Advisory Council
Mr Philippe Paillart (Chairman)
Mr Philippe Paillart was formerly vice chairman and CEO of DBS Bank and a pioneer in the retail banking industry in the Asia Pacific region, having served at senior management levels at Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank. Prior to his appointment with DBS, Paillart was Chairman, President and CEO of Ford Motor Credit Company, and President of Ford Financial Services Group.
Mr Suvo Sarkar
Mr. Suvo Sarkar is a distinguished banker with 36 years of multi-functional experience with five leading financial institutions and in multiple geographies across Middle East and Asia. In his last role as Senior Executive Vice President and Group Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management at Emirates NBD, the biggest bank in Dubai. Suvo has won multiple awards during his career, including the Asian Banker Retail Banker of the Year and MIT Sloan Digital Leader of the Middle East. He currently runs his own advisory firm in Dubai.
Mr Richard Hartung
Mr. Richard Hartung has over 20 years of experience in the payments & consumer financial services industry. He has held senior roles for financial institutions including Citibank, Mastercard International, and OCBC Cards. Mr Hartung holds position as consultant in the areas of retail banking, cards and payment products to financial institutions, service providers, and software companies throughout the Asia Pacific region.
Mr David Gyori
Mr. David Gyori is a globally renowned fintech consultant, trainer, author and keynote speaker. He is the chief exefcutive officer of Banking Reports based in London and is a founding member of the World FinTech Association. Gyori is a faculty member of the Retail Banking Academy, one of the most prestigious banker-training facilities.
Mr. Peter Deans
Mr. Peter Deans was the former Group Chief Risk Officer of the Bank of Queensland (BOQ) in Australia and comes with a finance career of over 32 years. He has been awarded multiple times by the Australian Banking & Finance magazine for his achievements. Currently he is a Non-Executive Director of Trade for Good Pty Ltd and The Regtech Association and an advisory board member of several startups ventures. Mr. Deans is also the Creator & Founder of the 52 Risks management framework.
Mr. Varun Sabhlok
Mr. Varun Sabhlok is an expert in relationship management, financial management and risk management in the financial services industries. Sabhlok’s experience has been honed over 11 years as South Asia Regional Audit Director with Citibank in its Global Consumer Banking division in Asia, Country Credit Director in Thailand and as Chief Financial Officer of the Singapore business.
Upcoming conferences
- Finance MEA 2024 21 Nov 2024