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Inclusive FinTech Forum

 24 - 26 February 2025 | Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda
 
The global platform for financial inclusion & FinTech for good. A collaboration between Kigali International Financial Centre, Rwanda’s financial centre facilitating international investment and cross-border transactions in Africa, the National Bank of Rwanda; Rwanda's Central Bank, and Elevandi, a company set up by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
 
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Knowledge Guide to the Inclusive FinTech Forum

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Africa's FinTech sector has shown resilience, attracting significant investment and global interest. Proven business models, successful funding rounds, and numerous exits highlight its growth. While the sector offers immense potential, with cash still prevalent in many economies, FinTechs face challenges in navigating regulatory landscapes, building consumer trust, and developing sustainable business models as they mature.

Read our recent report on driving economic inclusion through technology adoption.

2025 Forum Overview

Featured Speakers

Hon. John Rwangombwa

Hon. John Rwangombwa

Governor

National Bank of Rwanda

Hon. John Rwangombwa

Governor

Hon. John Rwangombwa was appointed Central Bank Governor on the 25th of February 2023. His career started in Rwanda Revenue Authority where he grew through ranks to the Deputy Commissioner of Customs for Operations. He then joined the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning in 2002 as the Director of the National Treasury Department.
Having served as the Ministry’s First Accountant General in 2005, Hon. Rwangombwa was appointed Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury in the same year and in 2009 he became the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning. At that time, he oversaw the elaboration and implementation of Rwanda’s First Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS 1), under which Rwanda’s economy was able to achieve high growth at an average of 8% and poverty was reduced by 12% in 5 years from 2006-2011. Since his appointment as Central Bank Governor to date, Hon. Rwangombwa has been able to maintain the stability of the Rwandan Economy and its Financial Sector. He was voted Governor of the year 2015 for the Sub-Saharan Region by Emerging Markets. Hon. Rwangombwa serves as member of various advisory bodies including the Presidential Advisory Council and World Economic Forum on Global Agenda Council.

Paula Ingabire

Hon. Paula Ingabire

Minister of ICT and Innovation

Rwanda

Hon. Paula Ingabire

Minister of ICT and Innovation

Paula Ingabire is Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation. Before she was appointed Minister, she served as Head of the Technology portfolio under the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) where she led the implementation of National ICT programs notably eGovernment and Cyber Security. She also served as the coordinator of the Kigali Innovation City Project, a flagship program of the Government designed to nurture and strengthen a Pan-African Innovation eco-system in Rwanda. Minister Ingabire coordinated the creation of Smart Africa, an initiative that seeks to drive coordinated digital transformation across African member states that are part of the Smart Africa Alliance. Today, Smart Africa has 40 African member states that have joined the Alliance. A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s School of Engineering & Sloan School of Management, in the System Design and Management program; Paula was named among the young Global Leaders in 2020. She serves on the WEF Board of Trustees, Global Council of the World Summit Award Board of Directors, World Economic Forum Cyber Security Board, the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Global Network Advisory Board, and she serves as a founding board member of the EDISON Alliance.
 
 
 
 
 
Ravi Menon

Ravi Menon

Ambassador for Climate Action and Senior Adviser to the National Climate Change Secretariat

Singapore

Ravi Menon

Ambassador for Climate Action and Senior Adviser to the National Climate Change Secretariat

Mr Ravi Menon serves a portfolio of work in sustainability, innovation, and inclusion. As Singapore’s Ambassador for Climate Action and Senior Adviser to the National Climate Change Secretariat at the Prime Minister’s Office, Mr Menon plays a leading role in Singapore’s efforts to foster collective action internationally and public-private partnerships locally to drive the transition to a low-carbon future. Mr Menon is also Chairman of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) Asia-Pacific Advisory Board and a member of the GFANZ Principals Group. Mr Menon is Senior Mentor to Elevandi, a FinTech platform for international technology collaboration across the public, private, and people sectors to create economic value and social good. He is also a Trustee of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Chairman of its Innovation and Enterprise Committee. Mr Menon is a Trustee of the Singapore Indian Development Association, a community self-help group. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Civil Service College where he conducts a workshop series on the themes of sustainability, innovation, and social inclusion. Prior to his current roles, Mr Menon served for 36 years in the Singapore Public Service. As Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Trade & Industry (2007-11), Mr Menon helped to steer the economy during the global financial crisis. As Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Finance (2003-07), he oversaw fiscal policy and government reserves. As Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (2011-23), Mr Menon helped to implement monetary and macroprudential policies, reformed the financial regulatory framework, and developed Singapore as a green finance centre and a global FinTech hub. On the international front, he served as Chairman of the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System and Chairman of the Financial Stability Board Standing Committee on Standards Implementation. Mr Menon is a recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal from the Singapore Government, the Distinguished Alumni Award from NUS, and the Distinguished Leadership and Service Award from the Institute of International Finance in Washington. Mr Menon holds a Master's in Public Administration from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Economics from NUS.

