Finance & Banking

Experienced individuals involved in financial services, including banking, investment, insurance, and real estate

Jaime Alberto Ospina Duque

Jaime Alberto Ospina Duque

Ingeniero electrónica de profesión y MBA especializado en estrategia empresarial, he crecido laboralmente en entornos de software y sistemas, Cuento con más de 10 años de experiencia en entornos ágiles, 7 de estos como agile coach principalmente de entornos de transformación digital en el sector bancario (Colombia, Costa Rica, República Dominicana, Perú, México y España), He transitado la agilidad desde ser desarrollador, scrum master, líder técnico, agile coach y Head of agility en Itaú Colombia.

Me considero un apasionado de la evolución de la cultura organizacional, la transformación ágil y la experiencia de usuario. Inspirador de personas en empresas a avanzar hacia una cultura adaptativa e innovadora donde el mayor valor proviene de las personas que piensan, crean y aman lo que hacen.

Ingeniero electrónica de profesión y MBA especializado en estrategia empresarial, he crecido laboralmente en entornos de software y sistemas, Cuento con más de 10 años de experiencia en entornos ágiles, 7 de estos como agile coach principalmente de e... Show more

Elona Mullahi

Elona Mullahi

Board Member for Corporate Banking
-Since 2015 C-level Executive Board Member for Corporate Banking, Raiffeisen Bank Albania
-More than 20 years in banking-extensive experience in business banking, risk management, operations.
-Domain topics-leadership development, change management, business strategy, operational excellence, digital banking.
-Board chair of Open Society Foundation Albania.
-Member of National Council of Accounting Albania (2017-2019)
-Advisor to Albanian Minister of Finance (2001-2002

Board Member for Corporate Banking -Since 2015 C-level Executive Board Member for Corporate Banking, Raiffeisen Bank Albania -More than 20 years in banking-extensive experience in business banking, risk management, operations. -Domain topics-leade... Show more

Andreas Havsberg

Andreas Havsberg

Andreas Havsberg har jobbet med nettbank, anti-svindel og cybersikkerhet de siste 25 årene og jobber i dag som TIBER Test Manager i Norges Bank. Han har studert journalistikk og har en Master of Management fra Handelshøyskolen BI.

Andreas Havsberg har jobbet med nettbank, anti-svindel og cybersikkerhet de siste 25 årene og jobber i dag som TIBER Test Manager i Norges Bank. Han har studert journalistikk og har en Master of Management fra Handelshøyskolen BI. Show more

Kelly Evans

Kelly Evans

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Dina Atwell

Dina Atwell

Dina Atwell is a subject matter expert in cyber insider risk investigations with over ten years experience building and leading programs across the private and public sectors. Currently, Dina is the lead of Cyber Insider Threat Investigations, Operations and Intelligence, at Capital One. Dina is passionate about volunteering and mentoring, and most recently won the award for 2023 Cyber Mentor, Women's Society of Cyberjutsu. Dina lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband, two year old son George, and their four cats.

Dina Atwell is a subject matter expert in cyber insider risk investigations with over ten years experience building and leading programs across the private and public sectors. Currently, Dina is the lead of Cyber Insider Threat Investigations, Operat... Show more

Kylle Dietz

Kylle Dietz

With over 30 years in large-scale business transformation, Kylle excels in building high performing teams, process mapping of complicated systems and steering organizations through significant change initiatives. As an Enterprise Transformation Coach at JP Morgan, Kylle has led successful tech-driven and cultural shifts, increasing operational efficiency, profitability and creating a collaborative environment. An advocate for agile methodologies, Kylle is known for working in Internet, Telecommunication and Banking Industries. Her work is people first supporting technologists to find a higher gear and efficiency in product delivery. Kylle is known for diving headfirst into complex, complicated systems to unwind and provide transparency to the work as she supports operational, process and people in change. She enables visibility and translation into complex concepts and systems while creating actionable strategies, making her a sought-after partner in transformation. Kylle has been running workshops and speaking for groups from 30-600+ people for the last 10 years. Kylle's humor, personable delivery and real-world case studies provide invaluable insights into effective business agility and transformation strategies.

With over 30 years in large-scale business transformation, Kylle excels in building high performing teams, process mapping of complicated systems and steering organizations through significant change initiatives. As an Enterprise Transformation Coach... Show more

Chad Lorenc

Chad Lorenc

Chad Lorenc brings a wealth of experience to the realm of cybersecurity with a distinguished 25-year career dedicated to crafting and implementing security programs for a diverse array of global organizations. From Fortune 500 giants to billion-dollar financial institutions, Chad has consistently left an indelible mark on the industry.

