Senior Product Owner with over 10 years of experience in tech and product management, specializing in FinTech, EdTech, and digital marketing. Adept at leading cross-functional teams to drive innovation, optimize workflows, and deliver exceptional customer experiences, leveraging her analytical background to ship complex B2B products that actually make difference.

Senior Product Owner with over 10 years of experience in tech and product management, specializing in FinTech, EdTech, and digital marketing. Adept at leading cross-functional teams to drive innovation, optimize workflows, and deliver exceptional cus... Show more

Pradeep is an accomplished technology leader with over 17+ years of experience in driving digital transformation across banking, IoT, and cloud domains. As Head of Architecture at Danske Bank, Pradeep has led large-scale modernization projects, including the migration of legacy systems to cloud-native solutions using cutting-edge technologies like event-driven architecture and domain-driven design. He is a NEXT100 CIO Awardee, recognized for his expertise in building scalable, future-ready platforms. A passionate advocate for innovation and collaboration, Pradeep regularly contributes to thought leadership through industry events, sharing insights on architecture, IoT, and agile practices.

Pradeep is an accomplished technology leader with over 17+ years of experience in driving digital transformation across banking, IoT, and cloud domains. As Head of Architecture at Danske Bank, Pradeep has led large-scale modernization projects, inclu... Show more

R. Lance Belline is the founder and partner of Lighthouse Financial, an esteemed advisory firm located in Rogers, Arkansas. This firm specializes in providing comprehensive financial planning, investment strategies, and tax planning services tailored to meet the needs of both individuals and businesses. Lance, a seasoned professional with decades of experience in the financial services industry, is also the author of the influential book *More Wealth, Less Taxes*, which was released in 2022. The book serves as a valuable resource, offering strategies to help individuals retain more of their earnings while efficiently building wealth for the future.

In 2009, Lance established Lighthouse Financial as a boutique firm with a clear mission: to assist high-income and high-net-worth individuals in achieving their financial aspirations. From the beginning, the firm set itself apart with a distinctive tagline, "Always on Watch," which reflects its commitment to vigilant and proactive financial management. A critical factor that has distinguished the firm under his leadership is its innovative approach to integrating tax-efficient strategies into investment planning, aimed at minimizing the tax burden on clients during their retirement years.

Belline earned the prestigious designation of Certified Financial Planner in 2002, underscoring his deep expertise and commitment to the field. Over the years, he has successfully passed numerous financial industry exams, including the Series 65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination and the Series 7 General Securities Representative Examination, among others. These qualifications have equipped him with a broad and deep understanding of the financial landscape, enabling him to provide exceptional guidance to his clients.

As an author, Lance has a remarkable ability to demystify complex financial concepts, presenting them in a way that is accessible and relatable to a broad audience. In *More Wealth, Less Taxes*, he uses real-life examples and client stories to illustrate strategies for financial growth and tax efficiency. His passion for helping others achieve financial success is evident in his writing, as he imparts practical wisdom to empower individuals to build wealth, give generously, and navigate the financial pitfalls that can hinder their progress.

In *More Wealth, Less Taxes*, Belline introduces readers to the concept of managing wealth through three distinct categories: pre-tax money, after-tax money, and tax-free income, such as Roth IRAs and Roth 401(k)s. His approach emphasizes the importance of diversifying across these categories to influence future tax obligations, with the ultimate goal of achieving a zero tax rate on specific income streams. The book has been widely praised for its clarity and practicality, with readers expressing gratitude for his ability to make complex topics understandable and actionable.

Beyond the core content, R. Lance Belline's book provides a wealth of resources designed to support readers in their financial planning journey. These resources include tools like the Tax Facts at a Glance, Retirement Investment Flow Charts, and an Asset Organizer, all of which are aimed at helping individuals organize and optimize their financial strategies. Readers have lauded the book for its life-changing content, describing it as a powerful tool for anyone looking to secure their financial future with confidence and clarity.

