We're bringing together over 400 innovators, visionaries, disruptors and entrepreneurs from across payments, ecommerce, retail ,fintech and identity to speak on our stages. Heré who youll hear from:
Diego Abba is the CEO of italist.com, a global online platform that offers expertly-curated luxury imported from Italy, based in Los Angeles.Diego was the former CEO of Sleepy Giant, a fast growing game publisher and technology provider, participated by TPG Capital and CAA. He also led, as VP...
Diego Abba, Chief Executive Officer, Italist
Yasser Abbas, AMET RTM & Omni-Channel Development Manager, Johnson & Johnson
FMCG expert in Commercial leadership across the GCC with Distributor, channel and lead customer management, having track record of diverse assignments across markets and categories with P&G, Kraft, Mondelez and J&J.
Yasser Abbas, AMET RTM & Omni-Channel Development Manager, Johnson & Johnson
Janti Abdallah, General Manager, STS PayOne
Janti Abdallah is the general manager of STS PayOne with more than 18 years of experience in electronic payments and information technology.In 2004, he joined the STS group to spearhead its focus on providing electronic payment solutions, and managed to expand this business resulting in spinning...
Janti Abdallah, General Manager, STS PayOne
Mahmoud Fawzy Abdel Ghany Yassin, Head Of Digital Corporate Channels, Commercial International Bank
Mr. Mahmoud Fawzy, Head of Corporate Digital Channels at the Commercial International Bank (CIB), The Largest Private Bank in Egypt, in this role, he is managing the strategic development for the bank’s digital solutions aiming to avail superior and outstanding experience for CIB customers across...
Mahmoud Fawzy Abdel Ghany Yassin, Head Of Digital Corporate Channels, Commercial International Bank
Ahmed Abdel Moneim, Head Of Digital Banking And Innovation - Retail Banking, United Bank of Egypt
Belal Abdellatif, Head Of Electronic Banking, QNB ALAHLI
Waleed Abu Eleiz, Chief Strategy Officer, Arab Fashion Council
Andrew Aceto, marketing, NCR Corporation
Khaled Adawi, Vice President, Elite Brands
Ayobami Adegoke, Head Branch Cash Agency, First Bank of Nigeria Ltd
Maseeh Ahmed, General Manager, Digital Banking, Geidea
Khaled Al Ahli, Chief Executive Officer, Eazy Financial Services
Khaled Al Darwish, Manuel
Ambassador Mohamed Al Rabea, Secretary General, Council of Arab Economic Unity
Ahmed Al Refaei, Chief Operating Officer, Al Masraf
Majed Al Tahan, Chief Executive Officer, Danube Online
Abdulla Al Tuwaijri, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Boubyan Bank
Sael Al Waary, Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer, Arab Banking Corp
Aref Al-Ramli, Senior Vice President, Head Of Digital Banking And Innovation, Mashreq Bank
Hamza Alsmadi, Cio, Eldorado Funds
Nader Amiri, Co-Founder And Chief Executive Officer, el Grocer
Fahd Amjad, General Manager Head Of Retail Banking, Oman Arab Bank
Asa Andersson, Ux And Creative Director, du
Hammad Anwar, Vice General Manager / Head Of Ecommerce Technology, ekuep.com
Hammad is a union of technology development and creative thinking. His expert digital leadership and dynamic out of the box thinking has helped him grow his organizations from start-ups to successful businesses.Professionally, Hammad works as Vice General Manager of Bargo Ventures, A venture...
Hammad Anwar, Vice General Manager / Head Of Ecommerce Technology, ekuep.com
Hammad Anwar, Vice General Manager / Head Of Ecommerce Technology, ekuep.com
Hammad is a union of technology development and creative thinking. His expert digital leadership and dynamic out of the box thinking has helped him grow his organizations from start-ups to successful businesses.Professionally, Hammad works as Vice General Manager of Bargo Ventures, A venture...
Hammad Anwar, Vice General Manager / Head Of Ecommerce Technology, ekuep.com
Rizwan Arain, Chief Information Security Officer, Habib Bank AG Zurich
Antti Arponen, Group Chief Digital Officer, Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa
David Ashford, Cio, The Entertainer
David Ashford is the Chief Information Officer at the ENTERTAINER, where he is responsible for the company’s e-business strategy and development.He led the transformation of the ENTERTAINER from a print-based publishing company to a data-driven 100% digital company with the launch of the...
David Ashford, Cio, The Entertainer
Muhammad Ashraf, Chief Operating Officer, Mint Middle East LLC
Furqan’s expertise in shopping centre investment, underwriting, and operational finance is well-known across the region. He has extensive experience in all aspects of the shopping centre industry, most specifically in investment management and value creation.In previous management positions with...
Furqan Athar, Managing Director, Spret Retail
Noman Azhar, Head Of Digital Implementation, J.S. Bank
Amol Bahuguna, Head Of Payments And Cash Management, Commercial Bank Of Dubai
David Bailey, Chief Executive Officer, B.T.C. Media
Niroshan Balasubramaniam, Chief Executive Officer And Founder, zlick.it
Paolo Baltao, Senior Vice President Eon Banking Group, Union Bank Of The Philippines
Bappaditya Banerjee, Head Of It Business Engagement, Landmark Group
Wael Barghouti, Founder, BSG
Chirodip Basu Roy, Former Head Of Marketing And Corporate Communication, Noor Bank
Divya Bathija, Director Strategic Projects, RAK Bank
Talal Bayaa, Chief Executive Officer, Bayzat
Mirza Ashraf Beg, Head Of Treasury And Investment, Commercial Bank Of Dubai
Moussa Beidas, Chief Executive Officer And Founder, Bridg
Mehdi Bennani, Apac Director, HPS
Mike Bermingham, Head Of Merchandising - Ecommerce, Landmark Group
Ahmad Ar Bindawood, Chief Executive Officer Danube And Bindawood, BinDawood Group
Ferenc Bole, Director, OTP Bank
Ferenc has started his career at Ernst&Young in 2001, and switched to the banking sector in 2005 joining K&H Bank (member of KBC group). Then he joined NESS Technologies as senior consultant in 2008, where he managed major IT related projects at a major Bank in Hungary. He joined CIB Bank...
