Event Series


F24 Experience Tour Dubai

28 October 2025 |Jumeirah Beach Hotel

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The F24 Experience Tour – Road to Resilience

The world is becoming more complex – and with it the challenges for companies. With the F24 Experience Tour – Road to Resilience, we bring our comprehensive expertise in the areas of crisis management, emergency communication, business continuity management and risk management directly to you on site. Experience what resilience looks like in practice – through live demonstrations, expert presentations, testimonials from leading companies and the opportunity to network with colleagues from your region.

The F24 Experience Tour stops over in Dubai on Tuesday 28th October 2025 – a city known for its dynamic spirit, innovation, and rapid transformation. This stop brings together resilience professionals from across the region to explore the latest strategies, tools, and best practices for navigating uncertainty.

With live product insights, real-world case studies, and interactive sessions, the Dubai edition of the Experience Tour offers an inspiring platform for networking, learning, and exchanging ideas – all in a forward-looking setting that reflects the city’s role as a global hub for progress and preparedness.

With the F24 Experience Tour we not only visit Dubai, but also over 10 other cities! If you would like to join the tour in another location, you can find more information here.

Our speakers & F24 experts

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John Davison
Managing Director F24 UK
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Richard Drennan
Business Continuity and Emergency Response Manager, flyDubai
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Ammar Sayed
Senior Management Information Systems Officer, Afreximbank
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Melanie Wyssen-Voss
Vice President Product F24 AG
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Jonathan Nangor
Resilience and Business Continuity Manager, Afreximbank
William Beverley senior sales manager at f24
William Cox-Beverley
Senior Sales Manager, F24 Middle East and Africa
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Markus Epner
Head of Academy F24 AG
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Ahmed Al Hadhrami
Assistant Director Campus Resilience & Continuity, New York University Abu Dhabi
Fahad Sheikh
Sales Manager F24 Middle East and Africa

Registration has now CLOSED to attend the F24 Experience Tour Dubai. However, you can still register to receive recordings of the speaker sessions below!

Agenda

8.30 – 9.05 AM
Registration and Networking
9.05 – 9.25 AM
Welcome, Housekeeping and Keynote: Manoeuvring Uncertainty – Your Road to Resilience
John Davison, Managing Director F24 UK and UAE
9.25 – 10.15 AM
FACT24 Integrated Suite for Resilience: How F24 supports clients today, tomorrow and in the future
In this session F24 will show you how our software suite for integrated resilience will support you in the near and mid-term future. In addition to innovations in the field of artificial intelligence, you will benefit from the close integration of all relevant disciplines, which work together to achieve the goal of sustainably strengthening your company’s resilience.
Markus Epner, Head of Academy & Melanie Wyssen-Vos, Vice President Product FACT24
10.15 AM – 10.45 AM
Evolution of Resilience and Response using F24
In this insightful session, Richard Drennan shares flydubai’s journey in strengthening its crisis management and emergency response capabilities through the adoption of F24 solutions. Drawing from real-world events, the presentation will illustrate how the airline has evolved its resilience strategy to meet the demands of an increasingly unpredictable world. The presentation underscores how F24’s tools have enabled flyDubai to streamline communication, accelerate decision-making, and foster a culture of preparedness across the organisation.
Richard Drennan, Business Continuity and Emergency Response Manager, flyDubai
10.50 – 11.10 AM
Tea and Coffee Break
An opportunity for networking
11.10 – 11.40 AM
From Compliance to Culture: Well-Being as the Foundation of Institutional Resilience
This session will explore how institutions can move beyond compliance frameworks to embed resilience through a culture of well-being, linking organisational strength to individual and community health.
Ahmed Al Hadhrami, Assistant Director Campus Resilience & Continuity, New York University Abu Dhabi
11.40 – 12.20 PM
Strengthening Africa’s Trade Backbone: Afreximbank’s Crisis Management Evolution with F24
Jonathan Nangor and Ammar Sayed, unveil how Afreximbank has transformed its crisis response capabilities using F24 solutions. As a pan-African financial institution operating across 51 member states, Afreximbank faces a complex risk landscape—from geopolitical instability to public health emergencies. Get an insight into how the bank has leveraged F24’s digital crisis management tools to centralise communication, streamline emergency protocols, and ensure business continuity across its regional offices.
Jonathan Nangor, Resilience and Business Continuity Manager, Afreximbank, Ammar Sayed, Senior Management Information Systems Officer, Afreximbank
12.20 – 13.20 PM
Lunch
13.20 – 14.20 PM
Panel Discussion – What will Resilience look like in 2030?
We’re excited to host an engaging panel discussion exploring the future of resilience in the next decade. This session will centre around the BCI Vision 2030 Report (sponsored by F24), which outlines a bold and strategic roadmap for how business continuity and resilience must evolve to meet the challenges of the future. Our esteemed panellists will explore key insights from the Vision 2030 report, what resilience will look like by 2030 and the implications for organisations across the GCC region.
Ahmed Al Hadhrami, Assistant Director Campus Resilience & Continuity, New York University Abu Dhabi, Richard Drennan, Business Continuity and Emergency Response Manager, flyDubai, William Cox-Beverley, Senior Sales Manager, F24 Middle East and Africa, Jonathan Nangor, Business Continuity and Operational Risk Manager, Afreximbank
14.20 – 15.30 PM
Survive the Trade Shock: A Live Tabletop Simulation for Strategic Response
Step into the heart of a high-stakes crisis scenario in this immersive tabletop exercise designed exclusively for delegates. Guided by F24’s strategic partners, participants will navigate a fast-evolving incident that challenges their decision-making, communication, and coordination skills under pressure. This interactive session simulates a realistic, multi-layered crisis requiring cross-functional collaboration and rapid response.
Fahad Sheikh, Sales Manager, F24 Middle East and Africa, Kamil Khan, Customer Success Manager, F24 UK and UAE, Markus Epner, Head of Academy
15.30 – 15.40 PM
15.40 – 17.00 PM
Refreshments and Networking

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