Mr. Al-Hazzani is the Chief Executive Officer of Muqassa and has held that position since its establishment in May 2018.

He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Security Depository Center Company (Edaa) since 2018 and Saudi Exchange since April 2021. Prior to his appointment as the CEO of Muqassa, Mr. Al-Hazzani held a variety of positions such as Head of Clearing and Settlement and was a Risk Planning Manager who was responsible for maintaining risk management processes and policies for Saudi Exchange and designed, developed and recommended a variety of strategies in order to minimize risk exposure.

He carries a breadth of knowledge in the capital markets, risk management, clearing and settlement industry. He held many leading positions within the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul), including heading the clearing and settlement function, along with the Post-Trade Transformation Program.

Mr. Al-Hazzani holds an MBA, a Minor in Finance and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

Yazeed Alnafjan was appointed to the position of Deputy Governor, Financial Innovation at Saudi Central Bank in
2024.

In this role, he leads the Central Bank and Regulatory Authority’s mandate of financial sector development through the parallel activities of internal organizational development and the market development across the regulatory perimeter covered under SAMA.

With dedicated functional teams focusing on Market Development, Innovation, Central Bank Digital Currency, Virtual Assets and Open Banking, the Deputyship spans a wide remit to ensure the industry development and regulations progress at similar pace through accelerated regulatory development and introduction of new products and services into the market.

The Deputyship also leads the implementation and oversight of the Fintech Strategy, which is a key enabler of the Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 objectives, with Yazeed being a member of the Board of Directors at Fintech Saudi, the government body leading the fintech ecosystem enablement and growth.

In his prior role as Director General of Banking Control, he was responsible for all matters related to supervising, regulating and licensing banks in Saudi Arabia. Through his work, Yazeed focused on safeguarding the soundness, resilience and stability of the Saudi banking sector, in a manner consistent with SAMA’s mandates of preserving financial and monetary stability, whilst also ensuring the sector continues to play its integral role in supporting economic growth of the country. In addition, Yazeed participates in several local and international committees, including the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and Basel Consultative Group (BCG).

Yazeed also brings experience of managing the Money Market and FX Division, where he was responsible for the Central Bank’s asset-liability management and FX activities, in addition to the implementation of monetary policy and system liquidity management.

Mohammed Sulaiman Al-Rumaih has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi Exchange since April 2021. Since joining the Exchange in 2009, he has held several key leadership positions, including Chief of Markets, and Chief of Sales and Marketing.

Mr. Mohammed has been instrumental in driving the Exchange’s growth and transformation. Under his leadership, the Exchange has implemented significant market enhancements and introduced innovative financial products. Among his notable achievements during his tenure are the Saudi Exchange’s inclusion in major emerging market indices, the successful launch of the Nomu-Parallel Market, and facilitating the seamless public listing of Saudi Aramco in 2019 – the world’s largest IPO.

He also serves as a board member of the Securities Clearing Center Company (Muqassa) and is a member of the Audit committee for the Securities Depository Center Company (Edaa) and Tadawul Advanced Solutions Company (WAMID).

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and an Executive MBA from Manchester Business School.

Hashim Al-Sharif is Executive Vice President, Head of Money Market at the Saudi National Bank. In his role, he oversees the execution of SNB’s funding Strategy for all transactions below one year as well as managing the daily cashflows of the bank.

Mohammad AlFaadhel is a dedicated financial professional with over a decade of experience contributing to the development of capital markets, regulatory frameworks, and investment strategies. As the Assistant Deputy of Financing at the Capital Market Authority (CMA) in Saudi Arabia, he works to enhance market integrity, facilitate equity and debt offerings, and support investor confidence by ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Throughout his career, Mohammad has been fortunate to play a role in initiatives that have helped strengthen Saudi Arabia’s financial markets. As Director of Debt Instrument Offering, he helped establish a new department that introduced a debt capital market strategy, which received board approval with a long-term vision to expand the local debt market. Previously, as Director of Investment Products Development, he contributed to regulatory advancements, including facilitating Saudi Arabia’s first connection to Euroclear, which helped increase foreign investment in the bond market by 926% year-over-year.