His journey began with pioneering a startup venture before the "cloud" era, where he played a pivotal role in constructing multiple data centers and establishing a widespread ISP presence. Notably, Chad's creation included ISP-based security and storage ASP, setting precedents well ahead of his time.

Chad's expertise spans the globe, overseeing deployments in three dozen countries. He has orchestrated groundbreaking zero-trust security solutions that transcend endpoints, networks, data centers, and the cloud, all while championing the SASE edge model for enhanced security.

In his current role, Chad focuses his passion on cloud security, guiding AWS customers in securing their cloud environments. Leading a professional service security team covering the western United States, Chad generously shares field lessons on LinkedIn, providing invaluable insights to a global audience. His commitment to advancing the field of cybersecurity continues to shape the industry landscape.

Chad Lorenc brings a wealth of experience to the realm of cybersecurity with a distinguished 25-year career dedicated to crafting and implementing security programs for a diverse array of global organizations. From Fortune 500 giants to billion-dolla... Show more

Omar Toufah

Omar Toufah

Being a junior coder at 1337 School expanded my knowledge and skills in computer science. Before this, I studied finance and economics, giving me a unique perspective and problem-solving approach to my coding projects.

Being a junior coder at 1337 School expanded my knowledge and skills in computer science. Before this, I studied finance and economics, giving me a unique perspective and problem-solving approach to my coding projects. Show more

Kris Read

Kris Read

Almost everything we do has been made better with technology, so why hasn’t the way we manage our money? No branches. No lines. No limits.

Kris is a co-founder and current CTO at Neo Financial - where he's helped raise over $300M to build a better banking experience for everyone in Canada. Before starting Neo, Kris helped launch and run several other Canadian fintech startups spanning payments, equities, gaming, and even cryptocurrency. A former ThoughtWorks consultant, Kris has worked with the best and brightest all around the world. Kris focuses on Neo's vision, culture, of course the technology team.

Almost everything we do has been made better with technology, so why hasn’t the way we manage our money? No branches. No lines. No limits. Kris is a co-founder and current CTO at Neo Financial - where he's helped raise over $300M to build a bett... Show more

Jolie Tanigawa-Dillon

Jolie Tanigawa-Dillon

Hello, I'm Jolie, and I'm truly passionate about Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management. Since 2018, this ERP has been at the center of my professional journey. My sole mission is to help companies recognize the immense value this platform offers, especially from a Finance perspective.

Hello, I'm Jolie, and I'm truly passionate about Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management. Since 2018, this ERP has been at the center of my professional journey. My sole mission is to help companies recognize the immense value this platform ... Show more

Michael Fleming

Michael Fleming

Mike is the founder of Sales Tax and More, a thriving consulting and services firm. Mike’s career began on Wall Street in 1986 with Bear Stearns, who moved Mike to Dallas, Texas, in 1989. Mike switched from finance to more of a compliance role in 1998 and, from there into state taxes. Prior to founding Sales Tax and More, Mike was a director with the CPA firm of Peisner and Johnson, which has focused almost exclusively on sales tax since its founding in 1992. Over the years, Mike has literally assisted thousands of taxpayers, both foreign and domestic, with their tax issues in all United States and Canada. Mike is often quoted
by the press and is a frequently requested speaker for webinars and at events across the United States as well as all around the world. Mike’s state tax knowledge is very well-rounded, and he has helped companies in all industries with their state tax
needs. However, he is best known for his work in and around eCommerce issues. Mike is a member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation and holds the professional designation of Certified Member of the Institute or CMI.

Mike is the founder of Sales Tax and More, a thriving consulting and services firm. Mike’s career began on Wall Street in 1986 with Bear Stearns, who moved Mike to Dallas, Texas, in 1989. Mike switched from finance to more of a compliance role in 199... Show more

Kyle Butler

Kyle Butler

Kyle Butler is CEO and Founder of Hidden Keyz. He is a business consultant for Chairman, executives, and founders.
His firm helps clients navigate capital and debt needs, risk mitigation and insurance, business development and strategies for growth.

Hidden Keyz works closely with over 200 family offices, boutique banks, private equity and venture capital firms, appointed as a Co-Broker of Marsh & McLennan and Willis Tower Watson respectively, and specializes in business marketing and consultative services.