Belline's book has received rave reviews, with one reader writing, "…this book hands down has helped me so much at such an early age to understand concepts and things that were so foreign to me and make them so relatable that I felt confident in my ability to make smarter decisions with my money." Another reader praised Lance's book for packing "a punch for anyone looking to take care of their financial future. The amount of life-changing content is at the next level."

Portfolio Website: https://lancebelline.net

Linkedin Company Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lancebelline

R. Lance Belline is the founder and partner of Lighthouse Financial, an esteemed advisory firm located in Rogers, Arkansas. This firm specializes in providing comprehensive financial planning, investment strategies, and tax planning services tailored... Show more

Andrew is a seasoned Financial Services Expert with a strong focus on digital transformation across industries like Banking, Payments, Retail, and more. Known for his expertise in customer services, digital security, and open banking, Andrew has been a speaker at prominent events such as Devcom 2022, HIT Games Conference 2023, Gamescom Asia 2023, HITGames Conference 2024, PocketGamer Connects London 2024, and TechSummit 2024. In addition to his speaking engagements, he is the editor and author of "Five Point Friday," a weekly LinkedIn newsletter that highlights the top 5 fintech, payments, and tech stories of the week

Andrew is a seasoned Financial Services Expert with a strong focus on digital transformation across industries like Banking, Payments, Retail, and more. Known for his expertise in customer services, digital security, and open banking, Andrew has been... Show more

Commercial Background
With 4 years of experience in B2B sales to accounting offices, including a key sales leadership position at Visma e-conomic. Advising large accounting offices and groups/conglomerates in optimizing their business with digitalization and automation.
Educational Background:
Bachelor in Finance and Master of Science in economics and International Business

Commercial Background With 4 years of experience in B2B sales to accounting offices, including a key sales leadership position at Visma e-conomic. Advising large accounting offices and groups/conglomerates in optimizing their business with digitaliz... Show more

Ross Kolodiazhnyi is an executive leader and entrepreneur with over 14 years of experience in FinTech, including blockchain, cryptocurrencies, RWA tokenization, and AI. As a CEO of DCM, he creates a trailblazing SaaS for asset tokenization and financial messaging processing. In his portfolio, there are international banks, award-winning regulated & decentralized crypto and blockchain innovations, and AI products.

Ross Kolodiazhnyi is an executive leader and entrepreneur with over 14 years of experience in FinTech, including blockchain, cryptocurrencies, RWA tokenization, and AI. As a CEO of DCM, he creates a trailblazing SaaS for asset tokenization and financ... Show more

Experienced Agile practitioner with a demonstrated work history in the financial services industry. Skilled in team building, product leadership, data and analytics, UX / UI, business relationship management, risk management, customer service, lending collections, and credit cards. Strong project and product management professional with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Westminster College and Product Management Certification from Cornell University.

Experienced Agile practitioner with a demonstrated work history in the financial services industry. Skilled in team building, product leadership, data and analytics, UX / UI, business relationship management, risk management, customer service, lendin... Show more

Mark Elenowitz is a Wall Street veteran with over 30 years’ experience. He co-founded a boutique investment bank that was based in Manhattan and its online capital formation platform BANQ® (www.banq.co), both which have been instrumental in laying down the framework for Regulation A+ crowdfunding offerings. The methodology Mark Elenowitz structured is what led the first successful Reg A+ IPO to list on a National Securities Exchange — the New York Stock Exchange — with other Reg A+ offerings following the blazing trail. He is a noted speaker at Small Cap and Reg A events, including the SEC Small Business Forum, and has been profiled in BusinessWeek, CNBC, and several other publications. Mr. Elenowitz also is a member of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) Private Markets Executive Advisory Board tasked with developing DTCC’s new Digital Securities Management (DSM) platform. Mark Elenowitz is currently the Co-Founder of Horizon. Horizon offers a suite of integrated securities software applications for compliant issuance through secondary trading of electronic securities. Truly a compliance-first business, Horizon's solutions combine Wall Street and Silicon Valley to power the next generation of exchanges and securities offerings in the U.S. and globally. In addition, he is the Co-Founder of Upstream, a MERJ Exchange Market, that is a fully regulated global stock exchange for digital securities which is an affiliate of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), recognized by HM Revenue and Customs UK, a full member of the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) and a Qualifying Foreign Exchange for OTC Markets in the US. In addition, Upstream is also a member of the Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative. Powered by Horizon's proprietary matching engine technology, the exchange will enable investors to trade NFTs, shares in IPOs, crowdfunded companies, U.S. & Int'l. equities, and celebrity ventures directly from the app: https://upstream.exchange

