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Talal Ikhwan is an Associate Director at KPMG Digital Village Singapore. His area of expertise focuses on innovation strategy and business model innovation in FinTech, HealthTech and Emerging Technology. He has engaged with leading industry players and government bodies in defining winning strategies and developing differentiated digital products. He has worked in Asia, Europe, MENA and the South Pacific.1 Articles

Aaron is a seasoned technology product leader who brings over 15 years' experience in developing go to market strategy across diverse industries including cybersecurity, mobility, and IoT. Aaron works closely with enterprise customers to understand their approach to optimizing customer facing workflows through digitization and is passionate about digital transformation. As Director of Product Marketing at OneSpan, he leads up the go to market strategy and execution for OneSpan Sign, the company’s digital agreement solutions portfolio.1 Articles

Dattu Kompella is Managing Director for Asia at FICO, driving the company’s expansion across Southeast Asia, India and the wider region. He works closely with clients across banking, insurance, and government to help them make smarter decisions, manage risk, and leverage AI-driven analytics. Since joining FICO in 2005, Dattu has built a team of trusted advisors across Asia, Australia & NZ and played a key role in expanding FICO’s presence. With nearly 30 years of experience in financial technology, Dattu has held leadership roles at Polaris, Cognizant, and Synergy Login, specializing in retail banking, cash management, treasury, and trade finance. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from NIT Trichy, India. A passionate tennis fan, Dattu lives in Singapore.1 Articles

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Igor Khmel is CEO of Bankex. Bankex Group is a New York-based company with an aggressive Asian strategy managed out of Hong Kong Asian headquarters. Bankex Group is a fintech company providing digital assets processing, as well as blockchain-based continuous securitization in real estate, money lending and media markets. The Company was founded in 2016 by Igor Khmel, former head of innovation at a top10 European bank, and also ex-McKinsey, ex-Citadel hedge fund, Stanford GSB alumni.1 Articles

Ruchi is an experienced technologist with over 20 years of IT industry experience working with global financial institutions, enterprises, and start-ups. In her role, Ruchi has led interdisciplinary teams building & supporting successful digital solutions, products, and platforms for the financial services sector. She is passionate about solving complex business problems using innovative digital solutions to transform and grow businesses.1 Articles

Arvind Vairavan heads the corporate lending solutions team for MAAP. With over 20 years’ experience in the Banking & Financial Services industry, he is a subject matter expert on Corporate Banking, Originations, Commercial, Syndications, MDB – Project Finance, Digital Transformation and Risk aspects in the banking space. Having experience working in USA, Middle East and Africa as well. Prior to Finastra, he was also working with two leading investment banks. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Rutgers University USA and double majors in Finance and MIS from SUNY USA. He is also a member of the APLMA. He had made constructive contributions for developing the solutions for the evolving markets and business.1 Articles

FICO (NYSE: FICO) is a leading analytics software company, helping businesses in 80+ countries make better decisions that drive growth, profitability, and customer satisfaction. Founded in 1956, FICO pioneered credit scoring and the development of predictive analytics, business rules management, and optimization technologies. Its flagship FICO® Score is the standard measure of consumer credit risk in the United States. FICO's clients include more than half of the top 100 banks in the world, 95 of the 100 largest U.S. financial institutions, and all of the 100 largest U.S. credit card issuers.1 Articles

John Guest is MD Universal Banking for Finastra, based in Singapore. Additionally, John acts as a mentor and advisor to regional fintech startup organizations. John’s domain expertise is global digital banking transformation, with over 20 years in financial software sales and consultancy. This follows more than a decade in UK Retail and Business banking. John holds an Associateship from the Chartered Institute of Bankers, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Business from the EMERITUS Institute of Management, in collaboration with Columbia Business School and MIT Sloan.1 Articles

Sin Yee Koh, Director, Compliance and Regulatory Consulting, Duff & Phelps, A Kroll business, advises financial services firms on licensing and ongoing Singapore and cross-border regulatory requirements and reviews firms’ risk management, internal controls and compliance arrangements.1 Articles

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Tek Yew is Head of KPMG in Singapore’s Financial Services Advisory practice, where he leads engagements with clients on areas such as digital transformation and customer growth strategies. Prior to KPMG, Tek Yew set up a venture accelerator programme which incubated technology start-ups during the dotcom era, and headed the financial services practice across Greater China and South East Asia for another Big 4 firm. He also held roles of Vice President / Head of Hewlett Packard’s (HP) Consulting & Integration business across Asia Pacific, where he was responsible for HP’s innovation center in Singapore.1 Articles