Future of Finance MEA | Egypt 2026
Future of Finance MEA 2026 is Egypt’s most focused gathering of senior finance professionals — a single, curated stage bringing together CFOs, treasurers, banking executives, FP&A leaders, and fin-tech innovators for one high-impact day at the Giza Palace Hotel Cairo, on 2026.
Unlike multi-track conferences where the agenda fragments attention, every speaker addresses the full room. One conversation. One community. Maximum signal.
We cover the full spectrum of modern finance — treasury, banking, FP&A, digital innovation, and leadership — all through a MEA-specific lens that international conferences consistently miss.
December 19, 2026
Workshops
Learn new skills and techniques from leading experts in the field of finance.
Exhibition Area
Explore the latest products and services from leading financial technology companies.
Keynote Speakers
Be inspired by keynote speakers from leading organizations.
MEA Council Annual Meeting
Connect with the Finance MEA Council to discuss the future of the profession.
Panels
Hear from experts on banking, treasury, and the future of finance.
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CONNECT
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AI Applications into Finance and Banking
Morning Coffee & Networking
Business Partnering in Practice: Influencing Without Authority
Practical role-play and case studies on how FP&A leaders engage business units — challenging assumptions, landing difficult messages, and building credibility outside the finance function. Build the tools to be a genuine strategic partner, not just a scorekeeper.
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Why We Do, What We Do!
Hisham Abu El Dahab
Group Chief Financial Officer
Mansour Automotive Group
Structuring a Credit Facility: From Term Sheet to Drawdown
Walk through the anatomy of a corporate credit facility covenants, security packages, drawdown mechanics, and pricing structures. Real term sheets dissected, with participants stress-testing their own financing structures against lender expectations.
Mohamed Elrachidy
Lecturer Guc & Egyptian Banking Institute
Corporate Banking
The New FP&A Playbook: AI, Scenario Planning & Strategic Finance
How AI, real-time data and scenario planning are transforming FP&A from a reporting function into a strategic decision-making engine.
Executive Presence: Finance Communication Under Pressure
High-intensity communication workshop for senior finance professionals structuring board presentations, delivering difficult news, handling pushback, and building the personal presence that makes finance leaders heard at the executive table.
Mahmoud Abu Taleb
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
ABK Leasing & Factoring
Liquidity Under Pressure: Redesigning Your Cash Architecture for Volatile Conditions
How CFOs and Treasurers can redesign liquidity structures, cash visibility, funding and contingency planning to navigate uncertainty and protect financial resilience.
Scenario Modelling Masterclass: From Single Plan to Decision Engine
Replace static forecasts with dynamic scenario engines. Participants build a live Excel model with macro-linked drivers, sensitivity toggles, and automated output tables — fully structured around their own P&L and ready for board presentation.
Bankers & Treasurers: Building Relationships That Matter
Exploring what makes a strategic banking relationship valuable—from trust and advice to pricing, funding, risk management and long-term partnership.
Your North Star for Career Growth, Coaching & Mentorship
Amina Nasser
Managing Director
Beacon FinTalent
Three Currencies, One Storm: Navigating FX and Rate Uncertainty Across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE
How finance leaders are managing currency volatility, interest-rate uncertainty, hedging decisions and cross-border liquidity across the region's three key markets.
Hany Genena
Head of Research
Al Ahly Pharos
Three Currencies, One Storm: Navigating FX and Rate Uncertainty Across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE
The CFO in the Spotlight: Communicating Through Uncertainty When Everyone Is Watching
How today's CFOs can communicate financial performance, risk and difficult decisions with confidence to boards, investors, employees, banks and other stakeholders.
Working Capital Deep-Dive: Mapping and Releasing Trapped Cash
Structured workshop to map the full cash conversion cycle payables, receivables, and inventory and identify specific release points. Participants leave with a working capital action plan tailored to their own business and sector
Mahmoud Antar
Corporate Senior Vice President-Division Head
Mashreq Bank Egypt
Break
Financing Entrepreneurs: Where Banks, FinTech's & NBFIs Meet
Exploring how traditional banks, fintechs and NBFIs can work together to close the funding gap and give entrepreneurs better access to capital at every stage of growth.
Banks vs. NBFIs: Competition or Complementarity
A candid debate on whether NBFIs are disrupting traditional banking or creating value alongside it—and what this evolving ecosystem means for customers, businesses and the economy.
Supply Chain Finance in Practice: Unlocking Value Across Your Entire Vendor Base
Most supply chain finance programs capture 20% of the opportunity. This session maps the full working capital chain — from anchor buyer to tier-2 supplier — showing where the real cash is trapped and how to free it without adding risk to either side of the relationship.
From Skills to Strategy: The Role of L&D in Finance & Banking
Why technical skills alone are no longer enough, and how learning, certifications, digital capabilities and leadership development can build the finance workforce of tomorrow.
Walid Tayel
Group Chief HR Officer
Elsewedy Electric
Lunch
An opportunity to connect with fellow finance, banking and treasury leaders and continue the conversations from the morning sessions.
The Dealmakers: Investment Banking, M&A & the Next Wave of Growth
Inside the world of M&A and investment banking: how companies identify opportunities, structure transactions, raise capital and create sustainable value through strategic deals.
Ahmed Abou El Saad
Chief Executive Officer
Azimut Investments Egypt
Hisham Kahla
Chairman
HYKALA
Instant Payment Revolution: What the New Infrastructure Means for Corporate Treasury
How instant payments are changing corporate cash management, liquidity, reconciliation, fraud controls and treasury operations—and what finance leaders need to do next.
Nadeem Abdin
VP Business Development
AIMPULSE Engineering Consultancy
Hussein Habib
Head Of Growth - ModuPay
Central Bank of Egypt
Closing Remarks & End of Conference
Mina Nasif
Founding Partner
Beacon FinTrain
Walid Tayel
Group Chief HR Officer Elsewedy Electric
Nadeem Abdin
VP Business Development AIMPULSE Engineering Consultancy
Mohamed Elrachidy
Lecturer Guc & Egyptian Banking Institute Corporate Banking
Mina Nasif
Founding Partner Beacon FinTrain
Mahmoud Antar
Corporate Senior Vice President-Division Head Mashreq Bank Egypt
Mahmoud Abu Taleb
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director ABK Leasing & Factoring
Hussein Habib
Head Of Growth - ModuPay Central Bank of Egypt
Hisham Kahla
Chairman HYKALA
Hisham Abu El Dahab
Group Chief Financial Officer Mansour Automotive Group
Hany Genena
Head of Research Al Ahly Pharos
Amina Nasser
Managing Director Beacon FinTalent
Ahmed Abou El Saad
Chief Executive Officer Azimut Investments Egypt
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$186
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$1,990
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Early Bird$198
$234
Event Venue
Giza Palace
The Giza Palace An iconic destination in the heart of the vibrant Cairo West, Giza Palace stands as a landmark destination, seamlessly blending exquisite Egyptian hospitality and majestic architectural sophistication. Timeless allure, attentive service and meticulously designed setting invites you to embark on an awe-inspiring retreat. Immerse yourself in signature experiences that provide an array of recreational and dining choices, making your stay truly unforgettable
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