Louis Saha Confirmed as Speaker at Fintech Forward 2026
Former Manchester United and France international Louis Saha has been added to the speaker lineup for Bahrain's flagship financial services forum, Fintech Forward 2026. The event will take place on October 7-8, 2026 at Exhibition World Bahrain under the theme 'Finance in the Age of Intelligent Infrastructure.' Saha is set to participate in a fireside chat discussing leadership and reinvention based on his transition from professional footballer to entrepreneur. Saha has founded KiiMasters and AxisStars, with the latter now valued at £4.3 billion. The forum will bring together global leaders across finance and technology under the organization of Forbes Middle East and support from key Bahraini institutions including the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) and the Labour Fund. Bahrain's financial services sector is a major economic contributor, accounting for 17.6% of GDP in 2025. The country has positioned itself as an innovation hub with progressive regulations such as open banking and crypto-asset frameworks.
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