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Akshaya Naronikar is focused on the future of financial services, where clients are at the forefront of every decision and partnerships are built on a foundation of trust and integrity. She is the founder and CEO of Iridium Private, award-winning bespoke financial solutions and ‘Growth Capital’ provider to fast-growing companies and High-Income Individuals. Her vision challenges the conventional private banking experience by addressing the individual needs of her clients with integrity and discretion. Akshaya’s international career began as a private banker to the affluent innovators of Silicon Valley, but she thrived as a trusted advisor to High Net Worth clients across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. During her time in Dubai at the Royal Bank of Scotland, she recognized the evolving needs of clients require a financial advisor who is bank-agnostic and driven by possibility. Akshaya’s entrepreneurial spirit was further fueled at Investec Bank Australia, where she was a key contributor to the growth of the Private client business. Her expertise in client acquisitions, structured debt, and the derivative was developed by advising international investment houses and private banks across multiple continents. Armed with an MBA in Financial Services, she has a relentless drive while advocating for her clients. When she’s not fighting the good fight, Akshaya can be found reading a good book and sipping coffee in a Melbourne cafe in Australia―where she lives with her family. 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.

Ahmed is currently leading the finance and strategy of a top-tier non-bank financial institution in Saudi Arabia. His experience, especially as Chief Financial Officer and Strategy Director in the NBFIs sector, spans a wide array of diverse projects in which he has been involved. He is a results-oriented leader with a demonstrated track record of several successful projects and had played a pivotal role in formulating business strategies, introducing new products, and managing financial performance over the past 15 years. Ahmed holds an MBA from The University of Manchester, UK. He also completed several executive education programs at top ranked business schools such as INSEAD, Imperial College, and Cambridge Judge Business School.

Adri Fuhri is a seasoned finance professional with a wealth of experience in the financial services sector. With a background as a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for over a decade, Adri has honed her skills in translating business strategy into clear objectives and deliverables. Holding the prestigious qualification of Chartered Accountant (South Africa), Adri boasts an impressive 25 years in the industry, demonstrating her dedication and expertise. Having also served as a Chief Operating Officer (COO), Adri has expanded her business acumen beyond finance, enhancing her ability to navigate various aspects of the corporate landscape. Her roles on several boards and committees attest to her commitment to contributing at a strategic level within organizations. Adri’s tenure at SBSA provided her with invaluable experience in pioneering new business ventures and operating in complex technical environments. Her focus on detail, adherence to deadlines, and inclusive approach to stakeholder engagement underscore her effectiveness as a leader and team player. Beyond her professional endeavors, Adri is deeply passionate about developing her staff and fostering a culture of empowerment and growth. Her involvement in initiatives aimed at advancing technology and STEM skills for girls and women showcases her commitment to creating more inclusive and diverse opportunities within the industry. Adri’s track record speaks volumes about her leadership style – focused, detail-oriented, and driven by a desire to achieve results while ensuring that all stakeholders are involved in the decision-making process. Her dedication to excellence and her dynamic approach make her a valuable asset in any organization fortunate enough to have her on board. In conclusion, Adri Fuhri’s multifaceted background, coupled with her unwavering commitment to professional development and inclusivity, positions her as a standout figure in the finance sector. With a proven track record of success and a passion for empowering others, Adri is a forward-thinking leader who continues to make a significant impact in her field.

About Abhishek Abhishek Parakh is the Managing Director & CEO of EquityPandit Financial Services Private Limited and has grown EquityPandit into a Leading Equity Research Company in India. Abhishek Parakh has served as the President of The Association of Investment Advisers and Research Analyst. He is also an Elite member of the National Council of Capital Market. He was awarded 500 Fastest-Growing CEO Award, 50 Most Influential Financial Services Marketing Professional and 100 Top BFSI Leaders by ET Now and The World BFSI Congress. Abhishek Parakh is an engineering graduate in Information Technology and studied Advance Finance from Harvard Business School. He has 15 years of experience in Financial Services and Global Market Research. He is a contributor and author for the world’s biggest Financial Portals like Investing.com, Thomson Reuters and Factset. His areas of interest are Technical Analysis,Marketing, Sales, Technology and Artificial Intelligence. EquityPandit was founded in 2005 and today, it is the Leading Equity Research Company in India. EquityPandit was one of the first few companies to venture into Technical Analysis on the internet in India. EquityPandit serves customers in 32 countries across the globe. EquityPandit was the first company to launch a 24 hours’ free help desk for traders and investors across the Country named Ask the Analyst. Under the leadership of Abhishek Parakh, EquityPandit bagged several National awards viz. Best MSME Award 2017, Professional Financial Services Of The year 2018 and The Leading Equity Research Company of the Year 2019. EquityPandit was ranked in 25 Fastest-Growing Research Companies In India by The CEO Magazine. About Finext Conference 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 Abhijit Abhijit is now the Founder and CEO of Wealth Planet Limited. Wealth Planet Limited was founded in 2016 and is broadly known for its unique loss protected fund management service. Abhijit is a globally recognized forex trader, institutional fund manager, and mentor to thousands of traders across the globe. He began his journey as a trader in 2008 and developed all of his skill sets by learning how to use the most cutting-edge trading technology. Besides developing many successful trading styles, he has managed portfolios for international investors. His consistent record caught the attention of many Hedge Funds in the years that followed. Abhijit was recognized by a leading global financial magazine ‘Game Changers’ that featured Abhijit S. Kulkarni in its cover story in the September 2018 issue. He is the first Indian forex trader whose cover story was featured in Game Changers magazine. Abhijit is now working on bringing the best mentors in the world together with the Career Pro program.This program is targeted to help aspirants to take their careers to a new level, in a new and most systematic manner. 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.

