Bhupali Gursale, CAIA, CFA, Chapter Executive, U.A.E

Bhupali Gursale, CFA, CAIA is an Investment Manager - Fixed Income and Credit Securities with National Bonds. As an asset allocator, she manages the entire investment life cycle for public and private investments. Prior to this role, she managed multi asset global portfolios with investment firms and family offices. She started her career as an Economist covering the Indian economy and capital markets; her views on the economy have been regularly published in the media. 

Bhupali holds a Master’s degree in Economics and is a CFA and CAIA charterholder.

Mahfoudh Bashatah, CAIA, CFA, Chapter Executive, Saudi Arabia

An executive with over twenty years of experience playing leading roles in the strategic planning and investment management fields for some institutional and individual investors. Mahfoudh led the real estate strategy formulation for Al Muhaidib Group, one of the largest conglomerates in Saudi Arabia. He also worked at SEDCO Holding, where he was VP, Portfolio Performance Management, managing the performance of some portfolio companies such as Red Sea Markets and Elaf Group. He also acted as an advisor to SEDCO Holding's board representatives on these subsidiaries and others as well.

Hussam Al Suwailem, CAIA, FDP, Chapter Executive, Saudi Arabia

Board and Investment Committee Member, Saudi Reinsruance Company

Hussam Al Suwailem brings mixture of disciplines as his journey began when he completed his electrical
engineering degree from which he developed his IT acumen. He then migrated to start his career as a
corporate banker where he had the chance to work for three of the major banks in KSA. After having had
an exposure to debt markets, Hussam ventured to obtain a master`s degree in Applied Finance because