Chapter 1 - Welcome Address & Introduction

3 minutes

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Chapter 1 - Welcome Address & Introduction 

Scott Hanna, Senior Business Development Manager - UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Invest Northern Ireland 

 
Scott gives us a quick overview of the purpose of the webinar and introduces the panel to the audience.

Chapter 2 – Abu Dhabi Global Markets

17 minutes

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Chapter 2 – Abu Dhabi Global Markets 

Dr. Bhaskar Dasgupta - Associate Director, Market Development Financial Services Regulatory Authority 

Dr. Bhaskar speaks about the role of ADGM in the Fintech Abu Dhabi Ecosystem with a very strong innovation focus. He explains why it’s one of the largest Regulatory FinTech jurisdictions in the world, and provides an introduction to the regulations, financing, incentives, and support available to NI FinTech, Data Analysis, and Cyber firms. 

Chapter 3 – Abu Dhabi Investment Office

10 minutes

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Chapter 3 – Abu Dhabi Investment Office  

Carmen James - Financial Services & ICT Sector Lead 
 
Carmen James takes us through a presentation on the advantages and support that Abu Dhabi offers companies looking to enter the market, as well as how ADIO works together with entities across the emirate's innovation ecosystem to provide holistic support for businesses. ADIO will also share additional information on opportunities for FinTech and Cyber Security firms.

Chapter 4 – Hub 71

12 minutes

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Chapter 4 – Hub 71 

Nader Museitif - Senior Vice President Product and Business Development 

Nader explains how Hub71 supports the growth of the Tech and Innovation Ecosystem in Abu Dhabi, including their incubator programmes and the public and private entities they partner with to help develop start-ups in the region. 

Chapter 5 - First Derivatives

5 minutes

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Chapter 5 - First Derivatives 

Ajay Subherwal - Senior Vice President - Head of EMEA & APJC 

Ajay gives us insights into their development in the UAE and how they leverage their base in the region to achieve business growth. 
 

Chapter 6 - Q&A Session & Closing Remarks

12 minutes

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Chapter 6 - Q&A Session & Closing Remarks  

Chris Hughes - Editor-in-chief, Unbound Innovations 

Chris Hughes moderates the Q&A session where the panel answers questions from the attendees of the webinar on the Abu Dhabi FinTech Ecosystem.

Abu Dhabi FinTech Eco-system: Opportunities and routes to the UAE market

Invest NI IMEA partnered with key stakeholders in the UAE Tech Ecosystem to deliver a 60 minute virtual panel outlining opportunities and routes to this market, specifically Abu Dhabi which is the largest FinTech hub in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with access to the South Asian markets as well.  It is home to half of the region’s FinTech companies.  Key opportunity areas include:   

-    Digital Banking / Open Banking 
-    Insuretech 
-    RegTech 
-    Data Analytics and Cyber Security

59 minutes
6 videos