Speakers

Our FDF Panels bring together financial industry leaders and tech visionaries to explore the future of digital finance together. From deep diving into how AI is reshaping digital lending to hearing from those who have built the collaborative financial ecosystems of the future to supporting economic development and growth, these are essential discussions spotlighted on the FDF stage.

Featured Speakers at FDF Miami

Keynote Speaker

Hon. Patrick McHenry

Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee

Ryan Curley

Ryan Curley

Managing Director and Partner, BCG
Marc E. Kasowitz

Marc E. Kasowitz

Partner, Kasowitz Benson Torres
Danny E. Sebright

Danny E. Sebright

President, U.S.-U.A.E Business Council
Keith Townsend

Keith Townsend

Partner, King & Spalding LLP
Jim Lees

Jim Lees

Managing Director, KKR
Craig Carpenito

Craig Carpenito

Partner, King & Spalding I Former United States Attorney, District of New Jersey
Humaid Mudhaffr

Humaid Mudhaffr

CEO, Qarar
Dr. Ehab Elsonbaty

Dr. Ehab Elsonbaty

Partner and Chair US/Middle East Initiative, DLA Piper
Amanda DuPont

Amanda DuPont

Public Records Product Specialist, Thomson Reuters
Eric Lewis

Eric Lewis

Executive Vice President, Director-Small Business Segment, Truist
Mustafa Al Khalfawi

Mustafa Al Khalfawi

Chief Executive Officer, Ajman Bank
Jyotsana "Jo" Jagadish

Jyotsana "Jo" Jagadish

EVP, Head of US Digital Banking and Contact Centers, TD
Amin Venjara

Amin Venjara

Chief Data Officer, ADP
Avinash Mehrotra

Avinash Mehrotra

Global Head of Activism, Shareholder Advisory & Takeover Defense Practices, Goldman Sachs
Bharat Poddar

Bharat Poddar

Managing Director and Senior Partner, BCG
Chiro Aikat

Chiro Aikat

Co-President, USA, MasterCard
Daniel Williams

Daniel Williams

Principal, Kilgour Williams Capital
Harit Talwar

Harit Talwar

Board Member of Mastercard, KPMG US, Apexon, Inveniam.io, and Chairman of Better
Inderpreet Batra

Inderpreet Batra

Managing Director & Senior Partner, BCG
Jitin Prasada

Jitin Prasada

Union Minister of State for Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India
Somesh Khanna

Somesh Khanna

Executive Board Chair, Consultant, Advisor, Board Member, McKinsey Senior Partner Emeritus, Apexon, ASAPP, eCredit, American Express
Sumir Chadha

Sumir Chadha

Co-founder & Managing Partner, Westbridge Capital
Swati Bhatia

Swati Bhatia

Head of Retail Banking and Transformation, Santander Bank
Victor Amoo

Victor Amoo

Director, MetLife Investment Management

Speakers over the years

Abdulaziz Alnashwan

Abdulaziz Alnashwan

Chief Credit Officer, SME Bank

Abdulrahman M. Mansour

Abdulrahman M. Mansour

Chief Executive Officer, SME Bank

Abhaya Prasad Hota

Abhaya Prasad Hota

Managing Director & CEO , National Payments Corporation of India

Abhinav Aggarwal

Abhinav Aggarwal

Partner, Risk Advisory, Deloitte

Alaa AlMashhadi

Alaa AlMashhadi

Chief Business Development Officer, SIMAH

Ash Gupta

Ash Gupta

President, Global Credit Risk and Information Management American Express Company

Aniko DeLaney

Aniko DeLaney

Global Head Of Corporate Marketing, BNY Mellon

Anisha Nayar Dhawan

Anisha Nayar Dhawan

Zee Business

Anjali Dewan

Anjali Dewan

Vice President Global Credit Risk & Information Management, American Express

Arif Sheikh

Arif Sheikh

Banker, Board Member and Senior Risk Advisor

Arjun Singh

Arjun Singh

Managing Director, Envestnet | Yodlee

Arpan Sheth

Arpan Sheth

Partner, Bain & Company

Ash Gupta

Ash Gupta

President, Global Credit Risk and Information Management American Express Company

Ashish Sharma

Ashish Sharma

COO & Co Founder, BRIDGEi2i Analytics Solutions

Atul Kamra

Atul Kamra

Managing Partner, SixThirty

Badr Tharwat

Badr Tharwat

Field CTO EMEA, Oracle

Barry Kamar

Barry Kamar

Partner Special Matters and Government Investigations, King & Spalding

Bennett B. Borden,

Bennett B. Borden,

Partner and Chief Data Scientist,
DLA Piper

Bhadresh Pathak

Bhadresh Pathak

Chief Executive- L&T Sufin

 Bikram Singh Bedi

Bikram Singh Bedi

Country Head – India, Amazon Internet Services Pvt. Ltd.