Tidjane Thiam

Tidjane Thiam

Chairman

Rwanda Finance Limited

Tidjane Thiam

Chairman

Alfred Hannig

Alfred Hannig

Executive Director

Alliance for Financial Inclusion

Alfred Hannig

Executive Director

Dr. Alfred Hannig is the Executive Director of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), a global network of policymaking and regulatory institutions from more than 90 countries, dedicated to providing the world’s unbanked safe access to the formal financial system through smart policy initiatives. Dr. Hannig is a member of the AFI Board of Directors and heads the AFI Management Unit. Prior to his work with AFI, he served in leading management, policy advisory, training and research focused positions around the world including assignments with: Bank Indonesia, Bank of Uganda, Superintendencia de Bancos in Bolivia; Head of the Financial Systems Development Unit at German Technical Cooperation, and with the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Dr. Hannig holds a Ph.D. on financial sector reform from Freie Universität Berlin. He has authored several publications focused on financial inclusion policy, regulatory issues and microfinance.

Batya Blankers

Batya Blankers

Chief Executive Officer

CHANCEN International

Batya Blankers

Chief Executive Officer

Batya Blankers, is the Founder and CEO of Chancen International (CI). CI offers excluded youth in Africa access to high quality skills development that leads to employment. Utilizing an innovative and sustainable financing model known as the Income Share Agreement (ISA), students who join the CHANCEN community sign fair and ethical contracts to repay a percentage of their salaries over a set number of years when they graduate from rigorously evaluated education programs.

Batya was born in South Africa and was given access to university in Germany through participation in an Income Share Agreement. As a beneficiary herself, Batya is passionate about offering an ethical and fair financial aid model to fellow Africans to ensure more individuals have equal opportunities in accessing education on the continent and a role in building strong and peaceful economies.

In 2016, Batya led a feasibility study to assess the landscape for implementing ISAs in Rwanda and South Africa. Confronted with a strong sense of urgency from education providers for an ethical and sustainable student financing product, she secured funding to launch a pilot in Rwanda in 2018 with two education partners. Over the last six years, Batya has built and led a team of 57 in facilitating access to high-quality education that leads to employment for over 4000 young people with 12+ education partners. That number is expected to reach 16,000 by 2026 thanks to the successful establishment of a $40M blended finance vehicle and over $4M in philanthropic support for technology, market expansion and organizational development.

Through her work, Batya has become a recognised expert on fair and ethical student finance and is invited to speak regularly and share learnings. Some of her recent engagements include the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Business Forum and SOCAP in San Francisco as well as CIES in Washington DC. Batya was a 2019 Ranier Arnhold Fellow with the Mulago Foundation and holds an MBA from African Leadership University.