Ferenc Bole, Director, OTP Bank
Paul Boots, Partner, EMLC Dubai
Paul Boots is an “entrepreneur in residence” with experience in operational management, process optimisation, business development, and innovation in SME, banking, Government and start-up environments. Most recently, Paul was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Beehive Group, the UAE’s first...
Paul Boots, Partner, EMLC Dubai
Ali Bouhouch, Chief Technology Officer and VP of Enterprise Architecture, Sephora
Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne, Chief Executive Officer, Emaar Malls PJSC
Tom Bowers, Co-Founder, Observatory
Creative pioneer, thought leader and innovator in the Broadcast, Social, TV and Brand engagement space with 20+ years media industry experience. Having a niche mix of traditional TV programming production expertise fused with executive digital engagement, content and emerging technology...
Tom Bowers, Co-Founder, Observatory
Katharine Budd, Co-Founder And Chief Executive Officer, NOW Money
Filipe Castro, Co-Founder And Chief Information Office, UTRUST
Alper Celen, Co-Founder, Joi
Mark Chahwan, Co-Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Sarwa
Chitrajit Chakrabarti, Head of Sales - GCC, BPC Banking Technologies
Fadi Chalouhi, Group General Manager Retail Banking, Kuwait Finance House
A well-rounded and seasoned banking professional with over 15 years serving the financial industry, underpinned by a strong academic background and a solid experience in treasury, derivatives, asset management and retail banking. He occupied the position of a Deputy General Manager, Head of...
Fadi Chalouhi, Group General Manager Retail Banking, Kuwait Finance House
John Chaplin, Payments Advisor, Helios Investment Partners And Chairman, Global Payments Innovation Jury
Ayshwarya Chari, Ex-Managing Partner, Kidore
Mark Chirnside, VP Strategic Partnerships and Alliances, Entersekt
Hans Henrik Christensen, Vice President - Dtec, Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority
Omar Christidis, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Arabnet
Chris Colbert, Managing Director, Harvard Innovation Lab
Bernard Creed, Vice President Finance, Dubai Duty Free
Yashish Dahiya, Co-Founder And Chief Executive Officer, PolicyBazaar.com
Prajit Datta, Chief Data Scientist Organization, Bank of America
Prajit Datta specializes in the use of blockchain technology for enhancing security in the financial sector. His presentations and talks on scope and significance of artificial intelligence, data science, and blockchain technology have been well-received at several national and international...
Prajit Datta, Chief Data Scientist Organization, Bank of America
Frederic De Melker, Managing Director Personal Banking, RAKBANK
Bart Denolf is currently the CEO Franchise for the Sacoor Brothers group. Since he joined the company in 2015 he has been actively increasing the presence in new markets. Prior to joining the Sacoor Brothers group he pursued a successful career at Pepe jeans group ( Pepe jeans, Hackett) from...
Dharmesh Desai, SVP – Digital Strategy, Strategic Alliances and NRI, IIFL
Laurent Dhaeyer, General Manager E-Commerce, Geidea
Tanaz Dizadji, Founder & CEO, Insydo
(Tanaz is the Founder & CEO of insydo, a search-centric city guide that provides people with curated recommendations and has gained a following of over 500,000+ unique visitors per month since its launch in January 2016. In September 2017, Tanaz launched her second venture, Brand Ripplr, a...
Tanaz Dizadji, Founder & CEO, Insydo
Michael Dooijes, Co Founder And Managing Director, Startupbootcamp
Alpesh Doshi, CEO, Fintricity Consulting Ltd
Katryna Dow, CEO And Founder, Meeco
Mahip Dwivedi, Head Mobile And Performance Marketing, Flipkart
Mahip is a digital marketing strategist with over 10+ years combined Online and Mobile marketing experience, with an extensive focus on Performance Marketing, Mobile App Marketing, New User Acquisition, Revenue Generation & Strategic Alliances.A self-starter with the ability to translate...
Mahip Dwivedi, Head Mobile And Performance Marketing, Flipkart
Enaz Ebrahim, Vice President And Head Of Prepaid Cards, First Abu Dhabi Bank
Enaz Ebrahim,VP & Head of Prepaid Cards, FAB10+ years of experience in delivering optimal results and business value in high growth environments. Decisive and results-driven professional with bringing exceptional knowledge and expertise in Prepaid Card product development and enhancement...
Enaz Ebrahim, Vice President And Head Of Prepaid Cards, First Abu Dhabi Bank
Nihal El Daly, Managing Director, Axellerus Business Consultants
Rami El Dokany, Chief Executive Officer, Pride Capital
Akef El Maghraby, Vice Chairman, Banque Misr
Akef El Maghraby joined Banque Misr in August 2016 as its Vice Chairman. Prior to that, he spent 16 years with Citibank. He is responsible for the Lines of Business, including Corporate, Treasury, Investment, SMEs, Retail, Branches, Islamic Financing, Global Transaction Services and International...
Akef El Maghraby, Vice Chairman, Banque Misr
Yasser Eldahmy, Head of Commerce Egypt and North Africa, Reckitt Benckiser
Ahmed Sabri El-Shanawany, Head Of Mobile Money- Mobile Payment- Digital Payment- Financial Inclusion, Orange Egypt
Ahmed Emad, Former-E-Commerce Lead - Middle East And Africa, Mondelez International
Since graduating with a Marketing degree from the American University in Cairo, Ahmed assumed different roles in the advertising sphere; swinging from creative to media agencies, offline to online media planning and now on the client side.With a passion for marketing and communication, and after...
