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Talal S.Al-Sulaim is the Country Head- Treasury Customer Solutions at Bank Albilad, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Bank Albilad is a Saudi joint-stock company with a corporate capital of 7,500,000,000 Saudi Riyals. Most reputed Shariah-based financial solutions provider, meeting the aspirations of our customers, employees, and shareholders.
In his current role, Talal is responsible for managing and overlooking Treasury Sales activities including Sales, banknotes, and deposits countrywide.
Talal holds a degree of MBA from Prince Sultan University and a bachelor’s degree from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. He Claimed the ladder in Treasury Sales field and became the youngest regional head of Treasury Sales in the market with his unique sales skills and deep knowledge of Treasury and derivatives products.
This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre. This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector.
Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent.
Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts.
The conference strives to build a platform for startups, SMEs, key decision-makers, researchers, investors and people from the media to interact and garner meaningful alliances.

Syed Usama Bin Waqar is the Financial Controller at Lambert Electromec. Lambert Electromec Limited is a leading EPC company in Africa, with a specialty in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering & Construction. Lambert specializes in executing complex Oil & Gas, Buildings and Power infrastructure projects that require the highest level of technical know-how. Syed Usama is a certified Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP). He also has a degree of MA (Economics) from the University of Karachi. In his current role, Syed Usama is responsible for all accounting, audit, tax and compliance matters of designated group companies, for the preparation of monthly management reporting and quarterly budgeting, supervision of tax and corporate compliance team, and treasury management. In his last role Syed Usama was the Manager Financial Advisory and Outsourcing at Arthur Lawrence where he was responsible for monthly budgeting and reporting of US based clients and ensuring treasury management and taking charge of day to day operations. Syed Usama has also worked at EY Ford Rhodes, a member firm of Ernst & Young Global. He worked there as Assistant Manager in the Global Compliance and Reporting (GCR) Department,wherein he was responsible for all accounting, audit, tax and compliance matters of two designated companies; preparation of monthly management reporting and quarterly budgeting; supervision of tax and corporate compliance team; and quarterly group consolidation and coordination with auditors. Syed Usama was also awarded with the opportunity of working for EY Dubai for five months which strengthened his technical knowledge along with business understanding. He is a performance-driven individual with 8 years of experience and exceptional people and financial management skills. He seeks to bring skills, knowledge and herculean victories to the corporate family which provides unrivalled opportunities and learning environment to succeed and realize his full potential. This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre. This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector. Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent. Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts. The conference strives to build a platform for startups, SMEs, key decision-makers, researchers, investors and people from the media to interact and garner meaningful alliances.

Sunil Sachdeva is the head of the Treasury Operations of the Safron group. He leads the trading teams across India, Singapore & Dubai trading across Equity, Commodities and Forex markets, having responsibility for security selection and portfolio construction for the group fund. Sunil Sachdeva has over 15 years of experience in Fund Management and Corporate Strategy and holds a degree of Bachelor of Business with a major in Finance from Delhi University and a Post Graduate Diploma from the Indian Institute of Management. He was the promoter of The United Stock Exchange of India (USE), an Indian stock exchange for trading financial instruments in India. USE was endorsed by 21 Indian public sector banks, 6 private banks (including HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, etc), International banks like Standard Chartered and corporate houses (like MMTC, India Potash, etc) to build an Institution of repute. Before joining Safron, he was working with Jaypee Capital heading the Asia Pacific Operations of the Group. He was instrumental in leading the group to the position of “market leader” in the derivatives trading business. He also played a key role in building the company from under 10 employees in 2002 to 1000 plus employees in 2010. This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre. This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector. Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent. Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts. The conference strives to build a platform for startups, SMEs, key decision-makers, researchers, investors and people from the media to interact and garner meaningful alliances.

Sundar Krishnan is the President at CFM Asset Reconstruction Private Limited. In his current role, Sundar is responsible for handling the entire operations of the ARC including acquisition, resolution, operation, handling NCLT cases, compliance, fundraising, relationship management with banks, NBFCs, investors, clients, and borrowers. Sundar has a degree of MBA (Finance) from Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu and M.Com from the University of Madras, Chennai. He is a result-oriented professional with 16 years of experience in the areas of project financing, credit appraisal & credit administration and 13 years of experience in the asset reconstruction industry including acquisition & resolution, operation, compliance & fundraising in the distressed assets space. His expertise in identifying opportunities for investment in distressed assets including due diligence of portfolios of distressed assets of banks/institutions for the purpose of the acquisition is valued in the industry. This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Meridien Hotel and Conference Centre, Dubai. This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector. Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent. Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts. The conference strives to build a platform for startups, SMEs, key decision-makers, researchers, investors and people from the media to interact and garner meaningful alliances.

Steven Li Director, Channel Distribution – Aleta Planet Pte Ltd (Singapore) and General Manager – Aleta Planet FZ-LLC (Dubai, UAE). Aleta Planet is an innovative financial technology company, powered by a dedicated and qualified team, that provides state of the art technology and is constantly pioneering new financial solutions. Steven has over 14 years of experience in business development across industries such as construction, banking and finance in the Middle East as well as Asia. In his current role, he has worked with leaders, teams and authorities to spearhead and support Aleta Planet’s expansion into several strategic countries such as Hong Kong, Cambodia, Australia and the United Arab Emirates from their head-quarter in Singapore. This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre. This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector. Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent. Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts. The conference strives to build a platform for startups, SMEs, key decision-makers, researchers, investors and people from the media to interact and garner meaningful alliances.

