Amro Zakaria (UAE)

Amro is a Financial Services Industry strategist with over 19 years of global markets experience gained during his tenure as a regional and global director of multiple tier 1 publicly traded financial firms as well as his advisory role to multiple star-ups in the fields of food security and renewable energy. Amro works with banks, brokerage firms, family offices, and exchanges that seek his expertise on how best to engage with, and participate in the global markets as investors, traders, and service providers. In 2019, Amro founded Madarik Finance, which focuses on project finance for start-ups working in areas related to one or more of the 17 UN SDGs. In 2012, he founded Market Trader Academy, a New York-based educational institute that provides training on the global markets for the financial service and banking industry. Amro is a frequent guest on many of the leading regional and global financial media outlets such as Euro News, Bloomberg, CNBC, AL Arabia, and SkyNews. He is also a frequent speaker at industry events on topics related to the global markets, Fintech, Blockchain technology, and future economic trends. As a subject matter expert, Amro’s articles have been published in local and international print media such as ForbesME, Investors Magazine, Newsweek Magazine, and International Association of Energy Economics Quarterly. Amro sits on the board of Advisors of the College of Business Administration at the American University of Emirates in Dubai as well as the Blockchain Advisory Board. Amro is a member of the following industry association: American Association of Energy Economics (USA); Association Cambiste Internationale (ACI USA Chapter); American Economic Association (USA).

Education:
Series 3 Licenced Commodity Professional - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority USA
Financial Modeling and Valuation (FMVP)
Capital markets and Securities Analyst (CMSA)
Pace University (Commodities Markets Professional Certificate)
State University of New York (Bachelors in Business Administration)