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Dubai, UAE/Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Speakers
Tanvir Shah
Investment Committee, Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund, Ministry of Finance, UAE
Khaled Sallam
Director, Global Network Processing Product,
GCC & NALP, VISA
Dr. Debabrata Nayak
Head of Cyber Security, NPCI
Arsalan Ahmed
Fintechs & Digital Partnerships EEMEA, MasterCard
Imran Kannuti
Head, Operations Digitalization & Transformation Banque Misr
Christian Gleich
International Ambassador, European Blockchain Association e.V.
Muhammed Arshad Choudhary
Director, Regional CEO Office - AME
Standard Chartered
Matt Atawneh
Associate Vice President, Emirates NBD
Nicolas Kalokyris
Lead Lawyer Financial Crime, DLA Piper
Dr. Amir Tabch
CEO, Stealth Mode
Leila Bouzinab
Strategic Sales Director - Financial Institutions, Worldpay
Ankit Lathigara
AVP, Nasdaq
Kamlesh Nagware
Founder Global, Tokenisation Forum
Shebin Mathew
Senior Security Consultant, Google Dubai
Temi Labor
Deputy Head of Internal Audit, Wio Bank
Akshay Dalal
Head of Regional Risk and Compliance - Middle East, Turkey & Africa, Google
Sailendra Das
Head, Sanctions Risk Analysis and Controls- Africa and Middle East, Standard Chartered Bank
James Ashton-Smith
Head of Visa Accelerator Program & Digital Partnerships and Ventures - CEMEA, Visa
Harsh Daftary
Head of Cloud Security and Compliance, Emirates NBD
Amit Grover
Founder & Managing Partner, Grover & Company
Rana Zain Ahmed
Director of Business Development, AZ Konnect
Sheikh Mohsin Ali
Chief Operating Officer, COAE International
Christelle Metni
100 women in finance,
Dubai
Max Lighter
Partner in MaxCapital investment fund, Dubai
May Brooks Kempler
Board Member, Innocent Lives Foundation
Sahba Hadipour
CEO, Figg
Hamsini Karthik
Editor, Moneycontrol.com
Faith Musonza
Co-Founder & Head for Strategy and Digital Inclusive Finance, Imagine Smart Cities
Melanie Lennert
CEO & Co-Founder CRO2go
Shelli Ryan
CEO @ Ad Hoc
Suji Gopalakrishnan
Head Of Retail Asset at Deem Finance
Cristian Larrosa
CEO & Founder at Larrosa MusicTech & Capital
Nikita Guliaev
Managing Director at Guavapay MENA
Marcus Pequeno
Founder & CEO at Autonomia Financeira
Past Speaker 2025
09:30 - 10:15 AM Session Talk
Panel: The Rise of Digital Wallets & Super Apps: What's Next?
Experts discuss the evolution and potential of digital wallets and super apps.
Amir Tabch
Chief Executive Officer, OFZA
Leila Bouzinab
Strategic Sales Director - Financial Institutions, Worldpay
Harsh Daftary
Head of Cloud Security and Compliance, Emirates NBD
Khaled Sallam
Director Global Network Processing Product, GCC & NALP VISA
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Session Talk
Panel: Embedded Payments in Commerce & B2B: Invisible, Instant & Intelligent
Interactive session on integrating seamless payments into commerce and B2B.
Faith Musonza
Co-Founder & Head for Strategy and Digital Inclusive Finance, Imagine Smart Cities
Arsalan Ahmed
Fintechs & Digital Partnerships EEMEA, MasterCard
12:15 AM - 13:00 PM Session Talk
Panel: Fintech x BigTech: Collaboration or Competition in Payments?
Debate on the dynamics between fintech startups and tech giants in payments.
Hamsini Karthik
Editor, Moneycontrol.com
Sailendra Das
Head, Sanctions Risk Analysis and Controls- Africa and Middle East, Standard Chartered Bank
14:45 - 15:30 PM Session Talk
Panel: The Role of Open Banking & Open Finance in Driving Payment Innovation
A candid conversation on how open frameworks are reshaping payments.
Amir Tabch
Chief Executive Officer, OFZA
Imran Kannuti
Head, Operations Digitalization & Transformation Banque Misr
Tanvir Shah
Investment Committee, Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund, Ministry of Finance, UAE
James Ashton-Smith
Head of Visa Accelerator Program & Digital Partnerships and Ventures - CEMEA, Visa
