Advisory Board & Mentors

Azhar Mambetova

Head of Strategic & Innovative Projects Department, Kompanion Bank

Azhar Mambetova

Azhar Mambetova is coordinating digital transformation in the one of the largest financial institutions in Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia) using digital technologies to increase financial inclusion in the country and create digital financial services for unbanked customers (60% of population). She has hands-on experience in mobile wallets for unbanked, online lending using alternative data and building branchless banking in rural areas. Azhar was a member of the inaugural 2018 Money2020 RiseUp cohort and also has recently completed internship at Linkedin (San Francisco, California) as Techwomen program 2019 finalist. She holds Master in Innovation & Entrepreneurship from Solvay Brussels School and MIP Politecnico di Milano.

Advisory Board & Mentors

Raja Al Mazrouei

Executive Vice President - FinTech Hive

DIFC

Ghinwa Baradhi

Chief Information Officer for MENA & Turkey

HSBC

Gladys Chun

General Counsel & Head of Government Affairs

Lazada Group

Kristy Duncan - Profile

Founder & CEO

Women in Payments 

Monica Garde

Product Manager

Google

Carol Grunberg

VP & Executive Officer

Northwestern Mutual

Kirti Lad

Executive Director

Meraki Executive Search & Consulting

Meirav Peled

Director of Partnerships

Riskified

Azhar Mambetova

Head of Strategic & Innovative Projects Department

Kompanion Bank

Evans Munyuki

Chief Digital Officer

Emirates NBD

Carrie Suen

Head of International Legal Team

Ant Financial

Vikram Subrahmanyam

MD Asia Pacific CIO & Operations & Technology Head

Citi

Debra Taylor

Founder & COO

Open Sparkz