Ahmed Emad, Former-E-Commerce Lead - Middle East And Africa, Mondelez International
Tahir Emrah Tuzun, Market Development Manager, PayPal
Ugur Emre Devrim, Head Of Mobile Banking, Dubai Islamic Bank
Peter England, Chief Executive Officer, RAK Bank
Ozgur Erkan, Mena Sales Manager, Verifone
Ozgur Erkan, Middle East and North Africa Sales Manager, helps Payment Service Providers and Banks in growing their business.Ozgur spent three years as a sales engineer in different industries. After 3 years in engineering he decided to take a different path with more customer facing...
Ozgur Erkan, Mena Sales Manager, Verifone
Mihriban Ersin, Chief Operating Officer, Colendi
Michelle Evans, Head Of Digital Consumer, Euromonitor International
Syed Fahd Azam, Head Of Information Security, Meezan Bank Ltd
Syed Fahd Azam, Head Information Security managing the cyber & infrastructure security and business application user access rights of the bank.Holds MBA degree from SZABIST and graduated BS- Computer Engineering from SSUET. In addition of the degrees have international certifications and...
Syed Fahd Azam, Head Of Information Security, Meezan Bank Ltd
Alain Falys, Co-Founder And Chairman, Yoyo Wallet
Frederick Faustino, Assistant Vice President, Head, Mobile Banking, Bank of the Philippine Islands
Amr Fawzi, Chief Executive Officer And Founder, GoodsMart
Amr is the founder of GoodsMart, He studied Mechanical Engineering, ERP systems and database analysis, he worked with several companies in more than 15 countries around the world, travelling helped him shape his personality, expanded his awareness and introduced him to a great diversity of people.
Amr Fawzi, Chief Executive Officer And Founder, GoodsMart
Olga Feldmeier, Chief Executive Officer, Smart Valor
Omar Fisher, Founder, iwealth
Chris Folayan, Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Mall for Africa
Greig Fowler, Chief Executive Officer, AW Rostamani Lifestyle
Lennard Francois Otto, Chief Executive Officer, IMG Worlds of Adventure
Pawan Gadia, Chief Executive Officer - Retail And Online, Ferns N Petals
Mr Pawan Gadia, CEO - Retail & Online, Ferns N PetalsBorn in the cultural capital of India, Pawan Gadia hails Kolkata’s immense creative energy. An under graduate from Kolkata University, the intellectual mind has altered the face of retail as well as online floral and gifting industry in...
Pawan Gadia, Chief Executive Officer - Retail And Online, Ferns N Petals
Sudeep Ghai, Chief Customer And Commercial Officer, flyadeal
Paria Ghoarashi, Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Blowout & Go
Tarek Ghobar, Regional Manager, Union.vc
Sara Grinstead, Former Director Innovation, RAKBANK
Michele Grosso, Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Democrance
Matthieu Guinard, Chief Executive Officer, GlamBox Middle East
Laurent Guitart, CEO, Circle K
Kunal Gupta, Director - Supply Chain, Bateel International
Fares Hamade, Arabian Peninsula Sales Innovation Manager, Procter & Gamble
• Lebanese/Canadian• Married• 35 Years old• Masters in Genetics from McGill University (Canada)• MBA in Marketing from Concordia University (Canada)• 8 years in P&G (Dubai)• 5 years in E-business and Corporate Sales Department
Fares Hamade, Arabian Peninsula Sales Innovation Manager, Procter & Gamble
Tim Harley, Head of Middle East (Banking), TransferWise
Ahmed Hegazy, Growth And Marketing Manager, OLX
Dan Heywood, Technical Director, Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa
James Hickson, Chief Executive Officer, Mash
Stephen Holbrook, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Kamal Osman Jamjoom Group L.L.C.
Hudson Hollister, Founder, Data Coalition & Data Foundation
Ali Hosny, Head Of Crm, Data And Analytics, Digital Retailing And Ecommerce, Al Futtaim ACE
Hilal Houssain, Senior Financial Product Development Specialist- Fintech, Islamic Development Bank
Shafique Ibrahim, Group Head Of It, Al Fardan Exchange
Shafique R Ibrahim is the Head of Group IT, responsible for the overall IT Operations and spearheads digital transformation at Al Fardan Group, a renowned name in Gulf region active in the Forex, Global Remittance business, Financial Services, Jewels and precious stones and Real Estate...
Shafique Ibrahim, Group Head Of It, Al Fardan Exchange
Zeeshan Idrees, EMEA Retail Director, Salesforce
Sandeep Indurkar, Head Digital Payments, ICICI Bank Limited
Muhammad Irfan, Blockchain Practice Lead, The Hive Technology
Morrad Irsane, Co-Founder, Melltoo
Moath Ismail, VP Digital Banking CISMEA, Gemalto
Ahmed Issa, Chief Executive Officer - Consumer Banking, Commercial International Bank
Sridhar Iyer, Head Of Marketing And Neo Bank, Mashreq
Sridhar held a number of senior positions with Citibank and Lloyds Bank in India and the UK. He first joined Citibank in 1996, where he was responsible for setting up their e-commerce business before becoming the Digital Banking Head for Citibank India in 2003. He has also worked for Citibank in...
Sridhar Iyer, Head Of Marketing And Neo Bank, Mashreq
Mohamad Jaber, Group Sales And Marketing Manager, Paris Gallery Group
Mohamad Jaber is the Group Sales and Marketing Manager of the region's leading luxury retailer, Paris Gallery. He is in charge of the company's marketing, communications, worldwide franchises, and business development.Listed as “50 MOST INFLUENTIAL GLOBAL MARKETING LEADERS” 2018, awarded...