Hidden Keyz passion for the most impactful businesses, including blockchain, AR/VR, AI, Space, Deep Tech, SAAS, ESG, sustainable, charitable and non profit organizations is a key ingredient to its success.

No matter the search, journey or destination we can: Unlock Your Potential!

Kyle Butler is CEO and Founder of Hidden Keyz. He is a business consultant for Chairman, executives, and founders. His firm helps clients navigate capital and debt needs, risk mitigation and insurance, business development and strategies for growth.... Show more

Max Sadlowski

Max Sadlowski

With over 15 years of experience in the tech industry, I am a results-driven professional with a passion for driving innovation and creating impactful solutions. I excel in problem-solving and thrive on overcoming complex challenges, combining strong technical knowledge with a deep understanding of customer needs to develop and implement tailored solutions. I have a proven track record of successfully integrating Wise with banks and enterprise fintechs globally, fostering strong relationships and delivering tangible results, and building workable solutions quickly to solve problems.

With over 15 years of experience in the tech industry, I am a results-driven professional with a passion for driving innovation and creating impactful solutions. I excel in problem-solving and thrive on overcoming complex challenges, combining strong... Show more

Richard Abbuhl

Richard Abbuhl

Richard is a lead developer and chapter lead at Rabobank. He has more than 30 years of experience working both in the U.S. and in Europe. Richard has worked on numerous projects from small to large-sized companies and has developed software tools and enterprise applications for finance, medical, logistics, business services, and database mining. He has an MBA from a U.S. AACSB-certified school which he hopes can help companies build better products and provide better services with the goal of increasing quality, customer satisfaction, and ultimately higher profitability.

Richard is a lead developer and chapter lead at Rabobank. He has more than 30 years of experience working both in the U.S. and in Europe. Richard has worked on numerous projects from small to large-sized companies and has developed software tools and... Show more

Yasin Ali Badruddin

Yasin Ali Badruddin

I am a Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK), having professional experience of around 13 years and worked in various sectors such as Hospital, Oil and Energy and Foods and Resources.

I am a Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK), having professional experience of around 13 years and worked in various sectors such as Hospital, Oil and Energy and Foods and Resources. Show more

Thorsten Behrens

Thorsten Behrens

Thorsten has been a consultant and key account manager in the Dynamics environment for 25 years. Previously, he was employed in industry as a financial controller. After 15 years of project business at various VARs, he has now been in charge of CKL Software GmbH for 10 years.

Thorsten has been a consultant and key account manager in the Dynamics environment for 25 years. Previously, he was employed in industry as a financial controller. After 15 years of project business at various VARs, he has now been in charge of CKL S... Show more

Wouter Sligter

Wouter Sligter

For more than 5 years Wouter has led and consulted for Conversational AI implementations of all kinds, most notably in Financial Services, Healthcare and Real Estate. He recently created 2 new generation chatbots powered by both traditional NLU and ChatGPT.
Building on his former career as an IELTS teacher and lecturer Wouter knows how to present in an engaging and immersive manner. There is a good chance he'll entice you to join the growing club of people who see Conversational AI as a passion as much as a profession.

For more than 5 years Wouter has led and consulted for Conversational AI implementations of all kinds, most notably in Financial Services, Healthcare and Real Estate. He recently created 2 new generation chatbots powered by both traditional NLU and C... Show more

Philippe Sebag

Philippe Sebag

Philippe Sebag began his career as a security consultant at Microsoft France for the Consulting 23 years ago, before joining Thales Secure Solution as assistant to the technical director. Philippe then spent over 20 years with IT services companies pure players Microsoft, setting up security offerings, managing the infrastructure/security entity and developing business in the banking sector and luxury n particular

Philippe is now Regional Security Lead France for Avanade where he developped the security business since 4 years.

Philippe Sebag began his career as a security consultant at Microsoft France for the Consulting 23 years ago, before joining Thales Secure Solution as assistant to the technical director. Philippe then spent over 20 years with IT services companies ... Show more

Masha Almazova

Masha Almazova

MA began her initial career in finance at top tear banks including JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, went on to create a financial consultancy Hestia Capital Advisors, which provides strategic and financial consultancy services, mainly in capital raising. She is also a multidisciplinary serial entrepreneur having created a fashion brand for kids Atelier Bonbons, social club Culture Club Marbella, Bodegas Alma Gil winery and a agro-alimentary franchise Sibaritas & Co. in Spain.
She applies her financial knowledge and passion for art to crypto & NFT trading, expanding her art collection. In 2023, she and her partner founded Fundación Alma Gil dedicated to supporting young talents in their artistic pursuits and technological developments.

