( in end 2018 responsible for institutional business development She has worked in the investment management industry for over 20 years From 2013 2018 she was Old Mutual’s managing director, Head of Asia Business She also sat on the Board of Directors for Old Mutual Global Investors (Asia Pacific) Limited (now known as Jupiter Asset Management) Having joined ABN AMRO Asset Management (now known as BNP Paribas Asset Management) as Head of Investment Fund Services in 1998 Ms Wong was responsible for developing business strategies including distribution, marketing, product and client servicing for Asia She was appointed as the Head of Distribution of mainland China, Hong Kong and South East Asia in 2011 Ms Wong started her career at HSBC and then joined Jardine Fleming (now known as JPMorgan) in Hong Kong Ms Wong was an Executive Committee member of the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association from 2009 2013 Ms Wong graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a honor degree in International Business

Dr Nick Xiao joined Hywin International in 2019 as CEO. Nick previously worked at Standard Chartered Private Banking, Credit Suisse Private Banking, Bank Julius Baer, building and managing various businesses in China, Taiwan, and the wider North Asia. Later, Nick was managing partner of a family office and advised leading families in Asia and Switzerland on their wealth and pursuits. Nick holds a PhD in Finance from Wuhan University in China and is a prolific academic. He published in 2004 one of the earliest books on China’s OTC derivatives market, and contributed award-winning papers to the official journals of People’s Bank of China and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Nick is widely consulted for his views on private banking in Asia and his insight on China, through speeches at events and interviews with international and Chinese media.

Graham has over 30 years of international life company experience having worked in the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore and the UAE with multinational and international life businesses. Graham has always specialised in marketing, business development, sales and distribution and has worked with all forms of retail and corporate distribution including bancassurance, direct sales, tied agency, IFA, direct, insurance broker and employee benefit consultants. He has been the principal officer for life businesses in Singapore and the UAE most recently CEO of a life business in Singapore. Graham has a BA (Hons.) European Business Administration from Middlesex University and a Diplome d’Etudes Superieures Europeennes de Management from ESC Reims. Graham joined Hansard Global in July 2013 to help drive the agreement and implementation of Hansard Global’s new business growth strategy and plans. Graham lives in Dubai, the perfect base from which to manage Hansard’s international sales and marketing team covering Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Latin America, with his wife and three children.

Prashant joined Lighthouse Canton in 2016 in Singapore and moved to Dubai in 2017 to set up the DIFC business. He is the CEO for Lighthouse Canton Capital (DIFC) Pte Ltd and heads the Multi-Family Office business for the firm. He is responsible for engagement with key clients in addition to building a footprint for the business in the MENA region Prashant brings over 18 years of experience across large international banks like Citibank, Merrill Lynch and Barclays. In Barclays, he was responsible for managing the Non-Resident Indian team in Dubai along with the portfolios of select Ultra-High Net Worth and Institutional clients based in MENA and South/South-East Asia. Prashant has specialized skills in complex derivative products across interest rates, equities and FX and has a keen understanding of the requirements of corporate and institutional clients Prashant qualified as a Chartered Accountant and is a merit holder from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is also a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Delhi University in India.

Salman Bajwa is an Executive Director in the Dubai branch of Bank of Singapore. He oversees client investments in the Managed Investments space, which includes the in-house discretionary portfolios as well as third party mutual funds offerings. This segment accounts for nearly 30% of the Dubai branch’s total assets and is the biggest contributor to recurring revenue. Prior to joining BOS, Salman was for 11 years with Emirates NBD Asset Management, where his last role was CEO of the business. The role involved managing a team of 50 people, looking after assets of $4.5bn, which made it one of the largest regional managers in terms of size and personnel. Before taking charge of the business, Salman was head of sales for the business and was instrumental in doubling the size during this tenure. Before relocating to the region, Salman spent 8 years with UBS across their New York and London offices, looking after the Structured Credit desk within the product control function. The start of his career was with PwC in London, covering the banking and insurance sector, where he spent 4 years and cleared all the stages of Chartered Accountancy exams. He has a B.Sc in Economics from Warwick University.

Damian leads Saxo Bank’s expansion strategy in the MENA region via the digital delivery of global trading platforms for direct/private clients and Institutional partners. Damian has been the CEO for 2 of the leading Digital Banks in the UAE over the last 10 years, being Swissquote Bank (Swiss) and Saxo Bank (Denmark). Saxo’s mission is the delivery of timely, relevant content and access to global financial markets, with a passion of constant innovation. Whether for our direct clients, or to our Partners serving their end-clients, our Vision is to enable people to fulfil their financial aspirations and make an impact. Prior to joining Saxo Bank, Damian worked in a number of senior roles for HSBC in the Middle East region, and as an Executive Director for Falcon Private Bank, the Abu Dhabi owned Swiss Private Bank.