Esselina Macome

Esselina Macome

CEO / Chairperson

FSDMOC & Chairperson of the Board, Standard Bank Mozambique

Esselina Macome

CEO / Chairperson

Esselina Macome - Associate Professor at the Eduardo Mondlane University. She holds a Doctors Degree (PhD), in Information .Esselina Macome - Associate Professor at the Eduardo Mondlane University. She holds a Doctors Degree (PhD), in Information Technologies by University of Pretoria, in South Africa in 2003; she also has a Masters Degree (MSc) in Analysis, Design and Management of Information System by London School of Economics and Political Science of the University of London, in 1992. Dr. Macome also has a Bachelor Honors Degree in Mathematics Teaching by Paedagogische Hochshule Dresden- Germany, in 1987. In 2016, she concluded an international certification in Leadership for Financial Inclusion offered by Fletcher School. She successfully completed the courses on Digital Money, Leading Markets: A Global Tour, Leading for Frontiers, Bitcoin: Back to the Future, Gender, regulating Fintechs, Humanitarian payment, product management all offered by the Digital Frontiers Institute in partnership with Fletcher School as part of the certified digital finance practitioner, a 3 years program, which she successfully concluded in September 2020. In 2018-2019 she participated successfully in the Africa Board Fellowship programme organized by the Centre of Financial Inclusion Accion (2018-2019). She participated in a course on Strategic Leadership in inclusive finance offered by Hardvard Bussiness School (March / April 2019). She is also a Certified Gender Equality Changmaker, by Digital Frontiers Institute since 2022 Dr. Macome joined the Central Bank of Mozambique in 2005 as Executive Director and Member of the Board, position that she held until 2015. Presently, beside the academic activity, she also works at FSDMOç (Financial Sector Deepening Moçambique) as Chief Executive Officer since July 2017, and was also appointed as the Presidente of the Board of Directors of Standard Bank Mozambique since December 2022.. Her interests include the usage of Information, Communication Technology for development and financial inclusion with more focus to Digital financial services (DFS), green finance and Gender related issues. In 2016, she concluded an international certification in Leadership for Financial Inclusion offered by Fletcher School. She successfully completed the courses on Digital Money, Leading Markets: A Global Tour, Leading for Frontiers, Bitcoin: Back to the Future, Gender, regulating Fintechs, Humanitarian payment, product management all offered by the Digital Frontiers Institute in partnership with Fletcher School as part of the certified digital finance practitioner, a 3 years program, which she successfully concluded in September 2020. In 2018-2019 she participated successfully in the Africa Board Fellowship programme organized by the Centre of Financial Inclusion Accion (2018-2019). She participated in a course on Strategic Leadership in inclusive finance offered by Hardvard Bussiness School (March / April 2019). She is also a Certified Gender Equality Changmaker, by Digital Frontiers Institute since 2022 Dr. Macome joined the Central Bank of Mozambique in 2005 as Executive Director and Member of the Board, position that she held until 2015. Presently, beside the academic activity, she also works at FSDMOç (Financial Sector Deepening Moçambique) as Chief Executive Officer since July 2017 and was also appointed as the Presidente of the Board of Directors of Standard Bank Mozambique since December 2022. Her interests include the usage of Information, Communication Technology for development and financial inclusion with more focus to Digital financial services (DFS), green finance and Gender related issues.

Faith Keza

Faith Keza

Board Member

National Bank of Rwanda

Faith Keza

Board Member

Faith Keza is a digital transformation leader and Board Member at the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR). She is the former CEO of Irembo, a govtech platform that has created secure access for over 15M citizens and foreigners to 100+ public services online and offline through a 4000 agent-strong network across Rwanda. By enabling citizens to find, apply, and pay for services online, Irembo has supported the Rwandan government’s ambition to go cashless and digital. Before Irembo, she worked in Silicon Valley-California as a Software Engineer at Google, Oracle, and Delphix working on enterprise and consumer software products.

Faith has a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School where she graduated as a Baker Scholar. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Vanguard Economics, and Moving Health.

Kosta Peric

Kosta Peric

Deputy Director, Inclusive Financial System

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Kosta Peric

Deputy Director, Inclusive Financial System

Experienced executive at the intersection of technology, finance and innovation. Focus on digital financial inclusion at the Gates Foundation. Board chair and member. Author: The Castle and the Sandbox.

Nick Barigye

Nick Barigye

Chief Executive Officer

Rwanda Finance Limited

Nick Barigye

Chief Executive Officer

Nick Barigye is the Chief Executive Officer of Rwanda Finance Limited, the company promoting and developing Rwanda as a leading destination for international investments and cross-border transactions in Africa.

Sabine Mensah

Sabine Mensah

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

AfricaNenda

Sabine Mensah

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Sabine Mensah has over 25 years of leadership experience in financial inclusion, digital payment systems and mobile money across multilaterals and the private sector in Africa, US, and Canada. Since July 2021, as the Deputy CEO, Sabine oversees AfricaNenda’s policy, advocacy, and capacity development efforts through strategic partnerships, convenings and thought leaderships. Prior to AfricaNenda, Sabine served 6 years as Regional Digital Hub Manager for the United Nations Capital Development Fund UNCDF in West and Central Africa, working on financial inclusive and digital economy. She successfully drove UNCDF’s global digital infrastructure workstream during her tenure. Sabine also consulted for the mobile money industry in Africa working with telco groups such as Millicom and consulting firms such as MicroSave Kenya and Anthemis UK. She built 15 years expertise in the remittance industry in Africa, US, and Canada. As the Regional Director responsible for domestic and international remittances at Western Union Canada, she specialised in agent network management and remittance product design. Sabine is a Certified Digital Finance Practitioner by DFI, and an alumna of the Institut Franco-Américain de Management in France and Central Michigan University in the US. She is bilingual English-French.

