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Ketan Patel is the Chief Executive Officer at CASHe, India’s most preferred digital lending company for young salaried millennials. CASHe provides instant short-term personal loans to young salaried professionals through its smart, intelligent AI-backed smartphone application available on Android and iOS phones. Ketan has a degree of Masters in Management Studies from Mumbai University. He is a seasoned leader with a proven track record of bringing in operational excellence, accelerating innovation and achieving revenue and profitability in business. In his current role, Ketan has the full responsibility for leading the company through a strategic transformation by driving innovation and accelerates its operational excellence that delivers best-in-class customer service and making CASHe India’s largest digital lending company for the salaried millennials. Due to his management and leadership skills, CASHe won the twin recognition — ‘India’s Best Places to Work in the BFSI sector’ and ‘India Best Workplaces for Women’ — from the Best Place to Work Institute. One of his recent accolades also includes winning the CEO of the Year at the Asia Leadership Awards 2019. Before joining CASHe, Ketan served Kotak Mahindra Bank for over 18 years where he had an illustrious career heading some of its key portfolios ranging from private banking and most recently, headed its Composite Business Solutions and E-commerce vertical. 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 Jaspal Jaspal Singh is the AVP, Product Owner – Digital Banking at one of the largest banks in UAE. Jaspal has been working as Associate Vice President in the Personal Banking Group on the first-party contract. He looks after the digital transformation of customer acquisition and SME banking as a Product Owner. The primary responsibility of his role is to help the business achieve its digital transformation role. This involves helping the business to structure the business requirements, finding the optimal solutions, internal and external stakeholder management, managing the technical delivery and validating the requirements for the final sign-offs. Jaspal Singh is a business problem solver who believes in the power of technology. He is passionate about Blockchain and Data Science problems. He is a certified professional in Blockchain and Data Science and has a degree of MBA in Finance and Strategy from IIM, Udaipur. He has also published research papers on Cryptography and Wireless Technologies in international conferences during engineering. 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.

Jalal is a Retail CRM Strategy expert and a product owner of Digital Personalization at Raiffeisen Bank International AG. He holds a degree in digital strategy from Columbia Business school and an Executive General Management certificate from Xavier Institute of Management With more than 14 years of banking experience in different regions, Jalal has always focused on driving digital business with data. He believes in fintech partnerships and organized several events and workshops in many countries to identify and discuss the win-win business model. Jalal has been an active member of many platforms that promote collaboration and innovation including WSBI, Elevator Lab and mobey forum where he co-chaired the banking Disruption group. During his time in this region, Jalal led the development of many firsts in the region including voice banking, Digital charity platform, Smart sales module, card control and the National ID integration with the UAE banking system. Jalal also led the launch of the first international mobile payment and the first chatbot in the banking sector which received ‘the innovation of the month award’ from EFMA Before leaving the UAE to Austria, Jalal was the Vice president of Mashreq’s mobile app Snappone the most awarded apps in the region. 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 Ishtiaq Ishtiaq Ahmed is the Founder & CEO of irm – M/s. Independent Risk Managers (Pvt) Ltd. Ishtiaq is a Marketing Graduate from PIMSAT, Karachi, and a Certified CII® from Chartered Insurance Institute of London for Insurance expertise and NUST-Oratech (Navy Engineering College, Karachi) for IT proficiencies. Ishtiaq is a result-oriented professional with extensive multi-domain experience spanning over 25 years of working with conglomerates including Large locals and Multinational Corporations. In January 2015, Ishtiaq established an Insurance and Management consulting firm irm (Pvt) Ltd. with an objective of offering a holistic solution that would address a wide array of challenges and rapidly changing dynamics faced by business owners in recent times. irm a highly progressive Financial Risk Management Consulting firm, playing a vital role in the industry by bringing innovative business models in the market by using a first ever an in-house uniquely designed ‘Business Intelligence Mechanism’ to perform, (a) comprehensive insurance policy audit, (b) produce a multi-dimensional trend analysis and (c) to offer an interactive dashboard. irm core objective is to empower its client to procure the best suited and fully customized products with an operational & service model focused on contain the Costs without compromising on the terms and services. The irm- Health Insurance BI mechanism is not only a great support to its client but also helping the carriers to make better assessments and calculations to the Financial Risk and stay competitive in the market without compromising on their top and bottom lines of businesses. As an employed individual, Ishtiaq has enjoyed the Start-up and leading roles at various organizations in the capacity of ‘Chief Operating Officer’, ‘General Manager’, Head of Health Insurance (nationwide), Branch Head, Karachi, Pakistan, Head of Business Process Re-Engineering where he created a fully automated Insurance program for settlement of Claims and an automated Suveyor portal etc. During the career, Ishtiaq was remain responsible for looking after all lines of Insurance businesses including Life and non-Life, but his passion was remains attached with the ‘Risk related to the People Management’ i.e. Health & Life Insurance specialty. Having adequate and diversified qualifications and experiences, Ishtiaq is strongly believes in Data Standardization and Analysis and in this regard, Ishtiaq is pursuing to bring innovative insurance products, process flows-automations, cost effective solutions, creating various distribution channels, high business ethics with transparencies and enhancing awareness and importance of Insurance Products in the emerging Pakistan. 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… Continue Reading Ishtiaq Ahmed

