2023 Speakers

Abeer Abu Omar is Deputy UAE Bureau Chief and is part of the team covering the Middle East’s economic and government affairs. Based in Dubai, Abeer has been in the midst of a regional shift in power and wealth, following stories about money allocations in the wider region, particularly within the Gulf Cooperation Council, broad economic shifts in a region where grasping the intersection of geopolitics and economics is key as well as covering the ever-changing political ecosystem. She has worked on major themes in the Gulf including Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification under Vision 2030, Qatar’s World Cup and subsequent economic happenings and the UAE’s push to become a global financial powerhouse. Abeer has carried Middle Eastern coverage during the World Economic Forum in Davos, IMF annual meetings in Washington D.C. And Marrakech, the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh as well as multiple financial events across the Middle East. She has interviewed a number of global and regional newsmakers including Saudi Arabia’s Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan, the UAE’s economy minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, previous Colombian President Ivan Duque, Kenyan President William Ruto among several other executives, officials and key decision makers. Abeer began her career with Bloomberg in 2018, where she joined different beats including equities, emerging markets and finance.

Joumanna is an anchor for Bloomberg Television based in Dubai.  Prior to joining Bloomberg, Joumanna was a London-based anchor and journalist for CNBC. She has interviewed global policymakers, CEOs & CFOs and top central bankers in EMEA and has moderated panels at the World Economic Forum at Davos, the International Monetary Fund and more. She has extensive experience covering major companies, monetary policy decisions and geopolitical news.  Prior to working in broadcasting, she spent 11 years working in the City of London, including at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs as a macro and fixed income specialist on the trading floor. She studied Economics as an undergraduate at the American University of Beirut, where she was the recipient of the Penrose Award. A dual national with UK and Lebanese citizenship, Joumanna speaks Arabic and English fluently. In May 2022, she obtained her CFA certification in ESG Investing.

Abeer Abu Omar is Deputy UAE Bureau Chief and is part of the team covering the Middle East’s economic and government affairs. Based in Dubai, Abeer has been in the midst of a regional shift in power and wealth, following stories about money allocations in the wider region, particularly within the Gulf Cooperation Council, broad economic shifts in a region where grasping the intersection of geopolitics and economics is key as well as covering the ever-changing political ecosystem. She has worked on major themes in the Gulf including Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification under Vision 2030, Qatar’s World Cup and subsequent economic happenings and the UAE’s push to become a global financial powerhouse. Abeer has carried Middle Eastern coverage during the World Economic Forum in Davos, IMF annual meetings in Washington D.C. And Marrakech, the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh as well as multiple financial events across the Middle East. She has interviewed a number of global and regional newsmakers including Saudi Arabia’s Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan, the UAE’s economy minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, previous Colombian President Ivan Duque, Kenyan President William Ruto among several other executives, officials and key decision makers. Abeer began her career with Bloomberg in 2018, where she joined different beats including equities, emerging markets and finance.

Haslinda Amin is Chief International Correspondent for Southeast Asia and anchor for Bloomberg Television. She is also host and Executive Producer of talk show ‘High Flyers’ which is the longest-running program on Bloomberg TV.

Based in Singapore, Amin has been at the heart of market-moving news and stories that have driven the region’s transformation. She has reported on major events including the 2008 financial crisis, several elections across Asia including India and Indonesia which are among the world’s most populous, the 2016 Jakarta attacks and the 2010 bloody anti-government clashes in Thailand. Amin has also helmed Bloomberg’s coverage of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, the World Economic Forum, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Board of Governors Meeting and the ASEAN Milken Global Summit.

Amin has interviewed a wide range of top newsmakers for Bloomberg Television, including Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo, Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR Carrie Lam, United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad and former Thai Premier Thaksin Shinawatra. Other notable interviews include Paul Volcker, Joe Biden, Mike Pompeo, Timothy Geithner and Stanley Fischer.

Amin began her career covering Southeast Asian politics more than a decade ago. She serves on the board of UN Women Singapore and has been nominated numerous times for Best Current Affairs Anchor at the Asian TV Awards. She graduated from the National University of Singapore, majoring in Political Science and English Language. She speaks Bahasa Indonesia.