Money Transfer Dubai Conference 2010 Agenda
| 8:00am | Registration |
| 9:00am | 2010 and Beyond - Emerging from the Economic Downturn. Aftershocks. Facing New Challenges |
| Welcome by Mr. Leon Isaacs, Managing Director of IAMTN | |
| Economic Crisis and Money Transfers. Is the lowest point over? Aftershocks and New Challenges for the Industry in Middle East: | |
| Keynote speaker: Mr. Mohamed Al Ansari (Al Ansari Exchange) | |
| Panel Discussion: Opportunities and Threats in the Gulf. Moderator: Mr. M.Al Ansari | |
| Shekhar Nair (Commercial Bank UNISTREAM): Opening New Corridors for Remittances | |
| 10:00am | Government Initiatives and their Implementation. Part 1 |
| 5 in 5 - Five Per Cent in Five Years. G8 | |
| Keynote speaker: Mr. Massimo Cirasino (World Bank) | |
| Panel Discussion: 5x5 Pros and Cons for Money Transfer Operators. Moderator: M.Cirasino, joined by Ms. Sobia Rahman, Regional VP (Western Union) and representatives of other money transfer operators | |
| Wages Protection System (WPS) in UAE. | |
| Keynote speaker: Mohsin Ali Saeed Al-Nasi (Director, WPS Office) | |
| Keynote speaker: UAE Bank | |
| 11:00am | COFFEE |
| 11:30am | Government Initiatives and their Implementation. Part 2 |
| Pakistan Remittances Initiative - the Pakistan Perspective | |
| Keynote speaker: Nadeem Bhurgri (PRI) | |
| 11:50am | Comparing Affordability, Efficiency and Speed of Technological Solutions - Part 1 |
| Richard Ketley (Genesis-Analytics): How technology is changing the money transfers business in the Middle East | |
| Henrik Rasmussen (Eurogiro): Multi Lateral Framework (MLF) and financial inclusion | |
| Michael Whyte (SWIFT): SWIFT services to support clearing and settlement of person-to-person and retail payments for banks and exchange houses in the Middle East | |
| Panel Discussion: Latest developments in mobile payments and cards. Moderator: Mr. M.Whyte (Swift) |
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| 1:00pm | LUNCH |
| 2:30pm | Comparing Affordability, Efficiency and Speed of Technological Solutions - Part 2 |
| Serguei Nanba (UPU): “Development of the UPU electronic postal payment services and worldwide network” | |
| Panel Discussion. Development of Postal Bank Money Transfer services. Moderator: Mr. S.Nanba (UPU), joined by Mr. P.T.S.Kumar, Dep.Director General, Ministry of Communications and IT, India and representatives from Emirates Post | |
| Panel Discussion:Banks and Money Transfer Companies. Partners or rivals? | |
| 3:30pm | COFFEE |
| 4:00pm | Adding Value to Remittances as a Business |
| Robert Meins (IFAD): The perspectives and opportunities to collaborate with multidonors. Sucess stories from the FFR and 2010 opportunities for Private sector | |
| Panel Discussion:Investing in Micro-finance. What makes it attractive? Moderator: Mr.R.Meins (IFAD) | |
| 4:30pm | Cost Saving Marketing Strategies for Money Transfer Products |
| Steve Vaile (H2O New Media): Using online social networks in promotion of financial services and money transfers | |
| Group case study | |
| Closing by Mr. Leon Isaacs (IAMTN) and Mr. Shekhar Nair (Unistream) | |
| 5:00pm - 7:00pm | NETWORKING COCKTAIL RECEPTION HOSTED BY UNISTREAM on the Boulevard Terrace of Jumeirah Emirates Towers |
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