Catherine M. Brennan

Catherine M. Brennan

Partner, Hudson Cook LLP

Charanjeet Singh

Charanjeet Singh

Head-Cyber Fraud, Versatile Solution Limited

Charles Jones

Charles Jones

Senior Vice Dean, Columbia Business School

Christopher Austin

Christopher Austin

Partner, Capital Markets, Technology Companies Group, Orrick

Charith Mendis

Charith Mendis

AWS

Clarence Singam-Zhou

Clarence Singam-Zhou

Head of International Banking Group, FAB (First Abu Dhabi Bank)

Connie Leung

Connie Leung

Senior Director, Financial Services Business Lead - Asia, Worldwide Financial Services Microsoft Corporation

Cort O’Haver

Cort O’Haver

President And CEO, Umpqua Holdings Corporation

Cristian Giacomini

Cristian Giacomini

CEO, Modefinance International

Daniel Egan

Daniel Egan

Vice President, Betterment

Danny E. Sebright

Danny E. Sebright

President, US-UAE Business Council

David Siegel

David Siegel

CEO, Investopedia

Dean Pamphilis

Dean Pamphilis

Managing partner, Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP

Deepak Sharma

Deepak Sharma

Chief Digital Officer, Kotak Mahindra Bank

Dhiraj Kunwar

Dhiraj Kunwar

Managing Director, RAKBANK

Dr Prasad Medury

Dr Prasad Medury

Managing Director, Odgers Berndtson

Dr. Ehab Elsonbaty

Dr. Ehab Elsonbaty

Partner, Chair US/ Middle East, DLA Piper

Dr. Mukesh Aghi

Dr. Mukesh Aghi

President, US-India Strategic Partnership Forum

Dr. Rajiv Kumar

Dr. Rajiv Kumar

NITI Aayog, Special Address

Emma Loftus

Emma Loftus

Managing Director, Global Payments and FX Product Executive J.P. Morgan Treasury Services

Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Norman Eig Professor Of Business, Columbia Business School

Francesco Sarti

Francesco Sarti

Partner Financial, Deloitte Middle East

Frank T. Young

Frank T. Young

Senior Vice President, Global Product and Innovation Global Payments, Inc.

Gagan Rai

Gagan Rai

Managing Director And CEO, NSDL e-Governance

Gregory Fleming

Gregory Fleming

Senior Research Scholar In Law And Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Yale University

Guillermo Kopp

Guillermo Kopp

Director, WW Financial Services Industry

Harit Talwar

Harit Talwar

Head Of Digital Finance, Goldman Sachs

 Harsha Subramaniam

Harsha Subramaniam

Bloomberg TV

Hesham Elmais

Hesham Elmais

Partner Mckinsey & Company

 Himanshu Kaji

Himanshu Kaji

Executive Director & Group COO, Edelweiss Group

Humaid Mudhaffr

Humaid Mudhaffr

GM - BD & Research, Kafalah

Iva Hamel

Iva Hamel

Senior Economist and Country Representative, World Bank

Jason Green

Jason Green

CEO, The Cambridge Group

Jeffrey G. McMillan

Jeffrey G. McMillan

Chief Analytics & Data Officer, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Jesse Chenard

Jesse Chenard

CEO, MonetaGo

John  Rolander

John Rolander

Director, Financial Services, Marakon

Joshua L. Steiner

Joshua L. Steiner

Head Of Industry Verticals, Bloomberg L.P.