Mark Elenowitz is a Wall Street veteran with over 30 years’ experience. He co-founded a boutique investment bank that was based in Manhattan and its online capital formation platform BANQ® (www.banq.co), both which have been instrumental in laying do... Show more

Jason has a long-standing love/hate affair with C++ and vastly prefers *nix-like O/S. With over 20 years experience, including programming prototype super-computers and automated program-verifiers, but mainly in finance, now focusing on low-latency and HFT software and architectures and the issues arising from them. I am also actively involved with the ISO C++ Standards Committee (UK Panel) and try to present regularly to maintain my skill-set.

Jason has a long-standing love/hate affair with C++ and vastly prefers *nix-like O/S. With over 20 years experience, including programming prototype super-computers and automated program-verifiers, but mainly in finance, now focusing on low-latency a... Show more

I've built my career around helping companies make great strategic choices and then working to translate them into tangible action.
In my role at ASB I work in Corporate Strategy and Customer Experience, leading our Operating Model Transformation; we're evolving our way of working to include lean, agile and human centered design to create better customer experiences.

I've built my career around helping companies make great strategic choices and then working to translate them into tangible action. In my role at ASB I work in Corporate Strategy and Customer Experience, leading our Operating Model Transformation; ... Show more

Java developer with 5+ years of experience
Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 11 Developer
Work in the largest bank in Russia. DevelopServerless solutions for the bank's cloud.
Telegram @romanivanov
Email: roivanoff@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/roman-ivanov-dev/
Medium blog: https://roivanoff.medium.com/

Java developer with 5+ years of experience Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 11 Developer Work in the largest bank in Russia. DevelopServerless solutions for the bank's cloud. Telegram @romanivanov Email: roivanoff@gmail.com linkedin.com/i... Show more

Morgan Newman is a Director of Investments at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. in the NYC Chrysler East office. Her passion for finance originates with her study experience abroad, in the rural area of Amacambini in South Africa. After studying grassroots economic development, Morgan became an advocate for impact investing, translating her studies into everyday life. After a few years of working for USAID contractors in Washington DC, Morgan followed her passion to New York City and joined her mother’s practice in 2012. Since then, Morgan’s goal has been to revolutionize the way financial advising is perceived by the Millennial generation.

In addition to investment management, Morgan runs the Women and Wealth at Work program for the Newman Group – a turnkey program designed to spread their message of women’s empowerment through financial education. To date, Morgan and Cindy have presented to Fortune 500 companies, networking organizations and trade associations – reaching thousands of women at various points in their personal and professional lives.

Her passion for empowerment through education goes beyond her work as a financial advisor. She remains an active member of the Chi Omega Sorority and currently serves as an advisor to the chapter at her alma mater, Bucknell University. She served as President of the NYC Chi Omega Alumnae Chapter for three years and only left that role to create a new nonprofit organization, Chi Omega IGNITE, which creates lasting programs for high school girls in NYC to recognize and vocalize their unique strengths. She has also been an active volunteer for ORT America, a global education and vocational training organization; having recently served as Chair of the Young Professionals Committee, and as a member of both the Board of Directors and the Women’s American ORT Foundation.

Morgan earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics with minors in Mathematics and International Politics from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA and her Certificate of Financial Planning from NYU. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband.