Mohamad Jaber, Group Sales And Marketing Manager, Paris Gallery Group
Armin Jamula, Chief Executive Officer And Founder, Itsherway.com
A perfectionist with a fondness for research and all things numerical. Her career has spanned over 13 years in Media, Marketing, Film Making, Events, IT and Journalism. After successfully running her own marketing venture, she decided to bow out of the usual grind and shift focus to genuinely make...
Armin Jamula, Chief Executive Officer And Founder, Itsherway.com
Virraj Jatania, Chief Executive Officer And Founder, Pockit
Eli Jawad Ansari, Head Of Blockchain Investment Banking And Managing Director, Boustead Securities
Eli is Head of Blockchain Investment Banking and a Managing Director at Boustead Securities (FINRA member and SEC Registered Broker Dealer) advising Blockchain companies on strategizing and executing Security Token Offerings. Eli is also a Managing Partner at Boustead Capital Partners, an...
Eli Jawad Ansari, Head Of Blockchain Investment Banking And Managing Director, Boustead Securities
Devid Jegerson, Head Of Customer Experience And Platform Development, NATIONAL BANK OF FUJAIRAH
Bruce Jeong, Deputy CEO, Fundshing
Ronika Jinadra, Co-Founder, Living Kool
An entrepreneur and Co-founder of Living Kool since 2014, driven by a passion to constantly be connected with the audience, a consumer oriented business was the way to go. Living Kool started as a discounted activity website but within months moved into innovative products and daily need...
Ronika Jinadra, Co-Founder, Living Kool
Harrison Jones, Co-Founder, YallaParking
Sarah Jones, Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Sprii.com
‘A true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer’. Sprii.com chief Sarah Jones is living proof of this. Bitten by the bug at just 14, Sarah set up a profitable eBay business importing items from across the globe and selling in the UK, igniting a love for e-commerce and developing an acute business...
Sarah Jones, Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Sprii.com
Madhav Joshi, Head Of Marketing And Ecommerce, De'Longhi Group
Marius Jurgilas, Member Of The Board, Bank of Lithuania
Prior to joining the Bank of Lithuania, Marius Jurgilas worked as Economist at Norges Bank and the Bank of England, Researcher at the European Central Bank, and gained academic experience in the US. As Member of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, he is in charge of payment services and their...
Marius Jurgilas, Member Of The Board, Bank of Lithuania
Chris Kabagambe, Managing Director, Top Finance Bank
Ankur Kanwar, Cash Management Product Head, Asean And South Asia, Standard Chartered Bank
Aleksandr Karapetyan, Sales And Operations Manager, Apparel Group
A senior retail executive with over 13 years’ experience in management, operations & branding. Creator of some retail innovative projects.
Aleksandr Karapetyan, Sales And Operations Manager, Apparel Group
Paul Kenny, Managing Director, AYM Commerce
Shyam Kesarwani, Enterprise And Digital Architecture, RAKBANK
Abdulla Khaled Al-Ajmi, General Manager, KNET
Usman Khalid, Executive Director And Head, Payments And Mobile Wallets, Standard Chartered Singapore
Faraz Khalid, Chief Executive Officer, Noon
Faraz Khalid is the Chief Executive Officer of noon, a $1 billion joint venture between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and prominent GCC investors. noon was born with the mission of building an ecosystem of homegrown digital companies from the region, for the region to...
Faraz Khalid, Chief Executive Officer, Noon
Mohamed Ibrahim Fathy Khalil, Director For The Gulf Markets, Procter & Gamble
Mohamed Khalil is a senior executive with two decades of international experience in Procter & Gamble. He is recognized as an expert in Go-To-Market, distributor operations & customer management. Mohamed has successfully led commercial roles & sales organizations with end-to-end...
Mohamed Ibrahim Fathy Khalil, Director For The Gulf Markets, Procter & Gamble
Leena Khalil, Co Founder And Vice President New Markets, MumzWorld
Masood Khan, Director Contact Centre And Channels, RAKBANK
Faisal Khan, Chief Executive Officer And Founder, Faisal Khan & Company
Banking & Payments Consultant | Cross-Border Money Transfer Specialist | FinTech Podcast Co-Host |Autodidact | Quora Top Writer | Knowledge Philanthropist | Fintech Scout for VCs
Faisal Khan, Chief Executive Officer And Founder, Faisal Khan & Company
Adnan Khan, Department Head, Business Products Management, Ooredoo - Oman
Sanjay Khanna, Chief Information Officer, RAKBANK
Sanjay KhannaChief Information Officer RAKBANK Sanjay Khanna joined RAKBANK in September 2011 as Chief Information Officer where he is responsible for developing a vision for the Information Technology (IT) department, ensuring high quality of overall services to the Bank from the technology...
Sanjay Khanna, Chief Information Officer, RAKBANK
Mohamed Khattab, E-Commerce Director, B-Tech
Mohamed is the Ecommerce Director at B.TECH helping build and grow the first truly omnichannel customer experience in Egypt. Mohamed started his professional career early while he was still studying Management & Entrepreneurship at Northeastern University in Boston in various fields ranging...
Mohamed Khattab, E-Commerce Director, B-Tech
Hossam Khattab, Chief Marketing Officer, Nahdi
Raphael Kimeu, Chief Executive Officer And Founder, Stawika Capital
Philip King, Global Head Of Retail Banking, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
Fredrick Kirui, Director - Business Development (Partnership And Growth), AfricaSokoni Ltd
Eleni Kitra, Head Of Automotive And Financial Services, Facebook
Malikkhan Kotadia, Co-Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Finnovation Labs
Jagadeshwaran Kothandapani, Cash Management Head, Menapt, Citi Egypt
Jana Krimpe, Middle East Regional Manager, Global Alliance for National Mobile Identities (GANMI)
Debbie-Stanford Kristiansen, Chief Executive Officer, Novo Cinemas
Since taking on the role in 2013, Debbie has worked hard with her Executive team to bring Novo Cinemas to new heights, from a standard cinema experience to an innovative entertainment hub through strategic partnerships, technological advancements, new experience offerings and alternative content...
