SPEAKERS

Hisham Ayass is a Senior Financial Analyst at Asharq Business with Bloomberg. He is a veteran financial markets presenter and business news anchor with an experience spanning over 18 years in the media industry.

Hisham anchored hundreds of TV episodes with business leaders, industry experts, and academic figures, and interviewed politicians, dignitaries, ministers covering all sectors across the GCC region.

He started his career in business news media with CNBC Arabia TV in 2004, handling daily live coverage of major regional and international financial markets; in addition to anchoring various talk shows, covering major economic developments, investments, and private equity opportunities in the MENA region. Hisham also moderated major conferences and panels including:

• World Islamic Banking Conference

• World Capital Markets Symposium

• The Global Travel & Tourism Summit

• Private Equity Int’l Middle East Forum

• The MENA Private Equity World

• GCC Capital markets Forum

• Middle East Insurance Forum

• Middle East Credit Card Conference

Hisham previously worked as Head of International Equities at Shuaa Capital, UAE. Before that, he was the Assistant Director at Barclays Private Banking (UAE, Qatar & Oman), and an Investment Relationship Manager at Citibank in Dubai. He holds a DBA in International Business, and an MBA in banking and finance.