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Shyam has over two decades of experience in business and investment research, including extensive exposure to primary research.

My rich experience spans across industries including life sciences, biotech, medical technologies, food & beverages, education, e-commerce, hospitality, retail & real estate, technology startups, alternate energy, infrastructure, and logistics.

My experience is aided by a fair understanding of business fundamentals and hands-on experience in devising business strategies, funding plans, financial analysis, and valuation.

I have been instrumental in facilitating spadework of raising funds from private equities for several start-ups and growing companies.

Having graduated in commerce from Mumbai University, I am a qualified Chartered Accountant with an additional human resources qualification from XLRI Jamshedpur, India.

Aneesh is the COO of White Shark. Aneesh’s remarkable achievement led to his representation of India at the 2022 World Economic Forum in the Blockchain category.

Aneesh Rajani is a distinguished industrialist with a multifaceted portfolio, boasts a formidable combination of expertise and dedication. Holding credentials from Kirori Mal College and Startegic Management at Harvard Business School and MBA. Aneesh has made significant strides across FMCG, Real Estate, Consumer Brands, Equity Investments and Blockchain.

For purpose-driven organisations around the globe, The Storey Group is a Change Maker that creates and delivers programmes that make our planet a better place.

Azizjon Azimi is the founder and CEO of zypl.ai, an AI software startup. zypl.ai applies
synthetically generated AI models at scale to advance financial inclusion in emerging and
frontier markets. Its credit scoring software based on machine learning has been
implemented in 6 markets across the Middle East and Central Asia having underwritten over
$25 million in loans with >1% default rate. Prior to launching zypl.ai, Azizjon was a founder
of tajrupt, an educational nonprofit transforming youth potential into human capital in his
home country of Tajikistan.
Azizjon recently graduated with an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business as a
Knight- Hennessy Scholar, and an MPP from Harvard Kennedy School as an Aga Khan
International Scholar. Azizjon has been appointed as the chair of Tajikistan’s AI Council in
charge of leading the country’s national AI strategy. He had previously graduated cum laude
with a BA and double honors in economics and international relations from New York
University. He has been featured in Forbes “30 Under 30” and was one of the winners of
2018 Islamic Development Bank Transform Fund competition.

Alan Zettelmann is an accomplished author and the founder of INNOCONSULT, a renowned Innovation & Strategy consulting firm. With a focus on turning Strategy & Innovation into tangible business impact, Alan helps companies make Innovation Strategy their number one competitive advantage. He brings a wealth of experience and expertise in driving innovation projects that deliver value on a large scale. With a strong emphasis on business impact, Alan’s approach ensures that innovation efforts are aligned with bottom-line results. He prioritizes the strategic importance of innovation over technology, working closely with teams to guarantee significant impact on business outcomes before considering technological solutions. Alan and his team at INNOCONSULT offer a range of services, including impactful large-scale Innovation strategy projects, technical challenges resolution, feasibility assessments, and the establishment of effective Innovation Strategy Task Force organizations. They specialize in implementing cutting-edge data-driven tools, conducting portfolio analysis, and creating future scenarios for companies to thrive in a rapidly changing landscape. With a proven track record of success in implementing high-impact Innovation projects for emerging and leading technology companies, Alan and his team combine experience from prestigious positions in tech companies and academia. Their mission is to bring world-class data science expertise to a diverse clientele, helping organizations unlock their full potential through strategic innovation initiatives. For more information on Alan Zettelmann and INNOCONSULT’s successful Innovation projects, visit their website at www.innoconsult.com or connect with Alan on LinkedIn for direct inquiries.

While beginning her communications career in the fashion and beauty industries, Cecilia Wong’s passion for decentralized technologies led her to found yourPRstrategist, a Web3, blockchain, crypto and emerging tech consultancy that has been award-winning (2022 World Business Outlook Award; 2020/21 Technology Innovator Award winner in the media and PR categories). An early believer in the token economy, Cecilia is a Web3-for-good advocate, and a firm supporter of access-for-all, ‘Accountability not Regulations’, more decentralized and transparent governance, while simultaneously maintaining privacy, believing that Zero-Knowledge technologies will lead the way.

Seasoned Strategic Business Development , Growth and Investment Advisor.

As Business Development, the key objective was to maintain and grow business through regular proactive client engagement and distribution channels, a thorough understanding of business models and identifying potential areas for growth.

I have actively lead the activities related to business development by identifying strategic and impactful partners and clients from local, regional and global markets that support the mission of the Business.

Lead the acquisition of new clients through research, briefings, meetings and references. Focused at client engagement to deepen the relationships with existing clients (internal and external)

Excellent channel manager across distribution channels for various products including but not limited to Equity, Bonds, In House Funds, Third Party Funds, FX, DPM and Bancassurance.

Key Projects Management experience from transformation management, change management and implementation of premium banking prepositions. (ADCB Excellency with McKenzie 2007/2008) (NBAD Elite Banking with McKenzie 2009/2010/2011) (FAB Private and Elite Banking 2017/18)

Capable of engineering complex financial solutions to meet the clients financial objectives with defined cash flows and bridge investments.

With hands on experience of over 10 years and key connections in the region, it gives me a leverage to advice my clients so they can take an informed financial decision.

A strong believer and supporter for FinTech. A vision, that is not far from reality, for convergence of FinTech and Social Media. I envision an ecosystem of free flowing vital information that is imperative to expand horizons and boost growth.

Finalist at the NYUAD FinTech Accelerator program Venture Launchpad StartAD 2018, for Digital Wealth Management Platform in UAE with a clear focus on expatriates

I’m an an entrepreneur from indore, Madhya Pradesh in India, 32 years old but having work experience of more than 15 years.
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Building brands thru effective Story-Telling is my first love!

Proven track record in driving revenue, retention, and engagement for clients through solutions which help them excel in the online and user acquisition space.

Specialist in mobile performance, e-commerce, social, and users journey simplification for brands – leverage data-driven strategies to optimize growth opportunities and achieve outstanding results.

15+ years of serving agencies and direct clients throughout MENA region.

Been successfully generating almost 70% revenue, YOY, from existing clients and referrals.

Let’s connect to explore how we can fuel your business’s expansion and achieve exceptional performance thru online tactics.

Victor will speak on the global landscape on impact investment especially given his experience in chairing UN Global Compact, Singapore Government economic agencies and US-based investment banking. He will give examples of how various international funds and NGOs have taken a blended private-public partnership approach towards achieving kpis and results.
With the evolving funds under family office and NGOs, investment successes have been redefined with job creation, carbon reduction, eliminating poverty, uplifting of community etc fulfilling on the Sustainability Development Goals. He will give examples spanning across Canada, EU and South East Asian continents.