Under the Auspices Of the President of the Council of Ministers H.E. Mr. Tammam Salam

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1 Under the Auspices Of the President of the Council of Ministers H.E. Mr. Tammam Salam The Annual Arab Banking Conference 2015, in its 20 th session Global Financial Access: The Roadmap ? November 2015 Phoenicia Hotel Beirut, Lebanon Program and Timetable Wednesday 18/11/ :00-19:00 Early Registration for the Conference (Conference Hall) 19:00 Cocktail Reception in honor of the participants Phoenicia Hotel Thursday 19/11/2015 (First day Conference Proceedings) 8:00-9:00 9:00-9:15 9:15-9:55 Registration for the Conference Entering the Conference Hall - Lebanese National Anthem UAB Anthem - Documentary Film on the occasion of the Annual Arab Banking conferencein its 20 th session in Beirut Opening Ceremony and Welcoming Speeches: - Mr. Mohamad Barakat, Chairman - Union of Arab Banks - Dr. Joseph Torbey, Chairman - World Union of Arab Bankers, President - Association of Banks in Lebanon - H.E. Mr. Adnan Kassar, Honorary President - The General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Arab Countries, and Chairman- The Lebanese Economic Organization - H.E. Mr. Riad Salameh, Governor - Banque du Liban - H.E. Mr. Tammam Salam, President of the Council of Ministers in Lebanon 9:55-10:10 10:10-10:15 Proceedings of the Honoring Ceremony of H.E. Dr. Mohammad Youssef Al Hashel, Governor, Central Bank of Kuwait Leadership Visionary Award Memorial Photo Arab Banking Conference for 2015, in its 20 th session 10:15-10:45 Opening of the Adjacent Exhibition - Coffee Break & networking

2 10:45-11:30 11:30-13:00 Keynote Speeches: - H.E. Dr. Alain Hakim, Minister of Economy & Trade, Lebanon - H.E. Dr. Sahar Nasr, Minister of International Cooperation, Egypt - Ambs. Jiang Jiang, Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon - Mrs. Hildegard Gacek, Managing Director for Southern & Eastern Mediterranean Region, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, United Kingdom - Dr. Rahavan Seetharaman, CEO, Doha Bank, Qatar Session 1: The concept of financial inclusion, and its role in promoting development * The role of central banks in promoting financial inclusion * The cooperation between the public and private sectors to build a financial inclusion strategy * The impact of information technology on promoting financial inclusion * Conventional and Islamic banks: the required role to promote financial inclusion * The role of SMEs in promoting financial inclusion Speakers/Keynote Speeches: - H.E. Amb. Mohammad Al Rabie, Secretary General, The council of Arab Economic Unity - Dr. Saed Al Andary, Vice Governor, Banque du Liban - Mr. AbdulRaheem Naqi, Secretary General, Federation of GCC Chambers, KSA - Mr. Abdelilah Belatik, Secretary General, General Council for Islamic Banks & Financial Institutions (CIBAFI), Bahrain - Dr. Mazen Soueid, Chief Economist, BankMED, Lebanon - Mr. Iyad G. Asali, General Manager, Islamic International Arab Bank, Jordan Moderator: Mr. Adnan Al Hajj, Head of economic section, Assafir Newspaper, Lebanon 13:00-13:15 13:15-15:00 Coffee Break Session 2: Challenges for implementing Financial Inclusion: The Roadmap * Combating banking illiteracy * Supporting MSMEs * Information technologies * Shadow banking * The coordination between adopting legislations and international supervisory rules and boosting financial inclusion in the Arab region (AML, KYC, FATCA, Basel) Speakers/Keynote Speeches: - H.E. Mr. Elias bou Saab, Minister of Education, Lebanon (tbc) - H.E. Mrs. Rayya Al Hasan, Former Minister of Finance, Lebanon - Mr. Sarkis Yoghourtdjian, Assistant Director-Board of Governors, Federal Reserve system, USA - Dr. El Hadi Chaibainou, General Manager, Groupement Professionnel des Banques du Maroc - Dr. Mohamed Baasiri, Vice Governor, Banque du Liban - Mr. Hisham Okasha, Chairman, National Bank of Egypt - Dr. Khater Abi Habib, Chairman & General Manager, KAFALAT, Lebanon - Mr. Moctar Mohamed El Hacene, Director- Economic Dev. & Integration Division (EDID), United Nations Economic & Social Commission for western Asia- ESCWA Moderator: Dr. Paul Morcos, Chairman- Justicia Law Organization, and Legal Consultant in International law Union of Arab Banks, Lebanon