Debbie-Stanford Kristiansen, Chief Executive Officer, Novo Cinemas
Ken Kruszka, Chief Executive Officer, Snapcheck
Kanchan Kulkarni, Founder And Designer, Kara (KR34 Design House)
Kanchan Kulkarni is a multi-talented entrepreneur with a golden touch, having succeeded in various stages of her life. Kanchan has gone from running her own, very successful real estate company in Dubai for 20 years to taking on a completely different challenge of starting an acting career which...
Kanchan Kulkarni, Founder And Designer, Kara (KR34 Design House)
Ramana Kumar, Senior Vice President And Head Of Payments, First Abu Dhabi Bank
Pankaj Kundra, Head Of Payments - Rbg, Mashreqbank P.S.C.
Pankaj Kundra is the Regional Head of Payments at Mashreq UAE. In this role, he has overall P&L responsibility Mashreq’s Payments Business including Consumer Credit Cards, Commercial Cards, Debit Cards and the Merchant Acquiring business. He is also responsible for driving all Innovation-linked ...
Pankaj Kundra, Head Of Payments - Rbg, Mashreqbank P.S.C.
Wai Lum Kwok, Capital Markets Executive Director, Abu Dhabi Global Market Square
Mark Anthony Lack, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Foods LLC
Mark is a seasoned retailer with 35 years of experience in leading major international, multi-regional, multi-cultural and multi-format retail, wholesale and FMCG companies. Specializing in developing and executing efficient store operations, improving the customer experience and loyalty engagement ...
Mark Anthony Lack, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Foods LLC
Priyanka Lakhani, Regional Commercial Director Middle East, Africa and India, Collinson Group
Flavio Leoni, Head of Global Sales for Middle East and Africa, Accor Hotels
Andy Letting, Global Head Of Digital Acquisition And Retention, Jack Wills
Bianca Lopes, Identity Strategist
Max Lyadvinsky, Chief Executive Officer, Bloomio
Mohsen Malaki, Managing Director And Partner, Synergy Consulting
Kunal Malani, Head - Customer Value Management, Uae And Mena, HSBC
Amit Malhotra, Personal Banking Group General Manager, Commercial Bank Of Dubai
General Manager - Personal Banking Group CBD is pleased to announce the appointment of Amit Malhotra. Prior to joining CBD, Amit was Senior Managing Director and Group Retail Banking Head at Al Hilal Bank in Abu Dhabi. Prior to moving to the UAE, he held senior retail and credit roles in Standard...
Amit Malhotra, Personal Banking Group General Manager, Commercial Bank Of Dubai
Devesh Mamtani, Director – Investments & Advisory, Century Financial Brokers Llc
Roland Martin, Global Market Leader Retail And E-Commerce, Swisslog Logistics Automation
Ross Mckenzie, Founder And Chief Executive Officer, The Startup Business
Arun Mehta, Head of Data & Analytics Engineering, RBS
Paul Melotto, Chief Executive Officer, AlRaedah Finance
Nadine Mezher, Co-Founder And Chief Marketing Officer, Sarwa
Shafayat Miah, Head Of Ecommerce, flyadeal
Cameron Mirza, Head Of Strategy, University Of Bahrain
Paul Misener, Vice President of Global Innovation Policy and Communications, Amazon.com, Inc.
Firas Moazzen, E-Commerce Manager, Abdul Samad Al Qurashi Company
Shreyansh Modi, Head Of Affiliate Marketing, Flipkart
Shreyansh has over 8 years of work experience in Digital Marketing. Over all these years he has learned about both sides of digital landscape, vanity and performance and have been lucky enough to be associated with some of the buzziest brands and that has given him an exposure to handle large scale ...
Shreyansh Modi, Head Of Affiliate Marketing, Flipkart
Cyril Mohapatra, Head - Direct Banking, Bank Sohar
Khaled Moharem, Regional General Manger - Middle East And Africa, Financial Software and System Technologies F.Z.E.q
Joined FSS in the beginning of 2018 looking after the MENA Region. Prior to that, Khaled has worked at Swift for the past 10 years managing a diverse community of financial services organisations, ranging from Central Banks, Commercial Banks, Market Infrastructures, Investment Managers, and...
Khaled Moharem, Regional General Manger - Middle East And Africa, Financial Software and System Technologies F.Z.E.q
Craig Moore, Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Beehive UAE
Ronaldo Mouchawar, Chief Executive Officer And Co-Founder, Souq.com
Ronaldo Mouchawar is the co-founder and CEO of SOUQ.com, an Amazon company and a leading online retail and marketplace website in the Middle East.Since co-founding SOUQ.com in 2005, Ronaldo has overseen the company’s aggressive expansion over the years. As the pioneer of ecommerce in the...
Ronaldo Mouchawar, Chief Executive Officer And Co-Founder, Souq.com
Malek Mroueh, Regional Head And Vice President Of The Asia, Middle East And Africa Region, TSYS
Sagheer Mufti, Chief Operating Officer, Habib Bank Ltd
Sagheer is the Global COO for Habib bank limited(HBL). He is Responsible for building a corporate culture based on operational excellence & technology capabilities for fulfillment of client services to over 10 million customers HBL serve in 25 countries. He oversees the banks operations, shared ...
