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Nadir Ali

Nadir Ali

Enterprise Strategy & Digital Transformation
Nadir Ali is a strategy and transformation executive with over two decades of experience helping banks, fintechs, and financial institutions grow and scale across the GCC, Asia, and Africa. A former C-suite leader in digital banking and payments, he specializes in growth strategy, operating models, CEO advisory, transformation, and helping leadership teams translate strategy into execution.
Syed Raza

Syed Raza

Retail Banking Product Management
Syed is a banking executive with over 20 years of experience managing retail banking portfolios across credit cards, personal loans, auto leasing and mortgages, with HSBC, Citi and Visa in the Middle East, EU and North America. He has led multi-billion-dollar portfolio growth and product launches with strong regulator and credit bureau engagement. He is an accredited Marshall Goldsmith Executive Leadership & Stakeholder Coach.
Shabbar Hasan

Shabbar Hasan

Audit, Risk & Regulatory Compliance
Syed Shabbar Hasan is a financial services governance, risk and audit specialist with 21 years of experience across banking, cards, consumer finance and capital markets. His expertise spans retail banking products, credit risk, internal controls, regulatory compliance and audit committee governance. A Certified Fraud Examiner, he brings extensive Saudi market experience alongside a strong foundation in assurance and advisory from PwC and Grant Thornton.
Majid Kazmi

Majid Kazmi

Product Strategy & Customer Value Management
Majid Kazmi is a banking strategy and customer value executive with over 20 years of experience across North America, the Middle East, and South Asia. He advises financial institutions on customer value, retail banking, digital transformation, and growth strategy. A former banking executive, board member, author, and speaker, his work focuses on customer-centric transformation and sustainable business growth.
Hossam Bitar

Hossam Bitar

Customer Growth, Retention & Experience
Hossam Bitar is a commercial banking and retail operations executive with over 15 years of international experience driving profitable growth across Canada and the GCC. He advises organizations on retail banking, product strategy, customer acquisition, business development, sales optimization, and customer retention, helping clients accelerate growth, improve operational performance, and enhance customer engagement.
Farhan Mahboob

Farhan Mahboob

Corporate Finance, Capital Markets & Technology Transformation
Farhan Mahboob is a finance executive with over 17 years of international experience across banking, capital markets, energy infrastructure, and technology. He advises organizations on project finance, capital structuring, and financial strategy, while leading large-scale finance technology and capital markets transformation programs. His expertise combines deal structuring with technology-enabled finance.
Nadir Ikram

Nadir Ikram

Program Delivery, Project Governance & Operational Excellence
Muhammad Nadir Ikram is a banking technology, program management, and delivery executive with over 25 years of international experience. He helps financial institutions execute complex strategic initiatives, leading enterprise programs across lending, payments, cash management, and digital channels while combining business, technology, and delivery expertise to achieve measurable business outcomes.
Talha Bin Hafeez

Talha Bin Hafeez

Artificial Intelligence & Platform Strategy
Talha Bin Hafeez is an AI and fintech executive with over two decades of international experience across the GCC, South Asia and Africa. He has held leadership roles driving AI-enabled transformation, payments, wallets, remittances, and open banking, helping financial institutions translate innovation into sustainable growth while navigating complex regulatory and rapidly evolving market environments.

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