ACI Lebanon Golden Jubilee Grand Celebration 1964

ACI Lebanon Golden Jubilee Grand Celebration
1964 - 2014
Under
the
patronage
of
His
Excellency
Riad
Salamé,
Governor
of
Banque du Liban and Honorary President of ACI Lebanon, a Grand Celebration
will be held on Monday 1st of September 2014, at the Four Seasons Hotel in
Beirut, to mark this momentous occasion.
The Top Management of all banks and financial institutions operating in Lebanon, as
well as ACI International and ICA representatives, in addition to main figures from
BDL, economic and financial bodies and concerned ministries officials have been
invited to share with all our members this great event that will be covered by the
media. It is worth to mention that we will also provide an exhibition area located in
front of the Grand Ballroom entrance.
The function will be held at 3:15 PM onwards, starting with a Conference delivered
by H.E. Mr. Demianos Kattar
Commerzbank
(3)
(1)
, Mr. Kelvin Tay, UBS
(2)
and Mr. Apostolos Bantis,
followed by exhibitors’ booths visit, a welcome reception and
concludes with a lavish dinner at the Grand Ballroom (per below detailed schedule).
ACI Lebanon is proud of its relentless pursuit of its objectives to represent and
serve the interests of the Financial Markets industry, during the past fifty years and
for many decades to come!
ACI Lebanon Golden Jubilee
Grand Celebration Program – Schedule
Date: Monday 1st of September 2014
Venue: Four Seasons Hotel, Wafic Sinno Avenue, Minet El Hosn, Beirut
Tel. 01-761000
3:15 PM
Seating for Conference
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Conference
Speakers:
(1)
·
H.E. Mr. Demianos Kattar
·
Mr. Kelvin Tay, UBS
·
Mr. Apostolos Bantis, Commerzbank
(Sponsored by CreditBank)
(2)
(3)
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Welcome Reception & Visit of Exhibitors’ Booths
7:00 PM
Seating for Dinner
7:30 PM
National Anthem
7:35 PM
“ACI Lebanon at a Glance” Short Footage
7:50 PM – 8:15 PM
Speeches:
· ACI Lebanon President, Mr. Naji Echo
·
ACI Int’l President Delegated, Mr. Marshall Bailey
·
ACI Lebanon Honorary President, H.E. Governor Riad Salamé
8:15 PM – 10:00 PM
With Jubilee Trophies bestowal around 9:00 PM
(1)
Demianos Kattar
Demianos Kattar is an economist and a Lebanese politician.
After studying management and strategy, he becomes a strategic consultant to
numerous financial institutions in the Gulf and university lecturer at Saint-Joseph
University and La Sagesse University in Beirut.
Between April and July 2005 he was Minister of Finance and Minister of Economy
and Commerce in Lebanon.
(2)
Kelvin Tay, UBS
Kelvin received his MBA from Imperial College, University of London, in 1999. He
also holds a Bachelor of Social Science and Bachelor of Arts from National
University of Singapore. Prior to joining UBS, Kelvin held numerous
responsibilities at Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management (Asia) and was a
regional telecoms analyst in JP Morgan and ABN AMRO Securities. Kelvin is a
regular guest host on CNBC Squawbox and appears frequently on Bloomberg TV,
Channel News Asia and BBC World.
(3)
Apostolos Bantis, Commerzbank
Apostolos Bantis is a senior credit strategist in Commerzbank’s Emerging
Markets Research team, based in Dubai. He is covering a diverse portfolio of
eurobond issuers across various industry sectors with a focus in the CEEMEA and
GCC regions. He is a frequent speaker and contributor to various financial media
outlets including CNBC, Bloomberg and Financial Times. Prior to joining
Commerzbank he was a credit analyst with FitchRatings in London where he was
responsible for a portfolio of oil & gas related corporates in Emerging Europe and
the Middle East. His previous banking experience includes corporate finance
analytical roles with Société Générale and Commerzbank in New York. Apostolos
holds an MBA from the Zicklin School of Business in New York and is a classical
trained concert pianist.