ENGAGE. INFLUENCE. LEAD
Closed-door conversations on the strategic decisions reshaping banking
MEED’s CXO Leadership Think Tanks is a closed-door forum for senior banking and financial services leaders, held during Dubai Future Finance Week alongside the MENA Banking Excellence Awards — Corporate & Investment 2026.
Sessions operate under the Chatham House Rule. Each roundtable comprises 10–15 C-Suite executives per session, bringing together leaders whose responsibilities sit close to the issue being discussed. An anonymised executive summary is circulated to attendees after each session.
What to Expect
Peer-to-Peer Dialogue:
No presentations, no pitches. Open debate among C-level peers.
Strategic Focus:
Each session addresses a single strategic tension shaping banking today — not operational updates.
High-level Networking:
A select group of banking CEOs, CFOs, CROs, CIOs and capital markets leaders from across MENA.
2026 Themes
Capital, Liquidity and Corridor Risk
How geopolitical fragmentation is forcing banks to rethink capital allocation, liquidity positioning and which cross-border corridors are still worth backing.
Who Owns AI Risk in a Regulated Bank?
As AI embeds deeper into banking decisions and operations, who carries the risk — and what governance must exist before it can scale safely?
Wealth, Control and Disintermediation
As private capital becomes more self-directed and less dependent on traditional private banking, where does the bank still add distinctive value?
The New Liability-Side Battleground
How shifting rate cycles and pressure on deposit stickiness are forcing banks to reassess funding resilience, pricing discipline and what profitable growth looks like.
The Productive Bank: AI Ambition vs Operational Reality
How banks move from isolated pilots and productivity claims to an operating model where automation and intelligence are genuinely embedded at scale.
Register your Interest
Attendance is by invitation only and strictly limited to C-level executives and Board Members.
Participation is complimentary but subject to approval.
Express your interest and/or reach out to Sarah Rizvi and Feven Asseffa.