Likhit Wagle

Likhit Wagle

Global Industry General Manager Banking & Financial Markets, IBM

 Manish Gupta

Manish Gupta

CEO and Founder, Corridor Funds

 Manoj K. Kashyap

Manoj K. Kashyap

Global FinTech Leader, PwC

Matt Marelius

Matt Marelius

Blockchain Subject Matter Expert, IBM

Matthew Quint

Matthew Quint

Director, Center On Global Brand Leadership, Columbia Business School

Mete Guney

Mete Guney

Executive Vice President of Services (EEMEA), Mastercard

Modhie Alshammary

Modhie Alshammary

MSME Country Manager, Riyad Bank

Mohammed Wassim Khayata

Mohammed Wassim Khayata

CEO, Al Maryah Community Bank

Morgan Downey

Morgan Downey

CEO, Money.Net

Mrutyunjay Mahapatra

Mrutyunjay Mahapatra

Dy. Managing Director & Chief Information Officer, SBI Bank

Nabil Issa

Nabil Issa

Managing Partner, King & Spalding

Nandan Mer

Nandan Mer

Chief Executive Officer, Network Global

Omar AlShamsi

Omar AlShamsi

CEO, Watermelon

Osahon Akpata

Osahon Akpata

Head, SME & Partnerships ECO Bank

Osama AlRae

Osama AlRae

CEO, Lendo

Patrick Barnet

Patrick Barnet

CEO, Qumram

Penny Crosman

Penny Crosman

Editor At Large, American Banker

Peter Early

Peter Early

General Manager Of Asset Management, SoFi

Qamar Saleem

Qamar Saleem

CEO, SME Finance Forum

R Balaji

R Balaji

Chief Strategy Officer and Head SME Lending, Mahindra Finance

R.A. Farrokhnia

R.A. Farrokhnia

Faculty & Founding Executive Director, Advanced Projects And Applied Research In Fintech, Columbia Business School

Rachel Salamani

Rachel Salamani

Director Consulting, Deloitte

Radhika Duggal

Radhika Duggal

Vice President, Marketing, CommonBond

Rajesh Narain Gupta

Rajesh Narain Gupta

Managing Partner, SNG & Partners

 Rajesh Saxena

Rajesh Saxena

CEO, Global Consumer Banking, Intellect Design Arena Limited

 Rajiv Anand

Rajiv Anand

Executive Director (Retail Banking), Axis Bank

Rajiv Sabharwal

Rajiv Sabharwal

Managing Director & CEO, Designate, Pata Capital

Ramana Kumar

Ramana Kumar

CEO, Magnati

Ramesh Iyer

Ramesh Iyer

Vice Chairman & Managing Director, President – Financial Services Sector & Member of the Group Executive Board, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited

Ramit Arora

Ramit Arora

Co-Founder & President, Biz2Credit

Rashesh Shah

Rashesh Shah

President, FICCI Chairman and CEO, Edelweiss Group

Rishi Nangalia

Rishi Nangalia

Managing Director And The Global Head Of Eti Trading, Thomson Reuters

Rita Gunther McGrath

Rita Gunther McGrath

Faculty Member, Columbia Business School

Robert Mckenna

Robert Mckenna

Partner, Orrick

Rohit Arora

Rohit Arora

Co-Founder and CEO, Biz2Credit

S. Ramann

S. Ramann

Managing Director, NeSL

Sahar Zaheer

Sahar Zaheer

VP, Head Of Small Business Fintech Product, TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank

Sana Shaikh

Sana Shaikh

Sara Dannawi

Sara Dannawi

Director-Consulting, Deloitte

Saravanan Nattanmai

Saravanan Nattanmai

Partner, Premji Invest

 Sharif El-Badawi

Sharif El-Badawi

CEO, Dubai Future District Fund

Sheinal Jayantilal

Sheinal Jayantilal

Partner, Mckinsey

Shyamal Saxena

Shyamal Saxena

Head – Retail Banking, India, Standard Chartered Bank

Sinan Ozcan

Sinan Ozcan

Senior Executive Officer & Board Director for DP World Trade Finance.

Srini Venkateswaran

Srini Venkateswaran

Director, Marakon

Stephen P. Zeldes

Stephen P. Zeldes

Benjamin Rosen Professor Of Finance & Economics, Columbia Business School

Stephen Stout

Stephen Stout

Managing Director, FT Partners, New York

Swarup Choudhury

Swarup Choudhury

Executive Vice Chairman Asia Pacific, Biz2Credit

Tanmoy Jadhav

Tanmoy Jadhav

Senior Manager, Deloitte Innovation, Co-Lead of the US Blockchain Lab Deloitte

Todd Taylor

Todd Taylor

Partner, Heidrick & Struggles

Tommy Marshall

Tommy Marshall

Fintech Lead, North America, Accenture

Val Katayev

Val Katayev

Managing Partner, Prime Meridian Capital Management

Val Srinivas

Val Srinivas

Research Leader, Banking & Securities, Deloitte

Veetika Deoras

Veetika Deoras

Coo - Digital Vertical, Head - Brand Marketing And Corporate Communication, Tata Capital Limited

Vivek Belgavi

Vivek Belgavi

India FinTech Leader and Partner, PwC

Wael Al Sharif

Wael Al Sharif

Deputy Head of Corporate Banking, MUFG

Yousef AlYousefi

Yousef AlYousefi

CEO, Joa Capital

Zev Eigen

Zev Eigen

Senior Executive, DLA Piper