Hawkamah concludes its 15th annual conference, focuses on building investor confidence through governance

Hawkamah concludes its 15th annual conference, focuses on building investor confidence through governance

Hawkamah, the Institute for Corporate Governance, concluded its 15th annual conference today (Tuesday, November 15, 2022), under the theme ‘Building Investor Confidence through Governance’, which took place at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Dubai, UAE and virtually.

Over 300 participants and attendees joined from MENA region, US, UK, Singapore, Brazil, South Africa, Finland, Germany, Malaysia, and France to discuss the significance of investment in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) to gain investors’ confidence, and achieve sustainable long-term growth in the context of its impact on the MENA region. The conference highlighted the importance of ESG in the post-pandemic world and in light of the region’s opening up to foreign investors.

H.E. Dr. Ahmad Bin Hassan Al Shaikh, Chairman of the Hawkamah Board, stated in his opening address that the UAE government is very much committed to sustainability and good governance and has taken many steps to encourage companies and government institutions to be sustainable. Boards and organisations, he added, need to proactively embark on their ESG journey by incorporating sustainability into their medium and long-term strategy, as well as their everyday operations.

The proceedings of the conference are accessible on Hawkamah’s website. It captures the in- depth discussions that took place on during