About Govvind He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary with over 2 decades of experience. He specializes in Business strategy & expansion, Finance, HR & Process. Govvind served in Leadership positions and was responsible for forming strategic partnerships & growing businesses. He was instrumental in growing Etisalat Software Solutions from a 30 member team to 650 members. He also has the distinction of leading Natural Search (UK based digital marketing Company) for ISO certification, which was the 2nd Company in the world to get the certification in the Industry. In 2018 he moved to Dubai and started a Business Advisory firm ‘Global Vision Advisor’ with branches in Bangalore & Leeds (UK). The Company focuses on 3 main areas, namely Investment Banking, New Market Entry Strategy & Tax advisory. Govvind served as a Board Member of Etisalat Software, India. He was also recognized as Top 100 CFOs of India by CIMA, UK. He is also an advisor to a Sovereign Fund. He is currently focusing on Trade Finance offering on a Blockchain platform. 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.

George Siosi Samuels is the Managing Director of Faiabrand Pte Ltd (“Faiā”). Faiā is a professional services company specializing in BitcoinSV integration. George was previously working for a global fintech, with revenues exceeding $464.6 million, where he managed their enterprise communities. He supervised their internal collaboration ecosystem and trained their leadership teams on emerging tools. His claim to fame was a feature in the 2015 documentary, The Bitcoin Doco, where he shared how and why Bitcoin is a collaborative system by nature. After the first Bitcoin fork, he then helped enable meetups and communities worldwide across 40 cities for a Bitcoin Cash fund. George has now dedicated Faiā to helping businesses worldwide integrate emerging technologies such as BitcoinSV, while assisting with adoption through branded communities, to prepare and enable people for a Metanet future (a Bitcoin-powered Internet). 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.

Faseeh is a seasoned professional with over 17 years of experience across most areas in Corporate and Wholesale Banking, with a larger part of his career leaning towards Relationship Banking and Coverage roles. In his present assignment he works for the Wholesale Banking Group at the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB). Working closely with the leadership team, his mandate is to deliver on the overall management goals from a Quality Control and Operational Risk perspective. This includes Risk and Control assessment, enhancing the Policies &Procedures specific to Wholesale Banking and taking on special projects as and when assigned.

With offices in Pakistan, Sri Lanka & United Arab Emirates, Farhad Karamally works across the region as an Organization Development (OD) consultant, leadership facilitator & management trainer, helping unleash organisational genius through custom made interventions. His energy and passion to excel is contagious in his interactions, inspiring individuals and organisations to flourish.

