Agenda
All Times are local, Baghdad Time
Day 1, 22nd September 2021
10:00 – 12:00Opening Ministerial Welcome & VIP Session
- H.E Professor Ali Allawi, Minister of Finance & Deputy Prime Minister
- H.E Mustafa Ghalib, Governor, Central Bank of Iraq
- H.E Suha Najjar, Chairwoman, National Investment Commission
- H.E Salem Chalabi, President & Chairman, Trade Bank of Iraq
- Welcome by VIP Sponsors
12:00 – 12:30 Official Opening of Exhibition & Networking Break
12:30 – 13:30Iraq’s FinTech Revolution
- How can the banking sector fast-track FinTech into their business model?
- Adopting FinTech platforms as a source of legal and financial compliance.
- Where does Iraq stand as a FinTech provider? Key FinTech technologies in Iraq.
- Creating a legal ecosystem that enables FinTech’s to thrive and banks to digitize.
13:30 – 14:30 Payment Solutions & New Technologies for a Rapidly Growing Market
- The invisible payment solutions for Iraq & the country’s vision for a cashless economy. What model would work for Iraq?
- Exploring new technologies and payments for a digital population.
- Financial inclusion in Iraq. New technologies and solutions for the Iraqi market.
- How will a cashless society alter Iraq’s economy and day-2-day living?
14:30 – 15:30 Mobile Banking Solutions for Iraq
- How can Iraq accelerate the development of electronic banking & mobile banking? solutions?
- Secure Mobile Payments & the role of 5G to accelerate mobile banking practices.
- Digital lending and loan platforms for a mobile market.
- New innovations and technologies to satisfy the Iraqi market.
- Cross border international technology: Innovation for mobile international payments.
15:30 – 16:00 Lunch & Networking Break
Day 2, 23rd September 2021
10:00 – 11:00Financing Iraq’s National Infrastructure Programme
- How can local banks support Iraq’s reconstruction and infrastructure goals?
- Financing Iraq’s megaprojects, structuring risk, and incentivizing investors.
- Regulatory tariff reforms and new investment initiatives to boost FDI.
- Project finance as a tool to finance Iraq’s largescale infrastructure requirements.
- Rebuilding Iraq: Status of Funding & Reconstruction Efforts.
11:00 – 12:00 Digitizing Iraq’s Government: E-Government in Iraq
- Designing a government of the future. How can Iraq implement vital e-services?
- What is digitally possible for Iraq? What innovation can be implemented in the short and long term to digitize the economy?
- Exploring a digital infrastructure for a digital future.
- What strategies can Iraq implement from other fast growing digital nations to support the e-government?
12:00 – 12:30 Networking Break
13:30 – 14:30 Biometrics, Data Capture & Digital Identification
- How can Iraq implement a national data strategy?
- Developing an effective national identity blueprint to advance the digital economy.
- Biometrics & Facial ID: Strengthening security and protecting businesses.
- Providing transparency & reducing corruption through digital identification.
- Identifying the traveler at the border.
13:30 – 14:30 Building An Innovative Startup System in Iraq
- The role of angel networks and incubators.
- E-Commerce & Retail: Brand establishment for growth companies.
- Power of AI: Enhancing customer experience, revenue streams and scalable finance within financial institutions.
- Tech entrepreneurship: Start-up ecosystems and their importance to overcoming a challenging working environment.
- Capturing the Iraqi market: Entry from successful regional start-ups.
14:30 – 16:00 Lunch & Networking Break
