08:00 AM to 09:00 AM
Morning Refreshments & Pass Distribution followed by Opening Remarks from Mr. Azam Ghani, Founder & CEO, World Finance Council
09:00 AM to 09:15 AM
Opening Keynote:
Fintech 2025: A Year of Disruption and Transformation
Speaker: Gustavo Antonio Montero, Founder & Chairman, Carter Capital, UAE
09:15 AM to 10:30 AM
Session 1: Demystifying AI for Fintech Professionals
Moderator: Muhammad Salman Anjum, Founder & CEO, InvoiceMate, UAE
Panelist:
Hao Wang, Senior Executive Officer, Changer.ae, UAE
Karim Khattar, Chief Strategy Officer, Flow48, UAE
Hamed Faqirzai, Director of Growth, Luna PR, UAE
Jonathan Nguyen, CEO & Co-Founder, Unsensible, Singapore
Amira Soliman, Founder & CEO, Time Guardian, UAE
10:30 AM to 10:45 AM
Special Talk: Empowering Business by Capitalizing on Web3 Technology
Speaker: Vlad Svitanko, Founder & CEO, Cryptorsy, UAE
10:45 AM to 11:00 AM
Coffee Break
11:00 AM to 12:20 PM
Session 2: Building a Future-Proof Fintech Strategy with AI
Moderator: Raj Senapati, Mentor, Singapore Management University, India
Panelist:
Muhammad Rashid, Chief Compliance & Risk Officer, Jingle Pay, UAE
Ahmed Alpajy, Advisior - Managing Director, Tamweel Aloula, Saudi Arabia, KSA
Dr.Amany Elmahy, Chief Executive, Misr Insurance, Egypt
Vinay Handa, Finance Projects and Automation, LV= United Kingdom
Dr. Christopher Abraham, CEO & Head Dubai Campus & Director, UAE
12:20 PM to 12:35 PM
Special Talk: 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅!
Speaker: Nick Jonsson, Managing Director, EGN - Executive Global Network, Singapore
12:35 PM to 01:35 PM
Lunch Break
01:35 PM to 01:50 PM
Keynote:Human + Machine: The Power of AI in Fintech
Speaker: MaherAl Kaab, Advisor to Group Chairman and Independent Board Member at Alserkal Group of Companies, Circular Economy Council Member, ALSERKA , UAE
01:50 PM to 02:05 PM
Special Talk: AI & Blockchain Powered Fastwer, Fraud-Free Financing
Speaker: Muhammad Salman Anjum, Founder & CEO, InvoiceMate, UAE
02:05 PM to 03:10 PM
Session 3: Regulatory Landscape & Ethical Considerations for AI in Fintech
Moderator: Christos Christou, Non Executive Director, LuLu Financial Holdings, UAE
Panelist:
Dr Nilay Ranjan Singh, Chief Executive Officer, State Bank of India, UAE
Dome Scaffidi, Independent Consultant Global Payments Innovation Practice Global Lead & President - SAPA Global Payments & Schemes Bank of England – Standard Advisory Panel Member DS Payments Ltd UK & UAE CEO & Founder, DS Payments, UK
Amira Soliman, Founder & CEO, Time Guardian, UAE
Sheikh Shadab, Partner, EY, India
03:10 PM to 03:30 PM
Networking Break
03:30 PM to 05:00 PM
RoundTable Discussion: The Future of Work in Fintech: How AI will impact on jobs and skills
Moderator: Ismail Tekin, Founder, The World Impacteurs, UAE
Panelist:
Bryan Stirewalt, Financial Service Regulator Leader, EY, UAE
Prof. Martin Spraggon, Dean, Canadian University Dubai, UAE
Gideon Greaves, Managing Director, KEY Difference, UAE
Karnika E. Yashwant - Mr. KEY, Founder and Chairman, KEY Difference, UAE
Karan R Teluja, Global FS Senior Analyst & Accounts Insights Lead
05:00 PM to 06:20 PM
Session - 4: Open Finance & AI: Collaboration for a More Connected Future
Moderator: Raj Senapati, Mentor, Singapore Management University, India
Panelist
Dr. Christopher Abraham, CEO & Head Dubai Campus & Director, UAE
Oliver von Wolff, Founder and CEO, Helion Capital, UAE
Ibrahim Amin, Founder and Chairman, Dellson Associate, UAE
Dome Scaffidi, Independent Consultant Global Payments Innovation Practice Global Lead & President - SAPA Global Payments & Schemes Bank of England – Standard Advisory Panel Member DS Payments Ltd UK & UAE CEO & Founder, DS Payments, UK
06:20 PM to 07:10 PM
Session - 5: Emerging trends and future possibilities in payments and banking for AI to further enhance Women's Empowerment in Finance
Moderator: Yvonne de Ville, Chair, IoD Finance and FinTech Group, London
Panelist:
Viktoria Soltesz, Founder, The Soletesz Institute, Cyprus
Dr. Nairouz Bader, CEO, Envision Partnership, UAE
Amira Soliman, Founder & CEO, The Guardian Athar, UAE
07:10 PM to 07:25 PM
Closing Keynote:The Future of Finance: Building a Resilient & Inclusive Ecosystem
Speaker: Amnah Ajmal, Executive Vice President, Mastercard, UAE