Sagheer Mufti, Chief Operating Officer, Habib Bank Ltd
Ibrahim Muhammad, Head Of Cards And E-Payments, Al Fardan Exchange
A payments and cards specialist with 20+ years experience. A PCIP, post graduate in Strategic Business IT, passionate and knowledgeable in remittances, prepaid cards and foreign exchange services. Currently exploring fintech, artificial intelligence and blockchain in finance.
Ibrahim Muhammad, Head Of Cards And E-Payments, Al Fardan Exchange
Walid Nagy, Head Of Consumer Banking, National Bank of Kuwait
Walid Nagy, General Manager Retail Banking–National Bank of Kuwait - EgyptWalid’sleadership comes with a strong academic background as well as a rich experience that goes for over 20 years in different industries and in 8 countries. Academically, Walid is an Electrical and Communications Engineer...
Walid Nagy, Head Of Consumer Banking, National Bank of Kuwait
Raj Nair, Assistant General Manager, Gulf Bank
Bassem Nassif, Head of Marketing, VAS Content & Partnerships, Orange Egypt
Farshad Nowshadi, VP Technology, Saman Bank Corp
An initial investor in Google and Amazon and investor in some FinTech startup across the Middle East, Europe and USA. VP of eStrategy at Saman Bank, helped the Bank to become one of the most innovative technological Banks in the Middle East with over 4 Million customers, and one the most used...
Farshad Nowshadi, VP Technology, Saman Bank Corp
Todd O'Brien, Chief Executive Officer, Startupbootcamp MENA
Ian Ohan, Chief Executive Officer And Founder, Freedom Pizza
Nicholas Oliver, Founder And Chief Executive Officer, people.io
Khalid Omar Mohamed Hamad Almidfa, Chairman, Sharjah Media City
Dr. Khalid Al Midfa, Chairman of Sharjah Media City (Shams) since February 2017. He was the Director General of Sharjah Media Corporation from 2012 until Jan 2017 and worked as Sharjah Radio and TV manager during 2011.
Khalid Omar Mohamed Hamad Almidfa, Chairman, Sharjah Media City
Said Ouchnak, E-Commerce Director, ALMALL
After heading the digital department at Awok, Said joined SRPC (Saudi Media Group) to head the New E-commerce ALMALL which is an Online Fashion Marketplace in the Middle East. Said comes with a 10 years’ experience in E-commerce and holds a master degree in International Business and has the...
Said Ouchnak, E-Commerce Director, ALMALL
Ahmed Ouf, Business Development Manager, Axis Communications
Srinivasan Palani, Head Of Logistics/Supply Chain ? Fashion, Al Futtaim
“Srinivasan Palani” has 15 years of International experience in Supply Chain operations, consulting, strategy planning and Omnichannel supply chain. Currently he works for “Al Futtaim Retail (Dubai)” as “Head of Supply chain/Logistics – Fashion”.Before joining “Al Futtaim group”, he is associated...
Srinivasan Palani, Head Of Logistics/Supply Chain ? Fashion, Al Futtaim
Dhruv Panchal, Group Chief Information Office, Finance House
Passionate entrepreneur and creative mind behind mywaydress.com, mass customization platform that allows woman to design their own dress. Born and raised in Croatia, educated in Croatia, Austria and Japan. Spent 12 years in project management, mainly in banks, worked on projects across 2...
Jayesh Jitendrabhai Patel, Head Of Liv Digital Bank, Emirates NBD
Johan Persson, Vice President Captain Experience, Careem
Raki Phillips, Co-Founder And Chief Executive Officer, SugarMoo Desserts
Hariprasad Pichai, Principal, Arthur D. Little
Thierry Pichon, General Manager - Level, Chalhoub Group
Mark Pilkington, Author, Retail Therapy: Why The Retail Industry is broken - And What Can be Done to Fix It’
Mark Pilkington is a graduate of Oxford and INSEAD. After his MBA, he became CEO of Gossard, a lingerie brand, where he developed the Wonderbra, which became the top selling bra in the world, and won two Queen’s Awards for Exports, as well as the Council of Fashion Designers of America Award. He...
Mark Pilkington, Author, Retail Therapy: Why The Retail Industry is broken - And What Can be Done to Fix It’
Kumar Prasoon, Group Chief Information Office, Century Malls, Safeer Group
Bipin Preet Singh, Founder And Chief Executive Officer, MobiKwik
David Quaife, Managing Director Mena, Practicology
David Quaife runs Practicology’s Middle East division based in Dubai. He has considerable expertise in creating seamless customer journeys across online and offline touchpoints for consumers in the Middle East region, having worked for two of its major retail players.He joined Practicology in...
David Quaife, Managing Director Mena, Practicology
Junaid Ali Qureshi, Chief Technology Officer, ELABELZ
I am an ecommerce and digital marketing entrepreneur with over 14 years of industry experience. I come from a software development background with a indepth understanding of performance marketing. I have worked with several leading regional digital agencies and brands before venturing into...
Junaid Ali Qureshi, Chief Technology Officer, ELABELZ
Hadi Radwan, Cheif Product Officer, Aqeed
Umran Rafi, Head Of Digital Data, Data Innovation, Santander UK Technology
Ahmed Ragab, Chief Executive Officer And Partner, Baraka Retail Group
Sukesh Rai, Head Of Global Payments And International Alliances, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited
19 Years of overall experience, with expertise in Global payments. 10+ years of experience in handling cross border payments.
Sukesh Rai, Head Of Global Payments And International Alliances, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited
Suleiman Raie, Head Of Catalogue, Souq
Suresh Rajagopalan, President - Software Products, Financial Software and System Technologies F.Z.E.q
Suresh Rajagopalan is an accomplished professional with over two decades years of experience in financial technology. Suresh has held several management positions in leading banks throughout his career, has a proven track record in building, strategizing and transforming the IT landscape for...
