Introducing high-tech elements for increased interactivity and audience engagement
Amman - Contributing to the growing dialogue on the development of Jordan's innovation and digital ecosystem, Euromoney Conferences - the world's leading organiser of conferences for cross-border investment and capital markets - will return to Amman on Monday 25 April, 2016, with a highly-interactive conference entitled 'Finance for an Invigorated Economy'. Under the patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II and co-hosted by the Ministry of Finance, the 2016 Euromoney Jordan Conference seeks to chart developments in Jordan's economy, as well as to explore the role that Jordan's thriving SME and start-up sector can play in the country's wider economic development.
Newly confirmed panellists from Jordan's vibrant start-up and SME community include Nasser Saleh, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of e-payments provider MadfooatCom; Hussam Hammo, Chief Executive Officer of mobile game publisher Tamatem; and Ahmed Moor, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of peer-to-peer lending platform liwwa. Meanwhile, investors confirmed to speak at the event include Rasha Manna, Managing Director of entrepreneur network Endeavor Jordan; and Fawaz Zu'bi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of early-stage venture capital firm Accelerator Technology Holdings.
Prioritising audience participation and engagement, Euromoney Jordan Conference will feature a series of keynote interviews, debates and panel discussions incorporating questions from the audience. In an effort to encourage audience engagement, attendees, as well as those who are unable to attend on the day, have been invited to tweet their questions on the conference's themes in advance, offering them the chance to shape the direction of its discussions. Questions tweeted at @EuromoneyConf using the hashtag #emJordan will be put directly to the speakers during on-stage discussions and broadcast on a live Twitter wall, allowing interested participants to join the debate.
The conference will also include an interactive 'Digital Debate' featuring an audience poll, enabling attendees and speakers to voice their thoughts on how entrepreneurship and innovation can best be promoted in Jordan. In the run-up to the conference, delegates, as well as members of the public with an interest in the development of Jordan's digital ecosystem, have been requested to vote in an online pre-conference poll found on the event webpage, the responses to which will be gathered and used to guide the debate on the day of the event.
Bringing together 300 financiers, investors, business leaders, entrepreneurs and government officials, the one-day conference will feature a number of prominent keynote speakers, including H.E. Dr. Ziad Fariz, Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan; H.E. Mr. Omar Malhas, Jordan's Minister of Finance; H.E. Eng. Imad Fakhoury, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation; and Mr. Nemeh Sabbagh, Chief Executive Officer of Arab Bank.
For further information and to view the 2016 agenda, please visit the Euromoney Conferences website at www.euromoneyconferences.com/Jordan.html.
-Ends-
About Euromoney Conferences
Euromoney Conferences is the leading organiser of financial events in both developed and developing markets for cross-border investment and capital markets. Since the late 1970s, Euromoney Conferences has run events in more than 60 countries with resounding success, running large-scale conferences in the major financial capitals of the world and in selected Middle Eastern countries, notably Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Lebanon and Kuwait. Euromoney Conferences is a subsidiary of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc, which was founded in 1969, and is listed on the London Stock Exchange with a market capitalization in excess of USD 2.5 billion.
This press release has been distributed by Bidaya Corporate Communications on behalf of Euromoney Conferences.
For more information or assistance, please contact us at:
Tel: +962 6 585 4002/6
Fax: +962 6 585 3001
P.O. Box: 930391, Amman 11193, Jordan
Email: media@bidayacorp.com
© Press Release 2016