Michael has an extensive background in financial services in Asia, Europe and North America. He has been in Asia-Pacific since 1995 – first in Hong Kong for six years, then in Sydney and Singapore, returning to Hong Kong in 2007. Before setting up Hubbis in early 2009, Michael founded Pacific Prospect in 2002 and sold it to global business-to-business publisher Incisive Media in 2006, continuing to serve as Chief Executive Officer until October 2008. Prior to Pacific Prospect, Michael worked for nine years in financial markets publishing. He joined Euromoney Publications in 1993 as the publisher of a quarterly magazine, International Bond Investor. In 1995, Michael joined Thomson Financial Services (now Thomson Reuters) to conceive and launch Finance Asia magazine. While he was Managing Director of Finance Asia, Michael also started the Asian Debt Review, Asian Private Capital Magazine and started the Finance Asia Conference Business. In 1997, Michael founded FIA Limited. Born in North Wales, Michael was head boy of St David’s College Llandudno. He has a degree in Business Administration from Cardiff University. And is married with three children - Reanna, Garett and Tarryn.

Michael has an extensive background in financial services in Asia, Europe and North America. He has been in Asia-Pacific since 1995 – first in Hong Kong for six years, then in Sydney and Singapore, returning to Hong Kong in 2007. Before setting up Hubbis in early 2009, Michael founded Pacific Prospect in 2002 and sold it to global business-to-business publisher Incisive Media in 2006, continuing to serve as Chief Executive Officer until October 2008. Prior to Pacific Prospect, Michael worked for nine years in financial markets publishing. He joined Euromoney Publications in 1993 as the publisher of a quarterly magazine, International Bond Investor. In 1995, Michael joined Thomson Financial Services (now Thomson Reuters) to conceive and launch Finance Asia magazine. While he was Managing Director of Finance Asia, Michael also started the Asian Debt Review, Asian Private Capital Magazine and started the Finance Asia Conference Business. In 1997, Michael founded FIA Limited. Born in North Wales, Michael was head boy of St David’s College Llandudno. He has a degree in Business Administration from Cardiff University. And is married with three children - Reanna, Garett and Tarryn.

Michael has an extensive background in financial services in Asia, Europe and North America. He has been in Asia-Pacific since 1995 – first in Hong Kong for six years, then in Sydney and Singapore, returning to Hong Kong in 2007. Before setting up Hubbis in early 2009, Michael founded Pacific Prospect in 2002 and sold it to global business-to-business publisher Incisive Media in 2006, continuing to serve as Chief Executive Officer until October 2008. Prior to Pacific Prospect, Michael worked for nine years in financial markets publishing. He joined Euromoney Publications in 1993 as the publisher of a quarterly magazine, International Bond Investor. In 1995, Michael joined Thomson Financial Services (now Thomson Reuters) to conceive and launch Finance Asia magazine. While he was Managing Director of Finance Asia, Michael also started the Asian Debt Review, Asian Private Capital Magazine and started the Finance Asia Conference Business. In 1997, Michael founded FIA Limited. Born in North Wales, Michael was head boy of St David’s College Llandudno. He has a degree in Business Administration from Cardiff University. And is married with three children - Reanna, Garett and Tarryn.

Michael has an extensive background in financial services in Asia, Europe and North America. He has been in Asia-Pacific since 1995 – first in Hong Kong for six years, then in Sydney and Singapore, returning to Hong Kong in 2007. Before setting up Hubbis in early 2009, Michael founded Pacific Prospect in 2002 and sold it to global business-to-business publisher Incisive Media in 2006, continuing to serve as Chief Executive Officer until October 2008. Prior to Pacific Prospect, Michael worked for nine years in financial markets publishing. He joined Euromoney Publications in 1993 as the publisher of a quarterly magazine, International Bond Investor. In 1995, Michael joined Thomson Financial Services (now Thomson Reuters) to conceive and launch Finance Asia magazine. While he was Managing Director of Finance Asia, Michael also started the Asian Debt Review, Asian Private Capital Magazine and started the Finance Asia Conference Business. In 1997, Michael founded FIA Limited. Born in North Wales, Michael was head boy of St David’s College Llandudno. He has a degree in Business Administration from Cardiff University. And is married with three children - Reanna, Garett and Tarryn.