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Parallel Session 8

Since its inception the Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative has successfully grown to gather more than 50 stock exchanges around the world committed to promote sustainable corporate practices and sustainable finance in their markets. Stock exchanges in the Middle East and Northern Africa have a key role to play to improve the environmental, social and governance performance of companies in the region.

Acting as a platform between investors, regulators, companies and other key capital market players, they present an enormous opportunity to promote the Sustainable Development Goals, and to engage with regulators and policy makers and help markets transition to a more transparent, low carbon and sustainable economy.

• What are the main challenges and opportunities for promoting sustainable development through   capital markets, particularly looking at the Sustainable Development Goals?
• What are stock exchanges doing to support more sustainable financial markets in the region?
• What regional and national policy options are available to reinforce existing best practices?
• What next steps can be taken by policy makers, regulators, investors, companies and exchanges collectively in the region? What are the key roles for each actor?

Moderator

Dr. Ashraf Gamal El Din Chief Executive Officer of Hawkamah, The Institute for Corporate Governance

Speakers

	Nader Azar Chief Executive Officer, Amman Stock Exchange, Jordan
	Nezha Hayat Chairman, Moroccan Capital Market Authority
	Rashid Al Mansoori Chief Executive Officer, Qatar Stock Exchange, Qatar
	Dr. Mohammed Omran Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange Chairman of the Federation Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS) Professor of Finance at the Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Egypt
	Fiona Reynolds Managing Director of Principles for Responsible Investment
	Mohd Radzuan Tajuddin General Manager & Head Development Department Islamic Capital Market Securities Commission Malaysia, , Malaysia
	Dr. Obaid Saif Hamad Al Zaabi Chief Executive Officer of the Securities and Commodities Authority, United Arab Emirates