Past Events

2019 Events

	CFA SOCIETY JORDAN RECOGNIZED AT EMEA LEADERSHIP EVENT CFA Society Jordan received the award for the Highest Candidate Growth Rate in the EMEA Region! CFA Society Jordan President, Jameel Nabeel Anz and board members Qutaiba Hawamdeh and Khalid Shakhshir received the award recently at the EMEA CFA Society Leadership Conference in Istanbul.
	The Amman Baccalaureate School (ABS) 7th Annual ABS 8-Hour Marathon The team that we sponsored for the Amman Baccalaureate School (ABS) 7th Annual ABS 8-Hour Marathon won 2nd place this weekend!
	CFA Speaker Tour: Currency Anomalies Under the patronage of the Central Bank of Jordan and as part of CFA’s Speaker tour program, yesterday we hosted Söhnke M. Bartram, a Professor of Finance at the University of Warwick for a presentation on Currency Anomalies. Söhnke M. Bartram is a Charter Member of Risk Who's Who and a member of an international think tank for policy advice to the German government. We want to thank everyone who attended and the featured speaker for the evening for providing a truly insightful and educational presentation.
	The 3rd CFA MENA Research Challenge CFA Society Jordan was honored to host for the first time, the 3rd CFA MENA Research Challenge, where the Runner up teams of the CFA Research Challenge in each country in the MENA Region competed. The event was held in Amman at the Fairmount Hotel.

2018 Events

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CFA Society Jordan Board Elections

CFA Society Jordan is pleased to announce its new board members for a 2-year term, Mr. Mohammed Razem, CFA (Far Left) and Mr. Khalid Shakhshir, CFA (Far Right). Mohammed and Khalid join Mr. Jameel Nabeel Anz, CFA (Board President), Mr. Qutaiba Hawamdeh CFA, CIPM (Board Vice President), and Mrs. Jenny Atout Ahlzen, CFA (Board Member).

CFA Research Challenge EMEA Final 2018

Our President Jameel Nabeel Anz and Vice President Qutaiba Hawamdeh participating as judges of the CFA Research Challenge EMEA Final in Dublin, Ireland.

Integrating Mindfulness into your Life as an Investment Professional

This evening we were grateful to have Jason A. Voss, CFA, deliver an interactive workshop on "Integrating Mindfulness into your Life as an Investment Professional" for CFA Society Jordan Members at the NOFA Creative Space.

We were proud to host this truly unique experience. Thank you to everyone who attended!

2017 Events

	CFA Society Jordans' Catch up dinner The end of the year has us in a festive mood! Last night we held a dinner for CFA Society Jordan members at Yoshi to catch up, connect and discuss the year ahead.
	We are proud to host the 17th EMEA Region Society Leaders Conference! CFA Society Jordan's Jenny Atout Ahlzen, CFA with the management team of the CFA Institute in the Hot Seat: Paul Smith, President of the CFA Institute, Gary Baker, Managing Director of CFA Institute EMEA and Bjorn Forfang, Managing Director of Relationship Management. Another productive day at the EMEA Regional Society Leaders Conference! The event was a major success, bringing together society leaders from all over the world and we look forward to hosting everybody again in the future.
	Bitcoin and Blockchain Seminar CFA Society Jordan hosted a Seminar on Bitcoins and Blockchain trading where CFA Institute EMEA Managing Director Gary Baker gave his opening remarks, talking about CFA's impact on the finance industry and the world. The seminar panel and speakers included: Sviatoslav Rosov Phd, CFA, from CFA Institute, Basem Salfiti from Bank al Etihad, and Fouad Jeryes from CashBasha Moderated by our Board Member, Jenny Atout Ahlzen, CFA
	The CFA Society Jordan held their annual CFA Society Iftar gathering at Qyard The CFA Society Jordan on June 15 held its annual CFA Society Iftar gathering at Qyard during the festive season.
	Fintech Knowledge Seminar CFA Society Jordan hosted a seminar on Fintech Knowledge at the Four Seasons Hotel with the featured speaker Saalim Chowdhury, Entrepreneur in Residence at 500 Startups discussing global fintech trends.
	Euromoney Jordan Conference CFA Society Jordan took part at the Euromoney Conferences, a Jordanian event, where they discussed the macroeconomic outlook, the financial sector, regulations, and much more.