Sopnendu Mohanty.

Sopnendu Mohanty

Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Chair of the Board of Directors, Elevandi

Sopnendu Mohanty

Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Sopnendu Mohanty, currently the Chief Fintech Officer at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, is responsible for creating development strategies, public infrastructure, and policies around technology-driven innovation. Mohanty has over two decades of public and private sector experience in technology, operations, digital Finance, and investment strategies. Mohanty extensively engages with global technology and financial services ecosystems and has championed notable collaborative public goods like API Exchange (APIX), Singapore Fintech Festival, Payment Rails, Data exchange platforms, and experimental programs like Project Ubin. In addition, Mohanty advises many international global advisory bodies on Fintech, Innovation and Inclusion. Within five years of his leadership, Singapore has become a leading global Fintech hub producing unicorns and home to many vibrant fintech companies. He has co-authored several patented works in the application of digital technology in Finance and won many industry recognitions.

Soraya Hakuziyaremye

Hon. Soraya Hakuziyaremye

Deputy Governor

The National Bank of Rwanda

Hon. Soraya Hakuziyaremye

Deputy Governor

Hon. Soraya Munyana HAKUZIYAREMYE was appointed Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda in March 2021. Prior to that, she served as Rwanda's Minister of Trade and Industry, from October 2018 to March 2021; she began her tenure as a Cabinet Member right after her time as Vice President in the Financial Institutions/Financial Markets Risk Department at ING Bank in London. Hon. Soraya M. HAKUZIYAREMYE has had an extensive career in global banking; she worked in various positions at BNP Paribas Group in Paris, Fortis Bank and the Bank of New York Mellon in Brussels. She also served as Senior Advisor to Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2014. She holds a postgraduate degree in International Management from the Thunderbird Graduate School of Global Management in the U.S., as well as a Masters in Business Engineering (Ingénieur de Gestion) from the Solvay Business School at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium.

Thapelo Tsheole

Thapelo Tsheole

Chief Executive Officer

Capital Market Authority

Thapelo Tsheole

Chief Executive Officer

Mr Thapelo Tsheole is the Chief Executive Officer of Capital Market Authority (CMA) Rwanda.Mr Tsheole holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Single Major Economics) from the University of Botswana and a Master of Commerce (MComm) in Financial Markets from Rhodes University (RSA). Further, he holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town (RSA). He has also completed several financial markets programmes as well as a Leadership Development Programme at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (RSA). He is a member of the South African Institute of Financial Markets (SAIFM & SAFEX). He is also a member of the Institute of Directors in South Africa.He has extensive financial markets experience in Capital Markets, Forex, Structured Products, and Financial Market Regulation.

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Our Purpose

The Forum has been designed to bring leaders, investors & FinTechs together to participate in impactful dialogues & meetings that will advance policies & regulations as well as create meaningful long-term connections & partnerships to advance financial inclusion through FinTech for Good.

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Inclusive FinTech Forum 2023 Spotlight:

  • Digital Payments
  • Digital Lending 
  • Micro-Wealth Management 
  • Insurance & Pensions 
  • Capital Market Infrastructure 
  • ESG Financing 

Featured Speakers

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Diego Labat
Diego Labat

Governor,

Central Bank of Uruguay

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Lexi Novitske
Lexi Novitske

General Partner,

Norrsken22

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Esselina Macome
Esselina Macome

Chief Executive Officer,

Financial Sector Deepening Program in Mozambique (FSDMoç)

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Nick Barigye
Nick Barigye

Chief Executive Officer,

Rwanda Finance Limited

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Juliet Ehimuan
Juliet Ehimuan

Country Director - West Africa,

Google

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Ravi Menon
Ravi Menon

Managing Director,

Monetary Authority of Singapore

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Konstantin Peric
Konstantin Peric

Deputy Director, Financial Services for the Poor,

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Dr. Segun Aina
Dr. Segun Aina

President,

Africa FinTech Network

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Diego Labat
Diego Labat

Governor,

Central Bank of Uruguay

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Esselina Macome
Esselina Macome