Morgan Newman is a Director of Investments at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. in the NYC Chrysler East office. Her passion for finance originates with her study experience abroad, in the rural area of Amacambini in South Africa. After studying grassroots econ... Show more

Raghavendranath Kandula is a software engineering leader and researcher with more than a decade of experience building and operating data platforms. His work focuses on financial document extraction, applied AI and production reliability. His research examines consistency checks for LLM-based extraction and silent failures, where a pipeline publishes an incorrect value without raising an alarm.
At Bloomberg L.P., he leads five engineers responsible for an earnings estimates extraction pipeline covering unstructured sell-side research and structured broker feeds, from acquisition through publication on the Bloomberg Terminal. Since joining Bloomberg in 2019, he has progressed through three role levels to Team Leader.
He initiated and leads the automated extraction of analyst ratings and price targets using large language models, the first production use of LLMs within his engineering organization. His responsibilities include technical architecture, post-processing validation, engineering safeguards for model promotion and drift detection, and phased rollout.
He also leads the migration of approximately 120 broker feeds, proposing shared publishing and directing a separate configuration-based redesign to simplify onboarding. His observability initiative supports a pipeline processing approximately 30,000 messages daily, with shared capabilities, including a circuit breaker, structured logging, alerting and synthetic health checks, adopted across all components owned by the team. He personally designed and built an analytics application that uses human corrections to identify extraction failure patterns. Earlier contributions include human-review selection criteria, legacy migration planning and onboarding automation that increased throughput from approximately five to 1,200 companies daily.
Previously, he built cloud communications components at Vail Systems and responded to production outages at Oracle. As a graduate research assistant in the University of Iowa’s Haim Laboratory, he applied computational and statistical methods to biological sequence data and co-authored a 2020 publication in mBio.
He holds a Master of Computer Science from the University of Iowa and a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. He also completed a postgraduate program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning through the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. He has taught business-unit courses at Bloomberg and mentors engineers.

Raghavendranath Kandula is a software engineering leader and researcher with more than a decade of experience building and operating data platforms. His work focuses on financial document extraction, applied AI and production reliability. His researc... Show more

Senior SQL Server Database Administrator with over 20 years of experience managing mission-critical databases across banking, insurance, asset management (non-performing loans / real estate funds), telecommunications, and enterprise IT. Proven expertise in high-availability architecture, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and large-scale migrations — SQL Server 2000 through 2025.
Currently serving as Senior SQL Server DBA in a financial group focused on asset management, non-performing loans (NPL), and real estate fund operations — environments demanding high data integrity, regulatory compliance, and 24/7 availability.
Throughout my career, I have managed core banking databases for major financial institutions — implementing backup and DR strategies, resolving complex performance issues in high-transaction environments, and ensuring uninterrupted operations under strict regulatory compliance. In insurance, I administered systems supporting policy management, claims processing, and actuarial data. In telecommunications, I managed large-scale SQL Server instances requiring high-volume performance monitoring and tuning. I also delivered comprehensive DBA services across multiple enterprise clients.
Earlier, I built a BI department from scratch, designing data warehouse solutions for HR and ticketing systems using SQL Server 2000 and Analysis Services — deployed across multiple client organizations.
Technical expertise:

Backup tools: native SQL Server backups, third-party solutions (VERITAS, CommVault, Veeam, NetBackup, Backup Exec), point-in-time recovery, backup validation and restore testing strategies
Performance tuning: execution plans, wait stats, index strategy, query optimization, DMV diagnostics
HA/DR: clustering, availability groups, backup/restore strategies, DR planning
T-SQL & PowerShell automation for maintenance, monitoring, and deployments
BI: SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, Data Warehousing, dimensional modeling
Database migration and version upgrades (cross-version, cross-platform)
ITIL Service Management certified — incident, change, and problem management
Tools: SQL Server Management Studio, Azure Data Studio, Jira, HP Service Desk, Remedy

Experienced in working directly with technology vendors (Microsoft, SAP) to align database solutions with business and compliance requirements. Passionate about migration projects, especially on-prem to Azure cloud, and helping organizations unlock value from their data through solid database engineering and BI.

