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Conference Hosting 22- 24 February (2023)

We were delighted to host two international conferences under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan
Mabarak Al Nahayan, Cabinet Member and UAE Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence. These were our
longstanding annual International Conference on Organization and Management (ICOM), presented under
the key theme: Sustainable Organizational Strategies in a Digital Economy, and the International Conference
on Sustainable Finance and Green Fintech.

These conferences provided a unique platform to exchange ideas and practices from various disciplinary
perspectives and to explore, examine and assess sustainable organizational and financial strategies presented
by academics across the globe ranging from Canada, Iceland, Germany, Lithuania, Malaysia, Egypt, Bahrain,
KSA, Germany and the Netherlands, to name a few.

Opening Speech

In his opening speech His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan noted
the importance of these themes to Abu Dhabi’s economic development.

H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan
Cabinet Member, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence

Our eminent keynote speakers included:

Sajeda Shawa Mr. Ihsan Zakri Dr. Jörn Bühring Prof. Andrew Urquhart
Head of Office - OCHA UAE Regional Head of Middle Ignite Innovation program Professor of Finance and
United Nations Office for the East and Africa at AACSB leader, Hong Kong Polytechnic Financial Technology
Coordination of Humanitarian International University, School of Design Head of the ICMA Centre
Affairs (OCHA)

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