MSCI Analytics Summit - Abu Dhabi
- Nov. 20, 2025
- 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. GST Abu Dhabi
- The St. Regis Abu Dhabi, Nation Towers, Corniche, Al Bateen, P.O. Box 60476, United Arab Emirates
Middle Eastern institutional investors are navigating an era of structural transformation marked by growing allocation to private assets and increasing integration with global markets. The need for deeper insight into sources of risk and performance has never been greater.
Join MSCI experts and industry peers on November 20, 2025, at The St. Regis in Abu Dhabi to explore how investors can use data, models, and analytics to assess portfolio resilience, identify vulnerabilities, and support strategic decision-making. The sessions will highlight how transparent, scenario-based frameworks can help investors manage uncertainty and adapt to changing macro, market, and geopolitical conditions.
The event will close with networking drinks — a chance to continue the conversation with peers and MSCI specialists.
Agenda
2:00 p.m.・Registration and Networking
2:30 p.m.・Opening remarks
Introduction to the event and brief overview of relevant trends we observe across Middle East Region and Global Investors.
Nick Mihic, Co-Head Client Coverage EMEA, MSCI
2:45 p.m.・ Investment Portfolio Resilience in Practice: How Data and Analytics Support Smarter Risk Decisions - A Panel Discussion
In a rapidly evolving macroeconomic environment, portfolio resilience has never been more critical. This discussion brings together experts to explore how investors can proactively navigate uncertainty through innovative risk management strategies. The panel will examine the integration of AI and data-driven insights to enhance scenario analysis, detect emerging risks, and optimize portfolio construction. Participants will also discuss how to adapt to shifting macro dynamics – from inflation and interest rate cycles to geopolitical disruptions – while emphasizing the value of building resilient and adaptive portfolios that can thrive amid change.
Samprabhu Rubandhas, Managing Director, EMEA Analytics Client Coverage, MSCI
Enrico Massignani, CRO, Abu Dhabi Investment Council
Vasilios Siokis, CRO, Emirates Investment Authority
3:30 p.m.・Asset Allocation Strategies Across Macroeconomic Regimes
In an environment marked by uncertainty and shifting macro conditions, investors focus on building portfolios that combine performance and resilience. In this session we will present how MSCI’s Capital Market Assumption framework, combining the Macro-Finance Analyzer and Barra Models and Optimizer, can help to assess expected returns, stress test strategies, and optimize allocations across public and private markets to enhance investment decision process.
Samprabhu Rubandhas, Managing Director, EMEA Analytics Client Coverage, MSCI
4:30 p.m. Networking Break
4:45 p.m.・Assessing Portfolio Financial Resilience
Investors today need timely, integrated insights across diverse perspectives to respond to growing complexity of investments objectives, constraints and challenging market environment. In this session we will focus on the definition and analysis of portfolio financial resilience in correspondence of market shocks. We will provide a framework to compare and assess portfolios and investment strategies in relation to their resilience toward adverse market scenarios, considering strategic asset allocation investment targets and constraints.
Mallikarjun Choudhary, Executive Director, Client Coverage, MSCI
5:30 p.m.・Networking