Speakers

Previous Speakers & Panelists

Speakers

Sheikh Ahmed Bin Khalid Al Thani

Assistant Governor for Financial Instruments and Payment Systems
Qatar Central Bank (QCB)

H.E. Mr. Margus Tsahnka

Minister of Foreign Affairs
The Republic of Estonia

Erdem Çakar

Country Manager Qatar and Kuwait
Mastercard

Otto Williams

Senior Vice President, Head of Product and Solutions, CEEMEA
VISA

Muhannad Ebwini

Founder & CEO
HyperPay

Dr. Jochen Biedermann

Managing Director
World Alliance of International Financial Centers (WAIFC)

Hanane Sbai

Division Lead - Fintech and Digital Enablers Partnership
Mastercard

Fatima Sultan Al Kuwari

Board Member
Ooredoo Fintech

Maria Guseva

Director - Global Technology Innovation
Accenture

Safarudheen Farook

CEO
Spendwisor

Hamad Hadeed

Founder
Cytomate Cybersecurity

Barry O’Donohoe

Co-Founder & CEO
Raidiam

Kaan Akın

Managing Partner
Tenity

Andre Leung

Co-Founder & CEO
Aereve

Mazen El-Masri, PhD

CEO
Genesis Technologies

Małgorzata Filipowska

Portfolio & Platform Manager
Seedstars

Malu Marsault

CEO & Founder
This Mama Invests

Khadijah Amusat Wuraola

Founder, Nuva
Ambassador, Avalanche

Mohammed Al-Jemaishi

Senior Manager - Data Integrity and Internal Controls
QNB

Thuraya Nasser Al-Mulla

Founder
Receipts LLC

Omar Nasser Al-Emadi

Senior FinTech Analyst
Qatar Central Bank (QCB)

Federico Travella

Founding CEO
Novicap

Mohammed Suleiman

Co-Founder
KARTY

Shady Abubakr

Founder & CEO
Bawales

Henryk Klawe

CEO
Together

Ahmed Abdeen

Founder & CEO
ElGameya

Mostafa Abd Elkhabir

Founder & CEO
Masroofi

Mohammed El-Ahwal

Executive Partner
Fintekrs Egypt

Mohamed Gadhoum

CEO
PAYDAY TAKAFUL

Iman Arastoo

CEO
Plannet Fintech & Insurtech Innovation Center

Kamran Ullah

Country Head, Qatar
Ooredoo Fintech

Sami Mian

Co-founder & CEO
Blade Labs

Puneet Gambhir

Head of Risk
Grab

Bryan D’Souza

Head of Business Development & Partnerships - Middle East
R3

Abbas Bou Diab

Head Of Compliance & AML
BLOM Bank Qatar

Dr. Konstantinos Tsanis, Chartered FCSI

Digital Transformation & FinTech Industry Specialist
IFC - International Finance Corporation

Hussam Alkokhon

Head of Trade Finance
CQUR Bank LLC

Dr. Ahmed Khalifa

Professor - College of Business and Economics
Qatar University

Dr. Rami Zeitun

Professor - Finance and Banking
Qatar University

Dr. Andrew Dahdal

Associate Professor
Qatar University

Giorgio Torre

Technology and Business Advisor
European and GCC Governments

Dr. Jalal Qanas

Assistant Professor - College of Business and Economics
Qatar University

Dr. Youcef Maouchi

Assistant Professor - College of Business and Economics
Qatar University

Mohammad Shoubaki

Regional Sales Manager - MENA
Brankas

Fernanda Braz (Moderator)

Country Director, Qatar
Oxford Business Group

Maximilian Plank (Moderator)

Venture Partner GCC
Tenity

Farah Abdul Sater (Moderator)

Arabic Editor
FinDev Gateway

Greg Loayon (Moderator)

Representative for Qatar and the Philippines
Latvian Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Vanessa Rameix (Moderator)

Country Manager- Qatar
The Business Year

Abhishek Bhattacharya

3x Entrepreneur and a 2x Author
Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2022

Fadi Saab (Moderator)

Chairman and CEO
Trans Capital Finance

Rohit K R (Moderator)

Director New Venture
Risin Ventures

Mohamad Khawaja (Moderator)

Founding Partner
Fikr Ventures

Lauren Jones (Moderator)

Strategic Advisory Partner
Raidiam

Mo Ali Yusuf

Regional Manager
Checkout.com

Gaurav Sachdev (Moderator)

Co-Founder & CEO
The Founders Majlis

Yasmine El-Ballouli

Corporate Leadership Development Coach
Certified PCC by International Coaching Federation

Tassos Kotzias

Executive Holistic Coach
Certified PCC by International Coaching Federation

Emad Saif

Founder
Play Meetup

Malik Shishtawi

President
MENA Fintech Festival

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