Arab Savings & Financial Literacy Conference

Arab Savings & Financial Literacy Conference

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  • Date: 17 & 18 February 2025
  • Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (UCT+0)
  • Venue: Sheraton Hotel, Tunis

Description

The Arab Savings & Financial Literacy Conference is a regional professional platform that addresses financial literacy, financial education, financial inclusion, digital finance, and household savings across the Middle East & North African (MENA) countries.

Held in a different Arab capital every year, the primary purpose for this event is to create a vital debate and an information-sharing forum on the significance of financial literacy and long-term savings for household financial resilience. It is also aimed at increasing awareness on the need-to-save and the knowledge around savings products offered by the financial industry.

The event has attracted key players from regulators, regional banks, insurance companies, investment management firms, wealth managers, financial planners, investment advisers, Fintech firms, and financial economists.

Who Should Attend?

  • Central banks
  • Financial regulators
  • Insurance regulators
  • Banking federation
  • Insurance federations
  • Microfinance regulators
  • Microfinance Federations
  • Stock Exchanges
  • National Post Office
  •  Fintech Societies
  • Ministries of Finance
  • Ministries of social affairs
  • Ministries of Education
  • Curriculum Specialists
  • National Woman Councils
  • SMEs Societies
  • Banks
  • Insurance companies
  • Financial advisors
  • Investment brokers
  • Social banks
  • Financial Inclusion Units
  • Financial Training Institute
  • Investment staff
  • Managers of HR and Employee Benefits
  • Financial Journalists
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Conference Agenda

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Registration & Welcome Coffee

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Opening & Keynote Speeches

Welcome remarks, Ebrahim k Ebrahim, CEO, MenaMoney

Conference Opening by:

H.E. Head of Government, Republic of Tunisia

H.E. Governor, Tunisian Central Bank, Mr. Fethi Zouhair Nouri

H.E. Minister of Finance, Tunisia, Mrs. Sihem Boughdiri

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Strategies & Priorities of Financial Literacy

  • The rationale for preparing a financial literacy strategy
  • The vision, goals and expected results of a financial literacy strategy
  • Target groups and the pillars of the financial literacy strategy
  • Practical steps to prepare a financial literacy strategy and methodology for completion and follow-up
  • Governance of preparing the financial literacy strategy (governance structures and coordination mechanism)
    • Success factors of the financial literacy strategy
    • Experiences of countries participating in the conference

Interventions from international bodies (ILO - World Bank - OCDE - AFI)

Speakers from international donors, NGOs (ADA) and from participating countries - Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan, Egypt..

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Coffee Break & Networking

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Sources of Funding Financial Literacy Strategies

(Self-financing, international donors, NGOs....)

  • Interventions from international donors and non-governmental organizations
  • Experiences of some countries participating in the conference

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Luncheon & Networking

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Building Personal Finance - Building the Savings and Protection Market

How much knowledge Arab households have today around risk, savings, investment, insurance and economic condition?

How can we get more people appreciate that financial literacy could be the key to their life success

Opportunities for financial literacy and wellness at the workplace

What features and characteristics households need to look for in their long-term savings, investments and protection products they choose?

How can we create a thriving savings and protection sector in the Arab financial industry?

3:30 am - 4:00 pm

Coffee & Networking

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Digital Finance for Holistic and Sustainable Economic Development

Digital finance as a pillar for digital payments and digital economy

Intervention by the Central Bank of Tunisia, the Tunisian Monetary Company, the Tunisian Post, and the telco company “Orange”

How to ensure the integrity of financial digitization

And the experiences of some participating countries (Jordan) GOPAC, the Central Bank of Jordan, and the Hussein Fund for Creativity and Excellence (Malaysia, Rwanda, Egypt...)

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Registration & Welcome Coffee

9:30 am - 10:30 am

Impact of Financial Literacy on Financial Inclusion

  • Initiatives and mechanisms for financial literacy and protection of financial consumers (educational programs and activities for all target groups, in-person and remote training and awareness courses, free financial advice, measures for financial consumer protection, training of trainers (TOT), etc.)
  • Accelerating penetration to financial services
  • From financial literacy to financial well-being (promoting financial independence - reducing poverty and inequality...) “Financial well-being”
  • Indicators and measures of financial well-being
  • Experiences of participating countries and international bodies (the World Bank and...)

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Coffee Break & Networking

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Behaviourial Finance

  • The impact of financial literacy on financial behavior (acquiring financial skills and competencies and changing financial behavior - an informed consumer and an effective decision maker)
  • The role of behavioral economics in managing personal and household finances and in entrepreneurship
  • Experiences of participating countries
  • Speakers from Malaysia, Jordan, Egypt, Rwanda, Iraq...

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Luncheon & Networking

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Sustainable Finance

  • Goals and their role in sustainable development
  • Sustainable financing strategy and practical solutions (types of financial products, marketing, awareness, etc.)
  • Follow-up and evaluation
  • Presenting the experiences of developed Arab countries in this field and the role of international bodies

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Coffee & Networking

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Conference Summary & Recommendations

End of Day 2

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Why speak at this conference?

  • Raising your professional profile, personal brand and job prospects significantly at a regional platform that’s highly attended (800 delegates in physical presence)
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  • Networking with high-profile government and business leaders and developing leads
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  • Final deadline for submissions is 2 months before the event date.

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