Specialties: Databases administration

Senior SQL Server Database Administrator with over 20 years of experience managing mission-critical databases across banking, insurance, asset management (non-performing loans / real estate funds), telecommunications, and enterprise IT. Proven expert... Show more

Mustafa Faiz Qadria uses MFQ as his personal identity. His focus areas include banking, payments and agile delivery, with interests in cloud transformation and practical applications of AI.

Find his personal website, work and profiles at https://mfq.me.

Mustafa Faiz Qadria uses MFQ as his personal identity. His focus areas include banking, payments and agile delivery, with interests in cloud transformation and practical applications of AI. Find his personal website, work and profiles at https://m... Show more

Priya Das is a Software Engineering Manager at Apple and a distributed systems leader with over 10 years of experience architecting scalable, high-availability platforms for global financial services, e-commerce, and telecommunications organizations. She specializes in cloud-native architecture, API security, payment systems, infrastructure reliability, and engineering leadership.
At Apple, Priya leads the DNS Edge Infrastructure engineering team, overseeing authoritative and recursive DNS systems serving billions of queries across Apple's global infrastructure. She drives initiatives to modernize DNS architecture, including centralized zone configuration management, fault isolation, declarative infrastructure models, and secure deployment mechanisms with version control, role-based access, and auditability.
Previously, as Vice President at JPMorgan Chase, Priya led the development of secure token management APIs and multi-tenant cloud-based processing systems, improving operational efficiency by over 30%.
At Amazon, she managed engineering teams responsible for the Amazon Currency Converter for Sellers platform, supporting billions of dollars in cross-border payments. Her contributions included modernizing payment architectures, strengthening regulatory compliance, and improving transaction reliability across international markets.
Priya also held engineering and leadership roles at Bandwidth, Walmart, and Nokia, contributing to messaging platforms, enterprise applications, and cloud-native telecommunications infrastructure.
A Senior Member of IEEE and Full Member of Sigma Xi, Priya actively contributes as a technical reviewer, program committee member, and industry awards judge. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Silchar, and is passionate about resilient distributed systems, secure architecture, and mentoring engineering talent.

Priya Das is a Software Engineering Manager at Apple and a distributed systems leader with over 10 years of experience architecting scalable, high-availability platforms for global financial services, e-commerce, and telecommunications organizations.... Show more

Jitendra Rout is a Principal Enterprise AI Engineer, AI Researcher & Author, and IEEE Computer Society member with 18+ years of experience in AI, FinTech, and Application Security. He serves on the ACM SIGCSE TS 2027 SRC Program Committee and is a technical reviewer for ACM FAccT 2027, YLAI, BPB Publications, and Orange AVA. He is also a MobileWebAwards & DECA judge, Hack Red Conference 2026 speaker, and GEN member. His research and Trustworthy Enterprise AI newsletter focus on secure, reliable, and responsible AI.

Jitendra Rout is a Principal Enterprise AI Engineer, AI Researcher & Author, and IEEE Computer Society member with 18+ years of experience in AI, FinTech, and Application Security. He serves on the ACM SIGCSE TS 2027 SRC Program Committee and is a te... Show more