His work has also included efforts to support greater access for international investors, such as laying the regulatory groundwork for the first foreign company listing in Saudi Arabia and assisting in the market’s inclusion in global emerging market indices, resulting in billions in new investments. He was also part of the team that worked on the Saudi Aramco IPO, helping to ensure transparency and fairness in what became the largest offering in history.

Before joining CMA, Mohammad gained experience in treasury and asset management at Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB), where he was part of a team managing a $10 billion investment portfolio. He holds an MBA from London Business School and a B.Sc. in Finance from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. Passionate about mentorship, market development, and financial innovation, he remains committed to contributing to the continued growth of Saudi Arabia’s capital market.

Sarah Fahad Alothman is the Managing Director – Head of Securities Services department at Riyad Capital. In addition to her current role at Riyad Capital, Ms. Alothman is also a member of the Sub-Custody Committee at the Capital Market institution Committee in CMA.  Ms. Alothman has extensive experience in the Asset Management industry with Securities Services Expertise. She has previously held executive roles at several international Capital Markets Institutions. Prior to her role at Riyad Capital, she held executive positions HSBC Saudi Arabia where she was also the Vice Chairperson of the Valuation and Review Committee at HSBC, in addition to her role as head of funds services and global custody back at HSBC. Ms. Alothman holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, with specialization in Financial Markets as well as professional executive education certificate from INSEAD.

Mohammed Albensaleh has 17 years of experience in Capital Markets and Debt Financing. Before joining Alrajhi Capital he held various positions in HSBC Saudi, SAB, and Morgan Stanley.

Hanan is the CEO of the Securities Depository Center Company (Edaa). She has over 13 years of experience in the Investment Sector and product development and has held several roles and leadership positions, most recently as the Chief of Business Development at Edaa. 

She holds a Master’s Degree in Applied Mathematics from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Science of Information Systems from Prince Sultan University.

In 2023, Hanan obtained an Executive Leadership Development certification at Stanford Business School. 

In addition to her role at Edaa, Hanan is a board member of the Arab Federation of Capital Markets (AFCM) and the Capital Market Institutions Committee.

Mr. Ijlal Ahmed Alvi possesses extensive experience in financial services with regional and international financial institutions, particularly in the areas of treasury and capital markets, investment banking, strategic planning and Islamic finance.

For the past two decades, Mr. Alvi has held the position of Chief Executive at the International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM), a standard-setting organization of the Islamic finance industry where he has focused on promoting harmonization within the Islamic finance industry, overseeing the creation of globally standardized Shari’ah-compliant financial documentation and product templates, along with associated guidance notes in areas such as; hedging, liquidity management, Sukuk, and trade finance.

In addition to his role as the chief executive, secretary to the board, and spokesperson for IIFM, Mr. Alvi manages the organization’s industry consultations, global working groups, and the drafting of legal documentation. He is also actively engaged in the guidance and approval processes of the IIFM Shari’ah Board.

Furthermore, he organizes IIFM’s industry awareness seminars and consultative meetings, as well as the publication of white papers on specific subjects and the flagship annual Sukuk Report.

Mr. Alvi is also a member of an expert panel that conducts professional training workshops on standards published by IIFM. He has participated in various international committees, task forces, and working groups of multilateral organizations aimed at advancing the Islamic Financial Services Industry and frequently speaks at regional and international conferences. Additionally, he contributes articles to numerous international and Islamic finance publications.

Mr. Alvi holds a Masters in Finance from Golden Gate University, California, USA.

Faris Al Amoudi is a banking and Islamic finance Partner at STAT Law Firm. Faris has been involved in a range of banking (conventional and Islamic) and debt capital markets and banking treasury products experience including advising
large corporate entities, investment banking clients and governments and government-related entities in relation to sovereign lending, corporate financing, debt restructuring, acquisition financing, real estate financing, investment grade lending, Islamic derivatives, Shariah-compliant Murabaha placements, Shariah-compliant treasury structured products and MTN and Sukuk issuances both in the GCC and Europe.