Abdulmohsen AlBazie is the Head of the Structured Finance Division, Samba Financial Group. In his current role at the bank as the Head of Structured Finance Division, Abdulmohsen is supporting clients/companies and the bank to initiate, engineer, structure and participate in specialized financing transactions in the fields of project finance, investment/acquisition finance, real estate finance, and asset-backed financing. Abdulmohsen is responsible for facilitating and developing structures that are bankable to debt providers and support the growth of the bank’s clients. He was also Structured and Project Finance Transactor for Banque Saudi Fransi, where his responsibilities were Origination, development, due diligence and approval of private/government sector structured/project financing including syndicated deals. Abdulmohsen AlBazie has a degree of Bachelor in Finance from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Mineral. 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

Abdullah is the Chairman of the Board of DirectFN. DirectFN specializes in providing Financial Technology (FinTech); Financial Content (FinCon) and Financial Regulatory (FinReg) solutions ranging from, Market Information Screens, to Brokerage/Asset/Custody Management Systems and AML /Surveillance Systems deployed in some of the largest financial institutions across the Middle East and South Asia. He also is a Board Member at Saudi Payments which is a spinoff of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) and acts as the operator of the national payment infrastructure in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Abdullah has a degree of MBA – Sloan Fellows Program in Innovation and Global Leadership from MIT Sloan School of Management. Mr. Alsuweilmy has over 30 years of experience in Technology, Finance, Capital Markets, and Leadership. He played a key role in the overhaul of the Saudi capital market and lead the establishment and development of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) to become the leader among its peers in the region and one of the major emerging markets globally. In recent years, Abdullah has chaired/served on boards of various companies (state-owned, private and family-owned) as an independent board member. 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.

Abdullah Almarzuki is the Head of PMO at Abdul Latif Jameel United Finance Co. (ALJUF), a closed joint-stock company under license by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA).
Abdullah is a Computer Engineering graduate from King Saud University. He has more than 17 years of experience in performing banking and IT. He is a detail-oriented PMO head and strategic solutions provider with outstanding project management and conflict management skills. He has extensive knowledge of driving solutions that bridge the gap between business and technology with expertise in managing complex programs and multiple concurrent projects.
During his tenure, Abdullah has set up a successful Portfolio Management Office (PMO), successfully delivered projects of more than SR 200 Million, successfully saved more than 20% of project cost and came up with new technologies that improved organization processes like Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Process Automation. He is also responsible for directing PMO teams in developing high-quality programs to solve business problems and provide tangible results for enterprise-level financial systems and legacy workflow systems.
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.

LIFELabs is a FinTech company within the Blockchain & Artificial intelligence space, destined to create a lasting impact on how we all create, store and exchange value. LIFELabs started its journey in 2017, with philanthropy & charity at its heart. They spent a significant amount of time on R&D and understanding the landscape that aligns their vision of bringing digital currency to the masses. They were onto disrupting the fractured global charity industry which paved the path for developing a transactional platform for charities so that the majority of the donated funds reach the needy, faster and with complete transparency.

Handshake’s objective is to ‘Uberise’ the global marketplaces by working with Banks, Telecommunication companies, Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) business, Financial services licenses and not-for-profit businesses to enable their merchants and/or organizations to collect payments or link accounts using Handshake’s patented split data and connectivity friendly technology at a low cost and using a simple distribution method.

Handshake combines software and hardware to enable merchants to turn mobile devices into payments and point of sale solutions. With Handshake, payment can be made in person or via SMS without any data or the internet. This enables merchants to take payments and manage their cash flow more efficiently; providing peace of mind to consumers via its secure and globally patented split data technology which allows customers to never to give their full card
(debit or credit) details to the merchant.