United Arab Emirates Dubai & Abu Dhabi

International Business Conference

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27th Annual International Conference: UAE

FWA DELEGATESStephanie AcklerManaging Director - InvestmentsWells Fargo Advisors LLC

Rosemarie BonelliSenior Vice PresidentAmerican International Group, Inc.

Isabelle BordasSenior ManagerDeloitte & Touche LLP

Kathleen CuocoloManaging DirectorBNY Mellon

Suzanne DiSabatoSenior Financial AnalystFederal Reserve Bank of New York

Victoria HartmanSenior Portfolio ManagerWoodcock Financial Management Company, LLC

Anne IzzilloFinancial AdvisorMorgan Stanley Smith Barney

Deborah KayeManaging DirectorBNY Mellon

Jeanie Walls KnigenSenior Investment ConsultantFirst Vice President/Financial AdvisorMorgan Stanley Smith Barney

Mina Baker KnollPresidentBaker Knoll Consultants

Kathy Lajoie Malik President, KLM PM Advantage Consultant Project Manager

Maureen W. McCarthy PrincipalLaw Offices of M.W. McCarthy

Lisa MezzettiPartnerCohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC

Rose Napoli

Christiane Olsen Senior Vice President Investments UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Shery SaeedReal Estate AgentHalstead Property

Nancy C. SellarExecutive DirectorFinancial Women’s Association of New York

Aleena R. ShapiroCounselHartman & Craven, LLP

Richard A. Shapiro

Heidi Sheinman

Tina VizziniAsset ManagerCasa Di Murano, Inc.

Holly WallaceSenior Vice PresidentMerrill Lynch Wealth Management

Betsy WerleyExecutive DirectorThe Transition Network

International Women’s Day Conference, March 8, 2012, Abu Dhabi

27th Annual International Conference: UAE

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Student at Zayed University, Abu Dhabi campus

FWA President, Anne Izzillo, at the FWA delegation’s private audience with His Highness Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Higher Education

The FWA delegation in front of the Burg Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.

27th Annual International Conference: UAE

HIGHLIGHTS

DUBAI & ABU DHABI COMMITTEESpecial thanks to the following members of the FWA and the FWA International Affairs Committee for their valuable ideas and efforts that contributed to the success of this conference.

President, FWAAnne Izzillo

Chair, 2011 International ConferenceIsabella BordasKathy Lajoie Malik

FWA Legal CounselLinda Lerner

Marketing and CommunicationsLisa Buddenhagen

FWA Executive Director Nancy Sellar

Briefing Book Editor Sherry Rodriquez

Photographer Nancy Sellar

Reading Material Holly Wallace

International Affairs Committee Roe BonelliAngela SegalLindsey HayesSherry Rodriquez

Travel CoordinationNatasha VaVerkoPhyllis Stoller

Al Ain Excursion coordinationJamal Bafagih

Above:Meeting with women entrepreneurs of the Middle East, moderated by Dipti Thakar, Counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP, Dubai

Left:Panel discussion of women CEO’s of Dubai’s largest family-led companies, moderated by former U.S. Ambassador to the UAE, Marcelle M. Wahba, now Senior Advisor – GCC Countries, PineBridgeInvestments.

27th Annual International Conference: UAE

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERSFatima AbulRegional Head Corporate Fixed Income Sales BNP ParibasMiddle East and Southern Africa

Tariq Al SamahijiChief Executive Officer

BNP Paribas Najmah and global Head of BNP Paribas Islamic Finance and Investments

Dalya Al MuthannaSenior Market Development Manager, ME Regional Marketing GE Energy

Rouda Al OtaibaDiplomatDepartment of Energy and Climate Change, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ashok Aram Chief Executive OfficerDeutsche BankMiddle East & North Africa

Jamal BafagihManaging Partner and COO Entilaq

Aaron BielenbergSenior Associate Latham & Watkins LLP

Michael Carney International Relations Officer

Consulate General of the United States of America, DubaiDubai, UAE

Lucy ChowFounderThe Elements Group

Sébastien DelasnerieTrade and Investment Promotion

Advisor, the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development

Serene El-MasriManaging Director Deutsche BankHead of Private Wealth Management Middle East & Africa

Dina El-MoftyExecutive DirectorInjaz Eqypt

Omar FahoumChairman of the Board and CEO Deloitte & Touche (M.E.)

Rana Ghandour SalhabRegional Talent & Communications Partner Deloitte Middle East

Heather HenyonManaging PartnerBalthazar Capital

Karen HerseyLawyerDirector, Office of Sponsored Programs & Technology Transfer Masdar Institute

Mhairi Main Garcia Counsel in the energy, transport and infrastructure department in the Middle East and member of Ashurst'sglobal energy team

Pascal MarteseDirector for Acquisition and Project Finance ACWA Power International

Nadeem MasudChief Country Officer, United Arab Emirates and Head of Corporate and Investment Banking Coverage Deutsche Bank

Middle East & North Africa

Loukia Papadopoulos Program ManagerClean Energy Business Council

Bob PercopoExecutive Vice President – Project Finance Advisory Services AIG-Chartis

Steve PerryGlobal Head of Project, Aircraft and Shipping Finance SyndicationsRegional Head of Syndications MEPA (Middle East and Pakistan)Standard Chartered Bank

Dr. Nasser H. SaidiChief EconomistDubai International Financial Centre

(DIFC) Authority

Shimi ShahDirectorCarousel Solutions FZ-LLC

Tanya SpencerChief of the Political/Economic Section

Acting Consul General during time of ConferenceConsulate General of the United States of America, DubaiDubai, UAE

Justin StearnsAssistant Professor in Arab Crossroads Studies, NYUADB.A. Dartmouth College; Ph.D. Princeton University

Paul VennExecutive Director, Communications twofour54

Ambassador Marcelle M. WahbaSenior Advisor-GCC Countries PineBridge Investments

Anna WaterhouseHead of Legal & Compliance Deutsche BankMiddle East & North Africa

Michael Whitwell PresidentChartis – Central Region

SPONSORSThe Financial Women’s Association wishes to express its sincere gratitude to the following sponsors for their support of its 2011 international conference in Brazil.