Faris has advised SAMA and the KSA Treasurers Banks Committee on complex financial structuring/regulatory matters in the KSA, including on the KSA benchmark regulatory changes and IBOR Migration legal and Shariah solutions and structures. Faris has also advised SAMA on drafting the Master Repo (Double Wa’ad) Agreement and is currently advising SAMA on other financial regulatory matters.

Previously, Faris practiced in the London, Dubai and Riyadh offices of White Case LLP for over 6 years and in the London, Bahrain and Dubai offices of Norton Rose Fulbright for over 6 Years.

Faris is a qualified lawyer in Saudi Arabia and England & Wales. He speaks both English and Arabic with native fluency and is able to negotiate and draft legal documents in both languages.

Patrick is an Executive Director within Morgan Stanley’s Prime Brokerage business and has close to 20 years of experience across multiple financing products and derivatives in Europe and the MENA region. Patrick also sits on the board of the International Securities Lending Association as a Director.

Tina is Head of Legal Services at ISLA, where she oversees all aspects of our legal documentation and opinions work for the benefit of ISLA members. This includes the management of our various legal working groups and streams to determine new and ongoing priorities and initiatives, as well as the relationships with external counsel and our netting opinions provider, aosphere. ​

Tina is also leading on Inclusion and Diversity initiatives as part of the association’s commitment to corporate social responsibility. ​

Tina is a securities lending professional, having spent 11 years at Deutsche Bank in a senior Sales and Marketing role in the Equity financing team. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Tina worked in a sales and relationship management role supporting the securities lending trading desk at Morgan Stanley.​

Madhurima Basu is a Senior Counsel in the Banking & Finance team of the Kuwait’s office of Al Tamimi & Company, a leading law firm in MENA with 17 offices across 10 jurisdictions.

Madhurima has over 15 years’ experience advising on banking and finance transactions in the Middle East. She specialises in debt capital markets, loans, structured products, fixed income, money market and derivatives (conventional as well Sharia compliant equivalents) transactions. She has particular expertise in drafting and negotiating standard and complex derivatives transaction documents across all asset classes. She consistently works with financial institutions to advise on a variety of conventional and Islamic finance transactions including hedging transactions. She has recently served as counsel on cash instrument linked hedging transactions, structured products (including structured derivatives and repos), interbank financing facilities and also advised on IBOR transition issues in the loans and derivatives space.

In 2022 and 2023, Madhurima was a shortlisted candidate for the Banking, Finance & Restructuring Lawyer of the Year award in the LexisNexis Women in Law Awards. She has been included in the ALB MENA Super 50 Lawyer in 2024. She is also recognised in The Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner and in the Chambers and Partners global guide as Up and Coming in in the Kuwait legal landscape. She is well reputed among her clients as being business-oriented with a deep understanding of the market and the business aspects of a transaction.

Prior to joining Al Tamimi & Company, Madhurima was senior legal counsel in Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC based in Abu Dhabi specialising in treasury matters.

Ina is EMEA Head of Regulatory Strategy, Public Policy & Industry Affairs for BNY’s Securities Finance business. She serves in a business advisory & advocacy role and is responsible for leading the business’ efforts to identify and capitalize on new opportunities in a changing regulatory environment. Ina joined BNY in 2018 from the State Street Bank & Trust Securities Finance business, where she was Head of Regulatory Affairs, EMEA. Prior to that Ina was Managing Counsel for State Street’s Securities Finance business in EMEA and previously, derivatives & securities finance legal counsel supporting the equity finance and money markets desks at Deutsche Bank AG, London. Ina is Chair of the ISLA Board of Directors in EMEA and a Director in the ISLA Americas Board, she is a member of the Bank of England Money Markets Committee (MMC), the Bank of England Securities Lending Committee (SLC) and is Chair of the Bank of England Money Markets Code sub-committee. In addition, she co-leads Women in Securities Finance in London.