Sravani Gottipati is a technology professional specializing in AI-driven observability, DevOps engineering, cloud infrastructure, release governance, operational automation, and resilient financial-market systems. She brings more than a decade of experience designing and supporting enterprise technology solutions across financial services and other industries.
She currently serves as a Lead Associate Principal DevOps Engineer at The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), where she leads initiatives involving enterprise CI/CD automation, cloud infrastructure, application observability, deployment optimization, and operational resilience. Her work focuses on developing automated delivery workflows, strengthening software release processes, supporting complex distributed systems, and applying governance and automation to enterprise technology operations.
Previously, Sravani held engineering and leadership roles at Mastercard International, contributing to global product integration, operational reliability, deployment governance, and enterprise technology modernization. Her earlier experience includes software engineering and observability roles across technology organizations including Vertraus, Inteliroute Technologies, Data Edge Consulting, Amazon, and Unisys Global Services.
Her technical expertise spans AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Docker, Splunk, Prometheus, Dynatrace, Kafka, and distributed application monitoring. She combines hands-on engineering experience with expertise in enterprise operations, system reliability, intelligent observability, and technology governance.
Sravani holds a Master of Science in Computer and Information Sciences from Southern New Hampshire University and a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering from JNTUH.
Her professional interests include AI-driven observability, transaction-aware monitoring, intelligent operational automation, release governance, and resilient financial infrastructure. Through her research and conference presentations, she shares practical engineering approaches for improving operational resilience, governing automation, and designing secure and reliable technology systems for mission-critical environments.

Sravani Gottipati is a technology professional specializing in AI-driven observability, DevOps engineering, cloud infrastructure, release governance, operational automation, and resilient financial-market systems. She brings more than a decade of exp... Show more

As an IT Leader at Okta, I drive digital transformation and enterprise application strategy across Sales Commissions, Legal Operations, and Go-To-Market (GTM) systems. I specialize in building scalable, secure, and efficient technology ecosystems that power complex business processes.

In my current role, I lead the enterprise optimization of Xactly to streamline incentive statements, commission plans, and analytics-fostering tight alignment across Sales Leadership, Finance, and Compensation Accounting. Simultaneously, I partner with Legal Operations to modernize contract lifecycles and matter management using platforms such as Conga CLM, DocuSign CLM, and TAP.

Backed by a strong foundation in enterprise planning including deep expertise in FP&A budgeting as a Master Anaplanner - I bring a comprehensive financial systems perspective to full-lifecycle software delivery.

From strategic roadmapping to deployment, I empower cross-functional teams with data-driven insights and innovative tools that scale alongside evolving business goals.

As an IT Leader at Okta, I drive digital transformation and enterprise application strategy across Sales Commissions, Legal Operations, and Go-To-Market (GTM) systems. I specialize in building scalable, secure, and efficient technology ecosystems tha... Show more

Hey, I'm Nikita. By day I'm a strategy consultant at Founders Intelligence, part of Accenture & the Founders Forum family: I talk to startups and VCs, then turn that into strategy for corporate C-suites. I've helped run corporate accelerators and partnership labs (from Diageo Fusion to the Amazon Sustainability Accelerator), coaching founders, aligning corporate x start-ups interests, and making sure pilots with big corporates actually happen instead of dying in procurement. I ran 5 real-world startup x corporate pilots myself as part of corporate innovation strategy projects, and build well-rounded expertise in several areas, from energy & mobility to finance & sales.

By night I build. My three main projects are:
1) Sorta: a GUI for AI, exploring new interfaces for interacting with AI for research and knowledge workflows. Just coming out of stealth.
2) Klava: a BlackBerry-inspired iOS keyboard with my own on-device prediction engine, 27 languages and ~3k downloads, made solo with AI tools
3) BlokBlok.io: a niche marketplace, catalogue and community for fans of Mega - LEGO's biggest competitor. I saw a gap in the market, and always wanted to build something community-first.

I'm also a founding member of the 181 Angels syndicate, have backed about a dozen UK startups through that or crowdfunding, and worked with founders directly on a range of topics.

Hey, I'm Nikita. By day I'm a strategy consultant at Founders Intelligence, part of Accenture & the Founders Forum family: I talk to startups and VCs, then turn that into strategy for corporate C-suites. I've helped run corporate accelerators and par... Show more

Mayank Sethi is a Principal Database Engineer working at the intersection of enterprise data infrastructure and the financial institutions that depend on it. Over seventeen years, he has built and governed critical data platforms at two of the most demanding firms in fixed-income and asset management — PIMCO, one of the world's largest fixed-income managers, and Group1001, an $80 billion insurance and asset management enterprise.

