The Future of Finance: Next-Generation Financial Cities

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), in collaboration with Asia House, is convening leading global experts for an online panel discussion marking the launch of DIFC’s latest Future of Finance report: Next-Generation Financial Cities: New Models for Attracting Global Capital.

The discussion will explore which cities are emerging as the world’s next financial powerhouses and examine how innovative approaches to governance, regulation, lifestyle, and talent attraction are shaping the financial hubs of the future.

The session will feature a presentation on the report’s key findings, followed by a high-level panel offering practical insights into the strategies, models, and partnerships driving global financial growth.

Moderator:
Michael Lawrence OBE, Chief Executive, Asia House

Welcome Remarks:
Alya AlZarouni, Chief Operating Officer, DIFC

Panellists:

• Professor Michael Mainelli KStJ OMRI FCCA FCSI (Hon) FBCS, Chairman, Z/Yen Group; President, London Chamber of Commerce & Industry

• Dr Jochen Biedermann, Managing Director, World Alliance of International Financial Centers

• Wolfgang Engel, General Manager and Chief Representative, International Institute of Finance, Middle East & Africa

• Salmaan Jaffery, Chief Business Development Officer, DIFC