Andy joined ISLA in 2013 and took over as Chief Executive in mid-2016. As well as leading our advocacy efforts with policymakers and regulators, he is also responsible for defining the aims and objectives of the Association and ensuring that we meet the needs and requirements of our member firms across Europe, Middle East & Africa. He regularly participates in panel discussions at conferences and events, representing the interests of the industry and advocating the importance of securities lending to the efficient functioning of the broader capital markets.​

Prior to joining ISLA, he held senior product and account management roles across the securities finance industry including Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Prudential M&G and IHS Markit (formerly Data Explorers).​

Before joining the world of capital markets, Andy worked in commercial and corporate finance banking including aerospace finance.

Jalal has over 22 years of experience in financial markets across multiple functions covering global markets and asset classes.

He is currently Head of Custody and Securities Services at SNB Capital where he has established the Securities Finance, Asset Servicing, Administration and Custody businesses for the largest investment bank in Saudi Arabia. Prior to that he held other roles at SNB Capital such as Head of Trading and Sales Trading in the Securities division since 2019.

Before joining SNB Capital he held positions including Head of Institutional Brokerage, Head of Treasury, Sales Trading and Portfolio Manager for various financial institutions and listed companies in the USA, UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Jalal graduated with a bachelors degree in Business Administration from Virginia Tech in 2002; held SEC licenses of Series 7 and 63 in the USA, various CISI licenses in the UAE and currently a CME 1 license in Saudi Arabia.

Cassie Jones is a Managing Director at State Street serving as EMEA Head of Financing Solutions Sales and Client Management. Cassie is responsible managing the client teams for State Street’s Repo, Agency Lending and Prime Brokerage products throughout the UK, Europe and the Middle East.

Previously, Cassie built and led the EMEA Repo offering at State Street. She also led the sales team to establish State Street’s Collateral Management Triparty capabilities. Recently, Cassie has been leading the launch of the Peer-to-Peer Repo capabilities in the UK and Europe.  Cassie has held a number of roles in State Street’s Global Markets division including trading, product development, and analytics. She has also led capital optimization efforts for the bank.

Cassie is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder and holds a Bachelors Degree in Finance.

Muhannad Mufti is the Chief of Portfolio Management at the National Debt Management Center (NDMC), responsible for overseeing the development, execution, management, and sustainability of the sovereign debt portfolio, contingent liabilities, and public sector debt, while conducting in-depth fiscal and macroeconomic research and leading business development initiatives. A seasoned financial professional with 20 years of experience in treasury dealing, asset management, and fund management, demonstrating a consistent track record of delivering exceptional performance across diverse portfolios. Expertise spans financial markets, macroeconomic analysis, risk management, and strategic leadership, with a proven ability to formulate and implement effective financial solutions aligned with national objectives.

Dean Naumowicz is a partner in the London office of Latham & Watkins and is a member of the firm’s Financial Institutions Group and the Capital Markets, Derivatives, and Structured Finance Practices. He has extensive experience advising on a wide range of derivatives and structured products including credit, equity, and commodity transactions.

Dean advises banks on hedging, acquisition, and financing strategies relating to equity positions, including:

• Funded and unfunded collars (and variable prepaid forwards), including where used for accelerated purchases (friendly and hostile).
• Structured put option financing transactions and stock loan transactions.
• Margin loans over listed and unlisted shares, including in the context of IPOs.
• Related regulatory and corporate matters, such as market abuse, disclosure and transparency rules, exchange and clearing house rules, margin rules, and Companies Act and Takeovers Code matters.

He also has particularly well-developed expertise advising on Sharia-compliant derivatives and repo transactions and he has advised on innovative financial structures in emerging markets covering all asset classes.

Dean’s broad practice combines both transactional and advisory expertise. He represents global financial institutions and other clients on derivatives and collateral issues. An industry leader, he is a contributor to various International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) publications and is working with the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) on their various Middle East initiatives.

Scott O’Malia is Chief Executive Officer of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), a position he has held since August 2014. At ISDA, Mr. O’Malia has led the Association’s drive to promote safe and efficient markets, and develop industry standards and legal documentation. This includes a push to develop common standards and processes to support new technologies aimed at improving post-trade efficiency through the adoption of innovative and scalable fintech and regtech solutions.  

