The Finance Today Summit 2022 | The Wealth Today | 22 March 2022 | Address Dubai Mall, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd - Downtown Dubai - Dubai - UAE

This summit, through a series of interactive sessions and forward-looking agenda, will explore some of the most pertinent topics industry is facing and deep dive into the minds of experts and senior executives on what’s on their minds about how the future of finance looks like.

The Summit will discuss the topics including, but not limited to:
• The Digital Path for Financial Industry – Innovation for Sustainable growth
• Digital Transformation of Finance – New Businesses, New Players, New Regulations & New Social Impacts
• Banks, Fintechs and DeFi – Making a sense of the Future of Finance
• Emerging Technologies - Future of SME financing and Trade Finance
• Navigating DeFi’s impact on Macroeconomics
• Can we really go Bankless?
• Regulations & Compliance: Keeping Pace with the Technological Innovations
• (Ce + De) Fi – How the equation looks like
• Future of Lending: DeFi as a Disruptor and what it means for Traditional Lenders?
• Cross Border Payments – The Status and Future Changes
• Future of Customer Onboarding in Financial Services
• Decentralized Finance - Risk, Compliance and Opportunities

2022 Speakers

Peter Smith
Managing Director, Head of Strategy, Policy and Risk, Dubai Financial Services Authority

Dr. Marwan Alzarouni
CEO, Dubai Blockchain Center

Basil Al Askari
Cofounder and CEO MidChains

Igneus Terrenus
Head Head of Communications Bybit

Marwan Bin Dalmook
Head of NBI Service Design & Delivery, du

Navin Gupta
Managing Director, South Asia and MENA Ripple

Adeeb Ahamed
Managing Director Lulu Financial Holding

Brian Yeoh
Head of Data Governance & Strategy, Financial Services Regulatory Authority Abu Dhabi Global Market

Ellis Wang
Group Head of Technology, Transformation and Information Mashreq Bank

Saud Al Dhawyani
Chief Technology Officer Emirates NBD

Srinivasan Sampath
Acting Chief Technology Officer First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Sridhar K
Group Head of Operations ADIB

Charlie Steele
Partner Forensic Risk Alliance

Alex Mashinsky
CEO Celsius Network

Ibtissem Lassoued
Partner, Head of Advisory, Regional Financial Crime Practice Al Tamimi & Company

Gaurav Dubey
CEO TDeFi

Olivier Crespin
CEO ZAND

Saeed Al Darmaki
Founder Sheesha Finance

Ralf Glabischnig
Founder Crypto Oasis

Abbas Basrai
Partner and Head of Financial Services KPMG Lower Gulf

Kokila Alagh
Founder KARM Legal

Pankaj Asthaana
VP – Digital Payments & Labs, MENA Mastercard

Lawrence Paramasivam
Senior Executive Director, Policy & Legal – Financial Services Regulatory Authority Abu Dhabi Global Market

Bhavin Shah
Partner and Head Middle East Forensic Risk Alliance

Goncalo Traquina
Partner KPMG Lower Gulf

Mohamed Damak
Senior Director Financial Services S & P Global Ratings

Marwan Hachem
Founder & Group CEO YAP

Onur Ozan
Regional Head SWIFT

Mohit Gupta
Director, XB Services - MENA Mastercard

Georgy Sokolov
Co-founder Wirex

Sharif El-Badawi
Chief Executive Officer Dubai Future District Fund

Nishanth Nottath
EVP - Head AML, ABC and RegTech Mashreq Bank

Kaiser Naseem
International Development Banker

Vinay Bharathwaj
Co Founder And Co Ceo Stockal

Ambre Soubiran
CEO Kaiko

Jaynti Kanani
CEO Polygon (MATIC)

Mohamed Abdel Razek
Regional CIO - MEA Standard Chartered Bank

Pooja Singh CFA
International Organisations Expert Securities and Commodities Authority

Patrick South
Head of Business Development TRM Labs

Akshay Chopra
Vice-President and Head of Innovation and Design CEMEA Visa

Ola Doudin
CEO BitOasis

Gaurang Desai
Managing Director - Strategy Equiti Group

Mark Aruliah
Senior Policy Advisor, EMEA Elliptic

Chris Aruliah
Chief Product Officer BCB Group

Henson Orser
President & Acting CEO Komainu

Rajeev Lalwani
Partner Deloitte

Stephen Millington
Partner Forensic Risk Alliance

Mika Thompson
Senior Vice President, Finance BitOasis

Alex Davis
CIOTezos Israel

Matthew Shanahan
Partner Norton Rose Fulbright

2022 Sponsors and Partners

KNOWLEDGE PARTNER:
• tde.fi

LEAD:
• BYBIT

GOLD:
• massde
• stockal

SILVER:
• forensicrisk
• bcbgroup
• elliptic
• midchains

OFFICIAL DATA:
• KAIKO

OFFICIAL CRYPTO COMPLIANCE:
• TRM

BRONZE:
• BitOasis
• Komainu