Chairman and CEO of Global Banking Giant JPMorgan & Chase Co.,to Discuss Global Banking Outlookand its Impact on the Kingdom
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: The Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference announced today that Jamie Dimon, one of the world’s leading financial figures, will be interviewed live at the event in May.
On 6 May, Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference organisers will conduct an on-stage international interview with Dimon, the Chairman and CEO of the globally-important institution JPMorgan & Chase Co.
Dimon will discuss the state of the global economy and the outlook for long-term growth as well as key issues including the new global financial architecture, technology and innovation and J.P. Morgan’s presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and around the world.
As one of the finance world’s leading executives speaking at one of the region’s most important financial conferences, Dimon’s insights and analysis of the current direction of the economy will generate interest around the world.
From 2010 to 2025, 7,000 new large companies with USD 1 billion in revenue are set to develop globally, according to a report from the McKinsey Global Institute.
Longer-term, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development predicts positive economic growth, with annual global GDP growing at 3 percent per year to 2060, enabled by fiscal and structural reforms and fast-growing emerging countries.
As a result, institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will need to navigate the risks and challenges of this evolving regulatory landscape, which will be a key topic of discussion at the Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference.
Expected to attract more than 1,200 key financial players from the region and around the world, the Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference will run from 6-7 May 2014.
Richard Banks, Regional Director, Euromoney Conferences, said: “Our aim at The Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference is to host speakers of the highest calibre who can provide both global insight and compelling local knowledge. We believe Jamie Dimon is positioned to offer a fascinating perspective on the world economy for attendees in May.”
JPMorgan Chase & Co., a leading global financial services firm, has USD 2.4 trillion in assets, and USD 211.2 billion in stockholder equity. Operating in 60 countries, JPMorgan & Chase Co. and its brands serve millions of consumer, corporate, institutional, and government clients in more than 100 countries.
Dimon became CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. on January 1, 2006 and one year later also became Chairman of the Board. He was named President and Chief Operating Officer upon the company’s merger with Bank One Corporation on July 1, 2004. Dimon joined Bank One as Chairman and CEO in 2000.He was named as one of “Time” magazine's 100 most influential people in 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2011.
Co-hosted with the Saudi Ministry of Finance, the 9th Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference will be held under the theme of “Innovation, Competition, and the Changing Dynamics of Globalisation”, and is the longest-running, largest and most influential financial conference in the Kingdom.
For more information on the Conference, visit www.euromoneyconference.com/ saudi.html.