His work lives where database architecture meets cloud security automation and AI-driven governance. He has originated SCALER, a novel framework for credential lifecycle automation; published peer-reviewed research in the American Journal of Technology; and shipped production systems governing hundreds of thousands of sensitive data columns.

He writes about what actually breaks at scale — and the patterns engineers use to keep it from breaking again.

Mayank Sethi is a Principal Database Engineer working at the intersection of enterprise data infrastructure and the financial institutions that depend on it. Over seventeen years, he has built and governed critical data platforms at two of the most d... Show more

Precious Chinenyenwa Augustine is a Senior Executive Assistant at Fincra, a Nigerian fintech company driving payments and financial infrastructure across Africa. In this role, she provides high-level executive support at the leadership level, managing priorities, coordination and communication across the organization.

Her work also extends into treasury and payment operations, where she supports process and coordination across the settlement lifecycle. It is at the merge of these two roles that her value stands out: the discipline of executive support, anticipating needs, managing competing priorities, keeping communication tight - translates directly into how she handles treasury and settlement work, where accuracy, timing and follow-through matter just as much. Equally, her exposure to the operational side of the business sharpens the judgment she brings to the executive function, giving her a fuller picture of how decisions made at the top actually play out in execution.

This dual mandate gives her a cross-functional view of how strategic decisions at the leadership level connect to the operational realities of running a financial technology business, a perspective few in either function alone are positioned to have.

Precious brings a structured, execution-focused perspective to conversations on executive operations, cross-functional coordination, and the operational backbone of fintech businesses.

Precious Chinenyenwa Augustine is a Senior Executive Assistant at Fincra, a Nigerian fintech company driving payments and financial infrastructure across Africa. In this role, she provides high-level executive support at the leadership level, managin... Show more

Ravi Gurnani is a seasoned engineering leader and technical product strategist with over a decade of experience driving innovation in FinTech and AdTech. Currently serving as Director of Software Engineering at GoodLeap, he leads cross-functional teams building next-generation payments infrastructure and consumer lending products for one of the leading residential solar financing companies in the United States.
Ravi brings a rare combination of deep technical acumen and strategic business thinking, enabling him to translate complex engineering challenges into measurable outcomes. At GoodLeap, he built a new payments gateway powered by Stripe, reduced fraudulent loan applications from 5% to under 3% using AI-driven ID verification, and delivered an 11% increase in loan volume — all while improving customer satisfaction scores and reducing loan decision latency to under 10 seconds.
Before GoodLeap, Ravi held Director-level engineering roles at Twitch/Amazon and Amobee, where he oversaw large-scale ad serving systems processing millions of requests per second and led teams of up to 40 engineers. His decade-long tenure at Yahoo saw him grow from Senior Software Engineer to Senior Manager, building DSP capabilities, connected TV solutions, and data management platforms with multimillion-dollar business impact.
Ravi holds an Executive Management credential from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, and a Bachelor of Engineering from Dharmsinh Desai Institute of Technology. He currently advises Audience Genomics, a GenAI startup automating social media campaigns for small and medium-sized businesses.

Ravi Gurnani is a seasoned engineering leader and technical product strategist with over a decade of experience driving innovation in FinTech and AdTech. Currently serving as Director of Software Engineering at GoodLeap, he leads cross-functional tea... Show more

Nataliia Petryshak is an experienced Product Manager and Business Analyst with over 13 years of experience across diverse industries, including IT product development, SME banking, and financial analysis. Her adaptable approach has allowed her to excel in various project phases, from initial concept to successful launch, in both startup and corporate environments. Has BA resource management and educational initiatives leadership experience. Currently pursuing an MBA in Technology Management (TUHH, Hamburg, Germany), Nataliia is passionate about leveraging data-driven insights, fostering cross-functional collaboration and knowledge sharing, and driving innovation across different domains.

