MEIRA UAE Chapter Meeting

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Venue Location

MEIRA - DAC office # 207, Level 2, The Offices 2, One Central

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Organizer

Organizer: Middle East Investor Relations Association

Phone: +971 585649909

Contact Person: Pedro López

Email: pedro@meira.me

Event Details

MEIRA would like to invite you to MEIRA UAE Chapter event on 30 November where we will address the market outlook for UAE first and foremost in the context of GCC markets.

Members will have the opportunity to network over a light breakfast, followed by an S&P presentation and a Q&A session.

The event will take place at MEIRA offices, attendees are required to register. Kindly note that seats are limited and they will be confirmed on a first-come-first-serve basis. Alternatively, you can also join this event online (link to be provided closer to the event, the virtual event will start at 10 am).

Speakers

Trevor Cullinan

Director Sovereign Ratings of S&P Global Ratings

Dr. Mohamed Damak

Senior Director / Sector Lead Financial Institutions & Global Head of Islamic Finance at S&P Global Ratings

Dr. Mohamed Damak

Senior Director / Sector Lead Financial Institutions & Global Head of Islamic Finance at S&P Global Ratings

Mohamed Damak is a Senior Director and the Sector Lead for Financial
Institutions in the Emerging EMEA region. Mohamed is also the Global Head of
Islamic Finance at S&P Global Rating (SPGR). In this capacity Mohamed leads
SPGR’s cross-practice analytical thought leadership initiatives and credit rating
activities in the Islamic Finance sector globally. In addition to these
responsibilities, Mohamed co-heads the Emerging Market Global Industry
Focused Team and is a member of several senior forums and research labs
including the Digitalization of the Markets Research Lab. Mohamed’s research
interests include emerging markets financial institutions, the digitalization of the
financial services industry (including cryptocurrencies, stable coins, tokenization,
and digital bonds) and Islamic finance. Mohamed is a regular speaker at
industry events and conferences.
Prior to joining SPGR, Mohamed worked as a Principal Credit Risk Officer for
the African Development Bank in Tunis. From 2006 to 2010, Mohamed worked
for SPGR covering conventional and Islamic financial institutions in the Middle
East and North Africa region.
Mohamed holds a PhD in Finance and Master in “Money, Banking and Finance”
from University of Paris 2, Pantheon Assas and a Master’s degree in Financial
Institutions Management from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Tunis.

Timucin Engin

Senior Director & Cross-Practice Country Coordinator, GCC Region of S&P Global Ratings

Timucin Engin

Senior Director & Cross-Practice Country Coordinator, GCC Region of S&P Global Ratings

Timucin Engin is a Senior Director and the Cross-practice Country Coordinator for the
GCC region based in Dubai.
Prior to this role, Timucin managed our Istanbul office between March 2018 and July
2016 as the Country Manager for Turkey. Prior to that, he was a Director and Sector
Specialist in the Financial Services team in our Dubai office.
Before joining us in 2011, he spent three years at Dubai Group as Senior Vice
President and Portfolio Manager at their investment management desk, and prior to
that he worked in various banking and investment research roles in Toronto and
Istanbul. Timucin has a B.A. degree in international banking from Bilkent University in
Turkey and an MBA degree from University of Ottawa in Canada.

Sapna Jagtiani

Director, Corporate Ratings of S&P Global Ratings

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Trevor Cullinan

Director Sovereign Ratings of S&P Global Ratings

Dr. Mohamed Damak

Senior Director / Sector Lead Financial Institutions & Global Head of Islamic Finance at S&P Global Ratings

Timucin Engin

Senior Director & Cross-Practice Country Coordinator, GCC Region of S&P Global Ratings

Sapna Jagtiani

Director, Corporate Ratings of S&P Global Ratings

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