Future of Fintech
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
Evolving in the times of a Global Pandemic
21st December 2020 | 2PM KSA TIME
The COVID-19 pandemic has created one of the most complicated challenges faced by the financial sector globally. The impact of the pandemic on banking services has been severe due to demand reduction, income reduction, closure of public and private sector and the overall curb on economic activities
The present situation has forced Saudi businesses, consumers and financial intermediaries to shift focus on crafting a strategic response across the fintech and banking ecosystem. The pandemic has undeniably acted as a catalyst in enabling rapid adoption and use of FinTech platforms as contactless offerings become the new norm.
This virtual event will explore the regional discourse on how the financial services industry should refocus on reopening and rebuilding the economy and how Fintech and digital technology enablers will influence the future of banking in the region.
Deputy Director General
Financial Sector Development Program Ministry of Finance
Head of Digital Transformation & Strategy
The Saudi Investment Bank
CEO
Al Fardan Group
Lead in Regulation and RegTech Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance
Cambridge Judge Business School
Secretary General of the Egyptian Fintech Association
Vice President of the Africa FinTech Network
Director
ConsenSys
Partnership Strategic Insights Lead
Enterprise Partnerships & Commercial Development Western Union
Nasser Alajaji, Assistant Director General, Financial Sector Development Program, Ministry of Finance
Moderator: Nameer Khan, Chairman & Founding Board Member, MENA Fintech Association
Guest: Nasser Alajaji, Assistant Director General, Financial Sector Development Program, Ministry of Finance
Dr. Amer Alzaidi, Head of Digital Transformation & Strategy, The Saudi Investment Bank
Tanmoy Bhattacharjee, Solutions Principal - Retail & Corporate Banking, HCL Technologies Ltd.
Moderator : Sohini Rajola, Head of Network - Asia Pacific & Middle East, Western Union
Panelists :
Lex Sokolin, CMO & Global Fintech Co-Head, Consensys
Emmanuel Schizas, Lead in regulation & RegTech, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance
Omar Soudodi, Managing Director, Amazon Payment Services
Hasan Fardan AlFardan, CEO, Al Fardan Group
Moderator : Arjun Vir Singh, Head of Financial Services - MENA, Arthur D. Little
Panelists :
John Sharp, Partner, Hatcher+
Alexi Lane, CEO and Co-Founder, Everex
Moderator : Manan Qureshi, Financial Sector Cyber Security, Resilience Executive
Panelists :
John V Owens, Sr. Digital Financial Services Advisor, Digital Finance Advisory Services
Moderator : Noha Shaker, Founder & Secretary General, Egyptian Fintech Association Vice President, Africa FinTech Network
Panelists :
Dr. Oriol Caudevilla, Management Consultant, AirHelp, Advisor, ixFintech FinTech Mentor, F10 Incubator & Accelerator