There are sessions of expert speakers and authorities from Multilateral Organizations, Multilateral Agencies and other entities at the GFF 2024
FinTech BizNews Service
Mumbai, August 27, 2024: The stage is well set for one of the world’s largest annual fintech conferences, the ‘Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2024’ to start from tomorrow 28 August, Wednesday at Mumbai, India. The Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2024, scheduled for August 28-30, 2024 at Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai, India, will feature over 150 international speakers from 40 countries, including the US, the UK, Germany, France, Singapore, UAE, and Israel. Delegates are expected from over 100 countries, besides India.
There are sessions of expert speakers and authorities from Multilateral Organizations, Multilateral Agencies and other entities at the GFF 2024. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Blueprint for the Next Decade of Finance: Responsible AI | Inclusive | Resilient’.
Multilateral organizations (such as the United Nations (UN), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group etc) are formed by a number of nations to work on issues of common interest. The multilateral organizations have multilateral partners, or are a global network of organizations that work to help poor people, women, or have common interest. Their partners may include corporations, foundations, and individuals, as well as bilateral and multilateral partners.
United Kingdom
Camilo Tellez-Merchan
Deputy Managing Director, At UN based Better Than Cash Alliance,
United Nations
Camilo Tellez-Merchan is Deputy Managing Director for the Better than Cash Alliance. Prior to joining the Alliance, he worked at CGAP in Washington and the GSM Association in London where he supported providers in the area of digital financial services. He has also worked at the UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, and at the Microsoft Labs in Bangalore where he conducted ICT4D research in the technology for emerging markets team.
Singapore
Fangfang Jiang
Regional Lead for Digital Financial Service
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Japan
Chihiro Ban
Section Chief
Financial Services Agency of Japan
Chihiro contributes to the planning and management of Japan Fintech Week at Financial Services Agency of Japan, facilitating international collaborations and conducting research on fintech and business trends. She experienced internships at research institutions, think tanks and IT companies with roles focusing on innovation. After graduating from Kyushu University in 2021, she joined Money Forward, Inc., and was in charge of driving digital transformation for regional financial institutions.
IndiaLinkedIn ProfileJay Surti
Division Chief
International Monetary Fund
Jay Surti heads the IMF's Financial Supervision and Regulation division, holding responsibility for the management and execution of the IMF's work program in these areas, covering policy development, implementation assessment, and capacity building. His previous responsibilities at the IMF include management of the work on supervision and regulation of capital markets and nonbank financial institutions and leading the thematic chapters of the Global Financial Stability Report. He has represented the IMF at several committees and working groups of the Financial Stability Board, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, and IOSCO, and has led the IMF's Financial Sector Assessment Programs in Spain and Tanzania. During 2018-20, while on leave from the IMF, he served as special advisor to top management of the Reserve Bank of India. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Boston University.
United StatesKaren L Miller
Head of Strategy and Special Projects
Women's World Banking
Karen Miller leads organizational strategy and special projects for Women’s World Banking. In her current role, she looks at the intersection of women's financial inclusion and macroeconomic issues such as climate change, women's health and education. Ms. Miller joined Women’s World Banking in 2012 and previously led its global marketing and communications team, leadership & diversity programs, and the Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion Advocacy Hub. Prior to Women’s World Banking, Ms. Miller worked as a brand strategist in Kenya for ZanaAfrica, a nonprofit addressing root causes of gender inequality. Early in her career, Karen designed campaigns to promote safer sex practices in her role at Ogilvy PR. In her spare time, Karen works with mission-driven start-ups.
Karen holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Duke University.
IndiaHemendra Mathur
Advisor
International Finance Corporation
Hemendra has over 28 years of experience in venture capital, private equity, management consulting and investment banking.
Hemendra in his career has invested in several early stage agritech and mid-sized companies in the agricultural supply chain. He is an investor, board member and adviser in many food and agritech start-ups.
He is currently working as advisor to International Finance Corporation (IFC). He is also Venture Partner with Bharat Innovation Fund - investing in early stage deep-tech start-ups across sectors. Hemendra is the co-founder of ThinkAg - a platform for accelerating the adoption of innovations in agriculture space. He is the Chairman of FICCI Task Force on Agri Start-ups. He is also an advisor to Foundations, Multilaterals, Corporates and Funds with interest in investing the tech startups in India.
He has authored many papers on the subject and speaks regularly at conferences pertaining to food and agribusiness sector as well as start-up ecosystem. He is a management graduate from IIM (Ahmedabad) and Agricultural Engineer from Rajasthan Agricultural University.
Ryosuke Ushida
Chief Fintech Officer
Financial Services Agency of Japan
Ryosuke leads innovation policy in financial sector as the Chief FinTech Officer. He also serves as the Co-chair of Virtual Asset Task Force of the FATF. Prior to his current position, he has conducted a research on regulatory framework and governance mechanism in decentralized financial system as the Senior Fellow of Cyber SMART research center at Georgetown University from July 2019 to June 2021. He holds a Masters in Finance from London Business School.
IndiaKiran Shetty
Chief Executive Officer and Regional Head - Swift India
Swift
Kiran is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in banking, financial services, and technology sectors. Throughout his exemplary career graph, he has spearheaded prominent roles at renowned organizations such as Bank of America, General Electric, Western Union, and is now donning the role of Chief Executive Officer and Regional Head at SWIFT.
In the year 2016, Government of India conferred Kiran with the prestigious National Award recognizing his significant contributions made in the field of financial inclusion.
Beyond his elaborate corporate achievements, Kiran is also a passionate tech enthusiast and a prominent figure in the startup ecosystem. He has not only remarkably contributed to his own roles but also played a pivotal role in seeding and nurturing successful startups, including Fxmart (now PhonePe), Early Salary (now Fibe), among several others.
Kiran's unique and peculiar blend of expertise in banking, finance, and technology, coupled with his entrepreneurial acumen makes him a prominent industry voice.
Venkat Bhargav Sreedhara
Financial Sector Specialist
World Bank
Venkat Bhargav Sreedhara is a Financial sector specialist with the South Asia team of the World Bank. He works on development financing and technical assistance projects across financial sector issues such as climate finance, MSME access to finance, housing finance, fintech and others. He has worked on several large projects with the Government of India on green hydrogen, climate finance and MSME financing. Previously, Venkat worked with the Reserve Bank of India on financial regulation and supervision for banks and NBFCs, and with the Ministry of Finance on supporting the Finance track during India’s G20 Presidency in 2023.
