Mr Philippe Paillart was formerly vice chairman and CEO of DBS Bank and a pioneer in the retail banking industry in the Asia Pacific region, having served at senior management levels at Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank. Prior to his appointment with DBS, Paillart was Chairman, President and CEO of Ford Motor Credit Company, and President of Ford Financial Services Group.

Mr. Suvo Sarkar is a distinguished banker with 36 years of multi-functional experience with five leading financial institutions and in multiple geographies across Middle East and Asia. In his last role as Senior Executive Vice President and Group Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management at Emirates NBD, the biggest bank in Dubai. Suvo has won multiple awards during his career, including the Asian Banker Retail Banker of the Year and MIT Sloan Digital Leader of the Middle East. He currently runs his own advisory firm in Dubai.

Mr. Richard Hartung has over 20 years of experience in the payments & consumer financial services industry. He has held senior roles for financial institutions including Citibank, Mastercard International, and OCBC Cards. Mr Hartung holds position as consultant in the areas of retail banking, cards and payment products to financial institutions, service providers, and software companies throughout the Asia Pacific region.

Mr. David Gyori is a globally renowned fintech consultant, trainer, author and keynote speaker. He is the chief exefcutive officer of Banking Reports based in London and is a founding member of the World FinTech Association. Gyori is a faculty member of the Retail Banking Academy, one of the most prestigious banker-training facilities.