Two days of markets, capital and connection.

Chairperson's Opening Remarks

The Iran Conflict and the GCC Market Outlook: Oil, Rates and Geopolitics

Issuers' Outlook: What Does H2 2026 Look Like for Funding and Market Access?

Networking Break

GCC Sovereigns: The Next Phase of Market Development

Fireside Chat - Female Leadership in MENA: From Representation to Real Influence

Alethea Sheehan

Director, Head of Planning, Middle East, Africa, Turkey & Central Asia Caucuses - Mizuho

Beyond the Dollar: Assessing Non-Dollar Currency Issuance across the GCC

Networking Lunch

Positioning for Alpha in GCC Credit: Investor Strategies and Flows

Loan Markets in 2026: Outlook for Volumes Given Compressing Margins and High Liquidity

Karen Arzumanyan

Managing Director, Head of Loan Capital Markets and Distribution, EMEA - Mizuho

Energy Security, Affordability and Connectivity: Africa's Role in Powering the GCC

Dexter Maitland

Managing Director, Power & Energy Transition - Mizuho

Sponsor Finance & Private Sector Lending in the GCC

End of Day One - Networking Drinks