ISDA is a global derivatives association that represents all derivatives users on key industry issues, including trading, clearing, reporting, margin, capital and legal standards. During Mr. O’Malia’s tenure, ISDA has expanded its Board to include broader representation of derivatives users, making it the most diverse in the Association’s history. Mr. O’Malia has also brought greater focus on market infrastructure issues – in particular, the cross-border harmonization of global central counterparty regulation, trade execution and data rules.  

Prior to joining ISDA, Mr. O’Malia was appointed by President Obama and was confirmed by the US Senate to serve as Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). He served in this position from October 2009 until August 2014. During this time, Mr. O’Malia debated and cast votes on the CFTC rules related to Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act. While at the CFTC, Mr. O’Malia revived the Technology Advisory Committee, and led an active agenda investigating data standardization, highlighting trade execution rules and developing a better understanding of how algorithmic trading operates in regulated markets.  

Mr. O’Malia has also had a distinguished career spanning 15 years in the US Senate, including roles as Clerk to the US Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Professional Staff on the US Senate Energy and National Resources Committee under Chairman Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), and nearly 10 years working for US Senator Mitch McConnell (R.-Ky.). 

Bryan Pascoe took over the role of Chief Executive of the International Capital Market Association in September 2021, assuming responsibility for leading ICMA’s work with its global membership of over 600 entities representing all constituent participants across all regions in the international debt capital markets. The primary mission of ICMA is to promote resilient, well-functioning and globally coherent fixed income markets through both effective regulatory advocacy and the advancement of best practice. ICMA’s mandate covers all elements of primary, secondary and repo and collateral markets with core focus also on Sustainable Finance and the application of Fintech and Digitalisation to the future of capital markets.

Prior to joining ICMA Bryan built up almost 30 years of experience across investment and corporate banking, global markets businesses and bank treasury functions in London, Hong Kong and the Middle East. Most of his previous career was spent at HSBC where he held high profile and large-scale leadership positions across both prominent front-line business areas and critical functions including Global Head of Debt Syndicate, Global Head of Debt Capital Markets, and Group Treasurer and Head of Asset, Liability and Capital Management through times of considerable market development, challenge and disruption.

Bryan began his career in 1992 on the Morgan Stanley Investment Banking Analyst Programme.

Non-executive functions include:

• Member of the Bond Market Contact Group (BMCG) of the European Central Bank (ECB)
• Board member of the International Council of Securities Associations (ICSA)
• Board member of the International Finance Forum (IFF)

Jason has a diverse background as a leader, an experienced derivatives and regulatory lawyer, a risk manager and as a change agent.

Prior to joining Standard Chartered Bank, Jason worked extensively in financial services with over 30 years of experience, initially in private practice (Clifford Chance) and then in senior ‘in-house’ roles at leading investment banks including Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, and legal innovator D2 Legal Technology.

Jason is passionate about the journey of the Legal function, leveraging technology and adding more strategic insight into the business. He is also passionate about people and culture, having had the wonderful privilege to work in different continents, he has met so many inspiring people that have defined his journey.

Johanne is head of the EMEA Institutional Sales Trading team within European Prime Brokerage. She joined Goldman Sachs in 2010 as an associate and was named managing director in 2021.

Dr. Peter Werner is a Senior Counsel based at ISDA’s office in London. Dr. Werner is ISDA’s global lead on financial law reform (contract, insolvency and resolution, collateral, conflict of law rules, dispute resolution). He is also ISDA’s representative on law reform matters to various international organisations (e.g., UNIDROIT, UNCITRAL, Hague Conference on Private International Law). Dr. Werner is also ISDA’s global lead for ISDA’s documentation projects in energy and commodities (incl environmental products) as well as developing products. Furthermore, he is responsible for legal and regulatory issues in emerging markets across Central and Eastern Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

Dr. Werner is qualified in Germany and holds a Ph.D. in international law. Dr Werner served as vice-chair of the Private International Law Committee of the ABA Section of International Law and is currently co-chair of the ABA Task Force on Financial Engineering for Economic Development (FEED). He is also a Finance Expert on the Panel of Recognized International Markets Experts in Finance (PRIME Finance) and a member of the editorial board for the Capital Markets Law Journal (Oxford University Press).