State Street at FII10: Riyadh, October 27–29
The power of legacy
As global growth enters a new era, State Street joins FII10 to help shape what comes next. Drawing on our global scale and deep regional expertise, we're sharing perspectives on mobilizing capital, advancing responsible AI adoption, and building the resilient financial infrastructure that long-term prosperity depends on. Together with industry leaders and policymakers, we're helping turn bold ideas into real momentum — for today’s markets and for generations ahead.
Ron O’Hanley
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Yie-Hsin Hung
President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Investment Management
Joerg Ambrosius
President of Investment Services
Oliver Berger
Head of Strategic Growth Markets
Dipti Kachru
Chief Marketing Officer
Dagmar Kamber Borens
Country Head of Switzerland and Head of State Street Markets, EMEA
Emmanuel Laurina
Head of Middle East, Africa and Official Institutions, State Street Investment Management
Donna Milrod
Chief Product Officer
Chris Pizzotti
Global head of Foreign Exchange Sales and Trading
Ann Prendergast
Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, State Street Investment Management
Chris Rowland
Head of Custody, Digital and Fund Services Product
Ramu Thiagarajan
Head of Thought Leadership
Alejandro Gaba
Head of Quantitative Research, State Street Investment Management
Abdullah Alhowishan
Client Relationship Manager, Saudi Arabia, State Street Investment Management
Ahmad Althunayan
Strategic and Senior Advisor, Kuwait
Faisal Al-Nabhani
Head of Oman and Qatar
Amr Al Nashwan
Relationship Manager
Sulaiman Al-Sulaimani
Client Relationship Manager, State Street Investment Management
Hafida Amara
Head of Sales and Relationship Management, MENA
Riad Amri
Senior Sales Lead
Ankur Bhasin
Chief of Staff, Saudi Arabia
Benedetta Balducci
Head of Private Markets Strategy, EMEA, State Street Investment Management
Joe Bisco
Chief of Staff, Middle East
Christian Bongiovanni
Client Executive
Georges Hanna
Head of Saudi Arabia, State Street Investment Management
Rainer Kasch
Head of Product MENA, Interim State Street Saudi Arabia Financial Solutions CEO
Jack Keshishian
Head of MENA (ex-KSA and Bahrain)
Saed Khan
Head of Markets Client Engagement MENA
Karine Kheirallah
Head of Investment Strategy and Research, MEA, State Street Investment Management
Jean-Francois Mesnard Sense
Head of MEA and APAC Capital Markets
Anthony Osoba
Head of Business Strategy, MEA, State Street Investment Management
Gregory Sollmeyer
Portfolio Manager, State Street Investment Management
Board of changemakers: Investing in the economy 2.0
As the world sits in a state of fundamental uncertainty driven by dizzying technological and geoeconomic change, the only thing that is certain is the advent of a new economy, driven by new rules and forces. What will be the alpha that defines a business, investor, or government’s edge in the next economy?
Chairman and CEO, Ron O’Hanley, participates in this panel of industry leaders to examine the future of asset allocation and the forces reshaping markets, investment decisions, and economic growth.
How can legacy institutions compete in the age of AI?
The strongest financial institutions are not defined solely by their scale or history, but by their ability to adapt. As data, AI and technology reshape global finance, competitive advantage will increasingly belong to firms that can turn insight into action.
President of Investment Services, Joerg Ambrosius, joins this session to explore how leading institutions are using innovation to drive better decisions, manage risk, and serve clients in a rapidly evolving market.
Our research series brings together complementary perspectives on how retirement systems are evolving and what those changes mean in practice.
We examine the relationship between AI and data strategy to reveal why micro-level AI deployments may offer the most effective path to capturing the full AI dividend.
We explore how AI-driven productivity gains could influence inflation and interest rates – and why the path from innovation to disinflation is far from straightforward.
Amid evolving market conditions, private markets demonstrate resilience, revealing how leading firms are scaling access while navigating increased complexity.
Our midyear update revisits 2026’s global market trends and highlighting the key themes and shifts, shaping the second half of the year.
We examine how institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds have responded to these changing market conditions, focusing on capital flows and portfolio reallocation decisions over the past year.
Our experts provide a forward-looking view of the global ETF landscape in 2026 — highlighting the forces reshaping market structure, regional growth drivers, and our key ecosystem.
The Gulf region is emerging as a global investment hub, driven by capital reforms and inclusion in global indices. Rapid growth in IPOs, sukuk, and private equity is attracting diverse investors. Despite limited accessibility, strategic shifts signal long-term potential.