Finnovex Middle East 2021 | Exibex | 7 September 2021 | Conrad Dubai or Virtual Stream Online, Sheikh Zayed Rd - Trade CentreTrade Centre 1 - Dubai - UAE

The financial services industry is traversing an extraordinary set of challenges. From a surge in consumer expectations, to regulatory turmoil; from tedious new capital and liquidity requirements; to the rise of challenger banks and new disruptive market entrants. With diminishing physical transactions we are observing a new trend where, digital banks are catering not only to millennials but all sections of the population eager to access their services.

The ‘new normal’ is already here. As countries ease off restrictions and markets resume economic activity, we are all witnessing the impact of the pandemic on consumer behaviour, spending and consumption patterns, as well as societal norms. The undisputed fact is that economically we are falling short of where we expected to be in 2021. Government response has varied globally. Within the region we have seen a broad range of fiscal policies that have been rolled out rapidly and are now being scrutinized, evaluated and fine-tuned to achieve the desired results. While the situation is fluid and change is by all means the new norm, we have all gone through a demanding lesson in agility and adaptability, that is in itself the new normal.

Finnovex will feature thought provoking presentations engaging discussions and focused roundtables aimed at delivering a thorough and nuanced outline of what the future will hold.

2020 Past Speakers

Raja Al Mazrouei
Executive Vice President, DIFC FinTech Hive

Evans Munyuki
Group Chief Digital Officer, Emirates NBD

Sonia Wedrychowicz
Senior Advisor, McKinsey

Massimo Falcioni
Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Credit Insurance, (ECI)

Johnson Poh
Executive Director And Group Head, Enterprise Artificial Intelligence, United Overseas Bank, Singapore

Abdullah Faisal Biary
Chief Information Security Officer, SALAMA Cooperative Insurance Company

Steve Monaghan
EVP, Chief Digital Officer, Riyad Bank

Abdulmohsen Abdulaziz Al Fares
Chief Executive Officer, Alinma Bank

Micky Lo
Managing Director & Chief Technology Risk Officer APAC, The Bank Of New York Mellon

Ali Alomran
Chief Information Officer, Arab National Bank, Saudi Arabia

Sonny Zulu
Managing Director, Retail Banking, UAE Standard Chartered Bank

Mustafa G. Kheriba
Deputy Chief Executive Officer And Group Head Of Asset Management, SHUAA Capital

Frederik Bisbjerg
Executive Director, Digitalization, Daman National Health Insurance Company

Roland Brandli
Strategic Product Manager, SmartStream

Fahd Rachidy
Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Abaka

Mohamed Musharbak
Chief Operating Officer, Abu Dhabi Finance

Charbel Diab
Regional Sales Director - Middle East And Africa, OneSpan

Sanjay Malhotra
Chief Digital Officer, Dubai Islamic Bank

Ghinwa Baradhi
Chief Information Officer,MENAT, HSBC

Przemyslaw Drzymala
Executive Vice President Of Global Sales EMEA, Financial Services Sector, Comarch

Jayesh Patel
Head, Liv. Digital Bank

Amit Malhotra
General Manager, Personal Banking Group, Commercial Bank Of Dubai

Omar Christidis
Founder & CEO, ArabNet

Ronit Ghose
Global Head – Bank Research And Co-Head – Fintech Group, Citi

Arjun Vir Singh
Executive Vice President - Cards & Payments, Al-Futtaim

Tomasz Ampuła
Product Owner, Digital Transformation Expert, Consdata

Łukasz Żytkiewicz
Product Owner, Santander Bank, Poland

Ahmad Elayyan
SVP – Head Of Central Operations, Ajman Bank

Saqib Khan
Head Of Middle East, Backbase

Wesam Abdul Aziz Baqer
Chief-Corporate & Institutional Banking, Bahrain Islamic Bank

Gautam Samanta
EVP And Global BFS Head, Coforge

Rohit Kulkarni
Vice President And Regional Head, South Asia And MENA Region, Payoneer

Sagheer Mufti
Chief Operating Officer, Habib Bank

Alaeddin El Majed
Payments Services Director,Hyperpay

Amol Bahuguna
Head Of Payments And Cash Management, Commercial Bank Of Dubai

Mirna Sleiman
Founder And Chief Executive Officer, Fintech Galaxy

Azra Kočanović
Senior Customer Success Manager, Infobip

Helene Panzarino
Vacuumlabs Banking Evangelist And Tribal FS Chief Ecosystem Officer

Pritesh Kotecha
SVP – Europe, Middle East & Africa

Dr Reji Kurien Thomas
Group Chief Technology Officer, VIRENXIA

Mohamed Roushdy
Experienced CIO, Head Of Technology- Dubai Asset Management & Founder Of FinTech Bazaar

Osama Al Rahma
Chief Executive Officer, Al Fardan Exchange

Peter Halsor
Senior Vice President – Customer Experience , Riyad Bank

Dena Almansoori
Chief Human Resources Officer, Central Bank Of UAE