3 15:00 18:30-20:00 Lunch honoring the participants & End of Day one proceedings Round Table discussion on: The Chinese Arab Banking Dialogue: Building Long-Term Relations Moderated by: Mr. Georges Andraos, Head of Fransabank Group s International Division, Lebanon (The program of the Dialogue is attached with the Conference Agenda & Timetable) 20:30 Dinner honoring the Arab participants & the Chinese and International Delegates Friday 20/11/2015(Second day Conference Proceedings) 8:00-9:00 Registration Continues Morning Coffee Opening Ceremony of the 2 nd Day Proceedings of the Conference 9:00-9:45 Opening Speeches - H.E. Mr. Ali Hassan Khalil, Minister of Finance, Lebanon - H.E. Dr. Ummaya Toukan, Minister of Finance, Jordan - H.E. Mr. AbdulRahman Ben Khalfa, Minister of Finance, Algeria (tbc) 9:45-11:00 Session 1: Displacement Crisis Risks and Challenges * The economic and social impact of internal and cross-border Arab displacement on host countries * The regional cooperation and the required mechanisms to provide social and humanitarian support to contain displacement Keynote Speeches: - H.E. Mr. Rashid Derbas, Minister of Social Affairs, Lebanon - Ambs. Marco Carnelos, The Ambassador of Italy to Iraq, and Special Envoy for the Middle East Peace Process and the Syrian Crisis Ministry of Foreign Affairs/ Italy - H.E. Mr. Ziad Baroud, Economic Expert, and Former Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Lebanon - Prof. Jassem Ajaka, Economic Advisor to the Minister of Economy & Trade- Lebanon - Mrs. Roula Azour, Senior Economist, UNDP, Lebanon - Mr. Wadih Al Handhal, Chairman, Iraq Private Banks League, Iraq Moderator: Dr. Mohammad Fheili, Assist. General Manager, Jammal Trust Bank, Lebanon 11:00-12:00 Coffee Break & Friday prayer

4 12:00-13:30 Session 2: Promoting Construction Policy * The Role of banks in financing the construction sector * Reconstructing damaged infrastructure in war afflicted countries * Supporting housing policies * The importance of the construction sector in addressing the problems of unemployment, poverty and finding job opportunities Moderator: Mr. Maurice Matta, Head of economic section, Al-Nahar Newspaper, Lebanon Speakers: - Eng. Nabil Al Jisr, Chairman, Council for Development and Reconstruction, Lebanon - Mr. Musa A. Shihadeh, Chairman-Association of Banks in Jordan, and CEO & General Manager- Jordan Islamic Bank, Jordan - Mr. Jamal T. AbdelMalek, Chairman, Bank of Commerce & Development, Libya - Dr. Sadek Al Shammari, General Manager, National Islamic Bank, Iraq 13:30-13:45 Coffee Break 13:45-14:45 Working paper on: The Union of Arab Banks initiative to implement financial inclusion in the Arab region - Mr. Wissam H. Fattouh, Secretary General, Union of Arab Banks - Mrs. Suha Suleiman, Secretary General - Social Fund for Development, Chairman Arab Union for Small Enterprise - Actuary Ibrahim Muhanna, Chairman Board of Trustees, Muhanna Foundation, Lebanon 14:45-15:00 Closing Remarks and Conference Declaration with Awards Distribution for the cooperating and sponsoring institutions 15:00 Lunch honoring the participants & End of Day two proceedings N.B.: UAB reserves the right to modify the program as it sees fit

5 The Chinese-Arab Banking Dialogue Round Table Discussion: Building Long-Term Relations Date: Thursday the 19 th of November 2015, at 19:00 hrs Place: Phoenicia Intercontinental Hotel I. Serving the Silk Road Strategy: What can Arab and Chinese banks do together? II. Requirements & Challenges for successful Chinese-Arab Cooperation: Language, Culture, Regulations and Legislations Language - Culture - Regulations & Legislations III. Islamic Banking in China: What are the required adjustment and revisions to regulations and legislations? IV. RMB clearing & settlement: Interest of Arab banks in the internationalization of RMB V. Avenue for partnership between Chinese and Arab banks to support bilateral trade, investment and projects: Experiences and concerns on China-Arab banking cooperation

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