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  1. Milken Institute40 min

    FinTech Mega Trends: The Disruption Revolution is Here | Middle East & Africa Summit 2025

    Nicole Valentine, Her Excellency Deemah AlYahya, Rob Heyvaert, Rishi Khosla, Travis McGhee, Deemah AlYahya

    This event establishes FinTech as a foundational economic pillar essential for global stability, highlighting critical infrastructure gaps that leave 1.3 billion people unbanked and necessitate trillions in investment to modernize legacy systems. It analyzes transformative market shifts toward democratized assets, AI-driven personalization, and "super apps," while noting rapid growth in the Middle East and Africa driven by a young demographic dividend and the looming $84.4 trillion wealth transfer. Finally, the discussion addresses the tension between regulatory fragmentation and innovation, advising professionals to join high-growth startups to tackle unstructured problems with a disruptive mindset rather than relying on traditional banking structures.

  2. Milken Institute1h 2m

    Wealth Management: Merging Public and Private Market Strategies | Global Conference 2025

    Matt Brown, Meena Flynn, Rob Heyvaert, Jose Minaya, Andy Sieg, Joan Solotar

    A panel of industry leaders from firms including Blackstone, BNY, and Goldman Sachs predicts that alternative investments will transition from niche instruments to standard portfolio components within the next decade as asset managers develop hybrid products to bridge the gap between public and private markets. Key figures note that while artificial intelligence and regulatory reforms will lower operational barriers and democratize access, critical challenges regarding liquidity, legacy technology infrastructure, and client education must be resolved to prevent misinterpretation of illiquid assets. The consensus forecasts that by 2029, these strategies will be fully integrated into advisory statements, shifting investor focus toward after-tax performance and durable portfolio construction while acknowledging that extreme allocation levels will remain constrained by practical risk management needs.