Financial Sector Conference

15-16 Mar 2023

About Us

The Financial Sector Conference (FSC) serves as a unique platform for dialogue that attracts financial industry decision-makers and senior executives. The conference is organized by the Saudi FSDP partners: Ministry of Finance, Saudi Central Bank, and Capital Market Authority.

Topics

Global Economic Trends
Redefining Roles & Characteristics
Investing for Tomorrow
Next Generation Digitalization

The global economy is completely different compared to just a few years ago, and forecasts are not looking great. Reasons are e.g. inflation and rising interest rates, supply chain shortages, a changing world order, and protracted pandemic. The implication is slowing growth in many parts of the world. The impact on the financial sector and its broader ecosystem and its clients is significant. What threats and opportunities does this new
reality represent for the financial sector?

A dynamic competitive landscape defined by rapid technology development, more non-banking actors on the stage, new economic realities, and changing demand are requiring financial institutions to revisit their roles in the market as well as how they serve their clients. To do so, they will also need to address the challenge of changing workforce priorities and the need for different competencies and capabilities

Increasing interest rates, new assets, new technology and changing
investor expectations are up-ending traditional approaches in asset and wealth management. Risk management strategy reviews and product offers are required, also to embrace green investing/financing. New challenges and new opportunities!

Driven by rapidly evolving technology, new market entrants and pandemic- induced changes to consumer behavior, questions such as whether the end of cash is near are increasingly relevant. On top of that, national strategies for becoming global or regional FinTech and digital asset hubs are strong drivers

of growth opportunity. Regulators
are (pro)actively updating the
legislative framework also in the areas of virtual assets.

In the midst of a turbulent

The global economy is completely different compared to just a few years ago, and forecasts are not looking great. Reasons are e.g. inflation and rising interest rates, supply chain shortages, a changing world order, and protracted pandemic. The implication is slowing growth in many parts of the world. The impact on the financial sector and its broader ecosystem and its clients is significant. What threats and opportunities does this new
reality represent for the financial sector?

A dynamic competitive landscape defined by rapid technology development, more non-banking actors on the stage, new economic realities, and changing demand are requiring financial institutions to revisit their roles in the market as well as how they serve their clients. To do so, they will also need to address the challenge of changing workforce priorities and the need for different competencies and capabilities

Increasing interest rates, new assets, new technology and changing
investor expectations are up-ending traditional approaches in asset and wealth management. Risk management strategy reviews and product offers are required, also to embrace green investing/financing. New challenges and new opportunities!

Driven by rapidly evolving technology, new market entrants and pandemic- induced changes to consumer behavior, questions such as whether the end of cash is near are increasingly relevant. On top of that, national strategies for becoming global or regional FinTech and digital asset hubs are strong drivers

of growth opportunity. Regulators
are (pro)actively updating the
legislative framework also in the areas of virtual assets.

In the midst of a turbulent

Conference in Numbers

3000
+

Visitors

1

Public Exhibition

60
+

Speakers

70
+

Corporate Participants

30
+

Panel discussions

35
+

Expert focus workshops

Participants

Partners