Future of Fintech in Rising Economies

Role of open-banking and embedded finance in driving innovation and increasing access to financial instruments and financial inclusion within population
Role of fintech development in international trade and instant payment standardization
Role of blockchain and cryptocurrency in financial services – challenges of regulation against technological benefits
Why jurisdiction matters when choosing the next home for a fintech unicorn

Aaron Heslehurst

Award Winning BBC World News TV Presenter

Aaron Heslehurst is one of the main faces on BBC World News TV. He’s been a high profile BBC business news presenter since February 2002. In May of 2017 he launched his own named show Talking Business with Aaron Heslehurst”. A daily half hour global show that's dynamic, exciting and very energized.

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Natia Turnava

Acting Governor, First Vice-Governor of NBG

Natia Turnava has been the First Vice-Governor and Acting Governor of the National Bank of Georgia since June 2023. She is a member of the Board of the National Bank of Georgia from June 2022.

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Pedro Vieira

Partner at 500 Global

Scientist, turned tech founder, turned investor. Pedro has deep experience on both sides of the table as operator and investor. He founded and sold GoodGuide, a digital health venture (backed by NEA & DFJ). Following that he founded West to West a US non-profit that helps Portuguese & EU entrepreneurs succeed in Silicon Valley (200+ portfolio).

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Andreas Glarner

Legal Partner, MME

Dr. Andreas Glarner advises international technology and financial market companies with a focus on FinTech, Web3, DLT, Blockchain, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), NFT and Gaming.

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Ben Zhou

Co-founder and CEO of Bybit

Ben Zhou is the co-founder and CEO of Bybit, a top-five crypto exchange that has grown significantly since its founding in 2018. With a background in traditional markets, Zhou's expertise in navigating the global crypto landscape sets him apart as a leader in the exponential crypto space.\

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Salim Dhanani

CEO & Co-Founder of Pave

Salim Dhanani is CEO & Co-Founder of Pave, a digital solution built for a new financial world with programmable money and regulated digital assets. Prior to Pave, Salim co-founded and was the CEO of BigPay (acquired by klse:capitala), one of the largest Southeast Asian neobanks raising over US$165m in capital and with 1.3m users. He was responsible for the EMEA division of Carta Worldwide (acquired by nasdaq:mogo), a digital payments platform, and worked for the World Bank Group in South America.

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