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A competent and experienced payment technology professional with 20+ years working in FinTech, along with leading businesses. Has firsthand technical record in creating scalable infrastructures for payment systems and ecommerce solutions. Experienced the E-Payment boom and played an integral part in enabling the rise of online transaction processing in the Middle East. Witnessed and participated in the acquiring of 2 major startups in the region by Yahoo and Amazon, where she created high functioning small technical teams that created innovative and scalable solutions. At Majid Al Futtaim, I am leading the technology roadmap along with multiple business units to define, create and deliver the technology strategy across the group by building products that align with the company goals and the group vision. Also responsible for creating the guidelines for operating and growing strategic partnerships with various businesses, potential acquirers, and technology providers. Before Majid Al Futtaim, I led the tech team at amazon payment services.

Reem Ikram is the Co- Founder and CEO of ThriftPlan, a Saudi FinTech looking to leave a social impact through Workplace Saving Plans and supporting Vision 2030s saving and financial literacy Goals. Over 7 years of experience in E-Commerce, Automation and Private Equity, a serial entrepreneur at heart and a strong believer in combining business with social impact.

Abdulaziz joined Tabby, the leading Buy Now Pay Later platform in MENA, as its KSA General Manager since the inception of the business back in mid-2019. Before joining Tabby, Abdulaziz worked as an Associate with McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, for two years. Prior to McKinsey, he was a corporate banker working with multiple banks in KSA for a period of five years. Abdulaziz was born and raised in Riyadh, KSA, graduated with a bachelors in finance from KFUPM and an MBA for the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. A tech and data science enthusiast with a working knowledge in programming and a fitness fanatic in his free time

Ahmed Nawasrah is the CEO for Salma AI, a Mawdoo3 company. Mawdoo3 is the largest Arabic website in the world. Mawdoo3 powers over 60 million Arabs to read more than 100 million articles every month. Salma, is the AI arm of Mawdoo3, and it offers AI-powered banking solutions that reshape communication with customers, enabling customers to interact with their favorite banks via a voice assistant and facilitating communication with the bank from anywhere around the clock. Ahmed has a background in engineering and holds an MBA from Boston University specializing in entrepreneurship. Before Mawdoo3, Ahmed worked for Fortune 500 American corporate heading the strategy and sales departments.

Sultan previously founded a software development agency that built products for 20+ enterprise customers, including 2 unicorns, that reached 80+ million users around the world.

Mirna leads a regional Open Finance platform, with a vision to redesign financial services with an open API infrastructure that boosts financial inclusion, revolutionizes financial services and provides a standard integration between Fintechs and institutions. Mirna has more than 15 years of experience in government relations, business strategy, digital communications and journalism. She managed public sector business for Thomson Reuters across 22 MENA countries and partnered with international organizations to promote innovation and social change. She spent more than 10 years as a financial journalist with Reuters, Dow Jones, The Wall Street Journal and Zawya. Mirna has an Executive MBA from City University of London in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. She is certified from MIT University in Fintech and ecommerce, and in Digital Marketing and Communications from Columbia University. Mirna is also certified in Digital Transformation Strategies from Cambridge University.