Chief Executive Officer,

Financial Sector Deepening Program in Mozambique (FSDMoç)

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Juliet Ehimuan
Juliet Ehimuan

Country Director - West Africa,

Google

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Konstantin Peric
Konstantin Peric

Deputy Director, Financial Services for the Poor,

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Lexi Novitske
Lexi Novitske

General Partner,

Norrsken22

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Nick Barigye
Nick Barigye

Chief Executive Officer,

Rwanda Finance Limited

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Ravi Menon
Ravi Menon

Managing Director,

Monetary Authority of Singapore

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Dr. Segun Aina
Dr. Segun Aina

President,

Africa FinTech Network

global-network (1) CONNECT with more than 2,000 attendees through 1:1 meetings and networking events 
learning (1) LEARN from over 100 speakers on stage and in deep dive workshops 
network (1) PARTICIPATE in regulatory roundtables with policymakers and private sector leaders 

Featured Initiatives

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FinTech without Borders™
FinTech without Borders™
Roundtables, sessions & meetings on policy & regulatory alignment as well as investment opportunities & best practices. Curated one-one meetings will also bring investors & fund-raising FinTechs together.
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Careers Forum

Careers Forum

 Designed to foster innovation, these sessions will mentor tomorrow’s innovators & disruptors on pathways and opportunities in FinTech.

Who Should Attend

  • Policymakers
  • Heads of State & Government
  • Development Finance Institutions
  • Institutional Investors
  • Venture Capitalists & Private Equity Fund Managers
  • FinTechs & FinTech Associations
global-network (1) CONNECT with more than 2,000 attendees through 1:1 meetings and networking events 
learning (1) LEARN from over 100 speakers on stage and in deep dive workshops 
network (1) PARTICIPATE in regulatory roundtables with policymakers and private sector leaders 
global-network (1) CONNECT with more than 2,000 attendees through 1:1 meetings and networking events 
learning (1) LEARN from over 100 speakers on stage and in deep dive workshops 
network (1) PARTICIPATE in regulatory roundtables with policymakers and private sector leaders 

Become a Sponsor or Exhibitor

networking Network With Industry Leaders & Policymakers
To build meaningful connections 
 
thought-leadership Create Thought Leadership
To advance the current thinking in the industry 
 
Drive Business Growth Drive Business Growth
Meet new customers and generate leads
 
brand Amplify Your Brand
To build awareness, interest & mindshare
 
recruitment (1) Attract Leading Talent
To address skills gaps and growth areas
 
launch new products Launch New Products & Services
In front of key media
 

Elevandi's Advisory Committee

Elevandi's advisory committee comprises senior leaders from eight organisations that represent a range of stakeholder groups, including incumbent financial institutions and Tech/FinTech players. Their collective wealth of experience and perspectives generate valuable insights to support Elevandi's wide range of initiatives and activities.

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Chen Leiming
Chen Leiming

Chen is the Senior Vice President of Ant Group and is responsible for international public policy and government affairs for Ant Group. He also oversees the international legal & compliance department for Ant International Business Group. In his day-to-day responsibilities, Chen undertakes a broad range of governmental and regulatory engagement in connection with the Group’s international business activities.

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Dante Disparte
Dante Disparte

Dante is the Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy at Circle, responsible for overseeing company strategy, communications, policy and public affairs. Since joining Circle in 2021, his leadership in driving market expansion, regulatory engagement, and more have been integral in furthering the company’s mission to raise global economic prosperity through the frictionless exchange of financial value.

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Dr Andreas Rosenthal
Dr Andreas Rosenthal

Andreas is the Chief Financial Officer of Prudential Singapore. He oversees Finance (Operations), Financial Reporting, Actuarial Financial Management, Actuarial Products and Advisory, Distribution Compensation and Analytics, Performance and Expense Management, Finance Projects and Transformation, and Procurement.

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Eric Anziani
Eric Anziani

Eric is the Chief Operating Officer at Crypto.com where he oversees several global functions including product, growth, institutional sales, strategy, partnerships, blockchain, research and data. He previously served as the company’s Chief Strategy Officer where he was instrumental in the conceptualization and implementation of the company’s major initiatives, including the Crypto.com App as well as several R&D initiatives around blockchain infrastructure and ecosystem building.

