Finance & Banking
Experienced individuals involved in financial services, including banking, investment, insurance, and real estate
Alexander Chernov
🤖 Link-Think-Act · Associate Principal Data Engineer · Agentic Datasets · Agentic AI & Scientific Data Systems · AI & Data Infrastructure · IEEE Member · Research & Technical Speaker
I design and deliver intelligent data and AI infrastructure, bridging principal-level engineering practice with peer-reviewed research and external technical leadership. My work focuses on building reliable, governable, and observable systems for ... Show more
Bevan Williams
Enterprise Agility & Transformation Leader | Co-Founder | Executive Advisor | Speaker
Bevan Williams works on why strategy fails. Not the strategy itself, but the governance structures, decision rights and delivery systems underneath it that can't flex when conditions change. He started as a software engineer in 2009 building banki... Show more
Vijay Soni is an Expert Architect & Engineer at Discover's business technology department. He architected and designed Discover's cloud native Open banking and Click to Pay ecommerce Digital Wallet Payments platforms. He is seasoned software engineer... Show more
Je suis l'un des tous premiers Français à être devenu formateur professionnel avec ProKanban.org. J'ai 20ans d'expérience dans différents domaines (Bancaire, RH, Data, Handicap etc.), principalement dans l'IT et la création de produit numérique. J... Show more
Stefan Grasmann
Signal in the noise · Independent voice on digital assets & the new financial system
Stefan Grasmann is an independent voice on digital assets and the new financial system. He advises financial institutions and Web3 companies on digital-asset strategy, serving as the bridge between the two, after 23 years at Zühlke, most recently as ... Show more
Francis Akol is a Software Engineer and Head of Engineering focused on building secure, scalable financial technology products. He leads engineering initiatives in digital payments while contributing to Africa's technology ecosystem as a Google Devel... Show more
Samuel Adekunle is a passionate software engineer and product builder with a track record of creating practical solutions that solve real, everyday problems. He is the founder of MyVista, a simple and elegant personal finance tracker that helps users... Show more
Stacie Bacon is a Leader in Technology at Rocket, the nation's largest mortgage lender, which is based in Detroit, Michigan. She spent the first part of her 20+ year career writing software for various industries, including telephony and internet com... Show more
Fowmy Abdulmuttalib is a Microsoft-certified business intelligence professional with extensive experience in finance, accounting and data analytics. Currently, he is employed by McDonald's Saudi Arabia as the Head of ERP and Business Intelligence. In... Show more
Reid is a seasoned data professional with a wealth of experience in data visualization, Microsoft Power Platform, and artificial intelligence. In his professional capacity, Reid specializes in consulting on IT processes to drive improvement and effic... Show more
Shailesh Apte is a Director Solution Architect at Mercurius IT specializing in Dynamics 365 Business Central. UK-based, he is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ACA, ICAEW), a Fellow Member of the ... Show more
Rafael works as Software Architect Chapter Lead at ABN AMRO, known for his expertise in Java, backend systems, high-performance applications, DevOps, and software architecture. With over a decade of experience in the industry, he relishes in solving ... Show more
Balogun David Taiwo is a Data Scientist, AI Expert, AI Researcher, and Lead Analyst with over six years of experience building machine learning solutions, credit risk models, and real-time analytics platforms across venture-backed fintechs, financial... Show more
Milan Cheeks
Founder and CEO of SELF Labs Inc. | Building AI-Native Operating Systems, Decentralized Intelligence Infrastructure, and Human-Centered Technology
Milan Cheeks is the founder and CEO of SELF Labs Inc., a technology company developing AI-powered products and infrastructure designed to improve how people live, work, create, and interact with technology. He is leading the development of SELF OS... Show more
Senior Solutions Architect at AWS, based in Chicago, with deep expertise in cloud architecture, data and analytics, containers, and application modernization. He partners with financial service industry customers to translate business goals into secu... Show more
Antonio has +20 years experience developing software solutions across 3 different continents. He has worked for organizations like Wise or the European Commission. He started his career as a software engineer and held IC positions for almost 10 year... Show more
Larry Larmeu is a technology and transformation executive based in London. Over twenty years he has led large-scale mergers, integrations, and organisational change programmes in financial services, holding leadership roles at major consulting firms ... Show more
Tony Proctor is an Enrolled Agent and a firm owner with nearly two decades of experience, as well as a former IT manager with over 20 years, including a decade in parallel with his firm. He brings a practical, training-first lens to culture, leadersh... Show more
Vineel Arekapudi
Engineering Data Platforms from Storage to API, Senior Data Engineer Consultant at Wells Fargo
I work at the intersection of large-scale data engineering, cloud platforms, and applied AI. I currently build and lead modern data platforms at a major U.S. bank, where I design Lakehouse and streaming architectures that operate at multi-billion-rec... Show more
12x Microsoft Azure MVP . Founder of the Polish Microsoft Azure User Group. Cloud Lead and Azure Lead Architect working with enterprises and gov also building Dynamics 365 Managed Environments for large business. Experienced in regulated envs like Ba... Show more
Oupa Laka
International Speaker | Business Analysis Consultant | Clarity Strategist | Facilitator | MC
Most organizations don't have a people problem. They have a clarity problem. Oupa Laka helps leaders and teams cut through complexity, align around what matters, and make confident decisions. An international speaker and Business Analysis Consu... Show more
Seasoned backend-focused full-stack developer with over 7 years of experience, specializing in Python and Django. Previously worked as a Senior Developer at Paysika, contributing to the development of financial systems, and currently serve as CTO at ... Show more
Philip Chidera
Entrepreneur | Design Lead (UI/UX), Portharcourt Talent Tribe · ATC Africa | Product Designer for Fintech, SaaS & Web3
Product Designer and entrepreneur building fintech, SaaS, and Web3 products for clients and companies across Nigeria and internationally. He serves as Design Lead (UI/UX) for Port Harcourt Talent Tribe under ATC Africa, where he mentors and supports ... Show more
I am a seasoned Solution Architect with over a decade of experience in delivering technology solutions within the Non-profit, Medical, and Investment firm industries. My expertise spans a mix of consulting and industry-specific roles. In these positi... Show more
Nithesh Gudipuri
Associate Director, Technology Architecture & Modernization | AI & Data Strategy | Blockchain | IEEE Published Author | Speaker • Advisor • Industry Contributor
Nithesh Gudipuri is Associate Director of Technology at Raymond James Financial, with 13+ years across financial services, telecommunications, and healthcare. He modernized 100+ services supporting $1.3 trillion in assets, holds two USPTO patents, an... Show more
James first worked in software delivery in the 1990s, when agile and lean were words used to describe gymnasts and pipelines were for carrying oil. After working in a successful startup for 10 years James drifted into being an ex-software develope... Show more
Edwige is an accomplished technologist deeply committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in STEM* (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). She holds a BSc in mathematics and an MSc in Computer Science from the University Lyon 1 (France... Show more
Kosi builds smarter, faster data platforms for the real world. With a background across data science, engineering, and platform management, Kosi now drives data and AI initiatives at a major investment bank. Focused on scaling systems, streamlining w... Show more
Aivars Kalvāns is a FinTech developer and spent more than 18 years developing and architecting payment card software for acquiring and issuing, as well as for accounting and utility payments, through mobile phones, ATMs, and POS terminals. At the mom... Show more
Barry has spent over 25 years in the tech industry; from developer to solution architect, business transformation manager to IT Director, and CTO of a £100m FinTech company. In 2020 Barry's passion for data and analytics led him to gain an MSc in Art... Show more
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