Suresh Rajagopalan, President - Software Products, Financial Software and System Technologies F.Z.E.q
Elisa Ramirez Muñiz, Cdo (Head Of Digital), Sacoor Brothers
Elisa Ramirez is Head of Digital in Sacoor Brothers, apparel retailer with presence worldwide. Previously, she was partner at Webtrekk Analytics, a customer intelligence firm specialized in Analytics and Marketing Automation. She has also worked in Nielsen in advertising measurement. Elisa has a...
Elisa Ramirez Muñiz, Cdo (Head Of Digital), Sacoor Brothers
Prakash Rao, Group Head - Supply Chain Projects, Landmark Group
25 years of hands on experience spanning across every function in the Supply Chain. Worked in diverse industry verticals like Engineering, Consumer Durables, FMCG & Retail. In Landmark Group since 2003, currently leading multiple supply chain transformation projects at a strategic...
Prakash Rao, Group Head - Supply Chain Projects, Landmark Group
Neeraj Rathi, Head Of Asset Products, Bank Nizwa
Neeraj Rathi is a Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has over 20 years of experience working across various industries and counties. He has worked with Citibank South Korea, Citibank Singapore and in this region he has worked with Noor Bank at Dubai and Bank ...
Neeraj Rathi, Head Of Asset Products, Bank Nizwa
Amit Rawal, Head Of Digital Trading, Al Tayer Group
Justin Reilly, Former Head Customer Experience Innovation, Verizon
Daniel Dos Reis, Senior Portfolio Manager, Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority
Daniel dos Reis is the Senior Portfolio Manager of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) managing the venture capital investments. From 2012 till 2015 he was the Director of Mobily Ventures, the corporate venture capital unit of Mobily, KSA. Daniel started his professional career as a Management...
Daniel Dos Reis, Senior Portfolio Manager, Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority
Jon Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Yallacompare
Khalid Saad, Chief Executive Officer, Bahrain Fintech Bay
Edward Sabbagh, Managing Director - Middle East, Farfetch
Gaurav Sabharwal, Founder, Wok Boyz
Leading the charge and at Dubai’s favourite Asian street food restaurants WOK BOYZ is its CEO and co-founder Gaurav Sabharwal. Proudly born and bought up in Dubai and after a successful 15-year corporate stint in some of the world’s largest companies, he has embraced his two passions – food and...
Gaurav Sabharwal, Founder, Wok Boyz
Ramzi Saboury, Chief Commercial Officer, Areeba sal
Mohamed Saed, , TMG/AMPC
I have extensive experience in business & sales management since 1998, then I added to it the academicals knowledge and know how through ( MBA- 2011)& (CSM certified shopping center manager global, E- distance learning, facility management , shopping center professional school level 1&2 ...
Mohamed Saed, TMG/AMPC
Moiza Saeed, Vice President - Global Growth, Zomato
Moiza has always loved puzzles and solving problems. She is addicted to technology and believes that tech is the key to arriving at global solutions to many of the issues that face our world today. She is passionate about using technology to improve the quality of our everyday lives.She has a truly ...
Moiza Saeed, Vice President - Global Growth, Zomato
Arif Saiyad, Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Asa Ventures
Arif Saiyad is the force behind Arif Saiyad & Associados Ventures (ASA Ventures)―a venture capital company which he founded in his native country, Portugal, in 2003. Currently headquartered in Dubai, Arif sits at the head of ASA Ventures which has over 30 portfolio B2B and B2C companies under...
Arif Saiyad, Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Asa Ventures
Mohammed Sajjad, Vice President Of E-Commerce And Digital, Azadea
Suvo Sarkar, Senior Executive Vice President And Group Head Of Retail Banking And Wealth Management, Emirates NBD
Mudit Saxena, Head Of Retail Banking, Commercial Bank Of Dubai
Mudit Saxena has worked in Retail banking in 5 countries in Middle East and Asia over the last 25 years with experience in both Islamic and Conventional banking . Currently he is the Head of Retail at Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) . The key responsibilities involve transforming the Islamic bank as ...
Mudit Saxena, Head Of Retail Banking, Commercial Bank Of Dubai
Ursula Schilling, Director Of Business Development - Payment, Infineon Technologies Ag
Tobi Schoder, Chief Executive Officer And Co-Founder, InkDrop
Rafael Schultz, Co-Founder, blockchainpunk
Vivek Shahabadi, Head Of Analytics, Namshi
Sofya Shamuzova, Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Mall.global
Sofya Shamuzova is the CEO and Founder of the Stars Dome Group, she has over two decades of extensive operating experience in real estate, retail, manufacturing, F&B, marketing and the e-commerce sectors with a portfolio of 6 businesses. She serves as the CEO & Founder of Mall.Global, an...
Sofya Shamuzova, Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Mall.global
Malik Shehab, CEO & Co-Founder, Golden Scent
Yassine Sibari, Chief Executive Officer, Zara & Inditex Alhokair
Samar Singla, Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Jugnoo
Samar founded Jugnoo in 2014 with the vision to transform the Indian auto-rickshaw sector. Jugnoo is the leading on-demand hyperlocal transport and logistics player of India. Samar is a serial entrepreneur and a physicist by education. He has previously worked as a researcher at IBM and CERN. He is ...
Samar Singla, Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Jugnoo
Suren Siva, Director - Strategy And Innovation, Credit Suisse
Andreas Skorski, Founder And Chief Executive Officer, The List
Mirna Sleiman, Co-Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Fintech Galaxy
Matthew Sliedrecht, Director - Marketing, Cleartrip
Matthew is the Director of Marketing at Cleartrip, the Middle East’s largest and fastest growing online travel agencies. Matthew has over a decade of experience in marketing and has worked with global and local brands in telecommunications, travel and hospitality, financial services, automotive and ...