MA began her initial career in finance at top tear banks including JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, went on to create a financial consultancy Hestia Capital Advisors, which provides strategic and financial consultancy services, mainly in capital raising. ... Show more

Dominic Black

Dominic Black

Dom is a founding engineer at Encore, the Go-based backend development engine which frees developers up to escape the complexity of building distributed scalable backends.

Previous to Encore, Dom was a staff engineer at Monzo Bank and has spent over a decade building scalable distributed FinTech systems such as core ledgers, reporting, reconciliation & trading systems serving millions of end-users in both Go & Scala.

Dom is a founding engineer at Encore, the Go-based backend development engine which frees developers up to escape the complexity of building distributed scalable backends. Previous to Encore, Dom was a staff engineer at Monzo Bank and has spent ov... Show more

Saïdou Kanté

Saïdou Kanté

Saïdou is a world traveler, technology expert with over 10 years of recognized experience in delivering cross-sector business value.
Holding a degree in Computer Engineering from “Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal” and an MBA specialized in project management, he has hands-on experience from world leading companies, such as SAP and BNP Paribas. He has embarked on the Web3 journey, and co-founded Korix to unlock and scale the creative potential in sub-Saharan Africa, using NFTs for the entertainment industry.

As a certified Blockchain Expert, and further leveraging his extensive experience with Software Engineering, IT for finance, and Blockchain infrastructure he has joined the Outsource Monetic Group as a VP of Technology, where he is now focused on building and deploying long term growth strategies within the payment and Fintech ecosystem.

Saïdou is a world traveler, technology expert with over 10 years of recognized experience in delivering cross-sector business value. Holding a degree in Computer Engineering from “Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal” and an MBA specialized in project m... Show more

Anna Semjen

Anna Semjen

Passionate about solving complex problems with well-scaling solutions. I aim to bridge the gap between business and software engineering by creating proof of concepts and testing solutions to ensure smooth delivery of the final product. I worked a bit in finance a bit in IT and has just received my MBA from Imperial College. Here at Confluent, I aim to enable all our clients to a successful data in motion journey.

Passionate about solving complex problems with well-scaling solutions. I aim to bridge the gap between business and software engineering by creating proof of concepts and testing solutions to ensure smooth delivery of the final product. I worked a bi... Show more

Divya Raghavan

Divya Raghavan

Divya Raghavan is a Principal at NGP Capital, a global early stage venture fund investing in Series As and Bs in enterprise technologies. Divya leads NGP’s investments in software and data infrastructure. Some of her investments include Coda, Immuta, Helium, Platform9 etc.
She brings a mix of operational and investment experience to early stage investing. Prior to NGP Capital, Divya led Platform Product Management at SugarCRM and was a lead software engineer at Citrix Systems. Divya brings a strong technical acumen to venture investing.
Divya received an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management, a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Florida, and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from SJCE in India.

Divya Raghavan is a Principal at NGP Capital, a global early stage venture fund investing in Series As and Bs in enterprise technologies. Divya leads NGP’s investments in software and data infrastructure. Some of her investments include Coda, Immuta,... Show more

Marcelina Szwed-Ziemichód

Marcelina Szwed-Ziemichód

Tax advisor and advocate based in Poland (EU) specialising in tax advisory for innovative companies, mainly in FinTech, IT (Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and GameDev sector) and real estate.

Tax advisor and advocate based in Poland (EU) specialising in tax advisory for innovative companies, mainly in FinTech, IT (Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and GameDev sector) and real estate. Show more

Richard Muirhead

Richard Muirhead

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Fabric Ventures. Fabric backs the founders of the Open Economy, investing in Web 3 builders, businesses and digital assets since 2012. Fabric invested in Polkadot, Ocean Protocol, Orchid, Sorare, 1inch, The Graph, and NEAR.

Richard combines a pedigree in open source, developer-oriented tools, and early stage venture investing with blockchain focus since 2012, and has invested in Pantera Venture Fund I, Bitstamp, Bitrise, Tray.io, TransferWise, and Citymapper. Richard has previously exited 3 software companies as an entrepreneur reaching a cumulative market cap of $2.2bn.

