Events

The event took place on the 30th of March 2022 at Al Bustan Hotel. OBA CEO was invited to be a member of the panel discussion. 

This virtual event took place on 28th March 2022. OBA CEO was invited to be a speaker at the event.

On 23rd March 2022, OBA hosted a small gathering of senior executive bankers and ex. CBO executives at OBA Office for a book signing ceremony for HE Hamood Sangour who recently published his book '48 Years of Service in the Omani Banking Sector. 

The virtual event that took place on 7th March 2022 attracted a global audience of more than 200 participants representing approximately 115 institutions based in 27 countries. 

A virtual event was held on 12th January 2022 that was attended by more than 70 senior Bankers, CBO and CBFS.

The event that was organised by OER was held on the 27th October 2021 under the auspices of HE Undersecretary of The Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology. OBA CEO was invited to be a panelist. 

On 23rd November 2021 a virtual event took place on the topic of Central Banks Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and Cashless Society. 

OBA CEO was invited to speak at a virtual event organised jointly between CBFS and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) - Oman Chapter. The Event that was held on 14th November 2021 featured a presentation by OBA CEO titled "Enabling a paradigm shift to enhance the opportunities for the banking sector in Oman".

The event was held on 26th October 2021 in partnership with the Capital Market Authority (CMA) who invited OBA CEO to be one of the panelists.

OBA CEO attended the launch of Alizz Islamic Bank's 'Manar Alizz' on 12th October 2021. A sharia awareness initiative by the bank that serves the community. 

The event organized by United Media Services (UMS) and supported by the OBA was held on 22nd September 2021 at Al Bustan Ritz Carlton. Chief guest at the event was HE CBO's Executive President who delivered a keynote address presenting lessons learnt from the pandemic, CBO's digital journey, and new initiatives. 

Risk Based Approach in Managing Financial Crime by EY was held on 21st September 2021 and attended by 68 senior bank executives. 

OBA's Operations Committee held its second annual event on matters relating to banking operations. The main theme of the event was Future Banking and Digitization. The event took place on 14th September 2021 and was attended by 77 senior executives from banks and CBO.

This in-depth analysis was presented by legal experts from Addleshaw Goddard.  35 bank executives attended this event that took place on 1st September 2021. Interesting insight and debate on matters relating to corporates in the new commercial law.

A virtual event took place on the 3rd  of August 2021 in association with Oman Data Park (ODP). The event featured industry experts in High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence and was attended by 50 bank executives. 

OBA CEO (being a member of Etimad panel of assessors) was invited to attend the virtual graduation ceremony for 250 Etimad program students. The event was held on 13th July 2021 under the auspices of HE Khamis Al Jabri, Head of Tanfeedh Follow-up Unit. OBA CEO received a commemorative gift and an appreciation certificate from the ministry of Labour.

OBA CEO was invited to be the moderator for the panel of discussion in this virtual event that took place on 12th July 2021. Other panelist included executives from First Abu Dhabi Bank, Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance, and Infosys. 

OBA CEO was invited to be a panelist in this virtual event held on 21st June 2021. 

OBA CEO presented Banking Innovation at this virtual event held on 1st June 2021. The presentation covered topics, such as, innovation and technology adoption during pandemic, new Fintech applications, lifestyle innovations in banking, open banking, and the changing landscape. 

Oman Banks Association held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday, 29th March 2021. The meeting was held through an electronic platform and was presided over by Mr. Abdul Hakeem Omar Al Ojaili, Chairman of the Oman Banks Association Board of Directors. The meeting was attended by a number of senior executives of Banks operating in the Sultanate.