About Srinivasaraghavan Srinivasaraghavan Soundararajan (affectionately called Raghavan) is an Associate Member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India. He is currently the CFO at NKGSB Bank in Mumbai-India, which is a premier Cooperative Bank. He is a versatile banker with hands on experience of three decades in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Treasury, Risk management, Business Planning, Asset Liability Management, Retail & Corporate banking, Credit Buying, & Micro Finance. He spent 21 years in State Bank of India Group and later with few other banks such as IDBI Bank Basix ( Non-Banking Financial Services Company),Dhanalaxmi bank and KBS Bank . Raghavan is a regular guest speaker at many conferences on subjects ranging from Banking, Finance, Treasury, Risk, and Taxation in India. His presentations are very informative & he shares his rich experience. Raghavan is a recipient of an award for ‘100 Most influential CFOs in India’ from CIMA(Please give full form) for the year 2015 and also ‘CFO Power List Award for 2019’ by Core Media Group, India. This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Meridien Hotel and Conference Centre, Dubai. This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector. Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent. Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts. The conference strives to build a platform for start-ups, SMEs, key decision-makers, researchers, investors and people from the media to interact and garner meaningful alliances

Shivash Bhagaloo is the Executive Director – Lux Actuaries & Consultants FZCO, UAE. Shivash has led the expansion of the Lux Group into the UAE. With a growing breadth of expertise and experience, Shivash provided actuarial support to the strong Lux client base located across the region. Shivash acts as Appointed and Consulting Actuary to the strong national and international client base within the UAE whilst still maintaining the working relationship with Lux clients outside of the UAE. Shivash is registered as an actuary with the UAE Federal Insurance Authority (UAE), Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (KSA), Capital Markets Authority (Oman). Shivash has a strong health actuarial background having specialized in this area over the past 5 years. His knowledge of pricing, reserving and product development in a changing landscape continues to benefit Lux clients across the GCC. This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre. This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector. Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent. Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts.

Shatha Edrees is the Director-General Management of Finance at Effat University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and an adjunct lecturer of Finance and Investment courses in the College of Business. Shatha holds an MBA in strategic management from the Maastricht School of Management, and an Executive Masters in Islamic finance from the Ecole Supérieure des Affaires (ESA) in conjunction with Rotterdam School of Management, ERASMUS University delivered at Effat University. She is a CFA level-2 candidate. She is the first and only Saudi female to hold the Chartered Market Technician, CMT designation, besides, she is a Certified Financial Technician (CFTe), and a member of the Society of Technical Analysts. In her current role, she oversees the management and coordination of all fiscal reporting activities for the organization, ensuring compliance of accounting and fiscal practices with Effat University’s statutes, rules, regulations, and Board policy. In addition, her lead practice in utilizing the Bloomberg terminal in her teaching has led her to be the only faculty speaker in the Bloomberg for Education launching event in Riyadh 2019. Shatha also wrote a weekly column in Arab News, titled ‘Speaking Technically’ to educate the public and spread proper awareness on technical analysis and its importance in making investment decisions, with the main focus on the Saudi Stock Market. This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre.This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector. Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent. Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts. The conference strives to build a platform for startups, SMEs, key decision-makers, researchers, investors and people from the media to interact and garner meaningful alliances.

Saurabh Mehta is the Managing Partner at Gingko Ventures. Gingko Ventures is a parent Company which represents a conglomerate of all business operations carried out by its Subsidiaries and portfolio companies in the printing, finance & consulting, real-estate, e-commerce and warehousing sector. Saurabh is a Software Engineer and Specialized in Finance from Fuqua School of Business, Duke University (USA) and SDA Bocconi in Milan, Italy Saurabh is a successful investor and entrepreneur who has invested in close to 10 start-ups. He has been instrumental in scaling companies; overlooking marketing; operations and finance functions. At Gingko Ventures he has been able to successfully mentor Invest and finally exit by stake sale for few of his portfolio companies. As an Entrepreneur he had bootstrapped the printing and warehousing business and was successful in bringing the company to Operating profitability within 12 months. As an Investor in Indian Start-up and high growth sector; he has also invested in the F&B Space by investing in Bangalore’s first Greek and Mediterranean Kitchen and Lounge. Saurabh is passionate about creating value for shareholders and start-ups; he has a keen interest in entrepreneurship and the ecosystem. This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre. This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector. Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent. Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts. The conference strives to build a platform for startups, SMEs, key decision-makers, researchers, investors and people from the media to interact and garner meaningful alliances

Sasa Skrgic has 20+ years of experience in retail banking with a primary focus on cards, payments and digital business. Sasa is a strong professional with a proven record in development and planning, commercial negotiations, strategic partnerships and turning regulations into business opportunities. After 8 years in international banking of Erste Bank Group, he joined Sberbank as the Head of Digital and Cards Business. There he was responsible for the delivery of innovative value propositions in cards and payments driving in parallel digital transformation. As a member of the MasterCard payment committee and MobeyForum, he has significantly contributed to banking business transformation. Sasa is a strong professional with Harvard Manage Mentor focused on Organizational leadership and Management from Erste Program Manager (Harvard Business) and an MSc. in Economics & Business Administration from the University of Zagreb. This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre. This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector. Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent. Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts. The conference strives to build a platform for startups, SMEs, key decision-makers, researchers, investors and people from the media to interact and garner meaningful alliances.