Philippe Ghanem

Mr. Philippe Ghanem is an innovator and visionary in global financial markets. As an investor and an expert in trading a range of asset classes he has developed a reputation for insight and understanding of technology, regulation and trading systems. His leadership and entrepreneurial approach has driven the development of a series investment companies. A pioneer of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, blockchain technology and an advocate of ethical investment strategies he has consistently provided investment solutions which have pre-dated market thinking. Over a period of 20 years, Mr Ghanem has launched and managed a number of businesses, from European based trading entities, through to GCC focused asset management and his last venture was the formation of the Middle East largest investment firm, ADS Securities LLC (ADSS), which in seven years he took from a start-up to trading billions of dollars daily. Mr Ghanem co-founded the SquaredFinancial Group in 2005, building it into a well-respected investment and wealth management firm, before stepping back from the day-to-day Involvement to set-up new ventures. He is now re-joining as Executive Chairman to take the company through the next phase in its development. Mr Ghanem is regularly sought out as an international commentator on global markets and the role of technology in developing new investment opportunities.