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Janet Young
Janet Young

Janet is a member of the senior leadership team under the UOB Group CEO, leading delivery channels, digitalisation initiatives, and customer experience & advocacy to achieve UOB Group’s vision of a premier regional bank in the Asia Pacific. Working with Business, Technology, and Country teams in UOB, FinTech, and ecosystem partners externally, she champions collaborative business models, and omnichannel strategy to drive better customer experience and outcomes for the bank and its customers.

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Laura Loh
Laura Loh

Laura is currently a Director in Temasek’s Blockchain team, which focuses on venture building and investment opportunities in the space. She was also part of the founding venture teams of 2 start-ups by Temasek – Partior, a joint venture with JP Morgan and DBS to setup a multi-currency payments network to enhance cross-border clearing and settlements; as well as Affinidi, a start-up that uses decentralised technologies to develop data and self-sovereign identity solutions.

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Marco Bizzozero
Marco Bizzozero

Marco is the Head of International at iCapital and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. In this role, he is responsible for the expansion and overall development of the firm’s business outside of the United States (EMEA, APAC, LATAM).

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Richard Pu
Richard Pu

Richard currently serves as Vice President, Co-head of Tencent legal and a member of the Listing Committee of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and GEM Listing Committee of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

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    Chen Leiming
    Chen Leiming

    Chen is the Senior Vice President of Ant Group and is responsible for international public policy and government affairs for Ant Group. He also oversees the international legal & compliance department for Ant International Business Group. In his day-to-day responsibilities, Chen undertakes a broad range of governmental and regulatory engagement in connection with the Group’s international business activities.

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    Dante Disparte
    Dante Disparte

    Dante is the Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy at Circle, responsible for overseeing company strategy, communications, policy and public affairs. Since joining Circle in 2021, his leadership in driving market expansion, regulatory engagement, and more have been integral in furthering the company’s mission to raise global economic prosperity through the frictionless exchange of financial value.

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    Dr Andreas Rosenthal
    Dr Andreas Rosenthal

    Andreas is the Chief Financial Officer of Prudential Singapore. He oversees Finance (Operations), Financial Reporting, Actuarial Financial Management, Actuarial Products and Advisory, Distribution Compensation and Analytics, Performance and Expense Management, Finance Projects and Transformation, and Procurement.

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    Eric Anziani
    Eric Anziani

    Eric is the Chief Operating Officer at Crypto.com where he oversees several global functions including product, growth, institutional sales, strategy, partnerships, blockchain, research and data. He previously served as the company’s Chief Strategy Officer where he was instrumental in the conceptualization and implementation of the company’s major initiatives, including the Crypto.com App as well as several R&D initiatives around blockchain infrastructure and ecosystem building.

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    Janet Young
    Janet Young

    Janet is a member of the senior leadership team under the UOB Group CEO, leading delivery channels, digitalisation initiatives, and customer experience & advocacy to achieve UOB Group’s vision of a premier regional bank in the Asia Pacific. Working with Business, Technology, and Country teams in UOB, FinTech, and ecosystem partners externally, she champions collaborative business models, and omnichannel strategy to drive better customer experience and outcomes for the bank and its customers.

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    Laura Loh
    Laura Loh

    Laura is currently a Director in Temasek’s Blockchain team, which focuses on venture building and investment opportunities in the space. She was also part of the founding venture teams of 2 start-ups by Temasek – Partior, a joint venture with JP Morgan and DBS to setup a multi-currency payments network to enhance cross-border clearing and settlements; as well as Affinidi, a start-up that uses decentralised technologies to develop data and self-sovereign identity solutions.

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    Marco Bizzozero
    Marco Bizzozero

    Marco is the Head of International at iCapital and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. In this role, he is responsible for the expansion and overall development of the firm’s business outside of the United States (EMEA, APAC, LATAM).

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    Richard Pu
    Richard Pu

    Richard currently serves as Vice President, Co-head of Tencent legal and a member of the Listing Committee of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and GEM Listing Committee of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

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    Sandeep Malhotra
    Sandeep Malhotra

    Sandeep Malhotra is the Executive Vice President, Products & Innovation, Asia Pacific at Mastercard. In his current position as head of the Products & Innovation group, he oversees the development and management of all consumer and commercial products in the Asia Pacific region. These span debit, credit, prepaid, commercial, payments gateway and processing to acceptance, account-to-account flows, remittances, open banking, digital platforms and everything in between.