Matthew Sliedrecht, Director - Marketing, Cleartrip
Sebastien Slim, Head Of Marketing And Innovation, HPS
Almir Smajlovic, Head Of Ecommerce, Virgin Mena
Subroto Som, Evp And Group Head Of Retail Banking Group, Mashreq Bank
Subroto Som is the EVP and Group head of Retail Banking Group at MASHREQ BANK. In this capacity he oversees all aspects of Mashreq’s Retail Banking, Business Banking, Payments, Private Banking and Wealth Management business across the Group.Som is a senior consumer banking professional with over 30 ...
Subroto Som, Evp And Group Head Of Retail Banking Group, Mashreq Bank
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Anshul Srivastava, Chief Information And Digital Officer, Union Insurance Company
Ananth Srivatsa, Vice President And Head Remittances, First Abu Dhabi Bank
Ananth Srivatsa currently leads the remittance business at First Abu Dhabi Bank. A marketing and business leader with over 15 years’ experience, Ananth has held senior roles in global organizations managing large geographies, and has significant experience across financial services, FMCG and...
Ananth Srivatsa, Vice President And Head Remittances, First Abu Dhabi Bank
Shahid Sumar, Chief Information Officer, Al Baraka Bank Pakistan Ltd
Atyab Tahir, General Manager Innovation, Habib Bank Ltd
Shayaan Tahir, Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Home Shopping
As the Founder and CEO of Homeshopping.pk, I am responsible for leading the organizational vision of forming a world with convenient and ready access to all categories of products, everywhere in Pakistan and beyond. As the name suggests, the idea behind Homeshopping.pk is empowering the people of...
Shayaan Tahir, Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Home Shopping
Alex Tchablakian, Chief Operating Officer, LetsTango.com
Alex Tchablakian has worked 8 years in the industry. Currently he is the COO of LetsTango.com, managing key areas of Operations and Business Development. Previous work experiences include a Sales and Marketing executive position in CompuMe/Tecbuy.
Alex Tchablakian, Chief Operating Officer, LetsTango.com
Bulent Tekmen, Co-Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Colendi
Vincent Teo, Vice President, OCBC Bank
Mark Tesseyman, Chief Executive Officer, Liwa Trading Enterprises Llc
Dheemant Thacker, Head - Mobile Innovation, Social Media And Ai Banking, HDFC Bank
Christopher Thomas, Co-Chief Executive Officer And Co-Founder, Eureeca
Bejoy Thomas Pulickel, Chief Operating Officer, Abu Dhabi Cooperative Society
Abdul Thunayan, , iVANZi
Abdul Thunayan is a seasoned management executive with 20 years of experience leading operations and marketing strategy for $200 million+ enterprises. Currently, he is the founder/CEO of Retail Linx, a retail platform connecting emerging brands with vacant retail space, iVANZi a curated online...
Abdul Thunayan, iVANZi
Michael Truschler, Managing Partner, TruConsult
John Tsioris, Chief Executive Officer, InstaShop
Joe Tusin, Chief Executive Officer, Chynge
Pinaz Umrigar, Marketing Head, Jackys Electronics
Started her career in Consulting and now 5 years later, heads ecommerce sales and marketing for Jacky’s Electronics, one of UAEs Power Retailers. Passionate about seamless omnichannel retailing with a keen eye for digital trends.
Pinaz Umrigar, Marketing Head, Jackys Electronics
Khawahja Usman, Senior Vice President – Head of Core Banking, The Bank of Khyber
Taline Vahanian, Co Founder, My Felix
Vivek Vaidyanathan, Director/Head Treasury And Trade Solutions Uae, Citibank
Maurizio Valentini, General Manager - Level Kids, Chalhoub Group
Bernd Van Linder, Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Bank Of Dubai
Dr. Bernd van Linder is an international banker with more than 20 years of hands-on experience. He built his career at ABN AMRO Bank Netherlands before moving to the GCC region where he was a General Manager Treasury of Saudi Hollandi Bank in Saudi Arabia before becoming CEO of the same bank in...
Bernd Van Linder, Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Bank Of Dubai
Johann Van Tonder, Author, Ecommerce Website Optimization
Ton Van'T Noordende, Partner, 01 Ventures
Dharmin Ved, Chief Executive Officer Ecommerce, Apparel Group
Nick Vinckier, Chief Strategy Officer, Duval Union Consulting
Christian Visti Larsen, Co Founder And Chief Executive Officer, NewBanking
Bruce Wade, Chief Risk Officer, National Bank of Bahrain
Hassan Waqar has been recognised as one of the top 500 Global Leaders of the Islamic Economy 2018 by Islamica500. He's a keen entrepreneur and pioneer whose establishing Ummah Finance, a UK based digital platform that will provide shariah-compliant financial products and services to...
Hassan Waqar, Founder, MoneeMint
Himanshu Wardhan, India Managing Director, Etsy
Carsten Wengel, Group Svp, Head Of Region Emea, G+D Mobile Security
Jue Wong, Global Chief Executive Officer, Moroccan Oil
JuE Wong, Global CEO of Moroccanoil has a robust track record of propelling emerging brands to the mainstream while globalizing established brands in the USA and internationally, working with such brands as Cargill Inc., PepsiCo, Dial Corp., Murad Inc., NV Perricone MD Ltd., ZO Skin Health by...
Jue Wong, Global Chief Executive Officer, Moroccan Oil
Ulugbek Yuldashev, Founder And Managing Director, Awok.Com
Nasser Zagha, Chief Technology Officer, International General Insurance Co
Shihab Zubair, Regional Sales Manager - Vertical, Epson Europe Bv Middle East Office