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Ksenia is the Founder and Owner of the Financial Affiliate platform Leadgid.eu. Born in Estonia, Ksenia is one of the few female leaders in Fintech community in Russia. She started her business in 2012 and in 2013 she gained the title of the Best Young Entrepreneur.
Ksenia is also the founder of The International Nutra Affiliate Platform Webvork, investor and co-owner of several Fintech-startups. Ksenia is the chairman of FinAdTech – an International Affiliate Marketing conference in the Financial segment.

Nikhil is an experienced entrepreneur and investor with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services and technology industry. He is a seed investor, and Director, Ocrolus East. Previously he was Founder & CEO of InstaPaisa (acquired by Incred Finance in 2015), Managing Director of Rocket Internet India, and a Consultant with Bain & Co, Chicago. Nikhil has an MBA from University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, MS Computer Science from University of Southern California(USC), and BTech from Delhi College of Engineering.

A guy who grew up in the country, travelled the world, studied a lot, structured complex financial products at a young age, learnt to fly, climbed a mountain, lead a diverse team, built partnerships for a major bank and thrived on Wall St through the worst financial crisis in our life time. With over twenty years’ experience in financial markets he is known and recognized for high quality customised advice to Australian, US and Canadian partners across a broad range of investment styles (global mandates across asset classes). An innovator who is adept to changes in market conditions and the needs of his clients. A relationship builder with investment partners, technology partners, key internal stakeholders and senior management of the top listed companies in Australia. A demonstrated strategic thinker, having authored a strategic paper for the ASX, now pioneering distribution via the digital channel for funds, advisers and public companies. He has a vision for addressing the problem of user engagement in wealth management. He is vocal about the solution as an industry response in the best interest of their members and it is on the company website for all to see.

Stock broker, Investor, Chief Technical Analyst & Entrepreneur who Rose against ALL ODDS

Kaushlendra Singh Sengar is a renowned name today in the Indian stock broking industry today, with his years of endeavor in providing stock market knowledge, insight, training and technical analysis through his different professional and creatively thought out ventures.

For Deborah, entrepreneurship is about brilliant people creating value by solving meaningful problems. With a passion for understanding what makes people tick, she’s currently researching and writing a book on the impact of technology and the innovators using it as a force for good.

Raised in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Deborah has experience working across the GCC and other emerging markets. She has a successful track record in identifying high-potential leaders and entrepreneurs, as well as those that are red-flags. Deborah systemised the methodology to help investors de-risk and optimise investments in early-stage and high-growth companies (AMANI™). The most notable example of a company with ‘red-flags’ was Theranos – pre-scandal.

Adnan Ali is a passionate entrepreneur and the driving force behind Avanza Premier Payment Services and its flagship payment gateway; “Payfast”. He is working enthusiastically to accelerate Pakistan’s digital payments industry. Adnan has over 18 years of diversified experience in leveraging innovation and technology within the banking & financial sector. He holds a Masters Degree in Banking and Finance and has many accolades to his name, such as launching Pakistan’s first Co-Branded loyalty card with the largest Retail Shopping mall, envisaged the first real-time mutual funds redemption Visa debit card in Pakistan, launched First SMS Banking services in Pakistan, worked closely with Government of Pakistan, Regulators and World Bank to conceive G2P program and set a road map for the Digital journey for the commercials Banks in Pakistan.

Irina Samoylova Kunces, CAMS is a Risk, Control and Compliance SME with over 15 years of global Risk, Control, and Financial Crime Compliance experience in Corporate and Institutional Banking, and Retail and Mortgage industry with Standard Chartered, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Santander. Prior to arriving to Australia, Irina was a Regional Head of Financial Markets, Corporate Finance and Client Segments within Financial Crime Advisory with Standard Chartered Bank.

Background

Abhishek is a Partner and CEO of AJMS International Management Consultancy.
Abhishek has extensive international professional experience in Risk Management and related regulations
Prior to joining AJMS, Abhishek was a Partner & Executive Director in a niche consulting firm. Prior to that, he worked as a Risk Manager in ABK, focusing on Regulatory reform within the Banking Industry including corporate governance standards, BASEL II & III guidelines, CAMEL-BCOM Model, etc.
He has also served various leading Banks & Investment Companies in the region and around the world including Ahli Unit Bank, Kuwait International Bank, Boubyan Bank, Bank of Baroda, Genpact, etc.
Over the last few years, Abhishek has gained expertise in Risk-Based Auditing & Supervision including CAMEL BCOM, Corporate Governance standards, BASEL II/III, ICAAP & Stress testing exercise, Risk Policy & Procedures/ Framework

Nikhil Gandesha is the Managing Director of Finomni, a consulting firm specializing firm in financial crime compliance.

Nikhil has undertaken several roles covering AML, CTF, CPF and Sanctions in the UK, UAE and Hong Kong. His work included leading investigations, developing intelligence-led solutions to manage and mitigate financial crime risk as well as implementing effective strategies to meet clients’ risk appetite needs. Prior to joining Finomni, Nikhil worked for 2 global banks as well as a big 4 consultancy and has experience partnering with law enforcement, government agencies and international bodies such as the UN.

Suresh Lalwani is an expert in SME and Commercial Banking space. He has over 19 years of banking experience in UAE with Citibank, HSBC, and RAKBANK and he currently heads the Business Banking Division in Commercial Bank of Dubai, UAE. SMEs are an integral part of the economy and they contribute substantially to the GDP and workforce of the country. Suresh has expertise in lending to SMEs, developing Cash Management, Trade Finance, and Forex products for the SMEs.