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Fabric Ventures. Fabric backs the founders of the Open Economy, investing in Web 3 builders, businesses and digital assets since 2012. Fabric invested in Polkadot, Ocean Protocol, Orchid, Sorare, 1inch, The Graph, a... Show more

Kshitiz Chaudhary

Kshitiz Chaudhary

Kshitiz is Solution Architect at Riverty. He is passionate about technology, software designing and development. Loves finance domain and found modernization topic enchanting. Have experience in legacy modernization with domain driven design, and microservices build for cloud. Loves messaging integration and treat APIs as first class citizen.

Kshitiz is Solution Architect at Riverty. He is passionate about technology, software designing and development. Loves finance domain and found modernization topic enchanting. Have experience in legacy modernization with domain driven design, and mic... Show more

Jimmy Zhao

Jimmy Zhao

Crypto investor - invested crypto platform and infrastructure and sitting on the board for many blockchain companies see the portfolios as below

Serial Entrepreneur who has started and grown companies to multiple millions revenues ranging from fin-tech, social media to blockchain&AI.

Public speaker who gives talks about entrepreneurship, lean startup, crypto finance and blockchain.

Crypto investor - invested crypto platform and infrastructure and sitting on the board for many blockchain companies see the portfolios as below Serial Entrepreneur who has started and grown companies to multiple millions revenues ranging from fin... Show more

Margareth Gonzalez

Margareth Gonzalez

Capital Variation was founded in October 2019 in London-United Kingdom by Margareth Gonzalez a 31-year-old entrepreneur, born in Bogota-Colombia, raised between Latin America, the United States, and Europe. In her early years, Margareth and her family lived in a very difficult environment due to the point where they had to emigrate to the United States to be safe and start over a new life far away from the conflicts and violence that ruled Colombia in the 90’s.

Margareth lived some of her middle school years influenced by the South and American culture and the vision to acquire international education. She saw infinite possibilities that could not be possible in her hometown Colombia and once she lived in the relative freedom of The United States, she knew she wanted to change some memories, re-write her story and inspire others no matter what their history might be.

Margareth speaks #Spanish, #English, and #German fluently. She studied marketing and hospitality management in Spain, foreign languages in Germany, and #Business in #London, having worked for numerous companies she developed knowledge in the world of finance, particularly in Industries such as #infrastructure, #realestate , #privateequity, #healthcare, #technology, and #ESG #investing.

Margareth's passion for traveling and global sustainable finances inspired her to create the vision and conceptualize #CapitalVariation, a #Start-up investment consultancy company that she considers her baby. She has curated it with the sole purpose of identifying potential projects that focus on (ESG) #environmental, her purpose is to impact finance leaders and increase awareness in the world of ESG investments.

Capital Variation’s why is to partner with C-level leaders who solve the world’s biggest challenges and are passionate about providing a solution to inequalities, bringing light to those entrepreneurs who thrive for positive change and impact in today's world.

She works with several business partners in #Colombia, the #UnitedStates, #Europe, #TheMiddleEast, and #Asia, all with a strong track record in the world of financial services, often she finds in them not only business partners but mentors, true friends, and visionaries.

She finds herself at a point in her life where she sees the results of her hard work, and this is her time to help inspire others to find their inner power, Margareth is a responsible, optimistic, loyal, and compassionate woman who stands committed to inspiring and empowering young girls and female #entrepreneurs along with communities whom #emigrate and create a better future for their families and themselves.

The values which have been guiding her life are integrity, humility, and respect.

Capital Variation was founded in October 2019 in London-United Kingdom by Margareth Gonzalez a 31-year-old entrepreneur, born in Bogota-Colombia, raised between Latin America, the United States, and Europe. In her early years, Margareth and her famil... Show more

Lennart Hedlund

Lennart Hedlund

Lennart has extensive experience from development and architecture with his 25+ year in the industry. He started his current position at Handelsbanken last fall after leaving H&M where he modernized H&M's product data model and PLM systems. He speaks now and then on future insights and architecture and presents outlooks.

Lennart has extensive experience from development and architecture with his 25+ year in the industry. He started his current position at Handelsbanken last fall after leaving H&M where he modernized H&M's product data model and PLM systems. He speaks... Show more

Lilly Zhekova

Lilly Zhekova

Lawyer, Finance PhD student & University Lecturer in Finance. Professionally in crypto since 2017.

Interested in the future of money, blockchain startups and investments.

Lawyer, Finance PhD student & University Lecturer in Finance. Professionally in crypto since 2017. Interested in the future of money, blockchain startups and investments. Show more

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