In February 2020 he was awarded the Excellence in Finance – Leaders award by FiNext owing to his contribution to organizations through his work as a management consultant with various financial institutions

Farhad uses wit and humor with appreciative inquiry to get results and is renowned for facilitating strategic meetings with management & leadership teams to envision future strategies that are crafted by identifying their purpose. His style and attitude to life is best explained by a comment on Farhad by Ed Scannel (author Games Trainers Play) “Learning is Fun & You Proved It!”. This is also evident in the Business Parables ‘Pukh Theory’ and ’Karahi Theory’ that Farhad has authored

With an academic background rooted in Management Accounting (CIMA UK) and Marketing (CIM-UK) he is a Certified Master Practitioner NLP and is licensed by American Board Neuro Linguistic Programming (ABNLP). More recently he was certified as a HBDI (Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument) Practitioner. Such blend makes him an excellent choice for coaching C-Suites in a very structured manner of 6-9 months with clearly defined milestones

In his capacity as a Director of Charter for Compassion (CFC) Pakistan, he continues to contribute his expertise for long-term projects that are geared to impact not only the future generations but more specifically the culture today. He has developed a tool that measures compassion in organizations and is leading the Compassion in Organizations space. As a recognition of his work, Farhad is a Fellow of the International Centre for Compassionate Organizations located at the University of Louisville.

As an entrepreneur, Farhad is Founder & CEO Funverks Global, Funverks Media, Co-Founder/Director Navitus, Director Stimulus, FK Squared, The Bottom Line Holidays (Sri Lanka)& Co-Founder Pakistan South East Asia Business Forum (PSEABF) which aims to promote opportunities for startups helping them take business-up. He has also served as a Board Member (2017-2020) of the South East Asian Leadership Academy (SEALA).

Farhad resides in South Asia, alternating his time between Pakistan, UAE, & Sri Lanka.

Fahad Al Fawaz is the Executive Chairman at BayanPay.Bayan Pay is a payment gateway technology capable of meeting the rapidly growing e-Commerce (BayanPay) payments and introducing a consumer e-wallet (BayanPay Wallet).
He is a prominent and highly respected businessman in Saudi Arabia and the GCC region. A successful entrepreneur, dedicated forward-thinking investor and innovator with significant experience in technology and finance sectors, leading both entrepreneurial startups and established companies.
Fahad Al Fawaz constantly aims at making Saudi Arabia’s economy flourish and to offer the world’s best to his fellow countrymen. His experience, dynamism, professionalism and financial capacity have made Fahad Al Fawaz one of the young leaders of a generation at the beginning of an extraordinary transformation of Saudi Arabia via the Quality of Life 2030 project.

Elaine Foo is the Founder and CEO of New Dimensions Capital, a Multi Family Office and Private Wealth Management firm with expertise in Singapore and Greater China. With over two decades of experience in wealth management, Elaine specializes in personal wealth management, offshore asset allocation, and family office services. She holds a Capital Markets Services License and operates under the regulation of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Elaine’s professional journey showcases her commitment to excellence and client service. As the Founder and CEO of New Dimensions Capital since September 2020, she leads a dedicated team that recently conducted a successful closed-door meeting with clients and prospects, focusing on family office services and wealth management. The event, featuring Vincent Tan as a speaker, garnered significant interest in Singapore as a financial hub for asset allocation. In addition to her role at New Dimensions Capital, Elaine is a Co-Founder and Partner at WHE Family Office, where she oversees global investments, particularly in real estate and private placements. Passionate about impact investing and philanthropy, Elaine and her team explore unique investment opportunities on a case-by-case basis. Although currently not involved in cryptocurrencies, WHE Family Office remains dedicated to fostering meaningful investments globally. Furthermore, Elaine is the Founder of Hesed Partners, where she manages and consults on private deal flows and M&A activities. Her diverse experience also includes serving as a Senior Private Banker at Morgan Stanley, providing wealth management solutions to Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) clients in the Greater China region. Prior to that, she held the position of Director at Julius Baer, specializing in private wealth management for High Net Worth (HNW) individuals in Singapore and Greater China. With a strong focus on client acquisition and relationship management, Elaine Foo has established herself as a respected figure in the wealth management industry. Her track record of success, coupled with her passion for delivering exceptional service to clients, positions her as a key player in the financial landscape of Singapore and Greater China.