June 25 Gulf Business Breakfast: full speaker line-up announced

We’re just a week away from our next Gulf Business panel event in Dubai on 25 June, this time zeroing in on the hottest investment trends shaping the UAE.

The team has assembled a standout speaker lineup to tackle everything from residence-by-investment (think golden visas), to the UAE IPO outlook for 2025 and beyond. We’ll also examine how the world’s largest generational wealth transfer is set to reshape investment strategies in the UAE and across global markets in the years ahead.

For each session, we’ve brought together experts from the investment, banking and business-setup sectors.

Top speakers include Damian Hitchen (CEO, Saxo Bank MENA), Muhammed Hassan (Capital Markets Leader, PwC), Yasmine Omari (Head of Wealth Planning, Bank of Singapore), George Hojeige (Group CEO, Virtugroup) and Yogesh Khairajani (Global Market Strategist, Century Financial), among many otherothers.

Seats are limited but still available. Registration is free.

You can register here and learn more about the event here.

When: 25/06/2025, 8:00am
Where: Metropolitan Hotel Dubai (location map)

Agenda

08:00am – Registration & Breakfast
09:00am – Welcome speech
09:05am – Chair’s opening remarks

09:15am – Panel Discussion: From the UAE to the world: global mobility & residence by investment
Topic: How geopolitical shifts are reshaping citizenship and relocation strategies
Moderator: Claire Vuylsteke, Director, Orbcom
Speakers:

• George Hojeige, Group CEO, Virtugroup
  
• Rahul Singh, Managing Director, Thrifty & Dollar Car Rental
• Sanjay Sachdev, Group Marketing Director at Leptos Estates Greece and Cyprus
• Vishwajit Patil, Senior Executive Officer (SEO) for Nuvama Private DIFC

Key discussion points:

• Residence-by-investment options for UAE-based HNWIs
• Global mobility trends in a volatile world
• Strategic planning for personal and capital security

10:00am – Panel Discussion: UAE IPO outlook: 2025 and beyond
Topic: What’s next in the UAE’s capital markets — and how investors can benefit
Moderator: Nigel Sillitoe – CEO of Insight Discovery
Speakers:

• Yogesh Khairajani, Global Market Strategist, Century Financial
• Manasvi Ghelani, Associate Director – Customer Engagement, Middle East Africa, Frost & Sullivan
• Muhammed Hassan, Capital Markets Leader at PwC

Key discussion points:

• The next wave of public listings
• Market readiness vs global exchanges
• The impact of macroeconomic factors like interest rates and tariffs

10:45am – Panel Discussion: How the world’s largest shift in capital is reshaping investment strategies in the UAE and beyond
Moderator: Karishma Hingorani, Founder & Podcaster, Karishma Konnect
Speakers:

• Damian Hitchen, CEO of Saxo Bank MENA
• Yasmine Omari, Head of Wealth Planning, Bank of Singapore
• Gemma Wild, Head of Global Collaboration, MENA GPB, HSBC
• Dave Chaggar, Sales Director, Capital Club Limited

Key discussion points:

• Trillions in motion: the great wealth transfer and what it means
• Digital natives and changing investment priorities
• Succession planning, private banking, and wealth tech in the UAE

11:15am – Closing remarks