Private Island Fintech Edition

28-29 Feb 2024 | Dubai

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Anas Bachar

Founder, Shareholder, & Managing Director - Sprezzatura Advisors | Co-Founder, Shareholder & Co-Managing Director - Africa Organics SARL

About the Speaker:

Founder, Shareholder, & Managing Director – Sprezzatura Advisors | Co-Founder, Shareholder & Co-Managing Director – Africa Organics SARL

Anas is a big believer in the Africa and the Middle-East economic integration & endless synergies. He is actively leading the effort, from the UAE, in the Regenerative Ag, AgriFoodTech & Agri-businesses’ sectors.

The MEASA region (Middle East–Africa–South Asia) covers 45% of the world’s population and is expected to be one of the most rapidly growing regions. Moreover, the MEASA region is approximately 18% of global GDP and is likely to grow at much faster than developed countries in the coming decade. One need only consider the energy riches of the Middle East,

the mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources of Africa, or the large

and educated population of India to understand the – huge – potential for the region.

Great Government support: For the GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates), sustainability and agriculture are considered a top priority. Governments are promoting and funding innovation in these fields as part of diversifying oil and gas portfolio and tackling the strategic food security issue.

He is witnessing a solid trend for the UAE – the hub of the MEASA region – to become the number one “manufactory” for AgriFoodTech.

Anas has a proven and successful track-record with over 17 years of global investment and strategic advisory experience in Europe and the Middle East and Africa (MEA) regions.

Through Sprezzatura Advisors, Anas has:

– Facilitated M&A, debt, and capital-raising transactions surpassing $10 billion for top-tier investment banks

– Built large private equity portfolios from scratch, focusing on sustainable and regenerative agriculture in Europe, Latin America, and Africa

– Co-founded more than seven companies in farm management, impact investing, incubation, water technology, fertilizer trading, and management consulting across four countries

– Co-managed large-scale agri-investments for prominent European and US investors

– Directly hired over 50 individuals and initiated the creation of 350+ jobs in three emerging and underprivileged nations

– Operated the planting of over 3 million trees

Other Speakers in this Summit:

Adnan Al Noorani

Founder of Future Innovation Summit & Chairman of the Board at LEO Investments & D1 Technologies

H.E. Mohamed Bin Taliah

Chief of Government Services of the UAE Government | Prime Minister’s Office – UAE

Salim Al Shaami

Executive Director – Government Services Sector | Prime Minister’s Office
43 - H.E Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi

H.E Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi

Former Minister of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates
Her Excellency Dr. Maryam Mohd Fatma Matar

Her Excellency Dr. Maryam Mohd Fatma Matar

MD, PhD, Founder & Chairperson UAE Genetic Diseases Association (UAEGDA)
His Excellency Khamis Juma Buamim

His Excellency Khamis Juma Buamim

Chairman of Dubai Council for Marine & Maritime Industries (DCMMIEmirates)