American Chamber of Commercein Abu Dhabi

BNP Paribas

Chartis, Inc. (AIG)

Deloitte

Department of Economic Development

Deutsche Bank

Dubai International Financial Center

Latham & Watkins LLP

Masdar

NYU Abu Dhabi

PineBridge Investments

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Consulate General of the United States of America, Dubai

Wells Fargo Advisors

Zayed University

27th Annual International Conference: UAE

CONTRIBUTORSThe Financial Women’s Association wishes to express its sincere gratitude to the following individuals and government officials who generously donated their time and resources to planning this conference.

BNP ParibasUSASimone Vinocour, managing director

Middle EastJean-Christophe Durand, Regional

Director – GCC

Nancy Marquez, Regional Human Resources Director

ChartisUSAGeorge Stratts, President Global Property

Sandra Kapell, Senior Vice President,Head of Chartis Human Resources

Victoria Martin, Chief Diversity Officer

Bob Percopo, Executive Vice President,Global Energy

Karen O’Reilly, Program Director Global Property

Josefina Garza-Zavaleta, Vice President Global Marketing – Distribution

Central Region

Mike Whitwell, President, Central Region, Chartis Inc.

Pam Sacree, Human Resources, Central Region

Alessandro Cesare, Regional Vice President Energy, Central Region

Richard Schofield, Regional Vice PresidentMarketing, Central Region

Dawn Miller, Head of Distribution, Central Region

Jihan Lasheen, Office of the President

Deloitte & ToucheUSASusan Esper, Partner

Middle East Rana Salhab, Partner

Nada Haddad, Senior Manager

Deutsche Bank USAMark Chamberlain, Head of Diversity, Americas

UAEMartyn Bagnall, Head of HR Middle East & Africa

Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) UAEPramila Fernandes, Executive – Marketing and

Membership

Dr. Nasser Saidi, DIFC Chief Economist

Etihad Airways Mansoor Al Mansoor, Manager, BusinessDevelopment North America

Peter Root, Senior Sales Executive

Latham & Watkins USATrina diNapoli, Global Client Programs Manager

UAELaura Laakso, Business Development Coordinator

Alice Marsden, Associate

Melissa Pasha, Business Development SeniorCoordinator

Dipti Thakar, Counsel

Kathryn Tschumper, Middle East BusinessDevelopment Manager

Masdar - UAEOmar Zaafrani, Senior Analyst, Strategic Partnerships

PineBridge InvestmentsAmbassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Senior Advisor, PineBridge Investments, New York

Susan Elashmawy, Regional Director of Business Development PineBridge Investments, Dubai

Kate Hudson, Vice President, Head of Marketing & Communications PineBridgeInvestments, London

Marjoleine Buker, Office Manager/ExecutiveAssistant PineBridge Investments, Dubai

Twofour54Tyna Koutrouza, Executive Assistant to Noura al Kaabi

Paul Venn, Head of Communications

Wells Fargo AdvisorsStephanie Ackler

GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS

Abu Dhabi Department of EconomicDevelopmentSébastien Delasnerie, Trade and InvestmentPromotion Advisor

Dubai Department of TourismBrittany Rustman, Manager

Jessica Herring, DTCM Manager

Alba M. Hotchkiss , Director

U.S. State DepartmentMichael Carney, International Relations Officer, Consulate General of the United States of America, Dubai

Richard Eason, Economic Officer, Embassy of the United States, Abu Dhabi

Patrick Fischer, UAE Desk Office

Atalla Hoshan, Media Advisor at US embassy in UAE

Helen G. LaFave, Deputy Director Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

U.S. State Department Justin Siberell, Consul General, Consulate General of the United States of America, Dubai

Tanya Spencer, Chief of the Political/ Economic Section and Acting Consul General during time of Conference, Consulate General of the United States of America, Dubai

Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Washington DCAmbassador Yousef Al Otaiba, the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the USA

Dima Alfaham, Chief of Staff, Office of the Ambassador

Talal Al Kaissi, Chief of Staff & Advisor to the Commercial Counselor, UAE Trade and Commercial Office

Dana Al Marashi, Head of Heritage and Social Affairs Department

Sara Belobaida

Catherine Muth

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

NYU USALeigh Watts, Administrative Manager NYUAbu Dhabi

UAELily U. Burns-Hernandez, Special Assistant to the Vice Chancellor

Clodagh Girvan, Executive Assistant

Justin Stearns, Assistant Professor in ArabCrossroads Studies, NYU Abu Dhabi

Zayed UniversityHis Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak AlNahayan, President of Zayed University and U.A.E. Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research

Maryls Berg, Director of Admin, VP Office

INDIVIDUALS

Lily Klebanoff Blake, Klebanoff International

Patti Domm, CNBC

Adrienne Glasgow, American Lung Association

Mohamed E. Nassar, Business Anchor / Correspondent, Alhurra

Mary Tanaskovic Bitting, NYUAA Director