I am a true detective at heart, with a passion for uncovering real needs and solving complex problems. As a trainer, lecturer, and mentor, I’ve shared my expertise in Business Analysis and Product Management, supporting Women in Tech globally and mentoring Ukrainian scientists through the Seeds of Bravery project.

In my professional life, I try to focus on sustainable leadership,ethical innovation and AI, demonstrating how technology can be leveraged responsibly to deliver real-world, impactful solutions.

Nataliia Petryshak is an experienced Product Manager and Business Analyst with over 13 years of experience across diverse industries, including IT product development, SME banking, and financial analysis. Her adaptable approach has allowed her to exc... Show more

Sandeep Jayashankar is a security strategist and architect with 20 years protecting fast-moving fintechs such as SoFi and PayPal. He blends offensive insight and defensive rigor, turning threat models into live attack simulations that expose gaps before adversaries do. A champion of purple-team drills, he builds feedback loops that hone detection and response. A frequent speaker and published thought-leader, Sandeep supplies proactive, business-aligned security guidance across all levels.

Sandeep Jayashankar is a security strategist and architect with 20 years protecting fast-moving fintechs such as SoFi and PayPal. He blends offensive insight and defensive rigor, turning threat models into live attack simulations that expose gaps bef... Show more

Land deals involving international capital carry risks most domestic transactions don't, currency exposure, unfamiliar regulatory environments, and partners who can't easily verify a deal from a distance.

Land deals involving international capital carry risks most domestic transactions don't, currency exposure, unfamiliar regulatory environments, and partners who can't easily verify a deal from a distance. Show more

Tse Nui NGU FONGUH, born on 27 September 1989, is a finance and business professional with over a decade of experience spanning accounting, financial management, international NGOs, and private-sector organizations. He has built expertise in financial management, budgeting, donor compliance, reporting, grants management, and business strategy.

For over four years, he has served as Commercial Director at Swychr, providing strategic leadership in business development, commercial operations, and growth. He also provides business consultancy services, supporting organizations and entrepreneurs with financial, operational, and strategic solutions.

With a strong background in finance and accounting and experience working across diverse organizational environments, Tse Nui combines financial expertise, strategic thinking, and entrepreneurial experience to deliver practical results and drive sustainable growth.

Tse Nui NGU FONGUH, born on 27 September 1989, is a finance and business professional with over a decade of experience spanning accounting, financial management, international NGOs, and private-sector organizations. He has built expertise in financ... Show more

Shaun is the Senior Director of Process Improvements at Graebel, driving operational excellence and automation across Client Financial Services. He led global financial governance efforts, improved data quality, and helped implement scalable processes in D365. Shaun was also a key driver in the building of an AI-powered AP automation solution using Power Platform. His leadership blends strategy and execution to transform finance operations.

Shaun is the Senior Director of Process Improvements at Graebel, driving operational excellence and automation across Client Financial Services. He led global financial governance efforts, improved data quality, and helped implement scalable processe... Show more

Head of the Global Research Center in Americas and Europe at GReAT, Global Research and Analysis Team, Kaspersky, doing cyberthreat investigations about threat actors from Latin America, focused on financial threats

Head of the Global Research Center in Americas and Europe at GReAT, Global Research and Analysis Team, Kaspersky, doing cyberthreat investigations about threat actors from Latin America, focused on financial threats Show more

Rohit Nimmala is a Senior Data Engineer at Bank of America specializing in machine learning and big data technologies. He holds an MS in Information Technology from University of Cincinnati and has published 24 peer-reviewed papers on ML applications in climate risk analytics and financial systems. He serves on editorial boards of several international journals and has received multiple honors. A sought-after speaker at international conferences, he actively contributes to the developer community with a 1560+ Stack Overflow reputation.

Rohit Nimmala is a Senior Data Engineer at Bank of America specializing in machine learning and big data technologies. He holds an MS in Information Technology from University of Cincinnati and has published 24 peer-reviewed papers on ML applications... Show more