2010 should be the year the Middle East derivatives space lives up to expectations idealised during its birth. Recent events across the global economy have highlighted the necessity of effective risk mitigation for financial institutions and corporates to survive and succeed, piquing increased interest in derivatives across the region.

Now in its 2nd year, Euromoney Seminars' Derivatives Middle East Conference is attended by senior representatives from regional and international FI’s, Heads of Treasury and Structured Products, corporates, key investors and legal and Islamic finance experts.

Geert Bossuyt, Chief Executive Officer, Dar Al Isthimar
Ijlal Alvi, Chief Executive Officer, International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM)
Ghazanfar Naqvi, Head of Islamic Products, Standard Chartered Bank
Anis Akl, Managing Director, Equities, Credit Suisse
Mohieddine Kronfol, Managing Director, Algebra Capital
Gilles Rollet, Chief Executive Officer, Mirabaud Middle East 
Paul Oliver, Head of Financing, Emirates Investment Authority 
Shaykh Yusuf DeLorenzo, Chief Shariah Officer, Shariah Capital
Dr. Muhammad Imran Ashraf Usmani, Advisor of Shariah Board, Meezan Bank Ltd. Inc.
Dr. Mohamed A. Elgari, Shariah Scholar
Jaideep Singh, Chief Treasury Officer, Fal Oil Company Ltd.
Asher Noon, Chief Financial Officer, Al-Touq Group
Fabio Scacciavillani, Director, Microeconomics & Statistics, DIFC
Daniele Vecchi, Senior Vice President, Head of Group Treasury, Majid Al Futtaim Group
Arif Mumtaz, Senior Vice President, Arab Banking Corporation
Mian Muhammad Nazir, Senior Vice President, Dar Al Sharia, Dubai Islamic Bank
Dilip Sanghavi, Manager, Treasury Risk Management, Emirates Airlines
Gerald Santing, Managing Director, Markets, Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA)

New confirmed speakers:

Masood Akhtar, Managing Director, Group Market Risk, Emirates NBD
Tariq al-Rifai, Director Islamic Indexes, Dow Jones Indexes

Key topics to be discussed include: