9:15 am - 9:45 am : Registration
9:45 am - 10:00 a : Inauguration Session
- Jihad El Hokayem, PhD, President of Rethinking Lebanon
- Danielle Khalife-Fraiha, PhD, Dean of the USEK Business School
- Fr. Talal Hachem, President of USEK
- Lebanese Armed Forces Commander in Chief, representative
Master of Ceremonies: Rana Abboud, Presenter at Al Jadeed TV
10:00 am - 11:00 am Panel 1: The Rise of the Cash Economy and Poverty
Moderator: Nadine Yamout, PhD, Assistant Professor of Economics at AUB
- Haneen Sayed, International Consultant in Human Development, Former World Bank
- Elie Yachoui, PhD, Economist, Former Dean at NDU & USJ
- Walid Marrouch, PhD, Professor of Economics at LAU
11:00 pm -11:30 pm : Networking Break
11:30 pm-12:30 pm Panel 2 : Fintech and Digital Transformation in a Cash Economy: Challenges & Opportunities
Moderator: Johnny Nassar, CFA, Lecturer, USEK Business School
- Samer Abdallah, PhD, Partner, Board Member, Head of ICT Sector at KPMG
- Naji Abou Zeid, CEO at OMT
- Elie Hajjar, Co-founder & CEO at Inovise
12:30 pm-12:45 pm : Break
12:45 pm- 1:45 pm Panel 3 : Fincrime in the Context of a Cash Economy
Moderator: Fadi Chahwan, Senior Presenter and Talk show host at MTV
- Wassim Shahin, PhD, Dean of AKSOB at LAU
- Elie Zeidan, CPO and Managing Director at Potech
- Mohammad Haidar, Major at the Lebanese Armed Forces
- Officer from the Financial Crimes Bureau at Internal Security Forces